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I don't think it's fair to say consoles 'die', they merely go into retirement from being sold! As long as there's electricity, then we all can play wonders from the past, but do we?
I was thinking 'why does everyone say Dreamcast is dead?'. when it clearly isn't - there's only around 7million, but that's enough consoles to continue making games for, but there re a lot of consoles that have clearly gone under the water and haven't yet risen.
Where's your MasterSystem/Nes? What adventure is your MegaDrive?SNES on? is everyone REALLY using their Saturn's as a doorstop? I don't think so. Maybe, just maybe, you've placed them where no one can see them, perhaps in the loft or in the freezer (maybe not...), but when you think back to the games that you were playing on these old formats, it's clear that the gameplay surpasses anything today!
Go on, take out space invaders! Wipe the dust off you Amiga or Commadore; find that Sonic game from your Master System (oh wait, it was built in!)! I think it's a crying shame that we should be expected to be playing 'modern day' machines, yes they are also very good, but many lack originality. The best ideas are the simplest, and so Pacman should be played by everyone, right now! The trouble with new games is that many consist of mindless shooting and stabbing and fightin - sure that's fun, but with games like Lemmings and Pac-Man and alike, you can actually be learning when you're playing, and that in my view is a good thing.
Anyway, get Sega Rally out once more and beat my challenge time of 50.12 seconds on the desert track with the Lancia Stratos, be the first person to complete Pac Man and then take a picture of the final screen - what ever you do, just don't ignore the old ones - they're the best.
This unprecidented rambling was brought to you by Dan 2K1
I was thinking 'why does everyone say Dreamcast is dead?'. when it clearly isn't - there's only around 7million, but that's enough consoles to continue making games for, but there re a lot of consoles that have clearly gone under the water and haven't yet risen.
Where's your MasterSystem/Nes? What adventure is your MegaDrive?SNES on? is everyone REALLY using their Saturn's as a doorstop? I don't think so. Maybe, just maybe, you've placed them where no one can see them, perhaps in the loft or in the freezer (maybe not...), but when you think back to the games that you were playing on these old formats, it's clear that the gameplay surpasses anything today!
Go on, take out space invaders! Wipe the dust off you Amiga or Commadore; find that Sonic game from your Master System (oh wait, it was built in!)! I think it's a crying shame that we should be expected to be playing 'modern day' machines, yes they are also very good, but many lack originality. The best ideas are the simplest, and so Pacman should be played by everyone, right now! The trouble with new games is that many consist of mindless shooting and stabbing and fightin - sure that's fun, but with games like Lemmings and Pac-Man and alike, you can actually be learning when you're playing, and that in my view is a good thing.
Anyway, get Sega Rally out once more and beat my challenge time of 50.12 seconds on the desert track with the Lancia Stratos, be the first person to complete Pac Man and then take a picture of the final screen - what ever you do, just don't ignore the old ones - they're the best.
This unprecidented rambling was brought to you by Dan 2K1
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Keep buying games for them!
has anyone completed sega rally 1995 arcade? i spending too much money on it! we got it in our college. i can do the first 3 tracks but the extra stage is impossible.
The best bet for anyone is to keep their consoles, there are loads of reasons but the main one would have to be....'offspring, kids, brats, pains in the bum, what ever, because think about it, give a kid a game cube and he won't know what he is doing, the levels are too mind boggling compared to the littlens sight, but if you gave him a mario 1 like on the NES all he has to do it to run and jump, I think that doing things like this is the best way to introduce your child or even younger brethren to computer games!
Most of us started off with a NES or maybe a Megadrive but think about it, the games now are too advanced and graphically sound that children couldn't appreciate them at such a young age...that is why games companies can't stop producing 2D games like Winnie The Pooh and the Original Toy Story!
Think About It
The Game
Most of us started off with a NES or maybe a Megadrive but think about it, the games now are too advanced and graphically sound that children couldn't appreciate them at such a young age...that is why games companies can't stop producing 2D games like Winnie The Pooh and the Original Toy Story!
Think About It
The Game
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