I have the Rare Replay disc too but haven't played this one yet. I love playing the Jetman and Sabreman games on that compilation too, as well as Conker's Bad Hair Day which I'm amazed ever got released.
What's the oldest game you still play?
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I have the Rare Replay disc too but haven't played this one yet. I love playing the Jetman and Sabreman games on that compilation too, as well as Conker's Bad Hair Day which I'm amazed ever got released.
I'll occasionally make a trip to retro arcades to play old 80s games.
They are simpler but they are a nice break from the problems of newer games. Newer games tend to either be all about cutscenes, be way too easy, or be designed to reward you for just how much time you spend playing. Not that they are bad, just sometimes I just want a simple adrenaline-inducing challenge.
Levels and experience make sense in turn based RPGs but they make no sense whatsoever in any other genre, especially action based genres, and now all games of all genres have levels. So you never have to learn to play the game well, you just have to learn to walk around in circles stomping trash mobs.
Newer games even offer you cheats whenever you die a few times. If you don't die the first few times where's the pleasure in winning?
They are simpler but they are a nice break from the problems of newer games. Newer games tend to either be all about cutscenes, be way too easy, or be designed to reward you for just how much time you spend playing. Not that they are bad, just sometimes I just want a simple adrenaline-inducing challenge.
Levels and experience make sense in turn based RPGs but they make no sense whatsoever in any other genre, especially action based genres, and now all games of all genres have levels. So you never have to learn to play the game well, you just have to learn to walk around in circles stomping trash mobs.
Newer games even offer you cheats whenever you die a few times. If you don't die the first few times where's the pleasure in winning?
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I wish there were arcades like that near me JirinPanthosa. Well, I do. Maybe my bank balance wouldn't...
Having said that though, I do like a good mix of the challenge of older games with some of the newer features on modern games. I don't like to cheat or skip missions if I die, but I do like the ability to keep trying again from checkpoints. It's one of the reasons I find it hard to go back and play GTA1 and 2. If you fail the mission, tough. Back to the start with you. And the amount of times I'd scrape through to a new level by the skin of my teeth with one life or a tiny amount of health left only to die almost immediately.
'Three lives' and you're dead' seems woefully inadequate nowadays.
Having said that though, I do like a good mix of the challenge of older games with some of the newer features on modern games. I don't like to cheat or skip missions if I die, but I do like the ability to keep trying again from checkpoints. It's one of the reasons I find it hard to go back and play GTA1 and 2. If you fail the mission, tough. Back to the start with you. And the amount of times I'd scrape through to a new level by the skin of my teeth with one life or a tiny amount of health left only to die almost immediately.
'Three lives' and you're dead' seems woefully inadequate nowadays.
I agree checkpoints are a necessity of games just being longer. NES games tended to be beatable start to finish in under an hour, current games you're lucky if one dungeon takes under an hour. Games that took longer than that had save files or passwords.
Though I think some games overdo it with checkpoint frequency to the point you can ignore whether you're close to dying or not.
Some games now are so cinematography focused I think I'd get more from the game from watching an LP than I would playing it.
Though I think some games overdo it with checkpoint frequency to the point you can ignore whether you're close to dying or not.
Some games now are so cinematography focused I think I'd get more from the game from watching an LP than I would playing it.
Konami and Square Enix being prime culprits. I went to play Metal Gear Solid 2 for the first time recently and couldn't believe how long it took to actually start the game proper. Same with the Final Fantasy games. Yes, a cut-scene is a nice break from the gameplay sometimes but don't make it ten minutes long!
And don't get me started on unskippable cut-scenes, especially after checkpoints!
And don't get me started on unskippable cut-scenes, especially after checkpoints!
I went down to the Bowling Alley today and played a few games of Asteroids. I got on the high score board twice, but couldn't best the top score.
Not a retro title in itself, but I played the Ghostbusters Pinball today too, Pinball machines are a retro concept, even if the title itself was pretty new.
Not a retro title in itself, but I played the Ghostbusters Pinball today too, Pinball machines are a retro concept, even if the title itself was pretty new.
I still have a game of asteroids on my computer. I am using an old dos emulator to run it.
Allycat (running it on DOSBox of course).
I would love to have one of those old computers.
Oregon Trail (via emulator, as Windows is unable to handle it)
Bully, PC version...
Try dosbox, it's simple and works really well.
I still have a lot of my old computers/consoles from the 80s and 90s, plus a Raspberry Pi with Emulation Station on it, and I occasionally bust them out to play some old games. I still regularly play games on the PS2 and Gamecube, but the oldest games I still properly play are Final Fantasy VII (via original PS1 ISO files on my PSP), and Zelda: Ocarina of Time (I still have the original N64 version, though I usually play it on the Zelda Collector's Edition on the Gamecube).
I bought an Amiga 500 last year as I always wanted one when I was a kid and never got one, and I've been meaning to use it to play a lot of the old school point-and-click games. Haven't got round to it yet though.
I bought an Amiga 500 last year as I always wanted one when I was a kid and never got one, and I've been meaning to use it to play a lot of the old school point-and-click games. Haven't got round to it yet though.
Hey, I still have an old amiga 600 and an amiga 1200 in perfect working order but I prefer to use the emulation on my pc and only use the real amigas on rare occasions, I'd like to keep them working for a few decades more...
Thanks for the idea. I'll keep that in mind if I can't get things to work with my old PC. I have a new hard drive with Windows 98 installed on it. For some reason, I can't get it to connect to the Internet to download the updates I need. I haven't had a chance to figure out how to make that work yet.
Well, keep an eye on the battery. We lost our first Amiga (500+ in our case) because of it leaking
Fortunately, we were able to get a replacement.
Yeah, when I bought my 500 last year I got it for a steal because the seller couldn't get it working. Turns out the battery on the RAM expansion board had leaked and corroded it. Just took the RAM board out and voila. (Got another RAM board with a button cell type battery cheap off ebay later on to replace it).Well, keep an eye on the battery. We lost our first Amiga (500+ in our case) because of it leaking
Fortunately, we were able to get a replacement.
