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| sworddude:
--- Quote from: oldgamerz on April 03, 2021, 03:36:11 am ---For games that are newer I would recommend a modern video game console, I assume it's cheaper and easier to play modern games on, since a modern current gaming PC can cost $500-$1000 USD or more most times. Depending on if where you buy it and whether or not you build it yourself. Although I think it's illegal but you can also download 1000's of retro PC game exclusives for free on abandonware websites. the PC has more exclusives than any retro gaming console, in some cases. Windows PC computers can cost about the same as a modern video game consoles these days and if you like PC gaming, and don't have a lot of game nor the room I think it's the best way to go in my opinion. --- End quote --- Agree with that. kinda sucks that 99% is uber trash and that even the best stuff like jazz jackrabbit is kinda mediocre compared to the good stuff on consoles. Commander Keen was an amazing pc game series? Commander keen on consoles would have been a below average trashy game no offense but let's be legit here. first title came in 1990 wich was uber trash compared to even average nes games even later instalments weren't better than average nes games. and that was pc's best to compete with mario zelda shinobi etc etc. Also super mario world was available in 1990 commander keen was pc's best at platforming at the time? PC exceeded for simulators, point and click, text adventures and mmorpg's however it really lacked hard on the action department compared to consoles. PC had allot of games but at the same time the best developers where all for consoles. not to mention that old pc's where terrible at handling action games with sprites and even early 3d. Consoles had the advantage for these kinds of games. Doom was respectable but prior to that pc was very mediocre. the barrier is gone nowadays but old pc is rough if you didn't like simulators, point and click or text adventures Still even after doom it really lacked in the action department the best devs didn't go to consoles for quite a while for quite some genre's Also not to shit on ultima series but ultima V compared to phantasy star master system. Like how? Pc's where riciulously pricy back in the day compared to consoles. Slower pased games as in rpg's where not that hot on pc either let's be honest here. all the best rpg's are on console not pc How was ultima so beyond basic while a pc was insanely pricy. PC's are dirt cheap nowadays than back than like what happened here? a console was a fraction of the price compared to pc's in them times of old. not to mention that you'd almost had to replace them yearly :P 500 to a 1000$ nowadays for a pc is dirt cheap and they last for years unlike in the past in wich they got outdated so fast. Still 500$ for a pc is really barebones. Current gen Consoles will be way stronger than. If you want a decent pc I'd recommend to at least stick close or over 1000$. it will be more enjoyable than. 500$ budget pc's are not as great as you might expect and for decent results you'd usually have to go 2nd hand for pc parts wich is quite a hassle. |
| oldgamerz:
Looking back at PC gaming history, especially in the mid 1990's PC's were not that great for gaming on. not like today, now today you can buy or build a PC a cheaper PC and enjoy all the games you've missed earlier in life or time. But back in the early 1990's PC had some really great games, Has anyone ever played this early Polygon game called "Skyroads"? that was a game where you operated a spaceship and jumped onto platforms, or Jetpack, an early 1990's PC game the looked a lot like Donkey Kong where you try to avoid enemies and navigate through a one screen platform maze collecting gems and making way towards an exit. I grew up on PC gaming and still game on PC today. But back in the day then like @sworddude mentioned, PC's needed to be constantly upgraded and I don't mean a software download, back in the mid and late 1990's early 2000's if you wanted to play anything with N64 or PS1 PS2 or Saturn or Dreamcast or Xbox graphics you needed to pay through the nose on PC's and PC hardware to keep up with the times. Now for those of you who play modern games it's the same today but, I highly recommend any PC high or low for playing retro games on And for the record Steam is selling console ports like "Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire" and a nice "Doom 64" port both these games originally came out on the Nintendo 64. And Doom 2 has had has a free fan made mod you can run with Zandronum. that has Doom 64 on it. It's been out for years for free on fan made sites as well as many other games. Even Mortal Kombat 2 has a doom 2 fan made port no joke. no joke! ::) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlAAzp6gdjs A ton of Doom 2 Mods are actually free fan made remakes of other games even games like a Call Of Duty 4 Modern Warfare weapon mod that changes all Doom 2's guns into guns found in the Call Of Duty Modern Warfare series on consoles |
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