Timeless games that still hold up today?

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dreama1:

--- Quote from: atarileaf on October 09, 2014, 08:04:54 pm ---That was quite a wild ramble but it's meaningless because it's clear you hate the system and games from that era. You see only the bad in the system but none of what made Atari one of the greatest home gaming systems ever.
You are correct that the topic is games that are timeless and by your own statement earlier in the thread, when you weren't getting the answers you wanted, when people were giving valid answers like Galaga, Tetris and Breakout, you dismissed those answers and you felt you needed to clarify with the mangled expression of "modernish". It's obvious that you personally don't find those early games timeless or valid today. Again, many people do. Your personal opinion on what is timeless when it comes to video games is irrelevant. You don't speak for everyone, and I doubt you even speak for a majority. Many lists of top games of all times are going to include games from that era whether you like it or agree with it.

The thread was about games that are timeless, not games that are timeless for YOU so please stop acting like a petulant child when you don't get the answers to a thread you created that was ambiguous and completely open to interpretation to being with.

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No not really there wasn't that much writing there the point was already made in previous comments but it seemed you weren't understanding the reasoning behind it so I thought I would make the point clear for you, and any counter points you would have i'm sure. If we want to get down to the meat of the question. You leave your nostalgia at the door.

Please don't assert things that I never said I never said they were "invalid answers" I said I was looking for something more modernish you know that has moving parts? It's hard to fault a blank canvas. And I never said I hate atari, or games from that era I love atari in there own way please read again "the quality standard of activision and some of the in house atari made games like "warlords, maze craze, pong, frostbite, ice hockery,dodge'em, solar fox, joust, freeway, my favourite kaboom etc..
But as a whole most games were well.. shit they were clones of games like pac man and space invaders for a quick buck this is not an opinion there's plenty of evidence out there supporting this if you bothered to do any research of the quality standard of atari why do you thinkwe had a video game crash? Don't insult me with ad hominems please, go look at this yourself.If anything postive came from it. It's nintendo learn't what not to do with a system, and games. Was only half as bad that generation, and improving.

"not games that are timeless for YOU so please stop acting like a petulant child"

To me lol? I don't believe I ever said I speak for everyone, can you tell me when I said that? Just statistics, and facts. Atari
gravitating towards males in there late 30-50s. nostalgia does not always mean a high quality game you seem to
be getting clouded by this point why? This was about timeless games.

And no not at all or I wouldn't be asking I believe it was you that wasn't satisfied with the responses you receieved as you got counter points to your claims then you resort to straw man, and ad hominems. The majority of the atari 2600s game library is shovelware, crappy ports, and clones you can accept this fact, or don't if you want just don't insult me. There's plenty books
out there on atari I suggest you read them first, then come back, and read back on what you put as it's irrelevant to the discussion.

critter7405:

--- Quote from: maximo310 on October 09, 2014, 12:41:00 am ---
--- Quote from: critter7405 on October 09, 2014, 12:34:30 am ---Mario Kart 8)

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Which one?

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The original on SNES

maximo310:

--- Quote from: critter7405 on October 09, 2014, 11:25:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: maximo310 on October 09, 2014, 12:41:00 am ---
--- Quote from: critter7405 on October 09, 2014, 12:34:30 am ---Mario Kart 8)

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Which one?

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The original on SNES

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I could see that as being a pretty timeless game. Sure the CPU players can be really cheap, and some of the graphics look pretty blocky because of the mode 7 limitations( even with the DSP-1 chip), but I think it holds up very well in most of its components, especially for being the first kart racer ever! Its such an influential game and great fun with friends!

dashv:
I agree with whoever said E.T.

While it's in my collection, I certainly have no time for that game. :)

BarbaricAvatar:
Total Annihilation (PC)
Monkey Island 1-3 (PC)
Abe's Oddysee/Exoddus (PS1/PC)
Baldur's Gate 2 (PC)
Turrican 2 (Amiga)
Golden Axe (Amiga)

It's difficult separating nostalgic love from actual excellence but i know i've gone the right way on the above games.

Furthermore there are a lot of earlier-edition games that have received countless sequels which have held up fine on their own despite the newer editions having more bells and whistles.

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