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| What would you say is the appeal of retro games? |
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| ferraroso:
It is a kind of nostalgia for things that (most of the time) I didn't have the opportunity to own. I've always wanted to have all those awesome games that I saw on the covers of the magazines, put I never had the opportunity to own the majority of them. So, for me, collecting retro games represents to finally see those old dreams finally coming true, at the same time as I can find new things from that time that I didn't even know existed. |
| Cartagia:
--- Quote from: sworddude on June 16, 2018, 07:05:33 am ---People aren't going to drop modern games just to save some time, such games gameplay wise are totally different night and day, you can't compare the last of us, dark souls or battlefield with games like mario world or strider to name some examples. --- End quote --- I'm a test case that proves this wrong right off the bat. I capitulate back and forth between the two for exactly that reason. If I've just spent 40+ hours playing and beating God of War or Bloodborne or The Witcher III I am way more likely to follow that up with a classic Mega Man or Mario game because they are so different. |
| kypherion:
Simplicity? It's so simple to just do. No paying for online, no installation, and no dlc etc. Plus it's cool. |
| turf:
--- Quote from: kypherion on June 19, 2018, 11:03:22 am ---Simplicity? It's so simple to just do. No paying for online, no installation, and no dlc etc. Plus it's cool. --- End quote --- Good answer! |
| dharmajones93:
--- Quote from: Cartagia on June 19, 2018, 08:02:03 am --- --- Quote from: sworddude on June 16, 2018, 07:05:33 am ---People aren't going to drop modern games just to save some time, such games gameplay wise are totally different night and day, you can't compare the last of us, dark souls or battlefield with games like mario world or strider to name some examples. --- End quote --- I'm a test case that proves this wrong right off the bat. I capitulate back and forth between the two for exactly that reason. If I've just spent 40+ hours playing and beating God of War or Bloodborne or The Witcher III I am way more likely to follow that up with a classic Mega Man or Mario game because they are so different. --- End quote --- I wouldn't normally say this, but that response was kind of rude anyway. As well as less than applicable. I love the pop in and pop out aspect of vintage games. But calling it "weaksauce" is "weaksauce". "In my opinion It's about certain genre's of games with their respective visuals gameplay music and sounds wich give it the appeal wich are very different from modern games." - this just describes every modern/retro high bit game (assuming the definition of retro is designed or styled to evoke nostalgia of a bygone era, as in contrast to vintage being of or from a bygone era), not vintage games themselves. This is how all game genres differentiate from one another. That "weaksauce" answer specifically answered the OP's question and captured the spirit that like ten other people since have reasserted. Anyway, I'll regret saying that I'm sure... But, I would sell vintage games exactly as that, simple to pick up, tough to master, accessible, yet challenging, flawed, but always ambitious. I don't always want to invest myself in a narrative, sit through cut-scenes, or invest myself emotionally into role playing. Sometimes I just want to shoot lemons at robots, or run, jump, and eat mushrooms. |
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