What would you say is the appeal of retro games?

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oldgamerz:
I like to experience the past of video games, I often use YouTube for to get an edge of what to buy next before it's all gone.

And while I can still get most games CIB usally PS2 PS1 PS3 and Xbox and Xbox360 titles for $5 or less at a local flea market

sergreyjoy:
A big part of it for me is to be able to play all the games I never was able to when I was younger. A kid's allowance can buy you just a minimal amount of games after-all. And rentals only stay in your house for a few days! I used to dream about so many games, drooling over magazines. Now I can hunt for them and satiated that hunger.

Best example is Lunar Silver Star Story Complete. There was a huge spread page ad in one of my old US Playstation Magazine when I was 9-10 years old. The four discs version with leather bound book and cloth map. The anime aesthetics and bulk of the special edition made me awe struck. But of course, I never got a copy. Didn't even get to rent it! Now I have it and it's one of my favorite piece in my collection! ;D <3

greenman:
nostalgia. more fun games than the new games. competition with other retro gamers to outdo each other. to be different from new-age gamers/present day gamers. fun collecting retro games like some collect vinyl or comic books. in some cases obsession and collectardism. lack of women and sex, retro games are next best thing. to join a hipster movement that says it is cool to do retro games and not the new games. to join a yuppie movement that collects or plays downloadable retro games only! to one day become a great video game reviewer and showcase their collection, take that! AVGN and Metal Jesus!

...but most of us like retro games simply because modern games suck.

piscean64:
Nostalgia plays a big part of it, but it's not the only reason. i find myself enjoying smaller and shorter games like those from yesteryear. I just don't have the time and commitment to play 100 hour games (Breath of the Wild was one exception). I think a lot of the other posters already hit the major points: no downloading, simplicity, no load times, etc. Also I got a sense of creativity and passion from the older games, though i know even back then cash grabs were evident. But I feel like most developers now don't care about the games they make, as long as they make money off of it.

hoshichiri:

--- Quote from: sergreyjoy on July 06, 2018, 09:10:56 am ---Best example is Lunar Silver Star Story Complete. There was a huge spread page ad in one of my old US Playstation Magazine when I was 9-10 years old. The four discs version with leather bound book and cloth map. The anime aesthetics and bulk of the special edition made me awe struck. But of course, I never got a copy. Didn't even get to rent it! Now I have it and it's one of my favorite piece in my collection! ;D <3

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I remember that ad! At least, I remember the one saying the game was going out of print. I thought it looked so awesome, I begged to get it for a Christmas and/or birthday present (they're close together.) My mom later told me she went to damn near every game store in the county looking for it. One clerk actually laughed at her when she asked... but then checked the computer & helped her find the ONLY copy left for miles! I also got Eternal Blue that year as well, and they threw in the Ghaleon punching puppet becuase there was an extra in the back & they didn't want it taking up space. I feel like that & finding out how completely different the Sega CD version is, is a big part of why I love the Lunar games so much.

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