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Hey, I didn't start getting REALLY into games until about three years ago. I'm not sure if me moving at that time or me getting my Xbox then triggered this. Anyhow, when I started really getting into games I currently had a PS1, PS2, Xbox, and Gameboy Color. Since then I've accumalated new systems: Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Gamecube, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Gameboy Advance, and GBA SP. I've also been lucky enough to get a broadband connection to both my Xbox and PS2. And last, I get five game mags a month (EGM, OXM, OPM, PSM, GMR, oops, actually six, and CGW). But one problem, for some reason, I can't seem to get into any old school games. Anything besides my Xbox, PS2, GBA, and NGPC usally doesn't get played very often. I don't know why, I hear alot of how yall had such fun with certain old school games, but when I try to play them, I just don't get attached to them. Any other young gamers have this problem? It might be that I'm spoiled by the graphics of the next-gen consoles, or by.......well, I don't know. What do yall think of this situation?

I think the graphics thing may be part of it. Something I used to experience with the old school systems, which I don't now is the fact that when I bought a game, I played the hell out of it. Now I don't know if its because I didn't have any money or because I only had one system and not that many games were available. But damn, back in the day, you got a game and you played it for months at a time.

You sir, are a graphics whore

Yea. I feel sorry for the "new generation." You guys will probably never know what it is like to play a game purely for the gameplay aspect. It seems developers spend WAY too much time making games pretty than making them fun. That's what you get used to as a "new generation" gamer. It's much harder for you to "get into" the older games. Those of us from the "old school" are better at determining which games are good for their gameplay value (a.k.a replay value) rather than how much eye candy a game has.

I for one will make my kids start with the old school games before they get the new system. That way, they will learn a greater appreciation for the new stuff and, MOST IMPORTANTLY, be able to tell which games look better than they play.

Originally Posted by XboxMaster It might be that I'm spoiled by the graphics of the next-gen consoles, or by.......well, I don't know. What do yall think of this situation?

Your name says it all.

But at the same time, back then I thought the graphics were amazing on Genesis. It's just looking back on them now you can see how subpar they are. I'm sure in the future we will think ps2 and xbox graphics are horrible. I don't think you're a "graphics whore", those just aren't the games of your generation. Nothing wrong with that. I like a lot of old games because that what I played when I was younger. If I hadn't chances are that I wouldn't like playing them that much.

I say 16 bit sprites look so much better than many currwnt gen games.

Originally Posted by Scrubking Your name says it all.

Hey, remember how I said you thought it was cool to hate on Xbox and you denied it? Well here's an example of what I was talking about.

I shouldn't listed that it was a possibility that I was spoiled by good graphics, because I know that's not the problem. Not that I don't enjoy good graphics, but of course, if I know a game sucks but is graphicly superior, then I'm not gonna pick it up. Take Kessen for example, I still LOVE that game and since it came out near the launch of PS2, then obviously the graphics aren't that great. It's kinda strange, this is what happens to me for most RPGs. Hmmm, it's not that I don't want to invest hours into a game, because I had over 900 hours on Wolfenstein for Xbox.

900 hours? Single player or multiplayer?

Mutliplayer on Xbox Live. Man, that game was probably the best shooter I've ever played.

A lot of my favorite games still today are from the NES and SNES. They never get old, probably because I grew up on them. I can always go back to those old graphics easily because the actual gameplay is great.

If you never grew up on the older systems, I can see why it'd be hard to try to get into them. But, in another 10 years, the current systems will be referred to as old-school games for the kids growing up with them now.

Originally Posted by XboxMaster Mutliplayer on Xbox Live. Man, that game was probably the best shooter I've ever played.

you havent played very many shooters.

One thing I love from the 16 bit days were that they made great side scrollers and great beat em ups and now they hardly make any. those were always some of my favorite games like the streets of rages and the battletoads and the old TMNT's. thats when gaming was gaming.

900 hours / 24 hours per day = 37.5 days.

Nice.

I find that comment about Kessen having bad graphics funny for some reason. I don't think graphics started becoming important until PSX, at least for me.

Originally Posted by metroidkiller9 you havent played very many shooters.

agreed. I have not either but played Rainbow six 3 to death(pistols only is the only way to play). Mainly due to the insane amount of levels people made

probably looged in excess of 500 hours in that game

chrono trigger from what i'v play is a good game. but it has a fatal falw in the playstation version. loading time. it takes a good ten seconds to go from world map or anywhere else to the items menu. also just walking through door ways takes a while. this may not seem like much but it really takes away from the fun.

Platformers when they were really platformers and not crap like today.Yohsi Island remains the best platformer ever noe that 3d platformers have come along and sucked up the genre.

Playing Mario 64 and Ocarina of crap remains one of my worst gaming experiences ever, rivalling buying Hydlide and playing it for the first time

Personally, I wouldn't want to go back to the old school systems to play much of anything. There are a few gems that still hold up today, but for the most part I'd rather just buy a decent game for a current system and spend my time with that. Heck there are plenty you can get for <$20.

Originally Posted by metroidkiller9 you havent played very many shooters.

It's called opinion, sheesh . I have played a fair share of FPS's since that's my favorite genre. Socom 2 would probably be one of my favorites as well, and of couse Halo. Rainbow Six 3 is good, but not THAT good. It gets really annoying when a pistol shot from half a foot away at the chest of your enemy doesn't hit. I know that guns aren't the most accurate things in the world, but damn, I don't expect a counter terrorist squad member to not be able to keep his hand from flying 90 degrees to the right when he shoots a pistol.

I was thinking of some old school games that I do enjoy. And I kinda only thought of a couple. Duck Hunt, Smash TV, and there was this Kirby game I used to play on I think my cousin's Nintendo. It had a lot of mini games on it, like where you'd play this game against enemies you'd find in the normal game, but anyway, you'd play draw against them, like who could draw their gun the fastest. Then there was also another mini game where it was like one of those machines where you have a claw and you're trying to grab stuff. If someone could tell me the name of this game, I might buy another Nintendo just to play that.