10 Things Today’s Gamers Wouldn’t Understand

[lefty]

Great read TBH :lol

http://whatculture.com/gaming/10-things-todays-gamers-wouldnt-understand.php

[Xevious]

LOL. I don't know how many times my NES went flying across the room because some careless friend or sibling ran by and tripped on the cable. Which is probably why everybody had to blow into the cartridges, their consoles were all fucked up.

Though I do recall my brother or myself throwing the gamepad accross the room numorous times (probably resulting in the console falling) due to frustration from games like Ghosts n Goblins.

[leemajors]

LOL. I don't know how many times my NES went flying across the room because some careless friend or sibling ran by and tripped on the cable. Which is probably why everybody had to blow into the cartridges, their consoles were all fucked up.

that would be more putting another cartridge on top of the one you wanted to play in the slot tbh :lol

[Xevious]

Yeah we did that too. :)

One of the most impressive console accidents was with my Dreamcast. It fell off the shelf (don't remember how, nobody tripped), the lid opened after it hit the ground, the CD flew across the room like a frisbee and it stuck into the drywall. The disc never worked again after that, it was Shenmue also. :(

[leemajors]

Yeah we did that too. :)

One of the most impressive console accidents was with my Dreamcast. It fell off the shelf (don't remember how, nobody tripped), the lid opened after it hit the ground, the CD flew across the room like a frisbee and it stuck into the drywall. The disc never worked again after that, it was Shenmue also. :(

You bought dreamcast games?!?!?!?!

[symple19]

Um, Disney games were never good

[Xevious]

Yeah. When it was going under I bought the console and stacks of games for next to nothing. Then afterwards I wondered why it failed. It was a pretty good console I thought.

[leemajors]

Yeah. When it was going under I bought the console and stacks of games for next to nothing. Then afterwards I wondered why it failed. It was a pretty good console I thought.

oh it was great, especially b/c you could download the disc images off usenet and burn them to discs

[CuckingFunt]

Um, Disney games were never good

Yeah. The Lion King platformer this article raves about made me want to kill people.

[baseline bum]

Um, Disney games were never good

DuckTales on NES is still one of my favorite games to play.

[DJR210]

DuckTales on NES is still one of my favorite games to play.

They just released Duck Tales remastered a month or so ago.

[baseline bum]

They just released Duck Tales remastered a month or so ago.

It looks like shit. Don't see why anyone would take a great NES game and make it look like a cheap flash game tbh.

[DJR210]

It looks like shit. Don't see why anyone would take a great NES game and make it look like a cheap flash game tbh.

I haven't seen it, nor played the original so I'll take your word for it.

[Clipper Nation]

Rare was pretty awesome back in the day, tbh.... the Donkey Kong Country series was clever and fun....

[resistanze]

Tailspin for NES was also the BOMB.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAwpIFrZckU

[DJR210]

Rare was pretty awesome back in the day, tbh.... the Donkey Kong Country series was clever and fun....

DK, Killer Instict, Goldenye, Perfect Dark, Conkers Bad Fur Day, hell even Blast Corp was pretty tight..They were the shit back then.

[leemajors]

DK, Killer Instict, Goldenye, Perfect Dark, Conkers Bad Fur Day, hell even Blast Corp was pretty tight..They were the shit back then.

then ms ruined them

[Cry Havoc]

Gaming with only two achievements: High score and beating the game. Usually only one of those being applicable.

[lefty]

Usually only one of those being applicable.
true :lol

[lefty]

Silkworm on Amiga :cry


Most badass Shoot Them Up I've ever played (and I played a lot of them on Amiga and later Genesis)


High intensity shit, blood pressure went through the roof with this one ...... oddly, the bosses were not hard to beat



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxAdQQ2GrrU

[velik_m]

Number 11: Gaming didn't start in the 90s and involves more than consoles...

[Cry Havoc]

Silkworm on Amiga :cry


Most badass Shoot Them Up I've ever played (and I played a lot of them on Amiga and later Genesis)


High intensity shit, blood pressure went through the roof with this one ...... oddly, the bosses were not hard to beat



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxAdQQ2GrrU

Have you seen any of the bullet hell games? They are fucking insane.

[lefty]

Have you seen any of the bullet hell games? They are fucking insane.
Those were badass :lol
Did they make some shooters for the Nec PC Engine? The PC Engine was great for shoot them ups


Oh and I forgot the Contra series

[Wild Cobra]

Silkworm on Amiga :cry


Most badass Shoot Them Up I've ever played (and I played a lot of them on Amiga and later Genesis)


High intensity shit, blood pressure went through the roof with this one ...... oddly, the bosses were not hard to beat



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxAdQQ2GrrU

This was my Amiga favorite:

mLZoYUgilkI

Advance to 8:35...

They show the whole intro. The game starts at 5:11, and at level three. That link is lame the way they did it. They start at level 1 again at 8:35.

[lefty]

I read about this game back then (omg videogames magazines, good times :lol), but never played it

Xenon 1 and 2, and Battle Squaddron were fun too on Amiga :D

[Suspect]

It looks like shit.
:sleep

[cantthinkofanything]

Super Smash TV

Wish someone would remake this. Move with the left stick, fire with the right. Robotron style

http://game-modo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/smashtv2.jpg

[DJR210]

Super Smash TV

Wish someone would remake this. Move with the left stick, fire with the right. Robotron style

http://game-modo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/smashtv2.jpg

Zombie Apocolypse 1 and 2 for the 360 is basically Smash TV w/ zombies.

[cantthinkofanything]

Zombie Apocolypse 1 and 2 for the 360 is basically Smash TV w/ zombies.

awesome. Didn't know that. Don't have a 360 but after doing some research, it looks like Vita has a similar game.
Gracias.

[DJR210]

awesome. Didn't know that. Don't have a 360 but after doing some research, it looks like Vita has a similar game.
Gracias.

No prob.

[cantthinkofanything]

No prob.

Damn, it turns out the Vita game isn't like the others.

[DJR210]

Damn, it turns out the Vita game isn't like the others.

What systems you have?

[cantthinkofanything]

What systems you have?

Just down to my Vita and daughter's Wii. Stepson took the 360 when he moved out. Waiting to see which is better between the new PS and Xbox.

[DJR210]

Just down to my Vita and daughter's Wii. Stepson took the 360 when he moved out. Waiting to see which is better between the new PS and Xbox.

That's an easy one. PS4 is better.

[Suspect]

Damn, it turns out the Vita game isn't like the others.
talking about hotline miami?

[DJR210]

talking about hotline miami?

WTF is so special about that game tbh? Downloaded from TPB, played for 30 seconds, uninstalled.

[Darius McCrary]

Um, Disney games were never good
Chip and Dale rescue rangers and side scroller games like that were good. I think that one was NES though. I mean they weren't legendary, but they DEF didn't suck back then.

[The Reckoning]

games you could beat in 3 hours in one playthrough the you could carry on with your day...

[leemajors]

Strafe Jumping

[Suspect]

WTF is so special about that game tbh? Downloaded from TPB, played for 30 seconds, uninstalled.
I havent played much but soundtrack is nice. Decent time killer

[cantthinkofanything]

talking about hotline miami?

no. I have that game and love it.

[DMC]

My first console was an Odyssey 2. After that I got an Intellivison. That was when football was x's and o's and you had a roller ball on the table model arcade game. I got a few pinch bruises from that roller ball. You'd stand up to the side of the table when you got a reception and spin that ball as fast as possible with both hands, with the other guy doing the same to try to catch you. Actually made you tired from playing a video game. I don't recall all the games available for that console however. The Atari 2600 was the shit though.

Funny about the DOS prompt though, playing head to head fighter sim meant taking my PC to a friends home, using a null modem cable and jacking with memory allocations to get sound to work. Ah good times.

[cantthinkofanything]

My first console was an Odyssey 2. After that I got an Intellivison. That was when football was x's and o's and you had a roller ball on the table model arcade game. I got a few pinch bruises from that roller ball. You'd stand up to the side of the table when you got a reception and spin that ball as fast as possible with both hands, with the other guy doing the same to try to catch you. Actually made you tired from playing a video game. I don't recall all the games available for that console however. The Atari 2600 was the shit though.

Funny about the DOS prompt though, playing head to head fighter sim meant taking my PC to a friends home, using a null modem cable and jacking with memory allocations to get sound to work. Ah good times.

Odyssey was the shit. I had a 2600 but was jealous of a friend who had Odyssey. Although there weren't as many games, the sports games were way better than Atari.

[DMC]

Odyssey was the shit. I had a 2600 but was jealous of a friend who had Odyssey. Although there weren't as many games, the sports games were way better than Atari.

I felt that way about Intellivision, but not Odyssey. Atari sports games were pretty horrible, but pitfall harry was the shit.

[cantthinkofanything]

I felt that way about Intellivision, but not Odyssey. Atari sports games were pretty horrible, but pitfall harry was the shit.

Intellivision took it further but Odyssey baseball and football were way better than the Atari 2600.

http://gamesdbase.com/Media/SYSTEM/Magnavox_Odyssey_2/Snap/big/Baseball%21_-_1978_-_Magnavox.jpg

AND

http://gamesdbase.com/Media/SYSTEM/Magnavox_Odyssey_2/Snap/big/Football%21_-_1978_-_Magnavox.jpg

versus


https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcThiwjX6TtDR7P70FLVTbLPgLIxL75Su zqp6yLDwOkoZlhDiL5u

http://www.consoleclassix.com/info_img/Football_2600_ScreenShot1.gif

[DJR210]

I'd rather kill myself than play the 2600 again. I remember my uncle getting the Atari 7800, that shit sucked too. Sega Master System, FTW.

[leemajors]

I'd rather kill myself than play the 2600 again. I remember my uncle getting the Atari 7800, that shit sucked too. Sega Master System, FTW.

http://www.atariguide.com/c0/Adventure_068.jpg

[cantthinkofanything]

http://www.atariguide.com/c0/Adventure_068.jpg

Fuck yeah. This is the game I played on my friend's console that made me beg and plead to get the 2600 that day.
I remember trying to have a friend talk to me over the phone to help me find the "dot".

[DJR210]

http://www.atariguide.com/c0/Adventure_068.jpg

Barnstormer, Moon Patrol, Dig Dug, Centipede/Millipede, Pole Position tbh.

[Libri]

I remember #10 about going to the arcade to see good graphics unless you had a Neo Geo. I never owned one and knew nobody who did. That console was expensive.

[baseline bum]

I remember #10 about going to the arcade to see good graphics unless you had a Neo Geo. I never owned one and knew nobody who did. That console was expensive.

Yeah, that thing was something like $650 back when $650 was a lot of money. I remember playing it at Bjorns one time when I was looking for new speakers and seeing all the games were like $130.

[The Reckoning]

rbi baseball for the og nintendo was the greatest baseball game ever

[symple19]

rbi baseball for the og nintendo was the greatest baseball game ever

Nope, close second to Baseball stars

[symple19]

My first system was the 5200.

[cantthinkofanything]

Nope, close second to Baseball stars

Both wrong. Tecmo Baseball for the win.

[DJR210]

I remember #10 about going to the arcade to see good graphics unless you had a Neo Geo. I never owned one and knew nobody who did. That console was expensive.


Yeah, that thing was something like $650 back when $650 was a lot of money. I remember playing it at Bjorns one time when I was looking for new speakers and seeing all the games were like $130.

:lol The last few pages of the EGM's and Gamepro's with the mail/phone order boutiques. Playing Neo-Geo games on MAME today is crazy considering that shit was 500 for the console and 200 per game.


rbi baseball for the og nintendo was the greatest baseball game ever

Joe Montana Sports Talk Football was the football equivalent IMO.