tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479513412160657658.post5294442301004831818..comments2023-03-25T05:17:22.291-07:00Comments on Unlockment Achieved: Why do we love retro games?Marios Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230492690560806285noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479513412160657658.post-76350613891516499022012-08-07T07:40:16.364-07:002012-08-07T07:40:16.364-07:00Regarding Mario Land, I never said that it is not ...Regarding Mario Land, I never said that it is not playable today, IT IS, but not the kind of stuff I nostalgically remembered. Also I still have the original Game Boy Cartridge!<br /><br />P.S. I am older than you, show some respect :P<br />P.S.2. Get rid of the fucking captchaJim Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109937407773195086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479513412160657658.post-24814025826518001342012-08-07T04:06:27.577-07:002012-08-07T04:06:27.577-07:00It all comes down to this, boy;
Either playing on...It all comes down to this, boy;<br /><br />Either playing on an Emulator, or on a re-release, or being a purist and play on the original console and be a retro collector<br /><br />you are practicing retrogaming. <br /><br />Retro gaming is different with retro collection. Those two can be two completely different thing in a sense that a Retro collector is an obsessed collector that probably never plays its collection seriously. He migh as well keep things in their initial wrap. <br /><br />A reto gamer just wants to play those games because [insert a personal reason here] and he/she doesn't care to have all those special editions or sealed packages or expensive obscure items. They are the people who made Nintendo's Virtual Console such a hit. There are plenty of games to play in descent prices (for the ones who aren't tech savy enough to play roms and emulators). They are the same people who bought Sonic the Hedgehog collections over and over again, the people who keep the emulation community alive. <br /><br />Then there's the middle where I identify myself. I don't collect seriously. I just want to get my hands on what I want to play in the best possible price. It's like having a backlog but glorifying it with original items. That means, I don't give a fuck about obscure cult RPG's or games in their initial wrapping. All I want is those cartridges/disks I want to play in playable condition and that's why I opened up my sealed copy of Jet Set Radio. It's a sin, I KNOW, but I wanted to PLAY. Also I don't care much about the originals if I can get it in a great price somewhere else. Rhondo of Blood was a freaking deal for the PSP (plus portability!) with two originals I don't own; Symphony of the Night and Rhondo of Blood. In the case of the second game, I will never own it. <br /><br />So, there. We all retrogame in the end of the day, so we still love it, either in free or paid emulation forms or original hardware.<br /><br />p.s. Super Mario Land is perfectly playable, kid. If you still don't like it, try the almost-better-in-any-way Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins.Marios Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230492690560806285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479513412160657658.post-62937808649116217582012-08-07T02:57:25.214-07:002012-08-07T02:57:25.214-07:00Well this is akward, I need to comment, but the po...Well this is akward, I need to comment, but the post is in english so I have to write my comment in the same language, excuse my rusty skills, I only read, never need to write.<br /><br />For starters I was born in '84 so I am more inclined to these reasons you stated by 2 years more. <br />There is no doubt that nostalgia is a great force, so great that is hugely overrated.<br /><br />With the exeption of music, EVERY time I get misty eyed and want to relive or reexperience an old Game or movie, the result is to put it blutly... dissapointing.<br /><br />Two examples that I have fresh in my mind is Kindergarten Cop that felt the need to rewach, and Mario Land for the Original Game Boy that I felt the need to play before starting Mario 3D Land on 3DS.<br /><br />oh god I destroyed two of my most cherished memories of my life.<br /><br />You can probably understand the reasons why I was dissapointed. From one hand, we have juvenile naivity and inexperience, and from the other the evolution of the Industries. and the critical factor of the Increased "Standards" you aquire from the amount of entertainment you consume as a person over the years.<br /><br />I do not know if I am getting thhrough to you, but where I am trying to conclude is this.<br /><br />I find it greatly exagerated to spent money on Games of years gone by, where you need the exact operational system to play it.<br /><br />In contrast, I have over 8 gigabytes of roms, This collection is of NO COST, and most flexible, playable on a smartphone, a Modded console, or a PC (and so on)<br /><br />This money is invested in modern games (we need to play modern games right?)<br /><br />at the end of the day, every veteran gamers dream is a mansion with 4 Rooms, each of its own Video Game Era complete with every mainstream console and its complete Library for everyone to Droole over.<br /><br />Well, this in not possible, And how could be, excluding the cost of this, how can one possibly sit in a chair and play seriously RC Pro Am, or Metroid 1 on an Nes console?<br />... These games are so bad for todays standards that it would be a torment. Yes, Metroid 1 is unplayable, if you want to experience the majestic of this game you ought to play Zero Mission on GBA.<br /><br />At the end of the day, one greek saying says it all, "Kathe prama ston kairo toy kai o kolios ton aygousto"<br />Everything must Come in its time, and A summer fish (Kolios) in August.<br /><br />Money is too short to spent on Kolios on January!<br /><br />One more time, excuse my english :)Jim Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109937407773195086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479513412160657658.post-76050954954070425922012-07-26T05:45:47.837-07:002012-07-26T05:45:47.837-07:00I agree completely. One has to wonder what the ret...I agree completely. One has to wonder what the retro games of tomorrow will be. Will today's children look back with nostalgia at Dora the Explorer, Ben 10, Minecraft, Lego Star Wars, even the newer Zeldas or Marios? It's going to be interesting. But even then, what you're saying here will stand true: the truly good games will stand the test of time even if in their day they were overlooked.cubilonehttp://cubimension.net/blognoreply@blogger.com