bimlanders
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A really big part of gaming for me is nostalgia. It's almost sad to say that many great childhood memories revolved around playing video games. I remember being in absolute awe of the superior graphics of the Amiga 500. Shadow of the Beast was breath taking, and still is, even though the gameplay was subpar. However, when I got fully into PC gaming in the early 90's, I had to put up with some much less flashy graphics. It was around this time that I began touting gameplay as the most important aspect. By the time N64 and Playstation came out, and everything made the switch to full 3D, I was unimpressed. "These games aren't as fun as the older ones, for the most part," was my thought process.
Once I grew up I didn't play games nearly as much. But over the last couple of years I've been taking a "nostalgic journey" and I find that I have almost zero interest in the latest games. I understand completely that this is my own bias, and not reflective of what is "better." It's because of these reasons that I prefer looking at an old VGA game rather than the lastest Call of Duty. Games don't have good music any more, either. Where am I going with this? I don't know. But I know that I still play Doom.
Boy, that was quite a ramble.
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02-04-10 04:21 
