01-29-2014, 06:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-29-2014, 07:02 PM by Beware of Cuccos.)
eatona, this is a great question! I'm in your age group. Born in 1985. My first experience I remember was the original Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. on NES. My grandparents had one and my grandpa would let my younger brother and I mash buttons with him. We eventually got into Duck Hunt, Caveman Games, and many, many others. And, yes, I enjoy Zelda II.
I remember having a Super Nintendo and getting all the Zelda and Mario games for that as well, among others. My favorite console of all, though, is the Nintendo 64. In my opinion, that's a real as game graphics need to be. Not to mention all the exploration in the new games! It was groundbreaking. I still love that console more than any other that has ever come out.
I fell away from gaming for many years. At least 12-15 would be my guess. I got back in a few years ago. I got a Wii for Christmas when they came out. I despise motion control controllers, but, god damn, I love me some Zelda. I also have the Green Day Rock Band (or is it Guitar Hero?) game. Because, god dam, I love me some Green Day. (Fun Fact: I'm listening to a live recording of them from 2000 in it's entirety right now on Sirius XM Lithium)
There seems to be an entire generation of kids that hate old games. Whether the excuse be 'graphics', 'side scrolling' or 'too hard', I will never understand. There was just so much more satisfaction when you found a secret on your own than Googling it on your smartphone to figure it out.
I think the systems today try and do too much. TV, internet, Netflix, blah blah blah. Just let me play my damn game!
As far as your actual question goes, i'm old school and hate change.
I guess I could have answered that right off the bat haha.
OH! I almost forgot! When computers started happening and internet became a thing, I got the very first The Sims right when it came out and have been hooked ever since :)
I remember having a Super Nintendo and getting all the Zelda and Mario games for that as well, among others. My favorite console of all, though, is the Nintendo 64. In my opinion, that's a real as game graphics need to be. Not to mention all the exploration in the new games! It was groundbreaking. I still love that console more than any other that has ever come out.
I fell away from gaming for many years. At least 12-15 would be my guess. I got back in a few years ago. I got a Wii for Christmas when they came out. I despise motion control controllers, but, god damn, I love me some Zelda. I also have the Green Day Rock Band (or is it Guitar Hero?) game. Because, god dam, I love me some Green Day. (Fun Fact: I'm listening to a live recording of them from 2000 in it's entirety right now on Sirius XM Lithium)
There seems to be an entire generation of kids that hate old games. Whether the excuse be 'graphics', 'side scrolling' or 'too hard', I will never understand. There was just so much more satisfaction when you found a secret on your own than Googling it on your smartphone to figure it out.
I think the systems today try and do too much. TV, internet, Netflix, blah blah blah. Just let me play my damn game!
As far as your actual question goes, i'm old school and hate change.
I guess I could have answered that right off the bat haha.
OH! I almost forgot! When computers started happening and internet became a thing, I got the very first The Sims right when it came out and have been hooked ever since :)