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pinballwizard79:
Donkbaca what if you took the games posted so far & then made a new similar thread with a master list (which you update) & people chime in with titles to add.

That way a member could first look @ the master list (the first post of the thread) & if they do not see their game then they can speak up with a contribution(s). If they post a game thats already on the list Saint can ban them  >:D

Just a thought

Xiaou2:
Many lists dont work merely out of age difference.  A lot of the younger gamers refuse to play the older games out of prejudice about the looks.  And or they just have never played even a fraction of the games the older gens have.

 Its like asking a kid who just turned 8 yrs old today what his favorite movies, food, and games are.  As far as being a critic goes... his votes really shouldnt count for much, as he has very little depth of experience.

 Your list is Severely lacking in some of the best games out there Imop.  Than again, for me, it would be very hard to assemble a short list.  My short like would probably be 200 games long.  Its pretty easy to find about 10 good/great games per each year... even more, in the 80s.

Donkbaca:
Many older players remember games being better then they actually were, or refuse to acknowledge that games got deeper and more engaging later on.

I wouldn't equate 90's gamers to 8 year olds, considering street fighter 2 came out 19 years ago.  Most of these gamers are in their 30's, they are smart people, run businesses, have families, they are more then capable of judging a video game on its merits.

My "list" was a half assed approach of just listing 75 games in the hopes that people would add and subtract and make something completely different.  I was just interested in what the collective result would be.

CheffoJeffo:
While I don't agree with Xiaou2's assessment, it is equally stupid to tell older players that they remember wrong, especially when they are actually playing those games today.

Most of those gamers are in the their 40s and have 90s gamers as employees.

 ::)

Donkbaca:

--- Quote ---Most of those gamers are in the their 40s and have 90s gamers as employees.
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A LOT of of 90's gamers had to fire those people in their 40's during the economic downturn because they weren't able to evolve and keep up with the times.  What does the ability to employ people have to do with one's ability to judge video games?

My point is, don't treat 90's gamers like they aren't adults capable of making objective decisions. 

If these old games were so great, they still would be.  The games have not changed, if younger people don't like them as much, its because they expect more from games, and they have a lot more in terms of choice.  Take a game like "pitfall" loved that game when I was a kid.  Now?  Come on, its not that good.  Some of them are, a lot of them aren't.  Same with 90's games.  A lot of the games people like so much are just the one's that happened to be around when they were kids.  Everyone knows a big (probably biggest) part of this hobby is the nostalgia the games bring.  If game x was at the corner 7-11, chances are I played it, and I liked it a lot, mostly because it was all I had to play.  A lot of these games really aren't that good on their own merits.

If you like a game just because you like it, that's fine and valid, but if I don't like, that is also fine and valid.  Chances are the reasons we differ in opinion have more to do with nostalgia then with gameplay.

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