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pinzach:

Have played a lot of the classics on MAME recently and realized while some have held up very well and still play great, some have not. I was surprised by playing some games that I loved in the arcades in the 80s that I am disappointed in today... And conversely. I have found many games I wasn't into then, that I love now.

My graph of it all is on my MAME blog here...

http://mamezach.blogspot.com/

codefenix:

Interesting read, although it's largely subjective.  Donkey Kong would be much further to the right on my grid, as it holds up very well today.  It's an overall good quality game that defines the arcade genre.  But again, that's just my opinion.


pinzach:


--- Quote from: codefenix on September 26, 2011, 11:16:53 am ---Interesting read, although it's largely subjective.  Donkey Kong would be much further to the right on my grid, as it holds up very well today.  It's an overall good quality game that defines the arcade genre.  But again, that's just my opinion.


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Indeed, it is ALL subjective.  Thanks for the input.  This is how I see them, not necessarily how I think they are viewed by everyone else.

RayB:

Very subjective and yeah, definite argument starter. Take the game topic at hand for example: Donkey Kong. The problem I have today with just about any game that involves "platform jumping" aspects is that I've grown too accustomed to how polished character control has become today. So to then play a game where your character jumps in weird ways, can't fall off the end of girders, has a hard time "grabbing" the ladder, etc and it's a recipe for fustration.  Of course Donkey Kong's controls are tolerable compared to other "platformers" of the era like Roc N Rope.

I'm glad to see Berzerk down in the corner. It's a slow game with awkward controls. But Crystal Castles? come on man....




Well Fed Games:

I'm generally with you on the right side of the graph. Most of those games are the dedicated cabinets I will buy when I figure out how to monetize being lethargic.

Btw, keep up the good work on the site, I love editorial comments on retro gaming. Make the posts longer, though... I read fast.  ;D

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