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ahofle:

--- Quote from: shardian on May 26, 2006, 10:00:18 am ---Currently, me and the wife are thoroughly addicted to Bosconian. I don't know why other people on here don't like this game as much as others. I guess it's not as "cool" as Ms. Pacman or Galaga.

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Bosconian is a GREAT game, probably one of the most underrated (well, unknown I should say).  I had never seen one in an arcade and only recently discovered it through emulation.  If I recall, I think it was one of the highest 'rated' games back on mame.dk back when it was around and kept track of those things.

I'm 35 and it's nice to hear younger folks around here appreciating the older games, saying "gameplay > graphics", etc.  Makes me feel less like an old man who constantly rants about how things were better 'back in the day'.   ;D

shardian:

--- Quote from: ahofle on May 26, 2006, 11:01:41 am ---
I'm 35 and it's nice to hear younger folks around here appreciating the older games, saying "gameplay > graphics", etc.  Makes me feel less like an old man who constantly rants about how things were better 'back in the day'.   ;D

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hehe, even at my young age, I'm ALREADY saying "back in the day" things, and I already feel sorry for the current group of kids/teenagers. Arcades are no longer "cool", not to mention all the ones I loved are either gone, or run down badly. I never see kids out playing in town. They just sit inside and play playstation. The "treat" aspect of life is all but gone now. When I got a nintendo, it was the best thing ever! I got chills when I saw the newest game on the shelf. Now, kids look at their mom and say "Where's my X-Box 360 B#&^$". Jeez, even getting a soda pop as a kid was special.
Ok, now I'm freakin myself out. I'll shut up now.  ;D

psychopanda:
I'm old enough to remember cassette tapes and used an 8-track to listen to Kiss's Destroyer...also old enough that I keep forgetting how old I am!  :laugh2:

Ok, if I did the match correctly, I'm 37. yeesh

I actually find it kind of cool being my age, since I grew up during the 'height' of the arcade and home computer craze. I got to see alot of cool stuff. I'm not so sure that I'd say the old games were about "gameplay over graphics", because I really love the graphics of the older games. (I know what you mean though  :)) I think they had to work with the limitations at the time and did it very well. I like some of the newer games too, but am slow to hop on the console craze. I've tried some of the new games, but I still have to say my all time favorite game on consoles is Legend of Zelda on SNES. It reminds me of an expanded version of Venture which I really liked.

It's good to hear that these classic games were designed so well, that they are still fun today. :)

MYX:

--- Quote from: emerica on May 26, 2006, 08:42:57 am ---
--- Quote from: 97thruhiker on May 26, 2006, 07:55:29 am ---Was always pissed off at that Ricky Schroder kid on "Silver Spoons" because he had an arcade in his house  ;D. 

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Always hated that guy. Talk about wanting a play room like that.  :censored:

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No Doubt, and the little rich bastard never played the dang things. Only grampa did.

I will be 35 this coming Sunday. There was much more left to the imagination in the older games. You played a simple game but somehow the experience was greater than just the game it's self. Asteroids was my first game. I was addicted very quickly. I did the nintendo thing and have progressed up through xbox. I play MAME more than xbox. I have not purchased (nor will I anytime soon) a 360. I like the idea of a game that is a real challenge even today that lasts just a few minutes. I few months back we bought a Centipede. I never really cared for it back in it's day. Now I look at it and am amazed how intense and addictive it is (well after about wave 3 or 4). I found mame probably about 8 years ago or so. Cant pin it down.

fatfingers:

I'm 34 now.  And I agree with MYX about the games that last only a few minutes.  There is just something extremely aggravating and addicting about those old games -- when you died, you had to start from the beginning again and you had to beg your mom and dad for "just one more quarter -- I know I can get farther this time"!!!  In my opinion "Insert one coin to continue" was the beginning of the end...

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