What type of games do you think are better?
 

Okay so I had this thought right? I went up to one of my friends next to me and asked him: "If you were offered some old games along with a NES what would you do?" His answer shocked me. He started rambling along on how bad the graphics are, how there's no blood, and the music sucks ass. It's.....It's just sad to see so many people absorbed by all the Halo 2 and GTA stuff when they don't appreciate the systems that started it all. Just to let you know I thought the old games were better IMO. >_>. What are your thoughts abput some brainless overly modern gamers of today? I don't mean like if you say the games like Halo 2 or GTA were awesome but i'm talking about my example above. Any opinions?

I actually kind of agree with your friend, except for the whole blood part. Meh.
There were no real stories, just mindless action.

I don't get what you mean by overly modern, and in my opinion, saving the world from a group of jihad-ing aliens is much less brainless than jumping over barrels.

Anywaez, I appreciate the systems that started it all in the sense that they started it all, but not really in any other way. Games have gotten progressively better since then, not only in terms of graphics and sound, but in terms of gameplay, storytelling, and character development.

Old games (and newer games that rely on older gameplay) have a much wider appeal, because they are usually simple, quick, and fun. Every now and then, Ambi and I will boot up a game of Metal Slug, which is great because it's an old school arcade shooter, and is therefore an instant pick-up-and-play.

However, I'm all for deep, meaningful storylines and challenging gameplay. I just happen to have a soft spot for older stuff as well. I did grow up on Sonic and Metal Slug, after all.

True Kimon but it just seems a lot more simplistic IMO....I don't know. Old games just have that magic touch. :D

Oh yeah, Sonic! I have an affinity for him. But he's Sega, not NES, right? NES was before Sega, was it not? I don't know, that's before me.

But yeah, games like Doom and Sonic are good.

I grew up on old games.
For a long time I just had an NES and about four or five games.
Finally after a long time, I got an N64.
Then it was several years until I got a gamecube, then an Xbox, then a ps2.
I'll take an NES any time compared to my crappy Xbox now.
The hunk of crap can't even read new games.

i grew up playing the NES, i have halo2 and a couple of GTA games and i still play NES(downloaded it onto my PC) besides the system is small and the games are old, you cant expect futuristic games and sound on a system 10-15 years old, people be a little more open minded, thats what i would say to anybody criticizes this system.