lacien Posted February 17, 2004 Posted February 17, 2004 I'm 24, and remember very well when the NES came out and already had the systems that were before it. And I've been playing ever since..so I consider myself without a doubt to be "old school". Hell, I think it's genetic cause my mom owns at everything from old Mario games to GranTurismo's LOL..for real..she wrecks me on the dirt tracks...
lancerx Posted February 17, 2004 Posted February 17, 2004 man your mother is so cool..., i need i girlfriend who likes video games.
Agozer Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 My friend's mother used to totally own in Super Mario 2 on the NES. I haven't seen her play in ages, but man, she was good.
DoubleDragon Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 what makes an old school gamer?someone who plays old games or was there at the time?what are old school games? pac man? asteroids? Street fighter 2?i had a c64 computer so does that mean i am old school? hang on, is it good to be considered old school, "yes, i am an old school gamer. i have wasted all these years playing games" An old school gamer to me is someone who truly appreciates classic games. I get so sick of hearing people say (not anyone here but generally speaking) " that game is so old" or " the graphics suck" etc about classic games from the 8 bit days and such. Quite a few realize that some of the great games that are out today are a result from a lot of the classics from way back. Metroid, zelda, Mario, Sonic, Castlevania, Mega Man, Street Fighter( the list goes on and on). Yes as we all know, games these days are better in graphics and processing power but a lot of games today lack what a lot of games had back then.... FUN!!!! I am proud to say that i still play nintendo games just for that very reason. Games like Zelda for the nes are timeless, it still holds up very well to this day Double Dragon is still the best beat em up to date which is one of my favourite of all time.. A true gamer knows great games regardless of their age or time.
Diso Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 what makes an old school gamer?someone who plays old games or was there at the time?what are old school games? pac man? asteroids? Street fighter 2?i had a c64 computer so does that mean i am old school? hang on, is it good to be considered old school, "yes, i am an old school gamer. i have wasted all these years playing games" An old school gamer to me is someone who truly appreciates classic games. I get so sick of hearing people say (not anyone here but generally speaking) " that game is so old" or " the graphics suck" etc about classic games from the 8 bit days and such. Quite a few realize that some of the great games that are out today are a result from a lot of the classics from way back. Metroid, zelda, Mario, Sonic, Castlevania, Mega Man, Street Fighter( the list goes on and on). Yes as we all know, games these days are better in graphics and processing power but a lot of games today lack what a lot of games had back then.... FUN!!!! I am proud to say that i still play nintendo games just for that very reason. Games like Zelda for the nes are timeless, it still holds up very well to this day Double Dragon is still the best beat em up to date which is one of my favourite of all time.. A true gamer knows great games regardless of their age or time. I think thats true in some ways or something like that, In my opinion,An old school gamer is someone who has played games since the beginning. I think because of the diversity of many systems, we can define many old school gamers. If we got gamers from the atari age like myself, then we're really old school. But someone from the psx era can be seen as old school itself. They really like old games and try to find them. A TRUE practically enjoys every game and tries to find the enjoyment in it. They usually give games a chance and don't turn it off after playing it for 3 minutes just to give some hope for the game for making it good. The Old school and True gamer definitions are varied depending on your opinion
Gryph Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 It's a pity that true gamers are hard to find in this new generation of shithead children. I remember once I was in Electonics Boutique and these two 11 year olds (I'm assuming they were 11 because they were so stupid) were arguing which game was better based solely on GRAPHICS! I think they were comparing Ratchet and Clank and the new Prince of Persia game. They weren't comparing how those 2 games actually play totally different from each other and have completely different styles. They were rationalizing their decisions solely on graphics. If one of those kids was my child, I would have smacked him upside the head and forced him to play the classics. "Sit! Now play Super Mario Bros.! Play Zelda 1! Play Pitfall!" And the future is going down the toilet
Diso Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 It's a pity that true gamers are hard to find in this new generation of shithead children. I remember once I was in Electonics Boutique and these two 11 year olds (I'm assuming they were 11 because they were so stupid) were arguing which game was better based solely on GRAPHICS! I think they were comparing Ratchet and Clank and the new Prince of Persia game. They weren't comparing how those 2 games actually play totally different from each other and have completely different styles. They were rationalizing their decisions solely on graphics. If one of those kids was my child, I would have smacked him upside the head and forced him to play the classics. "Sit! Now play Super Mario Bros.! Play Zelda 1! Play Pitfall!" And the future is going down the toilet ROFL ZELDA Someone made a flash movie about kids today and how they don't respect the classics and how games are today Quotes: <2 kids playing pong> Kid 1: This game sucks Kid 2: I know, where are all the photon lasers and stuff? Kid 1: No explosive balls? How did people live back then? <end> Thats how much the community sucks today. Can't even go online gaming without being called a hacker or a newbie nowadays
BoomBa_GoosE Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 It's a pity that true gamers are hard to find in this new generation of shithead children. I remember once I was in Electonics Boutique and these two 11 year olds (I'm assuming they were 11 because they were so stupid) were arguing which game was better based solely on GRAPHICS! I think they were comparing Ratchet and Clank and the new Prince of Persia game. They weren't comparing how those 2 games actually play totally different from each other and have completely different styles. They were rationalizing their decisions solely on graphics. If one of those kids was my child, I would have smacked him upside the head and forced him to play the classics. "Sit! Now play Super Mario Bros.! Play Zelda 1! Play Pitfall!" And the future is going down the toilet absolutely right. i was so mad when someone sed street fighter 2 is the worst game ever. kids nowadays are too spoiled with flashy graphics. i understand sf2 or the other old fighting games we used to enjoy are old, but dammit these games made fighting games. jus wanna kick those kids haha.
arjay Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 my brother used to sport the NES, i continued on with the SNES
Agozer Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 World Cup on the NES... Best. Damn. Soccer. Game. Ever.
lancerx Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 I really enjoy playing vg not matter how old they are, and now is better bceause you can play any old game with your xbox´s emulators... the other day i was playing pitfall:the lost caverns in my coleco´s emulator then i switched to my intellivission´s one and started playing He-man (mine original cartidge never worked ), then i switched to snes, God!! so much fun....
kaioshade Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 heh its kind of funny, my little brother is only 10m years old and has been playing games since he was 1 (hed grab the controller an "play") a natural. kinda funny that my 10 year old has more experience than a lot of "old school" people.
StriderVM Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 Hmmm... Old school gamer.... 1)When graphics didn't matter. 2)When beating those game feels like a huge accomplishment (Because the darn game is so friggin HARD. But most games today...... ) 3)Enjoys simple games. Games are supposed to be simple. Not 100% renditions of life.... XD 4)He/she cared about THE HIGHSCORE TABLE. 5)Doesn't care about the violence. Well the graphics are so different before they simply cannot be blamed for the violence in society.... XD
kaioshade Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 That i do agree with. Most old school games were all about the high scores. Which is the reason i still play shooting games (especially dodonpachi daioujou) Graphics are nice, but good gameplay takes precedence. Take sengoku Musou. That is possibly one of the best looking ps2 games out right now, but its just damn fun to play. Thats what make a fun game. But just because i like it doesnt mean im a graphics whore.
Gryph Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 World Cup on the NES... Best. Damn. Soccer. Game. Ever.Ah yes! I love the tunes! Very catchy soccer playing music. It is so simple, yet so fun.
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