Please tell me I am not the only one here...

[KDub]

Smoking is not a creative medium, so that argument doesn't hold a lot of water...

There are lots of people who are only interested in old movies and aren't really interested much in modern movies at all.

There are people who listen exclusively to classic rock. They really don't care to listen to modern rock. (For that matter, there are people who exclusively listen to classical music and snub their nose at anything modern).

I don't see how it's so crazy for people to only be interested in retro games.

Because it's a mindset, a belief. Not a true opinion. I'm just trying to shed a bit of new light on the situation. I love retro gaming, but I don't purposely cut myself off from the utter brilliance and creativity of modern gaming just to call myself retro. Also the argument of quality is truly invalid. Plenty of retro-feeling games have hit modern systems, such as New Super Mario Bros. most notably, as well as Raiden IV, and these games are great. Lastly if you are a retro gamer, isn't it interesting to see the evolution of the industry since the days of the NES? You may not like modern games, but at the very least you must like the culture and evolution of gaming.

How is saying that classic/retro gaming is better than modern gaming invalid and only a "mindset" and not true opinion? For that matter who the hell are you to tell people what they must appreciate to enjoy the part of gaming they do?

Seems like you are on the wrong website.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

Go easy on the kid.

This is a retro game forum. A lot of people here only like retro games and almost nothing new, and don't really care about the new stuff. It's just something you have to learn to live with here. There are plenty of people excited about this E3, and there are plenty that just don't give a damn.

[Damm64]

Racketboy.com is an independent video game site that caters to the old-school console gamer and their unique gaming lifestyles.

While we still play “modern” consoles, we tend to keep our older systems and make the most of them.

I don't see the big deal about someone don't care about E3. It's their opinion and if something awesome pops out they will find out.

Because it's a mindset, a belief. Not a true opinion. I'm just trying to shed a bit of new light on the situation. I love retro gaming, but I don't purposely cut myself off from the utter brilliance and creativity of modern gaming just to call myself retro. Also the argument of quality is truly invalid. Plenty of retro-feeling games have hit modern systems, such as New Super Mario Bros. most notably, as well as Raiden IV, and these games are great. Lastly if you are a retro gamer, isn't it interesting to see the evolution of the industry since the days of the NES? You may not like modern games, but at the very least you must like the culture and evolution of gaming.

Why it's not a true opinion if i think that the retro games are better? Just because people don't see a fancy show once a year dosen't mean they don't care about the videogame industry. I want to see if nintendo dosen't screw up this new console (the Wii has great games but they all are made by Nintendo)

And i think pretty much the half of the users in RB have lived in the 80s/90s and had experience the evolution of gaming WHILE was happening.

Go easy on the kid.

This is a retro game forum. A lot of people here only like retro games and almost nothing new, and don't really care about the new stuff. It's just something you have to learn to live with here. There are plenty of people excited about this E3, and there are plenty that just don't give a damn.

His last post could be easily be replaced by "I'm right, you're wrong. So F**K YOU". When i give my opinion i'll allways try to keep the respec to the other person comment.

[Breetai]

Why am I not very interested in modern gaming? Here are a couple of reasons:

-it's very expensive. Why would I want to spend $60-70 on a game when, in most cases, it is only worth $10-20 in just a couple of years? It's an absolute waste of money. Likewise with new game consoles. I will resist the newest generation of consoles as long as I can. Maybe I won't even buy them this generation at all.

-I find most modern types of games boring (YES! This is a freaking OPINION. Cigarettes from the 80s are still mostly the same as ones from today, games are not for the most part. I didn't see a ton of FPS games in the 80s in that silly (yes, silly) analogy). I don't feel much enjoyment from FPS games. They just are not my thing. Even a lot of 2D games seem to lack something, perhaps in the art. Polygon graphics feel soulless sometimes (with exceptions), while "hand drawn" pixel graphics are much more appealing to me. Yes, there are some modern games that I enjoy. NSMB and Raiden IV are among them. See my above point as to why I don't care about the newest of these.

Given these reasons, why would I care about E3? Yes, I'm sure I'd have fun if I went (it's not even open to the public any more, so screw it), but I'll never go. The Tokyo Game Show is the only show I would be remotely interested in, and I don't even care about that so much. So, for those of you (one person) who come into this thread and literally mock those of us who agree with the OP in not caring about E3... screw off. You're posting on a retro gaming site. Go piss into a strong wind.

[pankakes123]

Why it's not a true opinion if i think that the retro games are better? Just because people don't see a fancy show once a year dosen't mean they don't care about the videogame industry. I want to see if nintendo dosen't screw up this new console (the Wii has great games but they all are made by Nintendo)

And i think pretty much the half of the users in RB have lived in the 80s/90s and had experience the evolution of gaming WHILE was happening.

I didn't say anything about retro games being better or worse. Please read what I'm saying. I said it's not a true opinion to say you have no interest in modern games.

Another example: I love paintings. BUT, I only love Van Gogh paintings. Just because I find Van Gogh paintings far superior to those of Andy Warhol, doesn't mean I'm not going to show any interest in Andy Warhol. It's best to stay open to new things because you WILL find something you really like. Shutting yourself off from modern gaming is just being stupid, unless you're strictly a collector and not a gamer.

You also make it seem like there is no evolution of gaming, and that it already happened by saying "while it was happening". Yes, the transition from 8-16 bit was momentous for the time. Yes, the competition between Sega and Nintendo was intense. Yes, the rise of 3D polygonal games was revolutionary. However, all these events on a gaming timeline are just part of gaming's natural progression. Events today are continuing the natural progression. I don't see how gamings has stopped evolving.

Lastly, if I'm just saying I'm right and you're wrong, why would I be writing all of this? I just want you to stop butchering what I'm saying. Stop saying I should not be on this site, because I really like this site and I don't see why I should have to leave because I have a different opinion and I like to defend said opinion.

[pankakes123]

Why am I not very interested in modern gaming? Here are a couple of reasons:

-it's very expensive. Why would I want to spend $60-70 on a game when, in most cases, it is only worth $10-20 in just a couple of years? It's an absolute waste of money. Likewise with new game consoles. I will resist the newest generation of consoles as long as I can. Maybe I won't even buy them this generation at all.

-I find most modern types of games boring (YES! This is a freaking OPINION. Cigarettes from the 80s are still mostly the same as ones from today, games are not for the most part. I didn't see a ton of FPS games in the 80s in that silly (yes, silly) analogy). I don't feel much enjoyment from FPS games. They just are not my thing. Even a lot of 2D games seem to lack something, perhaps in the art. Polygon graphics feel soulless sometimes (with exceptions), while "hand drawn" pixel graphics are much more appealing to me. Yes, there are some modern games that I enjoy. NSMB and Raiden IV are among them. See my above point as to why I don't care about the newest of these.

Given these reasons, why would I care about E3? Yes, I'm sure I'd have fun if I went (it's not even open to the public any more, so screw it), but I'll never go. The Tokyo Game Show is the only show I would be remotely interested in, and I don't even care about that so much. So, for those of you (one person) who come into this thread and literally mock those of us who agree with the OP in not caring about E3... screw off. You're posting on a retro gaming site. Go piss into a strong wind.

I never mocked the lack of interest in E3, I mocked the lackluster post which was, though not an exact quote, this:
Wii U - Nope
3DS - Nope
Games - Nope

I read that and honestly laughed. I felt the need to mock it and if you think I went to far that is fine, but taking what I said, hanging upside down, pushing it out a window, and driving over it with an SUV and then gaining the support of everyone else in the thread because you butcher what I'm actually trying to say and you have been on the site longer is just ridiculous. I'm not going to continue arguing until I'm declared right, I'm going to stop arguing when you stop changing everything I say and mock, yes mock, me because I have a different opinion. Again you act as if I have no right to be on this website, yet I find the majority of the community very friendly and I really enjoy the website as a whole. Can't you get that into your brain?

[KDub]

For that matter who the hell are you to tell people what they must appreciate to enjoy the part of gaming they do?

I'm waiting for an answer.

Also most of your "answers" are just your opinions and you should really stop and think about the reality, you do not need to appreciate all facets of any art for to enjoy one part. Is it wise to leave yourself open to at least try all sides of something? Yes it is, but when you decide that you don't like this or that and decide to stay away from it in general doesn't mean that what you do enjoy is invalid. It certainly doesn't mean that your opinion on enjoying that one side of that art is invalid either and "not a true opinion".

So, some people on here (this site about retro gaming) do not enjoy the current generation and don't really feel like moving to the next. That is what they want to do and it doesn't make their enjoyment of past gaming any less valid, get over it and stop being so arrogant.

[Breetai]

I never mocked the lack of interest in E3, I mocked the lackluster post which was, though not an exact quote, this:
Wii U - Nope
3DS - Nope
Games - Nope

Why do you even come here then? This is a retro gaming site and many of us here just don't care about modern gaming---at all---. Also, when you wrote that I expressed "games - Nope" as in I am not interested in games, you took what I said out of context. Why would you do that?

...because I have a different opinion...

Which you have very clearly expressed as "if you don't like modern gaming, then I don't think you like video games at all and I question why you would come to a retro gaming site." I can bring up your own quote if you want, because that is exactly what you expressed in writing.

Again you act as if I have no right to be on this website...

Nope. I just question why you would be on a retro gaming site and mock those who are not interested in modern games if the opinion you expressed above is true.

You just won the award for worst post ever. I mean, do you just not care about gaming at all? Why are even here?

[Erik_Twice]

I have no interest in E3. If an interesting game comes, I will hear about it through other, more interesting, means.

[Damm64]

I said it's not a true opinion to say you have no interest in modern games.

Yes it is.

You also make it seem like there is no evolution of gaming, and that it already happened by saying "while it was happening". Yes, the transition from 8-16 bit was momentous for the time. Yes, the competition between Sega and Nintendo was intense. Yes, the rise of 3D polygonal games was revolutionary. However, all these events on a gaming timeline are just part of gaming's natural progression. Events today are continuing the natural progression. I don't see how gamings has stopped evolving.

For me the evolution of gaming maybe reach its peak in the 128 bits era. Now they all try to be realistic and allmost no developer wants to do something diferent because they know it won't sell. Gaming it's still evolving but in a diferent way.

Lastly, if I'm just saying I'm right and you're wrong, why would I be writing all of this? I just want you to stop butchering what I'm saying. Stop saying I should not be on this site, because I really like this site and I don't see why I should have to leave because I have a different opinion and I like to defend said opinion.

I don't have a problem with you defending your opinion, but you can do it without sounding like a douche.

Let me remind you that you started all this, just because you said something in the wrong way. You're welcome on the site as any but think a bit more before posting.