It's not like I'm foreign to the console. My older sister had one growing up, I had the NES. I own an Atari 2600 now, because I am interested in the history of gaming and where it all came from.noiseredux wrote:BurningDoom, from past posts I've felt that you're genuinely a fan of video game history and all. Would you be opposed to reading Racing The Beam? I think if you're a fan of the history as I think, then you should enjoy it a lot. It's a very fast read, and immensely enjoyable.
I mention this because as a guy who grew up w/ 2600 in his basement, it only amplified what I loved about the console. But I also think that those that weren't already fans would find this book just opened their eyes to what made the console and its incredible library so amazing - EVEN TODAY.
I'd honestly be very interested in someone with a stance such as yours reading the book (and perhaps emulating the games mentioned) to see if it changed your view as I think it would.
I already own the Ultimate History of Gaming, and The Illustrated History of Electronic Gaming books. So if the stuff in that book is similar, I doubt it would change much for me.
Back then when my sister had an Atari 2600, and even today after my interest in the history of gaming, I still can't have fun with the system for long except for a select few games I seem to like.
Not at all because I think the games are too simplistic and keep my interest for only a few minutes at a time, like I explained.
