Your journey into retro games?

[Snatch1414]

Pretty much boils down to wanting to play "that one game" I had when I was younger, and realizing that game I was thinking of wasn't on a compilation disc. Plus collecting fun stuff is in my nature.

I also find that retro games are a good contrast to today's games, so I like to mix it up. Today's games are great because they are so advanced, but sometimes it's cool to actually be afraid of dying again.

[CRTGAMER]

I grew up with them.

Same with Hobie. I just never left them. I never got rid of any of my games or consoles from my childhood, starting with the Famicom. My first console was a 5200, but it broke.

Same here, I might be one of the older (in age) members here. I saw Pong when it was first installed in my local Bowling Alley, didn't think much of it though. But then all the Vector Space Shooters came out, my favorite would be Cinematronics Space Wars with all the options such as ship speed and gravity. My first exposure to a game console was the 2600, played Superman for hours. It was confusing in the screen jumps but at the time pretty amazing!

As far as sytems I have bought new, these include the APF MP1000, Atari 5200, Mattel Space Alert Portable, Vic20, Atari 7800 and the C64. I still own all these great sytems decades later all still working. I actually missed out on 8 bit and 16 bit Nintendo and Sega consoles, was wrapped up on the Commodore 64. It had a ton of games and a neat thing before the Internet called the BBS. That Westridge 300 Baud Modem was the magic box for swapping games over a telephone wire!

Original Owned Systems - http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 01#p284901

[Menegrothx]

I feel you. I was playing my PS3 like crazy and $65 (for 6-20 hours) a pop became a burden, considering I make $100 a week. Originally, I hated retro games because of the (mind my words) "shitty graphics". Later I started play the PS2 much more (my childhood console) and that barrier kind of went away. What really drew me in was the fact that there is an INFINITE library of undiscovered games and I didn't have to spend boku bucks.

Unless you consider 5 dollar PS2 games retro, retro games for the most part have a much higher cost/hours of gameplay ratio than modern games. Unless you're buying older PC games in jewel cases.

[brunoafh]

I fall in line with others, I just never stopped playing my old consoles. I've also been pretty regular on keeping up with new consoles and such though. You could sum it all up as I'm just obsessed with gaming in general.

[oxymoron]

I feel you. I was playing my PS3 like crazy and $65 (for 6-20 hours) a pop became a burden, considering I make $100 a week. Originally, I hated retro games because of the (mind my words) "shitty graphics". Later I started play the PS2 much more (my childhood console) and that barrier kind of went away. What really drew me in was the fact that there is an INFINITE library of undiscovered games and I didn't have to spend boku bucks.

Unless you consider 5 dollar PS2 games retro, retro games for the most part have a much higher cost/hours of gameplay ratio than modern games. Unless you're buying older PC games in jewel cases.

There are TONS of PS2, PSP, GC, NES, SNES, etc. games for $20> that are gems. Idk what your talking about.

[Gunstar Green]

Came expecting tales to rival Tron or Captain N.

Left disappointed.

The psychologist convinced me I was just delusional!

[Exhuminator]

I started with a 2600 in the early 80's, so I've grown up with each successive generation experiencing them as they come. It's been a helluva ride. Still I am very glad there are younger people going back and discovering the games I grew up with. I try to imagine how I might feel if my initial console was a 360 and then I went and tried to play a NES game for the first time. It's very difficult for me to objectively put my head in that perspective. But I think it takes gusto and I admire those who can push past the old graphics and get to the fun of yesteryear.

[Menegrothx]

There are TONS of PS2, PSP, GC, NES, SNES, etc. games for $20> that are gems. Idk what your talking about.

Well yeah, retro games are cheaper in America, but still the fact remains: they're shorter. Many of the good SNES, NES, Genesis, PS1 etc games are 25-30+ USD, Saturn games, RPGs etc are often 50+ USD. Yet most 8/16-bit side scrollers are only 30-80 minutes long, where as most modern games are 8+ hours and have online. So you'll pay 15-25 dollars for a game that you can compete in 1½ to 3 hours when you get it, rather than paying 60 dollars (or 25-50 if it's used/older) for a game that'll keep you entertained for a week, or more.
I wouldn't count PS2 or Gamecube as retro, though if you do, then your argument is valid, as you can indeed find many PS2 games for 4-8 dollars and less when buying in lots.

[oxymoron]

It would be ridiculous to have a 8/16-bit games be 6+ hours as they didn't have save capability back then. Personally, It's about the quality of the game, not the quantity of length in it. I don't want to play a bunch of filler.

[Hobie-wan]

It would be ridiculous to have a 8/16-bit games be 6+ hours as they didn't have save capability back then.

The first time I played Rygar it took me 6 hours because I didn't have a manual with the borrowed cart. Ok, I was grounded too and kept jumping up to check the window every time a car went by in case it was my mother coming home since I wasn't supposed to be playing games.