Random Gaming Thoughts

[Luke]

If I have to explain what "ahead of its time" means, maybe YOU don't understand the meaning.

Snap!

[aaron]

If I have to explain what "ahead of its time" means, maybe YOU don't understand the meaning.

Snap!

[noiseredux]

[Luke]

For a game made in 1988 to still feel futuristic makes it ahead of its time in my eyes.

[dsheinem]

you said the sms port was ahead of its time because

a) atmosphere
b) you would buy it today

B makes no sense as a definition of "ahead of its time" and A wasn't really explained as doing something that would be done more frequently later (nor, specifically, why the SMS port is specifically able to do this in some novel way).

I'm not picking nits. You've still not explained what was forward looking about the SMS port.

[Luke]

^Whoa. Jennifer Lawrence is rocking the Johnny Lawrence in that gif.

[dsheinem]

For a game made in 1988 to still feel futuristic makes it ahead of its time in my eyes.

Futuristic how? You aren't helping youtself here.

[aaron]

(nor, specifically, why the SMS port is specifically able to do this in some novel way).

if anything, the SMS is able to be "creepy" and "atmospheric" because of the limitations of the hardware, which doesn't really constitute "ahead of its time" either.

[Luke]

For a game made in 1988 to still feel futuristic makes it ahead of its time in my eyes.

Futuristic how?

That it seems like a game from the future.

[noiseredux]

if R-Type is the future of gaming then I think I'll stick with old games. Wait.