Oh, I do believe that going to from Atari 2600/5200 to NES/Master System/Commodore 64 was an ever bigger leap than going from 16 to 32/64 bit... but I was too young to really remember that time clearly. I do vaguely recall having my mind blown the first time I played Super Mario Bros. on NES though. I had never seen a game that 1) contained music and 2) could scroll left-to-right so smoothly. That's the game that made me want to own a video game system.Xeogred wrote: Yeah one of my older friends online also lived through the Atari to NES/Master System jump and thinking about that one, that's a huge leap too. Games went from "high scores" basically to having goals, with dynamic levels to conquer and things like that. That and the 3D jump during the 32/64bit era as you're saying were and will probably always be the biggest leaps in gaming, since developers had to completely redefine the games themselves.
Your last thought there is sad but probably true, like how everyone talks about consoles potentially ditching physical media in the near future. It'll be a sad time for us authentic folks.
I think part of me will be glad when consoles start ditching physical media, because that will probably be the day I stop buying new video games. I'll be able to define myself as purely a retro game, instead of trying to juggle current-gen and retro stuff, which is what I'm doing right now.
... maybe it's fun single player, though one of my friends got the bundle and we tried to party it up with four people, that game was awful. lol, but yeah if I had the money now I'd probably pick one up again. I'm still glad I bought the Prime trilogy when it was brand new too, lucked out on saving a few bucks since it goes for a lot now.
You should post your FC on the Mario Kart Wii thread, if you're up to it 
