You're too old for video games!

[geise]

Great Cracked article that's actually about a year old.  None the less it's a fantastic read that is kinda spot on for the majority of us here. Have a read.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-ways-to-tell-youre-getting-too-old-video-games/

[TheClash603]

Hah, I got a few good laughs from this.  Thanks for posting, you old bastard.

[soop]

Funny   and I agree with the Multiplayer, but I'm still all like a kid for everything else!

[Tatsujin]

I'M NEVER TOO OLD FOR OLD VIDEOGAMES!

[geise]

Of course tats!  When it comes to pc-engine you're never too old.

[esteban]

[NecroPhile]

Heh, thanks for sharing the lulz.

"I'd rather fistfight a wolf than play multiplayer."

[Arkhan Asylum]

Cracked articles are always good.

I liked the one about the future of gaming and how its bullshit.

oh. it was linked at the top of the article!

http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-6-most-ominous-trends-in-video-games/

FUCK YEAH

and that one about kids today playing games.

[turbokon]

Well, I'm glad I'm old:)

[OldRover]

I love the Final Zone II props in there.

[geise]

Haha I remember buying Final Zone II 20 years ago.  Then right after seeing the pc-engine cover and thinking.....

















  

Both are terrible

[Tatsujin]

Only that the tg16 one is like a billion times more terrible.

[TR0N]

Great Cracked article that's actually about a year old.  None the less it's a fantastic read that is kinda spot on for the majority of us here. Have a read.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-ways-to-tell-youre-getting-too-old-video-games/

Pretty spot on there heh.Even on the part about having friends over at you're age,for a quick match it realy can take months.

[TR0N]

I'M NEVER TOO OLD FOR OLD VIDEOGAMES!

Keep saying that but once your hair turns gray and you loose those reflexes you will think twice 

[geise]

I'M NEVER TOO OLD FOR OLD VIDEOGAMES!

Keep saying that but once your hair turns gray and you loose those reflexes you will think twice 

THAT'S when you will finally be reduced to Wii Bowling.  Hmm...or should I say WiiareU or whatever the system might be called in 2046?

[PunkCryborg]

Awesome article and yeah even though I'm only 27 I identified with the writer like 100%

[Tatsujin]

I'M NEVER TOO OLD FOR OLD VIDEOGAMES!

Keep saying that but once your hair turns gray and you loose those reflexes you will think twice 

I always can go back and play me some niko niko pun

[Arkhan Asylum]

I'm not too old for video games.

Heck, I'm defective.   I like all the games from before I was even born.

HYDLIDE, CAN YOU DIGGGGGITTTTTTTTT

[RegalSin]

I am going to slove this, by reflecting on the five facts of this article.

5. Multipler is a gimmick. Why the hell should I buy a Wii, or any videogame to play with other people online. It was not and never the coolest thing, Playing with people online,
was fun for awhile until people started to hack the servers, and BSOD everybody. If not then they had physical cheat modifications, that can not be detected. The reason why the PCE has one controller port, was because most who play videogames, like watching films, most likely will have themselves. The rule now, is to bring your own controller, because of germs, and direspectfull sweaty hands.

4. Games are too long because that is what SAVE FILE option is for. Like right now I am playing LINDA 3. For the love of gosh, I am not going to catch every animals, make it with Linda, and make freinds or defeat my evil self, in less then 30mins-2hrs. I got a life people, I need money honey. I can't make money, playing games all the time.
Also people like fighters, duh.

3. Storylines suck because I am not the one writing them, and sometimes I do not even want to know the Storyline. Like in Rockman Zero, Elpizo is sappose to be a boy but we all know he is a girl. Or how the energy crisis, suddenly went right back to RMX4. Seriously the translation of RMZ makes little sense then me making up my own story, for the game.

2. Originalism, is not dead, but people who can not see the difference between commercialism and the francising of a product is what is causing the problem with purchasing newer games. It is like the product is a good product, but the love for the product has flown out the window. To most people with the Thrid Eye
we can see threw to a persons intentions of selling a product, so we want specific goods. This is all part of growing up. Back then I though Mcdonalds, and Koolade was the best thing on the planet, but now I realize the best food is stuff that has no or little taste whatsover. Like wine peoples taste age and becomes better over time. Thus better products should be created.

1. All videogames have to be fun, but seriously that is not the problem. The videogames of today are not challegning. I blast past stages, that would make me cringe back then. I was not old enough to do the calculations. It was amazing for me to calculate everything back then. It was never fun, but all challenge, and that is part of the reason for playing videogames.

...................................

That entire article is one big joke

[TheClash603]

That entire article is one big joke

Yep!

[Tatsujin]

so frankly spoken, todays games are all niko niko pun like games.

[TR0N]

I'M NEVER TOO OLD FOR OLD VIDEOGAMES!

Keep saying that but once your hair turns gray and you loose those reflexes you will think twice 

THAT'S when you will finally be reduced to Wii Bowling.  Hmm...or should I say WiiareU or whatever the system might be called in 2046?

Kill me when that happens but this coming fall,i'll turn 40.I'm debating how much more i can keep up with the modern consoles.

[BlueBMW]

Ive already found that I cant keep up with new consoles.

[Tatsujin]

Welcome to the club

Well why play boring new crap, when there are still tons of old goodies around to pick from.

[BlueBMW]

My dad cant understand why I keep going back and playing old PC games.  Hes always playing the new stuff.   Th one exception will be in October when I pick up the new Xcom game Firaxis is making.  Since its supposed to play a lot like the original, Im totally onboard!

[soop]

Well, I can't believe there's so much swearing in it, my ears aren't a toilet etc, my nephew goes on the internet, who can I talk to about getting it banned, why won't anybody listen to me, let's burn some books, life isn't fair, I'm going to unplug my computer just to spite you all

[esadajr]

Old times were just magical.

Maybe that's why I'm going back in time and discovering masterpieces like the PCE.

Lately my X360 has been used for pretty much everything but gaming.

[Arkhan Asylum]

It's because back then the art took a week (exaggerating a bit), so the rest of the time was like SHIT, LETS MAKE THIS PLAY GOOD.

now its like

WE GOT A YEAR

10 MONTHS OF ART.  2 MONTHS OF GAMEPLAY.

and they are using existing engines, so they halfass it.

[Tatsujin]

Lately my X360 has been used for pretty much everything but gaming.

As a door stopper? as a paper weight? as a cupholder? as a tissue dispenser?

[Arkhan Asylum]

Lately my X360 has been used for pretty much everything but gaming.

As a door stopper? as a paper weight? as a cupholder? as a tissue dispenser?

I use mine as a foot warmer while I am playing TURBOB

[esteban]

Holy sh*t, RegalSin made a few good points.

I can't believe this...

Playing with people online, was fun for awhile until people started to hack the servers, and BSOD everybody. If not then they had physical cheat modifications, that can not be detected.

Indeed.

3. Storylines suck because I am not the one writing them...

Indubitably.

...and sometimes I do not even want to know the Storyline. Like in Rockman Zero, Elpizo is sappose to be a boy but we all know he is a girl. Or how the energy crisis, suddenly went right back to RMX4. Seriously the translation of RMZ makes little sense then me making up my own story, for the game.

I hear you. I feel this way with a lot of poorly localized media...

...and, sadly, I often feel this way when I am desperately attempting to decipher your posts here at pcefx.com