Okay guys. I was born in 1976. I admit that I’m 48 years old and damn proud of it.
Growing up in the 80’s, I realize that the best games were from the 1980’s and to this day it still is.
Retro gaming for me isn’t just about game play and getting from one point to another. To me it’s about the friendships that I made while playing the games.
From Pac-Man to Super Mario Bros. It’s about the human friendships that we made along the way. Not like the disconnected way we play games now.
So here’s the question that I would like to pose to those of similar age… Do you feel the same way I do? Do you think that the way we played games then is a stark contrast now that we’ve grown up?
Let me know in the comments.
Also, if you have any stories about video game friendships, I would like to here from you as well.
Honestly? Not really. My best memories of gaming were in my 20s in my student flat. Lots of Team Fortress 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
I played games in the early '90s and don’t have much nostalgia for most of the games themselves. The late '90s had the PSX and N64 and whilst Mario Kart 64 is probably the best in the series I can’t say I feel most of the games of those platforms were “the best”.
I think I would say that the best games are the PC games that came out between 1998 and 2002. Those I can genuinely enjoy today.
I cannot say the same for much that came out in the 1980s. Most of them entertain me for about thirty seconds, without hyperbole.
Once we get past the early 2000s I’m hard pressed to find any games that I think are truly “the best”. 2007 was pretty damn good as was 2009.
When it comes to gaming with friends any game can be good. The game is practically just a framing device. I’ve not made many friends whilst gaming. I’ve gamed with friends but mostly I’ve found that people either just want to be arseholes or are extremely serious about playing online. In person I’ve found that the skill disparity means that it’s a complete crapshoot. I played a lot of Mario Kart 64 over a ten year period and don’t have any outstanding memories of it being the best thing ever (I think it’s the best MK game but that’s because the others are worse).
Mostly I like games that I can use as escapism. Exploring fun places and getting away from the day to day. I’ve rarely had all that much fun gaming with other people. Exceptions exist though - playing through the recent TMNT game with my teenaged niece was a blast. Playing KeyWe with my wife was also great.
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Honestly? Not really. My best memories of gaming were in my 20s in my student flat. Lots of Team Fortress 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
I played games in the early '90s and don’t have much nostalgia for most of the games themselves. The late '90s had the PSX and N64 and whilst Mario Kart 64 is probably the best in the series I can’t say I feel most of the games of those platforms were “the best”.
I think I would say that the best games are the PC games that came out between 1998 and 2002. Those I can genuinely enjoy today.
I cannot say the same for much that came out in the 1980s. Most of them entertain me for about thirty seconds, without hyperbole.
Once we get past the early 2000s I’m hard pressed to find any games that I think are truly “the best”. 2007 was pretty damn good as was 2009.
When it comes to gaming with friends any game can be good. The game is practically just a framing device. I’ve not made many friends whilst gaming. I’ve gamed with friends but mostly I’ve found that people either just want to be arseholes or are extremely serious about playing online. In person I’ve found that the skill disparity means that it’s a complete crapshoot. I played a lot of Mario Kart 64 over a ten year period and don’t have any outstanding memories of it being the best thing ever (I think it’s the best MK game but that’s because the others are worse).
Mostly I like games that I can use as escapism. Exploring fun places and getting away from the day to day. I’ve rarely had all that much fun gaming with other people. Exceptions exist though - playing through the recent TMNT game with my teenaged niece was a blast. Playing KeyWe with my wife was also great.