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Originally Posted by MrMatthews

Yeah... I don’t think so. Compare the number of games available right now that bank on 8-bit and 16-bit nostalgia to the number of games trying to recapture the weird, clunky graphics and cameras of the 32-bit era. It’s like a 500-to-1 ratio, at least.

Pretty sure you have it backwards.

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Those are just imitations of older consoles that are only done for budget reasons. Its a big difference between playing those on PSN, Steam, Nintendo Shop, and playing a real NES/Genesis/SNES etc.

Like for example, my little brother was born in the early 2000s and he loves playing Stardew Valley, but I never see him playing Genesis/SNES/NES/SMS even through emulators.

Theres a increasingly huge generation of gamers who didn't grow up with 8-bit and 16-bit consoles. Though I started gaming in the late 90s so I was barely part of the generation that grew up with NES/SNES/Genesis (didn't know the Master System existed until like 2009)

There does seem to be a certain charm about the, particularly late, 16 bit era; games had that perfect balance of brevity and complexity that seem to make for a satisfying experience. Atari era gaming was really just about play, beat high score, repeat; with games that have little depth for the most part, leaving us just with brevity.

That's not to say these games are bad, they are just pure games that can only really be enjoyed in today's climate in small doses, unless you have a real nostalgic affinity for the hours you played as a youth. Today's gamers can enjoy a 16 bit title more because of that sweet spot it achieves - graphically pleasing, sounds good and plays well. Atari porridge is too small, PS4 too big and hot, but 16 bit is 'just right.'

Eventually, they will just become too primitive, but we'll be on our holodecks by then, using them to simulate a 90s bedroom where we'll play them all over again!

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Originally Posted by cleeg

Atari era gaming was really just about play, beat high score, repeat; with games that have little depth for the most part, leaving us just with brevity.

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Not a big fan of that era.
I tend to enjoy the box art more than the games themselves. :p
From a collecting aspect though, it's still fun to run into that older stuff at thrift stores, garage sales, etc.

I don't think I'll ever fall out of love with any particular era in gaming. I give credit where credit is due, and I tend to put myself in the mindset of that particular period in gaming whenever I play something older. Whether it's a 2600 game or a PS3 title. It's easier to do if you grew up during those times. I can see this being more difficult to empathize with for younger generations, but not impossible.

That being said, the 8- (specifically NES and SMS) and 16-bit generations were established already technologically for 2D gaming. It's still easy to find aesthetics in a lot of games from those eras. 3D gaming really started taking off with the 5th gen (32 bit era). Those were transitional times and the technology hadn't yet hit the sweet spot. The Dreamcast being the first to bring smooth, more palatable 3D graphics after that. So I can see why a lot of people prefer 16 bit 2D graphics to 32 bit 3D graphics.

32 bit 2D graphics and beyond still got better and better, though.

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Originally Posted by QuickSciFi

I don't think I'll ever fall out of love with any particular era in gaming. I give credit where credit is due, and I tend to put myself in the mindset of that particular period in gaming whenever I play something older. Whether it's a 2600 game or a PS3 title. It's easier to do if you grew up during those times. I can see this being more difficult to empathize with for younger generations, but not impossible.

That being said, the 8- (specifically NES and SMS) and 16-bit generations were established already technologically for 2D gaming. It's still easy to find aesthetics in a lot of games from those eras. 3D gaming really started taking off with the 5th gen (32 bit era). Those were transitional times and the technology hadn't yet hit the sweet spot. The Dreamcast being the first to bring smooth, more palatable 3D graphics after that. So I can see why a lot of people prefer 16 bit 2D graphics to 32 bit 3D graphics.

32 bit 2D graphics and beyond still got better and better, though.

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Great post. Sadly I am unable to rep you more.

You're a mod lol.

That's like saying the police can't run red lights.

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Originally Posted by BonusKun

Great post. Sadly I am unable to rep you more.

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Thank you. It's the thought that counts.

There is currently FAR more nostalgia and general interest for the 8-bit and 16-bit era of gaming than there is for the 32-bit and 128-bit eras. That's probably down to a generational thing though and it may change in time. I'm 34 and my generation is all about 16-bit with a bit of 32-bit thrown in, but people younger than me will feel nostalgic for later games and consoles which they grew up with, it's only natural.

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Originally Posted by cleeg

Eventually, they will just become too primitive, but we'll be on our holodecks by then, using them to simulate a 90s bedroom where we'll play them all over again!

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Yea thats what happened to the 2600/Colecovision/Intellivision generation, they just got too primitive and became phased out, but theres still a big fan base of people who grew up on them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNstQ6q-kYw

First you get the money, then you get the khakis, then you get the chicks.

Its time for some......

Man talk!!


how did you react when your hairline started receding? were you frustrated? this is pissing me off hardcore, little bit by little bit has started to disappear since September

I like being ageless. I seriously just don't age. It's weird. I have been mocked all my life for being very pale skinned. Maybe I am a vampire like they say. I am very nocturnal. hmmm...

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Originally Posted by Yharnamresident

Its time for some......

Man talk!!


how did you react when your hairline started receding? were you frustrated? this is pissing me off hardcore, little bit by little bit has started to disappear since September

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I've been covering it up with bandanas for years, its frustrating, but unless you're a 1980s rockstar I doubt anyone even notices.

Still got all my hair and I'm almost 40, one of the few things that actually went right in my life I guess.