PixelatedGamer.com writes, "When was the last time you popped an SNES cartridge into your console? Hell, when was the last time you popped any kind of cartridge in? For some, the answer may be "Oh, I just popped one in yesterday!" and for others, the answer may be "Come to think of it, I don't know…" This article, though, isn't meant to be aimed at any one of those groups of gamers in specific. Whether you only play games on weekends, or eight hours a day; whether you only own a PS2 or you've had every console since the Atari 2600, this article is meant for you."
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.
Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.
My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.
Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.
Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
nice i agree with this article. ive been gaming since the nes area and d@nm his f-ing right. i suggest anyone to read this article.and i bet that anyone that been and old school gamers will totally agree.
Actually this guy is totally lost on his own opinion. Apparently he forgot about Super Smash TV, Contra, Wolfenstein, Mortal Kombat, BattleToads etc. That he only played Mario and Sonic back in the day does not mean that gaming have changed drastically, graphics and presentation is what have changed. Instead of 2D violence, now we have 3D violence. Why? Because on the Nes hardware it just wasn't possible but we still had the PC with games like Doom.
He say that today everybody focus too much on violent games with guns but look who's the #1 console on the planet... The Wii with its crappy mini-games and Mario based games. Even if he said that nobody in the industry does not take the Wii seriously then somebody must be taking it seriously because it is the best selling console right now.
When Mario became casual you ask? When Mario Galaxy was created. I could beat that game using my feet while being blindfolded. Now anybody could say that every FPS is casual because is easy. Well in fact, that's true. Call of Duty, Halo, etc are all casual on campaign but considered HardCore because of its competitive aspects.
You have to analyze this points more deeply because accusing the games just because they have guns and photorealistic environments don't cut it. Online is another aspect that have changed gaming entirely. Most people play more online than anything else. Better than playing against an algorithm is playing against a real human being. You need skill for that but that does not mean that a casual couldn't enjoy it.
I have more to say but this comment it's getting too long but I will ending it saying that this article is complete fail. And yes, I played Nes and Sega Genesis like 2 week ago. I beat MegaMan X 1-6 on " http://www.justin.tv/otakon... " like 4 days ago. Right now I'm playing Xenosaga episode I on PS2 and still waiting to buy a new PS3 so... Oldchool, newschool what?
I remember having my commodore64 and having to wait 10 to 15 minutes for it to load a game from tape. Then after playing for a few minutes had to load in the next bit, and doing the same for the next 8 levels,(Fank Bruno's Boxing). 10 fights and every fight had to load in, and If you lost you had to load the beginning again. Those were the days. I feel old now.
We had violence then but not like now. Games then were for kids, now they are for all ages. Also games were very hard back in the days, now they are a lot easier.