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DaftCody	Nov 15 2011, 10:28 PM Post #1
Mandalore In Training Posts: 212 Group: Members Member #3,637 Joined: Mar 30, 2011	I recently just picked up a good lot of SNES games. most of them were games that I very much enjoyed in my childhood. sadly most which of which I didnt care for in my older age. Even though I cherish the memories I had as a kid staying up days on end playing Avengers,world heros, and looney tunes Olympics I just dont care much for them now. any body else have similar experiences ?



Mrkingdomheartsboy	Nov 15 2011, 11:01 PM Post #2
Level 5 Posts: 588 Group: Members Member #3,611 Joined: Mar 27, 2011	As much as i hate to admit it sonic adventure is just is not as good as it was back in the day. I loved it as a kid(DX version i never owned a dreamcast) but after i downloaded it on XBLA it's not as fun as i remember it.



Kharnivore2099	Nov 19 2011, 09:20 PM Post #3
Retroverdose Posts: 3,313 Group: Moderator Member #47 Joined: Jan 27, 2009 Currently Playing Dark Souls III Twitter Kharnivore2099	For me personally, i'd have to say "sim city", "Utopia" and "Supremacy: your will be done". Just off the top of my head of course. There are probably many that fall in this catagory. I guess its just what your willing to put up with really whether its bad graphics, bad sound, annoying interfaces long loading times or just goddamn bad contols haha. Nostalgia can make up for a lot of that to be honest. Anyway, the reasons for my picks... Sim city will always be a classic, but it hasnt aged well at all and you would just be better off playing sim city 2000. I think its even just the music in SC2000 that really helps, never mind having way more depth and functional graphics that still hold up today...IMO. Supremacy and Utopia were phenomenal games at the time. With a lot of depth and variety for the time they could steal hours, if not days of your time without you even realising. Sadly thier clunky interfaces have let them down and are really a chore to get going. I still fins myself playing them from time to time but rarely finish a game. Its a classic and i still love it...but i cant help but feel i should just be playing simcity 2000 Strangely, cant seem to find Amiga or Atari ST versions of this game on youtube. Never played the snes version but the vid will have to suffice i guess. Still a great game if you can get your head around the rather frustrating menu's.
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DoubleDungeon	Nov 20 2011, 12:33 AM Post #4
Level 2 Posts: 50 Group: Members Member #4,276 Joined: Sep 16, 2011	Goldeneye. I can't stand playing that game anymore.
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Goza	Nov 20 2011, 02:38 AM Post #5
a.k.a. sexy Posts: 270 Group: Members Member #2,374 Joined: Jul 21, 2010	Dragon Ball Z Budokai 1 easily is one of those that just don't hold up too well. I beat it recently, it still looks okay to me, but the game play isn't what it was. Oh well, at least it's still okay to an extent, but nostalgia helped me beat the game again. Altered Beast is another quick one, it looked so kick-ass when I saw it. I wanted to play it more, but I found out later that it wan't that great (but still passable), and it's a lot shorter then I recall.
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papasowers	Nov 20 2011, 12:59 PM Post #6
Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 Posts: 154 Group: Members Member #3,357 Joined: Jan 29, 2011	Last week I went back and played Sonic Adventure 2 on the Gamecube and I remember it being a lot better back in the day. Maybe it''s just because I just beat Sonic Generations and that game is INCREDIBLE so it makes Adventure 2 seem a lot more primitive. It's still one of my favorite games of all time though just because of the memories I have of it playing as a kid.
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Jonny Justice	Nov 20 2011, 09:44 PM Post #7
Level 7 Posts: 1,375 Group: Members Member #1,866 Joined: Apr 3, 2010	Sonic 1 doesn't hold up to me simply because of the lack of a spin dash.
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thejobloshow	Nov 20 2011, 10:16 PM Post #8
Level 3 Posts: 127 Group: Members Member #3,333 Joined: Jan 23, 2011	It breaks my heart to say this because I love this game and still think it's cute, but Psycho Fox is a pain in the ass to play today. Building up momentum is utterly frustrating and stifles the whole experience. It doesn't help that it's a one hit you die scenario. C'est la vie. Decap Attack is still good at least.



Stfuppercut	Nov 29 2011, 02:36 AM Post #9
Level 3 Posts: 156 Group: Members Member #2,506 Joined: Aug 8, 2010	At first I thought Goldeneye was unplayable to today's standards but if you give it a try in multiplayer with a friend or two (or three) you might just end up having a lot of fun, I know I did yesterday when I was playing with my cousin, never thought I would get into it again and I can honestly say that I almost enjoyed it as much as a lot of other modern shooters.



superdum2	Dec 13 2011, 05:49 PM Post #10
king Posts: 90 Group: Members Member #3,743 Joined: Apr 17, 2011	real war rouge states
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austinmackert	Dec 13 2011, 11:51 PM Post #11
Level 4 Posts: 386 Group: Members Member #2,870 Joined: Oct 13, 2010	Splatterhouse 3 for the Genesis. I still like the game a lot, but the gameplay gets repetitive and the story elements aren't implemented as well as I thought they were in the past.
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zeonfromhell	Mar 1 2012, 02:37 PM Post #12
Level 1 Posts: 37 Group: Members Member #4,372 Joined: Oct 24, 2011	When I was young, I thought the polygonal games like Star Wars Arcade on 32X (the rich little bastard on the far end of the block had a Genesis, Sega CD and 32X) and Star Fox on SNES were super awesome. While Star Wars is still playable, Star Fox isn't at all. I also thought PS1 and Saturn games were the coolest things ever in 1995/1996. Daytona USA was the most realistic game ever. Unfortunately I can't control the car without analog controls these days.



Diesel_Dan	Mar 6 2012, 09:30 PM Post #13
24-bit Posts: 188 Group: Members Member #4,665 Joined: Jan 15, 2012	Like most retro consoles, the classics really do hold up over time. That's what makes them classics. Check out Super Mario World, Link to the Past, and Super Metroid and then tell us that they aren't as good as you remember. For me, however, I have a difficult time playing a lot of stuff on the N64. I can get over the graphics, but I've gotten so used to having twin sticks in 3-D games that having one of them taken away makes me more focused on the controls than the game, and that ruins it.
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TheArmchairEmpire	Mar 7 2012, 12:34 AM Post #14
Level 3 Posts: 123 Group: Members Member #4,775 Joined: Feb 18, 2012	Stunt Race FX is kinda tough for me to come back to. I used to like playing it with friends back in the day, but now it's just so floaty and weird, the controls. Give me Blur or a classic Ridge Racer any day.
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605506	Mar 7 2012, 01:49 AM Post #15
Level 4 Posts: 345 Group: Members Member #211 Joined: Jan 29, 2009	GTA 3 is quite average to mediocre nowadays. The original warcraft was quite primitive. The original Doom series was clunky. Half-Life wouldn't be that great today as well.



HelloComics	Mar 7 2012, 03:43 AM Post #16
YouTube Channel Owner Posts: 148 Group: Members Member #3,163 Joined: Dec 21, 2010	TheArmchairEmpire Mar 7 2012, 12:34 AM Stunt Race FX is kinda tough for me to come back to. I used to like playing it with friends back in the day, but now it's just so floaty and weird, the controls. Give me Blur or a classic Ridge Racer any day. Funny, I was thinking about the same game. Back in the day, I finished Star Wing/Star Fox and traded it at the store for Stunt Race FX to have something new to play. At the time at least I could play it, but trying it now it doesn't give me anything more than a headache!
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KBgames	Jul 24 2012, 09:46 AM Post #17
Level 4 Posts: 383 Group: Members Member #785 Joined: May 25, 2009	Pretty much any old school fps, also old racing games that were more on the simulation side of things generally don't hold up well.
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J-R	Jul 24 2012, 02:44 PM Post #18
Crossover guru Posts: 1,145 Group: Members Member #3,708 Joined: Apr 11, 2011	Wild Arms. That game did not age well.



TheArmchairEmpire	Aug 11 2012, 02:14 PM Post #19
Level 3 Posts: 123 Group: Members Member #4,775 Joined: Feb 18, 2012	I don't find myself enjoying Faxanadu as much now as I did as a kid. Just way too grindy nowadays.
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RockmanDash12	Aug 11 2012, 10:41 PM Post #20
Anime Fan, Handheld Lover, VN Nut Posts: 1,553 Group: Members Member #5,081 Joined: May 23, 2012	The first 2 zelda games.
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DaveTheMan	Sep 6 2012, 09:57 AM Post #21
Level 1 Posts: 49 Group: Members Member #5,422 Joined: Sep 2, 2012	Why does this page not Fully Load Up?



MrTechnoSqueek	Sep 6 2012, 03:37 PM Post #22
Mr. Sega Posts: 2,314 Group: Members Member #1,296 Joined: Oct 3, 2009	Rockmandash12 Aug 11 2012, 10:41 PM The first 2 zelda games.



J-R	Sep 6 2012, 06:57 PM Post #23
Crossover guru Posts: 1,145 Group: Members Member #3,708 Joined: Apr 11, 2011	I'd say it's more of his opinion. I just realized that I personally do not think Super Mario World does not hold up. I never played it before but I've always been a spectator and that game looked great back then but I tried playing it recently and that game did not hold up for me. It's one of those games I wish I played before in my youth to appreciate it today because I do not like it. Yet I recently played Alien Soldier, another game that not only did I not play but never heard of and when I played it, I was blown away by it. So I do believe everyone here is stating an opinion, which I won't take offense to.



Mrskullballcorp	Sep 10 2012, 04:19 AM Post #24
New User Posts: 9 Group: Members Member #3,435 Joined: Feb 15, 2011	I recently went back to play the old resident evil games and silent hill one. both of which took me a good while just to get the hand of the controls again and even then they seemed broken by todays standards. still love them however they stand out when compared to how simplified controls are today, another is final fantasy 7. took using X as a continue button for too long
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Liamthecat	Oct 5 2012, 01:49 PM Post #25
New User Posts: 7 Group: Members Member #5,527 Joined: Oct 5, 2012	After playing Bayonetta I found the Devil May Cry series pretty hard to go back to.



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