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Title: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: on May 25, 2005, 04:27:00 pm
www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/games/manifesto.html (http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/games/manifesto.html)
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: ratioci nation on May 25, 2005, 05:03:00 pm
great article, thanks
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: thirsty moore on May 26, 2005, 01:12:00 am
They suck already.  I preferred my Intellivision when I was 5.  Nothing beats Pitfall.
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Post by: K8teebug on May 26, 2005, 07:54:00 am
Or Kaboom.
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: kosmo vinyl on May 26, 2005, 08:22:00 am
will agree it was a great read... would like to see more of the detective type games
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: Frank Gallagher on May 26, 2005, 08:45:00 am
May I suggest you continue this conversation on the message board at......
 
 www.toysrus.com (http://www.toysrus.com)
 
 Thank you.
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: kosmo vinyl on May 26, 2005, 08:50:00 am
nope
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: Chip Chanko on May 26, 2005, 09:49:00 am
Last week I installed a NES emulator on my pc and got an archive of every nintendo game made for it. Right now i'm working through Punch Out.
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: on May 26, 2005, 10:29:00 am
I want a game that is nothing BUT crates & jumping puzzles.
 
 BTW, I'm feeling hungry and a bit sick.  I think I'll take my crowbar and go into the kitchen to see if there's a crate to smash.
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: kosmo vinyl on May 26, 2005, 10:30:00 am
i've been playing Zelda Ocarina of time of late and am amazed at the graphics despite the fact the title was orginial written for Nintendo 64 and released in 1983.  new gee whiz graphics would be great but content is what draws me in,
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on May 26, 2005, 10:52:00 am
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  new gee whiz graphics would be great but content is what draws me in,
i still think the original (text-based) zork might be my favorite game of all time.  i can't think of any other game (besides civ3 maybe) that i've spent so much time on.
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: kosmo vinyl on May 26, 2005, 10:58:00 am
 Grand Theftendo (http://www.grandtheftendo.com/index.php?page=screenshots)
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: thirsty moore on May 26, 2005, 10:59:00 am
Zork! My cousin used to play that all the time.  I was too young to figure it out.
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on May 26, 2005, 11:10:00 am
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Originally posted by econo:
  Zork! My cousin used to play that all the time.  I was too young to figure it out.
it's worth tracking down, even now, if you're into old games
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: vansmack on May 26, 2005, 12:07:00 pm
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Originally posted by econo:
  I preferred my Intellivision when I was 5.  Nothing beats Pitfall.
I have a working Intellivision and bought a ton of games on ebay.  Still love it.  I picked up an Intellivision game pack disc for my X-Box with 60+ games, but it's not the same without the keypad and disc controller.
 
 This  emulator (http://intvgn.roarvgm.com/)  has pitfall.
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: thirsty moore on May 26, 2005, 12:43:00 pm
My Dad's the type of guy that keeps all the electronics he's ever bought, so the Intellivision with a collection of games is down in the basement in my folk's basement just waiting to be used.
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: vansmack on May 26, 2005, 12:50:00 pm
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Originally posted by econo:
  My Dad's the type of guy that keeps all the electronics he's ever bought,
That's exactly how mine survived, and he let me take it with me when I moved to SF.  DC was way too far for him to let the Intellivision go...
 
 You should definitely keep an eye on ebay - I bought a collection of 15 games for $40.
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: thirsty moore on May 26, 2005, 12:55:00 pm
There's an IBM PC Jr. somewhere down in the basement.  I may even still have Lode Runner for it.
Title: Re: Why the next generation of gaming consoles in gonna suck
Post by: vansmack on May 26, 2005, 01:01:00 pm
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Originally posted by econo:
  There's an IBM PC Jr. somewhere down in the basement.  I may even still have Lode Runner for it.
Good stuff.  I recently discovered that my dad kept our Orignal 512K Mac and our Apple IIe.  BRUN anybody?
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Post by: Venerable Bede on May 26, 2005, 01:20:00 pm
i still got my 2600.
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Post by: lionforce5 on May 26, 2005, 02:22:00 pm
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  despite the fact the title was orginial written for Nintendo 64 and released in 1983.
Quite a feat, since the N64 wasn't released until 1996 in Japan and North America.  They must've been light years ahead of their time.   :p  
 
 Are you thinking of the original Legend of Zelda, which was released on the first Nintendo Entertainment System?