So is this it then? Should I be moving on?
N64 and other (IMHO) "recent" consoles are now considered retro gaming (should 8-bit now be considered classic? Vintage?) Traffic on most 8-bit forums has slowed to a halt. Retro Gamer becoming (rightly) more diluted with 16/32-bit nostalgia.
All I know is that any 8-bit article I now read will be a retread of a Bell/Braben interview, maybe something about The Sentinel or Paradroid at a push.
Perhaps I need to re-purchase all the Zzap issues that I sold several years ago.
R.
What now for a classic gamer?
It's a bit annoying that newer consoles etc. are becoming retro, but I guess retro is always going to be a generational thing.
Retro to most of us is what we grew up on and nothing will change that, so just ignore the rest.
I did stop buying Retro Gamer a good while ago though, since most of it just wasn't of interest to me.
Rereading the old Zzap's would be a very good start for you!
Retro to most of us is what we grew up on and nothing will change that, so just ignore the rest.
I did stop buying Retro Gamer a good while ago though, since most of it just wasn't of interest to me.
Rereading the old Zzap's would be a very good start for you!
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Re: What now for a classic gamer?
Amusingly, there is a Braben interview in the current RG, but 8-bit/classic gaming fans can also enjoy Stu's Def Ghosts 'n' Goblins, the making of Xor, the Sam Coupe feature, my six-page piece on Spy vs Spy, the making of Tapper, a spread on The New Zealand Story and Coin-op Capers: Double Dragon...RichH6109 wrote:All I know is that any 8-bit article I now read will be a retread of a Bell/Braben interview, maybe something about The Sentinel or Paradroid at a push.
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As a technology-based medium, game heroes and villains cannot remain the same. They must constantly evolve, or risk looking “last gen.” That doesn’t mean the new or old designs take precedence, it just means no developer will ever, ever leave its creation alone. Now, with decades of console history to pull from, let’s take a look at the “old” designs and see how they stack up against their modern equivalents.