Gillie on 7/10/2006 at 14:07
Classic games hit the spot in new-age dazzle By Scott Hillis (
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/06102006/80-91/classic-games-hit-spot-new-age-dazzle.html)
Too much to copy here!.
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http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/gillie6/1285394303.jpgSeems these really older games,are getting popular again.
I never have played "Pac man". A little space Invaders. What do you think of these classic games.?. Are they really good fun to play. :cool:
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In an age when the latest video games sport ultra-crisp graphics and cinema-like sound, there is still plenty of love for the good old-fashioned games just like Mom and Dad used to play.
Games such as "Pac-Man" and "Space Invaders" are enjoying a resurgence in popularity as technology gets cheaper and as new online services make it easier than ever to download and play.
"I'll tell you, the retro games really have resonated. They are some of our topselling
titles," said Greg Canessa, group manager of Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft Corp.'s online service that lets users of its Xbox 360 console download casual games.
Fans are typically older players who grew up in the 1980s plugging pocketfuls of quarters into arcade games or who gave themselves blisters working joysticks on early home machines like the Atari 2600.
"Not to get too deep about it but 9/11 seemed to create a great level of nostalgia and cocooning, and had a deep effect on the American psyche," said Eric Levin, executive vice president of Techno Source, which makes a line of "plug and play" gaming devices.
But classic games -- if that term applies to a medium that has only existed in mass market form for about 30 years -- are also finding appeal among younger players.
IT'S ALL ABOUT GAMEPLAY
Early games bear about as much resemblance to today's top titles as a cave painting does to the Sistine Chapel. Compare the monochrome minimalism of "Asteroids" to the cinematic detail of "Halo 2".
Yet what was fun 25 years ago still holds appeal today. In the end, it's all about the gameplay.
"You can take some of these games, which take a minute to learn but a lifetime to master, and you can play them with your kids," Levin said. "We've not only appealed to the people who had them as kids but we've attracted new players as well.
The technological law that boosts the power of microchips while lowering their cost means that a collection of games and hardware that would have cost close to $500 in 1980 can now be sold by Techno Source for about $10.
The company's gadgets plug into a TV and are preloaded with 10 games, including console classics such as "Pitfall" and "Kaboom!" from Activision Inc..
Many old games have also been dusted off to play on today's high-end game consoles from Microsoft, Sony Corp. and Nintendo Co. Ltd..
One example is "Intellivision Lives" published by Crave Entertainment -- for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube -- packing 60 games from Mattel Inc.'s 1980 console and sells for $20.
Spitter on 7/10/2006 at 14:58
Seriously
SD on 7/10/2006 at 15:55
Quote Posted by Gillie
I never have played "Pac man". A little space Invaders. What do you think of these classic games.?. Are they really good fun to play. :cool:
You really ought to play Pac-Man. It's a brilliant parody of Japanese oppression by the white man. A little yellow-skinned guy tries desperately to grow his economy by gobbling up all the "dots" (business opportunities) before the "ghosts" (thinly-veiled Westerners) put an end to his activities.
Further games in the series (eg Ms. Pac-Man) introduced the concept of gender politics.
Gillie on 7/10/2006 at 16:02
Quote Posted by Strontium Dog
You really ought to play Pac-Man. It's a brilliant parody of Japanese oppression by the white man. A little yellow-skinned guy tries desperately to grow his economy by gobbling up all the "dots" (business opportunities) before the "ghosts" (thinly-veiled Westerners) put an end to his activities.
Further games in the series (eg Ms. Pac-Man) introduced the concept of gender politics.
I might try them. I did not really play Games when they first came out. An age thing!.:o . I know people raved about "Pac man".
Aerothorn on 7/10/2006 at 17:15
Realize that StD is being sarcastic - the Pac-Man 'metaphor' can be interpreted as pretty much anything. There's a wonderful little IF game where you play Pac-Man, as a drug addict, trying to get the power pill. Short but hilarious.
Gillie on 7/10/2006 at 17:58
Quote Posted by Aerothorn
Realize that StD is being sarcastic - the Pac-Man 'metaphor' can be interpreted as pretty much anything. There's a wonderful little IF game where you play Pac-Man, as a drug addict, trying to get the power pill. Short but hilarious.
I know?.. I do not myself, usually play those kind of games.:p
henke on 8/10/2006 at 10:58
I never got into Pac-Man back then, but recently I've been wasting some time with it over on the (
http://www.gamerankings.com) Gamerankings front page, and I'm starting to see what the fuzz is all about. :)
It's like Thief... except in 2D... sorta. You know, ya gotta collect all that loot and you gotta stay away from the haunts... and... and.... yeah, it's like Thief.
ok its not like thief
Ulukai on 8/10/2006 at 11:12
Quote Posted by henke
...I've been wasting some time with it over on the (
http://www.gamerankings.com) Gamerankings front page, and I'm starting to see what the fuzz is all about. :)
Pity the people with 200,000+. I got to Level 3 and had about 9,000 points. That's a whole lotta gobbling for some folks.
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http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/6523/paccp6.jpgfett on 8/10/2006 at 14:04
I remember blowing many many allowances on Defender and another game called Phoenix. Then Tron came out and I spent the better part of Jr. High playing that. Probably why I never got laid...
Risquit on 8/10/2006 at 17:18
Ms. Pacman has to be one of the top 5 best games in any platform ever.
