And having it on a handheld felt fresh (I know, the Super Mario Land games existed long beforehand, but NSMB felt more in line with the feel
of the old console games, if maybe not in their quality).
With our first Talk Mobile discussions surrounding mobile gaming and whether or not it can kill off the console, I began feeling a little nostalgic for
some of the old console games I used to play as a kid.
However, I like to think she was also talking about all the remastered versions
of older console games.
Not exact matches
In the
old way
of doing things, numerous contracts might be involved to manufacture one video
game console.
Nintendo will stop making its NES Classic Edition
console, a retro gaming device introduced in November that reprised
older games like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend
of Zelda.
If we make the assumption that the youngest players
of those
consoles were six or seven at the time, the
oldest people in the world today who have always played video
games are in their mid-forties.
However, during a presentation at the GameStop Expo in Las Vegas to promote the upcoming Xbox One
console last week, a no - frills,
old - school approach is exactly what Microsoft employed when confronted with a convention room full
of passionate
gamers.
Examples
of poor behaviour included a mother who struggled to get her five - year -
old child to sleep at 03:00 GMT as well as a seven - year -
old who smashed his Playstation
games console in a tantrum before pestering his mother to buy a new model.
My name is Zach, I'm 23 I put up Seamless Gutters my favorite
console Xbox I've been with Xbox since I was 15 years
old but unfortunately about to switch to PlayStation 4 some
of my favorite
games are Titanfall, destiny Assassin's Creed
of course the grand Theft Autos, any Call
of Duty I'm also...
Also kinda off topic but a new or remake
of donkey kong 64 would be cool:p Nintendo has so much potential with their
consoles, with making new
games and bringing back the
old ones because they where and still are just so damn good.
Synopsis: When four high - school kids discover an
old video
game console with a
game they've never heard
of — Jumanji — they are immediately drawn into the
game's jungle setting, literally becoming the avatars they chose:
gamer Spencer becomes a brawny adventurer (Dwayne Johnson); football jock Fridge loses (in his words) «the top two feet
of his body» and becomes an Einstein (Kevin Hart); popular girl Bethany becomes a middle - aged male professor (Jack Black); and wallflower Martha becomes a badass warrior (Karen Gillan).
Other people who tried out the PSP version were quick to agree that the graphics quality
of the
game are overall damn impressive for a nine year -
old hand - held
console.
«The reasoning for the Switch content: we're making continuous updates to a
game that's turning five years
old this year, and to get the
game out in early 2018 on Switch meant that our team had to go with the content ported and available at the time
of console submission,» Starbreeze told the site.
The rivalry between Nintendo and Sega resulted in what has been described as one
of the most notable
console wars in video
game history, [32] in which Sega positioned the Genesis as the «cool»
console, with
games aimed at
older audiences, and edgy advertisements that occasionally attacked the competition.
All the Pokemon
game fans know that your trusty
old DS is all you need to run the latest iteration
of Pokemon, but Nintendo is pushing for the 3DS as the
console of choice.
Commenter Blessrok remembers the good
old days
of the Sega Channel in today's Speak Up on Kotaku, and wonders how many
gamers would flock to a monthly
game subscription service on modern day
consoles.
also sea
of thieves and pubg is what xbox released in the first 3 months
of this year so your argument
of 2
games for the switch and 100
old games compared to modern
consoles that come out with
games that are 1000 times better every month doesn't hold up.
From his literal earliest memory — receiving his copy
of Pokémon Yellow from his
older sister — Ben has been an avid Nintendo fan, owning every
console since the
Game Boy Color and Nintendo 64.
It is really hard to describe how beautiful GT4 really is but with that being said the
game just really defines the potential
of the PS2 and really shows that this
console can still compete even if it is reaching a pretty
old age for a
console.
Releasing
old reissues for 80 dollars a pop for
games that are 10 - 30 years
old is a joke and for everyone wondering if the smash bros isnt a port, do you really think they would have forgotten to mention it was a new
game if it was a new
game???? That would be the centerpiece
of marketing but the fact they left it out is obvious its the same
game they sold you on the last
console which also had a couple new
games and mostly weak releases that made no one but the system.
A lot
of people enjoy playing board
games, especially board
games that come from
consoles since they usually are arguably a lot more fun than those
old - school regular real - life board
games (there's nothing wrong with those).
This is a good
old fashioned update for the
console version
of the
game, nudging it up to version 1.2.3 so it finally catches up to the items and features in the PC release.
Overall, this Definitive Edition does a great job
of bringing the original Halo Wars to modern
consoles as it definitely doesn't feel like an eight year
old game.
Graphically, NHL 2K7 is a great looking
game and proves that the PlayStation 2 still has a few more years
of life left in this
old beast, the animations and frame rate are exceptionally smooth even with the new dynamic camera which works the
console a bit harder than a simple overhead camera.
There are plenty
of versions
of it out there, but thanks to the convenience
of the Switch
console itself, some heightened presentation and a host
of extra modes to enjoy, Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers may be the most complete and appealing iteration
of the
game for fans not dead set on an
older release.
The original Godfather video
game was released a few years back on the
older consoles and then later brought to this generation
of consoles.
There are myriad reasons people like to throw around for that dark time: Microsoft focusing on the Xbox and paying less attention to the PC, Windows XP breaking compatibility with a bunch
of older games from the «90s, fewer companies in the CPU / GPU markets, the increasing popularity
of PC - centric genres (like shooters) on
consoles, the fact that
consoles actually provided the PC with some reasonable competition in terms
of graphics, the rise
of DRM, Steam looking like garbage in its infancy.
Even if you've got to work a little more this weekend, hopefully you'll have the time to play some new (or
old)
games on your Nintendo
console of choice.
Featuring over 300 microgames (offering both a mix
of old and new) the
game will make use
of all the
console's features including buttons, tilt and touchscreen.
When they discover an
old video
game console with a
game theyave never heard
of, they are immediately thrust into the gameas jungle setting, into the bodies
of their avatars, played by Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan.
Gamers are conditioned to be a cynical bunch, especially when it comes to big publishers and
console makers peeling off digital copies
of older games, but this year held strong value for PlayStation Plus subscribers, particularly those looking for new experiences.
The 27 - year -
old console has been revived, in miniaturized form, to great nostalgic success — and it offers a reminder
of the building blocks
of video -
game storytelling.
Coming from the talented team behind the Mortal Kombat series, NetherRealm Studios, Injustice was a mesh up
of the MK franchise and DC Comics characters, that were pivotal in making this a fighting
game worth
of your attention — even though it was a porting from
old gen
consoles and PC.
This includes
games that have received a score
of 8 or higher on GameSpot since the
console's release, as well as reviews for new
games and updates to reviews
of older games that were ported to Switch.
Same is true for
console owners; just because they have an
old system doesn't mean they want to play a new
game (well, new to them anyways) on an
older piece
of hardware.
The Xbox LIVE summer update is coming out in less than a week and one
of the biggest features is
Games on Demand, a digital distribution service where
older Xbox 360
games can be downloaded directly to the
console.
I spent years finding the small circle
of people I know that actually play
older games regularly, and I can say that every single one
of them doesn't care about BC, because they keep their
old consoles.
Star Wars Knights
of the
Old Republic was one
of the best
games released on the original Xbox
console.
Don't own an xb, but I do own a slim and some common sense in knowing that
games I own outlasts the systems I own, BC also make sense for those who are interested in trading in they're
old consoles for the newer iteration One final thing, if BC wasn't so important and not a topic worth
of discussing why has this comment section blown up as much as it did?
like I said the world is big and many people won't share your stupid fantard opinions, I own both
of these
console I've been a handheld
gamer since 7 years
old and one thing I know is that I LOVE ALL handhelds and I won't bash another because
of its poor sales or support, rather I will support it more.
- parents spent on average $ 131 on toys to life
games over the last six months - almost 80 percent
of families considered this a good investment - two thirds are planning to invest further - 70 percent
of parents in the U.S. are familiar with Interactive Gaming Toys - 41 percent own more than one franchise - 77 percent said it was definitely or probably worth the investment - only 7 percent
of families have abandoned play altogether - within households currently playing toys to life
games, 52 percent indicate that adults are among those that play - among Nintendo amiibo - playing households with children, 21 %
of parents say that only they are playing these
games - with other franchises, less then 10 percent
of adults play in the household - 22 percent
of total character playtime is spent playing with the figurines as toys and not with a video
game console - 40 percent
of parents state that that their 13 - 17 year
olds continue to play with characters like toys or action figures
console gamer mindset if my overlord cant make money off
of it then it's not good for me wow just wow PC has over 30 + years worth
of games and I play both new and
old games which some are even better than the
games they are creating this gen so why wouldn't you want to experience those
games
You are all re-buying 4 year
old games at full price, buying the inferior version
of the newest Zelda just because it's on their newest
console (also portability obviously but doesn't change the fact that it's the inferior version), there is still almost no 3rd party support anywhere to be seen, and yet in 2017 Nintendo can't even handle something as simple as voice chat on their newest
console..
I agree with you on on that one, the problem is I did nt have any bleach so my curiousity got the better
of me and my god my ears where bleeding after listneing to him spew on and on about «well thats what I heard» every second.Its almost like he likes to listen to himself talk over and over like a broken record.Unfortunatley his information sounds as credible as a 10 year
old watching sesame street and thinking Oscar the grouch is real.I do nt think we have anything to worry about other then a few little kinks you get at any launch
of any
game or
console.
They come out with shoddy ports
of the
game for the
older consoles, then I hope that the most powerful
console out has a base large enough for them to make their money back or they're going to have a problem.
We also have the recent penny pinching from Nintendo, with their feature - light online service: the frankly abhorrent mess
of their online chat and party system, cloud saves (or any ability to back up your
console) locked behind a paywall, only mitigated by the fact that we will have a library
of NES
games (
games coming up to thirty years
old) given to us in compensation.
Is Microsoft really the only
console maker
of allowing
gamers to play their
old games that they already bought and paid for...
The fact that you received so many disagrees, means that the average
gamer on this site is probably no
older than 15 years
old, which means that the really didn't live through last gen, and / or they have developed some sort
of a psychosis, where nothing else matters but the
console war.
Continuing with that tradition, Retro - Bit aims to bring all the great aspects
of old school gaming to the modern
gamer, specializing in manufacturing third party accessories for all
of your favorite Retro gaming
consoles.
Now 5 years later I'm playing it and I realize it is far from perfect (the camera can be troublesome at times), but Rayman 2 (which this is a port
of) was a pretty damn good
game, and this may not be the best way to play it if you've already got it on one
of the
older consoles, but for someone who has never played it before and doesn't own any
of the
older systems it was released on, I think this is an acceptable way to experience it for the first time.