It may be weird for me to admit this, but this movie almost brings a tear to my eye. It's just... it's just so sad!!
Monday, December 21, 2009
The Appeal of Classic Video Games
With all the high quality games out there, what would make one want to choose one of these old games over a high-tech new one? There are two reasons. First, these games offer some really good entertainment with a very simple premise. Games nowadays have epic storylines, tons of controls, and more combos than you can count. It's just easier to work with a simple game now and then.
The next reason is nostalgia. When you play a classic game, memories of your childhood come flooding back into your mind, and for most people, this is a good thing. I know I had a good time remembering kindergarten while playing Dig Dug. Of course, the nostalgia dissipates over time, but the fun is still there!
The next reason is nostalgia. When you play a classic game, memories of your childhood come flooding back into your mind, and for most people, this is a good thing. I know I had a good time remembering kindergarten while playing Dig Dug. Of course, the nostalgia dissipates over time, but the fun is still there!
Pac-Man: Total Classic
One of the most classic games ever is Pac-Man. Now here's the thing about this game; initially, it seems stupid and very boring. But once you really get into it, it can become an incredibly awesome game. Going back to my friend again, the same system that had Dig Dug also had Pac-Man. We would compete to who could get to the highest level, which was measured with "fruits"; level 1 was cherry, level 2 was strawberry, then it went to different things until you finally got to the key.
There were no new items after the key, so we had to count how many keys we got to. Eventually we got so many keys it filled up the whole screen, and we would not remember which key we were on. I think the highest level my friend ever got to, as he was the best, was like the 11th or 12th key, which is like level 23 to 25.
The reason we could get so high is because my friend perfected a move known as the "gip". Anyone who could pick up on the "gip" could outsmart the ghosts and eliminate 80% of the pellets without using any of the power pellets. When you got up really high, the gip stopped working, and eventually the power pellets stopped working as well. That's how crazy it got.
There were no new items after the key, so we had to count how many keys we got to. Eventually we got so many keys it filled up the whole screen, and we would not remember which key we were on. I think the highest level my friend ever got to, as he was the best, was like the 11th or 12th key, which is like level 23 to 25.
The reason we could get so high is because my friend perfected a move known as the "gip". Anyone who could pick up on the "gip" could outsmart the ghosts and eliminate 80% of the pellets without using any of the power pellets. When you got up really high, the gip stopped working, and eventually the power pellets stopped working as well. That's how crazy it got.
Examples of Classic Games
I can think of so many games that I would consider classic, so I will dedicate the majority of the posts on this blog to going over the classics. First I'll start with Dig Dug. I remember playing that in kindergarten on some kind of very basic computer, before Windows 95 even. It might have been a Mac. Anyways, I dominated in that game, and it is definitely one of my most favorite classics.
In a recent summer, my friends and I would go over to this kid's house to play pool and play this small video game thing that had five classic games on it. To my delight, one of them was Dig Dug. We played that and other games until the system broke, literally. By then it had gotten old though, mainly because my friend somehow got to level F5 or something on Dig Dug and broke over 800,000 points. To give you an idea of how much that was, the highest level I'd gotten to (as I had been the best before this) was around 70, and the letters started at after 100. So considering he got to F5, that's like level 165, and he beat my high score by over 500,000 (as I had 300,000).
In a recent summer, my friends and I would go over to this kid's house to play pool and play this small video game thing that had five classic games on it. To my delight, one of them was Dig Dug. We played that and other games until the system broke, literally. By then it had gotten old though, mainly because my friend somehow got to level F5 or something on Dig Dug and broke over 800,000 points. To give you an idea of how much that was, the highest level I'd gotten to (as I had been the best before this) was around 70, and the letters started at after 100. So considering he got to F5, that's like level 165, and he beat my high score by over 500,000 (as I had 300,000).
What Are Classic Video Games?
By my definition, for something to be classic, it needs to be at least ten years old and be found in the childhood memories of millions of people. I will give you some examples in the following posts, but first I would like to further elaborate upon the properties of a classic video game.
Usually these games were relatively simple, and due to them being so old, they are often found on old consoles like the original Nintendo, N64, Sega, or something along those lines. Of course, there are many games that were available for the Windows 95 and Windows 98. For anybody who remembers those computers, they were truly slow, and for a game to run on them, it could not be that advanced. Although I do remember Doom working on W98, so I guess they did have some power.
Usually these games were relatively simple, and due to them being so old, they are often found on old consoles like the original Nintendo, N64, Sega, or something along those lines. Of course, there are many games that were available for the Windows 95 and Windows 98. For anybody who remembers those computers, they were truly slow, and for a game to run on them, it could not be that advanced. Although I do remember Doom working on W98, so I guess they did have some power.
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