But now I can’t tell the developer of Silk Song off, because I would end up unloading all the anger from The Lion King and Ecco the Dolphin on them, and that’s not fair.
Fortunately, it’s easy to find out what games are hard as balls now and just leave them to the people that enjoy it. Back in the day you played what you managed to get and liked it, even if it sucked!
It’s true. A few redeemed themselves - some only thanks to Game Genie or a solid developer cheat code. Ecco the Dolphin was pretty fun with infinite lives.
Some I think I only learned to like through a kind of “my allowance is gone” Stockholm syndrome.
One game that always stands out in my mind is Victory Road on the NES. I was living in Germany at the time, so getting a game, any game, for my American NES was a big deal. My cousin in the States offered to mail a game he didn’t want any more to me, so I of course accepted. For weeks I anticipated getting it, and when it finally arrived…it sucked. I see why he didn’t want it any more. Still played and beat it!
I also paid my dues in the NES era but i’d like my brain to not be mush when i’m old so i’ll continue to play harder games to stretch my brain muscles. Just like exercising, if you don’t use it, you lose it.
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I already paid my dues with hard games in the NES era. I’m too old for that shit now.
Exactly.
I couldn’t tell off game developers back then.
But now I can’t tell the developer of Silk Song off, because I would end up unloading all the anger from The Lion King and Ecco the Dolphin on them, and that’s not fair.
Fortunately, it’s easy to find out what games are hard as balls now and just leave them to the people that enjoy it. Back in the day you played what you managed to get and liked it, even if it sucked!
It’s true. A few redeemed themselves - some only thanks to Game Genie or a solid developer cheat code. Ecco the Dolphin was pretty fun with infinite lives.
Some I think I only learned to like through a kind of “my allowance is gone” Stockholm syndrome.
One game that always stands out in my mind is Victory Road on the NES. I was living in Germany at the time, so getting a game, any game, for my American NES was a big deal. My cousin in the States offered to mail a game he didn’t want any more to me, so I of course accepted. For weeks I anticipated getting it, and when it finally arrived…it sucked. I see why he didn’t want it any more. Still played and beat it!
You just unearthed a long-buried trauma for me. I hope you’re happy…
I also paid my dues in the NES era but i’d like my brain to not be mush when i’m old so i’ll continue to play harder games to stretch my brain muscles. Just like exercising, if you don’t use it, you lose it.
Twitch reflexes aren’t the only way you use your brain to play games.
Yeah NES games weren’t exactly brainy as opposed to “make this series of button mashes go into your muscle memory”.