The bridge from wife to retro games is built with tetriminos

[Skykid]

(Shmups farm is like Mensa compared to most gaming forums. Seriously.)

And that's even with all the cyclical trolling, flaming, shitposting and refugees from 4chan.

We rule.

[Friendly]

You know, these are polygons, too:

[Edmond Dantes]

Not seeing why polygons are necessarily the problem.

I mean, quite a few polygonal games are actually pretty good, even if I personally prefer sprites.

[xbl0x180]

I was playing Super Mario 3 (featured in the hit movie the Wizard) on my Wii a few years ago and it was not as much fun as I remembered when i was a kid. Something was a bit off. Out of nostalgia i decided to dig out my old NES, a copy of Mario 3 and plug it into an old 13" sony CRT television. The picture quality was so vivid, and the controls were so incredibly tight compared to playing on my Wii and LCD (set to game mode by the way) that i could not stop playing for hours.

So began (much to the chagrin of my wife) my quest to rebuild my NES and SNES collection, and set up a retro gaming rig complete with CRT TV and all the games i loved as a child. Initially my wife scoffed at me, but when i got NES Tetris running you couldn't pry the controller out of her hand with a flat bar!

My theory as to why retro games are so awesome on original hardware is that there is no input lag. You are more connected with whats happening on screen. Almost like playing a musical instrument. (skin flute notwithstanding)

Modern game are made to be beaten, old school games were made to beat YOU! The challenge is greater but the satisfaction is massive. After 3 days of playing Super Mario Bros i finally committed regicide on king Koopa. I then jumped out of my seat demanding high five's from everyone in the room. Some felt this was inappropriate behavior at a wake, but i know my great aunt would have wanted it that way.

Are input lag and lack of challenge what make modern game less satisfying? Your thoughts.

(mod edit - moved to off topic)

None, really. Your post needs to be framed for posterity. This is also why I am into Shoot-'Em-Ups and Pinball - those types of games didn't change much from their humble beginnings

[BryanM]

I love the power glove. It's so bad.

...So bad.

[Triaxis]

Thanks for the kind words. My first post was meet with some mixed reviews I like polygons and sprits living in perfect Mega Man x2 x3 harmony. Maybe i should have chosen a different title.

"The bridge from wife to retro games is built with tetriminos"

[shmuppyLove]

My wife likes Boom Blox on the Wii.

[Moniker]

The only videogaming my gf likes is that bit in Gears of War 2 where you slowly asphyxiate in a giant monster's colon and chainsaw through its sphincters.

Not sure what that's about.

[Ed Oscuro]

Where did that nice and thoughtful thread about polygons go?