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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
....
> >> When I heard people making similar complaints about The Simpsons I just
> >> ignored them.  Somehow both perputually downhill shows have managed to
> >> survive even now when TV itself is in decline.
> >
> >Like gaming. Older computer action games were better. /s ;)

> They definitely weren't though.

>    [yes, I saw your /s tag. I chose to ignore it so I can rant :-)]

:P


> Sure, there were some good games. I'm particularly fond of titles like
> "Doom", or original "Civilization", or "Full Throttle", for instance.
> But there were so many _awful_ titles back then, and even a lot of
> what we remember as "good" games don't hold a candle to the modern
> game experiences. I _loved_ "Pool of Radiance" when it was new... but
> even if you were to upgrade the visuals of that game to modern
> standards, the _gameplay_ and controls would make it waaaay too
> tedious to play today. 

That's me with Dune 2 game after being spoiled by newer RTS games like 
C&C, SC, WC, AOE, etc.


> I love my obscenely-large collection of old-timey video-games... but
> damn if most of them just aren't worth playing even for a few moments.

And even though they are playable, I suck at them! :(
-- 
"But the Israelites said to the Lord, 'We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best, but please rescue us now.' Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the Lord. And he could bear Israel's misery no longer." --Judges 10:15. We all need 2 do da same 2! Ow, hurty backy after a 8 hrs. hibernation with 1 pee break. :( Finally cooler weather & emptied bins. Need a new video card to play Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants game.
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