Why we keep going back to 8-bit???…

February 10, 2010

Yes, boys and girls. This is a question that I’ve been asking myself every day of my life…    mostly when I’m playing newer games like Fable or Counter Strike or Combat Arms or whatever game I’m playing.

But that’s the thing; you’ll be having more fun when playing these games than playing XBOX 360 (although I’m a friggin’ fan of 360). Take for example Mario Bros; what is that 2 plumbers and a princess have that keeps us attached to the TV and PC (emulator) screens?, what is it?…    are there some rare subliminal patterns programed to show every second when you’re playing??

The perfect example for this is when I’m out there playin’ CS 1.6, givin’ some brutal head-shots, it comes to me a sweet feeling of playing something that calms me down and gives me happiness, let’s say Balloon Fight for example.

This games brings back a lot of good memories, like when I had my first Nintendo console and it came with tons of games inside. The first one I played was this, because I already knew Mario Bros, Mario Bros 2 (boring) and SMB3. Nevertheless, is so cool that you have to destroy other dudes balloons, and the fact that you have to avoid sharks and thunders. I heard like a year ago that some guy was developing a re-make of this for the XBLA.

Other games like Road Fighter, Bionic Commando or even Tetris comes to my mind right now, and I remember what wonderful times I had playing good ol’ Nintendo games.

This article is dedicated to a friend of mine that post something in Twitter:

“I’ve realized I’m not a gamer anymore :( . Today’s games make me fall asleep.”.

Well back at you:

“You’re still a gamer, is just that you haven’t found a good game like the old ones”.

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One Response to “Why we keep going back to 8-bit???…”

  1. You’re definitely right. The last great game that I played with passion was Wario Ware Minigames for Game Boy Advance. I played those mini games like a madman, breaking all kind of records in the way. Endless fun pushing two buttons :D !

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