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Wow, it is sad that there are kids who grew up not knowing what an NES was...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDOZbvE01Fk#t=523
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDOZbvE01Fk#t=523
I am not sure about movies. There are those movies from the 70's that hurt me to watch. I lived through that era. I had the hip hugger, bell bottom jeans. I had the hair. Now looking at those movies I cringe. I say to myself, "I looked like that?" Somebody should have helped the boy. And yet I have no problem with movies from the 40s through the 60s, even if some are kind of corny.CreepinDeth said:Maybe, but I doubt it. Technology itself doesn't reemerge like old music does. Graphical entertainment tends to age worse than music. Look at movies. Sure there are those that are considered classics but as movies become bigger and grander, older films get forgotten much easier.
Music on the other hand doesn't really advance in terms of technique. It's not as quantifiable since it's based on sound and interpretation. Movies and games are visual so the quality differences are a lot more jarring.
This is how it will happen with the clones. Some Grandparent (not knowing anything about gaming) will inadvertently purchase those things, thinking that they are getting something new for their grand-kids. The kid will think, "oh no" I wanted a PS4. But then as the kid begins to play, the discovery begins. :targetrasp said:don't get me wrong, I can see a 13 year old combing flea markets, goodwills, and yardsales looking for the square Nintendo (or a tv that'll it'll look ok on for that matter) but clones and the virtual console will keep it alive. I was just in walmart and walked past a rack of Atari era clones (vcs, colecovision, etc) with some insane number of games loaded on to it, and next to that was the sega clone that has 80 games and will play most cartridges. theres a lot of (albeit cheap) stuff that'll play nes and snes cartridges available at a lot of online retailers. I think it'll live on, maybe not thrive but live none the less.
retro junkie said:I am not sure about movies. There are those movies from the 70's that hurt me to watch. I lived through that era. I had the hip hugger, bell bottom jeans. I had the hair. Now looking at those movies I cringe. I say to myself, "I looked like that?" Somebody should have helped the boy. And yet I have no problem with movies from the 40s through the 60s, even if some are kind of corny.
Music is totally different. Music lasts forever.
This is how it will happen with the clones. Some Grandparent (not knowing anything about gaming) will inadvertently purchase those things, thinking that they are getting something new for their grand-kids. The kid will think, "oh no" I wanted a PS4. But then as the kid begins to play, the discovery begins. :
CreepinDeth said:Knock, Knock... Mr. Negativity here again. :lol
I still don't think Nintendo being on handhelds will result in them becoming number 1 again. The problem I see is that their games are still too complex for touch controls. They're about to release a brand new 3DS with even more buttons. The games just won't translate well. Maybe some simple NES games since those only really use the d-pad and 2 buttons, everything else will be unnecessarily complicated.