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Old school vs new school gaming


Matt Macdowel

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    • New school
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now i don't think theres been a topic of this but i was wondering do you like old school witch would probaly be

nes-n64 and play station and all of the sega consoles and atari's

or new school ps2/xbox/gamecube/wii/ps3/xbox360/

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Put an "In-Between" option and you have my vote.

Yes some games have New school developement, and Old school Gameplay.

(((Mario Bros. Wii anyone?)))

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Old School beats the shit outta new school, throws it out the window, runs it over with a Semi, sets it on fire, bombs it, and then uses it as toilet paper.  NUFF SAID! :D

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I'm an appreciator of many things, including both old and new.

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Put an "In-Between" option and you have my vote.

I'm an appreciator of many things, including both old and new.

Both of these ^.

I like some stuff from New Skool,

and some things from Old School.

To be honest, there are some good new games.

And some very bad old games as well.

Remember the ET game, and God of War.

The first is Old-School. Anything that you

had to do to make an HORRIBLE-EPIC FAIL

game was done here.

And the later is the worst of New School.

Pure graphics, violence, lots of blood,

dismembering... Ect.

So I say something In-Between. Some old Games

such as StarFlight were EPIC. And SF64 I consider it

to be at the beggining of New School, was AWE-[shadow=white,left]HYPER[/shadow]-EPIC.

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Both eras have their gems and crap, both gameplaywise, concept, and musically.

I'm more inclined toward old school, but denying their isn't some truly brilliant games out today is foolish.

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Why is Nintendo 64 and Playstation "old" school? Hell, last generation it was "new" school, and the old school consoles included the Atari 2600.

So yeah. There will always be suck and win, and it is not defined by "schools".

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I've always been old school at heart, but newer gaming is growing on me.

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Why is Nintendo 64 and Playstation "old" school? Hell, last generation it was "new" school, and the old school consoles included the Atari 2600.

So yeah. There will always be suck and win, and it is not defined by "schools".

Younger members will more likely consider those two systems old school, where I consider NES and SNES old school, and yes I love my Atari 2600 :P

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What defines oldschool for me is the line between the 2D and 3D era.

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I'm new school 100% without nostalgia, most old game crumble. Just today I had a guy accuse my of being a kid who only plays easy games because I didn't like stalker. I'm 24 and have finished battletoads. Yep, skills.

Modern 'hand holding' and 'easyness' is more of a case 'better explaination' and 'fair gameplay design'. The problem with most old games is they were hard because they were either broke or poorly made. There is a myth that games are getting shorts, but most old games can be finished in under an hour assuming you don't keep dying.

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I'm new school 100% without nostalgia, most old game crumble. Just today I had a guy accuse my of being a kid who only plays easy games because I didn't like stalker. I'm 24 and have finished battletoads. Yep, skills.

Modern 'hand holding' and 'easyness' is more of a case 'better explaination' and 'fair gameplay design'. The problem with most old games is they were hard because they were either broke or poorly made. There is a myth that games are getting shorts, but most old games can be finished in under an hour assuming you don't keep dying.

There is some truth in this. With constant dying I found myself beating NES Metal Gear in 5 hours, which is about as long as any MGS takes me if I watch the cutscenes (or skip them in Snake Eater's case).

But there is also some falsesity. Older games were long with such genres as adventures and RPGs. Nowadays, most adventures are dead and RPGs haven't really changed much. Older games also had artificial replay value in the form of COLLECTIBLES, which was especially true in the N64/PS1 era, which we don't see anymore usually. looking a you Assassin's Creed

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Guest Julius Quasar

Old School beats the shit outta new school, throws it out the window, runs it over with a Semi, sets it on fire, bombs it, and then uses it as toilet paper.  NUFF SAID! :D

demotivational_poster_16.jpg

:lolhyst: "Nintendo: It raised your sorry ass better than a parent ever could." ^ Good one, man!

I've always been old school at heart, but newer gaming is growing on me.

^ Same here.

Old School for me.

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Newer games seem to aim toward realism, I play games to escape realism...

Because nothing says "realism" like getting shot 20 times and brushing it off with a single first aid kit.

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Newer games seem to aim toward realism, I play games to escape realism...

Your playing the wrong games.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/jailbreak/videos/jailbreak-source-06-official-trailer#imagebox

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Guest FoXXX

Your playing the wrong games.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/jailbreak/videos/jailbreak-source-06-official-trailer#imagebox

LOL, you're joking, right?

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there are just some days you cant beat the classics.....like at one point....i have a Wii, PS2, gamecube, and DS at my disposal....what do i keep playing, Ogre battle 64 for the N64, and Pokemon Yellow for GameBoy color lol

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there are just some days you cant beat the classics.....like at one point....i have a Wii, PS2, gamecube, and DS at my disposal....what do i keep playing, Ogre battle 64 for the N64, and Pokemon Yellow for GameBoy color lol

Lol yeah, I have a N64, Gamecube, and a Wii

Only the N64 is actually hooked up :lol:

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Guest FoXXX

??? No. You said you wanted less realistic games.

No, I didn't say I wanted less realistic games, I want games that I like, something you obviously can't help me with.

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No, I didn't say I wanted less realistic games, I want games that I like, something you obviously can't help me with.

Well, what do you like?

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Old school games are about good gameplay shody graphics, newschool games are about good graphics shody gameplay.

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