New old games
Posted: Sat 20 Jun, 2020 23.20
So I finally cracked and bought a Switch – for those unaware, this is a rapacious money-extracting device to which anyone with a fondness for past gaming is highly vulnerable. There is no cure or vaccine so like with cigarettes, heroin or corona-parties, stop before you start…
For those too late, the renaissance of 90s/00s gaming is a real treat. It’s a bit like the way all the old tv game shows are coming back except actually fun instead of hollow disappointments. Mario Maker is the jewel in the crown but great B-tier offerings include Sonic Mania, Spyro, Crash, Street Fighter 2 and Zelda Link's Awakening.
There are also emulators of the old NES and SNES consoles built in which are a good way of reminding yourself that there were only a handful of games for those platforms that were any good. In fact if they’d only release All Stars they could consign the NES emulator to the dustbin. They also come with a rewind feature because old games are TOO HARD.
The main gaps are delights from the Dreamcast (Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi spring to mind) plus Sonic Generations which is the best game ever made in the history of ever, Sonic Forces is way inferior. So I’ll have to keep my Xbox around for those. That aside it’s nice to see Sega still surviving, I always preferred Sonic. Castle of Illusion feels like it belongs on the Switch too. There is also the promise of more N64/Wii Mario re-releases, which I am sure Nintendo will get on with as soon as they want to pop another balloon entitled "guaranteed money".
On a semi-related note, the new Sonic movie was AWESOME. Basically a family friendly version of Ted except more blue. Now you may have well informed criticism or plot holes to impart but in response I simply say PEAK CUTE.
Anyone else squealing with delight at the amount of FUN now available?
PS – anyone who likes FPS shit, games with self-indulgent plots or who mentions the words 'frame rate' NEED NOT REPLY. Don’t feel bad, you’ve had 20 years on the top...
For those too late, the renaissance of 90s/00s gaming is a real treat. It’s a bit like the way all the old tv game shows are coming back except actually fun instead of hollow disappointments. Mario Maker is the jewel in the crown but great B-tier offerings include Sonic Mania, Spyro, Crash, Street Fighter 2 and Zelda Link's Awakening.
There are also emulators of the old NES and SNES consoles built in which are a good way of reminding yourself that there were only a handful of games for those platforms that were any good. In fact if they’d only release All Stars they could consign the NES emulator to the dustbin. They also come with a rewind feature because old games are TOO HARD.
The main gaps are delights from the Dreamcast (Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi spring to mind) plus Sonic Generations which is the best game ever made in the history of ever, Sonic Forces is way inferior. So I’ll have to keep my Xbox around for those. That aside it’s nice to see Sega still surviving, I always preferred Sonic. Castle of Illusion feels like it belongs on the Switch too. There is also the promise of more N64/Wii Mario re-releases, which I am sure Nintendo will get on with as soon as they want to pop another balloon entitled "guaranteed money".
On a semi-related note, the new Sonic movie was AWESOME. Basically a family friendly version of Ted except more blue. Now you may have well informed criticism or plot holes to impart but in response I simply say PEAK CUTE.
Anyone else squealing with delight at the amount of FUN now available?
PS – anyone who likes FPS shit, games with self-indulgent plots or who mentions the words 'frame rate' NEED NOT REPLY. Don’t feel bad, you’ve had 20 years on the top...