Are People Missing Out on Retro Video Games? - Retro Bird

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Something I think about (a lot) is the people who love video games, but don't play the older ones. In this video, I'll offer some perspective on whether or not they're missing. As you might guess, my answer is "yes".
Are People Missing Out on Retro Video Games? - Retro Bird
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@RetroBirdGaming Год назад

Games played: Master of Darkness (0:00), Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (0:20), Sonic 2 (0:35), Contra (1:02), Rocket Knight Adventures (2:10), Rayman (12:10)

@mjdf122 Год назад

Great game choices as always thanks

@leeartlee915 Год назад

I think you might be slightly addicted to Rocket Knight…

@blakkwaltz Год назад

Thanks for featuring rocket knight adventures in the video. I've never played it before, and it's pretty fun.👍

@alex64gaming Год назад

I couldn't imagine living life without retro games.

@covid19alpha2variantturboc7 Год назад

I can imagine it, and it's painful 😨

@cheesychester Год назад

Yes and fried chicken. 🍗

@brunocristiano362 Год назад

I feel you

@brunocristiano362 Год назад

@@covid19alpha2variantturboc7Yeah... Being forced to play $80 games that try to impress you with cutscenes more than with gameplay... Eww...

@marygoglia Год назад

Same here!

@mhans311 Год назад

I always watch until the end just for the outro music. Great vid as usual.

@fen0mas Год назад

Dude you have the best vibes of anyone on RU-vid.

@RetroBirdGaming Год назад

Thanks!

@Black-Rat 11 месяцев назад

Retro Gamer and proud of it, started during the Atari 2600 days as a little kid and still at it, this time it's on SNES those old games can be hard to come by and many are expensive, but it's well worth it, you'll still need a good deal of patience and a big wallet is necessary though...

@skullknight1811 Год назад

Some of my favorite retro games ever are games that I discovered recently as an adult.

@jrcavazos74 5 месяцев назад

Just recently came across your videos, and I must say that I do enjoy the comical nature of your presentation. New subscriber here

@RetroBirdGaming 5 месяцев назад

Thank you and welcome to the channel!

@gregorys9629 Год назад

The mini consoles really did get people excited for a little while, and perhaps sparked an even greater degree of interest in things like MiSTer and the like. Meanwhile here I am still waiting for a Dreamcast, Saturn or N64 mini 😅

@wibbiddywoo Год назад

I Love how you took more care when putting your Saturn in the bin than your own head! 😂

@chadwolf3840 Год назад

Lol. The outro was awesome.

@RetrofIex Год назад

I just absolutely love your script writing and delivery, its very unique and it feels so nice!

@RetroBirdGaming Год назад

Thank you!

@rockguitarist931 Год назад

Modern gaming doesn't even feel like video games anymore, it's basically a cloud-based social media network that can be cross-played between literally any digital device that can support the frame rate.

@alanmauries2184 Год назад

The simple controls of retro games and quick up and go is what draws me now even more into the classic games I grew up with. The animations and graphic limitations really brought creative solutions to developers! Something I feel is a little lost now except in the Indie gaming sector. It’s tough to take on a game like Contra Hard Corps on the Genesis but geez one day I’ll complete that sucker!! Great vid as always bird!

@akirashamma5092 Год назад

I dont care about whats old and whats new, i care about whats good and that applies not just to games but to everything.

@theinternetofficer6594 3 месяца назад

Yea doesnt care if its modern or retro, if its fun its fun

@damonke79 Год назад

A major pet peeve of mine is someone trying to tell me that the reason I like something is nostalgia. In 2013, I decided to go back and play all the games I missed growing up. Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Metal Gear Solid, Half-Life and Half-Life 2, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Baldur's Gate I and II, Chrono Cross, Super Metroid, Super Mario 64, Planescape: Torment, Xenogears and on and on and on...and to be honest, a lot of those older games are now some of my favorite games of all time. No nostalgia at all...just recognizing greatness. Another thing to remember is you can't really understand real greatness without playing a lot of games for a particular old system or time frame. By that, I mean you need a real basis of comparison.

@GeorgeZimmermen 10 месяцев назад

Dude, you missed like every great game ever growing up. You must have been born in 2000 or something. Those games are all staples in a 90’s kids gaming diet

@damonke79 10 месяцев назад

@@GeorgeZimmermen Actually I started with the Atari 2600. Moved onto the NES in 1987 or so and that REALLY got me into gaming but the truth is...I grew up poor and games were strictly Christmas and Birthday things. Moved to AZ with my Mom and stepdad in the summer of 1990 and never really got a system of my own until the Playstation in 1998. I played a good amount of SNES games on my best friend's system but we only played sports games/racing games so I was at the mercy of whatever he played. I also never had a pc that could do anything much more than Doom until about 10 years ago when I got a PC for school that had a graphics card because I needed it to handle 3d graphics for school. It wasn't until then that I went back and played old PC classics. So yeah...I've been gaming for about 40 years now...but missed a lot growing up, mainly because I grew up in a poor household

@NegativeGamer418 Год назад

I tortured my baby bro by having him play retro games 😆, he had no patience for it, but it was still fun. Have to keep traning him in the old ways 🕹

@ShonenJump121 Год назад

Well, I always thought I was missing out because I didn't grow up with a lot of older consoles and games that people think of as iconic. The Super Nintendo, The N64. Literally any Sega console. And not only was I interested in the games, but I was interested in the history too. Nintendo Power magazines, old ads, posters and so on. Collecting games is much of an extension of that. Because, of course there's far much cheaper and affordable alternatives and I do know of those. But having a Super Nintendo game with the original box, the manual and holding it in my hand feels like having history.

@GeorgeZimmermen 10 месяцев назад

You can’t buy memories or nostalgia kid. Us 90’s kids lived during the golden era and nothing has been the same since. Trust me

@frankf684 7 месяцев назад

@@GeorgeZimmermen90s weren’t that great,you were just a kid so you thought it was amazing.kids of every decade say exactly what your saying.

@GeorgeZimmermen 7 месяцев назад

@@frankf684 I can tell you life absolutely changed after 9/11. The world felt different and continues too. Pre 9/11 the world was just more fun and had a different vibe to it that you can’t explain but you understand if you were alive for both eras

@mattpike7268 Год назад

I think the head in the garbage complete with the crumpling sound gag was the funniest one you've ever done. Legitimately cracked up on that one. Slapstick combines so good with dry humor 🤣

@ESPINOZA316 Год назад

This dude always cracks me up 😂😂😂

@wettuga2762 Год назад

You touched a theme that many people never thought of and I realized long ago: playing old music in the background while playing retro games! Listening to music from the same age as the games makes the experience MUCH better! Most (if not all) of the songs are on RU-vid's official music channels, all you have to do is create a personalized playlist and play it on random mode, kinda like a music channel from back in the days!

@idonothing7557 Год назад

Hack yeh! Playing 80s 90s music and NES or SNES is a total vacation mode for the father of two like me 😊 and if my child joins me playing? That completes me!

@The8bitFighter Год назад

big fan of the floppy-eared dogs suggestion

@tyneishalewis9917 Год назад

I enjoy Retro & Modern Videogames. Retro games just have that charm, fun, and nostalgia to play. It's like finding a classic pirate's chest, and getting gold treasure. Thank you for posting this video, and a Happy Birthday to You Retro Bird!

@BlakeSterling Год назад

I liked what he had to say.

@balaam_7087 Год назад

Yes and No. Competent gamers with an appreciation for quality are likely not missing out on retro games, having either lived through that era and played them initially or else emulated them or experienced them today in some other fashion. The knuckle dragging, troglodytic mouth breathers who lavish undeserved praise on broken garbage like Fortnite or Bethesda Softworks titles are undoubtedly missing out on the retro experience. But this is like saying a hobo scrounging around in the dumpster for a half eaten sandwich is missing out on caviar, filet mignon and fine wine.

@xopollo6793 Месяц назад

Who needs Netflix I binge retro bird!

@BlankSpacePub Год назад

Each video game era has its own aesthetic that has become a part of the modern gaming zeitgeist. This is why there are so many pixel art throwbacks. In that sense, newer gamers are not missing out. I also love how the home-brew scene is creating new titles for some of these older consoles. What’s old becomes new again, as long as people keep it alive.

@DP12321 Год назад

Then 3D Dot Game Heroes comes along. 😅

@TheNameIsSR Год назад

@@DP12321I'd argue that 3D dot game heroes has itself become retro.

@DP12321 Год назад

@@TheNameIsSR Time makes fools of us all.

@patzeek8082 Год назад

Another cool thing about retro titles is when they’re re-imagined by the fan base. Rayman, Metroid, Sonic and many others have had a remix, or modern touch ups that inject new life into these older games and have made them more accessible in terms of hardware and in some instances, adjusted the difficulty or got rid of the lives system.

@thebigbean8783 7 месяцев назад

Yet you never get games with N64 style 3d models. It seriously bums me out

@UrbanRally Год назад

My small collection of og Xbox games that survived my childhood and drug years are worth more to me than anything that came later.

@Dreeza68955 Год назад

My Beagle appreciated your comment about floppy eared dogs. He's a sucker for attention in any form.

@RetroBirdGaming Год назад

Yeah, you can look at floppy ears all day!

@GoodVibeCollecting Год назад

Believe it or not, there was an era mostly during the late 90's when 2D games were automatically considered "old" even if they were fairly new. 3D polygon systems like the PS1 and N64 were all the rage and playing an older system like the NES was considered odd by some people. Welp, I was one of those weird people. The new 3D games were great but there was just something different about still playing the older 2D games. Luckily for me, this era is when I started collecting and I took advantage of "old" games that were dirt cheap. Cheap because the mass thought they were old and outdated. Now with indie devs and retro game communities, 2D retro style games are more popular than ever. I can only imagine how greasy those controllers must be at the chicken shack...

@RetroBirdGaming Год назад

Haha. Yeah, they seemed to be wiping those suckers down pretty regularly while I was in there.

@thehiddencode5686 Год назад

I own a PS5, XBOX-SX, 2 Nintendo Switches. They are all in the closet at the moment. I also own a $$$$ TV. However, I enjoy more playing on my SNES and WEGA Trinitron. I'm having the best time ever.

@erneststackhouse1133 Год назад

Happy Be-Lated Birthday! Or how I like to call it...Welcome to the next level. I got back into retro gaming in 2011 when my kids were born I was looking up something for raising twin babies on You to the Tube. Found people playing old school video games! Found out I can buy games that I like & not burn my hard earn money on games that suck. I was back into Retro Gaming baby! Sega did a clone of Castlevania called, Master of Darkness? Need to check that out! Thanks again for the trail of bird seeds to my next Retro Game!

@GamerFromJump Год назад

Remember games that you could just pick up and play? No patches, no logins, no monetization.

@dapperfan44 Год назад

I hate retro games. They sit there, taunting me. I want to play them and I keep feeling like I don't have the time that I really want to just play the day away. I try to balance between them and newer games. Newer games take so long to finish, not like the week it used to take to finish games as a kid. My Saturn weeps. My GameCube whimpers. My N64 silently grimaces and my Dreamcast is whirring. Maybe some day, when I retire. Now that'll be the life. Because I don't hate retro games, I love them. I wish I had more time for them.

@peppercatx6470 Год назад

retro games have had a remarkably positive impact on my life. I started getting into them in middle school because I just wasn't super excited about games from the 360 and PS3 generation then so I went back. My life was really tumultuous back then too so they provided pure pick up and go fun which I enjoyed alot.

@HollowRick Год назад

I mean you weren't wrong there were a hand full of Great titles that gen but man it was the dark ages coming from the amazing 6th gen

@benjib2691 Год назад

@@HollowRickIt's kind of interesting because for me the dark age is essentially the PS4/One generation onward. I think that's because I might be at least a generation younger than you both. I'm from 1999, so I grew up with the Wii, DS and 360 (a little later). Imho the PS3, 360 and Wii are legendary consoles with legendary games, just like the 6th gen was. The 7th gen was one of the only generation where all consoles were really successful for each of the big players : the DS is the 2nd most sold console of all time, the PSP sold really well, just like the PS3, 360 and Wii. DLC wasn't really an issue compared to lootboxes and other things I don't really like, that came after, download sizes and software updates were kept to a minimal (or almost inexistent in the case of the Wii and DS) and each system has a strong personality just like on the 6th gen. I also began to purchase retro consoles and games in middle-school around 2013/2014. First a SNES (PAL, as I live in Europe NTSC consoles are harder to find in stores, which was my preferred method of buying back then), then a N64, then a PS2, then a Gamecube, then a Megadrive (which was switched to 60Hz very quickly), etc... until today 😃. I'm kind of sad because now that I have my first job and that I am in financial capacity to buy a much bigger amount of things, some games and systems have drastically gone up in price even since 2014. But at last I have bought almost every system I'm interested in (I would like to get a PC Engine and a few arcade boards like Street Fighter 2) and the corresponding everdrives or ODEs 🙂.

@mattpike7268 Год назад

@@HollowRick I loved all the shooters and gears clones back then lol. Come to think of it, they're really good for quick sessions.

@saiyanspirits Год назад

A lot of wisdom wrapped up in an entertaining video. Just remember, don't grow up, it's a trap🙃

@macaroni745 Год назад

A retro bird video on my birthday. Thats a recipe for happiness.

@Peeps7468 Год назад

Happy Birthday!! And please don’t throw yourself into the garbage.

@RetroBirdGaming Год назад

Happy Birthday!

@Craplatte Год назад

I have some serious trouble believing there'd be a half-eaten banana in your trashcan! That would mean you didn't eat the whole thing and that can't be true!

@RyanCoomer Год назад

omg i love the video and your voice and antics WHAAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!!!! love this!!!!!!

@5lothamSuperNofriendo Год назад

People love modern gaming cause it makes your console a credit card reader right from your room. 💳😆

@francescosmith7859 Год назад

Just starting the video but nice Retro Bird! When did you get a Master System? I hope I didn't miss an episode on that and I hope you've been having fun (and with Master of Darkness, how can you go wrong? :-)

@RetroBirdGaming Год назад

I've had one for a while. I'm still working on making a video at some point. Need to spend more time with it.

@tonyp9313 Год назад

Are your points about why people don't like retro gaming is spot on. People just want to move on to the next new console & throw the old ones in the trash or sell them. I used to do this all the way up to PS3. I realized wait, these games aren't good I want to go back to play retro games. When I went back to replaying them as an adult, I was that much better at these games compared to what I was when I was a kid. As a kid it would take me months or years to beat something like Mega Man 2 which isn't the hardest game or something like Sonic. People claiming that retro games are too hard? I got news for you, Modern games are just as hard especially when they remake them retro like Cup Head, Mighty no 9, Kaze & The Wild masks etc. Also you can play games from roms on your pc or Ever drives. You can use save states & game genie codes for these retro games to make it that much easier.

@RetroBirdGaming Год назад

I agree. Save states really are one of the best ways to make retro games easier if that's what you're after.

@Gamingwithgleez Год назад

If a game isn't difficult, it isn't fun to me. I like the challenge. Most new games bore me. Elden Ring and Darksouls have been great tho. I mostly compete in fighting games.

@Dav3Campb3ll Год назад

Have you heard the good news about old hockey cards? 😅 Love old NES & SNES games, always will!

@Mike-B-Jackson Год назад

Some things are just fun! Doesn't matter if time has passed, games don't "age" - they're just 1's and 0's. What DOES change - what makes us say games don't age well - is simply that we aren't restricted to crappy games. The ONLY reason I ever sat and played all 99 levels of Slider on the Game Gear (ugh) was because I only had three games and the best games on the market weren't THAT much better. One of the reasons Zelda 3 has "aged so well" is because it was FUN at the time, so will always be. That said, the entire gaming industry has evolved in at least a few ways. We went from 1 hit death, to lose your rings or armor, to where we are now where you have infinite health as long as you hide and heal for a moment lol. I think that has made gamers "softer" ... which is kind of a good thing. Gaming should be fun, and maybe even relaxing, not just a constant challenge. .... just like you're saying around 8:50 . For old guys like me, "retro gaming" isn't even retro gaming - it's just keepin on playin the games we've always been playin =D.

@WithScienceAsMySheperd Год назад

@2:50 - bought my first Tamagotchi last year. In the days my bro and friends had some but I never got one. Now I hae a R2-D2 Tamagotchi.

@jonmakesbeats Год назад

Love the channel

@TOGYS7 Год назад

This video changed my life.

@lordkardok666 Год назад

Retro bird in the trash can looking for that bread clip he accidentally threw away.

@MidnightGeek99 Год назад

Hey man, great video as usual :) I have a question, I've recently got a slim PS2, what TV would you recommend, besides the usual CRT TV? (maybe older 1080p LCD TVs, 720p TVs?) My main issues with old consoles on newer TVs: blurry image, resolution stretching, input lag.

@3dmarth Год назад

There's not much reason to use an old LCD TV (or any older HDTV!) for retro gaming, as they still make old consoles look terrible (all of the issues you mentioned), plus they tend to have slow response times, leading to blurry motion. HD CRTs sidestep these issues, but reportedly still add input lag. I'd think a widescreen 480i or 480p CRT would work well with PS2-era games, but I haven't gotten to try this myself. You can't go wrong with a regular 480i CRT TV, though! EDIT: You may find that 7th-gen (e.g., Xbox 360) holds up best on an older LCD. I find that TVs tend to make the picture nicer, but monitors are less likely to have lag. However, monitors from ~2004 are just bad all around! But the above issues may still apply to varying degrees.

@SaturmornCarvilli Год назад

I'm glad I came back to playing retro and retro style games. There's something to be said about having a game humble you. Just as much as it is rewarding when you finally overcome it. Honestly, I think let myself forget a little too much about how to deal with adversity, frustration and failure. Retro style video games have allowed me to practice dealing with those elements in a safe, low risk environment. And I really think it has helped manage those aspects in real life a tad better. Subconsciously, I think I allowed myself to get soft on dealing with those things over the last few years. Which in turn made me less capable of handling them when they inevitably popped up. I feel like I'm just starting to rebuild my resolve. And while it's not just retro video games, they are helping with the rebuilding process.

@cjeelde Год назад

Never ever commented this and this is something that I've thought about for maybe over 30 years: I loooooove the running style for that guy in Ghouls n' Ghosts! Just look at that animation! Epic! Unique! That game is so crazy hard, at least for a beginner. It's probably much easier when you've played it 500+ times. I wanna beat that game one day. That would feel so good! Or if the game's title is Ghosts n' Goblins?

@realguitarthur Год назад

There's just something more special about retro games (especially 8 and 16 bit)--and playing them physically--the way they were meant to be played. There is nothing like that CRT image with that tactile button pushing on those generation of games...there just isn't. I am very blessed to still have my collection, and able to enjoy them the way that the creators intended (or at least the way that I grew up with them). #RETROGAMING4EVER! :)

@kimjongun2946 Год назад

Same here. Had a battle last night on RBI Baseball with my childhood friend last night. CRT and NES = WIN

@jaywade6443 Год назад

Happy belated birthday! My birthday was August 1st, and I ask for (and my wife got me) Super Mario All Stars on Snes.

@RetroBirdGaming Год назад

Sweet! Happy belated birthday to you as well!

@prefeitobear9209 Год назад

I was sick on Friday and the nurse didn't wake me up on time for this video....But here is my comment about this video.. MASTER SYSTEM WAS FEATURED!!!!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 WORTH BEING REANIMATED FROM THE MORGUE TO WATCH THIS VIDEO

@janbiela8596 Год назад

I love how passionate you got in this video, I could really tell this is a topic close to your heart 😊

@RetroBirdGaming Год назад

Oh, for sure!

@mjdf122 Год назад

Retro Bird Late Night Coast To Coast Soaring High In The Sky Way Above The Clouds With Plenty Of Bananas

@tom13king Год назад

3:40 To be fair though, most non-Nintendo gaming in the 90’s and even early 2000’s was just kids buying into all the “WE’RE COOLER THAN NINTENDO” marketing.

@zforce4399 11 месяцев назад

Wow I can't believe how similar of an experience with the hobby you had! I'm 37. I remember my employer went out of business in 2012 and that's when I picked the old games back up. And yeah I sucked at them too! But I persisted. Surely I was capable of doing better than those first few tries! And now Im surprised at how many old games I have picked up and enjoy that as you said I never even had as a kid.... Old games are amazing! Now if only I could get my wife to agree

@AverageJoeDividends 9 месяцев назад

The younger generation just cannot get by the lower resolution graphics. It is a deal breaker for them in my experience. Game play doesn't matter as much to them.

@apexanomaly Год назад

That's cool that you're playing Master of Darkness on SMS. Should have figured it was on there, thought it was only Game Gear, silly me...

@TAGanimation Год назад

Since late high school, 2010, I planned on playing games I’ve missed out on/didn’t finish, such as link’s awakening, final fantasy 1, kingdom hearts, yoshi’s island, donkey Kong country, etc. I’ve come across some legendaries, like earthbound, grandia, final fantasy 6, secret of mana, and super mario land 2:6 golden coins.

@Kentman513 Год назад

I dunno how RU-vid works, but your point about things "being thrust into your attention" was interrupted by an ad. Dunno whether to laugh or cry.

@RetroBirdGaming Год назад

hahah

@abstractdaddy1384 8 месяцев назад

I became a retro gamer because I'm too cheap to keep up with all the latest stuff. Over time I realized I mostly prefer older games anyway because they're harder. The trends in the industry of excessive hand holding and lack of consequences was sickening.

@NumberOneHorseDrowner Год назад

This reminds me of people complaining about cross-gen PS4/PS5 games being "held back" due to PS4 hardware. Yeah, guess what, it could have looked even better if it was a PS6 game, yet you're not worrying about that.

@B33FY2011 Год назад

I bought the PS5 at launch for next gen and PS4 backwards compatibility. Now had it not had PS4 backwards compatibility i probably would have left it a few years before picking one up. I bought the Series X specifically for Forza Horizon but more so retro emulation via Retroarch. I have a full playlist of every retro console and computer along with original Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox backwards compatibility as standard that is literally every single console apart from the PS3.

@JD.78 Год назад

I'm currently having a blast playing Civilization II for the PS1, it's so immersive and nostagic, that's a win win situation.

@richfutrell753 Год назад

Honestly, most people are guilty of this, including me. Example: I wanted to get into Skyrim and looked at comparisin videos of all the systems...the PS3 version has terrible graphics by today's standards. That is never something I ever thought I would be saying about a PS3 game, but by the same token, I thought Final Fantasy 7 was the pinnacle of graphics at the time, because...it was...but it got a modern remake...BUT not every game does get a remake... So I would advise people to just keep an open mind. A lot of fun is to be had in the old games...Atari 2600 has some fantastic pick up and play titles that can be enjoyed today...so do all the other old consoles...it's all about the fun you draw from it. Like say if you go to a concert with a friend who likes a band you're not into doesn't mean you won't have a fun time anyway...and hell, maybe you discover a song or 2 that you do like! Bananas! Bread Ties! Rocket! Sega!

@SaturmornCarvilli Год назад

I think some of it is people not having/making the time for going back for retro games. I', part of a tabletop club (miniatures games, rpgs, board games). On our Discord we have a section for video games, and I honestly don't know if many of the players get through the modern games they're playing. The earliest I remember was Deep Rock Galactic and Elden Ring. Then it was Dark Tide. Followed closely by Diablo IV. Then a swift break with Boltgun. Currently, it's Balder's Gate 3 flooding the Video Games channel. And this was just the last few months. I don't think any of those games, save maybe Boltgun, are less than 40 hours to see a good portion of them. I occasionally mention what retro genre (usually shmups or beat 'em ups) I'm playing. But I'm not sure if they know what these genres are. Let alone interested. I think they are mostly too busy just keeping up with exploring the new stuff to find interest in exploring older stuff.

@jckorn9148 Год назад

Here's something to talk about, how you first played a video game vs how you play it today. Like playing the SNES over RF input or playing GBA games on the original GBA and never upgrading to the SP system. That can have a lot to do with how you perceive certain games. I keep hearing how people hated the Mario Advance series and yes going back to it on the Switch is rough. Screens too tight, washed out colors, ect. But I beat all 4 of those games on the original Gameboy Advance. I busted out my old system a few days ago and played some Super Mario World. Aside from getting the right angle again and it being kind of dark, it was fine. But as a kid, that's all I had and saw no issues with it :P

@ShutoStriker 9 месяцев назад

Been getting back into retro games lately. Rekindled that childhood joy of gaming, and the rage I remember as a kid is nostalgic and still relevant 😂 Right now I'm set on finally beating the first NES GI Joe.

@tonyp9313 Год назад

The main reasons I play modern games. 1. They go on sale for low prices 2. I can buy them digitally. 3. Delete them for ever when I beat them. This is for PS4. I have a switch, only beat 5 games on there. 1st party titles. Games are expensive on switch & the 3rd party games are just a lot better on the Playstation & they are cheaper. The retro games the switch provides? It's not worth buying the more expensive online membership for those. Just play retro games on original consoles or pc.

@damiengoggin6357 Год назад

I am very new to this channel. I had to comment and say I am very happy. I found you, it’s like I have a friend I’m talking to about my hobby. You’ve inspired me to start doing a retro game night with some of my friends, and now they are getting into the hobby too!

@RetroBirdGaming Год назад

That's great to hear and I'm stoked to have you on the channel! I hope you have a blast with your friends!

@itsdeonlol Год назад

I never stopped loving old video games!!!!

@TheJadeFist Год назад

Speaking of Contra, I can't stand that game. The sides scrolling sections are fine, it's the from behind perspective sections where if the game reads an up input on the d-pad at all ever you die instantly. So if you're trying to move quickly from left to right, just die to walking forward into the electrified fence that exist only to kill you if you hit D-UP by accident.

@PaperBanjo64 Год назад

I play both retro and modern games, sometimes I even play older games on my XBOX One and Switch.

@magicjohnson3121 Год назад

Modern games are just padded out drip feed experiences. They just waste your time. Older games cut the crap and get straight into the core of the game. I blame people’s obsession with “game length=quality” for this.

@n.b.m2017 Год назад

Can't imagine that their are people who just DONT play videos games. How does anyone live like that? 😢

@daisukegori2112 11 месяцев назад

I never stopped enjoying old games. I've been playing Double Dragon arcade and Space Harrier since they came out.

@user-pv9pv4xf9c Год назад

Interestingly the Switch online service is how I found out about two of my new all time favorite games, Panel De Pon for the SNES and MUSHA on the Genesis. Also, you'll be delighted to hear that my 9 year old nephew loves Punch Out on the NES, which he played on the Switch online service. I think those mini consoles and streaming services are fantastic for people to get interested in retro games. And then if some old series interests you, or maybe a modern series interests you like Zelda or Fire Emblem then go back and collect the old ones.

@TargetHHH101 Год назад

For me I love the 5th/6th gen the most, no downloads no updates just a finished product power on and go, these days they drop an unfinished game then throw the dlc at us when they finish it. Even the 7th gen was 50/50 my ps3 has to install data but my 360 can play right off the disc. But graphically the ps5 and series x go to another level if you have a decent 4k tv.

@menacexp Год назад

like Scott the Woz minus the long-ass 3hr videos (keeping them under 15mins is key, IMO)

@RandomBattlePresents... Год назад

I get more enjoyment out of retro gaming than playing most modern games. Some of it has to do with nostalgia, I'll admit, but most games today lack so much in terms of originality, it just feels like the industry is on repeat with everything out there, so I go back to my roots so I can have something different. Another thing, playing these newer, fang-dangled games, has made me a softy. For example, as a kid, I loved the Legend of Zelda on NES. I wanted to relive my childhood, so when I tried to do just that, it hit me right in that feels that this game wasn't as simple as I thought it was. There's an actual challenge there. I don't recall having to be so fine-tuned with which direction I step in just to avoid getting hit, and with so little health to start out with, you have to be. Maybe its just me, who knows. Maybe its just me getting older. Either way, I still love playing retro.

@klocks2543 Год назад

Sometimes I think retro gaming can be a misnomer for timeless gaming. But for whatever reason, prolly because we are slaves to marketing (that bit in the video was kindly understated lol), popular culture takes issue with enjoying the past. I think retro gaming as a medium of entertainment and fulfillment just lacks the history that music and moving pictures have already proven as acceptable even as it ages. Which is ironic because vgs are just the combination of those things with the addition of virtual interaction. Timelessness is the future’s acceptance of the past - it’s quality in perpetuity, and people and culture also take time to accept that “new” is a fleeting quality you can’t be sold on anymore.

@captainhawdon937 Год назад

You made a great point about other media being more acceptable for older titles like movies and music. Older books probably being the most acceptable older media. It's such BS. It's like the elitism in movie genres. Comedy and horror are not considered as prestigious by some critics. Occasionally someone comes along with that mentality like the French revolutionists wanting to burn everything that is old for the sake of progress.

@modernallie6326 Год назад

After i discovered retroarch and got a retro handheld (anbernic) i just consider rom hacks my DLC..

@IAmAnEvilTaco Год назад

Nah, I love my old games but they're not for everyone and that's ok! I'm glad not everyone does, they're already remarkably expensive a lot of the time. What's really important is you're enjoying your hobby, right? There's no wrong way to do that.

@jeffcorry1 Год назад

I love your take on old games. Thanks for keeping things positive. I love your tongue-in-cheek humor as well. Great video.

@otakubullfrog1665 Год назад

If somebody can't stand dying in older video games, try getting them into Mario Paint (but don't tell them about the flyswatter minigame since you can lose that one).

@shhhvcnear Год назад

I grew up on PC games, I never had a SNES or Genesis (never played one of those until decades later, as well). There are true masterpieces of past and it seems to me a bad idea to play mediocre modern games or absolute masterpieces. Super Metroid I beat for the first time 2020 and it was amazing. To dismiss older games as nothing but nostalgia shows a failure to comprehend the medium.

@Nicomanism Год назад

the thumbnail of the video 😂

@TheJadeFist Год назад

Retro games compared to retro music and film, retro gaming requires a bit more of an investment, into specific and special hardware to play the games, but modern consoles still tend to offer some older or retro styled games. It's alot easier to just play what ever music (even on vinyl easily enough these days) or any old movies, unless you're into collecting actual film reels, which is a thing that some people, who have a lot money, like to do. But playing music or film like that, is pretty close to the original intended experience, however for video games even if a port of an old game is available, it becomes a different experience just based on the hardware it's on. So I can understand people being more generally favorable towards old music and film vs games, just due a convenience factor.

@johng9465 Год назад

I love him gingerly putting the Saturn in the trash. He knew he wanted the joke in the video but also knew he wasn’t going to risk breaking the system. A problem with new games is all the extra steps a lot have to get started. I’m not saying going back to Metroid with no map, but why do I have to sign a 20 page agreement to play Assassin’s Creed by myself?

@anystage6041 Год назад

New Zelda games get me buying new consoles…was hyped for TOTK so bought it new a couple months ago…now just a few months later, used copies are easy to find for fraction of the new price…so the point is, it’s better to go a bit retro!

@nativematt221 Год назад

I love the older systems and games, if older gets thrown away then I should’ve been in the city dump by now lol. Late happy birthday to you bud and thanks for spreading the message about retro gaming.

@claudiasolomon1123 Год назад

Very wholsome & funny😂❤ Don't throw yourself into the trash can, you arent old, you are vintage.

@akiraokami Год назад

i have had my crt for a bit now but i finally got around to sitting down the other day to play a few hours of my snes and i found out that the last few years of watching people play US versions of the games I grew up with and now going back to my PAL versions... it really messed with my head (i have now ordered a famicom and a super famicom)

@noahpearson2190 5 месяцев назад

as a young whipper snapper, i'm getting into old games because they look cool

@robertdanker6193 Год назад

Great video! Definitely agree with what you said about going back to old school games after playing a lot of new one. Definitely have to get back into the more "get good" mindset, some retro games are no joke.😅👍

@jinyboi Год назад

Being an adult with limited time, I'm only willing to gitgud at retro games from franchises i like such as Ninja Gaiden and Megaman. I honestly don't care for most retro games

@Superbad22 Год назад

Personally for those who enjoy playing video games but not old games, I think to each there own and everyone has what they like and don’t like. However I’ll say that people should definitely give something that looks fun and interesting to them a try. I think that just cause something is older and came out years ago doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t be played. If someone tries out that particular game and doesn’t like it cause it feels outdated, fair enough but i don’t think a game being old should deter people from trying/playing them