Are you a console or PC gamer?
Aug 23, 2016 at 4:27 PM Post #61 of 963
   
 
Google search for "windows game install issues" turns up about 27 million results. I know these don't all relate to Windows stability itself, but I did mean it in a broader sense. Also, I'm well aware of the System Restore point feature, but still, I just prefer my PC working (I do my work on it) and any install or driver upgrade is a very real risk of breaking things, and then having to waste precious time fixing them. Not going into companies trying to install increasing amount of bloat alongside the actual game software. Consoles don't have this problem, and I can buy PS4 discs on Amazon. So that.

 
That risk, especially on Windows 7 and newer, is really just user error.
 
Aug 23, 2016 at 4:34 PM Post #62 of 963
Console gamer all the way here! I guess I have a certain sentimentality towards consoles, I basically grew up with them. Sega Genesis was my first console while my friend had the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. I loved to play Sonic, Jurassic park and Mortal Kombat... Good times. After that I bought the Playstation one while my friend had the Nintendo 64. My next console was Xbox and after that Xbox 360. Now I have a MSI laptop that I use for gaming but I miss and wish I had a console system. I feel that in PC i tend to focus too much on graphics and play around with so many options... with a console you just plug it in and play. I guess it just depends on the person I guess. My dream would be to get the upcoming PS4 (4K) edition... on a big screen TV... That would be a dream. 
 
Aug 23, 2016 at 4:41 PM Post #63 of 963
  Console gamer all the way here! I guess I have a certain sentimentality towards consoles, I basically grew up with them. Sega Genesis was my first console while my friend had the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. I loved to play Sonic, Jurassic park and Mortal Kombat... Good times. After that I bought the Playstation one while my friend had the Nintendo 64. My next console was Xbox and after that Xbox 360. Now I have a MSI laptop that I use for gaming but I miss and wish I had a console system. I feel that in PC i tend to focus too much on graphics and play around with so many options... with a console you just plug it in and play. I guess it just depends on the person I guess. My dream would be to get the upcoming PS4 (4K) edition... on a big screen TV... That would be a dream. 

 
Honestly you can just plug and play games on PC too, it seems you just get distracted by the options.  As did I at first, I also grew up with consoles, although I was fascinated by the options instead.
 
Things like GeForce Experience exist for those who don't want to configure settings, although I will always recommend understanding settings instead.
 
I wager your laptop is another barrier.  You'd probably enjoy PC gaming more if you had a PC hooked up to a nice TV, and played with a controller.  A lot of people forget this is an option.
 
Aug 23, 2016 at 4:58 PM Post #64 of 963
  Console gamer all the way here! I guess I have a certain sentimentality towards consoles, I basically grew up with them. Sega Genesis was my first console while my friend had the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. I loved to play Sonic, Jurassic park and Mortal Kombat... Good times. After that I bought the Playstation one while my friend had the Nintendo 64.

 
Your post brings back so many happy memories! I want to list all the games I like, but it would be really long.
 
I trust you played this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_2:_The_Chaos_Continues
 
Aug 23, 2016 at 5:36 PM Post #65 of 963
   
Honestly you can just plug and play games on PC too, it seems you just get distracted by the options.  As did I at first, I also grew up with consoles, although I was fascinated by the options instead.
 
Things like GeForce Experience exist for those who don't want to configure settings, although I will always recommend understanding settings instead.
 
I wager your laptop is another barrier.  You'd probably enjoy PC gaming more if you had a PC hooked up to a nice TV, and played with a controller.  A lot of people forget this is an option.

 
I guess the main issue for me is the price. This swings the favor to consoles for me. I can purchase a PS4 for around 400 dollars. To be able to play games on medium to high settings these days you need a PC gaming unit at least 1 grand or over. Though I have a friend who has a full gaming computer and the graphics and options available are truly amazing. 
   
Your post brings back so many happy memories! I want to list all the games I like, but it would be really long.
 
I trust you played this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_2:_The_Chaos_Continues

 Haha, yes the bittersweet nostalgia! Though I had the Sega Genesis near that time so I would have playing the first one I believe, the one you mentioned is only for the Super Nintendo System (which my friend had) so I am familiar with it. Brilliant games. Same here, there are so many amazing games from those days. Perhaps it was the magic of childhood that made them so special or they were really that good...  
 
Aug 23, 2016 at 6:08 PM Post #66 of 963
 Haha, yes the bittersweet nostalgia! Though I had the Sega Genesis near that time so I would have playing the first one I believe, the one you mentioned is only for the Super Nintendo System (which my friend had) so I am familiar with it. Brilliant games. Same here, there are so many amazing games from those days. Perhaps it was the magic of childhood that made them so special or they were really that good...  

I'm only 18, so my first console was a PlayStation 2. I still remember playing Sly Cooper and Enter the Matrix. I was really too young to know how to play, and I lent the matrix to a freind (who soon moved and took it) and sly cooper broke before I could beat it. I wonder if I went back and played those two games again if they would still be good?
 
Aug 23, 2016 at 6:22 PM Post #67 of 963
I'm only 18, so my first console was a PlayStation 2. I still remember playing Sly Cooper and Enter the Matrix. I was really too young to know how to play, and I lent the matrix to a freind (who soon moved and took it) and sly cooper broke before I could beat it. I wonder if I went back and played those two games again if they would still be good?

 
You don't know what you've missed! In some ways, nothing comes close to the older games.
 
I'm 29. Here are the consoles I have owned, in chronological order of their release:
 
home: NES, Sega Genesis, Sega Pico, Super NES, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Wii
handheld: Game Boy Advance SP, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita
 
I've also played just as many other consoles.
 
Aug 23, 2016 at 6:26 PM Post #68 of 963
You don't know what you've missed! In some ways, nothing comes close to the older games.

I'm 29. Here are the consoles I have owned, in chronological order of their release:

home: NES, Sega Genesis, Sega Pico, Super NES, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Wii
handheld: Game Boy Advance SP, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita

I've also played just as many other consoles.

Yeah, once I'm older (and hopefully a lot richer XD) I'm going to look for those old consoles and games, and I hope to get my freinds together to play with me and start a YouTube channel to put those let's plays on. That would be awesome.
 
Aug 23, 2016 at 6:26 PM Post #69 of 963
I'm only 18, so my first console was a PlayStation 2. I still remember playing Sly Cooper and Enter the Matrix. I was really too young to know how to play, and I lent the matrix to a freind (who soon moved and took it) and sly cooper broke before I could beat it. I wonder if I went back and played those two games again if they would still be good?

 
That is a good question. I wonder the same thing sometimes, looking back in retrospect it seems certain games had an aura of awesomeness about them even though when I look at the graphics I sometimes shudder. I think and would like to believe that certain video games (classics) will forever be amazing, regardless of time and technological advancements. A perfect example of this is Elder Scrolls Morrowind, still an amazing game that in my opinion competes or surpasses Skyrim. I guess a classic game is like a classic album in its given genre, always a nice warm feeling when you listen to it, irrespective of time.  
 
Aug 23, 2016 at 6:38 PM Post #70 of 963
That is a good question. I wonder the same thing sometimes, looking back in retrospect it seems certain games had an aura of awesomeness about them even though when I look at the graphics I sometimes shudder. I think and would like to believe that certain video games (classics) will forever be amazing, regardless of time and technological advancements. A perfect example of this is Elder Scrolls Morrowind, still an amazing game that in my opinion competes or surpasses Skyrim. I guess a classic game is like a classic album in its given genre, always a nice warm feeling when you listen to it, irrespective of time.  

For me replaying those games would be great just for the nostalgia and melancholy associated with them. (My two favorite emotions!)
I'm sure playing the games I enjoyed as a child now would be bad, the games themself (other than Sly Cooper) weren't very good games. Another one I forgot was Spider-Man. I played Spider-Man waaaay back in the first grade.
 
Aug 23, 2016 at 7:07 PM Post #71 of 963
For me replaying those games would be great just for the nostalgia and melancholy associated with them. (My two favorite emotions!)
I'm sure playing the games I enjoyed as a child now would be bad, the games themself (other than Sly Cooper) weren't very good games. Another one I forgot was Spider-Man. I played Spider-Man waaaay back in the first grade.

Nostalgia and melancholy... pretty much sums up my entire adult life 
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 Not sure whether that is a good or bad thing... I mean if the game was rated a classic back then, I am sure it is still an amazing game to play now. I recently played Zelda Ocarina Of Time again (on the 2DS), and I was blown away by the game. At first I thought it was childish (sorry if I offend any die hard fans here) since now I was an adult, but after playing it I forgot everything and was simply mesmerized. Ocarina of time first came out in 1998 on the Nintendo 64. Nintendo is a good example of how solid and truly great games don't change much over the years, what made a great game 10 years ago still in some way applies today. Graphics in my opinion is way overrated. I would rather play a pixelated game with a good story, atmosphere and musical score than some mega shooter with mind blowing graphics.  
 
Aug 23, 2016 at 8:23 PM Post #72 of 963
  Nostalgia and melancholy... pretty much sums up my entire adult life 
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 Not sure whether that is a good or bad thing... I mean if the game was rated a classic back then, I am sure it is still an amazing game to play now. I recently played Zelda Ocarina Of Time again (on the 2DS), and I was blown away by the game. At first I thought it was childish (sorry if I offend any die hard fans here) since now I was an adult, but after playing it I forgot everything and was simply mesmerized. Ocarina of time first came out in 1998 on the Nintendo 64. Nintendo is a good example of how solid and truly great games don't change much over the years, what made a great game 10 years ago still in some way applies today. Graphics in my opinion is way overrated. I would rather play a pixelated game with a good story, atmosphere and musical score than some mega shooter with mind blowing graphics.  

 
Shoulda played the 3D version on the 3DS. (
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) The graphics are sooo much better than the original N64 version. (Not sure if you ever played the original.) I'm definitely gonna buy all that stuff again someday. (Sold off most of my games and systems.)
 
Aug 23, 2016 at 8:37 PM Post #73 of 963
   
Shoulda played the 3D version on the 3DS. (
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) The graphics are sooo much better than the original N64 version. (Not sure if you ever played the original.) I'm definitely gonna buy all that stuff again someday. (Sold off most of my games and systems.)

 
I actually had the New 3DS XL but ended up giving it away... (which later I was sorry for
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) and since I didn't want to buy the 3DS again and spend close to 300 dollars I got the 2DS instead. I recommend it to someone who doesn't want to pay the price of the 3DS and still wants to play all the 3ds and 2ds games, just without the bigger screen and 3D. Though the biggest screen on the 3ds XL has the same resolution as the 2ds. So the 2DS actually looks sharper and more vibrant with a smaller screen. Also it was like 100 dollars here with Mario Kart 7 included and a charger. Pretty good considering the base price for the 3DS XL with no Mario Kart or game and no charger is close to 300 here. But yes, I do miss the 3D for certain games for sure! I want to make a collection one day of all the classic games and console systems. Dream!
 
Aug 23, 2016 at 8:57 PM Post #74 of 963
  I actually had the New 3DS XL but ended up giving it away... (which later I was sorry for
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) and since I didn't want to buy the 3DS again and spend close to 300 dollars I got the 2DS instead. I recommend it to someone who doesn't want to pay the price of the 3DS and still wants to play all the 3ds and 2ds games, just without the bigger screen and 3D. Though the biggest screen on the 3ds XL has the same resolution as the 2ds. So the 2DS actually looks sharper and more vibrant with a smaller screen. Also it was like 100 dollars here with Mario Kart 7 included and a charger. Pretty good considering the base price for the 3DS XL with no Mario Kart or game and no charger is close to 300 here. But yes, I do miss the 3D for certain games for sure! I want to make a collection one day of all the classic games and console systems. Dream!

 
I didn't realize 2DS and DS were different things until looking it up just now. No wonder I never heard of it: it was only announced in 2013.
 
Anyway, the 3D feature was pretty epic with Zelda. I didn't like any of the other games nearly as much.
 
A Link To The Past (on SNES and now Wii digital) is still my favorite Zelda game.
 

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