GlendaleViper
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The iron grip. "Nintendo thumb". A severe case of Giantbossitis.
I have to get it off my chest: They just don't make games like they used to (mostly). I've been gaming since I was barely old enough to talk, so it was with great disdain that I noticed my love of videogames slipping over the last few years.
Since 1995 I have owned a Playstation (x3), SNES, Gameboy, Gameboy Colour, Gameboy Advance, Advance SP (x2), DS, PSP (x2), Game Gear, Atari (x2), Sega Master System, NES, PS2, Xbox, Dreamcast (import), Dreamcast (domestic, x2), Gamecube (x2), Xbox 360 and for the love of Pete, even a Neo-Geo Pocket Colour.
Needless to say, when I started to notice that I was playing any given game for a week before boredom (and dust) settled in, I started to assess myself, my priorities and my outlook. Was I growing up? Am I just not interested anymore? This is a startling discovery for a big kid like me. I thought I was just a geeky weirdo whose appreciation for this stuff would never fade like in so many others. Bizarre, too, since the average age of gamers seems to be steadily increasing as every new generation of console sucks the last non-gamers in with its realism and graphics.
But it's something else. I still love videogames. I just don't like NEW videogames. I get bored. Even if I can appreciate all the work and innovation that goes into a specific title, most games are too free-form and WAY too damned easy to keep my interest.
Well, I have come to grips with it. Call me a crusty ol' geezer if you like, but from this day forward, I am saying it loud and proud...
I am a retro gamer, and proud of it!
Come on folks, I know I'm not the only one. Pop in and profess your loathing of the third dimension. I want to hear about thumb arthritis. Confess your old-schooledness with pride and laud the superiority of the sprite!
My name is GlendaleViper and I am a classic game addict.
I have to get it off my chest: They just don't make games like they used to (mostly). I've been gaming since I was barely old enough to talk, so it was with great disdain that I noticed my love of videogames slipping over the last few years.
Since 1995 I have owned a Playstation (x3), SNES, Gameboy, Gameboy Colour, Gameboy Advance, Advance SP (x2), DS, PSP (x2), Game Gear, Atari (x2), Sega Master System, NES, PS2, Xbox, Dreamcast (import), Dreamcast (domestic, x2), Gamecube (x2), Xbox 360 and for the love of Pete, even a Neo-Geo Pocket Colour.
Needless to say, when I started to notice that I was playing any given game for a week before boredom (and dust) settled in, I started to assess myself, my priorities and my outlook. Was I growing up? Am I just not interested anymore? This is a startling discovery for a big kid like me. I thought I was just a geeky weirdo whose appreciation for this stuff would never fade like in so many others. Bizarre, too, since the average age of gamers seems to be steadily increasing as every new generation of console sucks the last non-gamers in with its realism and graphics.
But it's something else. I still love videogames. I just don't like NEW videogames. I get bored. Even if I can appreciate all the work and innovation that goes into a specific title, most games are too free-form and WAY too damned easy to keep my interest.
Well, I have come to grips with it. Call me a crusty ol' geezer if you like, but from this day forward, I am saying it loud and proud...
I am a retro gamer, and proud of it!
Come on folks, I know I'm not the only one. Pop in and profess your loathing of the third dimension. I want to hear about thumb arthritis. Confess your old-schooledness with pride and laud the superiority of the sprite!
My name is GlendaleViper and I am a classic game addict.