11th March 2004, 6:21 PM
Quote:Every system has its own charms and ideosyncracies that make it different and not just 'newer = better in every way'...
I agree with ABF on this one. While I don't find it <i>really</i> sad that these systems are outdated, I still sometimes wonder what it would be like if people still developed for it. Nostalgia for a particular console plays a humongous part in that, I'd say.
It's a feeling you get when you play an addictive NES game for the first time (one that you never knew about before) and adore it. You realize that since no one is developing for the system any longer, there's a limit on the number of other NES games you could discover (when I say that, I mean discover for yourself), and that thought is a little depressing. I realize how illogical that sounds, since the new systems can all show prettier graphics, but for pure nostalgia and that alone, it isn't the same.
I'm not getting sucked into this silly argument, though. I don't expect you to understand, OB1, so go ahead and insult me until your fingertips turn black and blue, if it really makes you feel better. I don't care.