Looking Back in Time at 30 Years

[wojiparu]

sick!

[Cardot]

I am 38, and also lived through pong, mattell handheld LED games, Atari etc.

When playing a current gen game that isn't quite up to par, or perhaps has some annoying deficiency, I try to think "what would I have thought of this game 20....or even 10 years ago? And often I end up really enjoying the game more, and appreciating the things it does well, and I am not so bothered by things like the CPU poorly managing the clock or repetitive commentary etc.

[damarsh1]

I remember getting those handheld electronic football and baseball games for Christmas. I thought that was the greatest gift in the world. My friend got the atari 2600 with football and baseball and we played over at his house for hours and hours.

[IntheGame305]

great article

[latiger12]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cardot

I am 38, and also lived through pong, mattell handheld LED games, Atari etc. When playing a current gen game that isn't quite up to par, or perhaps has some annoying deficiency, I try to think "what would I have thought of this game 20....or even 10 years ago? And often I end up really enjoying the game more, and appreciating the things it does well, and I am not so bothered by things like the CPU poorly managing the clock or repetitive commentary etc.

My first gaming system was the pong. Then I graduate to an Atari...wow, that was a long time agao