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   From: 777@yahoo.com   
      
   On 23 Jan 2007 10:53:45 -0800, "math_guy"    
   wrote:   
      
   >Do you have a videogame "time?"   
   >   
   >I don't mean a time of day during which you usually play videogames,   
   >but rather a year, a console generation, or even a particular game   
   >before which most games feel old to you and after which most games feel   
   >new.   
   >   
   >For me, its the 16-bit generation.  I don't touch my 8-bit consoles   
   >anymore, but I often play my Turbo Duo, Genesis, and SNES.  I've even   
   >considered buying a Neo Geo instead of a PS3.   
   >   
   >There is one problem with this question: later games do not always feel   
   >newer.  For example, I prefer the look of Quake II on the PS over its   
   >N64 version, and even Sega Rally on the Saturn over Sega Rally 2 on the   
   >DC.   
   >   
   >The subjective age of a game can even depend on its genre.  For racing   
   >games, my "time" has yet to arrive: although I regularly play arcade   
   >racers like Burnout 3 and Outrun 2, I don't think I will be completely   
   >satisfied with racing games until they allow you to see as clearly and   
   >as far down the road as you can in real life.  As a result, recent   
   >racers like PGR3 don't look as new to me as they should.   
   >   
   >Sean   
      
   I so enjoyed the Sega Genesis but for me it would be the good old   
   Colecovision. It was the best at the time and I was in college at the   
   time so that was indeed the best TIME!!!!!!   
      
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