Yeah, while my mind did go to GoldenEye, this really applied to NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, and ps2, out of the systems I have/had.
My wii u games are still playable, though they might try to connect to a server that no longer exists to look for updates. Similar with ps3 (though I think my system needs an overhaul because it’s running pretty slow these days, like many dropped frames in rock band 2 or even some in GH3).
For the ps5, I’m not sure what will happen when Sony no longer wants to support it. I mostly have physical games, maybe I should try disconnecting the internet and see what happens if I try to fire up random games, both ones I’ve already played and ones that haven’t left their case yet.
Anyways, I mostly thought of the era of the first paragraph, since the others have updates.
Chezus9247@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Tell me more! :D
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 3 weeks ago
It was a time of both plug and play simplicity, and head banging frustration. Consoles were dumb easy, and had to have a catalog that competed with the others. PC games were the wild west. Everything from it just works to eight disc setups, but not a single mainstream way to extract more money after the game had been sold. You could pop your ass on the couch and play the same game for 8 hours and still not do everything in it despite the lack of online capabilities. It was an era of mystery, is this article/friend/kid taking me for one? Or is Yoshi really there at the top of Peaches castle in Mario 64? If you’d never know if you or a friend didnt do it in front of you. Subscription was a thing but they seem modest by today’s standards. Zezima, Athena, and LeeroyJenkins were the names of our Gods.
Chezus9247@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Oh man. Amen! Thank you for this awesome text. I’m just 26 years old, but I think this is the golden times. Not like, those are the best games or stuff, it’s just… I kinda feel like those were the good times. Even tho even then there was many shitty games. Probably even most of the games. It’s hard to describe this feeling. :/
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 3 weeks ago
The games are still there. Nintendo may cost an arm and a leg now but it kinda did then too and Zelda still never asks where your season pass is. Some games are the classic games in disguise like Flock Around is just Pokemon Snap without rails. Theres this game called Star Garden thats Kirby Air Ride with a Chao Garden thrown in. Cassette Beasts is Steam Pokemon. I host my own Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 server. Its all still there and still being made. The golden era never ended, its just the giants aren’t peddling it anymore and the river is so wide it can be a chore to wade. But, have you slain Olga Flow in the depths of the world? Or repelled the second coming of Orochi with a stroke of your celestial brush? Or discovered the mystery behind what happened to Darth Revan? Theres thousands of hours of games to get through before the modern era. Vimm’s lair has 1/4th of it. Kindle your soul and keep the age of fire burning a little longer.