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Quoting: MaelraneThe nice thing is, it doesn't matter what you (or I, or anyone) can sympathize with, because in the end it's up to the customer. So as long as people get what they want and it doesn't hurt anyone, I see no reason whatsoever to talk them out of it.

Of course. This is just an expression of opinion on my part. I doubt (hope not!) any nostalgic gamer is talked out of anything by me or others sharing these opinions. Nor should they.

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Slipstream Is A Promising Looking Fake 3D Racer, Demo Available
14 Jul 2015 at 8:53 am UTC

@maelrane; No, that's the opposite of my logic. My logic is that there is no reason to buy a ten year old shooter if there are better (story /physics /animations /sound /textures /campaign /effects /network features) found in shooters today. That's my logic and I stand by it.

I do of course realize that this is nostalgia at play. But your comparison with old cars doesn't work. That's equal to buying/playing old consoles or firing up the old Amiga again. That's nostalgia. But here we talk about new products that imitate the old days. That's different! And nobody want to buy a new car with the properties of a 50s car.

The kind of nostalgia I can sympathise with is if an old franchise is resurrected and given the technical upgrade it deserves. Making it the game they wanted to make those decades ago. THAT'S honoring the old classics and their creators, in my opinion.
Like the return of Deus Ex. That was a fantastic return to the universe of this classic ip.

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Slipstream Is A Promising Looking Fake 3D Racer, Demo Available
14 Jul 2015 at 6:17 am UTC

Quoting: LinasIf it is something worth paying for, why not?

And therein lies my question. Is Word Perfect anno 1995 worth paying for today? Amiga Paint anno 1988, worth much? Bars'n'pipes anno 1992, how's that holding up in the sequencer world?

I have an as fond a memory of the old days as anyone, my A500 is easily my most beloved computer ever.

But the reason why we had fake 3d effects, very low resolutions and jaggy graphics, limited colour palettes and few if any animation frames was cause the machines couldn't do more. It has nothing to do with artwork or estethics, it wasn't a choice, and the developers did all in their powers to HIDE the said limits, make things look more animated, less jaggy and more colourful than they actually were.

And now we sit here with the (relatively speaking) insane powers of our machines, purchasing games that pretend we sit with a cpu that can barely do a single cycle.

One could even argue that this is an insult to the game designers of the late 80s and early 90s.

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Slipstream Is A Promising Looking Fake 3D Racer, Demo Available
13 Jul 2015 at 5:33 pm UTC

"... Why?" is the question that pops up in my mind. Are people willing to pay for Tetris, Space Invaders, Styx and Pong again too?

... Why?

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Satellite Reign Full Release Next Month & New Launch Trailer
12 Jul 2015 at 9:07 pm UTC