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Message: [QUOTE="Clippy, post: 20218, member: 8560"] I kinda have to go against the grain here as there are multiple arguments you could have as to why retro games haven't taken off. Now, don't get me wrong, I too would like to see an old game streaming renaissance since it was the golden age after all but it's not going to happen. #1 No emotional connection. We grew up with these games and as such we think of them very fondly but to the social media obsessed younglings out there they're nothing more than relics of the past same way the Punic Wars are to us. #2 Old games do not respect your time. Back when we were young we only had a few games to play so those unskippable animations or cutscenes weren't a big deal since we had nothing better to do anyway but they are a big deal now. Asking a kiddo to sit through a 10 minute long cutscene every time they fail to beat a boss would be a war crime these days (rightfully so tbh, that should've never been a thing) #3 Some games are too archaic and their difficulty is pure BS. Should be self-explanatory. In many cases ye old games try to be cute by introducing mechanics upon mechanics that are there to be hostile to you as a player. This can be rewarding if you're into micromanaging every single aspect of a game but can you really expect that sort of dedication out of, say, Fortnite crowd. #4 Quality of Life improvements. We loved GTAIII because we didn't know any better. Don't get me wrong, it's still one of my favourite GTA games but I know that it's a mess by today's game design standards. No map? No clear way to get to the objective unless you know the map by heart? Yep, that's GTAIII at some points. I could probably make a few more arguments but I think you get the drill by now. [/QUOTE]

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