New against the old (what does it all mean?)

If you're an older gamer, you should appreciate 2old2play's comparison of new technology woes versus nostalgic gamer classics. The article is filled with so many excellent points, we've listed a sampling below:

• "Has the market degraded to such buggy software that we have to download a few megabytes of game fixes before it’s even usable? How many patches did we have to get with Super Mario Brothers or Zelda? How many crashes did these games have besides your typical game lock up due to dust on your cartridge? Were games more solid ‘back in the day’?"
• "So what did the old classics have that newer games do not? Think hard about this and you may see the one huge factor that existed then that does not exist today: we were young. You can call it your “inner child” if you would like."
• "What we really would like is a game that we can buy today that makes us feel like we did twenty or more years ago. Will that game ever exist? I am not sure."
• "Hopefully in reflection of our roots we can continue to enjoy gaming on the newest consoles that are released and build up an archive of great games and great memories. Although gaming will never be the same as when you were nine it does not have to stop trying to achieve new heights and new expectations."

Regardless of how you feel about the subject, the great thing is that all kinds of games both new and old are readily available for all to play. Turning back the clock, however, is an entirely different issue.