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RAGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
^ pretty much sums up my reaction
^ pretty much sums up my reaction
Kid hates Contra, Says COD/Halo is way better
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Its true though... when i was 5, i could beat nearly any attari game, and almost any NES game.. i was able to beat Contra when it came out (i was 8)
My son, who's 5, can play mario64, spiderman web of shadows, tf2 (no joke), even portal (a little bit) but he can't play the old mario games (nes), and other such games...
which SHOULD be easier...but their not.
I dont' really think its that 8bit side scrollers are easier or harder than modern games, or likewise that modern games are easier or harder than older games... I think its just a skill set you learn based on what you are subjected to. My son grew up around 3d games. so he's good at those.
We (old folks) were raised on 8bit over-head & side scroller games. and grew into the 3d games as they were developed. so we are good at both.
My son, who's 5, can play mario64, spiderman web of shadows, tf2 (no joke), even portal (a little bit) but he can't play the old mario games (nes), and other such games...
which SHOULD be easier...but their not.
I dont' really think its that 8bit side scrollers are easier or harder than modern games, or likewise that modern games are easier or harder than older games... I think its just a skill set you learn based on what you are subjected to. My son grew up around 3d games. so he's good at those.
We (old folks) were raised on 8bit over-head & side scroller games. and grew into the 3d games as they were developed. so we are good at both.
It's just different generations of games really. Much like Rellik stated, it's a matter of what games you've seen & played before that affect whether you're good at them or not.
So from what I see here, this guy has played lots of the 3d FPS shooter games and doesn't enjoy older games like contra because it's a different kind of a game style he's just simply not used to.
So from what I see here, this guy has played lots of the 3d FPS shooter games and doesn't enjoy older games like contra because it's a different kind of a game style he's just simply not used to.
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That kid needs to be smacked
Kind of pathetic when kids are too lazy to do hard things in VIDEO GAMES.
There is one bad thing about Contra: if someone's extremely good at it (and not a lot of people are), it's pretty dang short. I assume that was a technical limitation, and it's much more of a problem than the graphics and sound (especially sound, those old games had awesome music).
Also, I used to be one of those kids who managed to hit every obstacle in Mario. Occasionally when I start up SMB I still hit the very first Goomba. I admit it, it's funny as heck.
"Alright, I've gotten better at this, I can do it now." *jumps, lands right in front of goomba, dies*
