Gaming in 1999 VS Gaming in 2009

Let's do a comparison of how well gaming has progressed in the last 10 years. I was playing skyroad, Fifa Road to world Cup 98, Stargunner, Raptor, Age of Empires 1, Virtua Cop 2, NFS 2 and Paranoid back then. All the games I mentioned were quite good in quality, and I enjoyed the early days of PC gaming a lot. I think I have beaten all those games. However, nowadays there are so many games that I hardly get to finish any.

Is it just me, or are there fewere great games coming out now?

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I think it depends on genre, FPS titles have improved with games like Half Life 2 and that they work on a console where as in the past these sorts of games didnt really work on them.

I am with Benny, some titles would be really nice to see remade such as Final Fantasy series, Syphon Filter, Crash Bandicoot, and more.

1999 saw the introduction of Quake 3, Unreal Tournament, Soul Calibur on Dreamcast, Tekken Tag Tournament, PS2 announcement, the first line of Nvidia Geforce graphic cards andGunpei Yokoi's final creation, the Wonderswan, finally saw release in Japanese stores.

It was a far better year in gaming, all in all. I don't think 2009 will bring any surprises that'll match the greatness that was gaming in 1999.

1999 saw the introduction of Quake 3, Unreal Tournament, Soul Calibur on Dreamcast, Tekken Tag Tournament, PS2 announcement, the first line of Nvidia Geforce graphic cards andGunpei Yokoi's final creation, the Wonderswan, finally saw release in Japanese stores.

It was a far better year in gaming, all in all. I don't think 2009 will bring any surprises that'll match the greatness that was gaming in 1999.

loopy_101

But I would pay for a 2D one to be honest, I would not get a 3D one, I loved the old 2D stuff, 3D platforming is not my best forte. Games like Super Mario 64, Sonic Adventure, Tomb Raider etc dont work for me (that said I am enjoying Uncharted but there is less stringent need for exact precision on that to be fair).Garfield360UK

1999 saw the introduction of Quake 3, Unreal Tournament, Soul Calibur on Dreamcast, Tekken Tag Tournament, PS2 announcement, the first line of Nvidia Geforce graphic cards andGunpei Yokoi's final creation, the Wonderswan, finally saw release in Japanese stores.

It was a far better year in gaming, all in all. I don't think 2009 will bring any surprises that'll match the greatness that was gaming in 1999.

loopy_101

I remember how amazing UT was after playing the demo... DM_Morphus really shown off what video games can really do at the time.

Now a days in 2009, I think of it more as more processing, HD graphics was 2006/7, 2009 is more information being handled and with EPIC talk of shooters being a RPG hybrid along with more players taking part... games are getting bigger interally and being more load to handle.

Imagine Unreal Tournament with 256 players? Well MAG on the PS3 handled it... also Killzone 2 showed off what a multi-mode multiplayer match can be in the simplist form.

[QUOTE="Garfield360UK"]But I would pay for a 2D one to be honest, I would not get a 3D one, I loved the old 2D stuff, 3D platforming is not my best forte. Games like Super Mario 64, Sonic Adventure, Tomb Raider etc dont work for me (that said I am enjoying Uncharted but there is less stringent need for exact precision on that to be fair).pai-may

Because nobody is making them, look at the XBLA game sales, they are quite high as are the 2D platformer games on DS, they can still sell a lot if they are targeted right. Just because a game sells poorley doesnt mean the market is dead, it could mean they marketed the game incorrectly or used the wrong IP (like Wario Land Wii, if that had been a Mario or Sonic game I would guess it would have sold a lot more).

[QUOTE="pai-may"][QUOTE="Garfield360UK"]But I would pay for a 2D one to be honest, I would not get a 3D one, I loved the old 2D stuff, 3D platforming is not my best forte. Games like Super Mario 64, Sonic Adventure, Tomb Raider etc dont work for me (that said I am enjoying Uncharted but there is less stringent need for exact precision on that to be fair).Garfield360UK

Because nobody is making them, look at the XBLA game sales, they are quite high as are the 2D platformer games on DS, they can still sell a lot if they are targeted right. Just because a game sells poorley doesnt mean the market is dead, it could mean they marketed the game incorrectly or used the wrong IP (like Wario Land Wii, if that had been a Mario or Sonic game I would guess it would have sold a lot more).

I forgot about Wario Land Wii... Yet another Wii game I want it seems :roll:

[QUOTE="pai-may"][QUOTE="Garfield360UK"]But I would pay for a 2D one to be honest, I would not get a 3D one, I loved the old 2D stuff, 3D platforming is not my best forte. Games like Super Mario 64, Sonic Adventure, Tomb Raider etc dont work for me (that said I am enjoying Uncharted but there is less stringent need for exact precision on that to be fair).Garfield360UK

Because nobody is making them, look at the XBLA game sales, they are quite high as are the 2D platformer games on DS, they can still sell a lot if they are targeted right. Just because a game sells poorley doesnt mean the market is dead, it could mean they marketed the game incorrectly or used the wrong IP (like Wario Land Wii, if that had been a Mario or Sonic game I would guess it would have sold a lot more).

Possibly, I still think there is a market, LittleBigPlanet does have 2D platform elements and seems to be doing ok (yes its not selling lots but it seems to be a game that sells over time rather than in the top chart place for a couple of weeks then never seen again).

I dont know, I just would personally like to see more of them being done. Indie games like Braid show they can still be enjoyed.

I think many 2D platformers from the 1999 era will be back in some modified format. Instead of bringing out sequels, they can just remake the old games in 2.5D or even 3D. The Turtles in Time game is already being remade for Xbox360 (you can check my blog for a nice screenshot). They can do the same for Final Fight, Captain Commando, Hook, Vendetta and Double Dragon...oh I so loved playing these games in the arcades!

And Metal Slug is still quite popular. 

I think many 2D platformers from the 1999 era will be back in some modified format. Instead of bringing out sequels, they can just remake the old games in 2.5D or even 3D. The Turtles in Time game is already being remade for Xbox360 (you can check my blog for a nice screenshot). They can do the same for Final Fight, Captain Commando, Hook, Vendetta and Double Dragon...oh I so loved playing these games in the arcades!

And Metal Slug is still quite popular. 

DeadManRollin

I don't like the look of the Turtles remake, sure it'll have 4 player co-op but that'll make the game too easy unless it'll be like the arcade version (unlikely).

Metal Slug 7 probably wouldn't be able to sell for £30 as a new PS3 or 360 game though :P

I hear the DS version alone is struggling to pick up sales.

[QUOTE="DeadManRollin"]

I think many 2D platformers from the 1999 era will be back in some modified format. Instead of bringing out sequels, they can just remake the old games in 2.5D or even 3D. The Turtles in Time game is already being remade for Xbox360 (you can check my blog for a nice screenshot). They can do the same for Final Fight, Captain Commando, Hook, Vendetta and Double Dragon...oh I so loved playing these games in the arcades!

And Metal Slug is still quite popular. 

loopy_101

I don't like the look of the Turtles remake, sure it'll have 4 player co-op but that'll make the game too easy unless it'll be like the arcade version (unlikely).

Metal Slug 7 probably wouldn't be able to sell for £30 as a new PS3 or 360 game though :P

I hear the DS version alone is struggling to pick up sales.

An altered beast remake would be cool. I was just reading the review for the monkey island remake, and I think the game will sell quite a lot. I also posted an update for the game.

With the current economic situation, I think more games from the 90s era will be remade. I wonder when we will see River Raid 3D and a remake of Age of Empires 1

[QUOTE="loopy_101"][QUOTE="DeadManRollin"]

I think many 2D platformers from the 1999 era will be back in some modified format. Instead of bringing out sequels, they can just remake the old games in 2.5D or even 3D. The Turtles in Time game is already being remade for Xbox360 (you can check my blog for a nice screenshot). They can do the same for Final Fight, Captain Commando, Hook, Vendetta and Double Dragon...oh I so loved playing these games in the arcades!

And Metal Slug is still quite popular. 

pai-may

I don't like the look of the Turtles remake, sure it'll have 4 player co-op but that'll make the game too easy unless it'll be like the arcade version (unlikely).

Metal Slug 7 probably wouldn't be able to sell for £30 as a new PS3 or 360 game though :P

I hear the DS version alone is struggling to pick up sales.

I was just about to say, you'd be better off getting the Metal Slug Anthology for £10-£15 rather than Metal Slug 7.