So I think in my opinion, classic games are better than the modern games. They have much more charm than the modern games, including the ones the original releases released on classic consoles got a remake of on modern consoles and the games' defunct video game companies have a lot more charm than the ones that are still existing. I'll tell you about that later.
I know it's pointless to tell anyone that classics are better than the modern games, but it's just opinion-based. Modern games are usually released on the 8th and 9th generation consoles and they basically lack a lot of charm. I grew up on the old systems and I play video games throughout years. Mostly the ones released on the older Nintendo consoles that I have grew up with.
Then Sony followed suit to develop their first console, the PS1 when the N64 was developed. Then Microsoft followed suit to develop their first console, the original Xbox when the GameCube and PS2 were developed. Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are the three video game console manufacturers that are responsible of developing their consoles and publishing their first party games.
Nintendo became the first major company to start developing their consoles. Their first one is the NES. It has 8-bit graphics and that is an example of charming. Then their next console is the SNES, which uses 16 bit graphics and most of their games under the Konami umbrella have a sound effect for pausing. That's another charming asset among them. Though I have NES and SNES emulators, I can play them on my Switch thanks to my NSO membership.
Back in the old days, some SNES games have a K-A rating, which I already told you about. When the first Mortal Kombat came out, the ESRB was first created and later SNES games get the ESRB rating. And later, the K-A rating was replaced with the E rating. And with SNES and N64 games being played on the Nintendo Switch, some games that originally get a K-A rating will have a true ESRB rating to replace the K-A rating.
5th generation consoles:
Their games of the era use polygon models that I can embrace again thanks to the PlayStation Plus Premium Tier. The Nintendo 64 games can be played on the Nintendo Switch, but you need is a Nintendo Switch Online membership and a expansion pack to play them, but I have an emulator for it. 3rd party 5th generation console games have a different behavior. The third party N64 games weren't behaving well because of memory limits. But the third party PS1 games behave properly. Take Tarzan for example. The PS1 version uses game over cutscenes while the N64 version doesn't due to memory limits. That's one difference.
Some PS1 games also carry a K-A rating and since they are gonna be played with PS Plus Premium, they will get a true ESRB rating to replace the K-A rating.
6th generation consoles:
Their games bear a charming environment. That's what makes the PS2 my most favorite Sony console of all time. And they have deeper flows of copyright screens and logos than the 5th generation console games. They are the ones I like the most, so I had to restart the console to see the cycle over and over. With the PS Plus Premium Tier, I have the power to finally revisit my favorite PS2 games. I am also recording the flows of copyright screens and logos on my PS4 and PS5 like I did with the modern games' flow. But preferably, the silent and black ones.
If Nintendo ever adds a GameCube catalog, well, I guess I'll be looking forward to revisiting them as I did with the PS2 games. After all, GameCube games have a lot of charm as the PS2 games. Smash Melee has a lot of charm that I was embracing. Back in my old time, I usually played my favorite games on the GameCube. It is a charming thing that the GameCube has so many awesome games. The charm, the lore and everything.
You know what other GameCube game that had a lot of charm? Amazing Island. It was a great game. You create your own monster and take it on an adventure. Charming stuff there.
I know you can play the original Xbox games on the Xbox One and the Xbox Series X|S through backwards compatibility since the Xbox 360's architecture is more straightforward than the PS3's. I guess that'll make Xbox players proud that they want to play their beloved classics on the new system. Original Xbox games bear a lot of charm as the PS2 and GC games. That's the main point of 6th generation consoles. Their games bear a lot of charm. Even the browser games on PC.
The short version to this is how it goes. PS2 games are played with your PS Plus Premium membership while original Xbox games are backwards compatible with the modern Xbox consoles.
7th generation consoles:
Well, they are classic systems and the earlier stage of their life cycle has games released by defunct video game companies until later in the cycle where they work towards getting to the modern era. They define the generation of gaming and mark the first consoles to use wireless controllers, internal storages, updates and my most favorite part of game development, the submission of builds to console companies.
When game developers submit builds, it printed three digital certificates and delivers them to the big three console companies for testing. The red one for Nintendo, the blue one for Sony and the green one for Microsoft. Once submitted, they wait for the console companies to give them the green light for release. It takes weeks for them to give the developers the authorization for release dates.
Online stores like Amazon use the same thing. If you submit and place an order, the next thing you can do is to wait until your order is shipped. Once shipped, they give you the exact date to when it will be delivered to your home.
Some developers were able to submit updates before their dissolution and publishers are in charge of releasing updates to the public. When the developer is the IP holder of that game, it is not safe and its publisher had no interest in hiring another developer to pick up where the other left off if the sales have flopped. It's dangerous and I expect it to count as a dangerous thing.
And with that reponsibility, the modern Xbox consoles can play Xbox 360 games through backwards compatibility and can play PS3 games on modern PS consoles through the PS Plus Premium tier, but they are only available for streaming and it requires an internet connection. I recommend investing in an ethernet cord for stable streaming.
Modern games may be less charming, but there are some games in the modern era that have screens that show what elements games are integrated with, like Havok, CriWare, Dolby Digital, Unreal Engine, Quixel Megascans, etc.
When 5th and 6th generation consoles came out, it came with startup screens. Except that the N64 doesn't use a startup screen. It uses No Controller screens to indicate that you turned on an N64 game without a controller plugged in. To play, turn the N64 off and plug in a controller on socket 1. It's intentional for N64 games to have no controller screens and they are my favorite. The one I like the most is the No Controller screen for Super Smash Bros.
What also made classic games more charming is that they were released by defunct video game companies. They include (but not limited to) Hudson Soft, THQ, Midway, Universal Interactive, etc. What so charming about them is their logos. Certain companies like Capcom still exists and their classic games bear a lot of charm. But most notably, their classic fighting games.
Capcom has several ultimate compilations that have fighting games with 2D sprites integrated with QSound Virtual Audio. There is one ultimate compilation they haven't developed yet. A compiliation that has all Marvel vs. Capcom games and we dreamed of wanting that to happen since MvC2 and Origins were removed from digital stores. Capcom Cup is around the corner and I doubt that they are gonna announce it. But if one of the Marvel vs. Capcom games gets their spotlight at EVO 2023, we are in this to convince Capcom to make it happen.
If you are willing to relive Capcom's classic fighting games, the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection and Capcom Fighting Collection are the way to make esports setups easier going forward. Even on 2 Old 2 Furious where they can only play Capcom's fighting game titles with a 2 on it. Hence the name "2 Old 2 Furious". When Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Capcom vs. SNK 2 came out, I understood they beared a lot of charm when it comes to stages and 3v3 battles knowing I have both of them in my wish list for Sony to add to their PS Plus Premium catalog so that it can make things easier. The original Xbox version of MvC2 will work on the Xbox Series X via backwards compatibility.
You know what other existing company also has the compilation of arcade games? Bandai Namco. While under the Namco name, they developed arcade games, like Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaxian, Galaga, Dig Dug, Pole Position, Xevious and Tower of Druaga. All of them are in several compilations. The latest one is Pac-Man Museum+. It has all games across the Pac-Man franchise and I bought it digitally rather than physically to give me a referesher course. There is a live action film adaptation for Pac-Man in the works that's gonna be explosive knowing Pixels became a great movie. But it must use the model from Pac-Mania for Pac-Man and the ghosts.
SEGA is also one of the companies to have several compiliations of their games originally released on the SEGA Genesis that bear charm, but not as much as Bandai Namco's classic games. The compilation of SEGA Genesis games and a collection of Sonic games are available on the 8th and 9th generation consoles and they can be played on the Nintendo Switch. But a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership is required like with the Nintendo 64 games. SEGA started out as a first party publisher to make their consoles and is now a third party publisher after the release of the 6th generation consoles.
Overall, in my opinion, classic games as a whole have a lot of charm modern games lack. The remasters killed most of the charm the original releases have. ZeRoWondering and Mightykeef both have videos about how remasters are killing gaming and people hate them up on YouTube. Go check them out.
Classics are something I can always cherish forever, even the old school sports games with special effects. They are also charming assets that sports games have, but not the modern ones, though. That's one thing as a perfect example. But my brother doesn't even want to relive the classics as much as I do and I don't care about the graphics. What matters the most is experiencing the charm in them.
In closing, being able to experience the charm in classic games is something I can totally do time and time again. Those charming assets are polygon models in the 5th generation games, 2D sprites in Capcom's older fighting games, charming environment in the 6th generation games and defunct video game companies. Not to mention how sometimes our poop smells like onions. That's irrelevant and had nothing to do with classic games.
But don't get me wrong. I like both classic and modern games, but I prefer to play classic games more than modern in terms of their old school charm and it's highly likely to happen thanks to PS Plus Premium. Not realizing that some of them might not function as it should (or even at all).
Why I'm telling you this is because this is opinion-based that classics are more charming than the modern ones. Classic games aren't the only thing because there are classic TV shows that are more charming than the modern ones, like with the video games. They were aired back in the old days. Especially the ones by DiC, but the DiC logo was plastered by the Cookie Jar logo when the cartoons under the DiC umbrella is folded into the Cookie Jar umbrella. That's how rebranding works. When TV companies, like DiC get defunct, they get brought out by existing companies, like Cookie Jar. Same with the Columbia Tristar Television logo plastered by the Sony Pictures Television logo.
Older preschool shows like Maggie and the Ferocious Beast and others like that, use a lot of charm among classic works. And if you know about how adults watch preschool shows, YouTube has some videos about that and you'll see examples of these cases. There is a series on Wrapper Offline about a male adult who wanted to watch some preschool shows and other stuff. That's the example that normally, preschool shows are not for teenagers or adults, but they can watch them for the charm in them.
And there are also classic TV commercials from the 60s to the early 2000s. Like the classic games and TV shows, classic commercials have a ton of charm modern TV commercials lack, like the Pop Tarts commercials from the early 2000s. They are no longer airing on TV as years go by, but they are viewable on YouTube if you search "classic TV commercials" on the search bar. Older food commercials like Tootsie Pop and others like that. Don't even get any more ideas on that because of that boy asking this burning question "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?". And that's the truth.
In conclusion, classic works in general have a lot of charm modern works lack. If you're willing to relive the classic gaming, playing older Xbox titles on Xbox Series, subscribing to PS Plus Premium to play older PlayStation titles and subscribing to NSO to older Nintendo classics are the way.
That's all I have to say for now. I hope you have a wonderful day. Signing out.
