Is this the end of stupid games?

RhombusYSS · April 19th, 2002, 16:38

I was just thinking... there are far fewer just plain STUPID and weird console games than there used to be. I'm sure this is due to the increase in the price of game developing, and the fact that Next Gen consoles are so complex you need huge staffs of musicians, artists, programmers, game designers, marketing, etc. Haha, it's a shame though... back in the NES days the stupid games were a dime a dozen! Old PC games too... like that game where you have to put together hamburgers while dodging evil Ketchups and stuff... I forgot the name, agh! But those kinds of games were alot of fun.

Now the closest things are games based on annoying TV shows and stuff, but they don't rival the weirdness of the old skool. I guess the really silly games have shifted from commercial projects, to fun tasks that people program in Java and Flash on websites just for the fun of it, eh?

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**Demigod** · April 19th, 2002, 16:50

Perhaps.. but I find the quality of games has degraded somewhat. The Final Fantasy games were at their height during the SNES days but went downhill when Square migrated to the PSX.

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**Shiori** · April 19th, 2002, 17:05

Depends on how you define "stupid". Some American gamers called Tokimeki Memorial "stupid".

I bet it's the Metal Gear crowd.

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April 19th, 2002, 17:14

I think you should call it "original games"

that's a far more polite term.

**Kellicros** · April 19th, 2002, 17:53

call 'em "classic games".

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Eface · April 19th, 2002, 22:16

games like megamanx will never be stupid, commander keen r0x0rz.
indeed, classics, or originals are the best ones....
who could forget the best fps(don't argue, it's the truth): DOOM
why: because it's very simple, SHOOT. every game nowadays has to have a lame story for the same thing: SHOOT. in doom there was no such thing as a distracting story, just shoot. that's why serious sam is so succesfull, just shoot without minding the story, which isn't there anyway

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Cless · April 20th, 2002, 00:16

I think that deppending on what a stupid game is to you there will be less. Shiori I have heard of that game if remeber it is an import and I can't jappense so..games that I can't read i don't find appealing.

Ninjaa · April 20th, 2002, 01:14

Eface, I hated Doom.

But I think that stupid games will last forever. There's always an ill concieved plot, or a horrible control system right around the corner. And hey, let's not forget Fantavision!

REi_FoX · April 20th, 2002, 06:03

i even hated blood... games are not stupid at all these times its maybe your getting older...

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Player-X · April 20th, 2002, 09:35

Quote:

Originally posted by Eface Darren
games like megamanx will never be stupid, commander keen r0x0rz.
indeed, classics, or originals are the best ones....
who could forget the best fps(don't argue, it's the truth): DOOM
why: because it's very simple, SHOOT. every game nowadays has to have a lame story for the same thing: SHOOT. in doom there was no such thing as a distracting story, just shoot. that's why serious sam is so succesfull, just shoot without minding the story, which isn't there anyway

So you too know l337 speak.

Quatro · April 20th, 2002, 14:02

DOOM sucks....

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Syed Fawad · April 20th, 2002, 14:17

reality is invertionally proportional to fun (PURE fun)

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RhombusYSS · April 20th, 2002, 18:31

I'm talking STUPID games... not bad games... like I said, the game where you fight evil ketchups and try to make hamburgers. Or the Michael Jackson game where you fight enemies by doing the moonwalk and spins... Or the Shaquille O'Neal fighting game... Or the Michael Jordan windy city action game where you throw basketballs at your enemies. Or the spot game, where you're the old 7-up logo red spot with sunglasses.

Many games are arguably good or bad. And not all stupid games are bad... they're just really bizarre and silly

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Fr0g · April 20th, 2002, 18:55

The problem is that recent games and consoles are always trying to be like reality. The most succesfull games nowadays are with orchestral music and realistic graphics. Wich make them not so cool anymore, since what makes a game fun is that its completely different from our world.

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**Demigod** · April 20th, 2002, 19:33

I love Doom! It was a great game and started the entire 3D PC revolution. If it wasn't for the brilliant programming abilities of John Carmack we might still be stuck in the Quake 1 days.

Can't wait for the next Doom game. I just hope it runs on my computer

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**Snake785** · April 20th, 2002, 19:39

Micheal jackson's Moonwalker for genesis. one of the funniest games I have ever played!

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Cajunspirit · April 20th, 2002, 19:42

Hmmmm i like stupid games like Escape from Monkey Island that games a load a laughs and fun.

Once there are people who a have a sense of humour stupid games will live on!

amano · April 20th, 2002, 20:28

Escape from MONKEY ISLAND isn't a stupid game. not in the sense of above. there are stupid charakters acting and it's big big fun. the game itself is a brilliant adventure game and not stupid at all.

My stupid favourite is new world computing's oldie NUCLEAR WAR coz it was fun anyway.

RhombusYSS · April 20th, 2002, 20:42

Aha! Here's the game I was talking about before... it's called Burgertime and here are a couple of screen shots... By the way there are actually two sequels to this... Peter Pepper's (the main character chef guy) Icecream Factory and Super BurgerTime.

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Ninjaa · April 20th, 2002, 22:52

Well hey, you can't argue with success!

April 19th, 2002, 16:38	#1
RhombusYSS -=NJ Nets NBA Champs 2k2= Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 384	Is this the end of stupid games? I was just thinking... there are far fewer just plain STUPID and weird console games than there used to be. I'm sure this is due to the increase in the price of game developing, and the fact that Next Gen consoles are so complex you need huge staffs of musicians, artists, programmers, game designers, marketing, etc. Haha, it's a shame though... back in the NES days the stupid games were a dime a dozen! Old PC games too... like that game where you have to put together hamburgers while dodging evil Ketchups and stuff... I forgot the name, agh! But those kinds of games were alot of fun. Now the closest things are games based on annoying TV shows and stuff, but they don't rival the weirdness of the old skool. I guess the really silly games have shifted from commercial projects, to fun tasks that people program in Java and Flash on websites just for the fun of it, eh? __________________ "Nuh hee ga hip-hop eul ah neu nyah?" Long live the NJ Nets!! Next target: Baron Davis and the Hornets Tsuyokereba ikiru, yowakereba shinu. Sorya kono jinsei no ichiban taisetsu na shinjitsu...jaa, soshite, ikura jinrui no inochi ga kouka ka misete kure! Windows XP Pro, Athlon 1.5 Ghz, 512 MB DDR RAM, ASUS 6800 Deluxe GeForce 32MB DDR, SB Audigy Gamer

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April 19th, 2002, 16:50	#2
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,332	Perhaps.. but I find the quality of games has degraded somewhat. The Final Fantasy games were at their height during the SNES days but went downhill when Square migrated to the PSX. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 4096 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 120 GB OCZ RevoDrive PCI-E SSD & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) PSU: Nexus 1000 Watt PSU OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) Proud millionaire folder of the NGEmu folding team

April 19th, 2002, 17:05	#3
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,128	Depends on how you define "stupid". Some American gamers called Tokimeki Memorial "stupid". I bet it's the Metal Gear crowd. __________________ My PC specs: AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.1 Ghz, ECS Elitegroup K7S5A, 256MB PC133 SDRAM, Geforce2 MX200 32MB, 20GB Seagate, Windows XP Pro. Ok, what else... Shiori figurine on top of case, assorted anime stickers on the side, lazy tabby cat on top of monitor.

April 19th, 2002, 17:14	#4
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	I think you should call it "original games" that's a far more polite term.

April 19th, 2002, 17:53	#5
Kellicros Administrator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Posts: 7,719	call 'em "classic games". __________________ Kellicros' DeviantArt

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Eface The ChinaDude!!! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: In my room, with my computer. hey, i saw at another forum that you could dump a lot of info here. Can i do that here too? Yes, i see i can do that. LOL, i love this, how much can i talk more here? STILL MORE? Oh this is so much fun but here it ends. Posts: 3,927	games like megamanx will never be stupid, commander keen r0x0rz. indeed, classics, or originals are the best ones.... who could forget the best fps(don't argue, it's the truth): DOOM why: because it's very simple, SHOOT. every game nowadays has to have a lame story for the same thing: SHOOT. in doom there was no such thing as a distracting story, just shoot. that's why serious sam is so succesfull, just shoot without minding the story, which isn't there anyway __________________ "Always fighting for your believes..." "...With fighting, my belief began" --------------------------------- "Like... WTF are you doing with that chair?" "What does it look like, of course i'm going to use it to fly!" My homepage where my drawings are for ur pleasure!really really NOT updated.... OMGOMGOMG AFTER 10 YEARS OF INACTIVITY THE BASTARDS DELETED MY HOMEPAGE!!!!

April 20th, 2002, 00:16	#7
Cless Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,809	I think that deppending on what a stupid game is to you there will be less. Shiori I have heard of that game if remeber it is an import and I can't jappense so..games that I can't read i don't find appealing.

April 20th, 2002, 01:14	#8
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	Eface, I hated Doom. But I think that stupid games will last forever. There's always an ill concieved plot, or a horrible control system right around the corner. And hey, let's not forget Fantavision!

April 20th, 2002, 06:03	#9
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	i even hated blood... games are not stupid at all these times its maybe your getting older... __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

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Quatro Just visiting ^_^ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Laguna Posts: 8,299	DOOM sucks.... __________________ - when you think that you have accomplish so much, many think of it as so little...

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April 20th, 2002, 18:31	#13
RhombusYSS -=NJ Nets NBA Champs 2k2= Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 384	I'm talking STUPID games... not bad games... like I said, the game where you fight evil ketchups and try to make hamburgers. Or the Michael Jackson game where you fight enemies by doing the moonwalk and spins... Or the Shaquille O'Neal fighting game... Or the Michael Jordan windy city action game where you throw basketballs at your enemies. Or the spot game, where you're the old 7-up logo red spot with sunglasses. Many games are arguably good or bad. And not all stupid games are bad... they're just really bizarre and silly __________________ "Nuh hee ga hip-hop eul ah neu nyah?" Long live the NJ Nets!! Next target: Baron Davis and the Hornets Tsuyokereba ikiru, yowakereba shinu. Sorya kono jinsei no ichiban taisetsu na shinjitsu...jaa, soshite, ikura jinrui no inochi ga kouka ka misete kure! Windows XP Pro, Athlon 1.5 Ghz, 512 MB DDR RAM, ASUS 6800 Deluxe GeForce 32MB DDR, SB Audigy Gamer

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Fr0g r\|bb\|t Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: everywhere Posts: 531	The problem is that recent games and consoles are always trying to be like reality. The most succesfull games nowadays are with orchestral music and realistic graphics. Wich make them not so cool anymore, since what makes a game fun is that its completely different from our world. "reality is invertionally proportional to fun" - Syed Fawad

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Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,332	I love Doom! It was a great game and started the entire 3D PC revolution. If it wasn't for the brilliant programming abilities of John Carmack we might still be stuck in the Quake 1 days. Can't wait for the next Doom game. I just hope it runs on my computer __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 4096 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 120 GB OCZ RevoDrive PCI-E SSD & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) PSU: Nexus 1000 Watt PSU OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) Proud millionaire folder of the NGEmu folding team

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Snake785 Prepare for Descent... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 2,619	Micheal jackson's Moonwalker for genesis. one of the funniest games I have ever played! __________________ My Computer specs: Pentium 4 2.6Ghz 512 MB of RAM Geforce FX 5700 128 MB Windows XP SP1 Click here for Flaretech.Biz Web Hosting

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Cajunspirit Banned Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: 2nd Dimension Posts: 840	Hmmmm i like stupid games like Escape from Monkey Island that games a load a laughs and fun. Once there are people who a have a sense of humour stupid games will live on!

April 20th, 2002, 20:28	#18
amano Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 77	Escape from MONKEY ISLAND isn't a stupid game. not in the sense of above. there are stupid charakters acting and it's big big fun. the game itself is a brilliant adventure game and not stupid at all. My stupid favourite is new world computing's oldie NUCLEAR WAR coz it was fun anyway.

April 20th, 2002, 22:52	#20
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	Well hey, you can't argue with success!