Let's not lie: the early 3D era of video games was pretty rough. A lot of the landmark games of the 1990s are difficult to recommend now - but we can still appreciate them, through the right lens. This week's newsletter:
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Many fond memories squinting on a 4 player deathmatch. Tried it on Switch again, looks good, but the controls... THE CONTROLS! Egad what a nightmare controls were! Totally ruins any type of 'fun' to have with it now. Hate to say it, emu with button mapping is SO much better.
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They are so challenging 😬 and I was expecting it! Imagine coming in fresh to this
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My 12yo often complains of this - loves 8-bit and 16-bit games, the gameplay and the whole aesthetic, but won't touch early 3D stuff.
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a lot of N64 games are difficult to recommend because the console was overrated and very underpowered
PlayStation 1 s games are perfectly fine in presentation and some times artistically far better than recent remakes in terms of concept art/colors/lighting etc
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"What's with the dogshit controls on Goldeneye?" Was the exact words my brother used the other day
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I've been ummm'ing and arrrrr'ing about whether or not to risk ruining my happy memories (and hundreds of hours!) of GoldenEye.
One GREAT example of a Nintendo Switch 'upgrade' was the re-make of Doom in 2016. Absolutely delight and a homage to the 90s version.
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You can get used to old graphics or any old control scheme in about an hour, this is a silly generalisation. Old games hold up based on their mechanics - goldeneye doesn’t because it was never that impressive.
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I miss co-op split-screen games. Especially a shame now when you consider that a 4K TV effectively gives all 4 players a full HD screen of their own.