Games All Downhill Since Pong? 403
In a recent article Nolan Bushnell laments the current state of gaming, stating that modern games are nothing more than a "race to the bottom" resulting in complete and utter trash. In order to combat what he sees as the downward spiral in game quality he continues to work on his new dining experience uWink that features tabletop games and a "reasonably priced meal". RPS weighs in on the subject arguing that, while the unhealthy obsession with Halo 3 might be a bit misplaced, there are plenty of gems to be found amidst the flotsam and jetsam.
One Word: Portal. (Score:5, Funny)
I'm making a note here:
HUGE SUCCESS!
Feh (Score:5, Funny)
Re:No. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:One Word: Portal. (Score:1, Funny)
Aperture Science (Score:5, Funny)
Get off my lawn!.. dang kids.. no respect... (Score:5, Funny)
New things are not as good as the old stuff back when they weren't as degenerate.
"reasonably priced meals"
Old fashioned entertainment
Isn't this all a little stereotypical Old Fart? i'm waiting for him to start talking about how good 70's cars were compared to today and what great artists "the Captain and tennille" were.
Re:Hmm, OK... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hmm, OK... (Score:5, Funny)
The helicopter game was good.. (Score:2, Funny)
Another one which I haven't played in a while was this circle game. You had two circles, one within the other. Each one had a small opening and they were both spinning in the oposite directions. So what you had to do is shoot a ball through when the openings align. I payed that one for hours and hours and hours...
Re:Aperture Science (Score:3, Funny)
you just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
Re:No. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Aperture Science (Score:2, Funny)
That's a great approach, unless, of course, the cake happens to be a LIE.
Re:What's the proposed alternative... uWink? PASS. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hmm, OK... (Score:5, Funny)
Didn't we have some fun, though? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Aperture Science (Score:1, Funny)
Except the ones who are dead