Donkey Kong returns...

[tinman]

It's been 14 years since the last "Donkey Kong Country" game appeared on a Nintendo console. But the king of the apes is scheduled to soon return to his side-scrolling ways with the launch of "Donkey Kong Country Returns."

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[Schloss Ritter]

Too bad I don't have a console to play it on.

[Thor]

Too bad I'm more interested in older games now to probably even bother with this one. Actually the only game I see myself getting for sure in the near future is Fallout Vegas. I'm not even sure if I'll get the new Rockband.

[Gnash]

Isn't funny how games are going back to old school formats...

[Mister Zero]

Isn't funny how games are going back to old school formats...

Yeah, and I'm glad. It feels to me like games were way off track for a LONG time(like, a decade) and now they're finally getting the right mindset and going back to the original format. I just hope they stick with it. I was looking forward to the future of gaming that I had in mind in the 90s. It just ended up changing and I didn't like how it turned out so much.

I think the whole polygon craze threw everything off.. Everyone started trying their platformers in 3 dimensions instead of two. Sure, some 3 dimensional games were done well and sometimes even RIGHT, but to me they never had the same feeling as the original 2D versions. Of course, I'm talking mainly here about the classic series: Castlevania, Metroid, Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong and Sonic type games and their incarnations on the past two generation systems.

Anyways, I've read a few interviews with modern game designers on various internet sites and quite a few are feeling the same as us retro gamers. The reason they got into creating video games is to make the games that they always wanted to play. We're seeing a big boom in retro style games, thankfully, because of this.

[Vladi]

Yeah, and I'm glad. It feels to me like games were way off track for a LONG time(like, a decade) and now they're finally getting the right mindset and going back to the original format. I just hope they stick with it. I was looking forward to the future of gaming that I had in mind in the 90s. It just ended up changing and I didn't like how it turned out so much.

I think the whole polygon craze threw everything off.. Everyone started trying their platformers in 3 dimensions instead of two. Sure, some 3 dimensional games were done well and sometimes even RIGHT, but to me they never had the same feeling as the original 2D versions. Of course, I'm talking mainly here about the classic series: Castlevania, Metroid, Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong and Sonic type games and their incarnations on the past two generation systems.

Anyways, I've read a few interviews with modern game designers on various internet sites and quite a few are feeling the same as us retro gamers. The reason they got into creating video games is to make the games that they always wanted to play. We're seeing a big boom in retro style games, thankfully, because of this.

Mortal Kombat is moving on the same direction and I'm glad for that. Too bad I'm no planning to buy a PS3 or a XBOX 360 for the next 2 years (unless they drop to less than 150 dollar a piece, wich I doubt ).

[Mister Zero]

The new MK has me psyched too. It looks pretty brutal and I'm glad it's back to basically 2 dimensions.

I got my 360 off of eBay for about $100 and when it red ringed I sent it to MS. They sent me a guaranteed by MS(whatever that's worth) refurbished one.

[Data]

My biggest gripe with Wii is you need a box to store all your remotes, paddles and joysticks in. What makes me enjoy older games and especially 2 and 2.5 Dimensional games more is the relaxation level. I can comfortably sit back in my chair with a 90's paddle in my lap and have a good hour of relaxing fun before I feel like getting up and doing chores or something.

I can also think of other fun things to do with a piece of plastic in my lap that so happens to "kick" or "jump" a little.