nickfil wrote:I think its valuable information for an article and not for a "heres what to play" list. Something like that needs context to be understood, and only someone who is looking for that context is going to enjoy it.
The "Defining" series of articles are very much more articles than "what to play" lists. At least that's the way I've approached any work I've done on them.
Correct -- Defining I've been tending to lean towards historical impact and what gave the platform its personality. Not everything has to be what sold the best. And some inclusions can also be ones that made more of an impact after the initial retail run (but those are typically a minority)
I totally agree that a "Must Play Titles (that still hold up today) for XX System" would be a great new category of articles.
Also, I totally need to rewrite the Defining Games for TG-16 article. I went to take a look at it and was both impressed with my writing and also constantly cringing at my writing and sometimes mistaken data.
marurun wrote:I went to take a look at it and was both impressed with my writing and also constantly cringing at my writing and sometimes mistaken data.
marurun wrote:I totally agree that a "Must Play Titles (that still hold up today) for XX System" would be a great new category of articles.
Also, I totally need to rewrite the Defining Games for TG-16 article. I went to take a look at it and was both impressed with my writing and also constantly cringing at my writing and sometimes mistaken data.
Most of the new articles on other sites about retro games fall into the "Is ____ still worth playing today?" category. For some reason reading articles like that still hold my interest where most of the hidden gems and best of lists I pass on.
BLOG | BST Systems Owned: NES, Game Boy (Original, Pocket, Color & Advance SP), DSi, 3DS, Genesis, Sega CD, Nomad, SNES, Saturn, PS1, Dreamcast, XBox, PS2, Gamecube, Nintendo DS, Wii, PSP, PS3, WiiU & XBONE.
In Edge #122 (April 2003) they had an article called "This is Hardcore". Their criteria: "... titles whose values define what extreme electronic entertainment is about ... examples of the form that exemplify it at its most compelling."
I've added an *** to games I think would have been considered 'hidden gems' at the time. And a single * to ones I'm not so sure.
OutRun Advance Wars Alien Soldier Bangai-O * Card Fighters Clash *** Chrono Trigger Shinobi Cosmic Smash *** Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram *** Twin Hawk * Super Mario Bros. Elemental Gearbolt *** F355 Challenge * Faselei *** Final Fantasy Tactics Gunstar Heroes Halo Ikaruga Jet Set Willy King of Fighters '98 Last Blade 2 *** Lemmings Dragon's Lair (lol, wut?) Bomb Jack Marble Madness Mars Matrix *** Metal Slug 3 Missile Command Mr. Driller NiGHTS: Into Dreams Project-X * Puyo Puyo 4 Radiant Silvergun Rainbow Islands Rick Dangerous Ghosts 'n' Goblins R-Type Samba de Amigo v.2000 Shikigami No Shiro * Shock Troopers *** Sin and Punishment Starquake * Strider Pac-Land Super Pang / Buster Brothers Underwurlde * Viewpoint Virtua Fighter 4 Track 'n' Field
