I don't think Super Mario 64 has aged badly.
Some of the PS1-era games have aged pretty badly though. Final Fantasy VII is probably the most notorious example of this. The characters are way too blocky looking. The original Tomb Raider game suffers the same problem.
I know another good example. Gex. It was fun as a kid, and I remembered that going though the first stage in Toon TV took forever. A lot of the stages were challenging. Going back to it, I began to realize that Gex wasn't as good as it once was. All of Toon TV was too easy, and the graphics looked worse. It also feels like nothing as soon as you get 30 collectables of one kind.
I never had a PS1, but I did download Gex 2 and Gex 3 to my PS3 from the PSN, and it was the PS1 version (which was not the same version I had as a kid).
I'm really getting sick of the idea that a game has to have the latest technology and graphics implemented in order to be good or relevant in the video game industry. If people enjoy a game, it's a good bloody game. Whether it's comparable to the graphics of Mario Kart 8 or not shouldn't matter at all.
Exactly. Yeah, SM64 and Mario Kart 64 had terrible graphics, but compare these games from previous times to games today. The difference was that those games were more memorable. Games these days are primarily rated M (even child gamers prefer M games more), connect to the internet, have co-op multiplayer and less family-friendly multiplayer, and/or first person shooters. If they don't fall under any of these categories, then they are usually sports games for a specific season. I took a look at the Xbox 360 library, and a good deal of the E games are sports. Thankfully, we have some exceptions (like this upcoming Animal Crossing spin-off), but I hear more about the others than I hear about these games. Honestly, I prefer the remakes of older games (like Mario Kart or Smash) than first person shooters or GTA.
I agree. I think people are getting way too picky about the graphics and fps these days. Personally, I think older games with their graphics have a classic feel to it when you play it again. I feel like more people are starting to bag on some classic games instead of admire them.
Here are my preferences about games:
3D Platformers, Kids & Family, Management (you know, the Tycoon games), and Arcade >Shooters
Offline Multiplayer > Online Multiplayer
E Games (6+) > M Games (17+)
Third person > First person
But it doesn't mean older games are any better for being older. It's all about how enjoyable they were at the time (I'm not sure how ti say it). DK64 is still fun to play these days, and so is SM64. Pokemon Stadium would have to be my best example about my comparisons of multiplayer games.
