[General Discussion] Classic Games and Future Generations?

I read in Game Informer a couple months back that a university at Texas (not sure on the exact one) is creating a video game archives. That would definitely be awesome.

As far as resurrecting old video game franchises, I'm all for that. Either rereleasing them or remaking them I'd love to see. And it would be great if there was a way to play all the old games without aquiring the systems and games themselves, besides piracy. GameTap definitely has the right idea and I'd love to see that expanded.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Angel Of Light

Its definetely a great idea to preserve games like this, but deep down whats the point of preserving them in an archival sense if you can't get people to play them.

At least the games are there giving the people the opportunity to play them by having them in archives. It'd be more of a shame to lose those games due to neglect than to provide them in archival setting and no one plays them.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Helloween

Many young gamers in Canada buy what they are told to by TV.

I don't think that is necessarily true. Games like Odin Sphere and Okami are inherently different compared to Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4. Those two latter games are centered around a more social aspect while the former two are what we could consider 'art games'. They appeal to an entirely different audience and even with a ton of marketing for Odin Sphere and Okami, I doubt that they would make a dent like Halo 3 or let alone Call of Duty 4. Be thankful that at least niche games are being made and there is some access to them.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.