Author Topic: Argue like its the 90s! PC Gaming vs Console Gaming  (Read 2327 times)

HercTNT

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Re: Argue like its the 90s! PC Gaming vs Console Gaming
« Reply #30 on: August 12, 2012, 02:30:52 PM »
amen brother. the number of quality pc games at the time are mind numbing. were the hell you get games about killing arabs is beyond me. the whole conspiricay theory, screw the man point of view is getting old. play some good games and enjoy them. if your that angry about so much, how the hell do you even wake up in the morning?

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Re: Argue like its the 90s! PC Gaming vs Console Gaming
« Reply #31 on: August 12, 2012, 02:38:33 PM »
I'll agree that about 1990 to 1995 was a real golden era for PC games... though there were some greats between 95 and 2000 too.  (Civilization 2 and Heroes of Might and Magic 2 and 3, I'm looking at you!)
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Re: Argue like its the 90s! PC Gaming vs Console Gaming
« Reply #32 on: August 12, 2012, 02:41:11 PM »
So Call of Duty must have just been a dream I had once. Sorry.

But seriously, I did used to work at an EB. It was quiet a few years ago, but had a pretty good idea what mainstream PC gaming was because I was selling the shit every day. People come in and say, "I want the game where you can kill Saddam Husain", or "When is the newest Grand Theft Auto coming to Windows?". Those exact words over and over and over again. It was extremely rare for me to sell anything other than The Sims or some sort of bullshit fps war game. Occasionally you'd get the historical sim or flight sim people, but those guys were pretty rare.

I admit that I am uninformed about PC gaming, sure, but I do remember when games like Quarterstaff and Wing Commander and Battle Chess and such were the biggest sellers. Those days are long gone, that was my entire point.

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Re: Argue like its the 90s! PC Gaming vs Console Gaming
« Reply #33 on: August 12, 2012, 02:44:39 PM »
well you got me on call of duty, but most games like it, allowed you to play as the arabs or anyone else for that matter. Hense battlefield 2 and three. they were not designed to hate just one country. if you play the multiplayer aspect of said games, you would know that. in battlefield 2, the mec weapons are some of the best in the game. i have been playing bf2 everyweekend for 6 years on lan, and i can tell you, games like it are not a propaganda tool against the arabs, no matter how much you want them to be.

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Re: Argue like its the 90s! PC Gaming vs Console Gaming
« Reply #34 on: August 12, 2012, 03:49:11 PM »
COD has more going on then "killing arabs". For that matter, which COD would you even be referring to anyway? There is more then one, and most of them have to do with before the Gulf War period on up. Many are based around World War 2 and Black Ops was dedicated to the Cold War. The Modern Warfare titles involve more then just Americans and "arabs" as you put it. I honestly don't consider pc gamers as the people who shopped at EB games in the early 2000s. Thats when I jumped in on pc gaming, and when EB was still around pc gamers didn't really shop there much, and the pc game selection was relegated to a few small racks. During the 90s EB did actually cater to Pc gamers though quite well, I remember their huge game selections and them selling pc hardware, but they catered to all the consoles about too and felt more like a specialty store for gamers and less like the game section at a Wal- Mart.

After 2000 it was more for casual people who just bought whatever, or people who did not have access to online shops, Newegg, Best Buy, Comp USA, or Circuit City. EB games stopped being a "legit" game store for real gamers around the time the Dreamcast experienced its demise anyway. The Gamestop buyout was just the nail in the coffin for them.

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Re: Argue like its the 90s! PC Gaming vs Console Gaming
« Reply #35 on: August 12, 2012, 03:58:48 PM »
Best selling games of 2011 according to Amazon:

Physical (platforms are combined, but collector's editions are not included)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Just Dance 3
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Battlefield 3
Batman: Arkham City
Madden NFL 12
Portal 2
Just Dance 2
Gears of War 3
FIFA Soccer 12

Digital
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Battlefield 3
The Sims 3
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Sid Meir's Civilization V
Dead Island
Total War: Shogun 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Crysis 2
Dragon Age 2"


Again, I'm not saying that cool stuff isn't out there, I'm just saying that it doesn't exactly top the charts.

An analog: in 1987 Iron Maiden was widely known in the US with number one singles and such. They still exist, sure, and they still kick ass (I just saw them in concert a few weeks ago) but most of today's 16 year old kids might recognize the name, and that's about it.

The people who actually buy PC games are, for the most part, not buying Cave Story or I Want to Be the Guy, or whatever the cool stuff is.

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Re: Argue like its the 90s! PC Gaming vs Console Gaming
« Reply #36 on: August 12, 2012, 04:14:48 PM »
Wow! I own ONE of those games.  Civ 5 hehe.  Technically I also own MW3 but on PS3... which is mega fail IMO.
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« Reply #37 on: August 12, 2012, 04:19:25 PM »
The people who actually buy PC games are, for the most part, not buying Cave Story or I Want to Be the Guy, or whatever the cool stuff is.

The actual pc gamers out there are not all buying Cave Story or I want to be the Guy because they are not compelling pc games. Most people who game on Pc like to invest their time in games that satisfy both visually and story wise and last longer then a few hours. They want to become submersed in whats going on. No ones going to waste time buying a triple or quad core pc with a decent graphics card, steering wheel, flight stick, etc just to solely play freeware or digital purchase throw backs to the 8 and 16-bit periods. That would be retarded. Its nice that they are there, to be extras to compliment things, but that in no way defines "cool" pc gaming, unless you're a hipster or something maybe.

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Re: Argue like its the 90s! PC Gaming vs Console Gaming
« Reply #38 on: August 12, 2012, 04:35:25 PM »
Zeta, your examples do not explain your killing arabs theory. plenty of high quality games have come out that have nothing to do with your bizzare fight "the man" theories. this whole thread is about early pc games vs console games of the same period. if your past the 90's, and you are, then you have missed the point, or are making a statement irreleveant to the original thread. not every thread is this forum is based on a conspirecy theory.  play some games, have some fun, then make an intelligent statement based on said games. if you can't then your in the wrong thread. not everything has to do with zionist, anti isrealii, screw the man, corrupt establishment, who gives a f*ck mentality.

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« Reply #39 on: August 12, 2012, 04:42:59 PM »
Zeta, your examples do not explain your killing arabs theory. plenty of high quality games have come out that have nothing to do with your bizzare fight "the man" theories. this whole thread is about early pc games vs console games of the same period. if your past the 90's, and you are, then you have missed the point, or are making a statement irreleveant to the original thread. not every thread is this forum is based on a conspirecy theory.  play some games, have some fun, then make an intelligent statement based on said games. if you can't then your in the wrong thread. not everything has to do with zionist, anti isrealii, screw the man, corrupt establishment, who gives a f*ck mentality.

That too, he is ignoring the fact that you are referring to the 90s and classic gaming and that is what the thread is about. His sole focus seems to be on modern gaming, and even on that he is wrong anyway.

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Re: Argue like its the 90s! PC Gaming vs Console Gaming
« Reply #40 on: August 12, 2012, 04:47:03 PM »
his sole focus is on anything that involves a conspiracy theory. if you told him you were M&M's he would tell you that it was designed by "the man" to hold down the minorities while the zionist, isreali butt kissers were holding hollywood hostage and making proganda films. i have no idea why he can't just take a breather and enjoy games, and consoles for what they are. not everything is a front against "the man"

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Re: Argue like its the 90s! PC Gaming vs Console Gaming
« Reply #41 on: August 12, 2012, 04:57:40 PM »
Maybe I'm confused.  Are we talking about consoles vs. PC *now*, or back in the 90's? 

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Re: Argue like its the 90s! PC Gaming vs Console Gaming
« Reply #42 on: August 12, 2012, 05:02:59 PM »
what is the matter with people that they can't read the op's thread. the op is referring to a 386 and soundblaster audio, if you don't know what that is, look it up before you comment. if you can't, dont comment. its not against you, its against people in general. if you want to be part of a topic, know what your talking about, if you dont', read and learn before you do

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« Reply #43 on: August 12, 2012, 05:11:19 PM »
Maybe I'm confused.  Are we talking about consoles vs. PC *now*, or back in the 90's? 

Chris

It was aimed at talking about the stuff from the 90's. Zeta took it off topic when he decided to shift gears and focus on "modern gaming" and "arabs".

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Re: Argue like its the 90s! PC Gaming vs Console Gaming
« Reply #44 on: August 12, 2012, 05:16:04 PM »
When I was gaming in the 90s, I just played games.

Maybe it's because I was < 12 years old the entire time...

but all I cared about was playing games.  There were days I'd sit and play Sega Genesis til I couldn't see straight...

and then the next day I'd be sitting on the computer playing Ultima VII or some f*ckin goony freeware game

or that f*cking game "Sapiens".

That game was weird as f*ck.


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