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points by parineum 2 days ago | 0 comments

I don't expect my hair blown back, I'm just looking for something novel. I play a lot of half-baked, buggy titles because they have some interesting angle.

[–] forgetfreeman 2 days ago

Fair, a lot has changed in the space over the last 45 years. Take the proliferation of titles that are basically just you having a job as an example. That shit absolutely would not scan with older gaming audiences. Why it became popular is a complete mystery to me. Audience expectations for their entertainment dollar spent have definitely declined sharply.

[–] BigTTYGothGF 2 days ago

> That shit absolutely would not scan with older gaming audiences

Are you quite certain about that? https://archive.org/details/Lemonade_Stand_1979_Apple

[–] ThrowawayR2 2 days ago

That's an edutainment game for early grade schoolers. (I should know; I played it in that era.) Nothing in it would hold an adult's attention.

[–] BigTTYGothGF 2 days ago

"Older" in this context is "the gaming audience of 45 years ago".

[–] forgetfreeman 2 days ago

Yeah, that's me. I played Lemonade Stand on an apple some software salesman hustled the local school board into buying, and understand that's the only market that "game" sold into, so it's got more in common with spreadsheet software than PacMan, and certainly isn't relevant to a discussion of popular games and gaming in the 80s. Edit: I wish I'd checked your username before I bothered engaging.