Nintendo Poll: Retro vs. Modern

[Jordan Marek]

Which Nintendo games do you think were better- retro (NES to N64) or modern (Gamecube to now)? I'm talking about overall experience and playback value, not graphics!

Edit: Oops, I said then instead of than. Don't destroy me, guys!

 

[RainbowCherry]

i will absolutely destroy you you scum how dare you use then in the wrong situation

Seriously though, I prefer modern Nintendo. Xenoblade Chronicles, co-op mario games, modern Animal Crossing (where the main character doesn't repulse me with his weird stocky body and is much shorter) and Yoshi's Woolly World are all games I prefer over the classic games. I can't deal with the controls either, especially on Metroid. Ugh. (Except Mario 3, I love those controls, even if I didn't even beat it due to being crap.)

 

[Jordan Marek]

i will absolutely destroy you you scum how dare you use then in the wrong situation

This literally made my day haha

 

[Stalfos]

Retro all the way. Nintendo just doesn't make them like they used to. Sadly.

 

[Alienfish]

Retro I guess cause I played those the most. Both "sides" have their amount of crap though but I've been way more into the retro consoles and its game I gotta pick that stuff honestly.

 

[HopeForHyrule]

I like both, but I'm old and so, retro has a slight edge.

 

[pokedude729]

I'm more modern. Sure ALttP/OoT/SMW were good; but they pale in comparison to Wind Waker, Splatoon, Kid Icarus Uprising, and Xenoblade Chronicles, just to name a few.

 

[MasterM64]

I personally would prefer modern Nintendo since the Gamecube/Gameboy Advance is my favorite era of Nintendo. Even though I personally view that time as retro (since I grew up with the system), I also can see why it would be classified as modern since the Gamecube was the first console to do HD resolution (480p through the expensive, super rare component cables), first console to do online play (using the broadband or modem adapter), the only Nintendo console to ever do LAN play (through the broadband adapter only), and the first console to accept SD cards (using the even rarer SD card adapter). The Gamecube was essentially a Wii in hardware terms minus limited disc size, motion control technology, and wireless internet capabilities (the Wii is only 1.5 times as powerful as a Gamecube in terms of processing speed and graphics quality). Probably one of the best things about the Gamecube is the under rated Gameboy Player because it not only allowed you to play almost the entire Gameboy library on your TV, it also was capable of doing Progressive Scan Mode (480p via component) which allowed for super crisp pixel image quality and it also was able to do some super cool linking capabilities which allowed for some interesting, unique experiences (Here's one of many examples of what it can do: http://www.racketboy.com/retro/nintendo/gamecube/legend-of-zelda-four-swords-5-gamecubes-5-tvs ). Another cool fact about the Gamecube is that you were able to play every single Zelda game created (up to Twilight Princess) if you had all the existing Gameboy and Gamecube Zelda releases in your library. You also can't beat the controller for the Gamecube as well! I can say a lot more about why I love the Gamecube, but I would probably fill an entire page with a single response if I did. lol

 

[Tao]

I would say that I prefer retro Nintendo (NES-N64).

It's not like modern Nintendo doesn't have its highlights, but I feel Nintendo was doing so much more and pushing great new ideas much more on the retro systems. There are so many old Nintendo games where they essentially threw it out and said "right, here is the blueprint for how this type of game is done". That 'industry standard' is something that they've not really done in a long time, both in regards to hardware and software.

Plus, I find myself going back and playing those older games way more than I do their newer ones. Sometimes out of nostalgia, yea, but other times (like games I never played as a kid) just because they hold up so well. There's a reason so many modern indie games are essentially old Nintendo games under a different name.

There's obvious exceptions and they've done the same a few times with GC-Wii U, but not like they did 'back int day'. They're not the ones setting the industry standards anymore. Even their good games are very 'paint by numbers' these days a lot of the time.


I guess it doesn't help that Nintendo has been pretty 'trashy' in its releases as of late, which probably does skew my opinion somewhat.

Seriously though, I prefer modern Nintendo. Xenoblade Chronicles...

As much as I think Xenoblade Chronicles is 'da shizz', it's pretty much just a continuation of the Xenosaga.

I dunno, it just feels similar to if somebody praised Microsoft for the existence of Dead Rising or Rise of the Tomb Raider when their only real input was financial.

I'm being petty.

 

[Envy]

Nintendo 64 counts as retro now? But I was alive back then! I was in elementary school/middle school, even! Okay enough of my growing old crisis here...

Oddly enough, I fit somewhere in between. I don't enjoy many games pre-N64, but I've found plenty of games Wii and beyond to be disappointing. To be fair, Nintendo released more good on the Wii U and 3DS and than they did on the Wii and the DS... So I'm actually kind of edging more modern by your definition (considering I straight-up don't care for NES games, and have few SNES favorites). Although in my mind, Nintendo's best years were late-N64 and GCN, and the Wii was just so bad, I can't give you a definitive answer one way or another.

 

[Alienfish]

Right, wow so advance and gamecube is modern btw, that should be retro tbh. but yeah guess I'm in between then.

 

[SummerHime]

I feel Nintendo really dropped the ball with the WiiU

It deserved a proper Animal Crossing game, a proper Zelda game (waaaay sooner), and overall just more games.

My favorite Nintendo consoles really are the recent handhelds though (DS and 3DS). So those count as modern I guess

 

[Kapriznyy]

More retro than modern, because a lot of the modern games just don't interest me at all.

 

[toadsworthy]

I think trying to compare these two and fighting over it is like comparing apples and oranges. Each generation of consoles and games has different standards, expectations, and limitations so its really hard to say retro games are better than modern games. I would probably prefer all the features and cool new things that modern games can do, but I can appreciate the simplicity, difficulty, and history of the modern games. Not to mention nostalgia factor too. I put that I like both! because video games are just awesome....

 

[Tao]

Nintendo 64 counts as retro now? But I was alive back then! I was in elementary school/middle school, even! Okay enough of my growing old crisis here...

Well, it will be 4 console generations old on release of the NX (Can't be bothered looking at how old it actually is in 'years').


Plus people just like to count the N64/PS1 etc. as the 'cut off point' for what is considered retro because they were the main consoles that first focused so much on 3D and as a result, you can really tell they were the early attempts and still looking for the 'right' way to do certain things from some often shockingly aged games etc.

GC/PS2/Xbox etc. usually aren't because things have changed so little since then that a huge amount of those games can get away with a quick visual upgrade and they'll still hold up. A majority of N64/PS1 games need a bit more than a visual upgrade...But this is a debate for another day/thread.