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If retro games had Achievements

July 17, 2009 in Other comments 7

Ever thought about how Achievements would work for the games of old? GameSpy has the answer with this comic -- take a look .

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    HisServant77 Jul 18, 09
    But that's more of life achievements, not game achievements . . .
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    Flippy Jul 18, 09
    I have done all those except for the Sega Game Gear (TBFH, I might be the one you're supposed to argue with...) and Ridiculously long cheat code achievement. :3
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    Shadow of Death Jul 18, 09
    If retro games had achievements, retro gaming would probably not be that great, because the market would have been filled with games intended for achievement whores...
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      HisServant77 Jul 18, 09
      Yup exactly. The problems we are seeing today, would have been back when the games were young and gaming would have grown up twisted and diseased. Then by the time we reached now, it would be so much worse!
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      Insanity Prevails Jul 18, 09
      I don't know about that. Back then gaming wasn't anywhere near as mainstream and I have doubts that the gaming community would have been so accepting of products churned out for nothing more than grabbing achievements.

      That said, I guess the condition of different eras of gaming is dependant on the person. Retro has seen some genre defining moments, but I'm not sure I'd prefer playing the Gameboy over my DS.
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    Zero and X Jul 18, 09
    Retro games are getting achievements, just look at Wolfenstein 3d! I am sure that when the original Call of Duty comes out ti will also have trophies/achievements.
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    Takeshi Jul 18, 09
      If retro games had achievements, they would no longer be 'retro' games.

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