Nintendo's Miyamoto is not gaming!
Home theater is a really great place for gaming. A huge screen with a HD projector and 5.1 surround sound create a truly immersive experience for gamers, but there is a problem -- the games. For some of us with the responsibilities of a career and family, and the desire to maintain some social life, it is tough to find games that we can play in the few hours (or few minutes) that we have available for gaming.
In the old days, we could drop a quarter in a slot at the local arcade and enjoy gaming for as little as a few minutes (or a few hours if you were really good). Gamers like me from the late 70s to early 80s are missing some of those games when playing current consoles. Some of us are using our Xbox platform to run emulators sites like MAMEoX to access some games that you can "pick up and play." I guess we are not alone in seeking some gaming that this both challenging and interesting, but quick and accessible.
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto agrees with us... take a look this article... [from cnn.com]
Quote from the article... "This might come as something of a shock to the gaming world, but Shigeru Miyamoto – the man who created Mario, Donkey Kong and Zelda – really doesn't feel like playing games these days."
"What he misses, he said, are games you can pick up and play – something the company hopes to accomplish with its next generation home console, currently code-named "Revolution".
With that said, there are some games out there that give this experience. Huge kudos to publishers Lucas Arts and Giant Interactive and developer Traveller's Tales for creating Lego Star Wars... my 5 1/2 year old son and I are having a great time playing this game together! We are playing about 30 - 45 minutes each night and over the last week or so we have made our way through all of the episodes I - III and are working on getting into the mystery episode (IV). We finally found a game that we can play together that doesn't make dad look dumb! I guess I should keep shopping for games targeted to gamers 8 and under...
In the old days, we could drop a quarter in a slot at the local arcade and enjoy gaming for as little as a few minutes (or a few hours if you were really good). Gamers like me from the late 70s to early 80s are missing some of those games when playing current consoles. Some of us are using our Xbox platform to run emulators sites like MAMEoX to access some games that you can "pick up and play." I guess we are not alone in seeking some gaming that this both challenging and interesting, but quick and accessible.
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto agrees with us... take a look this article... [from cnn.com]
Quote from the article... "This might come as something of a shock to the gaming world, but Shigeru Miyamoto – the man who created Mario, Donkey Kong and Zelda – really doesn't feel like playing games these days."
"What he misses, he said, are games you can pick up and play – something the company hopes to accomplish with its next generation home console, currently code-named "Revolution".
With that said, there are some games out there that give this experience. Huge kudos to publishers Lucas Arts and Giant Interactive and developer Traveller's Tales for creating Lego Star Wars... my 5 1/2 year old son and I are having a great time playing this game together! We are playing about 30 - 45 minutes each night and over the last week or so we have made our way through all of the episodes I - III and are working on getting into the mystery episode (IV). We finally found a game that we can play together that doesn't make dad look dumb! I guess I should keep shopping for games targeted to gamers 8 and under...
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