> I was just talking about this with a friend the other day. Gaming today is weird in
> that if you pay more money, you get more unlocked, more weapons, etc. which makes the
> game easier.
>
> Growing up with an Atari 2600, NES, and Genesis and playing the games now....those
> games were ruthless and unforgiving. You had to pretty much do everything exactly
> right to the point where you memorize everything about the game.
>
> I could just imagine if the first Legend of Zelda came out on modern consoles instead
> of the NES, you'd be able to buy (with real money) swords, heart containers, bombs,
> and items if the game was getting too hard.
Nintendo still thinks as a caveman (not a bad thing mind you), however I get the point and understand something like that is very likely with any other company.
I agree, times have changed. While I was a bit reluctant about it before, I'm OK with it. We live in a time and age people can't play or know about every game available. There're so many high quality games available each year it's impossible to follow them all, leading to the point you forget about them the next year. I miss the times a cartridge took you 3 months to beat, but something like that for every game today will lead to two things: an unnecessary waste of development and resources because most consumers are unable to past half the game, and all because of time or attention restrains. So it's a good thing alternatives exist for those willing to pay a bit more to ease things.
Actually and thinking about it, the fact most of everyone played the same things before made games easier. Maybe we didn't have Internet, but we formed social networks among friends and relatives. Even if someone didn't own a NES, everyone knows where the hidden 1UP mushroom is located at Super Mario Bros. world 1-1 because findings were always shared.
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