Why I'm Going Back to Retro Games in 2024 | 10 Reasons!

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Hi all, be sure to vote for the next video on my community tab!

[@HDBaconRetroGaming]

Voted :) also messages you on IG..seems there was a message limit...xD I can't send you anymore messages.

[@volf3r505]

I don't know if you have STM memory issues, but LTM - definitely. Point me to ONE PC (specifically) shooter (I consider consoles since PS2 era a bane on the entire gaming industry) shooter from the old days (go back to ID's masterpiece Wolfenstein 3D even) that YOU UNLOCK cheats by beating it. CHEATS were always CHEATS - and especially in Game Genie stuff. Today we have trainers, so your point is moot at best, pointless at worst.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I’m mainly referring to games like tony hawk skateboarding, uncharted, driver. Games where you unlock game altering tweakers. But also, codes hammered in on the menu that give you an advantage. I don’t understand how my point is moot because I can’t name a PC shooter that unlocks cheats from wolfenstein era. I appreciate your perspective and thanks for watching!

[@Swattii]

When video games actually played like video games instead of being a digital salesman constantly trying to sell you something...

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Nicely said!

[@frankwest911]

Not just that, they were actual games that you played and not just interactive films. I'm so tired of cinematic gaming. I'd rather just play a fun video game. If I wanna watch a movie I'll do that instead.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

@@frankwest911 I’m not against cinematic games, but you’re right in saying “fun first” games are not as common these days at all. Thanks for watching!

[@frankwest911]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 It depends on how it’s handled. I’m referring to the games that interrupt the gameplay far too often and with scenes that are far longer than they should be. But I’ve enjoyed one or two before for sure.

[@Zontar82]

Selling you something incomplete and buggy where you have to pay with dlc to complete the mess they did

[@iGuardian92]

Glad I’m not the only one that misses the old gaming industry. Physical copies of games and everything. 100% agree

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thank you for watching!

[@GuTOHGT]

the feeling/experience to go to a physical store and see the image and read the boxes before buy etc

[@iGuardian92]

@@GuTOHGT exactly!

[@iGuardian92]

I used to base the next game I played solely on the cover art on the front of the game

[@Jack_80]

and game devs were just better back then. they had limited tech to work with but managed to make these amazing and really fun games back then. aaa games these days feel like they're made by ai, and lack the heart and soul games had back then. indie devs are the modern exception. indie games excite me more now, because they feel like those amazing classics i miss. they may not have the visual flair that aaa games do, but the art style is often better and they're more fun. games like hollow knight, dead cells, slay the spire, and cuphead gave me far more hours of enjoyment than most modern aaa games. and indie devs will just keep getting better, while aaa devs continue to get worse. indie devs are my only hope for the future of gaming. i have a dozen emulators on my phone and have been playing a lot of old games i never played before. the ds and psp have a lot of surprisingly amazing games, especially the ds. i just got a new phone that can even handle a lot of dreamcast, gamecube, and ps2 games. i'm playing skies of arcadia for dreamcast now and enjoying it a lot. i get more excited playing these old games for the first time than i do playing new games.

[@fizakl]

Most video games today feel like jobs. Most old games quickly put you at ease and don’t let go.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Exactly!

[@hyperfocus4866]

😂

[@TempoLOOKING]

​@RetroRangerReviews88 they are jobs just with no pay.

[@wantsome-zs5sq]

Game companies create a problem to sell you the solution. Excessive grinding to sell you XP. Excessive traveling to sell you fast travel items. It really pisses me off. I don't buy microtransactions period. If you make the game grindy and boring I just won't play it.

[@Mr.Coffee576]

It really is. I've been playing through Fallout 4, and I am doing these mundane side quests just for the sake of competition and achievements. Where is the fun in that.

[@tronguy93]

Reason 1, they don’t ask for my credit card or have a binding arbitration agreement before I even play

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Exactly!

[@emanttnf]

Unlockables really ARE dearly missed. I'm so glad we have 20+ years worth of 3d games with cool vibes & unlockables. I'd like to think that my backlog will keep me busy until I'm old & decrepit.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Yep, that’s my plan! lol thanks for watching!

[@RondoOfBloodX]

God the days of staying up late playing Melee. I remember when I unlocked Mewtwo. I had NO idea he was in the game so to say it was a surprise is an understatement.

[@ProfileFb]

Those of us being born in late 80s or early 90s like myself 89 have an extra reason to be grateful. Perfect age for best gaming era.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

We are probably some of the most fortunate to be born when we were and experience these consoles and games like we did! Thanks for watching!

[@ProfileFb]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 I feel you. The exp back then, experiencing everything live as new games were introduced, gaming magazines covered them, gaming channels broadcasted them. It was awesome.

[@shannonbayley3684]

I was born in 1980 and it was *perfect* - I played the Sega & Nintendo consoles (NES/Super Nintendo & Sega Master System/Megadrive/Genesis) which were fun. But the PS1 dropped when I was 15! Playingt Resident Evil, Tekken, Twisted Metal, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Silent Hill, Metal Gear Solid etc starting at 15.. Just incredible.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

@@shannonbayley3684 man I hear you. I love PS1!

[@MoonOvIce]

Yep, I was there in the 16 bit era (though little, '88 over here), I was there in the 32 bit era, but more importantly, I was there in the 6th gen which was amazing! I was also there when PS3 and 360 dropped and were my first- and last consoles I bought with my own money as a young man. Then I went PC full time.

[@DGISALWAYS]

They're also finished products. Classic games like budokai and Ultimate spider-man made me glad to grow up during the ps2.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Exactly!

[@Lolcryariver]

Don’t forget games didn’t take 10 hours to update. Just turn on the ps2 and play battlefront without waiting for a update

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Ah man I miss battlefront on ps2. I’ve gotta get it again and emulate it.

[@xenobreak1160]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 The PS2 version is blurry when emulated. I actually recommend the PC version (the older version, not the remaster!). Believe it or not, people still play Battlefront 2 online.

[@darthwoody9917]

There were bugs though that could never be patched. Most notable is the ps2 version of Battlefront 2 the ai can't use heroes in instant action due to a coding error.

[@Ockeey_Ock]

This is exactly why I still play my PS3 and recently went back to playing PS2, OG Xbox, and GameCube and been having way more fun playing those then my PS5 lately, I miss how simple and fun gaming used to be, no microtransactions, no always online/ online requirement, no live service, no dlc thats actually part of the base game locked behind a pay wall, no day one patches/ games released incomplete, just complete games all on the disk, no installs just pop in and play, simpler times, with games that were way more fun and had way more replay value than whats out now....Now (with the exception of nintendo) the modern consoles feel too much like PCs, exclusives are almost nonexistent, and too many games now feel more like a chore than actually being fun to play, this is exactly why consoles before the 8th gen will never die

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I’m actually thinking of a doing a PS3 video discussing why people need to have one now, and for a lot of the reasons you mentioned. Thanks for watching!

[@cooparchive7857]

Ps2 and og xbox you have retrotink or hdmi mods for them?

[@Ockeey_Ock]

@cooparchive7857 I don't, atleast for right now, but I plan on modding all three eventually, but for the mean time I use component cables instead of the red white and yellow AV ones

[@soulessone420]

I don't know about that whole game is being released completel without needing a patch cuz even back on the NES some s*** got released that was you know totally not complete and complete pile of trash.

[@Jack_80]

i think this day one patch crap is intentional, at least partially. it basically lowers the desire for physical games, something they've been trying to do for years. and knowing you'll never have the complete, unbroken game on a disc like you used to. indie devs are my only hope for the future of gaming. they make games that feel like more modern versions of great classic games, and they try new and exciting things. they got me into new genres of games that i really enjoy, like roguelikes and deck building games like slay the spire. it's crazy to me that hollow knight was made by 3 people, and it's the largest metroidvania game i've ever played, then nintendo with it's hundreds of employees makes a new 2d metroid game that's 5-6 hours long and linear. i have no idea how people can accept this crap from aaa devs, when indie devs are giving you so much more for a fraction of the price. hollow knight was $15 and crap like metroid dread was $60.

[@JGYoutube0]

Agreed, that pick-up-and-play-ability is so good in old games. And not only is it the simplicity, but they drew you back in, you WANTED to play them repeatedly. And time flied, 2 hours felt like 20mins because you were having a blast. And I think that added to that approachability, compacting the experience into something that doesn't feel heavy or riddled with barriers to fun. Whereas now you get told you have to "invest", "immerse yourself" and "work on your attention span" just to experience unskippable cutscenes, scripted sequences and more that does everything to delay or remove fun/gameplay away from you. Add to that the trend of depressing storylines trying to lecture morals to you like it's school all over again. It's the opposite of drawing you in and entertaining you - you feel more like you're forcing yourself to wade through a draining experience.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Unskippable cutscenes should be class as a heinous crime lol thanks for watching!

[@solm67]

I've started to play my ps 3 again. I know it's not as retro as ps2 but it's still games on a disc with a minor update. Once you update the game it's playable offline. Excellent video.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thanks mate! I recently bought a PS3 and plan on doing a video on the PS3 experience in 2024 👍

[@rakaigaming5830]

I still jump between my ps3 n ps4 pro.Ps3 is still solid n plays my ps3 n ps1 games n they're still great

[@Lolcryariver]

I still have my old GameCube from 2011. Old neighbors was moving I helped them move and the lady gave me a GameCube with some rare games for free. Still have it to this day.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

No way!? I’ve got a GameCube and a handful of games but I just can’t bring myself to buy any more. Nicely done mate!

[@CMONCMON007]

Respect bro from South Africa....being a 90s kid...these days I find myself only playing mostly older games these days too. Become disillusioned with new games and their trends that you all mentioned as issues with modern gaming

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Older games feel different. Newer games often leave me feeling disappointed. Thanks for watching, mate!

[@BigmanDogs]

Emulating with a high-end crt filter is pretty awesome. Especially if the game has pre-rendered background, makes the 3d models and 2d textures blend together as intended. It's crazy how much better games from this era looked when played on the expected hardware.😊

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

It’s like we are only seeing the true vision for the game now. I remember seeing the screenshots on the case for games and thinking “why doesn’t it look this good when I play it?” And now I know it’s because they used gameplay from the PC used to make the game, at the highest resolution at the time. That’s my theory, at least. Thank you so much for watching!

[@shovelest6861]

woa woa how do i get a crt filter for EPSXE???

[@Cr4sh04]

Nothing better than an old dude just chilling and talking about gaming with rock music in the background.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thanks mate! It’s my own music too 🙂

[@Cr4sh04]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 Ow man that's really interresting! I think your music is really cool.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

@@Cr4sh04 I appreciate it, thanks!

[@thiscorrosion3843]

Old people rule!

[@Lolcryariver]

Same here bought a steam deck and emulated all my classic games it’s much refreshing than seeing loot boxes and micro transactions

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I really need to get a steam deck! They look awesome. Thanks for watching!

[@musestarlight1]

You really should using emustation to play N64 - PS3

[@S_crook]

I love oldschool games way more than modern games. I grew up in the 90's with Snes, sega, ps1, N64. Started going back to them along with a lot of indie games 👌

[@Gameoholicshow]

Excellent video and excellent points! The fact that most of the time now games are sold to us basically incomplete is a crime and very disappointing.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Exactly! Thanks for watching mate. I recently picked up MK1 on PS5 and I’m going to do a video comparing it to Armageddon. Let’s just say MK1 has been plagued by micro transactions and dlc.

[@Gameoholicshow]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 I totally agree with that. Super frustrating

[@shorts26]

I'm playing all retro games my favorites on my modded ps3 and I have been having having so much fun

[@sandman8920]

I’ve completely abandoned modern systems at the moment. Don’t even own a series console or ps5 I’m currently playing my original Xbox picking up games I missed growing up.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Yes, that’s what I’m doing too! So many games I never played.

[@305SEGA305]

Retro games are made complete out of the box with no 20GB update patch to worry about 🎮

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I bought Mortal Kombat 1 on PS5. 148GB to install. More than half required to download from the internet. I’m not sure exactly how much of the game I actually got over the counter. Pretty heart breaking!

[@305SEGA305]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 holly cow 😆

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

@@MK-py5zi not sure 🤔

[@TempoLOOKING]

Destiny😂

[@TempoLOOKING]

​@@MK-py5ziyes

[@SOM-v4o]

I feel like playing retro games before my time too as i feel like people can still get that same feeling today as they did back then if you have in mind that developers back then were trying to push the boundaries of what they had and made good use of it. (Edit: Well, maybe not multiplayer experiences but definitely single-player experiences)

[@9ner]

it's why i ditched doling out cash for a big pc upgrade. my used 1060 3gb fried, and instead of a 40 series I bought a new 3050 4gb msi laptop for 600 bucks. Very rarely am I excited for new games for the list of reasons you provided, and even if I am there are still a lot of potential setbacks with promising titles. I'm mostly emulating or playing stuff between 1995-2007.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

That’s the period I’m focusing on myself! I just had a mate over, and we spent a few hours in Burnout Revenge. We had an absolute blast!

[@soulessone420]

You still need a good processor and a good graphics card to emulate later consoles like the PS3. Hell even the PS2 needs a decent processor to be able to emulate correctly.

[@9ner]

​@@soulessone420 my 1060 could emulate 7th gen fine for the most part, only the kill zones were no good, but is it really worth paying several hundred more dollars to play that when most 7th gen was ported to pc anyway. I love my 3050 msi laptop. Does everything needed and then some.

[@TheGunmanChannel]

I'm like 8 years ahead of you on that. Sure I've played a few recent games but not many. Good video to listen to while working, keep up the great content mate

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thanks mate! I’ve lined up some of your resprays to watch later on 👍

[@uncensored6177]

Im slowly going back to retro. Some retro games on my ps5. But since i modded my vita & finally figured out the roms thing, i been playing nes, snes & genesis games. No logging in, no wifi, just turn on and play. Straight old school.

[@AngelDani7697]

Yeah I've been downloading a bunch of repacks from the end of the PS3/360 era. Like right now I'm playing through Sniper Elite 3! Also playing through the Need for Speed games! I agree with the comments, as long as repairmen will exist, and gaming nerds like us do that care enough about the systems to learn simple tuneups and proper care, gaming before the 8th generation will live on forever! Hell, I absolutely adore my 3DS still to this day! When I bring it out it's a really good conversation starter! Everyone has memories with those 😊

[@SmartJapanHacksCulture]

I also find myself going more and more back to older games. Playing through the 2021 Quake remaster right now, along with Vampire Savior. Much better to go back to old classics than to waste money only to be disappointed again.

[@Phenomenal1983]

I did the all-nighter in the PS2 era when I was in college. My mom wouldn't let me stay up all night and play with my friends when I was younger. We ordered Domino's pizzas, two big bags of cheddar and sour cream Ruffles. Pepsi and Sprite. Good times

[@yungflav193]

Honestly if I didn’t plug my ps3 back in (in 2021) and set up some emulators I most likely would’ve stopped gaming as a whole. Getting back into the ps2/xbox & ps3/360 era games really reminded me what gaming is suppose to be. It’s nice knowing there’s other out there still loving these great consoles and not letting themselves be trapped into the “oh these graphics suck so game must be bad” mindset

[@Wipeout-tx4rl]

all I play is 90's early 2000's... and indie titles inspired by them. Deadly Alliance is awesome

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thanks for watching!

[@barkley8285]

I was born in 2002 and for the last few years ive basically played nothing but games from 2005-2013/ish. That entire gen is just perfect to me. So many classics from the 360 and ps3.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

My golden years of gaming are 1995-2012, so I think we are in Greece here. Thanks for watching!

[@artax33]

Your birth certificate is as old as my high school diploma 🤣. I still hold to the games for the snes, though the 360 time frame has some really good games.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

@@artax33 360 has some true gems! I’m yet to even feature any Microsoft content on my channel!

[@casualcadaver]

360 era was really great but Original Xbox , Ps2, Gamecube era felt like the true last gen of retro gaming. Post Xbox360 everything feels modern . Nothing has really changed much in the last 10,15 years.

[@jboone86]

Totally agree...I miss buying a game for $60 and you got the game. Everything now is "Pay this amount to get this thing" it takes the skill out of getting rewards and also bragging rights. I get some options to buy, especially as a middle-aged gamer and being low on grind-time.

[@priorwitness]

I absolutely LOVED this video. I can't tell you how much every point you made resonated with me. Thanks for making this!

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

No problem, thanks watching!

[@Mr.Coffee576]

I've realized that despite growing up during the Gameboy and PS era, there are so many games I missed to due lack of availability and me being a kid at the time. Why on earth am I spending hefty amount on a modern game, when I can just go through the old ones ? Its like we are brainwashed to think newer = better.

[@Larkon979]

Original Xbox, PS2, 360, and PS3 is all I need

[@varyagace]

I've been playing retro games more and more and more since about 2021 or so. And honestly, after so many years feeling like I didn't "get" retrogamers, now I do. I still don't go back to the NES era and stuff, I really can't stomach those super old games. But SNES/Genesis onwards, almost anything goes. I grew up on the early days of PC citybuilders/RTS and the PS2 golden days. And I've went through a process of playing games from a few years back, to 10 years back, to 12, 15, 20 and more... Nowadays I literally can't stop playing DOOM and Quake. Games I don't have nostalgia for because I missed them growing up. Retrogaming has been a gate into discovering cool games I never knew existed, and experiencing great gameplay and music and stories. From the arcades in the 90s to the arena shooters of the early 2000s, dozens of racing games and more. All the while we're all done and tired with the modern landscape of gaming, not because the games suck (some of them do) but because of the industry's constant push for greed and stealing your time and manipulating you. So yeah, retrogaming is great. Plus, if you're a broke gamer with a weaker computer, you can play hundreds of amazing games for free with emulators and abandonware PC games. Or just buy old games on sales on GoG and Steam, they go as cheap as $1-5 sometimes. What I'm trying to say is, even if the gaming industry exploded toomorrow and I lost access to the Internet, I still have enough games on me that I will literally never finish playing. 30 years of rich history at my fingertips.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Exactly! This is a brilliant comment and what you said at the end is what excites me the most. 1000s of games I’ve never experienced right here for me to try. I love it. Thank you so much!

[@Adamchevy]

I own a Series X, for amazing retro games/remakes. I own 3 modern games that I play on occasion: Diablo 4(constantly trying to upsell me), Starfield(not to bad), Space Marine 2( actually a lot of fun).

[@manybranchesacademyofart]

There are a lot of reasons to go back to retro games! I grew up playing the Nintendo 64 and I have a lot of memories of playing games with my family. This was a great video! I can’t wait to see more! 🥰

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thank you! The N64 was amazing!

[@NIgHTMaReFortyTwo]

The thing is before everyone started releasing broken, unfinished games there was a time when we still had the capability to update via the internet while also still getting working complete games. We used to just have DLC or small patches that in the past would've required new copies of the game to be printed. Standards were still in place but over the years the state a game can be released in has just kept getting worse.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I totally agree. I don’t know if it’s laziness or time restraints, but it’s definitely the norm now! Thanks for watching!

[@TempoLOOKING]

​@@RetroRangerReviews88both.

[@nonya6540]

Now starting my 30s i realize that the only time i buy a new game its just a hd or remake of a retro game

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I hear you, mate!

[@ColeWolfsson]

Having more fun on PS2 than playing modern titles on my fully decked out gaming PC

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Nice!!

[@RondoOfBloodX]

So many people hear the word Retro and immediately think of Atari, Nintendo, Sega, ETC but what they may not realize is that Wii, PS3, and 360 are now considered retro as well. So yeah there’s a MASSIVE library of games to go back to or play for the first time.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

And boy, am I glad about that!

[@SkyeTheNerd]

I've honestly been doing this for the past year. Especially since alot of newer games are no longer being printed physically. I just miss when you got a full game, you had a completed product. Even as recent as the Ps3 era, they still had games on the disc, and most of the time they were complete and didn't need an upgrade. Infamous comes to mind, amazing games. I think the only games in present day that give off the feeling of a completed game from the Retro era are indie games.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I agree 100%. Indie devs are keeping this kind of thing alive which is backwards, when you think about it. I’d have thought the definition of AAA would be market leading, standard setting games and game companies. Great comment and thanks for watching!

[@SkyeTheNerd]

I've only recently started watching, but keep up the great videos! :) 👍

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

@@SkyeTheNerd I’ll certainly try! Thanks!

[@rakaigaming5830]

As someone who's experienced atari in diapers at 3 up to ps 4pro cross gen i gotta say ps1,2 n 3 n snes hold dear in my heart n i still play all my ps1,2 n 3 games to this day not just my ps4 . been more on my ps lately then ps4. LIKED N SUBBED

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

It’s awesome you still play those generations of consoles! More and more people are going back to play them it seems these days. Thanks for watching!

[@rakaigaming5830]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 yeah even my children are getting interested In my retro game collection.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

@@rakaigaming5830 now that just shows it isn’t just my nostalgia talking in the video. That’s awesome!

[@rakaigaming5830]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 nope classics are classics for a reason it makes them timeless and legendary.

[@Bijuklich]

last few years i'm mostly playing 80s and 90s arcade games and i'll probably play that till i'm 100 :) never gets old

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I totally agree mate. There are so many great games in those years! Thanks for watching!

[@PrezidentHughes]

The height of fun/graphic/variety altogether was during the latter half of the PS2 era. Seems like its time for SEGA to make a surprise comeback . I've just gotten back into PS2 after a 15yr hiatus. I never got into the subsequent platforms and seeing the trend of the industry I doubt that will change any time soon.

[@dayquantalbert235]

The ps2 Is by far the best system ever made tons of fun games too choose from Im sooooo satisfied with my ps2 for years too come Its just absolutely pure fun 😊 happy 😅

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Man I’m in bliss too. The PS2 has the best library of games, period. Thanks for watching!

[@dayquantalbert235]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 most definitely literally thousands of games just super fun

[@joaopedrocruz3488]

I really liked what you did here! You're honest and your content is good! You got yourself a follower, my friend! Please keep up the good work! PS: I'm a huge fan of Burnout 3.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Great! My next video will be in Burnout 3 🙂

[@ErieSpirit]

Nice video, I also prefer playing older video games, and not even out of nostalgia; I like discovering older games that I missed out on. The only reason I bought a Xbox Series X was due to Microsoft bringing back a fair amount of their legacy titles with their backwards compatible program. Also as for the question that you posed about the video games being showcased in the video are: Avatar The Last Air Bender, Burnout 3 Takedown, Medal of Honor Frontline, Mortal Kombat Deception, Micro Machines (2002), Space Invaders Anniversary, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, and Wild Wild Racing.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Nice! Same here, I’ve got plenty of weird, lesser known titles I’m looking forward to playing and reviewing. Nice job on the guess! You got just one wrong though 😜

[@ErieSpirit]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 I figured it out, it's Mortal Kombat Deception being featured in the video, and not Armageddon. I had the answer right in front of me, I over thought it and I thought you were being cheeky with the Avatar game having a different regional title. 😆

[@Gamesta100]

Been playing since the NES and have always been a modern and retro gamer but after this gen I'm done with modern gaming and going fully retro. Already for over a year I've mostly been a retro gamer.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I’m doing the same, mate! Part of me thinks the next generation of consoles might go fully digital. Thanks for watching!

[@creeperkinght1144]

I'm in my early 20s and I absolutely love retro games. I consider myself lucky that I got exposed to retro gaming consoles from gen 4 and onward in my childhood, with my favorites being the SNES, PSX, and og Xbox, PC and the good ol arcade. I love to sit down and enjoy games that I never got to touch when I was young, like legendary shmups, fighters, classic shooters (I love modded DOOM), and awesome RTS games like Dawn of War. I can't really find very many options in modern gaming, which makes me a little sad, since there's so much potential there, and there are golden titles that do exist, like GoW: Ragnarök, Elden Ring, BG3, or Modern Minecraft (somewhat).

[@jmcclain8237]

I own the big 3 systems. After the newness wore off, I bought an upscaler for my ps2 and went back to that. Like you, the updates, day one patches etc... I'm over it.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Exactly!

[@basedchristianhistory3443]

I have stopped keeping up with new releases for a long time now. Old games are often very good, cheap, nicer to look at (not because of graphics but design) and simpler to get into.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I totally agree!

[@ChaosInSpace]

Retro games are great! Grew up playing Super Mario on an N64 emulator on a windows XP PC and you can bet as soon as I get myself a PC again I'll be getting all the old games I used to have! Icy Tower, Plants vs Zombies, Warlords Battlecry II, could spend hours on playing through the full game and unlocking everything, and didn't need internet or anything to update the games cos it was all in the completed version. Great discussion vid! Looking forward to see what comes next!

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thanks! I appreciate you watching it 🙂

[@coolchannelize15]

I love playing older games from my childhood! Mostly from N64!

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Nice! I love N64 games

[@Electro096]

I'm really glad Ratchet and clank is still going , there's been a Ratchet and clank game on every Playstation console since the debut on the PS2

[@DoloWolfZero]

Guitar hero and rock band was amazing

[@mexdrago3009]

PS5 is my last modern console. I won't go with the times anymore when it comes to videogames. I will beat my back log first.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Nice! How big is your backlog? Mine is insurmountable 😂

[@mexdrago3009]

@RetroRangerReviews88 PS2 and up to the wii U till now. I've beaten what I wanted on the Snes, sega, and n64. I bought three crt tvs. One sd for light guns games and one for 480p and anotber for for wide screen but unfortunately the 34xbr970 needs a recap. I also want to spend my time on rythem games, especially DDR. Im also a couch co-op type player.

[@mexdrago3009]

I also got crt tvs to make my lgc1 77 last longer.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

@@mexdrago3009 I love that you are going with all original gear there mate. That’s awesome!

[@mexdrago3009]

@RetroRangerReviews88 almost all original. Moded wii U and ps2 of course. lol

[@justinsantos8514]

I completely understand, I have a great retro collection on my PS4 pro. I sit back and throw my old school playlist on Spotify and just jam to my retro games. I honestly have no desire to buy a current gen console because I'm kind of burnt out with cinematic gaming.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Another viewer mentioned cinematic games too. I think one game does it very well, like uncharted, last of us, and every developer feels the need to get in on that action. I love “fun first” games! Thanks for watching!

[@TheDustmeister88]

I'm 36 and also doing the Great Retro Exile.

[@strtrcril87]

I've also went back to playing games from the early to late 00's. They just hit differently than new games.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

That’s it exactly. I’m still not entirely sure why, but I’ll get there. Thanks for watching!

[@SmokedRye]

I play newer titles and they're pretty fun, I just don't bother with buying many of them due to the fact the production cost of making games has gone up alot, along with games being more expensive, predatory micro transactions, etc. I enjoy my backlog of games I currently have for my older consoles, though also being a dude in his mid 20's who is getting his life in order, I don't have much time either.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I hear you! Being the breadwinner and a Dad means I have to choose my games carefully. Baldurs Gate 3 looks amazing but I just can’t set aside the time for something like that. So Burnout 3 it is! Thanks for watching!

[@tragerone17]

As someone who grew up with the 360 era I still love retro games more even back in 2013 I saw the change how every game felt the same and I went back to the 80s love it even the bad games from the 80s are better than modern games.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I’m yet to go back to the 80s era of gaming but I know I’ve got some great stuff waiting for me there!

[@Madj3llyfish]

The reason I decided to go back to retro gaming and focus on cartridge games is because owning physical media now makes no sense. Like you said, you only own a fraction of the game and will have to download the rest. I rather have a self-contained experience that I can keep indefinitely. I don't have much faith in the games I own for my PS5. PC is a different beast because of the communities that would maintain a project long after it's gone, but if someone says "do you own Decapatack or Golden Axe" I can say wholeheartedly "YES"

[@Solid_Snack]

Nostalgia in a video. Nothing more.

[@shlomomarkman6374]

I also find old games satisfying and try to interest my son in them. Since I'm on the PC side this is very easy. Most of the games were available on DOS and early Windows so it's trivial to get them playable on a "modern" (10 year old) system. GOG sells them for a buck or so per game (patched to run on Win-10 or through their DOSbox) and others can be downloaded from the web. If push comes to shove there are embedded html versions on retro sites for thousands of them. The bad thing is that my son likes playing Doom to much after I introduced him to this masterpiece.

[@ade1174]

Man, seeing old school Burnout has me so nostalgic.

[@jigzyonline2]

I'm a big Gamecube gamer. I own 4. My favourite console of all time. Love modding them. Boot up a game and play, no bullshit. Dreamcast top tier too. PS2 for horror games.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Nice! I’m considering modding my GameCube too!

[@jigzyonline2]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 Do it! I recommend either Pico boot if you're fine with soldering or you can get GC Loaders again now. Blue Retro V2 mod is also amazing. Glad to see more retro youtube content, subbed!

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

@@jigzyonline2 greatly appreciated, mate

[@williedee1003]

I’ve actually went back to retro games, I use the Odin 2 and the steam deck oled . I just have a lot more fun with the older games.

[@FaceTheStreets]

One thing is it was litterally impossible for one retro system to look and sound the same as the other. Ports of the same games were completely different. Sega Genesis had its own look and sound as well as SNES. The PS2 was the last system that had it's own style and look.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I agree. Each console was like a different world

[@seannapier2298]

I miss not having to hold down a button and waiting for a circle to fill just to perform an action

[@JakMorgan]

Seem like someone I could converse with for hours. Really great video with lots of insight I find. I will say though. Bring the volume of your voice up just a touch. Stuck between trying to listen to a good voice and some good music. Keep it up!

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Hahaha I resolved the issue on all following videos. That’s a great compliment mate! Happy to converse about games anytime

[@lurkerrekrul]

Burnout 3 (emulated) - Load up the game, choose an event, and while you're in the car selection screen, press F9 to switch to software rendering. Start the event and when it finishes loading and goes to the actual event, press F9 to switch back to the faster, hardware rendering. See if you notice any difference. :) BTW, this only has to be done once per session, and it works on the other Burnout games as well.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Oh cool, I’m gonna try it. I did update pcsx2 and fixed the graphical errors. Check out my 2024 review 🙂 thanks for watching!!

[@lurkerrekrul]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 Yes, I think the black sky bug was fixed in a more recent version, unfortunately, I have a very old computer and can't run the latest versions. Thankfully the F9 trick fixes the sky for those older versions. F9 also fixed some graphical issues I had in the game Portal Runner. Namely that the gems were all untextured and the HUD for the bow didn't show up. I don't think they ever fixed the bug where the sun shows through other objects though. Not really a problem in Burnout 3, but it can be in Burnout Revenge where the sun is sometimes lower in the sky. I think someone created a cheat/patch to turn off the sun though.

[@314jrock]

12:40 I remember playing Speed Punks (also called Speed Freaks in some countries) as a kid. This was a Playstation exclusive.

[@mrhumbuck_]

I've only just got around to finally watching this video. Not as fluid as your newer ones, but still good to listen to. I actually watched this on a brand new device- I'm sure you can guess which one! The frustrating thing, though, is that I have to download everything. My internet is also fairly slow, so a bigger game takes 10+ hours to download! I've actually not played anything on it yet, it's mostly just been sitting around downloading stuff, haha!

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

That’s exactly the problem lol but I can’t wait to hear your review on it! A bit of waiting for 100s of hours of gameplay isn’t too bad

[@mrhumbuck_]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 True, it's manageable if you leave it overnight, and are prepared to basically not use it for the first few days. And thank you very much! I've already got one or two ideas about less obvious things I feel like talking about...And also some unexpectedly chaotic first impression clips 😅

[@bunny_incup132]

solid reasons... One reason that you missed sir is... YOU OWN that DARN THING that you bought. Imagine this - you bought the CD, you have the game with content, characters, modes etc. as you mention. And you have to pay for it how much? Not sure about the price, what it was, talking about PS2 era, $50 per new game? As you mention Tekken: Tekken Tag had a 20 characters at start, 14 characters to unlock, every character had a movie to unlock, many characters had additional custom to unlock, there were modes to unlock, and usually you were playing the game for hours to unlock it (as much things you have covered in the video) Right now you are paying the same price, if not even more than that, you are receiving less content (characters, modes etc), more bugs (because patches/updates/fixes) and the company is ABLE TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOU, if they will decide to do so, because of something.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Funnily enough I cover this in my next video! 🙂 Awesome comment mate!

[@Ty-douken]

The big thing for me lately has been the RPG-ification of games, despite loving RPGs even growing up. I don't need or want every game to have stats on weapons & xp to earn & unlock new abilities. Yes it's fun to have bits of that added into some games, but now games are having those mechanics added to them as requirements vs ways to differentiate. Also free to play is killing games that would otherwise be great fun experiences. I don't have anything against a game being free, but when they are they tend to have a bigger grind than if they weren't. Bring back the 10-15 hour action packed adventure, especially with exclusives taking 5-7 years to make a 30-50 hour game. I know it's not exact math, but we could easily get a trilogy of games that allow iteration & tell a more expansive story. I'd even have been happy with Last of Us 2 being spilt up into 2 games with 1 being released earlier & a second made a PS5 exclusive. The story could've even been expanded, plus we would've gotten to play the first part earlier.

[@chrisboudan1471]

Great video mate, I will definitely keep watching. I love the retro gaming. I looking for an N64 for my collection

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I love the N64 mate! I miss my orange fantastic one.

[@chrisboudan1471]

@RetroRangerReviews88 Eventually I'd like to collect all the colours !

[@xCrossBite]

As someone also going back to retro games in my spare time, I do disagree with exclusives. I've always hated exclusives because I don't want to have an entire console for the 3 or 4 exclusives on it that I'm interested in. If everything comes to PC then I don't have to worry about having a specific console or emulator for a couple of games. I don't have (or want) current Gen consoles so having them on PC is a good way for those companies to get a sale from me.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Great comment! You’re not the first to point this out and it’s something I understand and agree with. Having to throw a heap of money at Sony and Microsoft to experience great games is just too much. But I’m unsure of the purpose of different consoles if power and capability are similar and every game is available on both. What do you think? Thanks for watching!

[@Bibliophilo]

Great song in the background

[@martinnevey7258]

You are bang on here....im 54 and was gaming on the megadrive (pga tour golf is still great) then the ps1 ps2...i do think gaming for simple pleasure peaked back then...i have a ps3 too with some great games...gaming now feels like a chore with many games playing the same with just a different skin...gaming studio's used to be full of enthusiasts...now its all corporate bean counters who have no passion for the subject....also there used to be generational leaps in console's now a ps5 game looks pretty much the same as a ps4...i will continue to retro game as it is genuine fun which is another thing that has been lost along the way...

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I hear you mate. Great comment and thanks for watching!

[@T80010]

You were then paying for what you were getting and now you get what you pay for.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Exactly! I’m thinking of doing a Recent V Retro series where I put older games up against new ones and see which is better value. What do you think?

[@barryklinedinst6233]

I play more retro games than anything. I just enjoy them more

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I’m having a blast going back to these games! Thanks for watching!

[@BluzCue]

Agree to everything on this video

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thank you!

[@EoR_2B4GOT10]

Another problem I have with modern gaming is that games don't feel like they are made with the idea to have fun. It feels like they are enginered to make the most amount of money possible. I highly agree with the gimicks section. Game gernres are just lost to time because companies just wanna print money. I miss lightgun games or gallery/railgun shooters where the screen moves on it's own and you just have to aim. I did play House of the Dead remake and I loved it. But using the analogstick + gyro is not the same as having an actual guncontroller. This is why I love the Wii so much. Soooooo many incredible lightgun games. Remember when console manufacturers would have quality control? When they looked over a game and said something like. This is not good enough we can't let you release this or with this much content we can only allow the game to be released digital at a maximum pricepoint of 5€. Developers have to much freedom nowadays. Stuff like NOS (new operating system) or Clock simulator 315 on Switch has no right to be released. Whenever I browse games during a sale I get interupted by these worthless trashgames that I can't ignore. Or a game like Enchanted Portals releasing at 20€. The same price as it's "inspiration" Cuphead but with not even 10% of the content. There needs to be more regulation in this regard.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I agree, but I guess some game companies can argue that it’s art and therefore a matter of opinion or perspective. Value for money is more important to me than anything else. A game has to earn its price, and I only want to pay once lol great comment and thanks for watching!

[@turismofoegaming8806]

I grew up with things like the Sega Genesis, the super Nintendo and then at 11 years of age, got the PlayStation when it first came out, and then later on in 96, Nintendo 64! After that, I eventually had an Xbox and a GameCube and a PS2 and a Dreamcast.. I also have been enjoying older games these days and the newest games that I have been the Witcher three wild hunt, red, dead redemption two .. aside from some others I have in my back like murdered soul suspect, Vampyr and a few other games that came out within the past half decade or more?

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Nice!! I love these old consoles! Thanks for watching mate!

[@nowhere529]

To play older 3d Consoles on a modern TV they look ok on a small TV.THats the trick.

[@JamieToomeyPresents]

🙌🏽

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Hey mate! I appreciate you watching!

[@salmanmussa6866]

To be fair im going bk to retro games as well

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Yes, let’s do it!

[@Chlocean]

The idea of Guitar Hero being released today (assuming no plastic-peripheral music games had been released), is such an interesting thought experiment you created. I also thought that may never fly today, but I also purchased Ring Fit Adventure and LABO for my Switch, one of which isn't even a PLASTIC peripheral. Y'know, who am I to talk? I do think part of it is the inaffordability of a large living space nowadays, when we were in our parents' houses it was no problem for a lot of us. Now, I can't imagine giving up our precious apartment space for a whole-ass plastic drumset.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I never tried Labo! Is it good? There was the Mario kart augmented reality thing too. Great comment!

[@synthoelectro]

games didn't feel manufactured in those days, and the internet didn't draw any interest in terms of what the game should look like. We'll never get that back again, so we enjoy the old games. People were waiting on the next great thing back then, better graphics, and technology which was ever evolving.

[@jaycee6438]

MK Alliance…. whooo…. I spent many hours trying to unlock all items on The Krypt… It was cool/challenging and it was satisfying…. now it is pay $$$$$ for a skin? a helmet? no way…. I am currently playing Soul Calibur on Dreamcast… unlocking characters, etc.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I need to get a Dreamcast!

[@hansolodolo92]

I bought I rog ally just so I can just cleaning up my back catalog in a convenient/new way. Man I got some virtue prince glasses and play 6th/7th gen having more fun then I had in a while with traditional gaming. Modern games just seem to suck me dry I can’t do it anymore

[@zultan824]

I like just jumping on a game and being able to play instead of having to go through an extensive learning curve to be able to play. These training requirements also put me off going back to a game later if i haven't played it in a while

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Glad I’m not alone!

[@nowhere529]

Sony and Microsoft took us gamers for granted and have been treating us with contempt for years, Now its time to go through our old games again.

[@DREAMSINDIGITAL]

I love retro games!

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Me too!

[@UmVtCg]

Sure there's a lot of live service crap. The fact is, one can just laugh and ignore that. Yesterday's AAA games where created by small teams. Today's small teams create Indy games. There's loads and loads of those. Back in the PS2 era I had about 2 dozen PS2 games, now I've got 400 on Steam and about 300 free on the epic store. The amount of great games from the last decade that play great on a Steam deck is astonishing.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Sweet! I agree that indie developers are keeping the mentality alive. I’d love to get a steam deck lol thanks for watching!

[@RubyMVmistress]

The problem is games are too long now, I love lots of JRPG's and games like that, and back in the PS2 generation and prior maybe the longest games you would come across was around 20-40 hours even for the longer JRPG's, but now it's like 80-120 hours plus for them, and yes I do love that because you do get your money's worth, but when you have a family, kids you're not going to be able to keep up with games, and starts feeling like a job, not a hobby. I loved Guitar Hero 1-3, I was in middle school when it came out, and we were talking about it daily didn't matter if you were girl or boy, it really brought everyone together for the ones that played it, at least in my town. The problem is that it was Activision that released it, like if it was directly Nintendo or Playstation, and were going going to release it maybe like once a generation, I think it would still be a hit today. I think they just over saturated the game. It's kind of the same with DDR. I also love DDR, and just got back into it. That was really popular, but looking back at how easy the early 00's DDR games were, compared to the newer/stepmania or Arcade versions today are, you're basically going to be sweating within ten minutes are so, so maybe DDR is too active for most people. Even though it's super niche now. I miss exclusives, in a way it's nice since you really only need a Switch, PS, and PC. I'll always choose PS just because there are still JRPG's/anime that don't come to Xbox. I did love Hogwarts Legacy, it's probably my favorite game in a while. I'm envious of guys, because they always had group hangouts at each others houses, and just gamed all night, and were gluttonous eating pizza, chips and drinks, my brother did that like weekly. Yes I had a couple friends that were geeky and into the things I were into, but girls just really didn't go that deep into it. I would hang out with my brother, while his friends were over, and I would get a slice of pizza, but t wasn't often that I joined. My husband and I are 30, and he still has 3-5 friends that still come over or he goes over to their house, and plays games, watches anime or whatever. If they are over here yes, I'll join them for a bit, but as always I am just there, not actually part of the group. I miss being able to just put the game and able to play as well, I tried to put in a game the other day, it was a PS4 game, that I played on PS4, but wanted to play PS5 DLC for it, and so I had to update it, being a mother I had limited time that night to do it, so I put it in then had to updated it to PS5 version, that was about an hour in half, then I had to updated it to the newest version, so that was another 30 minutes. Needless to say, I wasn't able to game that night. I haven't done much emulation, but mainly did it for SNES, and a few PSP games. It takes a lot of memory, so I have to figure it out more. I honestly just miss 99-12. It just felt like a different time, games, anime, pop culture were just better and more magical feeling.

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

Man unlockables in games was great, epically for fighting games back in the day where you had to unlock characters, makes you feel like you're really progressing. Gimmicks I love from the ps2 days was the mini games you'd get the odd time for loading screens. Light gun games will never feel as good as when they where on crt tvs and felt like an arcade experience! I'm always sad that nintendo games never come down in price, it's painful on the wallet. Local coop has to come back, it's sad it's faded away so much, I always pick up games that allow local multiplayer. Yeah, having to wait for games to download and update is so sad, only got fast Internet recently which has helped, but still takes so much time to get around to playing a game.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

That’s it exactly! If my best friend comes around and brings a new game that he’s got to play on my console, we have to find something to do while it downloads and updates 😐