With the big blowout of 12/25 looming near, new whiz-bang game consoles are dropping in price and flying off the shelves. But the games are staying put at nearly 100 maple bucks a pop. Whats a broke game addict to do?
Travel back in time.
Save your bucks this xmas and visit sites like Home of the Underdogs and download some classics. For a polite donation, youre 15 again cruising pixelated worlds of Cavewars or Entomorph(can you name another game where you can choose to turn into a bug while youre rescuing the princess?)
Better yet, crank back the clock and turn your PC into a Commodore 64 with a C64 emulator. Then check out BHLegend.
Current video games are too reliant on pushing their 3D engines. Many have forgotten what makes great games great: story and characters.
So, until the next great innovation in gaming comes along, give your P4, PS2, or whatever a break, save some cash and install a 20 mb wonder. Youll remember why you got into gaming in the first place.
