What do you love about retro gaming?

[SuperDanX]

For me there are many things i love, in no particular order...
Hunting though piles of second hand games a finding a bargain game i'd been after for ages,
the postman dropping off packages for me to open,
hunting down all the games and bits i ever wanted and finally finding what i wanted,
the first time i hold a new(retro)game in my sweaty paws,
looking at my collection,or just knowing its there!I could go on,but over to you, strangely playing the games comes some way down that list!!!

[eastyy]

For me i only really started importing games recently now i have the money i can finally get the games that were released ages ago but perhaps never came to europe such as burning fight asuka/chrono chross.

As far as older games go hind sight is a wonderful thing.I went to this place in norwich called second hand land many years ago.They had a wealth of retro games that now i wish i had bought(they had at least 4 copies of primal rage for the 32x alone)

For me though retro gaming i love the feeling of i picked up a game which is now so sought after

[brokeback]

I like retro games because the boxes are nice and I like thr graphics because they are nice and more colourful than games that are new. My most best thing about retro games is that they are just so cool

[dave heats]

The cheap prices mostly While not hugely retro, I really enjoy buying n64 and dc games that once retailed at ?40 for under ?3!
The ease of impulse buying nowadays is also fantastic. Last night for example, I ended up winning numerous n64 auctions on ebay, with a bit of last minute bidding, bagging things like a mint boxed 1080 for ?2.
Oh, and I also love opening packages and the anticipation of their arrival.

I really dont need next gen anymore. Ive come to realise for the price of a new release, I can potentially buy 5-10 decent older games.

[Leon Retro]

I just like to savour old classics. Sometimes I get bored of current games- and my favourite retro games are there to put a smile on my face.

A few weeks ago I was bored- so I had a snes session and the atmosphere and gameplay of MarioKart-F-Zero-Contra3 and Axelay is still exciting and gripping.

Retro arcade games in particular are so full of adrenaline gameplay. I could spend a whole day playing old classics- games like Capcoms scrolling fighters are a genre where retro really shines.

At the end of the day there are lots of games worth forgetting- and titles that have been bettered- but there are also a large selection of classics that stand the test of time and deliver as much fun as any modern title!

[Geoff D]

I just like to savour old classics. Sometimes I get bored of current games- and my favourite retro games are there to put a smile on my face.

Amen brother.

Last week I was feeling restless & couldn't decide what to play, so I trotted over to my SF & spent a few hours with the likes of Smash TV & Area 88.

Great stuff

[thebuddahman]

I have to agree with Dave Heats up there...When a mint boxed N64 game lands on the doormat it's the feeling that there was a time when you would've paid perhaps ?49.99 new for it, and now it only costs you a few quid.

As well the games being the nuts of course too!

[Baseley09]

The ladies, they love it.

[Wolverine]

1) adding new games, systems and peripherals to my collection
2) opening a package from the posty (pat)
3) monitoring, bidding and winning in auctions!!!!
4) buying old games that you could never afford as a youngster
5) hunting for bargains at boot sales, shops and net
6) finding out new things about games i.e. value, facts and anecdotes!!!!
7) etc etc etc etc!- i think that covers it!

[Fastware]

Your favorite old console is not dead as long as you are still able to get new games for it. Even if those games were release years ago!

[Sketcz]

It's all about the FMV for me.

[Kubrick]

Retro gaming is ace because you get the benefit of hindsight without being brainwashed by biased magazines etc. You can seperate all the overrated **** & flash-in-the-pan titles from the genuinely great games that still deserve to be bought/played.

A lot of games are released with a reputation for being "great", only to quickly become dated & yesterday's news, but only the truly GREAT ones get to hold on to their excellent reputation. These are the games us retro freaks still love to talk about years later.

[Leon Retro]

The ladies, they love it.

I assume you mean the old ladies working in charity shops

[Leon Retro]

It's all about the FMV for me.

I bet FMV games will become the next retro craze. After all there's not many retro things left that people haven't gone mad over!

[qupe]

discovering games I never got to enjoy when I was a kid. Discovering gems I had no idea about.

Playing a game that I could not beat when I was younger but now I am more experienced ;-) have learnt new ways to play.