Not me :-P

Thanks to the mighty MAME, I'm accustomed to playing old games on new systems since 1997 (circa), so no problem....

Back before DOSBox was the powerhouse it is now, I kept a 400 MHz DOS/98 machine around to play my old games, but nowadays I think it's just too much trouble. I can get the majority of my collection working somehow or another without keeping old hardware around, and I just accept the ones that don't work any more.

I haven't bought a new release for some time now, too many GOG's to play. I do keep up with the new releases though as I expect to buy them once they are DRM free. One thing that seems to be consistent between old and new games is the problem of getting games to run properly.

Reading the new release game forums . . . there seems to be just as many problems today as there were in times past. I always lol when a friend wants me to play the newest "gotta have" game but is continuously making excuses for why it's not running properly, "a patch will be out soon" seems to be the new release slogan.

So I would say it's the same as it ever was . . . =)

It doesn't "feel right" because you aren't 16-25 anymore, and aren't playing the game on an Amiga or Atari 104ST, and you also don't have all the time in the world like you used to and probably have a family of your own. :)

Some of the points above apply to me, along with the fact that, if I remember too much of a game, especially an RPG, I can't finish it, because the "Surprise and Adventure" have been spoiled for me years and years ago, so I just don't get "Involved" or (hate this term) "Immersed" in a game like I used to.

That, and the graphics, compared to todays standards just kind of bring me down a bit, although I'm having some fun replaying Fallout 1, there's one section of it (Completely optional, sort of) that I really don't want to be arsed with doing.

As a matter of fact, I got the water chip, and kind of don't even want to do the rest of the game, because I feel that the game is over, and technically in a way, it is....

I have nothing to add that hasnt been said already,

I just wanted to say a big welcome to rtr86

Have a cookie

Having trouble getting back that old feeling of nostalgia? Create a boot disk that loads the game.

I remember spending umpteen hours back in the DOS days, trying to get the boot disk configured just so in order to play whatever new game took every last byte of RAM (dos=high,umb, anyone?) or needed some goofy sound card configuration. I just stumbled on the boot disk for Aces of the Pacific last week, along with one for Privateer 2. Yeah, those were the days. I think I've got some yet from Crusader and Wing Commander, too.

Ugh.......himem.sys, emm386.exe
all that autoexec.bat and config.sys noodling

"Don't forget to salt the fries"

I don't believe your OS has much to do w/it.

When I 1st loaded up Baldur's Gate 1 again almost 2 months ago, I must admit I had a bit of a hard time getting back into it. Like I felt that something was missing, even though I'm loading up my favourite game series of all time, and even felt impelled to do so (rather than forcing myself to do so).

But then I juss immersed myself into why I wanted to play this game again (the overall feeling of the game, sense of exploration, sense of accomplishment after overcoming various challenges, the character building traits in these heavy situations, awsome and unique storyline, and juss general appreciation of life and the special comraderie among the PC & good joinable NPC's - as corny as all that sounds), and thus after initially starting up the game, I'm now having the most fun I've ever had in playing it!

So perhaps you simply need to dig deeper in your appreciation for the old games you used to play, and have dug them up again.

I kinda agree. Old games are harder to get into at first, especially if you play it for the first time. Today, the first impressions we get are "how are the graphics, how is the sound", and I gotta admit, it's always been like that. But the old games haven't automatically improved, while our expectations have, so when you load up the game for the first time, you can be sure you're not going to be impressed by the high resolution graphics, the special effects etc etc. You can somehow prepare yourself, but it's still harder to get into.

So, you just have to overcome the first obstacle - look beyond the graphics. Eventually, you will actually appreciate the graphics, the sound etc if it's a good game. You get used to the low resolution, the pixels the everything. But it's going to stand as an obstacle unless you give yourself some time to adjust. Before you know it, you'll feel right at home with the game.

Ahahahaha! Man, I had some major gum surgery, and the Doc made sure I got the good stuff-Tylenol 4, etc. I spent 3 weeks playing Doom '95 in a warm, fuzzy, blissful fog. This is also when I decided that a computer chair was necessary, as I broke the back of two of our dining room chairs, from physically trying to back up from the mayhem.

Good times, good times....I thiink. hehe