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The fact that even 3D games are old now blows my mind on a regular basis. (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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I suppose this is what getting older feels like.

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[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

It was the first time I remember people struggling to mentally map the controls.

Your grandma or little sibling could understand how to move NES Mario around (not necessarily being good at it, of course), but 3D was too intimidating for a lot of people to even try.

[-] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

to be fair the sort of primitive camera controls took some getting used to

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah the controls on the early N64 games weren't as intuitive as controls now. It wasn't really until Halo that 3d games felt good to control.

[-] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

turok was good on the n64.

quake was good in the 90s

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