558
The fact that even 3D games are old now blows my mind on a regular basis. (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
82 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I suppose this is what getting older feels like.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

That's what's mind blowing to me. The difference between games used to be staggering. The original Mario Bros compared to Mario 3 was huge. And jumping up to Mario 64 in less than a decade was even bigger still.

Obviously games have continued to improve since then, but we'll never have such rapid massive leaps again.

[-] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly, I believe technical progress has grinded to a halt. Moore's law was broken with regards to hardware. I cannot think of novel tech after smartphones. Now, it feels like everything new is a wealth hoarding scheme by corporate greed.

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago

We'll know there's been a new tech revolution when HL3 comes out

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

the industry is also dogshit these days, only place you reliably see new interesting ideas is from indie devs

[-] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

The original Mario Bros compared to Mario 3 was huge.

And that was on the same system.

this post was submitted on 02 May 2025
558 points (96.8% liked)

RetroGaming

22332 readers
163 users here now

Vintage gaming community.

Rules:

  1. Be kind.
  2. No spam or soliciting for money.
  3. No racism or other bigotry allowed.
  4. Obviously nothing illegal.

If you see these please report them.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Xylinna@lemmy.world
Tenthrow@lemmy.world
gts@lemmy.world