Spillsamlingen Rare Replay, som inneholder over 30 klassiske spill fra det 30-årige Rare-biblioteket, har blitt møtt av både gode kritikker og godt salg, på noen måter i strid med uttalelsene Rares egen Craig Duncan ga i et intervju med Games Master nylig.
Han hevder nemlig at spillere glemmer fortiden for lett:
- As gamers we do lose the past too easily, and games of previous generations become harder to experience and enjoy. It's so simple for me to go and listen to a music track from the '70s or '80s, or find a classic film that pushed a genre forward, kommenterer Duncan.
Samtidig påpeker han at gamle spill lett kan tilby gode opplevelser, hvis man gir dem en sjanse:
- There are so many pioneering games that still play well today; the production standards and limitations of technology at the time come second to that core gameplay. It's fascinating to see - showing my kids (who are 12 and 13) what was around in the '80s and '90s that I grew up with was lots of fun, and they've really enjoyed games in Rare Replay that were created before they were even born!
Hva tenker dere? Har Duncan et poeng, eller prøver han bare å markedsføre samlingen sin?
