There’s no doubt that today’s games have the ability to be far better than those we grew up with.  The graphics are smoother, the sound is clearer, the budgets are higher, and the greatly expanded computer processing power gives them the ability to render it all on a scale that could never have been imagined before.  However, often beneath that slick surface are game concepts we’ve seen so many times before.  For example, no matter how great Gears of War may be, it’s still just a simple run-and-gun game.  Since the games of yesteryear couldn’t rely on their outward appearances to sell games, they had to strive to invent something new almost every time.  The games had to be simple to understand but difficult to master.  And they had to have replayability often bordering on addiction.  Neave.com host several of these addictive games of the past in shockwave flash format.  You don’t need a special arcade translator to play them; just click and play.

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