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“The Classic
Gamer”
By Damien Quicksilver
I Megahertz with CGA. They say, of Classic: "A work of enduring
quality."
"Wow!" and leave. He then turns
on VH-1.
Keep repeating it to yourself un-
t can be difficult to write a maga-
zine article. You have to sit
Do not assume that old mediocrity
Neither!!!
down, focus, etc… So, who's the classic gamer? til you can't forget!
deserves the term 'classic' any
It's not really FUN. Actually, it's
quite easy to put off. I'd rather just Allow me to introduce you to... more than new mediocrity does.
play Bomberman on my Sega Sat- Person C: Do not assume that new excel-
lence is any less deserving of the
Here is a person of any age.
urn.
What's that? Did I just say I He knows that a classic is a work term than old excellence is. Drag-
was playing on one of the "newer" of enduring quality and is not con- ster had good graphics for its
systems? Cast out the infidel! But cerned with how old time...but it SUCKED!
wait, hear me out for a moment - I or new a game is. How often do you play
He plays Pac-Man
Dragster? How often do
am here to RE-DEFINE classic
gaming for you. and he plays Burger- you play half of your old
If you like your current defini- Time. He even plays games? Especially the
rare ones?! Are you a
newer games like
tion, and feel threatened by a re- “I am here to
definition, then EAT THIS ARTI- Puzzle Fighter and "Nostalgic COLLECTOR"
CLE. If you think you're a classic Bomberman. He's RE-DEFINE classic or are you a "Classic
gamer because you have a closet just out to have fun. GAMER" Make a choice!
full of Atari 2600 carts you seldom, He refuses to be gaming for you.” The time is NOW! Stop
looking at your games
moved by graphics
if ever play, then just TURN THE
PAGE. Unless you want to see or sounds. It does stop talking about them
classic gaming encompass both not matter what his and start PLAYING them!
friends think because
OLD and NEW and to reject those
who cling to either, then DON'T GO he's not trying to (Author’s Note: The opin-
PAST THIS LINE. show off. It's not a ions expressed in this arti-
I'm warning you, any line now... gaming image... it's cle are those of Damien
So maybe you're a tad CURI- a gaming lifestyle. He's THE NEW Quicksilver alone and are not nec-
CLASSIC GAMER.
essarily shared by Classic Gamer
OUS as to what I have to say, even
though you may not LIKE it, here Yes, I know in all aspects of so- Magazine. The Surgeon General
goes: ciety today, we are drowning in probably wouldn't want you to eat
this page. Ink can be bad for your
kitsch. Music, Movies and sur-
Person A: prise, VIDEO GAMES are all flood- health, although paper is high in
Here is a teenager hanging out ing us with a sea of mediocrity. fiber. Fnord.)
with his friends. He shows off his Old games can feel safer, if you
Playstation and how he has all the just stick with what you know.
True, since there was not the tech-
newest and hottest games. He
then takes them into the computer nology to create the pretty cover of
room to show them his Pentium-7 "good" graphics that modern video
games so often have, then there is
@ 2000 Megahertz with VooDoo 9
4-D acceleration. They say, "Wow!" not as great a danger of "judging
and leave. He then turns on MTV. the book by its cover." But if you
take modern games and just RIP Editor’s Note: So, readers, is
Person B: OFF THE DAMN COVER, then you Damien full of donkey doo? Or do
you agree with him? Drop us a line
will see that some of the "books"
Here is an adult hanging out
with his friends. He shows off his actually have a "plot." Do not deny and tell us what you think!
Atari 2600 and how he has all the that there has always been medi- cav@classicgamer.com
ocrity! Do not take the "easy" way
oldest and rarest games. He then
takes them into the computer room out! Open your eyes and see for
to show them his 80/88 @ 4.77 yourself! Remember this definition
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