Greater enjoyment of a game if its on a certain console?
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 8:59 pm
I've been thinking about this lately. I love the dreamcast, and I am getting into the 3DO now too.
Similar to the 3DO, the DC wasn't exactly the winner of its iteration of the console wars, and as a result, only has ~220 odd titles released in the US and Europe.
As a result, because the DC was my console of choice, but because the library was so small - I found myself digging deeper and buying and playing and enjoying games that I wouldn't have ever bothered with if they were on a more popular system.
For example, I recently bought Test Drive Le Mans on DC because it seemed to be a standout graphical showcase in the DC's library. Although it happens to be an enjoyable driving game with decent gameplay and multiplayer functions, I didn't have a particular interest in Le Mans racing before buying it, and if I had owned a PS2 (it received a PS2 port) and wasn't passionate about DC, this game would not have stood out to me whatsoever, and I probably would have never bought it, played it, and enjoyed it.
In other words, I think the reason I enjoy the game is because it is a highpoint in the DC's library, and a highpoint in terms of showing the DC off as a powerful and graphically capable console of its time, and not because it is objectively an excellent game that has completely withstood the test of time (its good, but of course pales in comparison to various modern racing games).
I'm starting to feel this way about certain 3DO titles as well. For example, I own a SNES, I own a PC, and I own a DC - which are all capable of running Flashback or Out of This World in various ways (either through actual copies, or emulation, or a homebrew port on the DC). I could have bought, downloaded, or otherwise run this game on any of these systems for the last 10+ years, but it isn't until I consider the 3DO's game library that I get excited about having the game in my collection and considering it as a standout good quality title in the 3DO's library that I want to play on the 3DO.
I feel the same way about Need for Speed and Road Rash. These are standout AAA titles on the 3DO, that were ported everywhere, and I'm only excited about playing them on the 3DO. I could easily buy them and play them on the psx or pc, but I don't have the interest.
It's not just because I am a collector, as I do enjoy playing these games - but it's like I get enjoyment from thinking of how the game stacks up relative to other titles on a system that I have a fondness for, and whether it has a certain merit to it in this context, either as a unique title, a graphical showcase, or some other factor - rather than that the game is objectively good and I would play it on any system no matter what.
Anyone else feel this at all? You like a game more when its on a certain console such as 3DO?
Similar to the 3DO, the DC wasn't exactly the winner of its iteration of the console wars, and as a result, only has ~220 odd titles released in the US and Europe.
As a result, because the DC was my console of choice, but because the library was so small - I found myself digging deeper and buying and playing and enjoying games that I wouldn't have ever bothered with if they were on a more popular system.
For example, I recently bought Test Drive Le Mans on DC because it seemed to be a standout graphical showcase in the DC's library. Although it happens to be an enjoyable driving game with decent gameplay and multiplayer functions, I didn't have a particular interest in Le Mans racing before buying it, and if I had owned a PS2 (it received a PS2 port) and wasn't passionate about DC, this game would not have stood out to me whatsoever, and I probably would have never bought it, played it, and enjoyed it.
In other words, I think the reason I enjoy the game is because it is a highpoint in the DC's library, and a highpoint in terms of showing the DC off as a powerful and graphically capable console of its time, and not because it is objectively an excellent game that has completely withstood the test of time (its good, but of course pales in comparison to various modern racing games).
I'm starting to feel this way about certain 3DO titles as well. For example, I own a SNES, I own a PC, and I own a DC - which are all capable of running Flashback or Out of This World in various ways (either through actual copies, or emulation, or a homebrew port on the DC). I could have bought, downloaded, or otherwise run this game on any of these systems for the last 10+ years, but it isn't until I consider the 3DO's game library that I get excited about having the game in my collection and considering it as a standout good quality title in the 3DO's library that I want to play on the 3DO.
I feel the same way about Need for Speed and Road Rash. These are standout AAA titles on the 3DO, that were ported everywhere, and I'm only excited about playing them on the 3DO. I could easily buy them and play them on the psx or pc, but I don't have the interest.
It's not just because I am a collector, as I do enjoy playing these games - but it's like I get enjoyment from thinking of how the game stacks up relative to other titles on a system that I have a fondness for, and whether it has a certain merit to it in this context, either as a unique title, a graphical showcase, or some other factor - rather than that the game is objectively good and I would play it on any system no matter what.
Anyone else feel this at all? You like a game more when its on a certain console such as 3DO?