Games you used to be good at but now... not so good! - Page 2

Paul_s · 25 February 2015, 10:01

In the day I completed Premiere and Superfrog but I don't have the patience for them these days. Managed to complete Cannon Fodder 2 a year or so ago.

Don't play that many games now with work and other day to day stuff.

lordofchaos · 25 February 2015, 12:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by TenLeftFingers

I've just been replaying Sensible World of Soccer after it arrived in the post recently. I cannot score a single goal and I don't think I can muster the 'twichiness' necessary to do so again. Amazing the reflexes I must have had as a teenager!

How about you lot?

Are you playing solo or with a friend? You skills will definitely improve faster playing with another human, pride is a good motivator

TenLeftFingers · 25 February 2015, 15:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by lordofchaos

Are you playing solo or with a friend? You skills will definitely improve faster playing with another human, pride is a good motivator

I'm playing solo - my old amiga friends don't live nearby anymore. Although they're keen on UAE since I mentioned it to them so maybe I should send out an invite

And now that you mention it, some games I've actually improved on! I play a better Batman the Movie than ever and nearly cleared Jurassic Park (which was tedious) when I could hardly pass the second or third level before.

Predseda · 25 February 2015, 22:23

I suck in all the games in comparison with the past.

lesta_smsc · 26 February 2015, 01:44

Chaos Engine. Knew the map and game inside out. Also learnt an algorithm to create my own cheat! Not bad when aged under 10 years old!

Havie · 26 February 2015, 21:09

Could the mods rename the thread as 'Gaming for Geriatrics'. Now I'm off for a nice cup of tea and a digestive. Lovely.

gimbal · 27 February 2015, 14:42

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Originally Posted by ptyerman

Nah! That's age related memory loss that is.

I think you've got that the other way around; I would be inventing things which are not actually there rather than forgetting about them

I don't remember what I said in the other thread which does not exist, but it must have been something to the effect of "anything requiring sharp reflexes". Those really have dulled quite a bit over the years, I react only half as fast as I used to.

So I don't even try games like Rick Dangerous or Gremlins 2 anymore, they're just my worst nightmare. They already were back in the day, but back then I also had the patience to just retry a hundred times.

jbenam · 27 February 2015, 14:43

I can't think of any titles in particular (probably all of 'em), but I definitely was WAY more persistant at Amiga games 20 years ago. Now I get frustrated too easily and just ragequit.

Also, I find myself often wondering sometimes how I could manage to do some super-difficult thing when I was 7 and not now!

TenLeftFingers · 27 February 2015, 15:07

Thank God for point and click adventures, eh?

For games like that that just required unhealthy amounts of twitchiness, I've might just watch the longplays or something. Funnily enough, I was just interested in games I had when I was a kid and anything else just seemed a bit rubbish. Talk about rose tinted goggles! But I tried Soccer Kid recently and I'm really enjoying it.

LieutLaww · 27 February 2015, 15:39

Having spent so long using a Console controller, going back to a Quickshot Pro feels so alien to me playing Uridium II etc seems 100x more difficult as i get resued to the joystick lol

TenLeftFingers · 27 February 2015, 17:38

I think I remember using a Sega Megadrive controller on my A600 to play Flashback, which was pretty cool. It's possible I was using a PC at that stage but it might be worth checking out.

ransom1122 · 27 February 2015, 23:42

I cant use any other joystick beside my star cursor. Its the same one I've used all the time. If I use any other joystick it doesn't feel like your using an amiga.

DisposableHero · 21 April 2015, 23:49

Premier Manager 2. Tried it recently and couldn't win a match even with Halifax.

lesta_smsc · 23 April 2015, 05:41

Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road - played it again the other day and could not get the car under control! Used to be very good at this and enjoyed 3 player games back in the day!

TenLeftFingers · 23 April 2015, 07:18

After reading these I'm starting to think there is a market for a decellerator

jPV · 23 April 2015, 07:49

Somehow I actually find the old games easier now than when I was teenager. I don't know what makes it... General Amiga gaming experience because I have never stopped playing them? Better general insight into things?

In any case I've got massive results on Lemon/EAB compo compared to where I got with the same games in old times for example. Many games seem to be easier to complete and even pretty short compared to what I remember them being over 20 years ago and how early I used to get stuck on them.

Thorham · 23 April 2015, 08:03

You bunch of old, slow farts

Age is between the ears! I'm better at gaming now then when I was half my current age (38).

gimbal · 23 April 2015, 09:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thorham

You bunch of old, slow farts

Age is between the ears! I'm better at gaming now then when I was half my current age (38).

So am I, 20 years ago I wouldn't have been able to wreak havoc in Civilization 5 as I do today - because I play it sloooooow

(in the hypothetical case that Civ 5 existed back then of course)

TenLeftFingers · 23 April 2015, 09:47

That's a good point gimbal - there are categories of games that don't require 'youthful twitchiness' but rather a cool head that I definitely didn't have back then. Maybe Monkey Island 2 will be less frustrating this time around!

happymondays · 23 April 2015, 11:56

I remember I was so bad at Super Cars and it annoyed me so much, but now at 36 I tried and aced the whole game for the first try.
Although I also tried SWOS and I am much worse in it than I used to be. I still think it is only a matter of practice, because it also took me some time to master it back then. Same for MU: The Double.

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25 February 2015, 10:01	#21
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,333	In the day I completed Premiere and Superfrog but I don't have the patience for them these days. Managed to complete Cannon Fodder 2 a year or so ago. Don't play that many games now with work and other day to day stuff.

25 February 2015, 22:23	#24
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,537	I suck in all the games in comparison with the past.

26 February 2015, 01:44	#25
lesta_smsc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,173	Chaos Engine. Knew the map and game inside out. Also learnt an algorithm to create my own cheat! Not bad when aged under 10 years old!

26 February 2015, 21:09	#26
Havie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: UK Posts: 1,893	Could the mods rename the thread as 'Gaming for Geriatrics'. Now I'm off for a nice cup of tea and a digestive. Lovely.

27 February 2015, 14:43	#28
jbenam Italian Amiga Zealot Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Italy Age: 36 Posts: 1,910	I can't think of any titles in particular (probably all of 'em), but I definitely was WAY more persistant at Amiga games 20 years ago. Now I get frustrated too easily and just ragequit. Also, I find myself often wondering sometimes how I could manage to do some super-difficult thing when I was 7 and not now!

27 February 2015, 15:07	#29
TenLeftFingers Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ireland Posts: 800	Thank God for point and click adventures, eh? For games like that that just required unhealthy amounts of twitchiness, I've might just watch the longplays or something. Funnily enough, I was just interested in games I had when I was a kid and anything else just seemed a bit rubbish. Talk about rose tinted goggles! But I tried Soccer Kid recently and I'm really enjoying it.

27 February 2015, 15:39	#30
LieutLaww Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Uckfield, UK Age: 53 Posts: 195	Having spent so long using a Console controller, going back to a Quickshot Pro feels so alien to me playing Uridium II etc seems 100x more difficult as i get resued to the joystick lol

27 February 2015, 17:38	#31
TenLeftFingers Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ireland Posts: 800	I think I remember using a Sega Megadrive controller on my A600 to play Flashback, which was pretty cool. It's possible I was using a PC at that stage but it might be worth checking out.

27 February 2015, 23:42	#32
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Age: 45 Posts: 5,812	I cant use any other joystick beside my star cursor. Its the same one I've used all the time. If I use any other joystick it doesn't feel like your using an amiga.

21 April 2015, 23:49	#33
DisposableHero Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England Posts: 188	Premier Manager 2. Tried it recently and couldn't win a match even with Halifax.

23 April 2015, 05:41	#34
lesta_smsc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,173	Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road - played it again the other day and could not get the car under control! Used to be very good at this and enjoyed 3 player games back in the day!

23 April 2015, 07:18	#35
TenLeftFingers Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ireland Posts: 800	After reading these I'm starting to think there is a market for a decellerator

23 April 2015, 07:49	#36
jPV Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: RNO Posts: 1,006	Somehow I actually find the old games easier now than when I was teenager. I don't know what makes it... General Amiga gaming experience because I have never stopped playing them? Better general insight into things? In any case I've got massive results on Lemon/EAB compo compared to where I got with the same games in old times for example. Many games seem to be easier to complete and even pretty short compared to what I remember them being over 20 years ago and how early I used to get stuck on them.

23 April 2015, 08:03	#37
Thorham Computer Nerd Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rotterdam/Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 3,751	You bunch of old, slow farts Age is between the ears! I'm better at gaming now then when I was half my current age (38).

23 April 2015, 09:47	#39
TenLeftFingers Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ireland Posts: 800	That's a good point gimbal - there are categories of games that don't require 'youthful twitchiness' but rather a cool head that I definitely didn't have back then. Maybe Monkey Island 2 will be less frustrating this time around!

23 April 2015, 11:56	#40
happymondays Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Szeged Posts: 219	I remember I was so bad at Super Cars and it annoyed me so much, but now at 36 I tried and aced the whole game for the first try. Although I also tried SWOS and I am much worse in it than I used to be. I still think it is only a matter of practice, because it also took me some time to master it back then. Same for MU: The Double.

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