What games from this generation will you still be playing in 20 years?

I think the only chance of there being much nostalgia for 2004 games from 2024 is if some current genres of games die out.


Some game genres have already died. Sierra-style adventure games, those 2D shooters where zillions of projectiles are constantly thrown at you, those awful games based on "full motion video," and for the most part hard-core flight sims are all genres that are mostly dead. I'm betting there is already nostalgia for at least some of those game types, just based on happy memories when we didn't know better.


The irony is that the better games of today possibly won't be remembered, since what makes them fun is what will keep those types of games around. They will continue to improve and evolve into ever more compelling experiences. I believe this is even true today - why go back to Doom 1 when you can play Far Cry?


And I'm sure it goes without saying that the technology (graphics, sound, online capabilities, etc) will make current games look downright primitive. But I do believe the gamplay itself of today's games will also appear primitive.


When I get nostalgic, I fire up Galaga or Joust. Of course the graphics and sound are primitive; that's to be expected. But the gameplay is really quite primitive too. Fun? Sure. For more than one hour? After an hour of Galaga, I want to go back to my current games...

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#1 show a little respect. Pong was the start of it all.


#2 I'll still be playing Tetris, Street Fighter, Final Fantasy 7, Doom, and NHL96. The reason? These are the greatest games of their respective places in the gaming world. I still play these MORE than others that are supposed to be BETTER than them. (ex. Halo, Virtua Fighter, NHL05, Fable.)


These games will NEVER be replaced in my eyes due to the fact that they are the greatest games of all time.

NHL96? That wasn't even out 20 years ago. So to wonder what it would be like in 20 years is not quite the same as thinking about it compared to today's games.


1984. Imagine what was really out in 1984. That's what games today might seem like 20 years from now.


Games I liked and still like would be Lode Runner, both Castle Wolfensteins, Bard's Tale, Ultima II. I think the 2600 and ColecoVision were the game consoles we had. Zaxxon, Smurf, Donkey Kong, Chase, Combat, etc. The games I really liked then were in the Arcade and on the PC.


Nice memories. But I have little time for games now at age 31, and what time I do have, I like playing new stuff like Halo (Doom over Halo? Sorry, but I disagree), Gran Turismo, Ace Combat, Grand Theft Auto, etc. Lode Runner 3D was somewhat fun. I've got the Activision and other "collection" titles for the PS2 and N64. Sure, a nice River Raid run, once in a very long while (where's Xevious, now I loved that game).


Ultima IV is still probably my most favorite game of all, but games become more complex and involving. Old stuff becomes "oh, that used to be so much fun", but can you really play Side Arms for five or six hours like you used to? When you have Duke Nuken and Bad Fur Day?


20 years from now. I'll still have Bad Fur Day. That game is just hilarious. But the rest will probably just play in my memories. Like the Arcade is dead (or maybe I just never go there anymore), maybe consoles will evolve into something else by 2024. That's a long, long time from now.


Target Fun on the 110" projection. Talk about pixelation.

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#1 the question was What games will you still be playing in 20 years? I listed what I will be playing in 20 years, hence NHL96.


#2 Halo may be the best fps of the current generation HOWEVER it is not the best of all time. I would rather play DOOM on any given day.


#3 Thanks for reminding me about Gran Turismo. Best racing game ever.