Which Decade Had the Best Games?
From the 70's to today, what decade, in your opinion had the best games?
As someone who was around and remembers the golden age, I'd hafta say I'm biased towards the 80's. Games were still fresh and original back then. Until about '87 when Double Dragon came out. Then suddenly, every video game was a fighting or Final Fight type game.
90s without a doubt. Or I'd think so anyway, as the person who wasn't old enough to see the arcade boom, only to read about it in history books.
The golden age of gaming is often deemed as 1979-1983, or something about that figure.
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I have to say 1987-1996. During those years SO MANY great games were made, and games evolved more during that time period than any other.
I know I will get ambushed for this, but most of the early arcade games from the "Golden Era" are very similar and I personally think the majority of them suck. There are exceptions (Pac Man), but as a whole I think that the time period I gave has much better games.
90s. and there is nothing you can say to prove me otherwise. in 1998 alone, zelda ocarina of time, metal gear solid, and half-life all came out.
I would go with the '90s.
The '70s was extremely important in the evolution of the medium and unfortunately much of its gaming is being forgotten but there's no way it has as much good stuff worth playing today as the other decades.
The '80s was astounding. I wouldn't argue against someone choosing it. I just think the '90s improved on many 2d styles of gaming and delivered many amazing 3d games as well.
The current decade is only half over. I think it has a shot at the best yet.
I would also have to say the '90s. Mostly the games on the SNES and some for the Sega CD.
80's up untill the early 90's nothing more.
Afther that video games were, mainstream and original ideas were seen as a waste.
90's, the time I grew up with gaming with my genesis, SNES, and dreamcast. Best years ever.
Late 80's - Early 90's for sure. Of course, this is when I grew up, but then again, I grew up in the best age of gaming (my opinion).
Total agreement. Those were the good 'ol days.Late 80's - Early 90's for sure.
I'm stunned by how 90s this is leaning.
I've got to go with 1980-1989. A decade that spans Pac-Man and Donkey Kong and Dragon's Lair and Super Mario and Zelda, 2600 and Colecovision and NES, the rise and fall of vector and laserdisc games, and a growth spurt of innovation that I don't think the 90s will ever even hope to be able to match. Everything that has come since then has grown from the seeds of the 1980s. Speaking only for myself, I can't look at it any other way.
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As someone that was 19 in 1980 I can definitly remember the difference between what was available as a home console and what was available for a quarter at the local bowling alley.
The 16 bit systems on the 90's started bringing the arcade into your house.
But in terms of the best wow factor the 80's ruled. First time playing Battlezone or Xevious or even pole position was awsome. Only a few games on the coleco brought this same feeling home. Like Zaxxon.
By the time the 90's kicked in the games were much more adanced but there were so many of them that they didn't stand out as much.
I vote early 80's
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I think 1970's -1984 Innovation ruled. Developers were trying to find new game play experiance at all cost. The developers Always tried different concepts you had games with all different gameplay experiances and they did it with less technology. Ever since the mid 80's I think companies went with the sure concepts little risk and they had more technology. Which I think hurts gaming in the end.
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I just can't believe so many people don't know what a "decade" means.
I vote the 80's, for sure. Atari's heyday, all the 8 bit consoles, all the computers like Apple II, Commodore 64 and stuff, Amigas, Atari computers, NES, SNES, SMS, Genesis, and of course the birth (and some say death) of the ARCADE. If I could only retain the games from one decade, it would be the 80's for sure.
Thats so hard to tell.
Its a toss up between the 80's and the 90's. But the thing is, soooo much happened between 1980 and 1999 that the two don't even compare.
The 80's brought us the NES, but the 90's brought us the SNES and the N64. All three are as good as gaming gets in my opinion.
I would have to say that the best years were from the genesis launch to the first year or 2 the playstation came out, would be the best years in my book.
I'm all about gaming no matter the decade the game or system came out. If the game's good, I'll play it. That be said, I'm more into the mid 80's and 90's eras then anything else thanks mostly to the Genesis and Super SNES. But that doesn't mean I won't try out and play games from the 70's.
Well I have to say the 90's mostly because i born in 1984 so i can't really say that but the reason i say the 90's is because most of my favorite games are from the 90's but the 80's are also a close second.
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The 90's in my book. Full of changes, and full of classics
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