Post by godslayer on Feb 14, 2011 10:34:54 GMT -6
Remember the old NES cartridges? I saw a guy throw one against a wall full-out once, pick up the game, and it still worked. They were made to last, and I was really disappointed when games began to take the shape of CDs, then DVDs.
When a system needs to read a game using a laser, a little bit of dust can ruin your whole day. I bought a used PS2 many years ago, and I wasn't able to play through most games for years, to the point that I barely even played the system. The whole reason was my laser lens was a bit dusty, but the machine had to be opened up to actually clean it. I didn't know enough about it to do it myself, and I didn't want to send it in to the company cause it was really pricey, so finally I found a friend with know-how who fixed it for me, about 4 years after I originally bought the system.
Before that, I once destroyed several of my PS1 games in one go. I was moving, and I dropped a stack of games. Even though they were all in their jewel cases, many of the games were scratched or full out broken. I've dropped stacks of NES and SNES games before repeatedly without so much as a scratch or dent, yet the new "superior" technology was easily damaged.
So now I'm thinking it's about time to get back to the roots of gaming and go cartridge again. The problem with cartridges before was that there simply wasn't enough capacity to hold games like FF7 and the like. Thanks to the advancement of technology, this is no longer a problem though. Most game systems now have USB drives, and the PS3 and 360 are virtually computers (or better than many computers technically). A flash drive with a couple gigs is pretty cheap these days, so it would be quite easy to change the storage medium back to a hard state, instead of a freaking easily damaged disc.
I love lasers!... but it's time to move on. Sometimes it's good to get back to our roots!
When a system needs to read a game using a laser, a little bit of dust can ruin your whole day. I bought a used PS2 many years ago, and I wasn't able to play through most games for years, to the point that I barely even played the system. The whole reason was my laser lens was a bit dusty, but the machine had to be opened up to actually clean it. I didn't know enough about it to do it myself, and I didn't want to send it in to the company cause it was really pricey, so finally I found a friend with know-how who fixed it for me, about 4 years after I originally bought the system.
Before that, I once destroyed several of my PS1 games in one go. I was moving, and I dropped a stack of games. Even though they were all in their jewel cases, many of the games were scratched or full out broken. I've dropped stacks of NES and SNES games before repeatedly without so much as a scratch or dent, yet the new "superior" technology was easily damaged.
So now I'm thinking it's about time to get back to the roots of gaming and go cartridge again. The problem with cartridges before was that there simply wasn't enough capacity to hold games like FF7 and the like. Thanks to the advancement of technology, this is no longer a problem though. Most game systems now have USB drives, and the PS3 and 360 are virtually computers (or better than many computers technically). A flash drive with a couple gigs is pretty cheap these days, so it would be quite easy to change the storage medium back to a hard state, instead of a freaking easily damaged disc.
I love lasers!... but it's time to move on. Sometimes it's good to get back to our roots!
