A lot of the tv shows I watched in the '80s and loved don't hold up well now. Nostalgia remembers things through a kids eyes, and it's not always the same now. There are exceptions, for sure. Some old things are great, others not so much.
Yep, i come across shows i used to watch as a kid or a teen and now i cant stand watching most of those things. Probably only like Mister Rodgers or something i can go back and watch old episodes. Lol
I remember when I was so excited my ex-wife bought me the entire DVD collection of the A-Team TV show. I couldn't wait to watch it again. Popped it in, watched a couple episodes and thought to myself how it didn't seem so corny when I was a kid. Never finished watching it and sold them. This experience has been repeated many times for me with other nostalgic things since that time. You just can't get those feelings back as an adult that you had about them as a kid.
Yeah, my uncle had the original Dark Tower and i used to go over to their house and we played it many times, and i still really liked it even though it seemed it was predictable and not very random final battle scenario due to the limited ability of the tower mechanism.
When you talk about nostalgia games, I think you need to maybe think of those in two categories. The kind that were really mass marketed Toys R Us stuff like Dark Tower and HeroQuest and HeroScape, any of the D&D board games like Dungeon!, those don't hold up so well now. I think what made us excited back then about these games were that they were the types of games we liked that we could actually get our non-gamer friends to sit down and play. Now, everyone is smart about games or we play them solo, so what we liked most about them back then (we could get our friends to play them) isn't so important now and the flaws are more exposed. But there's lots of games I have nostalgia for that were more hobby oriented that I feel still hold up today, Silent Death I know you probably still love today, Starfleet Battles, Magic Realm (for me), other old Avalon Hill and SPI games, etc.
The only nostalgia game that really stood the test of time was Warhammer Quest. Yeah I see it through nostalgia goggles, but i also see it with objectivity. It's a truly special game
That one is one old game i still would like to have. I missed out somewhere along the line in those years and just didnt deal with boardgames at that age i was, i think i was into video gaming so much i just didnt go check out toy stores gaming selections to even see it available.
I remember getting the original Dark Tower for Christmas the year it came ut. My brother and I thought it was amazing and played it all the time together or with friends. The next year I found a copy of Wizards Quest at a local hobby shop, and it was so much more fun to play that we never touched Dark Tower again.
You're absolutely correct in your thinking. What I remember things back in the day just doesn't do it for me all these years later. I think because it was fresh and new and we never saw anything like it back in the day. And now the shiny has warn off all these years later when we come back to it. We have more unique and better things these days that just make those past things pale in comparison due to technology and change in tastes. And we definitely had more imagination in the day. We also had nothing else to compare those things to in the day. I love the old GI Joe toys back in the day, but as an adult I like seeing them at conventions but I'll never buy any of it. What am I going to do with it? I'm not going to play with it, I don't want it cluttering my house. I'm happy with my memories.
Dark Tower and Chutes Away were some of my favorite games back in early 80s. But it was different that the different board games we play, Sorry, Monopoly and Life. So it was great and different.
Nostalgia is a beautiful feeling, but its individual. And treacherous. Ive always loved HeroQuest, played it as a kid and remember how much I loved it. When the new edition came I was super excited...And it was such a dud for me. Yet I still play my worn down broken old copy of RoboRally from the 90s a few times a year, one of my favourites and for me that holds up still today!
Really depends on the game. I haven't seen anything truly surpass Mage Knight at what it does despite how old it is. Games like gloomhaven might skim off some surface-level depth of it's card mechanic at most.
I am glad i bought the last recent special edition of Mage Knight when i did a few years ago. I still havnt had time or mental acuity or table space to start playing it ever but i hope to maybe get over my doldrums and maybe my brain heal better and i can get motivated to get it going.
You didn’t like Return to Dark Tower? I still have my original Dark Tower from back in the day and loved it. I still play it. I also backed the new one and it is one of my favorite games of the last few years. Your taste is so different from mine and that’s ok. But wow. I am shocked.
Is the new Battletech good for 7-12yo in your opinion? Any other suggestions for miniatures for the age range? The appeal of new HeroScape for me, outside of having the old sets, is it seems to be a good entry point for their ages. I heard many Battletech players use terrain from HeroScape. I also had my eye on the upcoming Gundam Alliance but there isn’t a rule set out yet to know the weight of it. Very relevant video for me, thanks for sharing.
The game I think is kind of geared towards kids maybe young adults and adults but I think the kids just getting into games while the adults and or hobby board game players played the Avalon Hill Bookshelf Games or something like those fantasy adventure dungeon crawler games.
Ya you're right. I think it also depends on the person and how importantly sentimental value it is. Something like that. To edit I still gotta kick outta the two Dark Tower Games. And I like Hero Quest even Dark World and The Wizard Tower and or The Omega Virus.
Great topic. I own the original Dark Tower and bought in crowded funded Return to DT. RtDT is nothing like the original, other than having an automated tower. I agree Return was a bit of a flop, but still, in my opinion, a descent game. The you are correct, original DT doesn't hold up to modern game design, but it's a nice once in the blue moon nostalgia revisit to the past (probably not worth $375). While some older games didn't age well, there are a few that did IMHO, looking at you Space Hulk. Any others that did age well and is worth seeking out?
I have no nostalgia for Dark Tower, and the new edition is good. It's a fun putting-out-fires cooperative game. The gimmick makes it expensive though. However, one thing to notice is that Dark Tower is a different game from the original. HeroQuest being a direct reprint (with worse art and generally worse minis) feels extremely dated. I love the original (and still own it), but the gameplay should've been updated. Thunder Road: Vendetta is a game I never played back in the day, and I think it's one of the best racing games we have these days.
A lot of the tv shows I watched in the '80s and loved don't hold up well now. Nostalgia remembers things through a kids eyes, and it's not always the same now. There are exceptions, for sure. Some old things are great, others not so much.
Yep, i come across shows i used to watch as a kid or a teen and now i cant stand watching most of those things.
Probably only like Mister Rodgers or something i can go back and watch old episodes. Lol
I remember when I was so excited my ex-wife bought me the entire DVD collection of the A-Team TV show. I couldn't wait to watch it again. Popped it in, watched a couple episodes and thought to myself how it didn't seem so corny when I was a kid. Never finished watching it and sold them. This experience has been repeated many times for me with other nostalgic things since that time. You just can't get those feelings back as an adult that you had about them as a kid.
@@joefell5311 A-Team is a great example. Batman: The Animated Series.... still golden.
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Yeah, my uncle had the original Dark Tower and i used to go over to their house and we played it many times, and i still really liked it even though it seemed it was predictable and not very random final battle scenario due to the limited ability of the tower mechanism.
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When you talk about nostalgia games, I think you need to maybe think of those in two categories. The kind that were really mass marketed Toys R Us stuff like Dark Tower and HeroQuest and HeroScape, any of the D&D board games like Dungeon!, those don't hold up so well now. I think what made us excited back then about these games were that they were the types of games we liked that we could actually get our non-gamer friends to sit down and play. Now, everyone is smart about games or we play them solo, so what we liked most about them back then (we could get our friends to play them) isn't so important now and the flaws are more exposed.
But there's lots of games I have nostalgia for that were more hobby oriented that I feel still hold up today, Silent Death I know you probably still love today, Starfleet Battles, Magic Realm (for me), other old Avalon Hill and SPI games, etc.
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The only nostalgia game that really stood the test of time was Warhammer Quest. Yeah I see it through nostalgia goggles, but i also see it with objectivity. It's a truly special game
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Sure is
That one is one old game i still would like to have. I missed out somewhere along the line in those years and just didnt deal with boardgames at that age i was, i think i was into video gaming so much i just didnt go check out toy stores gaming selections to even see it available.
I remember getting the original Dark Tower for Christmas the year it came ut. My brother and I thought it was amazing and played it all the time together or with friends. The next year I found a copy of Wizards Quest at a local hobby shop, and it was so much more fun to play that we never touched Dark Tower again.
Very cool story
You're absolutely correct in your thinking. What I remember things back in the day just doesn't do it for me all these years later. I think because it was fresh and new and we never saw anything like it back in the day. And now the shiny has warn off all these years later when we come back to it. We have more unique and better things these days that just make those past things pale in comparison due to technology and change in tastes. And we definitely had more imagination in the day. We also had nothing else to compare those things to in the day. I love the old GI Joe toys back in the day, but as an adult I like seeing them at conventions but I'll never buy any of it. What am I going to do with it? I'm not going to play with it, I don't want it cluttering my house. I'm happy with my memories.
Same here my brother
Also as a heads up, Target is stocking Heroquest First Light commencing this week. Would love to hear a review from your channel
Thanks
I'm learning Runebound 3rd edition !
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Return to the Dark Tower is a hit with my family. As always though, different games work for different people.
My grand kids love it
Dark Tower and Chutes Away were some of my favorite games back in early 80s. But it was different that the different board games we play, Sorry, Monopoly and Life. So it was great and different.
Sure was
Depends on if it aged well visually and mechanically. Warhammer Quest 95 aged very well. So did Heroquest and talisman
I agree
Nostalgia is a beautiful feeling, but its individual. And treacherous.
Ive always loved HeroQuest, played it as a kid and remember how much I loved it. When the new edition came I was super excited...And it was such a dud for me.
Yet I still play my worn down broken old copy of RoboRally from the 90s a few times a year, one of my favourites and for me that holds up still today!
Great game
Really depends on the game. I haven't seen anything truly surpass Mage Knight at what it does despite how old it is. Games like gloomhaven might skim off some surface-level depth of it's card mechanic at most.
I am glad i bought the last recent special edition of Mage Knight when i did a few years ago.
I still havnt had time or mental acuity or table space to start playing it ever but i hope to maybe get over my doldrums and maybe my brain heal better and i can get motivated to get it going.
Love mage knight
You didn’t like Return to Dark Tower? I still have my original Dark Tower from back in the day and loved it. I still play it. I also backed the new one and it is one of my favorite games of the last few years. Your taste is so different from mine and that’s ok. But wow. I am shocked.
I do very much
Is the new Battletech good for 7-12yo in your opinion? Any other suggestions for miniatures for the age range? The appeal of new HeroScape for me, outside of having the old sets, is it seems to be a good entry point for their ages. I heard many Battletech players use terrain from HeroScape. I also had my eye on the upcoming Gundam Alliance but there isn’t a rule set out yet to know the weight of it. Very relevant video for me, thanks for sharing.
I think it works my grandson is fascinated with it and he is 4
Hey Rob, have you played Mantic Games Deadzone or any Mantic Games? What about I-Kore's Void 1.1?
Yes I have
The game I think is kind of geared towards kids maybe young adults and adults but I think the kids just getting into games while the adults and or hobby board game players played the Avalon Hill Bookshelf Games or something like those fantasy adventure dungeon crawler games.
Good one
Ya you're right. I think it also depends on the person and how importantly sentimental value it is. Something like that. To edit I still gotta kick outta the two Dark Tower Games. And I like Hero Quest even Dark World and The Wizard Tower and or The Omega Virus.
Same here my friend
Great topic. I own the original Dark Tower and bought in crowded funded Return to DT. RtDT is nothing like the original, other than having an automated tower. I agree Return was a bit of a flop, but still, in my opinion, a descent game. The you are correct, original DT doesn't hold up to modern game design, but it's a nice once in the blue moon nostalgia revisit to the past (probably not worth $375). While some older games didn't age well, there are a few that did IMHO, looking at you Space Hulk. Any others that did age well and is worth seeking out?
Space hulk just needs expansions it’s sad that they just don’t care
I have no nostalgia for Dark Tower, and the new edition is good. It's a fun putting-out-fires cooperative game. The gimmick makes it expensive though. However, one thing to notice is that Dark Tower is a different game from the original.
HeroQuest being a direct reprint (with worse art and generally worse minis) feels extremely dated. I love the original (and still own it), but the gameplay should've been updated.
Thunder Road: Vendetta is a game I never played back in the day, and I think it's one of the best racing games we have these days.
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