I loved the first Digimon World game. Now I couldn't give a damn about it. Also Crash Bash, smacking Cortex around with crates does not sound fun anymore.

Evil Lawyer:
The Syphon Filter series has become very disenchanted for me. I used to love the first two games on the PS1, but now they just seem redundant and rather poorly done. Of course, they were smashing back in their time, but I just finished playing both and found myself feeling empty instead of nostalgic.

The new PSP Syphon Filters are pretty awesome, did you try those out?

The first 2 Halos....Sure they were okay at best but back then I never played Half Life 2, or any other FPS for that matter so I was drawn into it. Once I had played other FPS games both good (Half Life 2) and Bad (Area 51) I realized how mediocre the Halo series really was...

ZettaSan:

Bulletinmybrain:
Wow megaman x was good? I remembered when i played it years ago that it sucked and maked me want to bash my little head in. Hell i think i may have the kirby one too.

Sounds like someone sucks at Mega Man.

So your only reason for liking the game is being good at it? And people who don't like it suck at it? Why is this such a bad thing? When you play a new game, you obviously aren't going to be a pro, and getting frustrated at it means it doesn't let you get in to it and get good at it. Therefore, it is justly cast out as a bad game.

Also, looking your other posts, your only ways of dealing with critics is either insulting them or saying they make you angry. In other words, you'd make a terrible debater.

GenHellspawn:
Also, looking your other posts, your only ways of dealing with critics is either insulting them or saying they make you angry. In other words, you'd make a terrible debater.

This only shows that he'd be a terrible debater if the results of the debate had no consequences and he could remain anonymous throughout. And if the effort put forth to create a long, reasoned response would be viewed immediately afterward as a complete waste of time.

Metal gear solid one was amazing, metal gear solid 2 though.. It was good when you was stopping terrorists blowing up a rig, by stopping bombs exploding, but after you get knocked out, the series plummets from there.

Beanotown racing. Seriously, shut up.

Phantasy Star II.

When I was young, playing it on a friend's Genesis, I thought it was really cool, because I hadn't really played a JRPG style game before, and the atmosphere was fantastic. I tracked down a copy of the Phantasy Star Collection for my GBA and started playing it again, and for the first couple of days, I still loved it, and again, it was awesomely atmospheric, the music was cool, and it had some really cool ideas. However, I then began to realize that the game was a forced grind-fest, the random battles were obnoxiously frequent, horribly repetitive and bland, and when you get to later maze-like dungeon levels, it becomes an exercise in aggravation.

Used to love Diablo 1, just can't go back to the old crappy controls anymore. Don't mind old graphics, only old interfaces.

Warcraft II, C&C Original thru Red Alert II, and War Inc, all great games but they pose no challenge anymore, and grow tiresome. For some reason TotalA/TAK and Starcraft never grew old...

Also can't play my N64 anymore, the graphics are an eyesore.

I dont really think there are any games ive bought that I could go back and play and not like, except for like 2 or 3 sonic games. (before they started to get crappy i loved them)

Final Fantasy 7,9,10,12

I was playing Crisis Core when something in my mind snapped and now the only one I can bring myself to look at let alone play again is FF8. Crisis Core has made me hate the entire JRPG nation (except FF8).

I would have to say Super Smash Bros N64, Morrowind (I used to play that ALL the time, now its soooo boring) and all Pokemon games. I mean come on they are all the same game.

I find any RTS doesn't age well, as when I go to replay one, I curse over the lack of controls I came to get used to having. Starcraft might be the sole exception to this, its controls were amazingly tight for the time that it was released.

I used to like teh GTA series...now I don't really. It's gotten old. I used to love test drive 5 on the ps1, but no it seems reather lackluster, with crappy car controls and generic races. I agree with the necroswanson, that game is amazing.

Guitar Hero. I know that's not very far back, but Guitar Hero 1 was simply amazing and 2 was good but you could tell it was going downhill. I didn't even bother to play Rock The 80s because it seemed like just wasting time until GH3. But then Activision and Red Octane blindside us by putting out whatever the hell it was they called Guitar Hero 3. I will never buy a Guitar Hero game again. Rock Band FTW!!!!!!!

To switch it around, a game i hated then but love now is KOTOR. Wow was i stupid back then, i went out and re-bought it last year and it is now my favorite game of all time.

I probably have to join the Guitar Hero III bandwagon.
I just got tired of it.

I just don't see any reason why playing it again once you've 5-starred most of the songs.
And the last venue on Expert - I'm not even going to bother.
I could probably beat a huge RPG game 5 times before I finally land 5-stars on ONE of the songs on the last venue.

I guess the game has very little replayability once you've beaten it on whatever level. Keep practicing the same songs to get higher and better scores? Nah, f*** that.

I'm glad I spent $20 on a refurbished Guitar Controller and not a penny more. I would never in my entire sane life spend $75 on a GH-controller.

Assassins Creed
I loved the first 2-3 hours the game offered me.
Intersting story, nice controlls, amazing graphics (F U DirectX10) and overall a very nice game... until the latter missions when the mission became repetative, made no sense and where extremely boring. Now I just hate that game and I never played it again.

Tomb Raider(s)
I have no freckin' idea what so ever why I loved those games in the past.
I remember spending hours and hours playing Tomb Raider 1 on the PS1 and I really liked some of the other TR games. Seriously. That game is fucking broken. The pixel-perfect accuracy you have to have on those jumps is just downright horrid. The entire TR-series is just a mad mans trial-and-error. Almost as bad as Dragon's Lair and Space Ace for the CD-i.
While the TR:AE was at least a competent platform game the old ones shouldn't just have ever been released. Ugh. What a waste of time.

Clay Fighter
I don't even need to dignify this game with my commentary.
Just god-awful. Don't ask my why I even bought this piece of crap.

The_root_of_all_evil:

shatnershaman:

All SNES and NES games except Super Mario 1 and 3-

Including Street Fighter 2, Zelda, Mario Kart, Zombies ate my Neighbours, Earthbound etc?

Yes. Street Fighter much better on other platforms, I don't like any of the Zeldas, or Mario Kart Snes, Zombies and Earthbound are not my type of games.

X-Men Legends, X-Men Legends 2, and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. - I loved these games because of the character customization and the co-op beat-em-up gameplay. If you want to know what I dislike about the series, look at my Ultimate Alliance review.

Shinobi (Sega Master System) - The game is piss easy, except for 3 levels near the end, 2 of which are difficult because of damn hard jumps. It doesn't help that pressing the opposite direction of where you're facing will not just make you turn around, but make you take a step in that direction. Not good for pixel perfect platform jumping. The other level provides is more of a challenge in memorization (or crouching and walking slowly), with crazy ninjas jumping at you from offscreen every few steps.

Ghostbusters (Sega Master System) - Catching ghosts is no real challenge at all, and that's pretty much what you're trying to do for 75% of the game. The last 25% is spent slipping by the Marshmellow Man as he jumps around in an attempt to guard the entrance to the Shandor Building (or "Zuul" as it's called in the game), Walking up the tower while shooting ghosts (sometimes they spawn a floor below you and you can't shoot downwards), and having a showdown with Gozer (or "Gorza")

7th Legion - My first RTS, so I had nothing to compare it to, really. So many things wrong with it. Basically, I was pretty much invincible in any campaign mission where you start off with a base. There are about only 5 or so where you don't. Buildings appear out of thin air when you buy them, the two factions are nearly identical, the AI is retardiculous, and there's this card system where you use "Battle Cards" for various stuff (they work like God Powers in Age of Mythology), which is interesting, except what you get and when is completely random.

Tomb Raider
IMO, it was all downhill when Angel of Darkness came out.

Generally if I liked a game in the past, I can come back to it with knowing fondness, if not excitement and enthusiasm. There is one game that stands out in my mind as a glaring exception to that though:

Goldeneye 64: When I first played this, I thought it was the total shiznit. It was a blast with mates too and we spent tons of time at it having a rediculously good time. Go back to it now though after years of duel analog camera control and... jesus christ I can't even bring myself to play it. Best just to let it live a legacy of good times past.

I used to love Excite Bike on the NES, but I downloaded it on the Wii, and it seems boring now.

E.V.O., the entire "Strike" series (Desert Strike, Jungle Strike, and Urban Strike), and Zombies Ate My Neighbors don't seem to have aged well for me.

I'm not sure why, exactly, but somehow they just aren't as fun as they were when I was twelve.

Final Fight 3, on the other hand, remains every whit as enjoyable.

I'll be honest I had fairly good judgment as a kid, in comparison to most people, but I knew full well when I got into pokemon that I wouldn't be playing it for very long, I just couldn't see myself in college or at work playing the game (another example of my somewhat impressive judgment as a kid is that I didn't like Voltron or Thundercats or G.I. Joe[there needed to be killing in it], the cartoons I liked back then I can safely watch now and say "Eh, that was pretty good.") I don't have to hold my head in shame because of my past.

Kovash86:
I'll be honest I had fairly good judgment as a kid, in comparison to most people, but I knew full well when I got into pokemon that I wouldn't be playing it for very long, I just couldn't see myself in college or at work playing the game (another example of my somewhat impressive judgment as a kid is that I didn't like Voltron or Thundercats or G.I. Joe[there needed to be killing in it], the cartoons I liked back then I can safely watch now and say "Eh, that was pretty good.") I don't have to hold my head in shame because of my past.

I am exactly the same as you. Every game I loved then I love now and will always love. Hell I never liked pokemon from the start, being someone who started RPG gaming with ultima, dragon warrior and Final fantasy, pokemon was pure garbage for me.

Geo Da Sponge:
I'd have to say Civilisation 2. I downloaded it recently and found it wasn't nearly as enjoyable as I remembered, especially compared to more recent games.

I actually still love Civ 2. I guess I just have a weakness for oldschool turn based strategy; I still enjoy HoMM2 and 3.

But on topic, I was a bit disappointed when I recently replayed Grandia II on Dreamcast. It's still worth a try for anyone who hasn't played it but my second playthrough everything was sickeningly easy. All I wanted was just a few really challenging fights yet even the bosses were pushovers.

The Tony Hawk games (1 to American Wasteland).

I played them RELIGIOUSLY as a kid. As in 100% completion in every single one (yes, all goals AND gaps.). As soon as I got the Wii one though, they all just became boring and stupid.

FireBlade_2049:
The Tony Hawk games (1 to American Wasteland). I played them RELIGIOUSLY as a kid. As in 100% completion in every single one (yes, all goals AND gaps.). As soon as I got the Wii one though, they all just became boring and stupid.

Wow, I remember seeing a commercial for the first game on PS1, then owning it that Christmas. I liked Bob Burnquist the best. Why? He came from Brazil, that's why. Crazy exotic 'n' stuff.

I've moved on to more interesting multiplayer experiences since, though. I guess everyone has, really. Appropriate, considering Neversoft have generally moved onto a new major series as well (Guitar Hero).

indigo70:
[...] I'd have to say the game I'm most disappointed in going back to play now is Super Mario Land 2 for the original game boy. Used to love it and play it on family road trips all the time, picked it up and just couldn't get into it. Didn't feel like the same game I loved as a kid.

Awesome game. I haven't tried to replay it yet - I'm not even sure where it would be - but I fondly remember a lot of bunny-eared, Wario-bashing good times on my brother's brick-shaped Game Boy.

shatnershaman:
Crash Bandicoot-Its still okay but looking back it wasn't the "Bestest Game on Playstation" I used to think it was.

Those games I HAVE replayed. The wonder I felt with #2 is still present after nearly ten years, and #3 is the best of the series.

On the subject of PS1 platformers, I can't say I feel the same for the Spyro games. #2 was AMAZING when I first played it, but it's ridiculously easy nowadays. The saddest thing is that both those groups of games are more fun than their current iterations.

the monopoly guy:
I used to like teh GTA series...now I don't really. It's gotten old. I used to love test drive 5 on the ps1, but no it seems reather lackluster, with crappy car controls and generic races. I agree with the necroswanson, that game is amazing.

Agreed. My brother bought Vice City Stories for me and I thought, "hey, what's bad about a GTA fix?" Sadly, though, the missions became way too redundant, and I haven't touched it for several months.

Theme Park.
I remember drawing what the perfect theme park would like then try and build it.

When a pretty much direct port for the DS came out I bought it for nostalgia's sake. Infuriated the living crap out of me. Man I had patience when I was a young gamer.

Nock:
Zombies Ate My Neighbors don't seem to have aged well for me.

No way! Multiplayer Zombies is still ace today. I would put it up there with multiplayer Super Bomberman 2 in the compulsory modern day SNES gaming experiences list.

Halo. Thank you Half-Life, or I'd still be a fanboy.

And I remember Croc. My PS1 Broke, though, so I can't justify your opinion.

Let's see:

1) Bomberman games. Can't really stand it nowadays
2) Sonic the Hedgehog games
3) RTS games like Red Alert or Tiberium Sun - probably because I've played too many which are the same
4) Definitely SimCity games. I don't know why I liked them when I was younger. Now, they're just annoying exercises in micro-management, and completely unrewarding.

Holy Magic Century (Quest 64 in US)

Was pretty good when i was about 9...played it recently and wondered how I wasted so much life on it

I was a Pokemon fiend back when Red and Blue were announced, to the point that I owned Blue AND Red so that I could trade Pokemon with myself without having to work with anyone. Not that I played entirely by myself, but I could only play with others once or twice a week, and that just wasn't conducive to raising a proper Pokemon legion!

When Fire Red and Leaf Green came out, I was like "Hell yeah!" and was salivating over the idea of taking my DS to work with Fire Red to pass the hours. ...then I played for maybe three hours, went "eh," and put it down.

Driver and Driver 2.
Awesome for their time, rubbish now. Although i did finally beat the last level of driver one a few months back. It took hours. Stupid cheating police cars...

eaisly goldeneye. It was an inovation, and i played it for hours. Now I cant play, the controles are borken. and every serface is the same.

It is still a huge inovation