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I know TMNT, double dragon & ghosts n goblins were, but kid Icarus? bayou billy? Zelda? there's certainly more to it than that.

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Yes, I think so. Video games grew out of arcade roots. You had arcade game influence that lasted all the way into the PS2 days.

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I like that accessibility, but it goes too far IMO. most games it just feels like I may as well not even be playing it. It just kind of veers into being vicarious entertainment and not that some of those games aren't great, but it just seems that's every game. I'm sure a lot of it has to do with video games being made for a larger audience than before and that's understandable.

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Most video games are no longer about the challenge. They're an interactive storytelling medium. The fun factory is derived from the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic aspects and not simply by the challenge of the game itself.