Jump to content

Talk:List of video game genres/Archive 1

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
< Talk:List of video game genres

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by DavidCary (talk | contribs) at 05:34, 11 March 2004 (flight simulators aren't "serious" ? Are you serious ? :-)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

I think "shooters" is too vague when there are already FPS, third-person and side-scrolling shooters already listed Richard cocks 01:01, Mar 10, 2004 (UTC)

I'm at a loss how to describe Berzerk then, it doesn't really fit any of those. - Hephaestos|§ 01:06, 10 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Nostalgic Pacman-like Simple Shooters... ugen64 02:33, Mar 10, 2004 (UTC)
It might be worth having a "retro" subsection under which those simple shooters go.
"Retro" is certainly more descriptive; I like it. - Hephaestos|§ 03:02, 10 Mar 2004 (UTC)
I've been struggling to resolve the difference between 'retro' shooters and 'real' shoot-em-ups too. Obviously, Berserk is identifiably a 'retro shooter', along with Robotron, Galaga, Star Castle, Asteroids, and any number of simple games from the early 80s, but these games are not usually listed as shoot 'em ups. Some magazines simply referred to them and their remakes as 'Arcade games', but that's ambiguous. 80.225.12.77 20:47, 10 Mar 2004 (UTC)
I like "Retro". But perhaps "non-scrolling shooters" would be even more descriptive. Then all shoot-em-ups are classified under (requiring progressively more hardware, and hence historically appearing in this order): "non-scrolling shooters", "Shoot 'em up"/"Scrolling shooters", "First-person shooters", and "Third person shooters". ... Or I suppose you could call it a "side-scrolling shooter that doesn't scroll" (allusion to the video-game-centered movie "The Last Starfighter"). -- DavidCary 05:34, 11 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Where's any mention of massively multiplayer online games? And their precursors MUDs? Also, where are text based adventures? MShonle 22:39, 10 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Text adventures are mentioned under Adventure games. However, I have to wonder: do they count as 'video' games? I don't know, and personally I always eschew the term because it's kind of redundant. Computer games is nice and precise.
Very true, should the old VHS cross board game nightmare be a video game? It's not what most people think of as one. I'd support moving this page to Computer game genre (or maybe even list of computer game genres)
Apparently the argument about computer games vs video games has been had before, as evidenced on Video game and the talk page for that article. But I second that the page should be moved. 'Computer games' is the broader definition, and I have yet to see any convincing description of the difference.
Page moved, to bring it in line with list of computer and video games etc. Should have thought of naming it as such when I made the article! -Sean 02:43, 11 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Is "Prince of Persia" notable enough to list under "Platform" games ?

What ? flight simulators aren't "serious" ? Are you serious ? :-) Perhaps the "serious" section should say "... except for simulators". -- DavidCary 05:34, 11 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:List_of_video_game_genres/Archive_1&oldid=2715987"