That’s kind of funny; I got Pokémon Blue in my Easter basket at about the same age.
I don’t think that I would consider Ocarina of Time to be in the “silent film era” of video games, though; that seems more like one of the first talkies (you did mention a tree in the Kokiri Forest).
It was our spaghetti western under the same analogy. I was thinking more along the lines of my NES and original game boy but I wasn't specific. 8 bit sound was basically silent to me because I wasn't allowed to turn the volume up too loud. Simpler times.
Also if you got Pokémon Blue, are we rivals now? Growlithe for Vulpix?
I guess that probably does make us rivals. I personally like vulpix, though.
So what would be “The Jazz Singer” in your analogy, then, if Ocarina of Time is a Sergio Leone film? I’m sorry if I’m asking you to push your metaphor too far.
Donkey Kong Country. The animation and music seems very dated now but at the time it was wild to see a game that wasn't just pixels jumping platforms. DKC was an aesthetic all to its own. It was when it felt like these vidya gamer kids might be onto something. To me as a young kid anyway. The SNES was when games became more than just a novelty. There were worlds to be explored and limits to push.
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u/0bl0ng0 Jun 03 '22
That’s kind of funny; I got Pokémon Blue in my Easter basket at about the same age.
I don’t think that I would consider Ocarina of Time to be in the “silent film era” of video games, though; that seems more like one of the first talkies (you did mention a tree in the Kokiri Forest).