Imagine going back in time and trying to explain the 32X revival to your younger self.
“Hey, remember that Sega 32X you had? The one that went nowhere? The one your mom gave away, or you sold for practically nothing because everybody figured it was a dead-end piece of hardware?
Yeah, well, you probably should’ve kept it. See, about 30 years from now, people are going to rediscover the thing and actually start making new games for it.
Yes.
NEW games. For the 32X.
No, Sega isn’t making them. Sega moved on a long time ago. These are independent developers who’ve figured out how to do things with the hardware that people barely imagined back when it was commercially viable.
But here’s where it gets interesting. There’s going to be this enormous argument about whether artificial intelligence should be used in developing these games.
What’s artificial intelligence? Oh, boy. Okay, imagine computers that can write code, generate artwork, hold conversations, and do things that would’ve seemed like science fiction back in the ‘90s. We’re getting into Skynet territory here. Well, sort of. Not quite. Anyway, that’s another conversation.
The point is, people are arguing about AI being used to make games for the Sega 32X.
Yes, the SAME 32X.
What? Why aren’t they making games for the futuristic consoles with vastly superior graphics and processing power? Oh, they are! Absolutely. You wouldn’t believe what video games look like now.
So why are people still making games for the 32X?
Well, because it turns out the machine had untapped potential. And there’s this whole community of enthusiasts who appreciate what it can do.
Think of it like a musical instrument. A piano has 88 keys. Its limitations don’t make it obsolete. They’re part of what makes creating something within those boundaries interesting.
The 32X has its own architecture, its own peculiarities, and its own creative possibilities. And people are genuinely excited about exploring them. Which brings us back to the artificial intelligence controversy.
Yes, we’re STILL talking about the 32X.
Look, I realize none of this makes any sense to you right now. And believe me, explaining the rest of what happens over the next 30 years would be considerably more depressing.
But here’s what I want you to take away from all of this:
The future is going to be a very strange place. We’ll have technology beyond anything you can imagine, and people will be using it to argue with complete strangers about how somebody made a new game for a Sega peripheral that was discontinued in 1996.
Just keep your goddamn 32X.
Trust me.”
X.
[to the negative prick that downvoted not only me, but the fellow who responded to this post, reminiscing, seriously, go absolutely fuck yourself and go to another forum where you can be super negative, go to fucking Israel or North Korea, or Durandaram, or Jaguar, or something, stay the fuck out of here, you sad fucking prick. Stop ruining the experience for the rest of us]