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The cartridge art was always so kickass. You just had to use your imagination quite a bit... (startrek.website)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My experience has been that 8-bit on the consoles in the 1980s is very different from 8-bit in most indie games right now.

The art direction in old games felt more polished and easier to look at.

[โ€“] atrielienz 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah. I have a similar experience. Those developers were working pretty hard within the constraints of the mediums they were working with and they made some truly amazing stuff as a result. I feel like 8bit is an attempt at nostalgia in new games and it doesn't land for me. I know I'm probably in the minority. That's okay though.