By Luke Johnson
Who doesn’t remember a bit of split screen Goldeneye on the N64 or TimeSplitters action on the original PlayStation? If you we a 90’s or 00’s kid, that’s what console gaming was all about.
Things have changed though. That joyful period in time between visiting an arcade and being plugged in to the internet on your own has gone. The height of social, local multiplayer gaming has made way for more solitary, but arguably more feature rich gaming experiences that (although impressive and immersive) fail to bring some of the same nostalgic joys.
It was a simpler time when split screen gaming was king, sure, but perhaps a more enjoyable one. Whether gaming with your mates or siblings, local multiplayer brought people together. Yes, there were fights, arguments, incessant mocking and unfounded claims of cheating, but that was all part of the friendship bonding charm.
We’re not saying online multiplayer isn’t awesome, it is, and it’s opened up possibilities we could never comprehend growing up – such as carrying on playing with a mate who’s mum said they had to be home by 6 – but it’s also caused gaming to loose some of its magic, at least in our eyes.
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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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