How does playing Spyro make you feel?

[Guvenoren]

Just a quick question with maybe not a simple answer, how does it make you feel? I am not specifically talking about Spyro Reignited, but any of the original Spyro games. Makes you feel Nostalgic? Thoughtful? Happy? Optimistic?

Just a thought I got in my head and was wondering what you guys think.

As for myself, All of the original Spyro games make me feel really nostalgic and happy, like little butterflies in my stomach when my mind recognises the music playing in the background. Sad that now I wish I had my old PS1 so I could game the originals again.

What about you guys?

[NBOX21]

A bit of all four of these things actually, but also relaxed and comforting if that's the way to describe it. It really gives me the urge to put the discs into my PS2 and enjoy all these games to full completion.

They also put me in the perfect mood to just forget about the stresses of real life and imagine myself in an entirely different world from our own as I play.

The first game just made running around and exploring levels feel really fun and enjoyable while also providing a decent challenge without the variety, the second game, despite being the easiest, managed to make a very accessible, pick up and play experience and Year of the Dragon especially felt really good to play through with fun mini-games with skateboarding being my favourite, colourful graphics that pushed the PS1 to its limits and a surprisingly immersive and interesting story for a cartoon platformer.

Originally posted by Guvenoren:

Sad that now I wish I had my old PS1 so I could game the originals again.

If you have a PS2, that console is fully backwards compatible with PS1 games, and the Spyro trilogy on PS2 works perfectly without issues.

[Lafettie]

like im 10 again.Im 26 now and damn this game made me feel younger.

[Guvenoren]

Originally posted by NBOX21:

A bit of all four of these things actually, but also relaxed and comforting if that's the way to describe it. It really gives me the urge to put the discs into my PS2 and enjoy all these games to full completion.

They also put me in the perfect mood to just forget about the stresses of real life and imagine myself in an entirely different world from our own as I play.

The first game just made running around and exploring levels feel really fun and enjoyable while also providing a decent challenge without the variety, the second game, despite being the easiest, managed to make a very accessible, pick up and play experience and Year of the Dragon especially felt really good to play through with fun mini-games with skateboarding being my favourite, colourful graphics that pushed the PS1 to its limits and a surprisingly immersive and interesting story for a cartoon platformer.

Originally posted by Guvenoren:

Sad that now I wish I had my old PS1 so I could game the originals again.

If you have a PS2, that console is fully backwards compatible with PS1 games, and the Spyro trilogy on PS2 works perfectly without issues.

I truly understand how you feel. It makes me feel like a little boy again playing video games in my old room on a big TV that I had gotten from my older brother. It was black and wide as heck, heavy as a little car haha! It's nothing quite like it and you can never truly get back to those times.

I was lucky to find an old PS1 and PS2 that was in rather rough shapes, but fully working. However, I do not own the old discs and they cost a fortune, even on auctions.

Originally posted by NBOX21:

They also put me in the perfect mood to just forget about the stresses of real life and imagine myself in an entirely different world from our own as I play.

This perfectly describes how I feel as well. These past few years have been the worst. But let's not get into that. I just feel that there's nothing quite like Spyro (the originals). However, I think the games are really nostalgia dependant. Otherwise I think the younger kids who didn't get to experience it back then will likely think it's lacking, which it kind of does in today's standards.

[Guvenoren]

Originally posted by Lafettie:

like im 10 again.Im 26 now and damn this game made me feel younger.

I'm 25 :P I feel like I am 8 haha!

[Professor Pigeon]

Originally posted by ;2574320091916514797:

like im 10 again.Im 26 now and damn this game made me feel younger.

Yo u are 26, you are still young lol

[Guvenoren]

Originally posted by Professor Pigeon:

Originally posted by ;2574320091916514797:

like im 10 again.Im 26 now and damn this game made me feel younger.

Yo u are 26, you are still young lol

You can always feel younger, even if you're young. Same as you can always feel older when already old ;)

[purlingstream]

Nostalgia, definitely.
And I also feel a little sad, because the magic time when I was little and everything seemed amazing to me can not be returned. Old age is not a joy.

[Guvenoren]

Originally posted by Coq:

Nostalgia, definitely.
And I also feel a little sad, because the magic time when I was little and everything seemed amazing to me can not be returned. Old age is not a joy.

This is why a question like this is interesting to me. Because many can feel happy, some can feel sad. Memories can really be tied to things.

[DillPickle]

I just love zooming around with the charge attack

[~Neon Doom~]

its basically my child hood with better graphics and less acid... the colours the environment's are just a total trip ...back to when days were simple and more care free.. when getting old was never thought of.... hope i die before i get old in this day and age..

[Professor Pigeon]

Originally posted by SirCumalot:

its basically my child hood with better graphics and less acid... the colours the environment's are just a total trip ...back to when days were simple and more care free.. when getting old was never thought of.... hope i die before i get old in this day and age..

wtf lmao

[Guvenoren]

Originally posted by SirCumalot:

its basically my child hood with better graphics and less acid... the colours the environment's are just a total trip ...back to when days were simple and more care free.. when getting old was never thought of.... hope i die before i get old in this day and age..

Age is something we all have to face, whether we like it or not. Best to take it with a speck of optimism rather than dwell on it :)

[NBOX21]

Originally posted by Guvenoren:

Age is something we all have to face, whether we like it or not. Best to take it with a speck of optimism rather than dwell on it :)

In other words, don't grow old, grow up. As much as we all love to reflect on the past for the good times we had, a lot of these memories we all cherish can be used to bring new ideas into the future, not just to preserve for future generations of gamers, but also for brand new games to come.

[Guvenoren]

Originally posted by NBOX21:

Originally posted by Guvenoren:

Age is something we all have to face, whether we like it or not. Best to take it with a speck of optimism rather than dwell on it :)

In other words, don't grow old, grow up. As much as we all love to reflect on the past for the good times we had, a lot of these memories we all cherish can be used to bring new ideas into the future, not just to preserve for future generations of gamers, but also for brand new games to come.

That's the optimism we need :) Good on you!

[PlebNC (UK)]

Running through levels without letting go of the charge button while singing along to "City Escape" from Sonic Adventure 2.