Now, before everyone here thinks I'm insane, a little back-story first. Two of my biggest loves are baseball and classic video gaming. I am pretty well known in the latter, and founded Zap! in 1991, with forums up today. So, where's the similarity?
Well, some will tell you that Cy Young's ERA would explode if he magically telepored to 2012. Likewise, many will say that an above average pitcher like Hiroki Kuroda
would get just about everyone out in 1890. Perhaps that's true, but you still have to consider Young the far better pitcher, because he dominated far more in his time than Kuroda does in his.
The same can be said for video games. Some will laugh and say that God of War graphics blow away 1985's Super Mario Bros. While true, SMB was a far bigger game in its day than GOW can ever dream of being, hence SMB always ranks in the all-time best games lists, many times ranking at the top (you can say it's the Babe Ruth of gaming).
So, does anyone else see the similarities, or have done so in the past?
Well, some will tell you that Cy Young's ERA would explode if he magically telepored to 2012. Likewise, many will say that an above average pitcher like Hiroki Kuroda
would get just about everyone out in 1890. Perhaps that's true, but you still have to consider Young the far better pitcher, because he dominated far more in his time than Kuroda does in his.
The same can be said for video games. Some will laugh and say that God of War graphics blow away 1985's Super Mario Bros. While true, SMB was a far bigger game in its day than GOW can ever dream of being, hence SMB always ranks in the all-time best games lists, many times ranking at the top (you can say it's the Babe Ruth of gaming).
So, does anyone else see the similarities, or have done so in the past?
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