You’ll Always Re-buy Those Games
Maybe I should clarify a bit more… I’m definitely not suggesting you went out and bought that game again after watching the credits flood your screen. What I do mean however is you’ll always purchase the digital download/ HD remake of the game just so you can play it on your current console and enjoy, in the case of HD remakes, beautiful shiny graphics. Think about it, how many people have bought one of the Final Fantasy HD remakes because it was one of the first games you completed… hell, even played!
Come on, own up!
The moment I found out I could download Lylat Wars off the Nintendo Virtual Console I was sold, and had no regrets on my purchase. You’ll have sat there at one point, playing the remake or the digital download of the game, whilst scoffing at the announcement of another ‘remastered’ version of some other game coming to Xbox One or PlayStation 4.
The truth is, it’s normal to do this. Playing something from your past, maybe in some cases your childhood, on a modern console, updated or not, is more justifiable than something that came out just over a year ago. Maybe some bias comes into play when it’s that game you have such a feeling of nostalgia for, but at the end of the day do you not owe it to the developers to give them a bit more of your cash considering they brought you into the world of games? The world that’s given you endless hours of enjoyment and moments of accomplishment, even if they aren’t as monumental as that very first one you experienced.
