Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:Classic 80s-90s games are way simpler and more fun.
I enjoy some modern games but I really hate that you have to watch a tutorial or read a novella to understand some of the rules.
Pinball used to be intuitive, but modern games can be too abstruse for the new player.
They were definitely simpler, but I'm not sure that means they were more fun.
My problem with modern Stern and JJP machines is that there does not seem to be a consistent design language. The B/W games all had a similar scheme in that you hit the stuff that was dark to light it up - and you hit the stuff that was flashing for whatever mode you were in.
Now, when you approach AIQ or JP, almost everything is on or flashing, so you have no idea what to actually aim for. And no, I don't want to have to read and memorize a bunch of rules when I walk up to a game for the first time.
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