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I like polygons. Really, the more, the better. Bump-mapping, tesselation, high-definition rendering, pixel shading, shaded vertexes, you name it. Love them all. The better a game looks, well, the better.

With that in mind, I honestly can't understand the desire that some people have to revert back to the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) era.

If we look at a recent example, Mega Man 10, retro fans will be able to rejoice. Following the success of the equally retro Mega Man 9, Capcom went ahead and created an entirely new, old game. Specifically designed to emulate the retro 8-bit stylings of the older Mega Man games, Mega Man 10 features the same sprite graphics, specially emulated blips, beeps, boops and buzzes for sound and original 1987 style gameplay.

Yup, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

To me, there is nothing in a retro title like this that appeals. Retro games in general hold very little appeal to me, and I don't see the point. Graphics? Nope. Sound? Nope. Gameplay? Nope. Give me HD 1080p graphics; 5.1 DTS sound and the most cutting edge gameplay and I'll be happy. Of course, if playing new games that aspire to the lofty standards set by 80's video games makes you happy, then by all means, indulge your nostalgic kick.

There is, however, one aspect of the game that has reinvented itself for the modern era, and that is the DLC concept. In addition to buying the game for eight bucks (or whatever price it is), you can pick up more characters, game modes and levels, eventually paying more for the DLC than you did for the original game. What a bargin!

As I've said many times before in this article, retro does nothing for me. I'd much rather play this year's new releases that actually acknowledge that they are new releases than buy a game that is pretending that it was made in the past. Also as I've said before, if playing retro games makes you happy, then go ahead. I'd sure hate to live in a world with no diversity, and where all games looked, sounded and played exactly the same.

The desire to relive the past is a sensation that is strange to me. The present is so bright that any thoughts of the past simply pale in comparison.

That's my views on the subject. What do you think? Are retro games the next big thing or should they stay back in the past? Let us know your opinions in the comments.