In my opinion with newer videogames being priced at $60, nostalgia seems to be the route gamers should be going rather then buying full priced games.

Just recently I started playing online multi-player for both Medal of Honor and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and most often than not, when I haven’t had a network card, I stuck to those two games. Even though I stick to a concept called team death match, it provided me hours of entertainment.

One night while I was hanging out with my friends I noticed they were playing Star Fox 64 for Nintendo 64. This reminded me of when I had an N64 and all those days of playing GoldenEye, WWF No Mercy, WCW/NWO Revenge, but I parted with it to upgrade to a better system, as I did with other systems I had in my life.

Within the last few months, I have had a PlayStation Network account. The account has helped me revisit some PlayStation One classics like Syphon Filter, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, and Metal Gear Solid.

In addition to having a PlayStation Network account, the PlayStation Store is a bonus addition. The PlayStation store offers gamers a chance to purchase not only full-versions of recent games and demos, but also PS1 classics ranging anywhere from $5.99 to $9.99, which I have taken full advantage of.

Now why do I play what some would consider “old” videogames? The bad economy is the main factor in my decision.

The bad economy has hit everyone, including college students like me who have a next generation system, but don’t like to pay high prices for new releases. So what do I do? I play the classics via the PlayStation Network cards found at any GameStop or Wal-Mart that can be purchased at increments of $20 or $50.

Accounts for PlayStation 3 owners are relatively free and just require an active e-mail address. However X-Box 360 owners as of last November are paying anywhere from $10 to $60 for a gold account depending on how many months a person prefers.

So as you can see nostalgia does come at a price, but is price a valid reason to agonize through hours of boredom playing the same game over and over again? I really don’t think it is.

To me, having a PlayStation Network account benefits me, because I can revisit those old classics at any time I choose, play through them and revisit that feeling of nostalgia, even if it doesn’t last long.

Jose Gonzalez can be reached at 581-7944 or denverge@gmail.com.