/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6149573
The concept of internet meme didn't even exist back in the 80s/90s.
Mother was popular in Japan because of Shigesato Itoi's fame, in the west it was just a bunch of nerds who happened to have found a special kind of game that got underadvertised and at a time where video games were heading toward 3D, or more advanced 2D graphics like DKC, Mother's simple sprite work just didn't cut it.
But again, in Japan I think it was always decently popular. Not DQ/FF levels, but recognizable enough. And again, this was all before social media.
But there was usenet, here's a review from some guy, dated 1990.

>tfw no japanese gf to play famicom games with in 1990

>>2729917

This tbh

old school weeb from 1990.

>tfw no Kyoko Watanabe gf

Regarding OP's question, I don't remember the word "casual" being used within the vidya comunity until around 2002-ish. Probably it started to be used at the end of the 90s, but I first started seeing a lot of people saying "lol, fucking casuals" a lot around 2002, 2003.
I believe it was a buzzword to generate hype for the upcoming wave of easy to get into, yet "hardcore-looking" games such as Halo and the big array of FPSs that invaded the industry.
Dividing old "game-y" games as casuals, and modern fast-paced shooters as "hardcore" in the minds of the main videogame demographic (teens and young adults) would be a proper way to sell their products for the companies within the industry.
This is just my own view on it, anyway.

Everytime someone starts debating about casual games vs hardcore ones, I remember Tetris.

I'd reccommend playing it, since you've already played Mother 2 you will probably find Mother 1 too dated like everybody, but I think the game has a great atmosphere and I honestly liked Mother 1's plot more than M2.

However, I'd reccommend playing the games in order, going from M1 to M2 is awesome. You already played M2 so you will definitely feel like going backwards in terms of gameplay, but I think the story, music and everything else make up for it. Also, it's pretty good for being a NES RPG, most people who say it's "too dated" probably haven't played a single NES RPG, they just compare it to Earthbound, a game released on the next generation system, several years later.

Oh shit, I found a review of Mother 1 from 1990

>And just from watching the small part of this game on Kyoko's tape, I can tell it is one of the best games ever made. It will probably come out in the US next year under a different name, and is definitely something to look forward to. I can't wait to play!.

;_;