The biggest obstacle to my going back in time is that I would have to play the games from back then. They were great for what they were but there are very few of them you could put on the shelves today and - aesthetics aside - expect them to be hits. We love those things because we can contextualize them, we experienced how revolutionary and awesome they were back in the day, and we have plenty of nostalgia heaped on top of it.

But in reality if you offer someone who has never played games either a Mega Drive or a 360, they're more likely to choose the latter. Very few of the games in the OP can actually compete on a level playing field. The ones in genres which have since largely died, such as platformers and metroidvania games, can. Otherwise? I love SC2K as much as the next bloke but that doesn't mean it's going to compare with Sim City 4 + Rush Hour + NAM + Various other addons/content.

I don't really know why anyone is unhappy though. We have all the classics from yesteryear to play, and we also have 15 years of additions to that roster. I actually don't really relish a gaming scene without the MW and Halo games. I also like having games like Arkham Asylum, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed II, Fallouts 1 through 3, skate, GTAIII and up, Left 4 Dead, and so forth.

I like loads of games from 1994 and before. I also like loads of games since. Sure, there's a lot of to sift through, but that's just Sturgeon's Law. It's the other 10% that's always the worthwhile part. And honestly, I'm much happier today knowing that if I pick a game at random I'm likely to get something that I might still get a few hours out of if I'm a fan of the genre, than the genuinely broken things which were readily released back in the early 90s and, especially, before.

I'll just conclude by saying that there are more games these days than I can really play, and I'm limited to just the 360 and PC right now. Yeah, there's a lot out there that's not worth my time and money - but there's a lot that is, and I'm not sure I'm ready to complain about the situation until the latter situation changes. But even if it does, I can just go back and play the things I missed.