To be able to view the history of games constructively and in an unbiased fashion, you must alleviate your misconceptions of it and base your opinions purely in the realm of fact.
You must become completely independent and objective in your view of the history of games, most importantly realise some source material may become void, because of the writers own biased position.
This being said it is difficult for someone of any era to objectively discuss games because of the emotional attachment they could place on the game and it’s characters; given that their knowledge and experiences of the early video games are invaluable to the discussion, you must beware that their view could be tainted not through fact but through there emotional observations.
I personally have a great affection for games like Golden Axe, Streets of Rage and Sonic 2. This is not because they made a breakthrough with the technology or that their game play was particularly groundbreaking; but because they have certain nostalgia for me and consequently I believe these games to be the best of the Sega/Nintendo console generation.
Assessing games of the past can only be by experiencing them first, only through playing will you be able to make an informed judgment on the quality of the game and its subsequent contribution to the gaming industry as a whole.
“There's more to the truth than just the facts.” ~ Author Unknown
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