On the contrary !
I recently played Sensible Soccer and Lotus 2 and enjoyed a lot ! It made me think how simple and fun were the games at that time : no fussing around this the mouse + 1 dozen of keys as on current PC FPS games, just the four directions (ok, 8 combinations) and 1 fire button joystick !
How can it be simpler ?
No 3D stuff ? Great !
We must admit that a 2D environment is simpler to manage than a 3D one to the brain.
So in a good 2D game you get the same fun without so much efford ... And yes, I do need some vacations :-D
(BTW : Lotus 2 is a lot better than Lotus 3, IMHO)