> Constraints are interesting. Constraints are also helpful when working towards a sense of mastery. Look at a modern operating system (or console) for that m

> Constraints are interesting. Constraints are also helpful when working towards a sense of mastery. Look at a modern operating system (or console) for that matter. So much capability, so much complexity. You'll never learn it all, never be able to master it. Heck, just truly understanding the machine code of a modern processor, and knowing everything it does and can do is quite a daunting task. These older 8-bit systems (NES, C64, etc.) in contrast are much easier to completely understand. If you are willing to live within the limitations, you can create something really awesome, and be able to leverage the full extent of the system's capabilities. That provides enormous satisfaction to some.