It's a form of nostalgia mixed with updated capability. You had a device as a kid but couldn't make what you wanted. Now many years later you actually can. So y

It's a form of nostalgia mixed with updated capability. You had a device as a kid but couldn't make what you wanted. Now many years later you actually can. So you do. It's a do-over in some ways. Also, modern platforms require a lot of overhead and toolkits and it can all get too much. Some of the older platforms are a lot simpler in many ways. (They're still plenty complex in other ways as well - don't underestimate the coding golf challenge angle either) On top of all that as well is the ability to use brand new tools to build software for old platforms. Graphics/sound/code editors are now vastly improved.