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Sadly - I have been dying to find split screen mode games for RPGs to play with kids and it is really slim picking out there. I keep hearing the economics of

• digitalsushi 5y ago
  They're born out of passion, they are wasteful, often mis-designed, and hilarious fun to build. At the end you have a bulky retro kiosk to remember 30 years ago. The huge letdown is when no one wants to be Player Two. The nostalgia high isn't from the cabinet or joystick or rom or screen, it's from two people with incredible enthusiasm to share an ephemeral context of Ryu-vs-Ken together. 8,000 bucks of home entertainment system can dim the lights, drop the curtains, and play matrix 4, but give me a 15 inch TV, Mario Kart, some milk crates to sit on, and some kid bent on destroying me in battle mode. I'll remember one of these in another 30 years. On the other hand, I'm definitely noticing how much I rely on nostalgia to feel happy. That is its own topic.
  • flashgordon 5y ago
    Talk about nostalgia is seductively dangerous mate. Bit like those Perma pods on the Inception movie. May end up stuck there for ever (not a bad proposition at times though)!!