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I agree; that's insightful. There are many 8 and 16 bit inspired games for modern platforms but they are just not the same. Emulation is also awesome if you ha

I agree; that's insightful. There are many 8 and 16 bit inspired games for modern platforms but they are just not the same. Emulation is also awesome if you have kids. I don't know anything about modern consoles, but several years back I had a roommate with a 7-8 year old son who was just amazed at my ability to conjure hundreds of video games from their laptop. Sadly he'd go to school and try to talk to other kids about Alex Kidd in Miracle World and they had absolutely no idea what he was talking about.

intothemild 3y ago
To your last point about kids at school not knowing retro games.. this isn't about you, but about a kind of parent I've seen time and time again. They are kids, and whilst it's awesome that they want to play the games we loved, at some stage every parent hopefully realises that the most important thing is that they have something to talk to other kids about. Most parents want the best for their kids, and sometimes that means letting them find things they like themselves. We can for sure point to stuff and say "I loved this when I was your age", but if they don't love it.. it's tough, but it's the best for them.