Gamer nostalgia debunked
Let's dissect the rose-tinted glasses of gamer nostalgia. It's time to face the truth: you had to wade through a sea of unplayable trash to find something remotely fun by today's standards. Join us as we analytically dismantle the myths surrounding retro gaming.
To the nostalgic fascists
This is for those who miss a past that never truly existed. Remember those game kiosks? They were great, but no player wants to crane their neck looking straight up for hours. I personally hated this game. The advertisement was more interesting than the gameplay. Newer consoles eventually fixed what was wrong: low frame rate, bad collision detection, unreasonable difficulty, limited plot, high flicker, etc.
No body wants to spend a additional $10 for a strategy guide just to make progress in a game that had irrational solutions to unconventional puzzles .
The Back to the Future films even hinted at how absurd gaming “torture tolerance” would get. Light guns and headsets might look cool, but after hours of neck strain and sensory fatigue, most players just slouched back with a plain controller and a tiny screen — finally comfortable in mediocrity. That is ultimately what you are looking for . Not fame or fortune but a safe echo chamber where you can feel special & disassociate.
The roadies & moral panic
Those "weirdos" you saw at stores always existed. We called them "Roadies" because they were paid to drive around and set up new event venues and carnivals. They're the modern equivalent of gypsies without the ethnically offensive stereotypes.
That would not stop religious extremists from setting up a activist agenda to try to make video gaming sound like some sort of demonic ritual used to damn your soul to hell as a insult to injury .
Also, despite modern contempt for video game journalism, it saved you money that would have been wasted at a video rental store without being accused of having a " game addiction " or a " demonic possession ".
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