RetroGaming

19213 readers

2 users here now

Vintage gaming community.

Rules:

Be kind.
No spam or soliciting for money.
No racism or other bigotry allowed.
Obviously nothing illegal.

If you see these please report them.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

235

Why are younger generations embracing the retro game revival? (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

96 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes simpler is better.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Don't know if I'd say simpler, some of the games for the NES are downright punishing in their difficulty.

[–] swordsmanluke 25 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Though they are often synonyms, simple != easy.

Simple is uncomplicated.

Easy is unchallenging.

Super Mario Bros. is a simple game, but not necessarily an easy one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I'm reminded of a time I wanted to play SMB, but had to wait hours downloading an update. It may have used all my bandwidth for the month, and made the game crash all the time, but now I can spawn a powerup whenever I need one by just authorizing a micropayment! /s