I noticed one thing from what little time I've been here. There are a lot of people who are, well, to say the least, quite skeptical of retro gaming. And maybe at worst even "anti-retro-gaming".
This is an interesting thing, and while I try not to be obnoxiously elitist about it. Try. I do think I am a bit of a retro-gamer so to speak. I'm a huge Nintendo kid. And while I like games plenty other than Nintendo and am not a true Nintendo fanboy and addict(though sometimes I feel like I'd like to become one, some of those Mario addicts out there seem super fun. I've drooled over some people's collections and nerdy lifestyles. Really. I know it may sound strange. But it seems like some people get a simple happiness out of following Super Mario religiously. It's kind of like Star Wars, you're either really into it or you're not. And being thoroughly into it is how you get the most enjoyment, I believe).
And I just realized, without even realizing it really. That I might be quite the retro-gamer myself. I mean, the Super Nintendo was a huge part of my life. My first system was the Atari 2600. And the Nintendo was no small event for my childhood, either. And I keep looking back to those days, as the rock and the foundation for me as my fandom of gaming. They were my first systems, they made me a video game fan, they take of the lion's share of hobbies as a child. And there's no way to undo that impact. I like what I like. And what I like looks a lot like Nintendo.
As a child, I said I'd never be held down by nostalgia and old ways. But it looks like this is what's happened to me with video games. Even subconsciously. That's just where all my memories lie and there's no undoing that.
But a lot of people here are like "woah, you're... quite the Nintendo fan". And when I think like that, I'm usually looking at someone with a room full of collectible Mario merchandise and go "wow, why did I ever get out of Mario to the point I did? That looks like one awesome collection!".
I was only a huge Mario nut in one point of my childhood. I don't think I come even close to a true Nintendo fanboy. But the early Nintendo systems do feel like my roots. And they are the games I do continually come back to play the most.
But anyway, I wonder how many people are like me and have any possible bias in preference for retro gaming. Either older games, or new games styled in "old school" ways? Am I pretty alone here, or are there many others at this site?
This is an interesting thing, and while I try not to be obnoxiously elitist about it. Try. I do think I am a bit of a retro-gamer so to speak. I'm a huge Nintendo kid. And while I like games plenty other than Nintendo and am not a true Nintendo fanboy and addict(though sometimes I feel like I'd like to become one, some of those Mario addicts out there seem super fun. I've drooled over some people's collections and nerdy lifestyles. Really. I know it may sound strange. But it seems like some people get a simple happiness out of following Super Mario religiously. It's kind of like Star Wars, you're either really into it or you're not. And being thoroughly into it is how you get the most enjoyment, I believe).
And I just realized, without even realizing it really. That I might be quite the retro-gamer myself. I mean, the Super Nintendo was a huge part of my life. My first system was the Atari 2600. And the Nintendo was no small event for my childhood, either. And I keep looking back to those days, as the rock and the foundation for me as my fandom of gaming. They were my first systems, they made me a video game fan, they take of the lion's share of hobbies as a child. And there's no way to undo that impact. I like what I like. And what I like looks a lot like Nintendo.
As a child, I said I'd never be held down by nostalgia and old ways. But it looks like this is what's happened to me with video games. Even subconsciously. That's just where all my memories lie and there's no undoing that.
But a lot of people here are like "woah, you're... quite the Nintendo fan". And when I think like that, I'm usually looking at someone with a room full of collectible Mario merchandise and go "wow, why did I ever get out of Mario to the point I did? That looks like one awesome collection!".
I was only a huge Mario nut in one point of my childhood. I don't think I come even close to a true Nintendo fanboy. But the early Nintendo systems do feel like my roots. And they are the games I do continually come back to play the most.
But anyway, I wonder how many people are like me and have any possible bias in preference for retro gaming. Either older games, or new games styled in "old school" ways? Am I pretty alone here, or are there many others at this site?
