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Retro Games In The Wasteland
4 years ago
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Should I update this? Idk.
Not much to say. Been continuing the long, slow process of checking out.
It seems like, as the world collapses, the only thing that still consistently brings me joy any more are Retro Games...which is weird because I remember internally debating with myself back in college whether or not emulators were superior and it was worth taking up space with a collection of old cartridges. I'm still not sure what it was that triggered a desire to recover the family's old collection of NES and SNES games, but it's led me on a journey of adventure and discovery that has been pretty amazing so far. It's also been incredibly expensive-I'm well aware that I'm spending money that would be better spent on furniture and home maintenance, but the more time passes and the worse the world gets the less I feel motivated by adulthood. It's like there just isn't anything in it for me anymore.
I went to a gaming convention this past weekend and spent the whole con in the vendor hall. Didn't go to a single panel. Just walked around and browsed games I hadn't seen in over 30 years at every booth, and even picked up a few titles that my collection was missing.
When I was a kid, these games were literally my only friends-the only games I could play without needing someone else to move pieces or draw cards. That's what got me into video games.
As an adult...things have changed, but not as much as I'd have liked.
A family member who doesn't approve of my priorities asked me the other day if I actually played the games. I realized then that I haven't. I've shown off a few of them to my roommate, who doesn't have any historical context with them (few people do any more it seems...as far as for those in this fandom, which trends ever younger)...but I haven't really sat down and played any of them in a dedicated manner like I used to. I'm really not sure what to make of it.
Someday, perhaps soon, the collection will be "complete", and then I'll have nothing to turn to.
Not much to say. Been continuing the long, slow process of checking out.
It seems like, as the world collapses, the only thing that still consistently brings me joy any more are Retro Games...which is weird because I remember internally debating with myself back in college whether or not emulators were superior and it was worth taking up space with a collection of old cartridges. I'm still not sure what it was that triggered a desire to recover the family's old collection of NES and SNES games, but it's led me on a journey of adventure and discovery that has been pretty amazing so far. It's also been incredibly expensive-I'm well aware that I'm spending money that would be better spent on furniture and home maintenance, but the more time passes and the worse the world gets the less I feel motivated by adulthood. It's like there just isn't anything in it for me anymore.
I went to a gaming convention this past weekend and spent the whole con in the vendor hall. Didn't go to a single panel. Just walked around and browsed games I hadn't seen in over 30 years at every booth, and even picked up a few titles that my collection was missing.
When I was a kid, these games were literally my only friends-the only games I could play without needing someone else to move pieces or draw cards. That's what got me into video games.
As an adult...things have changed, but not as much as I'd have liked.
A family member who doesn't approve of my priorities asked me the other day if I actually played the games. I realized then that I haven't. I've shown off a few of them to my roommate, who doesn't have any historical context with them (few people do any more it seems...as far as for those in this fandom, which trends ever younger)...but I haven't really sat down and played any of them in a dedicated manner like I used to. I'm really not sure what to make of it.
Someday, perhaps soon, the collection will be "complete", and then I'll have nothing to turn to.
