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Gamers go offline in retro console revival | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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Rosenau is part of a growing community who are ditching contemporary video games and picking up the consoles from their childhood, or even before their time. And gen Z gamers are following suit, with 24% owning a retro console, according to research by Pringles.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

Fair enough considering I (as a Gen z that calls himself a millennial because I hate how cringe Gen z is) have a few retro consoles.

Sega Genesis & Dreamcast, and PS2. The others I wouldn't consider retro yet. Maybe in a few years, though, but not now.

Definitely looking in the future to get my hands on a Sega CD, Saturn, and Game Gear to have all the greatest retro consoles I could think of. Though that's far off because of how expensive they are.

[–] ch00f 2 points 2 days ago

Nintendo starting at 64 (because divorce dad was cool dad). Picked up an Analogue pocket and am currently working my way through the GB/GBC/GBA catalog. Also got Ecco for Genesis working. It really feels less like playing a game, and more like experiencing a culture.

It reminds me how important all these emulator projects are at keeping games alive.

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