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

submitted 10 months ago by mesamunefire to c/retrogaming

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes simpler is better.

[–] bostonbananarama 8 points 10 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.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 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 10 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