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Any games you wish you grew up with? (pawb.social)
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So I assume many of us have played some games for the first time long after their release date. Like, maybe you didn't have a specific console growing up so we didn't play the "classics" on it, or something.

I'm just wondering how many of you have played an older game and thought "wow, I wish I grew up with this game"?

For example, for me, many years ago I played Super Metroid for the first time and fell in love with the idea of just wandering aimlessly around the game world, occasionally stumbling into new areas. I would have loved to have played it as a kid with childlike wonder without worrying about finishing the game or making progress.

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[–] davetansley@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not really older games, since I grew up parallel to them, but I'm kind of jealous of the ubiquitous NES culture in the US in the mid-late 80s.

Consoles were a rarity in the UK till the 90s, and the Sega Mastersystem was largely the only game in town where I was before that. I didn't even see a NES in person till the 00s. Seeing ads in comics for NES games, or hints of NES Mario and Zelda in magazines was a rare glimpse into another world.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I found an SNES Mini on eBay that they stuffed with EVERY ROM from Atari to SNES (and then some). My wife and I just beat Donkey Kong Country 2 yesterday. That's one I had missed back in the day. If you're interested in seeing what you missed out on, I HIGHLY recommend! So much fun!

[–] davetansley@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Way ahead of you... I have about five devices stuffed with just about every game from before 2000 :)

Particular favourite is my MiSTer FPGA device, which does a lower level emulation than software emulation and tends to give extremely accurate results! Finally, I can be the nerdy 80s high school kid hooked on NES and hijincks that I always dreamed of being :)