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Post by VectorX on Apr 12, 2013 13:21:02 GMT -5
So the nephew was over yesterday and we played some Golden Axe 2 on the Genesis (thanks to wyldphang for sending me over the cart, as it was a second unneeded copy for him  ). He said he wished he was born when I was because the games were better And this is coming from someone who has had no experience with an Atari 2600 (yet! I'll make sure and introduce it to him one day though) and, even though he likes the Vectrex ok, would rather play his Xbox 360 more. Yeah, you weren't around from nearly the very beginning of commercial gaming like *I* was, with black and white arcade games of the 70s, to seeing how they've severely grown and become way more powerful and such! Cool to hear though. |
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Post by TrekMD on Apr 12, 2013 15:55:49 GMT -5
You have to let us know what he thinks of the 2600! The son of a friend of mine went bonkers when he found out I have my old Atari systems! He wants to play with them because he likes the older games better. This kid is in his early teens. |
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Post by VectorX on Apr 12, 2013 18:14:09 GMT -5
You have to let us know what he thinks of the 2600! I will at some point...going through Genny/Sega CD stuff right at the moment. He sent a 2600 YouTube video to me at one point, so he has an idea on how crappy a lot of the games look, at least  The son of a friend of mine went bonkers when he found out I have my old Atari systems! He wants to play with them because he likes the older games better. This kid is in his early teens. Maybe there is some hope for the world after all |
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Post by wyldephang on Apr 12, 2013 19:43:36 GMT -5
I can confirm that quite a few youngsters are embracing retro gaming. My younger cousins and I play the SNES or N64 every week, for instance. Take one look at the YouTube retro gaming community, though, and you'll find that many of them appear to be doing it for the wrong reasons. This is my theory. Darryl introduced his nephew to the classics the right way: sit them down when they're young, put a Genesis controller in their hands, and let the fun times happen. No peer pressure involved, just good, wholesome fun--he'll be a classic gamer for life. That is how I got my cousins into the classics. However, as I dig deeper into the YouTube retro gaming community, I'm finding many of the young converts are picking up the old consoles and games because they want to identify with "nerd culture," and with popular channels like Classic Game Room and the Angry Video Game Nerd. In other words, self-image is the motive, and the video games are but an accessory to it. The irony is that when I was younger, it was not cool or trendy to identify with the Super Nintendo; many kids my age tried to conceal the fact that we were gamers. The Genesis targeted older kids specifically, doing its part to eradicate this misconceived notion that video games were exclusively for children, but the stigma remained in effect for many years. Back then, it was an insult to be called a nerd. I wonder if these "nerd culture" youngsters understand that the nerd archetype, which is impossibly hip today, would have earned them a stiff wedgie in my time, and possibly a double wedgie--what are those called, Melvins? Darryl, I'm always on the lookout for Genesis bargains, so if I run across any two-player games I think you and your nephew will like, I'll send them your way. With the way prices have skyrocketed in recent months, I couldn't promise a date, but I'm sure I'll have some more goodies for you in the future. |
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Post by VectorX on May 30, 2013 12:19:48 GMT -5
Darryl introduced his nephew to the classics the right way: sit them down when they're young, put a Genesis controller in their hands, and let the fun times happen. No peer pressure involved, just good, wholesome fun Yep. Plus take 'em to gaming expos as well, as we did one of those once (and hopefully more of that will come in the future). Darryl, I'm always on the lookout for Genesis bargains, so if I run across any two-player games I think you and your nephew will like, I'll send them your way. With the way prices have skyrocketed in recent months, I couldn't promise a date, but I'm sure I'll have some more goodies for you in the future. Thanks (why the hell didn't I respond to this the first time around?)! I was reminded of this thread when Comic Palooza happened here recently (well, not HERE, but in nearby Galveston). I'm still not 100% sure what it is, but some actors appeared, there were many booths, weirdos dressed up all across the anime, sci-fi, fantasy and comic spectrum, and merchandise of all kinds were sold. And with some people attending that also bring in games to the local gaming expo I've gone to several times over the years, they brought a little over 20 pinball and video games to the event. Pretty nice part of an e-mail that was sent out this morning: We met lots of people and it was amazing how many came up to us and said “my kid has never seen a pinball machine”.Well, I'm not deleting that one |
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