Is Retro Gaming Actually Fun? 

I like the new format!! I bet you were expecting comments like these; but I think with retro games the SNES/dreamcast era aged most gracefully. If you’ve never played consoles before the earliest 3d console I would consider touching would probably be the nintendo gamecube. Gameboy and NES probably wasn’t the best place to start in 2021, as our notions and design expectations have changed The reason for this is the length of gameplay loops. A lot of early retro games tend to have more simple short term progression loops, kind of like phone games. I really noticed this when I picked up a cheap 3ds once the system retired; all the games were new for me but I couldn’t get invested in them because they had these short loops- it was a portable system. When I was a kid I probably wouldn’t have minded (original DS)- but now a days if I’m trying new things this can actually pose a real problem. Some switch games also do this, but since the system is a hybrid- so is the library and design of the titles within said library. The switch has plenty of games obviously made for extended sittings, as well as ones that I feel would work better in bursts. Even with that aside, every console kind of has a certain library span. When a new one comes out, I consider it like a subscription service that renews every 7-8 years that allows me to play the latest exclusives on the newest hardware. But after I’ve played the big main titles of that system that I originally got it for, it will probably sit around collecting dust until a new title I’m interested in drops. Near the end of a console’s lifespan less of such titles come out, so it spends more time collecting dust. I would be mad, but combined I’ve definitely played more than 500-600 hours on my switch, its just that; spread out over many years that doesn’t even seem like all that much. I don’t need my switch to play retro games or indies; I just do that on my pc. Doing a guess on the maths, a switch alongside its games probably ended up costing me $1.3-$1.5 or so for every hour I played on it Whether that’s worth it obviously varies from person to person- and it also matters how long you can go without expanding your library (buying more full priced games will drive that number up). I would try to pick up systems based on the expected or established library-span; but if you’re not familiar with what to even try in the first place that will make it more difficult

5:43 YOOOOOOOOOO

He just don't miss

That was actually really interesting

It was like a magic

my man just wanted to play some games, got an existential crisis

Didn't think I'd get a philosophical lesson from a class video lol. Only the best content from class. Also, nice new mic, I have the same one lol

so cleann!!!

this is very nice

Interesting

shoutout to genzai's abandoned Switch in his closet, its been building dust HWHAHA

Yeah I've never played console games, i don't think i ever will because I'm not used to them, i would just get bored right away

yes, yes i’m fun… jk nice vid class 😜❤️

i have a terrible physical emulator called a retrobit or something and i grinded pokemon emerald on it

3:10 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BRO U NEED TO DO MORE FACE TYPE VIDEOS

yooooo firstttttt

no gopals in dis one huh

deez 😭

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drug dealer 💀😭

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