honestly I am... Very Old compared to most of the kids on YT, but still the 8-bit heyday was way before my gamesplaying years, and I got extremely into NES games (mostly via emulation and the internet) as a teenager
this definitely isn't a new thing but it is cool
this definitely isn't a new thing but it is cool
people tend to assume that anyone younger than them will only care about their fortnites and minecrafts and whatever is current but that's really never been the case
i remember as a kid when adults would assume i didn't know what a "record player" was and feeling incredibly patronised
like of course i know what that is, they didn't all get wiped off the face of the earth when CDs came out
like of course i know what that is, they didn't all get wiped off the face of the earth when CDs came out
I ALSO remember people on early 00s forums complaining about kids wearing NES tshirts who "weren't even born when the games came out"
like...fuck off? don't you think it's cool that they discovered these things independently long after they dropped out of the cultural zeitgeist?
like...fuck off? don't you think it's cool that they discovered these things independently long after they dropped out of the cultural zeitgeist?
so yeah idk. don't underestimate young people. don't be a gatekeeper unless you want your hobby to wither and die on its arse
also if you like Blaster Master so much name three of his albums
also if you like Blaster Master so much name three of his albums
