Okay guys. I was born in 1976. I admit that I’m 48 years old and damn proud of it.

Growing up in the 80’s, I realize that the best games were from the 1980’s and to this day it still is.

Retro gaming for me isn’t just about game play and getting from one point to another. To me it’s about the friendships that I made while playing the games.

From Pac-Man to Super Mario Bros. It’s about the human friendships that we made along the way. Not like the disconnected way we play games now.

So here’s the question that I would like to pose to those of similar age… Do you feel the same way I do? Do you think that the way we played games then is a stark contrast now that we’ve grown up?

Let me know in the comments.

Also, if you have any stories about video game friendships, I would like to here from you as well.

  • TORFdot0@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    The 80s had some great games. Donkey Kong. Pac-Man. Galaga and Galaxian. Super Mario Bros 1,2,3. Zelda 1 & 2. Contra, Castlevania, Megaman

    But the 90s had Mario World and Mario Kart. Super Metroid. Link to the Past. Donkey Kong Country. Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time. Crash and Spyro. Sonic. Medal of Honor. Goldeneye. Half - Life.

    I’d probably take the 90s slightly over the 80s. Heck even the 00s have Half-Life 2, the GTA series, the good Call of Duty’s and Halos. And the 2010s had RDR2 and GTAV.

    2020s haven’t had any super great games yet though.