▲ 236 ▼ Why are younger generations embracing the retro game revival? (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by mesamunefire@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world 94 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sometimes simpler is better. permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] bostonbananarama@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Don't know if I'd say simpler, some of the games for the NES are downright punishing in their difficulty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] swordsmanluke@programming.dev 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) Though they are often synonyms, simple != easy. Simple is uncomplicated. Easy is unchallenging. Super Mario Bros. is a simple game, but not necessarily an easy one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago I'm reminded of a time I wanted to play SMB, but had to wait hours downloading an update. It may have used all my bandwidth for the month, and made the game crash all the time, but now I can spawn a powerup whenever I need one by just authorizing a micropayment! /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bostonbananarama@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Don't know if I'd say simpler, some of the games for the NES are downright punishing in their difficulty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] swordsmanluke@programming.dev 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) Though they are often synonyms, simple != easy. Simple is uncomplicated. Easy is unchallenging. Super Mario Bros. is a simple game, but not necessarily an easy one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago I'm reminded of a time I wanted to play SMB, but had to wait hours downloading an update. It may have used all my bandwidth for the month, and made the game crash all the time, but now I can spawn a powerup whenever I need one by just authorizing a micropayment! /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] swordsmanluke@programming.dev 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) Though they are often synonyms, simple != easy. Simple is uncomplicated. Easy is unchallenging. Super Mario Bros. is a simple game, but not necessarily an easy one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago I'm reminded of a time I wanted to play SMB, but had to wait hours downloading an update. It may have used all my bandwidth for the month, and made the game crash all the time, but now I can spawn a powerup whenever I need one by just authorizing a micropayment! /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago I'm reminded of a time I wanted to play SMB, but had to wait hours downloading an update. It may have used all my bandwidth for the month, and made the game crash all the time, but now I can spawn a powerup whenever I need one by just authorizing a micropayment! /s permalink fedilink source parent