/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9000825
Comfy story, sounds like your mom was rad. The 65XE and the 130XE literally look exactly the same except for the name badge so it could definitely have been either.

>>8289859
The cool thing was that there was no internet, so
>Game tips and tricks had to be shared mouth to mouth
>Your friends would call you and each other to ask for advice on games
>You thought you were the best in the world at some fighting game no friend could beat you at
>Attention span was way bigger so you actually focused on shit you were playing because no wasting time on youtube, social media and whatnot
>You formed your own opinion on games rather than going with what you read everyone saying online
>There were arcades
>There was no influence on how you should setup your setups so less of an emphasis on tech and more of an emphasis on skill
>People tended to gather for offline play more than today with the internet, there were no discord online play gatherings like today, people went to each other's houses for that

Take me back

Can we have a cozy thread about our memories from the past that involve gaming with friends and family?
I've got a lot to share myself. Loved the feeling you got from just sitting around the living room with all these kids around a single television, it made the games so much more appealing and alive.
I also played the NES every night with my parents like crazy, during all my childhood, when they got back from work.
We all started getting real good at some games. Mom could breeze through some of them like Lode Runner, for example, even I can't finish that lol
So retro group gaming memories thread?

>>5896784
>that cover
>when the Evil Wizard is so fucking weak he knows only basic low level spells that make little creatures go berserk
>and he gets beaten by a child
When you understand that a lot of retro game wizards are beta cucks