/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5817543
21 year old late millenial/early zoomer here
I've always kinda had a love for old technology, video games specifically, but I love looking at old computers such as the IBM personal machines from the 80s, etc.
I've been collecting retro systems and games since I was ten, but started gaining interest in retro systems at around 8 or 9 after seeing videos of mario 64 on early 2006/7 youtube.
I think a lot of newer generation people like the idea of retro systems and playing on genuine hardware, a few of my friends in middle school/high school collected retro systems, mainly nintendo but my best friend collected genesis.
I've never really grown up on any of the systems I collect, besides from some slight nostalgia from mario kart 64 and starfox 64, but the gameplay really holds up nowadays ya know? I'm actually currently try to get my hands on a sega saturn, as I've always loved arcade style games, and sega has some great arcade ports on there. Plus, ya know, nights and panzer dragoon.
I've recently also really got into the restoration scene, going out and finding more beat up or dirty consoles and making them shine like new. I feel like retro isn't going to die with this generation. When people play re-released classics on iPhone or the big 3 consoles/steam, they'll get an interest as to what it was like to play on genuine hardware, thus the cycle continues that way.