Then again, I grew up in the early 3D era. It’s something my generation doesn’t really do. It’s more about how people from generations before me tend to put them on a pedestal based not on gameplay merit but on what the titles meant to their childhood. But, that really has nothing to do with my opinions on classic games. Those older games relied heavily on strobe effects, which is my specific trigger. By time I took interest in gaming’s history, I had developed epilepsy. The games of the past were just old games to me, nothing more. What a hater I am.Īs for retro-gaming, fine, I’ve probably earned the “anti” perception, even if it’s not true of me. I loved my PlayStation, but I didn’t truly love gaming until Nintendo became part of my life. The first time I asked for anything gaming related, it was the original PlayStation over a year earlier. I think that’s a bit profound, especially given that it wasn’t the first game console I wanted for an important holiday.
The Nintendo 64 I got on my 9th birthday in July, 1998 is what solidified gaming as my passion. The reality is Nintendo was as important to my gaming upbringing as it was to any slobbering fanboy. I have a reputation for being “anti-Nintendo” and “anti-Retro.” Neither is true.
