StametsMar 13

Granny Gamer

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/65279844

Show threaddemletMar 13
Very soon there won’t be a generation that can remember video games not existing.
Show threadPalmTreeIsBestTree
My parents were born in the late 60s and played the very first video games like pong and space invaders in the 70s. Gaming back then was more of a novelty toy and not so widespread as it is today.
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Show threaddemletMar 13

Very true. My son was playing some Atari 2600 games on our Steam Deck and finally stopped to ask me, “Did people actually have fun with these games?”

Eh, not really! They were indeed a novelty, and usually got pretty boring fairly quickly…

Show threadsamus12345Mar 13
I mean, I did! Having literally no other options makes a big difference!
Show threaddemletMar 13
Fair. I was one of the nerds who would still rather read a book or watch Star Trek reruns.
Show threadBuddahrifficMar 14
Atari games got so bad that it killed off the video game industry until Nintendo came along with a licensing program with standards.