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So, nostalgia

I have played games since I was small. There were many games that I played in those days, but only a few of them worthwhile. I have fond memories of several of them, both playing with friends and alone. Occasionally, I'll go hunting for those scenes long gone and try to relive them, download a game, emulator whatever and try to play it. Needless to say, it almost never goes well. And it's not necessarily because the games are bad. But they are indeed different than I remember them. And the time I spend playing them is different. Back then, I'd boot up a game and play it for hours on end, blasting (the constantly same) music while playing and enjoying every second of the time (if the game was good obviously). Nowadays I just can't do that unless the game captures all of my attention. But the change didn't just happen overnight. I feel that if I didn't play so many games in the last few years, then I could maybe still replay those older games (or the likes o...