old-school

Apologies if anyone else has already written on this tangent but... the fact that old-school games
elicit just as much emotive response as new games comes as no surpirse. Obviously games crept their way into people's lives somehow and the fact that the gaming industry decided to invest in it shows there was something people were attracted to. This is now evident in the plethora of websites providing nostalgic access to '80s games (in particular). For example, this music lyrics site, and MAMEs - multiple arcade machine emulators - e.g. MAME plus!. (Check out Grow Up mag - there's an article about in there.) There is just something about the simplicity and irritating repetitiveness that is enjoyably fascinating.

(Good timing for this lecture too cos I have just been given a Nintendo 64 to shut me up from my endless ravings about the fantastic games I used to play on SNES. Those were the days... And now I have both depending on what mood I'm in - Far Cry and Diablo for hours of fun that makes my head go funny and Nintendo for sharing with friends. Who could want more?!)

Kevin's thesis sounds interesting too. Look forward to reading it.