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Article #624600Re: Computers, anyone?
From: Pabst Blue Ribbon
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2018 23:01
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2018 23:01
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AndyW <An...@nojunqmail.com> wrote: > I have been spoiled by GHz of speed, GB of memory, TB of disk space and > Mega-mega pixels of screen resolutions. I guess we've all been spoiled by that. But I suspect that just low resolution and beeping sounds are enough to cause pleasing state of nostalgia. I'm not a gamer, but while browsing web I see ads and discussions about games every now and then. In last several years there were quite few successful titles that can be called "retro games". They are native Win/Lin/Mac programs running on x86_64, but visually they're very close to what was state of the art back in the days of Commodore, ZX Spectrum, and other 8-bit home computers. Of course, new games are different than the titles of 1980's, they more like something one would call "close enough". But people actually like it! I suspect main audience is people in their 30's or 40's who played old games when they were kids and just want to feel the nostalgia, and simple visual/audio experience works for them even though they were spoiled by GHzs of CPU speed and mega-mega pixels of screen resolution. So maybe that's all what nostalgia is? Video/audio experience? > Compilation time of a few seconds is not the same as setting the program > to compile and popping off to the pub. > > Nostalgia is a lovely country until you go there and visit. > > Andy > > >
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