Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Ep 07: The Pocket Arcade and Retro Podcast
Are we currently experiencing the new golden age of gaming? Join Neil and Marc as they discuss the possibility that we are all enjoying the best that the hobby has ever offered!
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Are we currently experiencing the new golden age of gaming? Join Neil and Marc as they discuss the possibility that we are all enjoying the best that the hobby has ever offered!
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Cons: accessibility to 10s of thousands of games is often not a good think: read The Paradox of Choice. Wider social acceptance can often resulted in a dilution of gaming purists (I like belonging to a niche- it feels special and personal), the depth of gaming conversation can also suffer greatly even among retro gamers due to the sheer scope of material and our greatest limitation: time. Did we ever need societies validation of our greatest pastime? Does this matter, if yes, why?
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Pro’s: accessibility to potentially every platform, game and region release in existence. Wider social and community acceptance. Modern technology to aid and facilitate: forums, chats, podcasts. Money: we never had any as kids
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Is this the golden age of gaming: what a great topic and worthy of a thesis length discussion. For me it’s a real pickle of a question:
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
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