In some aspects I kind of miss having a small collection like when I was a kid. Only having about 15 games forced my brothers and I to fully experience (and then some) all our games. Also with a smaller collection it is a lot easier to master them, no matter how frustrating or repetitive they are. Spending some quality time with a few games you love is kind of a humbling experience. I have about 600 games in my basement and I don't have nearly the time to dedicate to them like I used to. Back in the day I would play the same game for hours, but now if I get bored or frustrated, I find myself switching games every fifteen minutes or so.
A good example and fond memory that comes to mind is spending the summer at my dads cabin about six years ago. We had a small TV with an NES and only a couple games there. When it was getting too late for the beach or if there was crappy weather, my brothers, friends and I would gather around a tiny TV in the shack playing Gauntlet, Metroid and Super Mario 2. We had a very old computer with Roller Coaster Tycoon on it, and we would take turns building a massive theme park together. And lastly we also brought a PlayStation with us and the only games for it were Resident Evil 3 and Pong. Resident Evil 3 is always a good time, but playing it in a tiny shack during a storm out in the middle of the woods is actually very fun and creepy at the same time.
I got off on a little memory lane tangent there but I just thought I would share that experience with people because that summer was one of the best times of my life and retro games played a role in it. Of course spending time with my family and best friends at the beach sure didn't hurt either but I hope you can all relate to that story in some way.
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