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by orblivion 1453 days ago
Maybe you need to be Gen X or early Millennial. How do you feel about (just inventing an example) the background noise of LPs vs 8-tracks (vs cassettes)? This has to do with what was around when were that specific age, I think. Particularly if it's tied to a game we love.
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TheOtherHobbes 1453 days ago
It's more to do with whether or not you're prone to nostalgia.

And also whether or not you're a collector of physical stuff.

I'm (mostly) not. I sometimes like reading about old technology, but I have very limited interest in owning any.

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justsomehnguy 1453 days ago
It's more with your understanding of your nostalgia.

Of course my situation is only applies to me, but after some... things what happened in my life I understoođ what despite my initial reaction I care more about things what directly relates with my memoeries than with things which triggers my nostalgia factor. All and all the only things I have what relates to my memories is a "Six string samurai" DVD, a pack (or maybe two? It had been years since I toched them) of 5,25" diskettes and two pictures of some noname artists wich always reminds me of the place and time I got them.

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orblivion 1453 days ago
I'll also throw in - there's something to be said for faithful reproduction, per se. I'm just coming to terms with the fact that I'm never going to fix up all my old video game consoles, and I'm going to find someone who is willing and able to do something with them. And part of why is that I know I can find an emulator to faithfully replicate it, and I can set up a raspberry pi or something some day and have the same experience.

People with old PC games might want to play and faithfully replicate them again just the same.

(Though modernized versions are often fine too.)

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