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Why are younger generations embracing the retro game revival? (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No microtransactions and old websites still have the codes you can type in for goofy play through

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

WOMPASTOMPA and JUBJUB burned into the back of my eyeballs lol

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

L, R, Z, all four C buttons, left on the D-pad, analog stick halfway left until the tone, then halfway right to the tone, then halfway left to the tone.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I am almost positive that anyone my generation can tell you the Contra NES code without fail

[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Oh yeah we all know the Konami code.