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[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 28 points 1 day ago

"Cool" uncle (citation needed), did expose kids to games released 2 to 3 decades before their time occasionally.

I was a bit surprised that even rough 8-bit sprite graphics can capture their interest. An 8 year old trying to make sense of the pixelly mess that's a Metroid creature sprite can be funny.