So it’s not the retro video games themselves giving us this sense of “nostalgia”, it’s the experiences surrounding them getting together with friends, family around the games themselves. We’ve done some research looking at what people usually describe as a ‘typical nostalgic experience’ and find that people typically think about positive experiences in which the self is the protagonist, but they are surrounded and interacting with close others,” Dr. On a more complex level, recalling these experiences makes us feel a stronger sense of social connectedness with others. “On a basic level, recalling these positive memories simply puts us in a more positive mood. It can explain why when we think back to playing Mario Kart 64 we smile, and our moods become elevated. Fillipo Cordaro, a professor at the University of Cologne. More often than not, we’ve curated great nostalgic memories of video games around these social environments, according to Dr. Being over 40 years old, I can fondly remember gathering friends and family playing video games with (and against) each other, and creating social environments and experiences in person. I dove deep within myself to the thoughts and feelings of nostalgia what it is, and is it a good thing to have and feel? Video games have reached a pivotal point in their lifespan that people who have played for a significant amount of years can “fondly remember” what games used to be like, and how they experienced them growing up. Thinking back, and due to my childhood history surrounding the Turtles, I was immensely excited for this game to come out more so than most video games before, and that feeling I was having was of course “nostalgia.” What is nostalgia? ![]() ![]() This was a voice I haven’t heard in a long time, and I was confused initially as to what this voice was trying to say, and why. ![]() When Tribute Games and Dotemu announced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge a child’s voice deep inside of me screamed aloud in joy and merriment.
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