Do You Miss Being a Kid? - Retro Bird
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- In this video, I talk about our relationship with our inner child, as well as how the realities of adulthood can conflict with this desire.
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Games played: Gate of Thunder (0:00), Vectorman (0:12), Donkey Kong Country 3 (0:45), Mario Golf (1:45), Operation C (5:30)
0:58 priceless
I'm excited for you about the upcoming Rocket Knight compilation! 😊🎮📺🏝️
Dkc 3 is my favorite donkey Kong country. I know it’s the least popular but I love it!
When I was a kid, I’d get upset when things didn’t go my way. As an adult, I’m pleasantly surprised when something actually goes my way!
THIS
How expectations change!
I become downright ecstatic when that happens, especially in games
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I wish I could let my child self come play with adult me’s game collection, my head would spin and never stop!
Heck yeah! Never thought of that before! It would be amazing!! 😁
Yeah, if I could give my childhood self an Everdrive N8 Pro loaded with ROMs and showed little me how to use it, my little mind would have melted.
That would be so interesting to see. I almost wonder if would ruin my child self. I wonder how well I'd be able to focus on certain games instead of moving to the next one.
@@RetroBirdGaming You're right. It would spoil the magic of owning/renting/borrowing...
@@RetroBirdGamingSo true. I don’t have any of my original consoles I had growing up so now I play my games on emulation consoles. The amount of games on those things are insane. I’m always looking for games I didn’t get a chance to play as a kid and after I find one I’m looking for another one instead of finishing the first game I played. I don’t think it’s good to have so many choices. Especially being a kid.
Backstreet boys, Pokemon stadium, Burger King toys, Christmas, not realizing I was poor.
admitting to Backstreet Boys... oof.
For me it was Korn, Star Fox 64, McDonalds toys, Christmas, not realizing we were poor. 🤣
Above the poverty line/below the poverty line, as a kid I wasn't supposed to occupy my mind with that. I just wanted to catch pokémon and race in Mario Kart on my GBA.
@@anonamatronwhen they first got popular, people at school would think it was good music and "cool", that phase lasted a couple of months at best. After that you were really not "cool" if you were still listening to that. But that phase was memorable and fun when I think about it 😅
@@lucdubois3927 I never followed those trends, so I was never cool I suppose.
“You don’t deserve to Donkey Kong” classic!
*Danky Kang. With his accent lol 😹
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Everyone needs to make it a ringtone for their boss.
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@@the.bloodless.one1312go back to your NAMBLA meeting
My week isn't complete without a "You don't deserve to Donkey Kong".
My week isn’t complete until Retro Bird drops a video.
Same
Me too! 😆
Happy to hear it. I've always felt Fridays are a good time to release videos :)
And, now, comes the waning hours of the weekend on a Sunday evening. In five more days, we'll be anticipating the next video. Rinse and repeat. Time marches on.
@@medmuscle Already getting my bananas prepared for this Friday.
I’ve never been a particularly responsible adult and often prioritize fun and distraction over work and accomplishment.
Eh, as long as you have things sorted out and aren't falling behind in your responsibilities, don't feel bad. I think society puts too much emphasis on work and accomplishment, instead of just enjoying the time you have.
lol, I was watching this video and thinking maybe I am still a kid at 41.
Same, I find time to game about 20-40+ hours a week still. Mostly because I just pay for all the "chores" to be done for me. Thank god for landscapers, maids, grocery delivery services, and amazon. I only leave the house when I'm going to do fun stuff.
My childhood was cut short. As an adult, I get to go back and catch up on all the great stuff I missed out on. And that is largely video games, and things like this fantastic channel.
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I am thankful for a proper childhood, that's one thing I am super lucky I got.
Glad to hear you're having a great time going back and catching up on some things! My wife and I are always trying to find old movies and such to check out!
That's the thing about nostalgia. I was fortunate enough to have a pretty great childhood, so I most often look back to it as my idealized time. But then I realize that not everyone had the same experience, and in fact some are happy to break free from their past and never look back. I suppose not having that safe space of the distant past to retreat to could be considered both tragic but yet it could also provide an individual with the perk of moving forward unburdened by the same chains of nostalgia.
Exactly how I feel, ive been going back to the 6th generation and have been playing games I missed out on as a kid for a multitude of reasons. Currently playing mother 3 and pro skater 3 and damn they’re both so great in such different ways
I miss my biggest worry being how I was going to have the most fun. I miss truly believing in myself, believing that I was capable of anything. I miss believing the world was magical.
The thing I miss most about being a kid is not feeling guilty about enjoying the things I like.
Hang on to your childhood as long as you possibly can. People may look down on folks who play video games as an adult but those people very likely aren't happy. The key to life is happiness. I know many people who from the outside looking in seem far better off, fancy pool in the back yard, nice cars big house. But they aren't happy. Do what makes you happy life is too short to play the materalistic rat race game. And you can't take that mercedes with you if ya know what i mean.
You don't realise how great childhood was. Until you are an adult. Man adulthood sucks.
Hence the saying "youth is wasted on the young". Then again, kids think being a kid sucks and every kid wishes they're an adult, hence the saying " the grass is always greener on the other side."
Adulthood only sucks if you’re poor and consequently have hardly any free time.
Your insightful commentary on the human condition versus your abject silliness is always a delight.
5:08 - “You don’t deserve that Donkey Kong” is the most real thing I’ve ever heard! I’m not even a real adult, but I feel like I should play certain games when I have more time or “deserve” to play them. The thing is, I rarely have that much free time, so I just don’t play it for months lol
I don't think I miss being a kid as much as I miss the era of society in the late 80's early 90's. I have been pondering this for awhile lately and think although some luxuries we take for granted now we use everyday (such as the internet) would be missing, I feel the social interactions and how we function was much better.
Give me riding my boke till the street lights come on and going to a video store over Netflix any day
Ah yes. Netflix isn't the only streaming service we got tons now. Even if you don't like streaming services you can buy blu rays of movie & tv shows. Also you have to remember cable & VCR's were barely a thing until the 90's. Also t.v watching your shows you may have had a black & white t.v & then a colored t.v...
A lot of us didn't have cable so channels would be a snowy receptions. Then no DVR existed so you either had to watch your tv shows live when they aired or tape them on your VCR with those 6-8 hours SLP mode tapes.
Now lets say you want to watch Star Trek The Next Generation, on blu ray with clarity & they have a lot more content on them. It's very cheap to buy also.
@@tonyp9313I just miss the overall society of earlier times. I'd gladly ditch some modern luxuries for a more chill overall experience.
@@scramblesthedeathdealer Like what?
@tonyp9313 No social media for one thing, we played outside/played video games with friends.
@@scramblesthedeathdealer You don't have to go on social media. I think it's better that it's an option rather than have it not exist.
I grew up in the 80's & 90's. I really miss hanging with friends playing video games together, biking. sports such as street hockey & ice hockey & video game & movie rental store along with arcades. I know they still have arcades now but there was a whole lot more of them in the 80's & 90's. It's just mostly the socializing I miss.
As far as being an adult now in 2024 & onward I love my life a whole lot better than when I was a kid. I love the fact that I can drive an SUV & that it has amazing features like apple car play to basically go anywhere & not be lost. I love the fact now that I am making a lot of money just working a 30 hour a week schedule. I love the fact that I can play any video game I want with Emulators & that I bought a small collection of physical video games. Technology such as my cell & pc. For movies & tv shows I buy blu rays & watch them etc.
As a kid school was something I really hated. I was picked on, bullied, sexually & physically abused. Those were more of my high school years more than anything. 5 years as a teenager feels like 20. You talked about homework. Yeah I had that throughout elementary school & high school.
Yeah I did have some great experiences in school like my high school friends who some are still my friends till this day but there was also the negative too. School is 30 hours a week & for what? You learn useless things that don't matter in your every day life, homework everyday then you got to pass exams to get a high school diploma. Now I don't worry about those things.
It wasn't easy being a kid either. I think elementary was, but junior high and high school wasn't easy. College was much more enjoyable but the stressful thing was deceding what you wanted to do in life.
Yeah I agree with College. When I say school sucks I just mean elementary to high school.
Sometimes I imagine I’m playing the game I’m playing with my younger, child self, plus perhaps a friend or two from that time. It helps me to reconnect a bit more with that sense of care-free abandon and wonder.
You are right, though: it is harder to reach that same state of mental freedom that came naturally as a kid.
Your videos are great. An alternate title for your channel could be “Mindful nostalgia and video games”. ❤
I miss getting overly excited for anything. Vacation, new games, birthdays, etc.
I miss Saturday Mornings as a kid. That’s about it
From 6 to 11 Fox/1 Saturday Morning, if they are all repeats, switch to channel 3/4 and turn on the Genesis/SNES
Omg yeah Saturday morning was when they’d play all the best, newest shows, best time as a kid period.
Does anyone remember the Sonic The Hedgehog Saturday Morning Show? I do
@@rosamorales729 The one that was like Bugs Bunny?
I kind of miss watching tv as a kid, back when you had to plan around the broadcast schedule and you looked forward to what time certain shows were broadcasting. Seems weird to think about now when we binge whatever we want when we please but it made these shows feel more eventful.
I absolutely loved having a sleepover with a couple of friends and renting a video game. It didn't get any better than that.
I used to think I'd kill to go back to my childhood, but I came to realize that I had fond memories for games even from my recent adulthood, and that changed my attachment to the past. Those memories became more positive knowing I'm still creating positive memories, even with the frustrations of adulthood.
Homework was definitely more annoying as a kid. It took time away from what really mattered at that age. Playing more video games.
The freedom of being an adult comes with responsibilities we didn't have as a kid.
I was a child of the 90s when the internet was AOL and people were a lot more friendly. The 90s was the Golden age of edutainment and as a homeschool kid it was heavenly.
I miss the joy of playing the first three Mario games for the first time and feeling like every game that I rented was great!! Even the excitement of bringing home a game after renting it and looking forward to playing it just for a few days was amazing! There have been countless moments like that in my childhood and teenage years, which I’m so grateful for.😊 Life hasn’t always been sunshine and rainbows for me, but one thing I love about being an adult is all the good memories I have made along the way and can reminisce about.
The part where you mentioned not being able to get any footage of you off camera, on camera was deep. You may have just unleashed a paradox upon the World, good job! A+
I just miss the carefree feeling of being a kid when all that mattered to me was if my homework was done and if I had time to play video games.
Early retirement is the key. You get to be nostalgic about the times when you went to the store and bought new NES games, AND you get to play those same games as much as you want (and be better at them).
Great video with some astute observations 👍
I miss the expectation that everything will work out. Not that it definitely won’t work out, but the possibility of failure didn’t even cross my mind
The dog section hit hard damn. I miss my friends and our gaming sessions in my basement. Hell its why I make content!
I was 10 in 1988 and I don't know man. Going back to the 80's might sound like like fun, but I'm not entirely convinced it would be a good idea🤔
Nah not fun. I am a year older than you. You would have to live through the black & white t.v's. with antenna ears & knobs, Rotary phones, no cable, VCR cuz they costed $1000 of dollars at the time. Digital things don't exist either along with the internet, smart phones, dvd's & blu rays. Mom & pop shops during the 80's so nothing like a Walmart, Best Buy, Costco.... You would really have to drive shitty cars with a features like an AM/ FM Stereo..... You get lost driving in those times. So yeah not a good idea if it remained that way.
As an adult I can afford to give that former child the things he missed out on. So adulting ain’t so bad.
That is exactly how i feel, heres an example, as a preteen i wanted the original xbox at the time of its release but i already had the ps2. Now adult me now owns the orignal xbox and is now my most played retro console with a pretty solid collection like my preteen self wanted
It's awesome being an adult.
When I was a kid, people kept telling me I was weird. Teachers and school faculty pushed to make me take medication to be "normal" because I didn't want to sit still for six hours. I wasn't allowed to do much of anything except play video games.
Now I'm all grown up. I can ride motorcycles, there is a stunning curvy woman with blue-green eyes who lives in my house and calls me "husband", I get to not only fly drones in my spare time I get paid to fix them, I've made friends with all the neighbors, adulthood is much more fulfilling and entertaining than being a child ever was.
Exactly the same for me, my adulthood is way better, minus all the sappy shit about being married
@@sumonedum It's gets even sappier (And more risque) than that. :-)
@@Oddman1980 turns out you are even more of a weirdo as an adult
I miss my childhood 😭😭😭
That pump faking statement had me in tears. Such a hilarious insight into one of life's tediums.
"Abraham Lincoln, a good old man..."
(The only thing that I can remember from being in school)
What a great video. I’m almost 40, and going to sit down with my wife and two little kids to watch this together.
7:04 I still have Sunday evening blues to this day exactly for that reason. I always feel like I still have something dreadful to do (homework) even though as an adult I obviously don't.
I just miss my friends as a kid. One that I still think about from time to time was the rich kid in school. He was the one who introduced me to Turbografx-16 during the console wars.
Words cannot describe how much I look forward to every new Retro Bird video. Nostalgia and comedy go together with Retro Bird like peanut butter and nanners~
I kinda miss seeing a game in a magazine and having to wait until a major holiday or birthday to play it. You memorized the walkthrough, imagined beating a boss, and strategized with your friends. Now, you can watched a full play through on twitch a week before the game comes out.
Saturday afternoon in Tokyo and a new Retro Bird video, YES!!!
Right On! I have been rebuilding my Dreamcast collection from when I was younger. In a world that can seem overwhelming at times... Collecting and playing these games bring me back to a simpler time. Even if just for a 3 min Crazy Taxi round!
Saturday mornings are made when I see the latest Retro bird vid! Hello from South Africa 🇿🇦
Hello to you out in South Africa! Thank you for tuning in :)
And this video is the exact reason I play retro games
I’m 46 and it takes me back to my childhood
Awesome video as always hello from the uk
The worst part is that you can love your job, love to workout, love to buy games and comic books, love so many stuff and still feel depressed, anxious and have this feeling that you are alone and just alive until you're not and nothing has meaning or make any sense. I guess what I miss the most about being a kid is a time when my brain actually worked.
I relive my childhood through my kids and yes: we play video games.
Every adult should at some time have the pleasure to relive his childhood again. But not alone all by himself. You should have some young folks around you, so that they also can grow up with fun.
Children are so important to us. ❤
This was just wonderful! A nice piece on balancing life, work, and leisure time. Take care of yourselves people.
I m from italy,i try to be a child everyday,if i forget to be one for too much time i will feel sick.i like the way you take your childhood back
I miss my childhood overall, because I had a great one, which is off course an absolute blessing on itself.
We didn’t have gaming consoles in our home, but I made up for that as a young adult. I bought my first gameboy advanced with some awesome games: Zelda, Mario and Wario were my favorites. Now, as a 49 yo, I haven’t had a tv in my house for more than a decade, but I still enjoy some good old handheld gaming on my Nintendo ds, 3ds and Switch. I work as a taxi driver and I often take my Switch with me to kill the time in between rides, so that’s a great having-fun-while-taking-care-of-responsibilities-combo😊
You make some good points for both sides.
There were plenty of good things about when I was a kid (this was in the '90s), as well as some bad, but it's not something I think about too much.
Ultimately, we're in the time and age that we're in, and we might as well make the best of it from now on: play some games, eat some 'nanners, and be excellent to each other!
I kind of do but it’s was kind of a drag if you think about it!!!
The only thing I really miss about being a kid are the adult curated events we got taken on. If I want to go to the beach, a theme park, a fancy restaurant, or cook a crazy experimental mean I’m the one who has to organize that now when it use to be my parents. I have less free time, but the games that require huge time commitments don’t appeal to me as much as they used to. I play a couple hours of an rpg here and there with my wife and then enjoy shorter experiences when she’s at work or doing her own thing.
Found your channel this year from a recommendation and subbed bc it was funny. This video is spot on. I'm 35 on my day off still talking with coworkers over text about work stuff that needs to be done, just finishing 2 loads of laundry, making lunch and taking our small family of 3 out for dinner ($50 for a pizza and a single soda!), taking the dog for a walk (with 3 poop bags in case), and going through all my unread emails that will pile up again by the end of tomorrow while trying to convince myself to sit down and just enjoy a game. I sit down for a bit and look at my giant catalogue of games organizing them in the arrangement I'd like to play them most before analysis paralysis sets in and there's too many games I want to play and then feeling guilty about all the games I played a ton of but didn't even finish (180 hours in Tears of the Kingdom, 36 hours in Hollow Knight, untold hours in Skyrim). So I boot up a game eventually and play for 45 minutes while distracted and then end up buying more games to not play while feeling shameful for taking the time to try to relax.
I definitely still have an issue with finding time to relax, I always have that niggling thought on the back of my mind about things I have to do.
I wish I had my childhood sense of time again. There always seemed to be more of it.
This is probably the most relatable channel for me on RUclips.
Love your videos man, greetings from the other side of the world!
I never ever ask people what they do for work when I meet them... instead, I ask what they do for fun. I couldn't care less about their job... I'm far more interested in what interests they have. :-) Not to mention, work is the last thing I want to talk about in my free time, so I assume others may be somewhat the same about it. heh
Another awesome video! I'm always looking forward to my Saturday mornings where I can watch another Retro Bird video 😄
Greetings from Holland 🌷🇳🇱
I miss playing RPG's. I just don't have the time for those anymore. I can make some time for a shmup pretty regularly, but those are usually a half hour or so, and you can just jump in and enjoy it. RPG's can be difficult. You save a game and life happens for a couple weeks and when you finally have the time to sit down you've forgotten what you were doing. By the time you figure out where you were going and what you were doing your'e out of time. I had to give up even trying.
Thank you for drinking another glass of water. My favorite bit of yours. Never stop hydrating
I really appreciate how silly and optimistic you are about retro gaming, and it helped me realize that the 80s and 90s were the happiest time for me as a gamer, and so I went out and bought a small CRT, an SNES, a Super Gameboy, and some games to play.
As we're getting into June I gotta say how much I miss Summer Vacation. Nothing but days and days of free time tonplay video games and maybe even go outside 😮 Crazy I know. The disposal income as an adult us nice though
My childhood was like a dream. My parents were still married until I was 12, I had an older sister and a younger brother, we lived in a quiet neighborhood near a grade school that had an awesome playground, and there were at least 5 other boys around my age right there across the street or around the block. I was 7 or so when the NES came to the neighborhood. I still remember each house where I first played Super Mario Bros, SMB2, SMB3, etc. One of my friends even had an in-ground pool in his backyard, not common in Oregon.
I was home schooled, so I didn't have to get up early or leave the house if I didn't want to, and I could pretty much study things in any order on my schedule. Those were glorious days. Playing in the back yard with action figures, climbing trees, digging in the dirt, making little rivers with water from the hose. It just didn't last long enough, and I was still doing that stuff at 15. My brother and I had so much fun together.
A sunny childlike disposition and financial independence make a man healthy wealthy and wise
Awesome video retrobird, this video reminds me of a quote I held to heart for years "Cause you're only given a little spark of madness, and if you lose that, you're nothing. Note, from me to you... Don't ever lose that cause it keeps you alive."
At 41 the only games I really enjoy these days are the old ones that people talk about on RUclips.
I do and don't miss being a kid. I do miss being a kid as I got to spend a lot of time with good friends and the feeling of video games in general was quite exciting (it easy to get jaded with gaming as an adult). Not to mention, having a lot of time to play said games as a kid. I don't miss going to school as a kid or having a lack of freedom when living at home with parents.
Adulthood is hit and miss, too. Having a job, you can afford any game you want, but the downside is not having the time to play them as you're working 40 hours a week or you have to catch up on the weekend with chores and errands. Another downside to adulthood is your social circle begins to shrink and sometimes you just are too tired to enjoy what you used to enjoy. I will say the big plus of adulthood is when you are able to invite other gamer friends over to hang out and play games all afternoon/night! That is always incredibly fun!
Yeah I can barely see my friends now because of our work schedules or they have family. I like being an adult a lot better than a kid though.
I dont miss being a kid, but i do miss the magic and wonder thet games had back then. Thankfully, Fromsoft has been able to recapture that magic for their games for me. I didnt grow out of games, they changed for the worse.
I live my life as if my childhood never ended. I still have a bunch of old consoles that I loved as a kid and even ones that I wanted but couldn’t afford *cough * Neo Geo. I’ve amassed a huge library of retro games on a dedicated pc just for emulation and got it connected to an old CRT to keep that feeling of old school gaming alive. But the one thing I miss as a kid that cannot be replicated was the fun I used to have with my best friends and my younger brother (who I sadly don’t communicate with often anymore). I miss hanging out in the living room and talking smack while playing Mario kart or staying up all night trying to get as far as we could in phantasy star online for GC. Moments like that are long gone but never forgotten as they were memories I truly cherish. I smile, but almost simultaneously shed tears when I think about it.
I miss having my mind blown by video games as a kid, but as an adult, I like that I appreciate more kinds of games now. I try my darndest to go in blind with games and minimal outside opinions, and it helps keep that sense of wonder alive. Amazing how many more games you’ll enjoy when you stop letting others condition your expectations.
What I miss about being a kid, is the ability to have happiness instantly. Where as a kid, there were numerous things that instantly brought me happiness. From Quality Television in numerous forms, for my kid self. Whether it's the best edutainment on PBS, Saturday Morning or After School Cartoons, or decent programming on Cable TV, like Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network. Playing outside with friends, especially in the country side, where a majority of my childhood was spent. Going out to favorite places like Chuck E. Cheese's, for Birthdays, or Video Stores like Blockbuster, for Movie Nights. And of course, playing Video Games, like Nintendo. And as a Late Millennial myself, from 1996, all of that happiness came, at the cost of my dedicated parents, whose policies, while strict, looking back, actually benefited me in the long run. Like how they didn't allow me access to the Internet. Such a shame how the cost of having happiness now comes at a heavy price, as an adult. Like Gas prices being raised more than a Dollar.
Childhood is when you find the RF cable perfectly acceptable
I don't miss being a kid because I am in more control of my life now than ever before. I don't have any kids so my wife and I have a decent amount of free time. Working from home helps a ton as well. I'm 41 and am more alive than I have ever been.
I cannot finish a bag of chips in one seating anymore watching tv 😢😢😢
Great stuff. I love you man, and thank you for your content. It brings me joy while working.
Biggest thing I miss was the world felt freer and willing to take risks, follow dreams, and create mistakes. Which I don't think is a coincidence that it led to the greatest 20 years of gaming in my opinion. I don't know if the world has just been hit with too much tragedy, or what, with Japan' economy tanking, and ours being what it is to survive. It feels like the greatest winners, corporations, are the most afraid to take risks, and it's understandable, but the world feels like it's slowing down.
5:08 I have listened to the Donkey Kong bit more times than I’m proud to admit. Tremendous!
I like being an adult, but I also really miss being a kid. That was 30 years ago now. Great Topic!
Hockey cards and video games
And this awesome channel!
All remind me of when i was young
I said this in the poll earlier this week, but I'll reiterate it here. Adulthood is underrated. My childhood was good, but I had a good deal of restrictions that bummed me out more often than not (not to say parents shouldn't set boundaries at all of course). As an adult, I like my job more than school, the things I enjoy still hold a sense of wonder to them, I can make my own decisions on things I couldn't before, I have more disposable income, I even feel like I have more free time. Plus, I don't need to spend endless time having fun, balancing it out with productivity keeps it feeling fresh. Childhood is good, but adulthood can be great too.
When someone asks you what you do, always answer with what you do in your free time. Your job does not define you, nor does it offer any insight into your personality. This is a social norm I really want to change.
Totally!
This video speaks to me so much I had a awesome childhood when I was a kid got to play tons of games especially in the DS and Wii era.
Give this man a thumbs up, comment, and subscribe! It's not easy trying to break through the algorithm, and it's the least we can do for the great videos he makes for us! Keep up the great work!
I appreciate that!
My son is obsessed with Zelda right now and also making me proud since he knows gaming means alot to me.
He calls me his gaming bro and hates playing when im not around (to do the hard stuff)
We started playing Hyrule Warriors together since I love Zelda and Musou games too.
Even my wife plays but she prefers the Fire Emblem ones which works for me 😊
I miss pre internet days when you’d hear game rumors on the playground or get game hints inside of cereal boxes :D
what i miss from being a kid. you didn't had to thing about world wide crisis/all bad stuff that happen around the world. thanks for great video as always
Yes, everyday I do, but I get to play & buy more games as a trade off lmao!
My neighbor invited me to join his basketball practice yesterday…
The day after two hours of pick ups, my knees and ankles definitely want to be a kid again. 🚑🚨🆘
Amen, bro.... are you trying to make me cry?
For all the things that may have been more fun back then, my relationship with videogames is better now than when I was a kid. Back then, I'd have no control over when I received new games, and I'd obsess myself with garbage like Boogerman and Johnny Bazookatone. Now, when I buy a game, it comes with the knowledge and experience that means it'll probably be something good. And my dad isn't coming in to show irritation or concern if I spend more than an hour on one. That said, it's definitely less wondrous now. I don't have my mind blown like I did when I first played a Super FX game, or the giddy thrill of playing something I probably shouldn't, like Mortal Kombat II or Grand Theft Auto. I give Breath of the Wild a lot of credit because it made me as excited about the experience of playing a new game as I did when I was 8. Something that offered possibilities beyond my expectations.
"You dont deserve to donkey kong"
Bwahahhaa. Great call back.
I dont know if i wanna be a kid again
But i can definitely tell u being an adult is overrated
I had a pretty good childhood. I'm 39 now but can remember thinking when I was 30 how much better my life was than when I was a kid. I was playing ps3\4 on a big screen rear projection tv somebody gave me in a house I recently bought, well got a mortgage for, with my awesome wife, young child and new baby. Now I got an even bigger new tv, a nice pc and a cool handheld emulator.
When I was a kid, I had to play Nes on a small black and white tv most the time.
If I could be 10 years old forever, I would.
without watching the video - YES I do. Modern games just don't hit the same.
Really nice one. The topic, the pacing, the storytelling. One of my favorites.
I may have grown up, but I retain my kid-brain of curiosity and wonder...with a dose of goofiness, maybe.
As a kid you could get a great game from the local game store, you rush home to plug it in and actually have TIME to finish it. It sucks starting a game now, life happens, then 2 weeks later you cant remember WHAT you needed to do or where to go in the game. :)