Why is it that the games of our youth are making such a comeback? For a few of the franchises, you can’t even really call it a comeback, as they have been long-running and very successful (e.g. Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Street Fighter etc.). To illustrate what I mean, a few weeks ago, Weise went to a show where they played scores from video games.
gprime.net has a video of an a cappella rendition of several Nintendo games’ songs. At Gordon College, a group performed the first world of Super Mario Bros. on stage!
Now you can get shirts and belt buckles, and even play the original titles on emulators or hardware clones! What factors are contributing to the growing popularity of old school video games? There is a point where the coolness becomes lame. Is that point coming up soon?
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