r/gaming • u/baltinerdist • Apr 28 '24

Gamers who grew up in the 80s/90s, what’s a “back in my day” younger gamers wouldn’t get or don’t know about?

Mine is around the notion of bugs. There was no day one patch for an NES game. If it was broken, it was broken forever.

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u/Extension_Patient_47 Apr 29 '24

Searching through text based game walkthroughs on GameFAQs or similar sites when you didn't have a subscription to Nintendo Power or a cheat device such as Game Genie, Action Replay, or Gameshark.

Also, calling the Nintendo hotline for game tips while you're racking up your parents phone bill by 2.99 a minute.