re: Really sucks growing up.

Nostalgia is powerful.

I took my kid's raspberry pi, he no longer used it, and loaded it with retropie. Its fun but the 8bitduo controllers, which are awesome controllers, are not the controllers you used to play the games originally. The feel, the lag - it's not the same.

The NES/SNES/N64 stuff with the Switch is pretty good. It's a limited selection but has most of the good stuff.

I just started listening to a podcast called "Remember the Game?". Canadian Comedian guy has about 250 episodes. I listen to the episodes of the games I played. His accent is annoying, but his show is decent IMO.

My man cave is much more likely to be filled with 80s/90s video game and pop culture nostalgia then any sports team. I've pondered if plex can just rotate the simpsons, king of the hill, Nickelodeon circa 90s, TMNT, etc. Just have a TV in that room dedicated to replaying those things next to the TV where I play old games.

I was just thinking the other day - what was better than getting home from middle school and loading up Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, OoT, Wave Racer or even random terrible games like Turok or Star Wars Episode I Racer.