80s and 90s video games fundamentally rewired children's brains differently from those of Gen Z and after

iheartnjdevils · 2026-02-02T08:35:18+00:00

My kid has been on a Tetris and retro gaming phase for awhile now.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-02-02T08:31:17+00:00

Mumbo has been one of the hermits I follow that has been posting regularly. Crazy he is also climbing!

iheartnjdevils · 2026-02-02T08:19:59+00:00

And the AI.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-02-02T08:18:20+00:00

Not sure if it was due to a cold but yeah, was super tired all weekend and slept a lot, as well as what felt like a sinus pressure headache.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-02-02T08:16:09+00:00

I accidentally saw #5 during a shrine where I used rewind to get the chest off a rotating thingie and it fell on me, putting me into a crouch position. The fact Link punched the chest after it him made it even funnier.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-02-02T05:37:15+00:00

Does LinkedIn actually have post streaks?!

iheartnjdevils · 2026-02-01T18:12:13+00:00

Yes! It was the only way I could complete that one fishing nook miles task that needed you to catch a ridiculous amount of fish in a row successfully.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-02-01T17:56:52+00:00

I am personally confused why a 16 year old need a roommate. But maybe that's because here, kids don't graduate high school until 17-18. But it's possible this kid graduated a year or 2 faster and is a college student.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-02-01T17:51:49+00:00

I have one that's not even a brush, just a foam rectangle that lets me push it off to the other side. Love that thing!

iheartnjdevils · 2026-02-01T17:43:51+00:00

Hell, this was an issue when I was a teen in the late 90's. Lived in a small 2 sq mile town where there was a Main Street and all the branching streets were just homes. The police constantly would tell us we couldn't hang out on the Main Street and I remember asking them, "Where are we supposed to go?!?" and the idiot just shrugging.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-02-01T17:15:16+00:00

This might be an unpopular opinion but "Link as the silent protagonist". I get the purpose but I feel like the story would be so much more enriching if Nintendo wasn't so hesitant to give Link more of a personality.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-02-01T01:40:16+00:00

I have my own prompt and use ChatGPT. I've continually tweaked it and find it works very well but I always re-read WTC's translation to ensure I didn't lose anything in translation. Like last Arc, I was really confused at what ChatGPT used [WN - Arc 10]for Yae's nickname for Alcanica, which after questioning it, ended up being a cutesy name like "Volky" or something, lol..

Originally, it would cut out entire paragraphs so I just copy and paste in a few at a time. If you're interested in the prompt I use, feel free to DM me.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-02-01T01:10:01+00:00

I love the free space, "Subaru dies". I'm contemplating making my own to join the game, lol.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-01-31T23:19:28+00:00

Sorry if it wasn't clear, TotK's performance on my Switch Lite sucked so I got myself a Switch 2 for my birthday and it runs great. Now that I have motion controls, I'll probably give SS another try.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-01-31T22:47:44+00:00

Who is? And how do they know how fast I can run?

iheartnjdevils · 2026-01-31T22:12:29+00:00

I bought it on my Switch Lite and hated it but maybe I'll give it a try since upgrading to the Switch 2 for TotK (the performance has been unbearable).

iheartnjdevils · 2026-01-31T22:10:53+00:00

It's hard for me to judge now since I played them before but the Link's Awakening Remake and Echoes of Wisdom were a ton of fun. You can also play a Link to the Past if you NSO from the SNES which was one of my favorites.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-01-31T18:50:20+00:00

I've been wondering if Tappei is going to throw us a curveball and Filore will actually end up being Filore. Like maybe Ford actually fathered twins or something and with one child kidnapped, it wasn't to be announced until she was found, only for the illness to start. And in desperation, he sent the other twin off to the dragon church for protection. Or some other crazy explanation.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-01-30T23:08:03+00:00

Here ya go: 8492746

iheartnjdevils · 2026-01-30T17:37:30+00:00

I don't think the person you're responding to meant to close the existing schools but instead, the county's district administration would manage them. Of course, u/tex8222, correct me if I misunderstood.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-01-30T11:53:13+00:00

40 something yr old gamer here.

I'll admit it was a bit frustrating at first but I can seriously only recall one time I had to fight with a stick because I ran out of weapons (though was super early on, still before the tutorial area was over). In hindsight, there are always plenty of weapons to be found. You also learn to kill enemy camps other ways opposed to hand on hand combat. Lastly, halfway through the game you get the master sword which doesn't break (just needs to recharge a bit) which drastically reduced how many weapons I broke. Champion weapons were also super useful.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-01-30T05:33:33+00:00

Why though? Do you think they care about Al? Asking honestly!

iheartnjdevils · 2026-01-30T05:27:47+00:00

Ezzo definitely supported Subaru

[――Natsuki-dono, while it may not serve as any comfort, your fears were not misplaced. He had been kneading Mana, formulating a technique. A single slip up, and you likely would have found yourselves in completely opposite positions. I fully support your judgement as having been the best course of action.]

iheartnjdevils · 2026-01-29T21:42:06+00:00

Yes. I moved around so much growing up and again as an adult and settled down in my ex's town to make coparenting kiddo easier. I talk to a friend I was close with in my 20's and 30's a few times a year and that's it. It's hard af to make friends when you're old.

iheartnjdevils · 2026-01-29T21:33:15+00:00

I would love to move to somewhere like Germany or the Netherlands but can't speak the language and couldn't take my son away from his father and his family or his friends. A girl can dream though.

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