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The importance of printed cardboard and moulded plastic

All of these games are available as ROMs, but the emphasis is firmly on their physical releases, which are lavish productions across the board. “I think what people really want is the full experience of buying a new GBA game as if they were doing it 20 years ago. They want the box, the instruction manual, the cartridge,” Nicol says. “They want it as close as possible – to relive their childhood, or just get that feeling they haven’t felt for a long time.”