NO TIME FOR RETRO
Hi Retro Gamer,
I’ve just read Paul Rose’s article in this months issue of Retro Gamer and it almost brought me to tears. I’m in my forties and been an avid gamer since I got a Commodore 64 for Xmas in 1986/1987, but in a time that gamers would consider an absolute godsend, I have been questioning myself and my very existence as a gamer, and why I’m not absolutely hammering my collection? Streets Of Rage 4, I’ve played through once; my PC Engine Mini finally arrived and I haven’t even opened it yet. I even dusted off my Saturn at the start of lockdown wanting to brush up on some of my Capcom fighters, but the dust has quickly resettled.
Your article almost brought me to tears because I was actually at the point of coming to terms with ‘being too old for all of this’ which I’m sure
I’ve said before and I’m sure I’ll say again, but thankfully your article has just hit me with the revelation of ‘it’s not just me’. We’re just not wired for the world in its current state and what would be considered the norm is very far from the norm for us all at the moment. I know my games collection, old and new, will be waiting for me like it always is when all this is over. Your article just encapsulated this. Thank you Retro Gamer! Phil Rowland
Hi Phil, we passed your email over to Paul and he was very touched by it. It struck a chord with us, because we’ve all had these sorts of thoughts and they’ve become particularly prevalent now. We’re not expecting you to read it anytime soon, but we would like to send you a retro book once all this is over. Look after yourself and save those games for another time.