Music, game, novel, show, what have you. What do you love that’s particularly old?

  • Toes♀@ani.social
    6·
    1 day ago

    Video games in general, I’ve never stopped playing them.

    There was a period of time where I thought I stopped liking them. But it was just because everything new was trash (early access slop or f2p nonsense) or my anti-genres.

    • Stovetop@lemmy.world
      2·
      5 hours ago

      Same here. I try not to nostalgia-hole myself too much, because I don’t want to fall out of touch with the state of things and end up like a crotchety old person complaining about how great things used to be.

      I found myself caring less and less about newer games, and thought I was just getting over gaming in general. But when going back to replay some old favorites on a whim, I realized I still enjoyed them just as much as I used to. I don’t know if it’s a style thing or just the difference between physical-only and newer digital release models, but it does feel like they don’t make games like they used to.

      • Toes♀@ani.social
        2·
        4 hours ago

        What I’ve noticed over the years has been how accessible the unity engine is for new developers.

        So many unity games tend to look the sameish. They use the same free content packs and follow the same tutorials. Unfortunately this engine also sucks for performance and it’s easy for it to feel slow and clumsy without extra effort.

        After the popularity of Minecraft and Fortnite, it seems like every developer has been chasing that dragon. Bolting survival, crafting and grinding into their games.

        It can be done well, but most of these games feel like classic mmorpg grinding, while offering nothing enjoyable in exchange.

        On top of that there are predatory games that attempt to normalize the behavior of paying to win or accelerate earning something. Many unfortunate kids have been fooled into spending thousands of real dollars on what equates to nothing. In older games you earned outfits and characters based on skill and achievements.

        Many modern games feel hollow and gross.

    • toomanypancakes@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      18·
      2 days ago

      Oh wonderful, I’m glad to hear it. Don’t suppose you have any tips for navigating her incessant quilting talk while you’re here?

      • sthetic@lemmy.ca
        16·
        2 days ago

        To put joking aside, I have been trying to make a sort of quilt pattern to add to one of my sweatshirts, but I’m not good at sewing and don’t have a sewing machine. So I would probably listen to her talk about quilts and how to make the edges look good.

  • snoons@lemmy.caEnglish
    23·
    2 days ago

    A handmade ceramic mug I bought when I first got out of homelessness. Probably about fifteen years old now. It’s white with a flared base and motif of a bison on it.

  • Canopyflyer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 day ago

    As far as a “thing”, which I would define as an object and not a person or animal, I would have to say my two McIntosh amplifiers. I have an MC7100 and MC7108.

    Both were built in 1992. I am listening to the MC7108 in my office as I write this.

  • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    2 days ago

    Back in 1989 I had a co-worker friend who went to Jamaica and returned with a custom coffee mug with my name on it. It wasn’t a cheap printed one, the letters were formed out of clay. I don’t use it every day anymore, because I’m afraid it will break, but it’s in my rotation. It reminds me that some people used to care something about me, for some reason.

  • kbal@fedia.io
    16·
    2 days ago

    It’s the game of Go. Also known as baduk, weiqi, igo. It’s a board game known for being pretty old.

    • naught101@lemmy.world
      7·
      2 days ago

      Hell yeah. Go is amazing. Crazy that something with such simple rules can be so deep… Wish I had some locals to play with

  • halfeatenpotato@sh.itjust.works
    7·
    2 days ago

    Normally, I’d answer my husband. But today, I’ll say Skyrim. I picked it up again after multiple years, and I have loved and played this game since its release in 2011.

    Talk all the shit you want, this is one of my favorite nostalgic kicks.