History Of Startropics
posted July 31, 2018 #
I struggle with nostalgia. Like, a lot. Our past helps form who we are but getting stuck there can be a bummer. However, that being said, I do end up getting pulled in to revisit some old topics from my youth, just like anyone else.
One such example is The Gaming Historian, a YouTube channel filled with mini-documentaries about all things retro videogames. Most of the topics are focused on the golden era of NES and Sega but they dip their toe in other subjects as well.
I tell myself that it's okay to indulge here because these are things that I wasn't aware of at the time of their release. The business of videogames is a fascinating history and I was all too young to be aware of it. Furthermore, the creative minds behind some of the lesser known games were doing interesting work and their back story adds an interesting context to today's creative endeavors.
I'm certainly over rationalizing here. Here's the TLDR of it all. This channel has a lot of interesting information and I suggest starting with a topic on the relatively "obscure" History of StarTropics as a means of seeing if this is for you.
One such example is The Gaming Historian, a YouTube channel filled with mini-documentaries about all things retro videogames. Most of the topics are focused on the golden era of NES and Sega but they dip their toe in other subjects as well.
I tell myself that it's okay to indulge here because these are things that I wasn't aware of at the time of their release. The business of videogames is a fascinating history and I was all too young to be aware of it. Furthermore, the creative minds behind some of the lesser known games were doing interesting work and their back story adds an interesting context to today's creative endeavors.
I'm certainly over rationalizing here. Here's the TLDR of it all. This channel has a lot of interesting information and I suggest starting with a topic on the relatively "obscure" History of StarTropics as a means of seeing if this is for you.