I’ve been playing some of my old MAME32 games like Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. 1943 Battle of Midway, Galaga, Mappy and Xevious. I especially enjoy the Donkey Kong games.
These old games from the early 80’s bring back a lot of good memories. I dropped a lot quarters into Donkey Kong when it first came out. I spent a lot of time attempting to get past the “pie level“.
One thing that makes these games fun today is their accessibility. I can fire them up for 30 minutes and still have a lot of fun. I don’t have to invest hours before getting anywhere. They don’t require any patches or downloads. I don’t need a cheat book to make it past the third level. There’s a simplicity that’s been lost with many games today that cost fifty bucks.
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