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What is an obscure piece of media or videogame that you think nobody else here has heard of? (kbin.social)

submitted 11 months ago by Gamers_Mate@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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It could even be a youtube video or movie that you don't think anyone reading this has heard of besides you.

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[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 13 points 11 months ago

The appeal of games like this is so odd to me. They're moronic on one hand but viscerally addictive on the other. A very interesting psychological dynamic going on with this whole genre.

[-] geekworking@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

It's no mystery if you consider the world at the time and the target audience.

Home computers were only a couple of years past where you had to solder the chips on yourself and still in nerdy kid domain.

There was a big overlap with the Dungeons and Dragans crowd. Puzzles and imagining yourself as some character were a huge appeal.

Now factor in that the underwear section of the Sears catalog was still the closest thing to porn as most 12 year olds could get their hands on.

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