Booted up a classic for the first time in forever… I’d like to claim credit, but it was 100% my dad when I was a kid. He would whistle after I went to bed and I would “sneak” watch him play. One of my (media.kbin.social)

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[-] LilDestructiveSheep@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

That's one of the moments we know that adults never "grow up". Or let's say showing games like Mario aren't just games for kids or meant for any age, as long as you enjoy it.

[-] grady77@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Totally agree! When my brother and I got older and super into Halo, he learned how to play just because he knew we liked it. It was awesome.

[-] LilDestructiveSheep@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

That is so nice. So he always has been a gamer I guess :)

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

Have you played the decompiled pc-native version? I recently played Render96ex on the Steam Deck and it was incredible to play Mario64 in wide-screen, at 60fps, and with modern camera controls!

[-] grady77@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

No I haven’t! I’m going to check that out… just as soon as I “beat” tears of the kingdom lol

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

Good luck! Give me a shout if you need a hand building/running it, it wasn't the most straightforward when I did it but it might have improved since last year.

[-] grady77@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Sweet! Appreciate that.

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