The third in what will be an informal series of posts touching on life in the pre-Internet age. I miss the camaraderie, the sense of community, the feeling that you were one of a few members in a secret club that was delivered to your mailbox once a month. Getting that glossy periodical, cracking it open to see what message the editor had
The 7th Saga was one of those games where the difficulty was jacked up for audiences outside of Japan. It’s the level-scaling that kills me. There was a boss I just could not beat no matter what.
But man, did NP’s coverage of that game make it look so awesome.
I'm conflicted about physical media. Yeah I get the appeal. You own it, use it, enjoy it and sell it. But physical stuff takes up space, and you have the difficult task of choosing what to get rid of, where most of the time it has to be tossed into recycling or the garbage.
Also, not every place is blessed with huge land space like North America, so owning lots of physical stuff is counterproductive.
As always, it's a question of judgment, of how much physical stuff is appropriate and what's worth really acquiring, keeping and bequeathing it to future generations.
Oh sure. I’m not advocating becoming a hoarder. There’s always stuff that can and should be given away or tossed. But when it comes to art and art-adjacent things, I have a hard time letting them go...mainly because I like them but also because the freakish priests of our new religion can’t digitally alter physical media.
I loved Nintendo Power as a kid. Even loved 7th saga! Though it was too hard for me lol
The 7th Saga was one of those games where the difficulty was jacked up for audiences outside of Japan. It’s the level-scaling that kills me. There was a boss I just could not beat no matter what.
But man, did NP’s coverage of that game make it look so awesome.
I actually want to make Past & Future into something like this, eventually and hopefully.
Nice! Keep me posted.
Alexander,
I'm conflicted about physical media. Yeah I get the appeal. You own it, use it, enjoy it and sell it. But physical stuff takes up space, and you have the difficult task of choosing what to get rid of, where most of the time it has to be tossed into recycling or the garbage.
Also, not every place is blessed with huge land space like North America, so owning lots of physical stuff is counterproductive.
As always, it's a question of judgment, of how much physical stuff is appropriate and what's worth really acquiring, keeping and bequeathing it to future generations.
xavier
Oh sure. I’m not advocating becoming a hoarder. There’s always stuff that can and should be given away or tossed. But when it comes to art and art-adjacent things, I have a hard time letting them go...mainly because I like them but also because the freakish priests of our new religion can’t digitally alter physical media.