{"id":133570,"date":"2023-05-08T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-149003"},"modified":"2023-05-08T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T17:00:00","slug":"soapbox-game-watch-still-scratches-a-very-particular-itch-and-i-need-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/05\/08\/soapbox-game-watch-still-scratches-a-very-particular-itch-and-i-need-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Soapbox: Game & Watch Still Scratches A Very Particular Itch, And I Need More"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over.<\/em> Today<\/em>, Nile is pining for something a little smaller and simpler on his commute…<\/em><\/p>\n

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Not too long ago, my niece taught me something heartening about the staying power of old tech.<\/p>\n

I could see a slightly miffed look on her face when I pulled out a Game Boy Pocket at our weekly family dinner. Ordinarily, she would be excitedly watching me play through a nifty indie or a miracle port on Switch in handheld mode. This time, though, she sighed and rolled her eyes at her insistent gamer uncle, seemingly irked to be a captive audience to pea-green games of yesteryear.<\/p>\n

But then, something unexpected happened. When I fired up my copy of Game & Watch Gallery 3<\/a> and let her have a go, she suddenly couldn\u2019t put down the humble 26-year-old device. It was the modern rendition of Turtle Bridge<\/strong> that had her hooked. From practically scoffing at my Gen-Y nerdiness, my then-nine-year-old niece became adamant about besting my high score.<\/p>\n

It was a good half-hour before she handed back my beloved handheld. She was clearly delighted with what was on offer, but when I asked her whether she was having fun, she smirked and replied: \u201cI\u2019m making the best of it.\u201d What sass. It was quite the scene, ardent gamers from two different eras taking in bygone Nintendo gems that pre-dated us both.<\/p>\n