Electronic Gaming Monthly shows the video games I used to play to some 10-13 year olds to get their reaction. They were not, um, overwhelmed.
Andrew: This is a lot like that game. Um, whatchamacallit?air hockey.
Sheldon: Except worse.
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Becky: It looks like a Mario that got run over by a car.
Andrew: Really. I mean the man is almost flat.
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Kirk: He’s only an inch tall. He’s a little short fat guy who eats way too much pizza.
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EGM: Football. It’s one of the first great portable games.
Brian: I thought it was Run Away From the Dots.
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Kirk: I’m sure everyone who made this game is dead by now.