A closer look
In the digital battlefield of online forums, a war rages over whether 60 frames or 120 frames per second delivers the true holy grail of gaming perfection. Yet, in a twist of irony, the same players will gleefully plug in a cartridge older than themselves and squint through pixelated adventures where the characters can barely blink. There’s a certain charm in those chunky graphics and chiptune melodies that modern technology can’t erase. Maybe it isn’t really about pixels per second at all—it’s about the simple joy of pressing start, no matter what year the game came out.
