Many Enthusiasts Are Longing for Good Ol' Days of Video Games

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › June 23, 2004

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- When Rob O'Hara needs a serious video game fix, he unwinds a black rubber joystick and plays a few rounds of "Space Invaders" on his Atari 2600, vintage 1982.

The 30-year-old networking engineer owns newer Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube consoles, but for a true gaming geek like O'Hara, nothing tops the blocky graphics and simple sound effects of retro video games.

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Many Enthusiasts Are Longing for Good Ol' Days of Video Games

"Playing games was a big part of my childhood," said the Yukon, Okla., man. "Back then, it seems like games were more family- oriented, and as a result, families e...

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