The Nostalgia Trap Every Gamer Falls Into.

I was eight years old when the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES game came out. I loved it. I never finished it; my brother had to get me past the water level, and I loved it anyway. For thirty-something years, I carried that game as one of my best childhood gaming memories. So I went back and played it. And it was even harder than I remembered. That sent me down a rabbit hole about what nostalgia actually is, why our brains lie to us about the games we grew up with, and what we’re really mourning when we try to go back and can’t recapture the feeling. This one got a little personal. I hope it resonates. #tmnt #nes #gamingnostalgia #gamingchannel #retrogaming #nintendo Nintendo #nintendoswitch #gamingmemories #teenagemutantninjaturtles