Microsoft is now doing the Nintendo thing: Xbox Retro Classics.
And thank God!
One of my big fears when Xbox acquired Bethesda and Activision was that they were just going to sit on their extensive, decades-long catalogue of classics – just let everything rot. But looking at what they’re offering, I’m genuinely excited.
To me, the most attention-grabbing thing is access to Activision’s 2600 games. I’m talking Demon Attack, Kaboom!, and Pitfall! And then you have games from Sierra too. And MechWarrior is definitely a standout too.
Looks like they’re partnering with Antstream to provide this. That service has been around for quite a few years, and it’s pretty stable.
If this is just the beginning, Xbox might finally become the retro powerhouse it was always capable of being.
https://www.xbox.com/en-US/play/games/retro-classics/9MTVJ3HHTQGS
Yeah, I’m quite different from you.
I grew up with an Atari 2600. Then I went Commodore, SEGA, PC, Mac, and PlayStation.
I never owned a Nintendo home console till the GameCube.
When I think “16-bit”, I think Genesis. I guess PC also counts, though EGA/VGA has a vastly different aesthetic.