Also, you generally don’t need to get approval of re-use at the time of writing. Generally, it’s enough to get approval in the present day when you are asking to use other people’s works, no time travelling required. So I would argue current you’s approval would be plenty.
I was born in 96. My first console generation was PSX and GBC, followed by GBA and PS2. I think your gf just wasn’t in to gaming when she was little.