Timothy discovered retro gaming at forty and never looked back. A construction foreman by day and collector by night, he writes from a fresh, nostalgia-free angle—exploring classic games with adult curiosity, honest takes, and zero childhood bias.
You know how sometimes you stumble across something that completely changes your understanding of what’s possible? That happened to me around 2011 when I was catching up on all the gaming history I’d missed growing up. My daughter had been pushing me to try more SNES games beyond the obvious stuff like Super Mario World, and she kept mentioning this game called Star Fox. “It’s 3D on the Super Nintendo, Dad. Trust me on this…
You know what’s funny? I spent most of my adult life thinking video games were a solitary thing. Made sense…
I’ll be straight with you – I never played DOOM when it first came out in 1993. Hell, I barely…
You know what’s funny about discovering point-and-click adventure games in your forties? You don’t have any nostalgia clouding your judgment.…
Man, I’ve got to tell you about discovering the Game Boy as a 42-year-old construction foreman. Most people my age…
There’s this funny thing that happens when you discover a game late in life – you can’t tell if you…
First time I played Final Fantasy VII was around 2012, when I was working my way through gaming history trying…
I’ll be straight with you – I came to The Legend of Zelda embarrassingly late in life. While most people…
You know how some games just grab you and won’t let go? That’s exactly what happened when I first encountered…
When I started seriously getting into retro gaming around 2010, my daughter kept insisting I had to play this game…
