{"id":17453,"date":"2021-02-26T06:48:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T14:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=17453"},"modified":"2021-02-26T06:48:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T14:48:30","slug":"%e2%80%8cbringing-back-the-classics-one-game-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/%e2%80%8cbringing-back-the-classics-one-game-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200cBringing back the classics, one game at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Be on the lookout for these retro and affordable gaming systems<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Natalie\u200c \u200cDean\u200c \u200c<\/strong>|\u200c \u200cEntertainment\u200c \u200cEditor\u200c<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gaming systems have come a long way from their original clunky shapes, and have increasingly become more advanced in their programming and sophisticated designs. New games and systems are constantly being released, but the prices aren\u2019t always the most accessible. To still have fun gaming the rainy days away, folks can look to some of the more affordable options. Older models, like the Game Boy and Nintendo DS, can usually be found at a cheaper price at electronic stores or online sellers. Not only that, revisiting these old school systems can provide a distinctly nostalgic feeling of easier days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Nintendo Game Boy\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>The model I have is from 1989, and using this one comes with pros and cons. One con is that it requires four AA batteries, and the games that fit inside have to be specific to this model to work properly. Thankfully, batteries aren\u2019t super expensive, and the system itself isn\u2019t in high demand anymore, so the device and its games can be found fairly easily. One pro tip for finding these older models is to ask around to friends or family, as sometimes items like these end up forgotten about in the attic or donation pile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>This is personally my favorite system, just because the satisfying startup noise and colorful screen bring me right back to my childhood. Not only that, but the games and accessories for these can be commonly found in thrift stores or for cheap at electronic stores. This makes it easy to build a large collection of games with a smaller budget, but it also means it\u2019s easier to splurge.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Nintendo DS Lite<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Finally, the DS brings in the best of both worlds with the ability to take both Game Boy games and smaller, updated DS games with clearer graphics. Don\u2019t forget about the chat option, which is way more entertaining than Zoom meetings. One con for this is the stylus; it can be easy to lose through the years, but they\u2019re cheap and easy to hunt down at a store. It\u2019s convenient to have a device that has two slots for different games, but some DS games can be upward of $15 or so at certain stores.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16738\" width=\"4220\" height=\"82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line.png 4220w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-300x6.png 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1024x20.png 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-768x15.png 768w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1536x30.png 1536w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-2048x40.png 2048w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1080x21.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4220px) 100vw, 4220px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Contact the author at <a href=\"mailto:ndean17@wou.edu\">ndean17@wou.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be on the lookout for these retro and affordable gaming systems<\/p>\n<p>Natalie\u200c \u200cDean\u200c \u200c|\u200c \u200cEntertainment\u200c \u200cEditor\u200c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1094,"featured_media":17437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[767,766,161,48,454,417,764,763,279,280,47,765,768,380],"class_list":["post-17453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-devices","tag-ds-lite","tag-entertainment","tag-game-boy","tag-games","tag-gaming","tag-gaming-system","tag-gaming-systems","tag-natalie","tag-natalie-dean","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-game-boy","tag-old-school","tag-throwback"],"modified_by":"The Western Howl","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}