| curl-6 said: While I was surprised when I first read the stat, I don't think it's that unbelievable when you think about it. A lot of people still use vinyl record players which is technology from the 19th century. A large portion of the population also grew up in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, and so often have a nostalgic attachment to the consoles they played as a child. I'm not from North America, but I still have my SNES that I got for Christmas 1994 hooked up to my TV; every now and then I get the urge to take Donkey Kong Country or Starfox for a spin to relive my childhood. |
Mid 20th century.
Vinyl record sales are slowly increasing again.
Music CD sales have also started to increase.
If there is a spike for 2023-2024, it was probably me. lol,jk
I thought about getting into vinyl, but proper upkeep would be too involved for me. I'm rooting for a physical media comeback.
Discloser: I spent 150+ hours ripping these into Itunes. About 10 years ago I ripped my entire CD collection that I started from the mid 1980 through 2012 (hundreds of albums) and I don't remember it taking as long as these recent purchases.
Sorry for getting a little off-topic, couldn't resist.
Some 80s GIFs, just because.
Bonus Content: Me and some dude in 1987. 
My head did eventually grow to catch up to my ears, so they don't appear as large anymore.
I would have been gaming on both my Atari and NES at that time. And it would still be another 2 years till the release of the Gameboy.
...to avoid getting banned for inactivity, I may have to resort to comments that are of a lower overall quality and or beneath my moral standards.
