• einkorn@feddit.org
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    5 days ago

    Recently got asked by a youngster whether I know Pokémon.

    Kid … I was there, 3000 years ago at the beginning.

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        My kid is getting into Minecraft and it’s so hard to not stop their excitement by being like “yeah, I know, I’ve been playing this for longer than you’ve been alive” because I love how excited they get learning about how to make basic shit (and they’re playing ATM10,so there’s a TON of shit they haven’t even come close to seeing) and sharing that with me.

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          Reminds me of a time when my nephew was playing vintage Super Mario Kart and started trash talking me about how long they had been playing and that I didn’t stand a chance.

          “I was playing this since before you were born kid”

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        me when kids explain weird-ass minecraft lore to me when i’ve been there since it was a browser game

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      4 days ago

      it took my mom and I half an hour to figure out how to leave the house when we first booted up pokemon blue

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      I was 22 when Pokemon started becoming popular in the US. You really feel being a Gen Xer in a Millenial nostalgia world!

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      Son, I remember when people were confused about Mr. Game and Watch while I was fondly reminiscing about my first handheld while looking at my childhood through R.O.B colored glasses.

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      "Kids these days"TM don’t get any references before Pokemon…like McGuyvering, Voltron…so I resent Pokemon because of that…😬