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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tealinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoI think the notion of a “git gud” game largely came from Contra. Yes, the genre didn’t last, but people crowding around the arcade machine translated to people making videos of themselves beating a hard game. It’s a different kind of connection.
minus-squareRowRowRowYourBotlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoGit Gud started with Donkey Kong. Younger gamers have no idea how hard some of the coin driven games were
I think the notion of a “git gud” game largely came from Contra. Yes, the genre didn’t last, but people crowding around the arcade machine translated to people making videos of themselves beating a hard game.
It’s a different kind of connection.
Git Gud started with Donkey Kong. Younger gamers have no idea how hard some of the coin driven games were