on miyamoto's page

Not everyone will recognise the name Shigeru Miyamoto, but for some (as aptly portrayed by vgcats), he is a celebrity. He created Donkey Kong. He is often referred to as the Father of Gaming or Steven Spielberg of the video gaming world.

In an interview with CNN recently he talked about a lack of innovation in new video games.

"There's not a lot I want to play now," [...] "A lot of the games out there are just too long."

I found this interesting because the other day I brushed the dust off my SNES, a console from the early 90s that runs no less than 1000 times slower than modern day PCs. I plugged in a couple of old classics, finished them in a sitting and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. My flatmates and I talked about this a little and came to the conclusion that games were good enough to finish repeatedly because of their re-playability.

I totally agree with Kotaku here when commenting on the interview.

The point he’s getting at is one that is near and dear to the hearts of the first generation of gamers, my generation. We’re all getting older, getting married, getting jobs, having families, and as much as we like to play games, something we just don’t have the time.

I'm not just becoming mortal, I think I'm aging.