8 Ways You're Wrong About Old Video Games Being Better

3. Handheld Devices Being Impossible To Play In The Dark

Having the option to carry around your fav titles and play on the go was an absolute game changer.

If you were lucky enough to have a Game Boy, then you were the king of the cul-de-sac, able to trade playtime on your amazing console for sweets, trading cards and - honest to god - Pogs.

Yet, as the night drew close, the following would disappear back to their houses, not because they wanted to spend time with their families, god no, but because there wasn’t any backlight for the Game Boy or Game Gear, and they became as useless as someone trying to trade Tazo’s with you.

Gaming at night was impossible as a result, and meant more time in reality and less time in Tetris land, where everything fits into place, and you don’t get locked in the washing machine for not doing your homework. Also the battery life was gash, so there’s that too.