I grew up in an old mining town in rural Oregon. At various times throughout my childhood, my family of four served as literally half the population within "city limits" (though my dad was often away on the road, as a long-haul truck driver), and there were people who lived further out on farms. So there was a one-room schoolhouse for grades K-8, with a local teacher (during most years) and any older students got to look forward to an hour bus ride to the high school 45 miles away. The nearest town with medical facilities was actually 35 miles away by paved road, closer if you didn't mind gravel back roads that weren't dependably navigable in harsh weather. It was a unique childhood by late 20th-century standards, for sure. You can perhaps understand why I had so much time to spend reading and writing and playing video games.
I'm glad you liked the review. I hope to continue producing a lot more retro content in the immediate future and I hope others (like you) will continue doing the same.
"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality
"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world
