A post about retro games

I just finished The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for the third or fourth time. Every few years I'll go back and see how much of it I can figure out without a walkthrough. It's one of the few Zelda games I can mostly get through without resorting to zeldadungeon.net for a little help. And even then it's usually something stupid like not realizing there was a bombable section of wall, or something I need to use the hookshot on. I played it for the first time on Gameboy Pocket, but I was like five years old back then and I don't think I ever made it out of Mabe Village. Retro games are my jam. Come to think of it, I'm realizing that even fucking Halo or the original Call of Duty games for PC are considered retro now. I feel so old 😖 I play some newer stuff, but I always feel more cozy popping in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night or any top-down Zelda game over something like Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom. They're honestly just too much for me. I don't want something…