I have both the EXP and the VS. Tbh you can get better Ambernic handhelds and have access to a lot more games. However I like collecting the physical media. It's a good price point and the only thing I collect these days.

Been playing Evercade. Canon legends of the new gods and Xeno Crisis. Both great games and something I would never have played if it without owning an Evercade.

Been playing it recently on the Evercade, which is the megadrive port I think. Agreed, tough as nails. Level 3 is my limit on easy.

So tough. 16 bit brings the most nostalgia. But I think 128 bit was the best overall. The PS2 library is vast and excellent. Nothing beats it

Commodore Vic 20. A hand me down from my uncle in 85. Followed not long after by the Commodore plus 4. Thinking back now the plus 4 was probably a dud buy for him. He moved swiftly onto the C64

To piggyback on this…

Can younger gamers stop trying to retcon Earthbound as being some massively successful earth shaking culturally significant game of its time.

None of that is true. It was a massive flop when it released.