I loved lightgun games on the old systems, and I think the Sega Saturn’s Stunner was the best hardware of the lot. The obsolescence of CRTs pretty much killed the tech, but the gameplay style has made a bit of a resurgence a couple times with the advent of the Wii and VR.
Oh I’m absolutely into board games. I’m playing through Jaws of the Lion with a friend right now.
There’s a fair bit of nostalgia in this lament. I don’t just want to have a LAN party… I want LAN party culture back. The ubiquity of the online services has killed it.
On the flip side, I’m older and have kids now. I love that I can game online a few times a week with friends, because I don’t have time for old school weekend-long LAN parties.
Is it LAN parties you miss? Or being young and having more free time than responsibilities and common sense?