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第1398期:Games of future past

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Fashion and music are constantly looking back to the past. But would you be interested in retro video games? If so, you are part of a growing trend.

时尚和音乐不断地回顾过去。但是你会对复古电子游戏感兴趣吗？如果是这样，你就是一个不断增长的趋势的一部分。

Vintage video games are making their way back into living rooms. There is already a large market for 1970s and 80s games consoles. Despite their limited graphics and sounds, original machines by Atari, Nintendo and Sega command high prices. This year, a charity in the UK is hoping to cash-in on this with the re-release of the hugely popular 1980s home computer, the ZX Spectrum. The new version has 1,000 games pre-loaded - a big change to the old machine that loaded games from a cassette tape. That process took several minutes and would often go wrong.

老式电子游戏正在重新回到起居室。1970 年代和 80 年代的游戏机已经有很大的市场。尽管图形和声音有限，但 Atari、Nintendo 和 Sega 的原始机器价格很高。今年，英国的一家慈善机构希望通过重新发布 1980 年代广受欢迎的家用电脑 ZX Spectrum 来从中获利。新版本预装了 1,000 款游戏——这是对从盒式磁带加载游戏的旧机器的重大改变。这个过程需要几分钟，而且经常会出错。

In the United States, large numbers of gamers wanting a taste of 80s action are visiting beer and arcade game centres where they can drink and relive the games of their childhood. &34;Our most popular games are the classics like Ms Pac Man and Donkey Kong and also the multiplayer games like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Simpsons, NBA Jam and X-Men,&34; says Paul Kermizian, owner of one successful chain of arcades.

在美国，大量想要体验 80 年代动作的游戏玩家正在参观啤酒和街机游戏中心，在那里他们可以喝酒并重温童年的游戏。“我们最受欢迎的游戏是吃豆人女士和大金刚等经典游戏，以及忍者神龟、辛普森一家、NBA Jam 和 X 战警等多人游戏，”一家成功的街机连锁店的所有者保罗·克尔米兹安说。

Pinball goes even further back in time, but it&39;s also enjoying a revival. New technology means contemporary machines have more features, but the gameplay has not changed. Pinball machine maker Gary Stern says people like playing because it&39;s physical - more like a sport than a video game. Because of this, it&39;s becoming popular with people in their 20s as well as older players.

弹球可以追溯到更远的时代，但它也正在复兴。新技术意味着当代机器具有更多功能，但游戏玩法并没有改变。弹球机制造商 Gary Stern 说人们喜欢玩游戏是因为它是一种身体运动——更像是一项运动而不是电子游戏。正因为如此，它越来越受到 20 多岁的人和年长的玩家的欢迎。

So, is it just nostalgia, or are older games more fun? Either way, with a new generation of fans, it looks like retro gaming is here to stay.

那么，这只是怀旧，还是老游戏更有趣？无论哪种方式，对于新一代粉丝来说，复古游戏似乎都将继续存在。