EP.11 How Retro Games Still Grab Our Hearts - With Stubbs From Retro Handhelds

In this episode of Brain Arcade, we dive into the psychology of nostalgia with Stubbs, founder and proprietor of Retro Handhelds, a news organization and community born during the isolated lull of 2020 to connect people to a simpler time. Retro games can really feel like time machines transporting us back to where you were, who you were with, and how it felt when you played them first. In this episode, we explore why handheld emulation is booming, how game nostalgia builds, and why old games still have something new to teach modern devs.

Stubbs (Peter Arvidson) is the founder and proprietor of https://retrohandhelds.gg/, a news organization and community born during the isolated lull of 2020 to connect people to a simpler time. At RH you may find him making videos, reviews, helping with community projects, or co-hosting the Retro Handhelds Podcast over at https://youtube.com/RetroHandhelds. Outside of RH, Stubbs can be found doing Dad things in Portland, Oregon, playing video games, meticulously organizing his rom collection, reading a good book, or writing songs over at http://peterarvidsonmusic.com/