12 things today's gamers don't remember about old games

We look back on video game history with rose-tinted nostalgia, but some things tend to get overlooked amid those misty-eyed tales of gaming yore

Gamers tend to glorify the past, wistfully recalling when graphics were simple, but the challenge was tough. Get two gaming veterans together and it's not long before they're reminiscing about how good Final Fantasy used to be, and how Jet Set Willy was better than Sonic the Hedgehog.

Well I was there and let me tell you, it was weird. Here are 12 aspects of ancient gaming history that we tend to forget.