Is There a "Correct" Way to Play Video Games?

In this video, I discuss how a childhood favorite game of mine taught me the best way to play and enjoy video games now as an adult. If you enjoy this, please feel free to like, comment, subscribe, and/or share. Every little bit helps!

Games shown, in order of appearance:
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario All Stars
F-Zero
Halo (MCC)
Soul Calibur II
Rocket: The Robot on Wheels
Bio FREAKS
Quest 64
San Francisco Rush 2049
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
Elden Ring
Super Paper Mario
Breath of the Wild
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Toree 3D
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Long Dark
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Star Ocean The Second Story R
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Kind Words
Stardew Valley
Spiritfarer
Super Mario Sunshine
Akane
Freedom Planet
Super Mario RPG Remake
Phantasy Star Online
1080° Avalanche
Saint Dragon
Castle of Heart
Super Metroid
Marvel's Spider-Man (2018)
Anno Mutationem
Princess Peach Showtime
Doom Eternal
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Journey
Steel Assault
Android Assault Cactus+
Disco Elysium
Pac Man World Re-Pac
Doom (1993)
Reelism 2 (Doom Mod)
Hocus Pocus (Doom Mod)
EarthBound
Super Smash Bros. Melee
A Short Hike
Wario Land Shake It
Crash Bandicoot
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Super Mario RPG (SNES)
Final Fantasy 9
Overlord
Deathspank

Music Used:
File Select - Super Mario 64
Apple Market - Mega Man Legends
Stunted - San Francisco Rush 2049
Title - San Francisco Rush 2049
The Beach - Risen
Mines (A Flicker in the Deep) - Stardew Valley
Culex Boss Battle Theme - Super Mario RPG
Woody Path - Eastward
File City (Day) - Digimon World
Hell On Earth (Ambient) - Doom Eternal
Main Theme - Marvel's Spider-Man (2018)
I Am Deathspank - Deathspank
Trancey - San Francisco Rush 2049

0:00 Gaming Background
1:33 How Rush 2049 Helped Me
4:49 Patient Gamers & Backlogs
5:56 Questioning Completionism
7:20 Comparisons to Other Media
9:00 Money, Time, and FOMO
10:33 Age of Anxiety
11:27 Figuring It Out
14:45 Bringing It Back to Rush

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