“I used to sit at my mom’s work outside after school and play in the park while I waited for her to get off”

People boasting about their emulation setup:gamers::people boasting about their fantasy teams and poker beats:sports fans

The same with quests. You have to stand in a particular spot, at a particular camera angle to get the Quest option to pop up, otherwise it’ll keep presenting a Talk option to you. I literally go between jumping, talking, jumping talking, walking away, talking, and finally Quest!

“Do you see how different this strip is from the one in 1955?”

If you show that scene to a large number of people, I’m pretty sure someone will have this reaction

I'll just leave this here...

Yes, it's actually come to this.

People have far too much time on their hands.

"...for when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you."

I'm using a Sony Video8 camcorder, but it's plugged into a VCR and I'm recording onto VHS. They are pretty easy to find at thrift stores and flea markets.