Electronics

Human beings have a primal, unshakable fear of the unknown. It's something that's been hard-coded into us by evolution: back when we were all living in the treetops, the dark places of the world held a whole host of predators ready to tear us limb from limb; the deep night was one of the most dangerous times of day. The most skilled, masterful horror artists use this fear to great effect: the human imagination is, after all, an incredibly powerful tool. In other words, the less you see of something, the more frightening it is.

It's a sad fact of being a retro gaming enthusiast: eventually, there aren't going to be any working old-school consoles left. As a result, unless we all want to resign ourselves to abandoning your passion once your console dies on you (which it will), ROMs and Emulation are only way to keep the hobby alive...right? 

Not exactly.