They're in it because that was a time when Men were Men and if you couldn't handle a game, you put it down and knew that when you came back you'd have to start from the beginning.
Of course, a game was usually only a couple hours long, full of repetitive level design, and had as much story as the back of a box of Pop-Tarts.
Ninetndo and emo sit that closely? If I'm that out-of-touch, than either this is a senseless adolescent generalization or I'm just old. And 21 isn't that old.
Heavy metal and 150cc Mario Kart? It's also like peanut butter and jelly. Rather, more like brie and fine wine, because it works on sublime levels of beautiful dreams spread onto the minds of men by unicorns and Autobots like so much butter.