ajcroteau :
Meh stop living in the past... I had a NES back in the day and all the games sucked... yea the SNES games were much better but they still don't compare to the games being developed today...
Wow what a party pooper, lol! Seriously though, as people get older, they often like to go into a virtual time machine and re-live their past youthful days (guys specifically). Retro gaming is one of those time machine portals, and it's not about visuals or dullard gameplay by today's standards. That's not the point of retro gaming.
Just look at how popular Minecraft has been to both young and old as a modern game. Its simple large block pixel graphics look ancient compared to even what the 20 year old N64 had. Then there's the popularity of the retro Atari 2600 and games like Pitfall (jump or swing over those three crocs!), Night Driver ("driving" between white sticks in total darkness), and Adventure (oh those scary dragons!).
So point being: retro gaming has soared in popularity for a reason. Even kids who grew up with tablet and smart phone games as pacifiers who now have PS4s and XB1s want in on the action when they see their parents having a retro blast.