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    My Nintendo 2DS Wasn't Designed As A Time Capsule — But It Is One Now

    If you've got a dusty game console sitting around, why not boot it up again? You may find those old save files are more than just half-finished games — they're windows to your past.
    by Brittany Vincent Jun 11, 2020 4 minutes
    Sometimes, revisiting an old game can serve as a time capsule of your life when you first played it.

    The video games of yesteryear are my happy place. They're also my most reliable window to the past.

    It may sound clichéd, but gaming has always been something of an adventure for me. Ever since I first held a controller over 25 years ago, each new startup screen has always felt like the beginning of a journey with endless possibilities, from to . And now, looking back on a life spent gaming, I realize every cartridge, every disc, and several hundred gigs of games have also doubled as time capsules. They've served as monuments to some of the most intriguing moments of my life.

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