Was better as a kid during peak C64 piracy. So many games for free. Didn’t matter that we were on food stamps at the time. Just needed a few floppy disks and people to trade with. The freshness of it all was great.

The games I like require too much of a time commitment now, which often means sacrificing sleep.

The best time for gaming though was before I had a wife and kid. Though I spent a lot more time playing basketball than gaming during those years.