Yeah that’s true. I made a Visual Basic game on DirectDraw like 20 years ago and it still runs great
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I use Linux, and Proton/WINE is good for emulating a lot of them 
It is also part of the appeal for me honestly, I enjoy making stuff work.
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I also enjoy doing this - esp when starting a new franchise I want to play the original release first and then the games in release order to see how they influence sequels and change over time.
With franchises it’s practically absolutely necessary to me; I find seeing the way that those develop to be the most interesting part of playing any given game in a franchise. Glad to see someone else does the same!
I get my curiosity peaked when I’m talking with friends and they come up, for instance we started chatting about Blitz The League during the Super Bowl and 5 mins later I’m downloading it
Someone metions an old game that looks interesting, I make a mental note to one day play it
At any point between later the same day and 10 years later, I’ll remember that mental note and go play it
A more active way is also picking a system, looking up lists of games for that system getting what looks interesting
Also another point for browsing My Abandoware. That site rules
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I struggle with this. Decision paralysis and ADHD has been complicated further by having just about everything available at our fingertips. Since becoming A Journal Guy, I’ve started keeping a log of things I want to play. I think it helps, though I’ve found I’m very good at making lists rather than playing things. Your mileage may vary.
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