Entertainment

Retro Video Games

Jasce Brantley, Staff Reporter

November 13, 2025

Picture of the game Pacman (https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/may/22/pac-man-video-game-40-years-old)

Panther Press: What do retro video games mean to you?

Mr. Deluca: To me retro video games are 8 bit and below.

Panther Press: Well why is this?

Mr. Deluca: Well retro is like older games.

2.Panther press: What retro games have you played or tried out?

Mr. Deluca: I used to love Zelda.

Panther Press: Well why is that?

Mr. Deluca: I like the adventure and the story.

Panther Press: What is your favorite retro game?

Mr. Deluca: Zelda

Panther Press: Why is this?

Mr. Deluca: Its always clicked with me.

Panther Press: Do you prefer newer games or retro games?

Mr. Deluca: Depends on my mood.

Panther Press: Why is that?

Mr. Deluca: I just don’t feel like playing something complicated.

Panther Press: How many non-retro games do you know of?

Mr. Deluca: Gears of War, Halo and the General Live Series.

Panther Press: What was the first retro game you tried out?

Mr. Deluca: Super Mario Brothers.

Panther Press: Why is that?

Mr. Deluca: I was like 5 or 6 at the time and it was in the house.

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About the Contributor

Jasce Brantley, Staff Reporter

Hi, my name is Jasce Alexander Brantley. I live at Iselin. I live with my mother, my father, and my little brother. I grew up in Perth Amboy my family and I were not satisfied with Perth Amboy so we set sights on a new town… ISELIN in WOODBRIDGE! So far my family and I LOVE this new town, it’s quiet, the school system is better, and we have a bigger home which means more opportunities to change our lives for the better. Now let’s move onto the things I like, the things I like are: video games, sports, and technology. Let me tell you my favorite things on each topic, the 1st and my favorite of all of my topics… VIDEO GAMES! Okay now my favorite games are: Geometry Dash, Grounded, Slime Rancher 1 & 2 and last but not least… Roblox. So those are my favorite games. Now let’s move onto sports, my favorite sports are: “Basketball and Volleyball” what I like the most between these 2 sports are that for 1 in Basketball I can juke people (out-maneuver) I just find it funny when they fall over and try to get back up quickly to get the ball from me. Now the thing I like the best in Volleyball is that I’m naturally good at the game. I don’t know if it’s just me or that to me Volleyball is just a “no-skill” required sport, what I mean by that is just you jump up and hit the ball to their side… It’s that simple. Now, that’s all folks.