u/hyperboleez

The idea of Ashton and Andy not only getting more recognition than Phil but also preempting his Day 1 views would be extremely amusing.

For those who are too young, Game Genie was a cartridge adapter that would allow players to grant themselves insane power-ups never intended by developers, such as invincibility, infinite fly, infinite lives or ammo, etc.

I personally found platformers in the early 90s to be incredibly difficult, requiring practice, precision, and patience. You developed considerable muscle memory if you managed to beat games like Mario Bros. 3 for the NES or Castlevania IV for the SNES. We see some of that in Phil's Super Turbo gameplay where he immediately defaults to the kind of little b*tch pattern play that he complains about now. That isn't the case, however, with the other retro games he claims he loved during a time when repetitive motor functions should've been more easily ingrained in him. If Phil did beat those games as a child, it must've been with the help of an expensive accessory that his parents would've readily purchased for their lazy son. Can't otherwise explain why he still sucks at everything across the board.