PlayStation Home and the Power of False Nostalgia

Wednesday night, I read that the PS3’s upcoming free virtual world, Home, would feature 2D, eighties-arcade versions of some great modern titles, like Uncharted.
I was pumped. My immediate reaction was that nothing could possibly be cooler than some sweet old school, sidescrolling arcade action.
Then I realized that I was duping myself with false nostalgia. Though [...]