{"id":49962,"date":"2020-02-20T13:53:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T13:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=49962"},"modified":"2020-02-20T13:53:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T13:53:16","slug":"the-reason-retro-games-just-wont-seem-to-stay-in-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/the-reason-retro-games-just-wont-seem-to-stay-in-the-past","title":{"rendered":"Why retro games won&#8217;t stay in the past"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Despite the decades that have passed since their inception, there are a dedicated group of enthusiasts that will never let their favourite games be a memory.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonicdash-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonicdash-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonicdash-Cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonicdash-Cropped-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonicdash-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonicdash-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonicdash-Cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonicdash-Cropped-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> The <em>Sonic <\/em>franchise has expanded to cover every form of media, including modern arcade machines.  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It has a rating of sixty-five percent on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>, an online aggregator of film reviews. <em>The Guardian<\/em> gave it two stars out of five, while <em>The Mirror<\/em> was much more lenient with four, even if it suggested that it was only good for keeping the kids entertained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever your opinion, though, one thing is abundantly clear: with $125.6 billion raked in so far, the <em>Sonic the Hedgehog<\/em> movie has been an incredible success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSonic\u2019s had some terrible games over the years, but people still love Sonic,\u201d says Chris, 42, owner of a multi-story complex dedicated to retro gaming, \u201cI guess they don\u2019t really create characters any more in games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonic2-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonic2-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonic2-Cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonic2-Cropped-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonic2-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonic2-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonic2-Cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/sonic2-Cropped-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> The <em>Sonic <\/em>series is so old, the CRT monitor this game was intended to be played on just doesn&#8217;t agree with my modern camera.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people may say that it\u2019s a work of art only lovers of the franchise can truly appreciate, while some fans may not be satisfied by even this. Regardless, the film\u2019s weekend at the box office sends a clear signal that old and bold video games still have a place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 23 June 1991, <em>Sonic the Hedgehog<\/em> first saw the light of day. Its creators, the gaming giant Sega, wanted something that would give them a mascot to parade around. The result was a unique, brand new kind of title for the company\u2019s Sega Genesis home console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gameplay was like nothing that had been seen before. Sonic, an anthropomorphic, cartoon hedgehog, moved through his world with such incredible speed and agility, doing loop-de-loops mid-air and dashing past his enemies. Maybe that\u2019s why he\u2019s remembered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<div class=\"embed-container\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/groundfloor-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/groundfloor-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/groundfloor-Cropped-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/groundfloor-Cropped-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/groundfloor-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/groundfloor-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/groundfloor-Cropped-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/groundfloor-Cropped-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> The Arcade Vaults, owned by Chris, consists of two floors covered with retro consoles and a further area for people looking to make their own games. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the same reason why we\u2019ve got retro clothes shops and retro video games around,\u201d says Chris. \u201cPeople are thriving off nostalgia at the moment and other people are capitalising off it. <em>Ghostbusters<\/em> is a good example of people capitalising off nostalgia. Everyone remembers those films fondly, so why not <em>Sonic<\/em> games, why not other things?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every now and again, Sonic and his friends exercise their friendly rivalry with Mario and his own ensemble in a series of Olympic-Games-themed crossovers. Mario\u2019s origin goes back even further than Sonic\u2019s, dating back to arcade game <em>Donkey Kong<\/em> in 1981.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, M<span class=\"tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41\">ario\u2019s nostalgic hold on the global games market is absolutely untouchable, given that it is one of the most successful and longlasting franchises in video gaming.<\/span> The last big game in the series, <em>Super Mario Odyssey,<\/em> made waves all around (and not just because it featured the main character in swimming trunks for the first time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/snesmario-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/snesmario-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/snesmario-Cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/snesmario-Cropped-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/snesmario-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/snesmario-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/snesmario-Cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/snesmario-Cropped-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>  One of Mario&#8217;s earliest titles, from one of Nintendo&#8217;s earliest home consoles. <em>Super Mario All-Stars<\/em> was a compilation of four previous games, remade for the SNES.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think retro gaming is about people reliving the games and consoles of their younger days. It\u2019s subjective, you\u2019ll get a lot of people who\u2019ll argue about it,\u201d says Chris, who believes that what\u2019s considered old enough to be retro depends on the person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He firmly states that retro is on the rise, which is what has allowed him to open up a venue based around charging customers a fixed fee to play games from all eras, all day long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe way older games are made is very different to the way newer games are made. I think a lot of games were made with gameplay in mind because there weren\u2019t drivers, graphics and all these other fancy-looking things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey have withstood the test of time because they were made to be playable. There was also a lot of stuff that wasn\u2019t around back then \u2013 the types of games that didn\u2019t exist, that were pioneered. They were the first of their kind, your <em>Donkey Kongs<\/em> and your platformers like <em>Mario<\/em> and <em>Sonic<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/n64stadium-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/n64stadium-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/n64stadium-Cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/n64stadium-Cropped-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/n64stadium-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/n64stadium-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/n64stadium-Cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/n64stadium-Cropped-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>  <em>Pok\u00e9mon Stadium<\/em> was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1999, sequel to a game that never made it out of Japan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are still new kinds of games being developed, Chris says, such as virtual reality and battle royale games. He doubts that all these titles will be looked back on as fondly as current retro favourites but doesn\u2019t discount the idea entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn forty years\u2019 time, it\u2019ll be the <em>Fortnite<\/em> movie or the <em>God of War<\/em> movie, something like that. It\u2019s cyclical,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be difficult, given that modern-day video game enthusiasts still consistently put releases from the end of the last century at the tops of their lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/posters-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/posters-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/posters-Cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/posters-Cropped-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/posters-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/posters-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/posters-Cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/posters-Cropped-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> All three of these posters depict franchises that have stood the test of  time, with multiple releases over twenty years or more.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kasim, 16, has an undying love for <em>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/em>, a game which released for the Nintendo 64 in 1998 and is generally regarded as one of the greatest of all time. He&#8217;s one of Chris&#8217; younger customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was the first game I ever got on the Nintendo 64 \u2013 and the Nintendo 64 was the first console I got as well,\u201d says Kasim, \u201cIt was a gift from my cousins and it was really hard. I never finished it because I was too young at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ocarina of Time<\/em> is just one piece in another longstanding series, the <em>Zelda<\/em> franchise, which Kasim has kept up with in later life. The newest instalment, <em>Breath of the Wild<\/em>, was the first game he got for his Nintendo Switch, the latest console in its line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/gamecubecontroller-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/gamecubecontroller-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/gamecubecontroller-Cropped-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/gamecubecontroller-Cropped-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/gamecubecontroller-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/gamecubecontroller-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/gamecubecontroller-Cropped-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/gamecubecontroller-Cropped-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> Perhaps bizarrely, the controllers initially produced for the Nintendo GameCube in 2001 are still popular with those playing on modern Nintendo consoles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even now, the minds behind the scenes at Nintendo headquarters are masterminding the next game in the series, a sequel to <em>Breath of the Wild<\/em>. It\u2019s only been a few years, yet there was surely no need to wait and see how the game was received in the first place. The company\u2019s fans are loyal and Nintendo produces games that are loved universally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what remains for the <em>Sonics<\/em> and <em>Zeldas<\/em> of the gaming world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time will only tell, but with the money Sega are making this week, we can safely say that the journey is far from over. And if the wait is too long, there\u2019s always the last forty years to play again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pong-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pong-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pong-Cropped-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pong-Cropped-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pong-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pong-Cropped.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pong-Cropped-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pong-Cropped-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> Okay, I cheated here. This isn&#8217;t even the original, iconic <em>Pong <\/em>game from 1972, just one of many attempts at copying the idea and redistributing it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Volleyball-History-Timeline-Infographic-410x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50031\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Volleyball-History-Timeline-Infographic-410x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50031\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> A brief history of everything you need to know about retro. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sonic film and its $100M box office send a clear signal that old and bold video games still have a place in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":50041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"coauthors":[630],"class_list":["post-49962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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