It is the choreographed splashes of color and response quirks that tattooed video games onto the minds of children and that tickle the rusty synapses of nostalgic adults.

The collection is generally in glass display cabinets, so this place is better suited to nostalgic adults than hyperactive ankle-biters.

G.I. Joe, introduced to rival Barbie in 1964 and now sold mainly to nostalgic adults, parachuted off the shelves last year.

Scooby-Doo has maintained a significant fan base, which has grown steadily since the 1990s due to the show's popularity among both young children and nostalgic adults who grew up with the series.

Mia Kozicharow, a co-owner of Crumbs, agrees that nostalgic adults, not children, are her main audience for cupcakes.

It's now a restaurant, frequented by nostalgic adults and history lovers.

Gambling industry executives say the new machines are intended to appeal not to children but to nostalgic adults.

Finally, they appeal to adults nostalgic for what they enjoyed as children.

This distinguishes them from the reprints of the 1980s, which were still notionally aimed at children; the reprints are essentially aimed at nostalgic adults.

The channel broadcasts former discontinued series from the Club Dorothée both to nostalgic adults and to new and younger generations.