Old school video games and present video games.?

I remember my dad only being able to play video games as recent as the N64 (even that is pushing it). Any console after that he said there were "too many buttons" for him to get the hang of it. Honestly old school games were much more difficult than the games we have now. And the internet wasn't as easily available for gaming help. Games for the NES and other older consoles could only be beat with hours of practice, and discovering cryptic things to advance in the game. So that's why I think newer games aren't taken as seriously anymore. They are much easier to beat, and its so easy to just look something up while stuck.