Where do I start? I see an item that is from the past but I don’t see the time passing. I know its an interpretation thing but IMO it does exactly meet the challenge. You did however take a good close up shot with good detail and focus. Your lighting and white balance is good as well. I think it would have been better if you would of placed an current time controller in this shot with the cord connecting the two, the cord could of represented the passing of time. Just my 2 cents.
Nintendo '85 still the best. I like the composition and the lighting. The DOF could have been a little deeper imo to bring the whole controller into focus. Also the crop at the bottom slices off the corner of the controller. Overall cool idea :)
Corrrect me if I'm wrong but I can't shake the impression you coloured the background black in ps. Otherwise I can't explain the way the cable appears.
Not my favourite.
Indeed, nintendo was a great pastime for me. I used to love piddling away the hours in world 8 of super mario bros 3. oh hoow i loved the sound a a fireball flicked off mario's finger and boom of the tanks. I guess this meets the challenge, then, but why have you chosen such a dark backdrop?