Generally, retro gaming is such a fascinating ‘field’. Hardware emulation, software emulation, ROM hacking…
I also like, sometimes, that we can now own hardware that would have been exorbitantly expensive in its heyday. An arcade machine was thousands of dollars in the 80s, but you can sometimes buy the board for cheap and supply your own JAMMA connector and display. Fun.
EDIT: Why the downvotes? I am lauding her.
I can assure you, as a guy who enjoys many traditionally feminine activities: when you're doing something contrary to gender norms and people constantly bring that up, even in a positive way, it feels extremely limiting and frustrating.
Just let people enjoy stuff, especially when the result is awesome and fascinating articles like this.
First I have no doubt that the original comment up there, commenting how it's odd to see a woman involved in such a hobby, was made completely innocently!
But even if something is both correct and innocent, it's not always like... the best choice. It was off topic for sure and more to the point, it winds up simply reinforcing the stereotype.
Imagine a comment along the lines of, "oh -- a black valedictorian! don't see that often!" Awkward at best, and the fact that you're pointing out the perceived exception to a perceived stereotype is evidence that you're kinda bought into the stereotype.