That's actually true the whole world of gaming is extremely immersive and you would simply have too much fun to care! (I know I do)
I've actually been doing some "historical" gaming posts lately, covering noteworthy games released in certain years (last ones about 98 and 2000) and just remembering all those time spent playing those games even back them gives me the shivers, but at the same time a warm nostalgic feeling, which one of them is more justified though? :)