How about instead of bitching online and wanting to try to get their neighbor in trouble, Karen grows a pair and goes and has a civil conversation with the neighbor. If they are as friendly as stated, that would be the adult thing to do.
These older games also pioneered a lot of things that are taken for granted in modern games. People decide to try these games and since a lot of mechanics and types of storytelling are the norm know, they don't get the appeal.
Sounds like the trainer deserved what they got