When I was a kid, I desperately wanted an 8-bit Nintendo. That was back in the late 1980’s. My parents on the other hand thought that consoles were a waste of time and chose not to buy us one. When I say “all my friends had a console”, I’m slightly over-exaggerating, but it was still pretty common place for kids having an NES. I spent hours upon hours at different friends’ houses playing Duck Hunt, Paperboy, Zelda and the like. Then after the NES, came the Sega Genesis — and Sonic The Hedgehog. That was a super cool game. And like with the Nintendo, I had to play it at a friend’s house. Then came the Super Nintendo, the Sony Playstation, the Sega Saturn, the Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast … the list goes on.
And all of these great systems I never had the pleasure and joy of owning. So what’s my point? Well..
My cousin decided to part ways with his Nintendo, so after some 23 years, I now have my very own 8-bit Nintendo. Granted, I mainly play on my Xbox 360 but the feeling of playing on that iconic machine from my childhood just makes me feel like a kid. It’s funny how a 20 year old, hopelessly ‘antiquated’ piece of electronic equipment can still make you feel like a 8-year-old. I guess I’m just funny that way.
Since my cousin’s game collection for the NES was rather limited and missing practicly all the classics, I ordered one such epic off the net — Journey To Silius — which I’m expecting to arrive any day now. I know I’m a geek but I just can’t help it. I missed out on some seriously crucial stuff when I was a kid so now I’m making up for it :)
