You've probably heard me reminisce about my time playing Super Nintendo far too much over the course of my days with HardestLevel, but dang it, I'm feeling nostalgic lately. In the weeks leading up to Christmas of '92, I was very forthcoming about my desire for the SNES console. In fact, my passion was so intense I was dreaming about getting my grubby little hands on a controller. Just to touch the paddle with L and R buttons ON THE TOP and to witness the 16-bit graphics...the wait was almost too much to take.
When the day finally arrived, it was if angels were singing songs of praise and triumph. OK, not really, but my brother and I were pretty darn ecstatic. "Santa" had brought us a Super Nintendo with Super Mario World and Street Fighter II, and no sooner did we open the packaging that the system was hooked up and the seeds of our video game addiction were planted. Over the next few years, that wondrous little gaming box would yield us hours of fun and even promoted a sense of camaraderie as my brother, my dad and I tackled Bowser's Castle, M. Bison and other final bosses together. Oh, if only I could go back in time and revisit one of those moments, to see us united in our pursuit of some small shred of video game glory. It would warm the cockles of my heart.
What was your first video game gift? Does thinking about it bring back fond memories?
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Hey thanks for keeping this non-gamer informed and updated so that she can do her job and sell video games at EB lol.
Have a very merry Christmas!
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