snyps on 02 July 2013
My brother pressured me to combine my gift with his so we could get a nes. I was so addicted that I kept getting fever dreams of The Legend of Zelda. Contra 2 player and Metroid sealed the deal for life. Nintendo Power had me convinced that every nes game was amazing so I played a bunch.
Snes was next. I had loved playing altered beast on the genesis. But wasnt enough of a gamer to wanna expand. Super Mario World had so many bright colors. This was where I found my tastes. I learned that I dont like jrpg or racing games. I like action and adventure. I wanted Sonic the Hedgehog. But I had become a blind loyalist. 1994 was a great year as I anticipated The Ultra 64 while playing Super Punch-out!! and many other great games.
The delay and change of promise to Nintendo 64 was pretty hard for me. I had ignored playstation and saturn scoffing at how pathetic they where compared to what Nintendo was building. Finally it came and all my faith was rewarded. I went to toys are us and saw the big-three's demo stations and compared them. It was pathetic, Super Mario 64 was on another stratosphere. Bitterness began brewing over time though. I was lied to about the release date, Killer instinct, and Metroid.
Suddenly, out of no where, Sega Dreamcast came to blockbuster and I rented it. I was floored! Just Sonic alone had convinved me to buy one immediately. Soul Caliber assured me it was the right decision. Then Code Veronica and so many others! But playstation loomed with its successor. I felt the tide shifting.
With Dreamcast dead and Playstation 2 the focus of my scorn. I put my faith back in Nintendo and the promise of a new power, Microsoft. 2001, for the 1st time ever I bought a system on day 1, 2 systems. I went to e3 the next year and played Nintendo's trifecta. Sunshine, Windwaker, and Prime. Along with the mighty Microsoft's Steel Battalion. Morrowind was the biggest influence on me that gen.
Now I have all systems and am writing this from my Wii U. I love my Wii U and my 3DS. Its the unigue experience that I love about Nintendo systems. Without which I might have outgrown this favorite past time. But seriously, if Metroid ever skips another generation. I will be inconsolable...
