Runs on Coffee and Cream

Over at IGGPPC, our January round theme is 'Retro Gaming' and we've been having numerous discussions about games we grew up playing. This conversation has found its way to Adam so we've been discussing games we loved playing growing up too. It's been a fun trip down memory lane. Though, we do play older games sometimes and have some installed on our Wii and Playstation 3 so it hasn't been that long since we've played some of them. 

My first experience with the Nintendo Entertainment System was at my Aunt and Uncle's. They had Super Mario Bros., Bubble Bobble, and Super Dodgeball. I remember playing all these games vividly. I was hopelessly addicted to Bubble Bobble and this love transferred over to Bust-A-Move when I was in high school. 

Bubble Bobble

Then came Super Nintendo. It was the first system my parents bought for us and it transformed our lives. I remember playing Super Mario World, Turtles in Time, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Mario Kart, and Donkey Kong Country all the time! We spent countless hours playing these games. It was definitely something that helped bond me and my brothers. There's nothing like team work to help siblings get along. 

Turtles in Time

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But my favourite gaming system, Nintendo 64, came out during my preteen years, though, that didn't slow me down from playing it forever really (let's be honest, we have our N64 still set up). This system was made for households with more than two children. Me and my two brothers could all play at the same time. There was no 'the person who lost (usually me) passes the controller'. We were thrilled with multiplayer games or multiplayer options in games.One of the first games we got for the system was Diddy Kong Racing and it feels like I played that for half of high school.  I spent the other half of high school playing Goldeneye and Perfect Dark. I spent many afternoons and evenings in the living room playing multiplayer rounds, missions, and challenges in those two games. Then there was Super Smash Bros., Bust-A-Move, and Mario Party. Do you remember the blister you'd get on the palm of your hand from playing Mario Party? That toggle was the death of my hand.

Look at those sweet graphics in Goldeneye!

Perfect Dark is easily one of my favourite video games ever!