World 1-1

Welcome to my world! I've been contemplating the creation of this blog for quite some time now. I have finally decided to stop thinking and start doing.

My first encounter with a video game system would have been in 1990, if I recall correctly. It was a NES that a cousin had. I would have most certainly played a couple of the games, but a little man wearing red & blue stuck in my mind. Keep in mind, I was but three years old!

It was a year later, or perhaps later that same year that my parents bought a NES for my siblings and I to play on. There was that little man in the red & blue clothes again! Of course, I speak of none other than Mario! Super Mario Bros. was bundled with my NES, the cartridge containing both the classic platformer and light-gun shooter Duck Hunt.

What lay ahead for me?

I still have my NES and those peripherals, all still in working order. At this moment in time though, they are rather far away from my current location...but I do promise that I'll get around to writing about them in greater detail at a later date. This is merely a short tale of how I became immersed in the world of video games.

I fondly recall days spent trying to clear Super Mario Bros. and playing 2 player mode with my dad often! We'd take turns playing as Mario & Luigi and always had great fun. That's how games should be. Above all else, they should be fun!

So, what I intend to do on here is rather simple. I have a pretty decent collection of video games, and I am going to play them! Whatever I'm playing at a certain time, I'll write a personal insight to it. Maybe offer a few little tips, talk about soundtracks (I'm a big fan of the music associated with many of my favourite games!) and just generally have fun with this blog. Hopefully people will see it and enjoy it!

Gary