Mood:
not sureTopic: Losing my Wii-ligion
As I near my 13th anniversary online, I've started to take a look back at my gaming experience then & now with the company that I fell in love with nearly 25 years ago. Is it possible for me to remain with a company that has slowly turned its back on those who used to come together & figuratively worship them? While the honeymoon has long since ended, should I try to make this failing relationship work OR is it time to break this off & look for happiness elsewhere?
While time will tell what my decision will eventually be (or get prodded by friends & others), I feel best that I write out everything during this time so that when the decision comes, I'll have something to look back on. Now, let's get to the beginning of things.
I was originally introduced to video games at the early age of three. My parents picked up an Atari 2600 some time ago. The only game we had at the time was Pac-Man & my parents were very restrictive with playtime. It wasn't until 1985 that I was introduced to the game company that I would have fall in love with: Nintendo. My cousins were the first to get the NES & they brought it to my grandparent's house when we came to visit one day. Once I Super Mario Bros., it was pretty much love at first sight. The graphics were outstanding with intricate details, controls were superior & the gameplay was nothing that I never previously seen. While it would be a few years until I would have a NES of my own, I enjoyed playing the NES at my grandparents (who got a NES of their own so that their grandkids, including myself, would be able to enjoy the games without having to lug the system). We slowly learned the games & eventually got better at them.
From 1985 to 1988, the "extended family" game library started out small & gradually increased as all three families bought & freely swapped NES games amongst us. The only gaming news that came our way was the "Nintendo Fun Club" newsletters that my grandparents received very few months. However, when the "Nintendo Fun Club" was coming to a close, they received an invitation to subscribe to Nintendo Power near the end of 1989. Once they agreed to take up the subscription, my love with Nintendo grew as I would now be able to read up on newer games every two months (which later became every month). My love with Nintendo would grow even further when Nintendo Power gave away the "Complete Gamer's" package of Dragon Warrior with new subscriptions. With this promotion, my cousins & I would have our own subscription to read up on the latest games WITH a new game to boot! While it took a few months to get through Dragon Warrior the first time, it was a hard time to believe that Nintendo could do no wrong.
Coming Soon... Chapter 2: "...and baby makes three!" -- Enter the Game Boy.
