Alllrighty kids, it's time for another backstory! It's a little close to my birthday, but it's not about that. Instead, it's about how the start of my love for video games!
Back when I was a REALLY young boy, my older sister had a birthday party. Of course, birthday parties usually have quite a bit of people, so me and my brother were vastly outnumbered. In fact, she pretty much kicked us out. It was a good thing she did, though, because then the two of us went to our aunt's house. When we got there, our aunt showed us something very new to us at the time: The Nintendo 64. It was a system that came out around the time we were born, and it was almost VERY close to the day we were born. We were born on November 13th, 1996, while the N64 came out in September 29, 1996 in the United States.
She also pulled out a game called Donkey Kong 64. I remember the two of us always refraining from pushing the A button, because we always enjoyed the DK Rap (And we still do!). We listened to the DK Rap, and played the game. Multiplayer was literally a blast, the story mode was great, and it even came with Donkey Kong and Jetpac! I remember always getting stuck at trying to get the high score for Donkey Kong, but now I usually get stuck at trying to beat my OWN high score. The music was great, and the graphics were wonderful in its time. I also played games like Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, and Majora's Mask, and even caught a glimpse of the cartridge (or box) of Conker's Bad Fur Day around the time I was little (Which I wish she still had... That game is pretty fun!).
Whenever I wasn't at my aunt's house to play the N64, I was usually at my uncle's house, playing Donkey Kong 64 with my family. Eventually, our cousin (Our uncle's son) and his family gave us their N64, as well as their Super Nintendo! The Super Nintendo had games such as Super Mario World, Super Mario Allstars, and more.
I also remember that when I went to Minnesota when I was a kid, I was introduced to Mario Kart 64 at a McDonalds on the way. Me and my brother loved it so much, we were amazed that we managed to find one at a garage sale. Mario Kart 64 was also the start of Mario Kart for us, too! As a kid, I always enjoyed N64 games, and every time I visited my old local library, I always checked out a N64 game. Some games from the list of games I checked out were Paper Mario 64, Banjo Tooie, Pokemon Puzzle League, Mario Tennis, Mario Golf, and even the original Super Smash Brothers. Unfortunately, this library has closed, and turned into an enrichment center, which is still good, I guess, because the library moved into a new building. Today, that library now has newer video games, such as Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, as well as Wii U, and 3DS. I haven't paid too much attention to know if there are Xbox One or Playstation 4 games, but I'm assuming that there are. Heck, that library even has some new things, such as video game tournaments, as well as game nights, with systems both new and old from Wii U and Xbox One to the good ol' N64! (I could share more about the tournaments I was in, but that's another story for another day!)
Today, I do enjoy the newer systems such as the New 3DS XL, Wii U, and Xbox One. However, deep down, when I'm not playing newer systems, I like to go back and play the N64 and Super Nintendo, because they just bring back such wonderful memories. To this day, I always think of my family whenever I play these two systems, because they're sentimental to me. Yes, I have newer systems, but it's not really the same as playing these old systems. I actually love the Nintendo 64 and Super Nintendo just a bit more, because they're the systems that started my love for video games.
Thank you so much for playing my game!