I don't know how old you guys are, or how many of you are gamers, but imagine the games you loved as a child. Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda, Super Smash Bros, Banjo-Kazooie, Metroid, Earthbound, Mother, Spyro, Mega-Man. Stick to NES, SNES, and N64.
Now imagine the games you play now. We've still got most of those, plus things like Harvest Moon, Pikmin, Animal Crossing, Assassin's Creed, Little Big Planet, Portal, Final Fantasy.
Now imagine your kids playing videos games. The games that are old to us won't even be a part of their lives. No matter how hard you try, you kids will never be impressed by Majora's Mask, or Pokemon: Blue. Sonic will no longer be any form of amusement, and Mario Party will be a thing long forgotten. We're growing up in a new generation of gamers, and new media is expanding like crazy. We're one of the first generations to grow up alongside technology like this We're done with bit wars, and onto 3D in such a short matter of time. And this is only the start. Going back and playing the games that filled my youth, and listening to music that was stuck in my head before people like Katy Perry or Ke$ha is great. To me, it seems as if gaming won't get better than my childhood, and having my children live without it is a terrible thought. But I know it can't last forever. One day my SNES, N64 and Game Boy Color will fizzle out and I will have lost all of that joy. Mario Kart, Luigi's Mansion, Donkey Kong, Yoshi's Island will all be gone. Can you even imagine?
Mood: ?
Listening to: Wind Waker: Unplugged by FreddeGredde
Last thing I ate: Baked mushrooms.
Last thing I drank: Diet Pepsi
Currently reading: The Last Symbol by Dan Brown for pleasure, and Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli for school.
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