Ever since I was introduced to Nintendo, it has been a large part of my life. There is a magic with their games that appeals to me unlike any other video game developer. The Nintendo home consoles have always been my primary source of entertainment, even today. I have never not been in the NintendoContinue reading “Growing Up Nintendo: My Life Told Through Consoles”
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2022 Gaming Year in Review
2022 was my second full year of owning all three major consoles: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and XBox Series X. I’ve always been curious what my playtime breakdown is between the three systems. My gaming habits are to play several games at once so I don’t get bored trying to get through one specific game.Continue reading “2022 Gaming Year in Review”
My Gaming Room
For as long as I can remember one of my dreams was to have a room dedicated to gaming. It seemed the cards just never aligned to make it happen. Either I didn’t have the space, didn’t have the money, or didn’t have either one. It wasn’t until a few years ago having a gamingContinue reading “My Gaming Room”
The Unfinished Swan
PlayStation 4 5 hours 50 minutes The Unfinished Swan was a game I was made aware of after hearing a couple of podcasters I listen to praise it. When I signed up for PS Now and saw it was one of the included games, it was one of the first ones I decided to playContinue reading “The Unfinished Swan”
Operation Logic Bomb
Nintendo Switch (SNES Online) 2 hours 55 minutes I’m the type of gamer who normally plays 4-5 games at a time. I try to keep one of the games in the rotation a retro game, usually on Nintendo’s NES/SNES online service. I also usually pick games I haven’t played before. So the game this weekContinue reading “Operation Logic Bomb”
My Gaming History Part 3: Games that shaped my NES experience
I had my NES a little less than 4 years before I upgraded and purchased the Super Nintendo when it released in 1991. Most of those 4 years I was in high school. I also had a job working at a pizza restaurant during this time which meant I had money to burn on $50Continue reading “My Gaming History Part 3: Games that shaped my NES experience”
My Gaming History Part 2: NES – Super Mario Bros
Christmas Day, 1987. I didn’t realize it at the time but this day would introduce me to something that would be life changing. No, I didn’t go to bed that night with some kind of new life, although I’m sure I was pretty happy. And no, my professional and family life today would probably notContinue reading “My Gaming History Part 2: NES – Super Mario Bros”
My Gaming History Part 1: Pre-Nintendo
Although I don’t remember the exact date I first played a home video game console, I do remember the experience. My best estimate is 1979 when I would have been 7-8 years old. The system was the Atari 2600, a system I would become quite familiar with over the next several years despite the factContinue reading “My Gaming History Part 1: Pre-Nintendo”
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”