I realized today that there are so many things video games can teach us. And I'm not just talking about hand/eye coordination. There are a lot of lessons to be found in any number of games if you just know how to decipher the information. Let's take a look at some of them now shall we?

Learn To Swim - This is ESSENTIAL! Especially if you plan to be a vampire hunter or adventurer. How many times have you been wandering along a bridge in your game and all of a sudden...oops!...something pops up and knocks you into the water and you sink to your death? More times than I'm sure you would care to admit...so, LEARN TO SWIM! This will keep you from joining the rest of the Belmont clan at the bottom of some river in Transylvania. Lord knows I've put plenty of them to rest there...

Conserve - How many times has your mother told you to "save for a rainy day"? And isn't that great advice for one of those days it happens to be raining zombies? I bet you saved up grenade rounds for that final battle with the tyrant...and you were damn glad you did. And if you didn't, I'm sure you thought how nice it would be to have those at that particular moment. So put a little aside for when you really need it.

Sometimes you don't necessarily need to "keep your enemies closer" - You know how the old saying goes, right? "Keep your friends close..." and all that. Well, try keeping close to an angry Metroid...what happens? They suck the life right out of you. This could have easily been avoided if you would just take care of the problem from a distance. Now if I could only find someone to outfit me with a freeze beam...

And finally, Eat your vegitables - Again, something Moms have been saying since the beginning of time. "If you eat your vegetables, you'll grow up big and strong." It's much easier to take on a horde of koopas with a few leafy greens and mushrooms isn't it? They make you grow big and give you the power to kick some ass. So what are you waiting for? Grab up a healthy fire-flower salad and top it with a tasty mushroom or two. And for all you who think I'm preaching vegitarianism, I'm not. You need a good balanced meal to make it through. A good, hearty pork roast or some other large portion of meat can really round out a meal. Just ask the Belmonts at the bottom of the lake...I'm sure they'd have one right about now.