24 years ago I was born, and maybe around 3 years later my sister started playing the NES and the next year I picked it up. From playing after lunch, to playing at night with the family watching the progress, I remember falling in love with video games.

Mario and Duckhunt were to two big ones being the combo pack, but the gold colored Zelda came into the house and that gave us a reason to play at night on the weekends. I remember the first time I got to Ganon and how the family was watching me face the greenish blue pig face boss, just to find out that I had to go through world 2 to actually get to the true ending of the game.

Other games that have graced the NES are more then I can remember, but the ones that made the cut to be in the house are Mario World 3, Tetris, Ghostbusters, Double Dragons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Bubble Bobble.

Now if I was older at the time, there would have been many more games added to that list, but by that time the SNES was released and gained my attention. But on rainy days or out of seeing if the console still works I would hook it up and play something for a little and be sent back to my childhood.

Now in the present day, there are so many consoles and games that the gems get lost in the dirt. But if you own a NES and games, just hook it up and see if it works. If so, then play a game and relive the moment. Also if you have kids of any age, and they have never played the system, let them. I want my children, when I start having kids, to play my NES so that they can experience games before all the HD graphics and sensory overload of the games. If they can fall in love with the games of my childhood, then they will, hopefully, have the same respect and love for games as I do. So I am proud to have been able to play/own the NES console.

Nintendo is a great company that I hope does well in the future and continues to push the game industry into a bright, enjoyable future.