Well it's real birthday was of course in October '85 but most of us celebrate it's february '86 release which makes this a very special month for all of us who grew up with the console. As we move forward into an exciting new generation of gaming, with forgiving gameplay and fancy graphics, let us not forget the system that taught us how to run, jump and eat magic mushrooms in order to gain the ability to smash bricks with your bare hands. From Super Mario Bros. and Zelda to Contra and Mike Tyson's Punch Out, the NES has given us boredom-free, 8-bit, childhood memories that we will continue to relish with sentiment for the rest of our days.