I love games. Always have, always will. Back a long time ago when my folks lived in Ohio, I remember going down the street to hang out with this kid named Seth who had a NES. We would play soccer in his front yard, but after a while we would get tired, go inside and play kung-fu. Then the day came and I got an Atari 7800. Food Fight, Xevious, Pole Position II, Joust-all these great games that I hold near and dear to my heart. Plus we could pick up all the 2600 games for cheap. If anyone remember River Raid, that game is such a classic to me. I loved the tension of almost running out of fuel and narrowly sliding through the canyons. It had a brilliant design.

Then there was a long pause between the 7800 and my next system. Perhaps it was because my parents didn't think games were a great way to spend money or perhaps it was because they didn't want me inside all day. Whatever the case, my second system was an Atari Lynx. Blue Lightning was incredible and so was the Four-Game version of California games. I still can remember when you scored 202 points on BMX, you were titled "female word for a dog-en." There was also a cool little easter egg in the game on surfing where, if you scored enough points and then hit the option one button, you could fall on the seagull.

All the while between the 7800 and the Lynx I played games at my friends houses. Sometimes I would feel bad-you know, going over there to hang out with them (but also because I loved playing video games). The Super Nintendo has so many incredible games on it, we would have sleep overs and play until our eyes were blood shot and our fingers had early versions of carpell tunnel.

Now I am a gamecube and GBA owner. I actually find myself playing the GBA as much (if not a bit more then the cube). I like the idea of games you can pick up and put down within a five minutes span. Of course, when I know I've got a chunk of time on my hands, give me an RPG and I'm happy. Of course, the way I play (infrequently) I imagine it is going to take me a pretty long time to finish Tales of Symphonia. That's okay though, I want to enjoy every bit and not rush.

Games are great. I think they are better then television but not as good as books. They can waste time and they can also fill time with great memories. Anywone who plays Mario Kart with three other people will know what I'm talking about. Anyway, just thought I would write by gamers autobiography. I'm sure anyone else who reads this has similar stories. I'd love to hear them.