Retro Gaming...

I've regressed. I've become a retro-gamer. It happened slowly. I decided to look for an Atari. At first it was a 4-switch Atari from Amy. No controllers, no ac adapter... just the base unit and a couple of games. Trolling craigslist, I found a boxed 6-switch with 12 complete in box(CIB) games. I picked up a rf-adapter from Radio Shack, hooked it up to my HDtv and it was like I had my first shot of heroin. It was amazing. I traveled back in time. I was 8 years old again, sitting in front of my tv in my footy pajamas bouncing up and down trying to get a high score. Dodging blocky bad guys, shooting aliens in Space Invaders, protecting cities in Missile Command, kicking ass and taking names.

I was hooked. I slowly amased more games, more controllers, more systems(for the most part at a yard sale you need to by the system to get the games). The HDtv has too nice a picture. I finally setup my office. Half the office became a game room. I need to replace the newer old tv with a much older one, but it's not bad for right now.

I picked up a Genesis and a Nintendo at various sales. My poor xbox360 has barely been played since I beat Bioshock(Ghostbusters comes out later this month, so I'll blow the dust off).

The games are just so much fun. Today's games seem to focus more on flash then substance. Brighter and more realistic graphics takes precedence over gameplay. A game can look amazing, but repetative shitty gameplay doesn't make for a classic.

Now to find a MIB copy of Legend of Zelda and Maniac Mansion.