Monday, October 10, 2011

Re: Video Game Design



I used to play a bunch of these! Especially (and obviously) Super Mario World. Not long ago, I was hanging out at a friend’s house and he brought out an old school Nintendo and a box filled with the classic games. It was actually in the middle of Donkey Kong when I noticed the late 80’s graphics. It almost hurts to see now. I don’t think I ever would have paid attention to this as a kid, but now it’s a little more like a smack in the face.

It’s kind of like how Nickelodeon just brought back all of the 90’s shows that we used to watch. Last night I was so excited that the first episode of “Hey Dude” was coming up next, but when it was over, I couldn’t help thinking about how much it sucked. I worshiped that show when I was younger. I thought the plot was hilarious and I wanted to be some of the characters. Now as I watch it, I realize that it was mostly the innocence of childhood that made it so great and I’m afraid to watch another episode for fear of ruining that. 

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