My Beginnings As A Gamer - Part 1
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I was probably 7 or 8 when I got my first
console: a Sega Genesis. I think I was even given the choice of either the Super
Nintendo or the Sega Genesis, but that blue hedgehog reeled me in and I had my
mind set on a Genesis. Unfortunately, I ended up getting 3 games through its
lifespan, and none of them were Sonic games. I plan on talking about each one
in the next few weeks.
The first game I ever got came packaged
with my Genesis. It was supposed to be Sonic 2, but Toys R Us ran out of the
bundle. I think my dad haggled for a game, I don’t remember, but he didn’t know
what he actually got me. In fact, I try and block this game from my mind, but
it usually comes back to haunt me. While cleaning up my room, I found this
amazing gem:
Yup, I was 7 years old, playing NFL Football ’94 Starring Joe Montana.
No disrespect to the sport, but I had no interest or knowledge of football, and
I blame this game for feigning any interest in it now. I hated it, but it was
my only game for 90% of my time with the Genesis as a kid. If you look
carefully at the cartridge, you’ll even see I drew a smiley face on Joe
Montana; this was because I got no happiness out of this game.
Ok, I lie: the intro song to the game is
quite catchy, and possibly my favorite memory:
Besides that intro, I barely understood how
to play. I remember seeing a lot of formations, which made no sense to me as a
kid. They confused the crap out of me because all I saw were lines and circles,
and then all of a sudden I was allowed to play again.
When it came to actually playing the game,
of course I sucked. The only time I would get/score a touchdown would be if I
was lucky enough to run from my end zone to the opponent’s. Again, I didn’t
understand anything about the video game or the actual sport, so I would either
fumble or get tackled incessantly.
My favorite team was the Miami Dolphins.
Because come on, dolphins are cool.
