the world of my Geekery

My Wife and I found out we are going to have an evil genius....

oh wait you wanted the sex? We are having a boy.

on a less Serious note, I wanted to tell a story. I am a video gamer. I have been as long as I can remember. the funniest thing about my video game experience is that I was prescribed, by my pediatrician, a Nintendo. people always find it hard to believe, I know. but is true

when I was four years old, I was having difficulty with hand eye coordination and fine motor skills. I held chalk like Mr Bates held a knife, and I could draw rain... and that was about it. My parents were worried because I would not color or paint in Pre-school as a result. I am sure some kids made fun of me, and that was why,m but I honestly can not remember.

so Dr. Miller told them that a a good half hour playing Nintendo would probably help develop those motor skills, and he wrote on his prescription form "1 Nintendo, Super Mario Brothers"

22 years later, my handwriting still sucks, but I can probably kick your ass in Halo ;)

I am sure my love of Electronic entertainment is not unique, though I hope my method of entry is. Ever since though I have had a passion for the games. early on though I found a great deal of them frusterating. I could not get past the water level in Mario, games like Karate, Excite Bike, and Golf could not hold my interest for lack of understanding the controls. and as for Top Gun... can anyone really land that plane?

No, I was not truly hooked until my dad bought a 2 pack of games from Capcom. Megaman 1 and 2. now Megaman 1 was an absolute beast to get through... even today let alone when I was 6. My dad and I made it our personal Mission to beat 2 however, it was that game that convinced my dad to get a subscription to Nintendo Power Magazine, and one of the FEW times we called into the Nintendo tips hot-line.

Time has passed, Systems of come and gone. I can say I have owned every single Nintendo System at one point in my life. I even have a Vitural Boy locked in a briefcase in a closet somewhere. I spend time online with my friend Pete, or with my Wife playing two player stuff, and some nights, there is nothing like a cold beer and some heavy action game. And to think, it all started with a prescription.