12/30/2023 0 Comments Tyrian 2000 left stuckThis is around the time I almost beat the original Final Fantasy (and then the cartridge decided it didn’t want to keep my saved data anymore, and my almost-level-50 Warriors of Light hanging out at the Chaos Temple disappeared into the abyss). The number of games I had available to play throughout the year increased, but I still had time to go back and replay older games. This is nothing to say of games like EarthBound or Secret of Evermore (the latter of which I’m not sure I’ve ever beaten… I think I managed it once?).Īt some point in high school I started working at GameStop, where I was able to make enough spare cash to occasionally buy a game that looked interesting. I was able to play through these games multiple times, often enough learning new skills every journey back. I can recall the most obscure missile locations in Super Metroid. (Enough times that the music and sound effects are embedded in my brain.) I can beat Mega Man X in a short afternoon where I only die in order to get the Hadouken ability. I may not have beaten Diddy’s Kong Quest that often, but I’ve played through a large chunk of it several times. Yet I was able to savor and appreciate each game. This would continue through several carts until I finally managed to find a game that simply hooked me again, something that was increasingly difficult as summers wore on. There were several summers that I’d sit down at my Super Nintendo, plug a cartridge in, play it for ten minutes and then pop it back out to try another. Sometimes it was tough to be in the mood to play anything. The only option available was to go back and replay games I had already played. This meant that I had a relatively small library of games to choose from on a regular basis. My parents didn’t have that much money to spend on these games, and couldn’t even afford to rent games every week. at the time) were only played by renting them or borrowing from friends. ![]() Games like Mega Man X were only when they were on sale, and Final Fantasy IV and VI ( II and III in the U.S. ![]() This is how I got games like Donkey Kong Country 2, Star Fox, Chrono Trigger, and EarthBound. When I was a kid I typically only got new games twice a year: my birthday in June and on Christmas. While this analogy is not 100% accurate to my point, I feel a lot of gaming enthusiasts have similarly grown fat on the exorbitant amount of game content available. I should have listened to my stomach when it said that it was satisfied and content, and had saved the rest for later. The only thing left by an empty pizza box was guilt and the sad realization that I simply had too much pizza in me. I would simply grab a slice, bite into it, chew and swallow. The taste of the pizza would be all over my mouth by then, so the flavors lost their initial luster. My taste buds were starting to fall asleep as well. The bed had run out of room, there weren’t anymore pillows, etc. My stomach was no longer lovingly accepting these slices of pizza and was instead objecting. My stomach was basically laying in bed with three slices of pizza wearing nothing but lingerie saying, “Don’t worry bro, I’m good.” I didn’t listen, and would move onto four slices. My stomach opened its flabby arms and welcomed the delicious food with a warm and affectionate embrace.īut after three slices you stop being hungry. The first two or three slices not only tasted the best, were the most fresh and hottest, but they were so satisfying on the way down. The pizza was always best when I was hungry. The problem was that I wasn’t really getting enjoyment by the end. Because I wasn’t about to explode yet? Because it was just there? Because I was getting some level of enjoyment out of it? The thing is, I don’t really know why I would. ![]() I haven’t done it in a while, but in college it was not unheard of for me to order a pizza and eat the whole damn thing. Yet after being fat for almost two decades you’d think I would know better. Why would I limit myself, after all? If food is good, more is gooder! I got fat because at some point in my life I decided I liked to eat exorbitant amounts of food even if I would be satisfied with a smaller portion.
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