Far Too Fast to Be a Blast From the Past

It seems as though Thursdays will become my "me" days this summer. I'm always going to get Thursdays off work from Meijer, and after a four-day work week, it's nice to have a full day to just myself: despite being out of school, I'm still always so busy with job hunting, cleaning, reorganization, and the girlfriend.

Today was rather weird, however. From time to time I get a random itch to play an older game. I'm typically regulated to PC and Wii games as of late, with Mercury Meltdown Revolution, WoW, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and a sporadic few others thrown in for good measure. A few days ago I got an itch to play Doom 64, so I planned to drag my Nintendo 64 out today and hook it up for a few days.

After getting into my closet, however, something different happened: rather than just yanking the N64 from its dusty corner, I cleaned out my whole closet and along with my N64, pulled out my Super Nintendo and all the games to go with it. I have integrated my SNES and N64 into my entertainment setup, right next to my three PCs, PlayStation 2, and Gamecube. Rather than a blast from the past, it seems as if I'm going to be integrating past gaming right into my daily routine.

It'll be interesting to see how some old, utter classic games that I've loved over the years stand up to long-term playing. I'm undertaking a few classics on the N64 first: Conker's Bad Fur Day, Doom 64, and Turok: Dinosaur Hunter right away. Once I get a better-working SNES controller, I'll be taking up some even older games: Mario Is Missing (!?), Pilotwings, Super Mario RPG, Super Mario Kart, and Stunt Racer FX.

I woke up expecting to play a couple of levels from Doom 64 today, and instead I'm on a path to retro gaming nirvana. A quick shot in the arm gone bad or signs of something more?

This might be a good time reminsce about the past, my games, and how they have grown with me over the years, but you know what...? That's for another post, another day. For me, I'm off to sneak in a few more minutes of Conker's and then I'm off to bed.

Out.