In 1998, I was first introduced to Pokemon. I don’t remember exactly how I had first heard of it, but I do remember a few highlights. I remember a classmate bringing his Game Boy to school and showing the game off, letting other kids catch and name a Pokemon or two to show them how …
The first game I ever remember playing retains the endorsement I’ve always given it for containing my favorite musical piece from any video game, even after the twenty or so years since I first heard it. I am referring to “The Ballad of the Wind Fish” from The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, originally exclusive …
My wife handed me a heavy, neatly wrapped box and said something to the effect of, “You’ll never guess in a million years what I got you.” She was absolutely right. I had no idea what was in it, and gaped in awe as I opened the rectangular package. Inside, eloquently displayed, were three old game cartridges below three Game Boys of matching color. This year for my birthday, my wife got me a glass case exhibiting Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow with matching Game Boy Pockets. It perfectly represented me and my evolution (intentional word choice) as a gamer, cascading me with that sensation known as nostalgia.