I Stumbled onto the site pica-pic.com, which is a site that emulates some of those handheld electronic games that they used to sell (and maybe still do) at Wal-Mart. Anytime I see one of these game,s I remember the time I traveled to India as a small kid, I think around 5 or 6 years old. At this time, I was Addicted (yes, with a capital ‘A’) to video games. It didn’t matter what the game was. If it had some kind of visual, buttons, and made sounds, it required the three senses needed to keep myself quiet for HOURS.

Yes, at this time the Nintendo Game Boy did exist, and why my parents didn’t get me one until much later its not exactly clear, but it probably had something to do with my inherent tendency to destroy everything I touch. And with all the games and bulkiness of the Game Boy, I was sure to be rid of it quickly. Either way, waiting for me back home were the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and the original Nintendo Entertainment System.

Super Nintendo was definitely my favorite. The graphics were a little cleaner than the Sega, from what I remember. My mastery of NBA Jam TE, Street Fighter 2 Turbo, and Maximum Carnage consumed my childhood, and I don’t regret it for a moment. I was the king of the console from what I remember. If you remember otherwise, let me know. Actually, don’t. You’ll shatter my soul.

After the SNES, I didn’t actually own another console until the XBox, and meanwhile I was all about computer games like Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, Age of Empires, Diablo, Civilization 2, and Alpha Centauri. The XBox came out when I was a freshman in High School, followed by the XBox 360 when I was a freshman in college, and now I’ve got both, along with the PS3 and the Wii. I’m a die hard fan of the 360 tho, and the others have just turned to into my Blu-Ray player and Netflix machine.