Stick a matchbook in me to make me work!
I used to date a woman who was given a Nintendo from her nephew; after playing the few games she had received with it, I bought one not long after and would take my game cartridges over for her and her roommate to play and we spent many, many hours playing Super Mario Bros. It took weeks, but we finally managed to reach the end of the game. There was elation for a while, then a letdown when we realized the fun had gone out of it. We did find another game that was as much if not more fun than Super Mario Bros, The Punisher, but I managed to beat that game, too.
(If you didn't understand the matchbook reference, you probably never owned one of those Nintendo units. In every one I'd ever seen, after a while the contacts would get bent and it was necessary to put some sort of shim - usually a matchbook - between the top of the cartridge and the unit to make it work. The machine could be opened up and the pins re-aligned, but that fix seldom lasted...come to think of it, neither did the matchbook trick. It was either a design flaw/shoddy workmanship or planned obsolescence. I always figured it was the latter.)
| You Are Super Mario Bros. |
 You have an active imagination, and you are a very creative problem solver. You know that there is more than one way to get things done, and you love figuring out new ways of doing things. You are goal oriented but not competitive. You like to complete tasks, but you also need to have fun along the way. You are compassionate and helpful, but you also value your alone time. You are reserved about expressing your true self. |
I used to date a woman who was given a Nintendo from her nephew; after playing the few games she had received with it, I bought one not long after and would take my game cartridges over for her and her roommate to play and we spent many, many hours playing Super Mario Bros. It took weeks, but we finally managed to reach the end of the game. There was elation for a while, then a letdown when we realized the fun had gone out of it. We did find another game that was as much if not more fun than Super Mario Bros, The Punisher, but I managed to beat that game, too.
(If you didn't understand the matchbook reference, you probably never owned one of those Nintendo units. In every one I'd ever seen, after a while the contacts would get bent and it was necessary to put some sort of shim - usually a matchbook - between the top of the cartridge and the unit to make it work. The machine could be opened up and the pins re-aligned, but that fix seldom lasted...come to think of it, neither did the matchbook trick. It was either a design flaw/shoddy workmanship or planned obsolescence. I always figured it was the latter.)
2 comments:
Zelda ou are a complex and detailed thinker. You have a rich database of facts in your mind.
Even though you are a lone wolf, you are also a natural leader. You inspire others with your bravery.
You are hard working and efficient. You can cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time.
You thrive in structured environments. You work well with limits and prefer not to be spontaneous.
I was familiar w/ The Legend of Zelda, but never played it.
I haven't had a video game machine in yrs. and yrs. I've bought a few f/ computers, but the flying games were too complicated, esp. trying to remember the controls and the combat games were too hard and frustrating.
The only games I play now on the computer are Hearts, Skip Bo, Milles Bornes and my Red Ace Squadron, a WWI flying combat game. It's really simple, just the mouse for movement, click to shoot or drop bombs, Shift/Ctrl for throttle and arrow keys for views. It's also the only one I've paid for ($19.95, I think), all the rest were free.
I also have Uno, but the thing is so small, it's hard to see unless I get up close to the screen, plus that's a game that's much more fun played w/ others.
The Skip Bo is great, play it all the time. Even though I seldom lose at it - and I seldom lost playing the "real" card game version, too - it's still fun. I've done several posts about Hearts in here and am just about ready to do another one after a hundred game set.
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