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Throughout the years, my family primarily stuck to Nintendo and Microsoft, with a bit of Sega thrown in the middle. The first Sony console any of us had was a PSP, and then later a PS Vita. Because of that, the only time I ever could play anything PlayStation was if I were to head over to a friend’s house.
There are even some Nintendo consoles that I missed out on, such as the 3DS, GameCube, Wii, and Wii U. There are a whole lot of incredible games that I didn’t get to enjoy firsthand. But now, all it takes is a few taps on my phone, and I’m piloting an X-wing alongside Luke Skywalker as part of Rogue Squadron.
One more thing
In years past, the above reasons served their collective purpose as to why I’ve been enamored with retro gaming and emulation. However, something rather special happened almost a year and a half ago. At the time of this writing, it’s been almost 450 days since I became a father.
He doesn’t care one way or another about the teether in the shape of the NES controller, other than the fact that it makes his mouth feel better. Nor does he care about the Fisher Price controller that lights up and plays music, other than that it makes noise.
