Growing up, we had some pretty cool video game systems. I can remember the Atari pretty well, among a few others. Sure, I may be dating myself with this statement, but my favorite game console, then and now is the Nintendo. Yes, I said now. I have loved playing Super Mario Bros since it came out back in 1985. It is still as much fun today as it was back then. I even was asked to bring it to a friend’s house Superbowl Sunday. We played it before and after the game. Personally, I would have been happier playing the Nintendo than watching the Superbowl.
Nintendo
Over the last twenty plus years, I have played on many of the different consoles. I am not a huge gamer, but I do enjoy racing games. I can remember when Gran Turismo came out for the Playstation. A bunch of us got together and played day and night. It was so addicting. Then Gran Turismo 2 came out and it started all over again.
A few years later, I got an Xbox. They don’t have Gran Turismo for that platform, but they do have Project Gotham Racing. I have played all three PGRs and loved everyone. There also was Need For Speed. I don’t know how many of those came out, but there’s been a ton, and I have played a bunch of them. My most recent was Need For Speed: Shift.
Now, I have the Nintendo (of course) and an Xbox 360. I really like the Xbox 360 for it’s graphics and Xbox Live capabilities. I can play games on it, and watch Netflix Streaming with it. It’s a great system. I have both Guitar Hero and Rock Band for it and really enjoy playing them as well.
The reason I am writing this tonight is to ask everyone’s opinion on gaming. Here’s a few questions for you…
- Do you play video games? If yes, how often?
- What type of games do you like?
- What console do you like to play on?
- Do you think the Guitar Hero/Rock Band type games are encouraging kids to learn to play instruments, or just video games?
If nothing else, they make for some great pictures…
Drums
Guitar
Playin' around with the camera
