Play Your Station

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Come with me as we travel back in time (about 12 years) when I was just a young gamer, Not really thinking for myself about what game is good or not. Back in those days, Your favorite game was a game with your favorite TV cartoon character staring in it (which was very common) or Jordan vs. Bird Basketball. Well in this case, I didn’t choose any of them, no, I choose Bubsy The Cat. Now for those who don’t know about my boy Bubsy, It was a game for the Sega Genesis, made in late 1992, and this game was just 16 megs of Fun! The object of the game is to collect yarn balls (since he was a cat) to raise your high score,beat the boss at the end and your done. I loved this game so much I feel like finding a Genesis out there somewhere to re-play my favorite childhood memory.

I would spend hours (3 to 4) just playing this game. While other kids are busy playing Sonic The Hedgehog, I’m sitting on my comfy bunk bed playing my Bubsy. One time I got punished for getting a bad grade on my homework, Wow what a tragedy. My Bubsy was taken away from me for about a week so you know what I did? What any other 4 year old kid would do, that’s right, I cried. Give it a try an see what you think? Bubsy The Cat

Now, at 19 years old, standing at a whopping 6.2ft, life in the gaming world is all about killing and awesome graphics. So what game can fill my cravings for the blood shed and great visual? non other than…Bioshock. Now this game has it all (besides multiplayer). The graphics, the scenery, the storyline, the AI. What more can you ask for in a game? The story line is amazing! It’s sometime during the 1950s. You’re the lone survivor of a horrible plane crash, floating in the middle of the ocean.

Flaming debris surrounds you and you’re quite sure that these will be your final moments. That is, until you see a lighthouse. Yes, a lighthouse. In the middle of the ocean. Go with it. You swim towards this lighthouse and go inside, and are eventually led down to an underwater city known as Rapture. Then you just find you’re way through Rapture trying to figure out things about it while trying to escape fighting off the Big Daddys and Splicers (both being deformed humans seeking the ultimate beauty).

I remembered the first time a Big Daddy charged at me for trying to get his Little Sister. What a mistake. I jumped from how fast these mammoth looking creatures can run so fast! They look so harmless when they walk passed you with no regards, Like if they are humming a song in their heads.I mean, who wouldn’t love a 7 ft, Drill caring, head smashing, face breaking fellow.

So hoped you enjoy our little trip to my young days to now where now I am older and more corrupt.What would you say is your favorite gaming moment whether it was new, old, really old, you get it. Let me know. Till next time, see you online!

You Go Big Daddy…You Go.

Other Blog Banter Articles :
Boffman22’s Memorable Gaming Moments (Boom Stick Brigade)
I love you Intellivision! (Boom Stick Brigade)
Just how much fun LAN can be! (Cat’s Blog)
Memoirs of a Young Gamer (Gaming with Baby)
To Memory Lane and Back (Play Your Station)
Hit the Reset Button (Thoughts and Rants)
Memorable Gaming Moments (Zath Games Tech)
Becoming an Ace and Dealing With Minsc (Delayed Responsibility)
Old School, Middle School, New School (lukeshep.com)