![]() Probably due to financial constraints at “The North Pole”, it never happened. I used to literally dream about having one of my very own. I was born in 1983, and I don’t remember when the Gameboy came out, but it probably amounted to at least a few years of annual letter-writing campaigns. I wrote Santa and begged my mom for a Gameboy every year since I was able to. I had no idea what to do with it, until I played Splatoon and Zelda. I did end up with a Nintendo system for one Christmas… my mum visited me in Australia (stupid Summer Christmas) and when we were out shopping she just straight up bought me a Switch…. I was puzzling over Final Fantasy, Mega Man and Mario as much as they didnt get Streets of Rage, Sonic, Toejam and Earl and Gunstar Heroes. It was really odd knowing people who essentially had the same hobby as me, but their cultural touchstones were completely different. But they had grown up with the NES and Nintendo systems. They were one of the few adults I knew who still played games. We were pretty much sega kids from then on.įast forward about 10 years and I made friends with a Canadian and a girl from Forida. ![]() I cant remember what else I got that year, probably some Ninja Turtle action figures.Ī couple of years later I fell in love with the Sega Game Gear, then the Megadrive same as all my other friends. I mulled this for quite a while before I decided I preferred quantity of loot over anything else. If I really wanted it, they’d get it, but it would be that and nothing else. I begged my parents for it and they were not unsympathetic. The bundle with TMNT was THE version to have. Get our Avengers: Infinity War review/recap by becoming a Laser Time Patron It’s Vidjagame Apocalypse Gaiden! Get a Patreon-exclusive God of War Spoilercast simply by signing up for Laser Time’s Patreon! If ya haven’t checked out the Laser Time YouTube channel, here’s something swell you might’ve missed! Break song is Tattletail Commercial Theme by Ben Esposito, Geneva Hodgson, and Ryann Shannon. RSS | iTunes | Google Play | Stitcher | Facebook | Twitter Tell us a toy you remember REALLY wanting for the holidays as a kid that you may or may not have received as a gift, and if it lived up to your expectations. (It makes sense in context, we swear.) We then switch gears to talk Smash, Ashen, Earth Defense Force 5, Hades, The Game Awards, your favorite obscure game-music tracks, and a whole lot of other stuff in a nearly three-hour megashow! ![]() Ultimate tying up everyone’s Switches, GameXplain/IGN alum Micah Seff helps us celebrate by talking about five iconic killer toys that come to life and try to murder people. With the holidays looming large and Super Smash Bros.
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