The Twin and Me at 35
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kybearfuzzBig thanks and hugs to everyone who emailed, LJ-posted, IM'd, and called me to wish me a happy birthday. It means a lot to know you guys thought of me. You guys are great! I'll also throw out a big birthday hug to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
coachbear who shares my birthday too :)
Usually, I recount something about the twin and me on our birthday. I'm thankful he didn't call right after midnight last night like he usually does. To quote him, "well, if you only curse me out once a year, that's pretty good."
This year, I'll post about video games.
Vying for the Atari 2600
This is a rough toon I did today, it explains a lot though. I suck at video games. I always have. Joe the twin on the other hand is a pro at them, good at basically any game he plays, much like he is at sports. He has a hand-eye coordination I just don't have.
Set the wayback machine to the early 80's, in the Atari days (that's pre-Nintendo for you younger folks, post-Pong for the older ones). Our folks got us the Atari 2600 for Christmas, complete with Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Haunted House games. Mom set the rule that we not fight over the game and just take turns.
While this normally would be an excellent piece of parental advice, there was a fundamental flaw in this rule that quickly became evident. The twin quickly became very adept at video games and could play for HOURS on just one turn. I on the other hand never quite got the hang of it. So while we took turns as told, his turn would take forever, my turn would end in a matter of minutes. I complained to Mom that this turn-taking thing was very uneven, but she couldn't reverse time and undo it so I was stuck.
On those rare times when I got the machine to myself, I'd give it a bit of a longer try, but inevitably Joe would sense that the Atari was on and quickly appear to shout, "I'm NEXT!" He could be across the neighborhood or at the pool and still I could guarantee his presence within minutes of turning it on.
As a result, I gave up on video games as a whole as the wait just didn't seem worth the effort. As video games advanced, they just got more complicated to me. I love going to the arcades, but I have no real expectations regarding winning at them. My friends have tried to get me to play online RPG's, like "World of Warcraft" or "City of Heroes," but to be honest, I can't imagine I'd do well at them. Maybe I'll give them a go sometime just to see, but no promises.
The twin still plays games like Guitar Hero and whatever the current Madden version is out. Ironically, one of the few games on my computer, Bejeweled, tends to stump him for some reason, so I guess there is at least one game I can play better than him :)
coachbear who shares my birthday too :)Usually, I recount something about the twin and me on our birthday. I'm thankful he didn't call right after midnight last night like he usually does. To quote him, "well, if you only curse me out once a year, that's pretty good."
This year, I'll post about video games.
Vying for the Atari 2600
This is a rough toon I did today, it explains a lot though. I suck at video games. I always have. Joe the twin on the other hand is a pro at them, good at basically any game he plays, much like he is at sports. He has a hand-eye coordination I just don't have.
Set the wayback machine to the early 80's, in the Atari days (that's pre-Nintendo for you younger folks, post-Pong for the older ones). Our folks got us the Atari 2600 for Christmas, complete with Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Haunted House games. Mom set the rule that we not fight over the game and just take turns.
While this normally would be an excellent piece of parental advice, there was a fundamental flaw in this rule that quickly became evident. The twin quickly became very adept at video games and could play for HOURS on just one turn. I on the other hand never quite got the hang of it. So while we took turns as told, his turn would take forever, my turn would end in a matter of minutes. I complained to Mom that this turn-taking thing was very uneven, but she couldn't reverse time and undo it so I was stuck.
On those rare times when I got the machine to myself, I'd give it a bit of a longer try, but inevitably Joe would sense that the Atari was on and quickly appear to shout, "I'm NEXT!" He could be across the neighborhood or at the pool and still I could guarantee his presence within minutes of turning it on.
As a result, I gave up on video games as a whole as the wait just didn't seem worth the effort. As video games advanced, they just got more complicated to me. I love going to the arcades, but I have no real expectations regarding winning at them. My friends have tried to get me to play online RPG's, like "World of Warcraft" or "City of Heroes," but to be honest, I can't imagine I'd do well at them. Maybe I'll give them a go sometime just to see, but no promises.
The twin still plays games like Guitar Hero and whatever the current Madden version is out. Ironically, one of the few games on my computer, Bejeweled, tends to stump him for some reason, so I guess there is at least one game I can play better than him :)
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Date: 2008-01-06 02:31 pm (UTC)I understand your frustration on video games. Was never quite good at them myself. I don't have that hand eye coordination needed for fast pased games.
But I do love bowling on my Wii.
And I'm hopelessly devoted to all the games at Pogo.com.
(If anyone is up for a game of canasta at Pogo, let me know!)
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Date: 2008-01-06 04:16 pm (UTC)I may give my nephew's Wii system a try when I go to my hometown again. I may buy one myself if things go well :)