The intro cutscene

Alright, let's give this a shot then.

My name is Craig, and if you're unfamiliar with my facebook rants, I play games.  Maybe more than just play, well that's the hope at least.  I've had a love for games ever since I was 3 or 4 years old and being introduced to my first video game ever, Mega Man 2.  I was blown away!  How frickin' cool is this?!  I get to be a cyber dude with a gun arm (that cover art was VERY confusing by the way, you cheap Capcom bastards) and blow up robots to save the world, all while listening to this super awesome 8 bit symphony?

*thunk*

Oh that was the sound of 4 year old me throwing his baseball glove in the trash.

Safe to say though, that was the beginning of a truly amazing experience that has already gone on over 20 years, and I hope will remain until this body quits on me (I sometimes has visions of my family standing around my death bed, frustrated because even though it's my time to go, I still need to find a save point, no way I'm losing all of that progress just because my heart's wussing out).

It's been a pretty big journey now that I'm thinking about it, NES to now, watching gaming trends come and go, kids not being familiar with the classics.  I used to dream about being a game developer as a little kid, marveling in my own "creativity" as I would tell my friends, "I THOUGHT OF A GAME OMFG, THEY SHOULD MAKE AN NBA JAM GAME.....BUT WITH FOOTBALL!!!"
Now, I still have that dream, but I'm starting to really realize that passion, maybe with some better ideas (I got this really good one for a Smash Bros style game with the star characters from the Playstation!) and a little effort, I can realize my dream, and make something kickass!

So what will this blog be about?  I'm not sure yet, how about whatever comes up?  The way I figure it, if anyone actually reads this thing, I'll want to keep you engaged, so screw a script, let's keep it fresh and sexy.  I'll try to get into gaming politics, past versus present, reviews, industry news, and whatever else I can think of.  I'm totally gonna nostalgia out on some of my favorites for funzies too, this blog is supposed to be FUN right?  Tell me what you wanna see, and maybe we'll make it happen.  So, to end this introduction, instead of telling you who I am personally, what kind of games I'm into, and what I expect, I'll just post some of my all time favorite games, and then let you guys figure it out, and we'll see if it matches up.

Mega Man 2

Tecmo Super Bowl
Donkey Kong Country
Super Mario RPG

Secret of Mana

Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy (just about everything up until XI)
Star Fox 64
Halo: Combat Evolved
Half Life Everything
Team Fortress 2
Marvel vs Capcom 2 and 3
Street Fighter 2
Command and Conquer Red Alert: All
Mass Effect 2
Plants vs Zombies

Xenoblade

And a lot more, but I won't drag this on more than it needs to be.

Ladies and gents, it's been a pleasure, til next time.

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