VIDEO GAMES

I enjoy video games in my free time. I collect vintage Atari 2600 games and enjoy the new games of the GameCube. I own an Atari 2600 (VCS), original Nintendo NES, Nintendo SNES, Sega Genesis, Sony Playstation, Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo GameBoy Advance, Nintendo N64, Sega GameGear, and an Atari Jaguar.

Best games of all time:

1. Metroid Prime (Nintendo/Retro, 2002, GC)
2. The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (Nintendo, 1992, SNES)
3. Metroid (Nintendo, 1986, NES)
4. Boxing (Activision, 1981, Atari 2600)

NINTENDO GAMECUBE

The Nintendo GameCube was released on November 18, 2001, and retails for $199. The machine brings gameplay to a new level as Nintendo expands its palette. Current launch titles include Star Wars Rogue Leader, Super Monkey Ball, and Luigi's Mansion. Look for a new Zelda in late March 2003. The GameCube features a small DVD-style disc, new controller, and is available in several different colors. Current favourite game: Metroid Prime.

Links:
Metroid (local)
PlanetGamecube
Nintendo's GameCube site

NINTENDO N64

The N64 was released in September of 1996 at a price of US$250. It was the first truly 3D gaming system. With a graphics hardware subsystem developed by Silicon Graphics, Inc, it was a powerful machine featuring hardware-rendered 3D environments. Mario 64 was a ground-breaking event in gaming titles. Nintendo had some problems with third-party support in the second year of the N64, but the library of games available is solid; Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Zelda: Majora's Mask, Mario 64, Perfect Dark, Goldeneye, and a host of Star Wars titles. Favourite game: Zelda: Majora's Mask.

Links:
ign64.ign.com
HYRULE: Land of Zelda

NINTENDO SNES

The SNES was introduced in 1991. It was the 16-bit rival to the Sega Genesis, and was the platform I played the most often. Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past is an amazing game, and is on my top-five list of all time great games. With the advent of emulators, I've been playing a lot of SNES games on my Linux PC (even complete with a SNES controller hooked up as the joystick interface). Current favorite: Super Metroid.

NINTENDO NES

The NES was released in August 1985. With amazing 8-bit graphics (256 possible colors!), it was the system that every kid had to have. The game library has over 700 titles and includes classics such as Super Mario Bros, Zelda, and Metroid.