Here is it. The moment I describe in ANESthetized. The moment I got the Nintendo Entertainment System. I happen to be looking at what I think is a tiny walkman radio in the picture, but you can see the boxed Control Deck behind me and on top of it the Epyx joystick. And while I might have a stupid orange bandana around my neck for some unknown reason, I can’t deny that this was a seminal occasion, an occasion that would affect my life for the next quarter of a century and counting.
drquest: I use to work at a Bugles Boys store back when malls were all the rage.
Drahken: Yeah, that’s the one. Man, it’s been a long time since I saw one of those. I had completely...
Doug: @Drahken, you mean this?: http://www.ebay.com/ itm/Vintage-Pac-Man- Wind-Up-Plastic-Toy- Tomy-1980s-/16072...
Peter FoxHusky: Dar, no monitor but a color TV for both the C64 and for just watching television. Drahken: Dunno about the toys, I never had any. The commercials made them look good, but they also look like a lot...
ClaymationWerewolf: @Doug that’s really funny! When I watched the episode I actually did wonder if I was... Drahken: I vaguely remember sky commanders, though I never watched it at the time, I mostly just remember the ads...
Daniel Th1rte3n: Another excellent piece! I was aware of this property as a kid, but never owned any of the toys,... Doug: Yeah, there were toys. I had one. Were the Aussy and Jamaican bad guys? The way you describe them and the...
vinvectrex: This one near the top of my list of toys I wanted but never got. And, had I gotten it, I wouldn’t...
Awesome, Doug! Might I also say once again how much I enjoyed your book? :)
Nice! And in an odd coincidence, I actually just picked up a NES with one controller, hook-ups, and 2 games (Mario Bros. 2 and Spy Hunter) off the curb this morning, as it was garbage day in my town. I saw it sitting there, and couldn’t let the little guy just go to the landfill. Not even sure if it works or not yet….
Jason, not sure if that’s heartwarming that you found an orphaned NES or heartbreaking that someone would throw an NES away. In any case, congrats. And Vic, thanks for the good words. Hope to get the sequel out sometime…
That reminds me of the Christmas of 82, when christmas morning I opened my spanky new C64 and 1541. My god…that was one of the definitive life changing moments in my existence … and I still have it all to this day :)
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