2 new (mini classic) consoles

So I have 2 new consoles.  They are classics.  They are minis.  Can you guess what ones they are?

I picked up the SNES Classic Mini first and then about two weeks later I say an article online that the NES Classic Mini was back in production and available in stores that day.  So . . . at lunch I took a little trip to my local Best Buy and bought one (after I did a bunch of research online to make sure they had some in stock).

I haven't plugged them in yet as my life outside of work has been consumed with getting my swimming pool back in service after a devastating monsoon storm.  When it's over 110 degrees outside the last thing you don't want to have working/swimable is your pool.  It's the only relief that doesn't cost an arm and a leg on your electric bill.  You still have to pay to run the pump, but if your pump can't run . . . well, you now know what I was dealing with.  Now that the pools back in swimable condition (although it's so warm it feels like a taking a hot bath) I can get back to playing video games.

One thing I would like to do with the NES Classic Mini is to play Mario Bros and finish the game by playing all the levels.  I use to play this game (along with Duck Hunt and Tetris) every time I would go babysit my niece for my sister and brother-in-law.  Once he showed me the warp pipes I took advantage of them every chance I could to skip levels . . . especially worlds with water levels.  I hate water levels. 

I've "finished" the game but I haven't played all the levels.  This will be a real test of my platforming skills as there are whole worlds in that game that I haven't even seen yet.  And there's some Bullet Bill levels that I had to play because I skipped some water levels and I hated those levels.  This should really interesting. 

I'm also excited to play the original Zelda games.  I've played later ones in the series but it will be interesting to see where/how that all got started.

I haven't decided if I'll record my play through of any game or not.  I know Nintendo has a strict policy on having their video game footage on streaming platforms like YouTube.  I don't have enough followers, or likes, or views or whatever YouTube is using to measure things now a day and I don't really care about that.   My YouTube channel is for my use/pleasure/enjoyment.  Anything beyond that is just frosting.

Is there a game on the NES or SNES Classic that you would like me to play?  If so, let me know in the comments below.

I'm sooooo old

I was reading on wired.com's gaming blog that the Super Mario Bros. games is 25 years old. Huh? How did that happen?

That's a whole generation of college graduates that have never lived in a world without Mario, Bowser or Princess Peach. I remember playing that game when it came out. I loved that game. That game, plus Tetris on the Nintendo Entertainment system that my brother-in-law had, was my first real induction into at home gaming. My world has never been the same since.

I asked for a NES for Christmas one year and I had to say I cried when I opened my present. I didn't get it and what I got wasn't what I wanted. Instead I got a Super Nintendo System. I was upset. I thought I would never get to play Super Mario Bros., or Tetris again. I guess I was wrong.

As much fun as it was to think back to my memories of playing that game when it came out it sure did make me feel old. I feel like I should be shaking my cane at some young hooligans. Or maybe I should just yell at them. How old were you when Super Mario Bros. came out? Or what is your first gaming memory? And if you can't remember anything prior to the PS2 or GameCube than "GET OFF MY LAWN YOU YOUNG WHIPPERSNAPPERS."