My Need for Speed!!!

Not many will refuse to indulge in a tryst with some of the ever popular video games!!! I was first introduced to this world of heroes and warriors, when I was at the threshold of my teens. My bosom friends, who, conveniently, were also my next door neighbours, were gifted a video game deck by their dad. Not that we hadn't played the other kind, earlier. You know, the ones that fit nicely between both our hands, and which housed hot favourites like Tetris, as also a car racing game that surprisingly, if I remember correctly, didn't have any particular name! By the time the new entrant had entered our lives in an almost never-to-leave fashion, I had mastered the art of stacking those tetris blocks quite nicely, one on top of the other, filling in the gaps, to listen to that satisfying blinnnnnnnnnnnnnnggg sound on getting a perfect line!!! <grin!!!>

Tetris

With the advent of the video games that could actually be played on the television, our lives did a double take! The three of us (my friends and I) set about an hour in the evening, after our daily play of physical games (oh yes, we were not like the new age kids, who only sit in front of the computer or the idiot box!), and set about conquering worlds filled with grotesque monsters, fireball throwing plants, crab producing clouds, and the like!!! Super Mario Bros was a clear winner and a hot favourite! Although, no one wanted to be poor Luigi, the second character, when two players play; the first being, Mario himself! I was disastrous at playing it, but, one of my friends soon became a master at it, and I just loved watching him at work (at play?)! Not that much has changed now! I still can't play the very same game, without losing a life every ten paces! Also, now, A does the honours by playing it with deftness and alacrity, with me screaming in the background and pinching or hitting him, along with jumping up and down on the bed, every time he comes close to being eaten by the big, red fish that he so loves! It's a wonder my neighbours don't come banging on our doors on hearing my screams and yells! Well, he's crossed seven of the eight worlds now, and am sure that all the kings he has rescued are eternally grateful to him! Those who have played this game will know what I'm talking about when I say I wonder how silly are those kings to get transformed into dogs and penguins, in each of the seven worlds!?! We still need to rescue the princess; and come the 9th of December, we're going to do just that! Right, A?!?

Super Mario Bros

However, the game that I adore the most and also play, is undoubtedly, Need For Speed, or as it is popularly known, NFS! Not that I play this well either, what with banging the poor car on every median, every wall and even, every bump on the route; my favourite being the winding roads in the Swiss Alps (yes, you can choose from a number of routes)! All this just adds to my fun, though! I love hitting those little milestones on purpose, and doing somersaults that would put to shame, a gymnast!!! Not to mention, my heart-wrenching screams! At every turn, not only do I let out a blood curdling scream, but, also move from the right to the left and right again, withe every slight movement of the car, imitating it to perfection! Nevertheless, A says my screams are what makes playing with me fun, so, I guess, I'm not all that bad a co-player! God save him, if he ever wins, though!!! <evil grin!!!>

NFS

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One game that I've really excelled at, is Legendary (not sure whether I'm spelling it correct)! It's been ages since I've set my eyes on it! I could complete all the levels/stages in that game, and I'm itching to try my hand at it again! If any of you do know where I can lay my hands on it, please do let me know. I will repay you by rescuing the captive princess!