I know I’m going out on a limb with this site. It probably will only connect with a short few of you out there. I know that this site of the week post may only connect with a certain age/gender, but it’s what I got for this week. Sorry.
As a child of the 80’s (technically born int he late 70’s, but my formative years were in the 80’s), I have significant memories of my Nintendo. Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t spend every waking moment sitting in front of the TV. I was an active child involved in sports, playing with friends, building forts in the woods and looking for fires I could play in (I lived outside the city). However, like most young boys of the 80’s, I freaking loved my Nintendo.
So I came across this site a few months ago. From this page, you can play just about any Nintendo game worth playing… for free. Not that I’d probably spend much if any money playing 8-bit video games on my computer, but free is always nice. As I browsed through the list, I recognized so many games I beat, games I rented and games friends and I anguished over to complete. I know this sounds pathetic, but so many memories are connected to these games.
So, if you’re having a stressful week this week, or any other week, hop over to Nintendo8.com and let nostalgia take you back. You’ll have fun, but you’ll also be thankful that the 80’s ended.
My Nintendo Favorites:
- Mario 1, 2 and 3
- Ikari Warrior
- Bomberman
- Bionic Comando
- Maniac Mansion
What about you? What were your favorites?
And for you hardcore gamers of the 80’s… Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-A-B-A-B-START
Great site. Thanks for the suggestion. Though, I did waste an hour or so once I got there when I’m sure I could have been doing something more productive! 🙂
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Yeah… that’s the bad part. You go to just get a few minutes of break, but an hour later and you’re frustrated that you’ve been playing Metroid for that long. 🙂
An hour? I only stopped playing long enough to vote for you at Blog Madness and went back to it. I may never be productive ever again! I guess I probably should have gone to work this morning, but who can say no to Mario?