I'm sure that many of you N-fans out there have, at one point or another, felt some sort of emotional connection to your games. Although video games have been called by some to be only mindless button-pushing, there are some moments when there is a deeper meaning behind what we play.

I was lucky enough to be born in just the right year so I could witness the entire life of Nintendo. When I was about 4 years old, I would go to my grandmother's house on weekends. It wasn't very fun, but at least she had Nintendo. And one of the only four games she had was Megaman 3. So, I would play that game till 11:00 at night, always trying to beat it but never getting very far. Then one night, I finally beat Dr. Wily at the end. Even though I couldn't read yet, I enjoyed the ending because the music was so beautiful, and it was rewarding for playing a challenging game for hours. (You know, the music when Megaman walks along the grassy plain and sees Protoman in the sky) I think this was the moment I first became obsessed with Nintendo.

Anyway, I must have been on some dexteritous high that night, for the next day I had all but forgotten that song that made me feel at peace with the world. But try as I could, I could not beat that game again to save my life. I soon forgot about it.

But just last week, through the magic of emulation, I was finally able to beat the game again. And through my high tech speakers the simple but relaxing music was unchanged. It made me stop and think. It made me think of the simpler times before homework and stress, back to when all you worried about was which robot you would face next.