Nervous Nintendo Types, Mario Stress, A New Wii, and Reliving A Childhood

Good evening, yes, it's that time again. That time where I fill you in on all my antics and musings. Welcome (back, if applicable) to The Life And Times of a Silly Little Lady.

Not a lot has drastically happened in the past couple days, except my lil' sis' has acquired a Wii. Y'know, those crazy Nintendo things where you have to move to play video games. It did surprisingly well for something forcing you to exercise. Saying that, I only know of a handful of people who haven't trading their Wiis in for some other less daring console. But there are Nintendo people, and not Nintendo people. I, am what I guess I'd call a "Nervous Nintendo" type. Don't worry, I'll elaborate.


While Nintendo are known as the good guys of the gaming industry (by good guys, I mean, for all the nerdy kids out there, no matter what age you are), I am a bit of an oddball when it comes to gaming in general. That's not to say I didn't have my nose constantly stuck in GameBoys and DSs throughout my (admittedly short) growing years (when it wasn't stuck in a book), bec- *was interrupted to do yet more chores, while my tea went cold*. Anyway. What was I saying? Yes, I was a complete Nintendo worshipper, but the games I frequented weren't Mario... I spent 100% of my GameBoy days playing Tetris, 80% of my DS time playing Animal Crossing (I nearly went out and bought a 3DS recently just so I could play the new Animal Crossing which seemed to have taken on board all my silent childhood suggestions and made them reality. I want New Leaf so baaaaaaddddd!!!!), 15% Nintendogs, and 5% 52 All Time Classics. And on the Wii, when I had one (before I traded it in...), I played 50% Rayman Raving Rabbids, and 50% WarioWare Smooth Moves. If you notice one thing about all those games, it's the fact that you don't constantly worry about dying, virtually, and having to redo the whole level all over again. This is why I was never a PlayStation or Xbox lady.

I did own both PlayStation and Xbox, but truthfully, I only played Lego games and Guitar Hero. I've often attempted to branch out into normal games, I tried to play Tomb Raider, and nearly had 7 cardiac arrests within the first level. Stupid wolves... So that didn't succeed, and I stuck with Nintendo. Now, most Nintendoers have completed Super Mario Bros. at least a handful of times, and most children find it easy, Nintendo are after all, all about the kids. Not me though... The amount of times I've fallen down those holes (ahh! fall!) and been killed by spiky fellows, I couldn't count. The amount of times I've completed a level I could. I'd estimate about 5 levels I've completed in total, and even some of those levels overlap due to me dying multiple times on the next level. I swear, it makes my blood pressure sky-rocket, and leaves me exhausted from all the stress. This is why I'd call myself a "Nervous Nintendo" type.


However, challenge me on the Super Mario Bros. mini-games and you've got a challenge, I'm such a mini-game type kid. Because I don't have to worry about death! It's enough to worry about in reality, I don't want reality invading my gaming time, especially not baby Nintendo! It's always fascinated me to watch all those proper gamers (even the not so proper Nintendo nerds I love so much) play their tension filled, thriller type games, and enjoy it, or even to watch children (or make-believe children) get through a Mario level with ease. The amount of "what? Mario? You can't play Mario? It's like the easiest kid game ever! How can that stress you out? Show me!"s I've gotten, and each time, I oblige, and fascinate them with my skills of stress and dying.

Only one person in the world, have I met, who understands this Nervous Nintendo disposition (I'm enjoying this term I've coined). And this person, happens to be my little sister. She, like I used to, watches her father play hours of terrifying games (in my day it was Resident Evil), and yet wouldn't play them herself with a ten foot pole. She actually comes to me if she's stuck on a Lego Batman level. And yes, I do feel like a boss when I succeed with ease (or without for that matter). She's gotten herself a Wii now, and no, she hasn't touched Mario yet, well, Super Smash Bros. is the closest she's come. Instead, she's been playing Just Dance (you've no idea how much I've fallen in love with this game), Wii Fit and *drumroll* Rayman Raving Rabbids. Ah childhood... My sister is just mini me, I'm aware of this.

I have definitely been reliving my childhood these past couple days, what with all the Rayman and the dance games (sadly, the latter were not present in my actual childhood). The cute thing is, my sissy rarely plays Rayman, but instead, watches me, the pro (hah!) play it. I have to say though, those dance mat style levels, step aside and make room for the champion. I used to restart the game if I missed a single Rabbid. I used to get my cousin to do any of the racing, flying or shooting games though... The shooting games were too stressful for me, even though I really wanted to rescue the baby Globoxes so much... And as for Just Dance, well, let's just say when my sister went to school, I played it for literally hours, no joke.


I think that's enough Nintendo talk. Apologies to all those grown ups and non-Nintendoers out there for my nervous nerdom.