The Day I Stopped Playing with My Commodore 64
Finally, at the end of the date she got tired of waiting. “Can I kiss you good night?”
I lowered my head and offered her my cheek.
I was sixteen and aware of many things about the world: I knew there was inequality and that governments were working to maintain the status quo to benefit the elites, I knew religion was invented by people and not handed down to us by God, and I knew people often died for nothing, but I knew absolutely nothing about girls and dating and all that nasty stuff. From six to twelve, I played soccer all day. Then when I was twelve my parents bought me a Commodore 64, and that became my life. So when she asked if she could kiss me I offered her my cheek.
The Forbidden Forest, Manic Mansion, Defender of the Crown, Bruce Lee, Exploding Fist, World Games, Winter Games, Karateka, Sentinel, M.U.L.E., Elite, Ghetto Blaster, California Games, Lode Runner, Alter Ego, BC’s Quest, G.I. Joe, Kung Fu Master, Ghost ‘N’ Goblins, Cauldron, Law of the West, Football Manager, One on One, Raid Over Moscow.
Looking at these titles, it’s really no wonder I didn’t leave the house. There were giant spiders to kill, lands to conquer, evil thugs to floor, mules to buy (yes!), and Soviet landmarks to destroy.
So when she asked if she could kiss me I gave her my cheek. Luckily, she thought it was cute.
10 comments:
Hopefully it was one of the "upper" cheeks that was offered up for the kiss.
I too never left the house when I had my C64. It had some incredible sound capability. The music was great for the games. I loved in Defender of the Crown when you scored the babe and she would drop her cloths and it would show the both of you kissing in the castle window. So racy! Raid Over Moscow was a bitch to get your plane out of the hanger. Karateka was great. Did you ever play Racing destruction set? Good one. What a trip you just took me on!
Mike, a long time ago I swore never to use LOL, but I just have to say that if I didn't make that pledge you would have seen an LOL now. Maybe the relationship would have lasted more than the month it did if I was the kind of guy to offer a lower cheek.
Ricardo, I searched for Racing Destruction Set and it looks familiar but I'm not sure...
In Defender of the Crown I remember jousting and invading but I don't remember any babe (which probably explains everything).
Yeah if the rival kingdom needed help and you agreed to form an alliance, and won the battle against the more powerful army, you'd gain that allies territory and one of 3 babes. I remember I aimed too low while jousting once and took out the horse. I was stripped of all my lands. What a game.
I never got to play this Commodore thing...sounds pretty awesome.
I like the Hopper painting on your page by the way! He's one of my favorites (don't we all love him???!).
What, no Beachhead 2 or Impossible Mission? No way...
Bruce Lee and G.I.Joe did get heavy play on my 64.
Awww...I bet my husband could have written that.
Funny; it took me about 20 years to realize that "nerd" was my type. But once you go nerd, you never go back...
Okay. I did some more picture search and saw one of the Defender of the Crown ladies, which makes Ricardo's strange story (of making out with nude princesses) seem more plausible. I don't think I've ever had Beachhead 2, but of course I love Mission Impossible. It had strange puzzles and an evil dude laughing when you fell. Speaking of wandering aimlessly from one room to another solving puzzles, how about Lazy Jones?
I was also subscribed to Zzap!
Sebastien, the Commodore thing was great, I can't lie. I used the Hopper picture on a flier for my band (a long time ago). It's a bit upsetting that Hopper's art has been spoiled by kitsch artists. I like the "People in the Sun" picture, but I don't know why.
And Kelley, I'm not a nerd! I'm cool! If I were a nerd my blog would have looked nicer!
This is TOO funny!! But just think... now-a-days (did I just say now-a-days? Damn I'm old!) you could just go to some online gaming site and meet girls that way!!
KT, don't know about that. There's something weird about gaming communities. All I can think about is pervs who create characters with big boobies in Second Life and people interacting with them because the whole sexual attraction thing is in our head anyway, so we might as well be attracted to cartoon characters.
Then again, I didn't believe in blogging until I started doing it myself.
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