When I was a kid I never had the priviledge of buying games. My family always took my sister and I to the local video game store and we rented our weekly entertainment. While this led to both of us being introduced to an assortment of games it also left us unable to replay any of them in the years later. This always bothered me. I never knew it was even possible to BUY games, I thought they were something only rich people got to own. Now years later I find myself with the unquenchable thirst to play classics like Secret of Mana, Harvest Moon 64, Theme Hospital, Bust a Groove and Um Jammer Lammy. Those last two esspecially- my love for Um Jammer Lammy is so pure that I cosplayed as Lammy for Anime North. Luckily the game stores around here are well stocked and I have the most bitchin' boyfriend.
About a week ago Alex bought me Um Jammer Lammy and I swear I owe him my first born. If youve neber heard of ir, it's kind of like a sister game to Parappa the Rapper. If you haven't heard of that then all I can say is that its a rhythmn game for the Psx. I'm nit very good at the game anymore, I've been having alot of trouble with the second stage- never the less its still an awesome game. This was one of the many games I was close to stealing as a kd. I probably would have if I didn't think It would send me to hell.
That isnt all though, he also bought me the first Bust a Groove as an early birthday gift. If youre thinking of the game with the cute little dinosaurs and bubbles- thats not it. Bust a Groove is another psx rhythmn game that centres around pushing buttons on the bet to make your character dance. Kind of like a primitive DDR, no dance pad or anything- just a controller. The hing that made this game so memorable to me was the characters, they were all brightly designed to cartoonishly represent different dance styles and personalities. I'm still pretty good at it too- I've already beat it as some of my favourite characters.
Both of them are extremely nostalgic games for me as well as throughly entertaining ones. I'm forever thankful to Alex for buying me these pricey games and making the kid inside of me feel rich.
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