Cranial Vomit

I have an absolutely shocking memory, but there are a small number of events which have happened in my life that have been burnt into my brain and will last forever. It always astounds me when I realise that I can recall where I was during these events that may have happened decades ago, yet I can’t remember what color underwear I have on right now.

I remember that I was lying in bed when I heard that Princess Di passed away and that I was reading a blog by a camgirl by the name of Cookie when September 11 happened. The memories of the time when I lost my virginity are crystal clear, yet I was completely smashed on a slab of Emu Export at the time - I can still smell the stale beer in the soaked blanket that we were under, and the voices from the room next door filled with strangers from the Internet that I had only just met in person 2 hours ago. The person under me, I had only known in person for less than an hour and we had only spoken online through a total of 5 separate eMails.

I also remember the day that I was standing in a huge toy store located in south Jakarta when I first discovered quite possibly the greatest franchise ever made. The store was crowded and it was late in the afternoon. My mum had dumped me here whilst she went shopping for my (now late) aunt’s birthday. It was a normal thing for me to be baby sat by the wall of TVs in the toy store, I’d Usually sit there staring at the wall watching untranslated Animie for hours on end. That day I was excited when I knew the latest import of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam was arriving but when I arrived, I noticed a new stand surrounded by kids a lot older than I was. I walked up to the stand and one of the kids shoved a small box thing in my hand which was tethered to a larger grey box sitting next to a television. One of my cousins owned one of these boxes but never let me play it when I came over. I never fussed over it as I had a much more powerful box at home - a computer with the latest 386 chip in it and a hard disk storing a whopping 10 megabytes of data. My cousin never was impressed by my boasting about my expensive toy - he was simply content with what he had and preferred a control pad over a keyboard.

At the toy shop, I stared at the screen in front of me clutching to the control pad in my little hands. The kid next to me gave me a brief rundown on how to work the game and showed me how to move the little blocky thing on the screen. Once I got the hang of things he said I should start from the beginning and reset the console. The screen flickered then the title of the game appeared - The Legend of Zelda. I hit the start button on the Nintendo control pad and started to play.

I was hooked. I HAD to get this console.

This year marks 20 years since the legendary Legend of Zelda franchise was first released on the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game spawned countless sequels and prequels throughout the last 2 decades and even today still reigns supreme with the best game ever made thanks to recently released title “The Legend of Zelda : Twilight Princess” Nintendo on the recently released Wii. Earlier in the year I even had the Triforce tattooed to my arm which is a powerful relic found in the mythos of the Zelda series.

Below are two videos that I found on google video. The first is a live-action parody of the original game that true oldschool gaming nerds (such as myself) will find hilarious. The second, an hour-long summary of the entire gaming franchise, ideal for anyone looking to get themselves a Wii for Christmas and a copy of the new game.

enjoy.

G