My Mom Likes Wave Race 64
Last Saturday was my 25th birthday, and my wife Carolyna planned a great night. We ate dinner at my favorite ramen house, spent an hour or so at Arcade Infinity and finished off the night with flan and old school videogames back at our apartment. The videogames were courtesy of my brother-in-law who gifted me with 2000 Wii points, which I immediately put to good use by purchasing Super Mario World and Wave Race 64.
I had forgotten how much I love Wave Race 64. You really feel like you are plunging into each wave as you maneuver around the buoys. Even the warm up mode is fun, especially for Carolyna who gets stressed out by the typical videogame punishment/reward system.
Racing around the tracks brought back a lot of memories from junior high, in particular one from the day I bought the game used from someone at school. At the end of the day, I was walking with my friend Jason out to my mom's minivan in the middle of the after-school chaos. After dropping off my books and the game, we headed back inside for something I left in my locker. Just before we made it inside, I heard my mom yell, “Hey, Adam!”
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January 31, 2009
family / Super Mario World / Wave Race 64
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