My Nintendo Narrative [complete w/ bonus segment]

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The complete "My Nintendo Narrative" with bonus segment. Behind every collection is a collector and every collector has a story. Mine began back in 1987 when I got my Nintendo Entertainment System but I'd say that I didn't become a collector until 2006. Shortly after I began collecting Nintendo systems and games, I began to get nostalgic and I wrote down all my Nintendo-related memories in a piece I called "My Nintendo Narrative." I wrote it for fun and never intended for it to have an audience. In recent years, however, I've watched videos from various members of the You Tube gaming community in which they recount their own memories and experiences collecting throughout the years. Several of my subscribers have suggested that I do the same. Although I can't promise that it'll be all that entertaining nor do I pretend to be so narcissistic as to think that many people would actually be interested, this is "My Nintendo Narrative." NES: I recount my earliest memories of the Nintendo Entertainment System and how I got one for my 8th birthday despite the fact I was hoping to get a ColecoVision like what I had seen at a friend's house. As fate would have it, I did end up getting an NES and the rest is history... Game Boy: The Game Boy was my second Nintendo system. I'd receive several more NES and Game Boy games before I began the short-sighted habit of selling games to make some quick money. This scheme, however, would help me purchase my next Nintendo system, the Super NES Super NES: I tell of how I got my favorite gaming console of all time, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. I discuss some of the games I got and the ones I overlooked. I also explain why I ventured over to the "dark side" and bought a SEGA Genesis! N64: I tell of how my interest in Nintendo and gaming in general began to wane during the N64 era. I was one of the lucky few to get the console at launch but the lack of software early on in the system's life along with my changing interests would lead me to sell it before giving it a fair chance. The "break:" After selling my N64, I took a break from Nintendo and from gaming in general. This "My Nintendo Narrative" explains why I lost interest in gaming for about 5 years and what enticed me to come back. Gamecube: My first console purchase as an adult as well my return to Nintendo came in the form of the Gamecube. Why, however, did I enjoy collecting more than gaming? Collecting: I explain how I came to terms with being a gamer vs. being a collector as well as why I enjoy collecting Nintendo so much.