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The Era of Kingdom Hearts II. Christina and I would gather at one of our houses with a bag of chips and some cherry Coke. We spent hours beating the game 100% to see the special cutscene reserved for dedicated players. Sora was supposed to be the only keyblade master, but it turns out there were hundreds.
The Era of Dance Dance Revolution. We played the dancing game almost every day, convincing ourselves we were getting exercise. In reality we probably burned a net total of 3 calories. For weeks I saw arrows in my sleep.
The Era of Super Smash Bros Melee. This was the time in my life when I had the most friends. Huge crowds of us would gather to battle each other. Christina, Evan, Alle, Jonathan, Dylan, Erika, Teresa, Tracy, Eric, Eric, Drew, and then there were the people whose names I can’t even remember because I only ever saw them at these meetings.
The Era of Super Smash Bros Brawl. We stayed up until midnight to catch the release of this game. There were 25 new characters, yet the game failed to bring us all together the way its prequel did. I lost touch with many of my old friends.
The Era of Ocarina of Time. After extensive nagging on the part of Jenny, I started this game. I beat the first two levels all by myself, but after that I gave up and watched Jenny and Joe beat the game for me. The day we beat the game we got up early to watch the sunrise.
The Era of Mother 2. The game was from Japan because the English counterpart costs 70$. Jenny and I modified Christina and Joe’s Super Nintendos with a pair of scissors and a wrench to play this game. We couldn’t understand a word of it but we knew the story by heart.
The Era of Persona II. It was a strange game that was a cross between a dating sim and a dungeon crawler. The era ended when Christina went to China for a month. We missed her dearly, especially Kun.
The Era of Harvest Moon. It’s a game about farming. All day long my house is filled with the sound of cows. We drink hot chocolate made from scratch. Joe the sheep follows me around everywhere. It may sound boring, but we all just enjoy each other’s company.
