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According to a plug-in on my blog (this day in history) Super Mario Brothers was released 23 years ago today. September 13, 1985. Super Mario Brothers was the first game I played that really got me into video games. The loose pebble that caused a landslide.

I love video games and while I'm not much for Mario these days, the Italian plumber was my catalyst. The virtues and influence of the original Mario Bros is well known to anyone that cares so I won't talk much about that, I'm just going to ramble loosely about it.

I first played Mario at a friends birthday party and it blew my freakin mind! I started begging for a Nintendo and I think my family bought one a year or two later. I could blame video games or even pot for my indifferent attitude and overall lethargy but I like both to much. I'll point the blame at microwaved foods instead. Those little rays of energy cannot be good. But games, oh they have gotten me through the worst of times. If the game is good enough I can become completely absorbed in it. I played Counter-Strike on PC for several years, it was an obsession. Same with World of Warcraft a few years later. I made the rational decision to quit a pretty nice job so I could play more World of Warcraft! I regret this decision now, but at the time it seemed absolutely rational.

Anyways, games are my soul food!