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Best Holiday Gaming Seasons Ever?
Thanks to GameSpy for their feature discussing the best videogaming holiday seasons of all time, as they point out: "Most of the biggest and best games, and many of the best game consoles, have all come out during the final months on the calendar." Their nominations include 1982, in which "Ms. Pac-Man ruled the arcades, and the previous arcade king, Donkey Kong, could finally come to our homes, packed in with the snazzy new ColecoVision", and 1996, where: "With the introduction of Mario 64 in September, gamers discovered the joys of games in 3D. With the release of Tomb Raider that same month, gamers discovered their hormones." What was your all-time favorite gaming Christmas?
Silly me. Maybe it's because I have a life and people in it and can communicate with them, but things like computer games seem trivial during the holiday season. I've always found the highlights and the good stuff about the holidays to be all the events and celebrations where I could spend time with my family and friends.
But then, if I had no life, I could see how the big deal about the holiday season would be games that I could pop in the computer and play without having to try to pretend I had social skills.
Get a life! Serious gamers stick to high-end PS2 and high-end XBox instead dreaming of old Nintendo crap.