and so it begins
Sorry for that half-hearted attempt of a post yesterday. I was busy making what will probably be the best episode of Best Week Ever since last week's.
Speaking of clip shows, I caught bits and pieces of I Love The 90's this week. More specifically, '92 & '95. I kind of agree with the reviewers that have been saying that it's a little too soon for the shows to be nostalgic, however that doesn't mean that it's not quality television. I mean, it's hard to feel nostalgic about Sony's Playstation when the last videogame system I owned was Sega Genesis-- actually, more specifically, Sega CD. You know what? This post is about to switch gears.
Sega CD.
What a mess. Sega CD will rank amongst the biggest disappointments I've experienced in my lifetime. I'm not even kidding. I'd say the top 3 disappointments in life, so far, have been:
1. Sega CD
2. The Nintendo Power Glove
3. My gay son
Okay, okay, so I don't have a gay son. I just wrote that because I couldn't think of a 3rd disappointment. I swear. Is it sad that the two biggest disappointments of my lifetime have been video game related? Some might say 'yes.' And of course by "some" I mean "everybody," naturally.
I remember opening my presents that Christmas morning years ago, and freaking out when I got it. I didn't think there was a chance in hell it would happen. I mean, Sega CD was like $300. Sure, I was a good kid, but not $300 worth of good. But there it was, under the Christmas tree in all its glory. My dad and I immediately hooked it up to my Genesis and started playing. It came with a couple of games, both of which blew me away. I mean, the graphics... wow. Sega Genesis was only 16 bit, but Sega CD... okay, Sega CD was technically only 16 bit too, but it was cooler! It played CD's! And yes, Sega CD was also technically my first ever CD player. Life was good.
Yes, life was good in 1992, and the sky was the limit. Over the next couple of years I purchased a bunch of Sega CD games, such as Sonic CD, the Jurassic Park game, and the bizarre game where Dana Plato runs around in lingerie the whole time. Was the video choppy? Yeah, sure. Were the games fun to play? Well, not exactly. Did I try to convince myself that I still loved Sega CD despite everything? Yes, yes I did. I tried and I tried and I tried. Even when I really wanted to play a game like ToeJam and Earl on my Genesis, I would force myself to play Silpheed on my Sega CD. "I'm enjoying this... I really am."
I couldn't keep up the charade forever, though. Even though Sega kept on promising to put out better games for Sega CD, they never did. Finally, they announced that they had given up on the system, a mere 3 years after its debut (and 2 years after I did).
Today, video games aren't a part of my life at all. My roommate owns Playstation 2, but I only used it to play the occasional DVD. I have a good computer, but the only game I play on that is minesweeper. While hanging out with friends, I still enjoy a game of Madden or Baseball, but it's not like how it used to be. And that I blame on Sega CD. In fact, the debacle that was Sega CD has affected my life in other ways too. It made me wary of technology. Like, I don't know who or what to trust. Like, sure I want an Ipod, but what makes me think that Apple won't trick me into buying one, then they just give up on it. Or the Ipod2 comes out and is so much better than Ipod1. And there I am, stuck with my brand new, out of date Ipod1, miserable, as everybody walks around with their Super IPod2's laughing at me. Damn you Sega CD, damn you.
Oh, and don't even get me started on the Nintndo Power Glove.
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b at 11:04 AM
