Danniella Davies

The New Era of Gaming

When I was younger, around 6 or 7, I remember eagerly waking up early on weekends, sneaking downstairs to the family living room, quietly booting up my Nintendo GameCube or Sony PlayStation 2, and for a couple of hours just forgetting everything and indulging in the world of video games. I could play something for hours and never get bored; One hard level on Super Mario Sunshine?No big deal. Trying to complete all the missions in The Simpsons Hit and Run? Easy. I would play and play and play before my parents would finally awaken and boot me off to watch their weekend morning programs. Nowadays, in my rare moments of peace and solidarity, I might boot up my old faithful consoles for a quick game of Luigi's Mansion, but normally I can play for approximately 30 minutes before my mind wanders to my phone or my laptop, and I lose interest. This has nothing to do with the games I am playing, but rather I just can't find it in me anymore to sit and play for hours like I used to. Maybe that is just me, or maybe that is just growing up, but I still yearn for that feeling of gaming in the early hours of the morning, forgetting the world and just being indulged in my screen.