Hi everyone. I'm new to the forums by name, but not "new" to the forums per se. Years ago, I was a member here. However, I have some general questions about Nintendo-related things and have come back. For the life of me, I can't remember my login, so I went with a new username. I don't think I've posted here in nearly a decade now!
I was still a student when I was last here. Today, I own a tutoring business. As such, I do still keep up with what the kids are playing, although I don't own a current console (the Wii is my most recent). That's not to say I don't enjoy an occasional game or two, even as an older guy. In fact, I played a round of Smash Brothers on my old N64 earlier this evening before coming here (which is also how I cooked up the username).
I had actually gotten away from video games entirely for a while. Prior to starting my business, I was in a terrible work environment in a city where I knew almost nobody. One night, I dusted off the N64, which I had moved with me just in case I had decided to pick it up again, and played a round of Starfox. I hadn't felt that good in a long time. Since then, I've played on occasion (usually when I need some "me time") and have actually gotten into having retrogaming tournaments with my friends. (As you can tell, my friends and I are getting old).
Since I sold my SNES when I was between jobs (bundling Mario RPG with it used to fetch a good premium!) I actually have a renewed interest in the system and have bought the games for the Wii. In fact, I ordered a classic controller a few days ago, which is the most I've spent on video games in about four years. This includes the iPhone (which, if you ask me, is a terrible choice for gaming--give me back my old Game Boy any day for gaming on the road, or even a TI-83 calculator since I did have the Mario game for it).
Hopefully I can be a contributor of some sort on here beyond the questions I want to ask!! I've only played a Wii U a few times, but if you've got a problem with the older stuff, especially Mario-related, chances are good I've played it at some point.
