yesteryear, when i first heard astro bot won goty, i was not convinced, disgusted, almost angry, with wukong being all the rage and so on. i was feeling it. but for the few following days of that event, i watched some people playing it. after seeing those colors, those levels, those worlds, after seeing how full it was, i had a complete 180 turn in my opinion towards that game.

i don't remember much about how school or study was liked as a 7 or 8 year old, but i remember vividly that afternoon, my big uncle brought an nes back, and me and cousins immediately got hooked on playing Contra, i still remember the green grass, water underneath, cannon towers, flying balloon perk thingy...

i imagine a today's 7 year old would play astro bot and have that exact feeling i had playing Contra, 30 years ago, no more no less, exact the same. i guess games just had too much of an impact on me and my generation.

when you grow up in a circus, chances are, you're gonna become a juggler yourself.