Some Classics:  Well, these are the games I remember...So, my video gaming got off to a nice varied start.  Why is it that the Nintendo games just seemed so much harder than games now? Maybe I'm just much better, or maybe the game produces now have realized something about playability.

Completion level:

* played basics
** played to near completion
***basic completion
****played to death

Dragon Warrior**** - My first role play game.

Zelda*** - I never could figure out the second world...couldn't find the entrances.

Link - Zelda 2 *** - I was really proud to have actually gotten somewhere in this game.  This was really challenging for me at the time and I figured it out on my own.

Super Mario Bros. **** - First mastery.

Super Mario Bros. 2 ** - Froze too much.

Super Mario 3 *** - Well, this one took some time.

Duck Hunt **** - Whatever happened to my aim?

To the Earth ** - Shooting game.

Contra **** - could beat this one player without the infamous code. Used to play two player with my friend. Played many many times.

Life Force **** - another Konami classic.

Bubble Bobble ** - I did get to the last boss, but couldn't finish it

Mike Tyson's something er other... ** - vague memory.