![]() Play alone or with some of your friends as you navigate different maps and play a variety of minigames. So what’s the big deal about Mario Party Star Rush? Like all the other iterations of Mario, it’s fun to play as one of your favorite characters such as Mario, Luigi, Toad, Toadette, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong and more. After all, it’s portable, 3D and has cool add-ons like amiibos! The latest additions to her 3DS game collection are Mario Party Star Rush and Boo amiibo! Given the choice between the original NES and her 3DS, she’s going to pick the 3DS every time. Nostalgia is great, but advances in technology are pretty amazing. Scott and I had similar memories and even still own an original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). A modernized version the system was release for this holiday season and it was so hot that people were standing in lines to get one and even buying them on the secondary market. They didn’t necessarily buy the Retro NES because their child wanted it, but because they wanted their child to want it. We often find Madison opting to boot up the old NES to play the original Super Mario Bros. simply for a change of pace and a taste of a video game that has stood the test of time and been the basis of so many more favorites. Many my age remember spending hours in front of television playing whatever the latest console they could get their hands on. Something similar happened this Christmas with several of my friends on Facebook. I can’t say they ever developed the same passion, but they also had a lot more options than I ever did growing up. I desperately wanted them to love it as much as I did and spend hours creating awesome miniaturized baking memories. Do I let the girls use it? Of course not, they have a newer one. I still have one of my favorite childhood toys my original Easy Bake Oven that my mom and dad saved for me. Other times I crave the feelings and emotions that muster when I think, touch or watch something from a particular long-gone era in my life. ![]() Sometimes it’s simply a reminder to myself about what life was like back then. ![]() As you may have figured out from my recent flashback to the 70’s post, I tend to be a bit nostalgic. ![]()
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