Before I get to the meat of this post, let me just inform you that I work at a videogame store. Every Sunday, I go to work a 5 hour shift that allows me to get free crap all the time. It's not a full-time job, so I get to enjoy all the perks of working there without the bullshit and hordes of grandmas looking for a Nintendo Wii.I don't get nearly as much cool stuff as I used to when I was a full-time employee. However, last Sunday I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.


Me sitting at work doing nothing..... as usual.

I was sitting up at work scratching my ass (or something close to that level of productivity) when your average, stereotypical soccer mom approached the counter with a bag full of goodies. There was a pretty good amount of SNES and N64 games. Now it was unfortunate for the young mother that my store no longer sells games from that generation.

Discouraged by our trade policy, the mother asked me if I would like to buy any of the games off of her. However, I make a point to never carry my wallet with me to work. (Keeps me from going broke) So as I was regretfully declining her offer, the woman handed me the bag and told me to have fun. Getting free games is always awesome, but what makes this especially great is the quality of the games she gave me.

SNES:
StarFox
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past
Contra III: The Alien Wars
Secret of Evermore
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Street Fighter II Turbo

N64:
Turok: Rage Wars
Mario Party 2
Rampage World Tour
Goldeneye 007
Mario Kart 64

Playstation:
Final Fantasy VIII: The game freezes right at the end of the intro cutscene, and theres no way to skip it!!! (oh well)


Just little bit of the awesomeness I received.


Palpatine only likes the most difficult games.

Awesome haul, amirite?

Unfortunately, I only have a PS3 to play FFVIII on (which doesn't work), because my N64 and SNES are at my mother's house in TN. So I sat around that night, longing to try out my new wealth of fantastic games.

I know what you are thinking. What the hell does my wife have to do with this entire story? Well, after seeing me messing with the cartridges for awhile, my wife comes out of left field with a box in her hand. In the box is her SNES from college (that she neglected to mention to me during the 5 yrs we've been married) and few great games of her own. Super Bomberman 2 (which is still my favorite), Super Mario Kart, Super Mario World, Super Metroid, and a motherfucking Super Scope 6!


(Amazing, isn't it?)


"I'll be seeing you..... at the bottom of my barrel."

Needless to say, my wife saved the fucking day. In the year's that I've been married, the only game that she had been remotely interested in was Pac-Man (which she pwns at). However, it seems that she is also quite good at Super Bomberman 2.

I've always thought that my wife was the most awesome chick ever, but now she also has some retro gamer cred to go with it. Last Sunday, she saved me from a lonely night of fondling my unplayable cartridges (lol?), and I am very appreciative.


My gal Jennifer..... my hero