You know when I first got my DS phat I didn't think my cousin would be interested in video games. I remember in the Christmas of 2007 whenever I would go to my aunt's house in MN, my cousin August at the time 4 would always watch me play Zelda games. He was more into playing games from lego.com or Cartoon Network's games, but still was interested in getting a DS. When August showed interested I was very happy to finally have someone in the family to talk to video games about. Funny thing is he was more surprised that a adult would be interested in video games.

During the Fall of 2008 it was August's 5th birthday and he finally got what he always wanted....A DS LITE! Now like the nice cousin I am I let him have all my old DS games since his parents did think they were little pricey. After that he would always ask me what to do in this game and how to get pass this monster in Zelda. When he was five he use to play Mario Kart and get in last place, but still held on to the idea that he won lol. He didn't care as long as he was having fun. I would love to get him into more video games as he gets older. I would love to get him into some old PS1 and PS2 games. Just to expand his taste little.


What I really think is a bummer is his parents only let him play 15 mins of DS which in my view is little unfair. Don't understand why you would give your child a DS and expect him to play little of it. I understand children can't play video games all day, but in my opinion it's better than watching a T.V. for hours and not have the mind working little. At least while playing video games you get the mind working. I mean how many times have you guys played any Zelda game and thought about how to solve this puzzle to get into the next room? When I was growing up my mom really didn't care how long I played video games for. I think it was because he knew I would get a headache and take a long break.

Now that I think about it I can see why August loves me so much. It's because I'm a kid like him at heart. Granted he's even surprised that I like the same shows and knows what I'm walking about half the time. I wasn't a child too long ago, but I understand his mindset more than his parents do. I hope when he gets older his parents give him little more freedom about playing video games.

And here a picture of my cute cousin playing his DS Lite^_^!