When people ask me about a ‘favorite Nintendo Memory’, I often can’t come up with an answer. It’s not because I don’t have good memories in regards to Nintendo. On the contrary, I often have to stall because I can never seem to choose which one to pick. Do I talk about the first Nintendo console I played? Do I talk about the feeling of elation I had when I first beat Mega Man 5? Or perhaps when I first unwrapped my N64 with a copy of Pokemon Stadium?

To me, there never has been a single moment with Nintendo that stood out above and beyond all others. How could there be when Nintendo continued to make games like Pokemon Stadium, Super Smash Bros., Fire Emblem, and Custom Robo?

In many regards, Nintendo has been akin to DisneyLand to me for