My Old Nintendo 64

     When I was little, my brother and I didn't have any video games to play with. But that was okay since we were already occupied with drawing or reading or playing with toys. But whenever I went to my friends' house, they were always so generous as to let me play with their Gameboys or DS's or Wiis or N64s. I was always so excited to play with them on their consoles and handhelds. I remember Pokemon and Mario being my favorite games. 

     One day, I went to one of my friend's house and he showed me Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire on the N64. I LOVED Star Wars back then, as did all the other seven and eight year olds. So, as expected, we played all day. When my dad picked me up, my friend's mom gave him a large bag of what I thought was some dinner they made for us. So my dad and I went home a few minutes later after saying thanks and goodbye.

     When I woke up the next morning, I heard my parents saying "Oh, how nice" and "They didn't have to do this" and the like in the kitchen. I was curious and hoping it was a present for me, so I went to them. What was in the bag my friend gave us turned out to be the N64! I was so excited. They even gave us all the games! My parents helped me set it up and I played it with my brother for a really, really long time. Shadows of the Empire was definitely our favorite.

     The N64 eventually broke, most likely due to internal battery failure, and got thrown out. My brother and I still remember all the great times we had on it. We wish we could've played with our baby brother, who wasn't born yet at the time the console was working. But we now have other video games, and the N64 craze has died out. Even though, I still can't help feeling thankful for the

console and the great friend who gave it to me because it was probably the most entertaining thing I owned when I was little.