Tonight we had a late dinner, so when we finished the kids only had a half hour to play before bed. Lilly chose to color (she loves her princess coloring book) and Caleb chose to draw cartoons (he is a striving to be a professional cartoonist). But Luke...he wanted to play Golden Axe II.For those of you who don't know, Golden Axe II is one of the sweetest Sega games ever. Released in 1991 Golden Axe II has kick'n side-scrolling graphics, dragons, skeleton warriors, and special moves, all rendered in 16-bit glory. In the game there are 3 characters to choose from: the girl (she has sweet magic skills, but isn't too strong), the dwarf guy (he is wicked strong, but not too deep with his magic,) and the Conan-type guy (his portfolio of strength and magic is well balanced).
My older brother and I used to play this game for hours in the arcade. Recently we downloaded it for our Wii...it was an instant hit with my boys.
So tonight Luke and I played Golden Axe II. We had a blast destroying beasts, rescuing the villagers, and celebrating together when we beat the game (sure it was on "easy", but we conquered it all the same). It was some of the most fun I've had playing a video game in a while.
Yet the best part of tonight was not reliving an old video game from my past; the best part was my son saying to me: "Dad, will you play with me"? An invitation from my 7 year-old...not even Golden Axe can conquer that.
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