When I think really hard about the NES, it makes me sad. Back when the NES was full on, I was not only closer to my friends, but to my family.

     The most notable family relationship I had that was based around the Nintendo was with my mom.

     When I got the game Dragon Warrior, I had no idea what I was buying. I didn't even know what an RPG was. Little did I know then, but that game would bring me closer to my mother than I had ever been.

     We started playing at about the same time, yet we never watched each other. I had the NES hooked up in my room at the time, so whenever she wanted to play, I would have to do something else.

     The first time I ever watched my mom play was when I was bored and had nothing else to do. I saw her do something that I didn't think was correct and we started talking about the game. I began to watch her play more often, and then it became an everyday thing.

     It was a little weird at first, hanging out with my mom, but I eventually got over it, and just had fun. I had actually become freinds with my mom.

     We would se up times to play, make popcorn, and even talk about the game when we weren't playing. I had never been so close to my mom, and I probably never will be again.

     On modern-day systems, I can't even be friends with my friends when I watch them play. There isn't enough depth to the games to get into them. They are all just like, run, shoot, run. It gets very boring very fast. I could never play one of these games with my mom.

     I have tried to reexperience this , first with Dragon Warrior III. She said she would play, but she never did. I then tried again with Dragon Warrior again, but to no avail. I guess she's outgrown it.

     At least I can still experience half of the feeling, but the Dragon Warrior bond with my mom is probably gone forever. Still, those days hold a special place in my heart.