My husband and I ended up playing something this weekend, after all: Ride the Happy Horsie. Er, I mean, Super Mario RPG.
Rather, he played. I've just been watching. I had the game on the Super Nintendo, but I find it odd that watching the Virtual Console playthrough has not given me a nostalgic itch. He keeps offering to let me play and I keep shaking my head. By contrast, we were pushing each other like kids for the chance to play Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. "MY TURN" "NO MY TURN" "NO NO NO!"
I find that I'm remembering how so many parts of Super Mario RPG made me...well, weary.
"Oh Jeez, Croco. This fight's boring. Oh man, the Kero Sewers. This was a pain to navigate. Oooh, the Forest Maze! This was cool! Oh Christ, stupid Moleville Mines. Snore."
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