Ladies and gentlemen, I have begun Earthbound.

(Changes have been made to this blog to reflect that I have not acted in any morally reprehensible way whatsoever.)

My (completely genuine!) SNES controller came in the mail today and it works like a glove. .. fits like a charm? Anyway. I feel a bit (fine!) with all this. Maybe I'm (spending!) too much, but I mean, I don't steal music, I buy it from iTunes. I don't torrent movies, I get the DVD. And all my clasisc games I play on the Virtual Console. Earthbound though. Sigh. How hard would it be to just take the SNES version and plop it down on the virtual console? I'd even pay a premium. $10 for a SNES game. I'd do it! Hear that Nintendo? I'd pay EXTRA!

Oh well. It's pointless now. I've got the (original cartidge off eBay, setting me back about a grand!), (law-abiding citizen!) that I am. And I've begun Earthbound. I'm sure many of you have played through it, so I'd ask you all to keep spoilers to a minimum. Having said that, I hear good things. Great things. Things I'm sure nothing could ever live up to. But things, nonetheless. I may or may not be documenting my progress on here. Updating you on how far I've gotten and my thoughts so far. Or I might just play it quietly.

If any of you have any spoiler-free tips of suggestions to optimize my Earthbound experience, I'd like to hear them. Spoiler-free though.

Hey.

You heard me. I see you typing spoilers down there.

No spoilers.