Well, me and my fiancee, Rebecca, finally moved into an apartment a few weeks ago, and last weekend we went back to my parents house for a bridal shower my mom threw for us. Naturally, we got a lot of great stuff that we're going to need around the apartment for married life, but seeing as how this is a gaming blog, I'll spare you the stories of hand towels and cutlery.

While I was there I picked up the old N64 and brought back the Game Boy finally. It's been forever since I played either and I'm looking forward to reliving some old favorites. As of yet, we don't have the Wii hooked up because the only TV we have right now is an old 12-incher from Becca's college days. (We didn't even bother with my old TV. At least hers is a combination DVD player. Mine was a VHS player. Ouch.) Sometime in the near future a friend of my sister's is going to hook us up with one of his old flat-screen TVs, a 30-incher I believe. For the time being, this little thing will be just fine the N64, single-player at least.

I also got to thinking about my loyalties to Nintendo. Of course, I'll always be buying their consoles as long as their first-party titles remain as stellar as they are. But the lack of third-party support really irks me. I don't think I can afford to have two current-generation consoles at the same time, but if the current trends continue, I'll at least consider it. Another option is to look backward. The PS2 was immesely popular, and had an enormous library of quality games. Maybe I should pick one of those up sometime. They're pretty cheap now aren't they? Just thinking of all the games that would become available to me makes my mouth water. Metal Gear Solid, Devil May Cry, God of War, maybe even the Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank games. That could be expensive all on its own...