Laura D's Top Master System Tunes #1

Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap "It's a Treasure Box"




I feel this song is very underrated! It's what I imagine plays at some sort of pirate casino. Everyone going around on their peg legs and betting up a storm on the roulette wheel.

And here's a cool rockin' out version, enjoy chaps!

Birthday Presents Galore

Let's see the presents by category, shall we?

CUDDLYS:

"Flat Eric"

"Little Cousin Scampi"

BOOKS:

DVD'S:

SWEETIES:

 

GAMES:

 

HELLO KITTY:

And last but not least, I got a hamster!! She doesn't have a name yet but look how cute she is..

Paying her respects to Chino, of course.

I made out well on this birthday for sure! I even got a birthday card with a monkey on it...WHO COULD ASK FOR MORE?!

5 Board Games From My Childhood

Well hello there readers! Today begins a new series called "5 Things", where I list 5 things from my childhood. Today's category is board games, so let's get to it!

Now I'm not gonna mention the obvious games, Monopoly, Cluedo, Kerplunk! You know the ones. I do like Kerplunk though, I even like just saying it. KERPLUNK! Okay, to the games!

1. Don't Wake Dad!

This was so much fun! Though I'm not sure it would even be made nowadays, seeing as the whole idea was to sneak past dad to get midnight snacks from the fridge. Mmm, let's get fat kids!

2. Go For Broke!

You start with 1 million in cash! Now spend it all! This made a welcome change from the money grabbing world of Monopoly, a lot less stressful too. I loved playing the roulette wheel.

3. Upwords

It's Scrabble....but upwards! Again, I liked this because when you're wee Scrabble is kinda hard, this made it much easier AND faster to play.

4. And They're Off!

Yes I did have a lot of gambling related games. This one was fantastic but the hardest part was having to be the commentator. I'll leave that job to someone else while I dwindle my cash, thanks.

5. Star Trek: A Klingon Challenge

MEV! YOU! The one who is moving now...answer me human! So many times I have mentioned this AMAZING game. I cannot say enough about it. Just play it. Go ahead, take the challenge of the Klingon Sword to determine your destiny...

Well hopefully you all enjoyed this trip down memory lane, and that lovely warming nostalgia chemical is being released in your brain. Ahhhh, that's the stuff.

My Gaming Presents from Xmas!

For those who are interested, anyway.

 A very cuddly Parappa the Rappa!

 A pixel bow for my hair, as if I were Hello Kitty in her very own retro game.

 Some lovely Playstation button earrings.

 Smash Court Tennis! I love being the one with the pink hair, she's good at falling over.

 The most fun multiplayer game of all time! Hate swimming though, it tires my fingers so I have to let the wee guy swim himself home. 

A joke present it may be, but I'll be damned if I'm not gonna play this!
I wonder if I'll get to BE Jessica Fletcher, or just help her out?
Like...carry her typewriter around for her.

I CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT!

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

At long last, I got my Sega Genesis working! Given to me at Xmas from my brother (along with a hell of a lot of games). First time I've ever played a Genesis...hard to believe? Well technically it's true since in Scotland I was playing the Mega Drive.

So, last night I decide to play Sonic 2.

Normally, being the younger child I'm always Player 2, and I like being Player 2. But I had to step it up to being full on Sonic, no more Tails for me. As I played, I made some notes to myself...

(in random order)

• I hate water levels. Hate em, hate em. I keep drowning, bubbles don't appear when I need them! And I'm too damned cavalier to take a bubble when I'm not drowning. (That would be Aquatic Ruin Zone)
• Hill Top Zone! I used to love being Tails here because as soon as the level starts I jump on the vine lift and leave Sonic standing there all by himself with nowhere to go. I find this hilario and will do it everytime. So if you see me giggling at the music for that level it's because I'm thinking of that feeling.
• I don't like when a spring sends me in the wrong direction or into spikes. However I do like it when it sends me to another close by spring and I shoot rapidly back and forth between the two. Ahh, that's the stuff.
• My husband (who was in the room at the time) has never played Sonic, of any kind, ever. And when Casino Night Zone started, he was heard to remark "That's some funky music". Yes. Yes it is.
• Another memory I have of Casino Night Zone, is being Tails, oh my lovely Tails...and getting stuck in walls due a glitch, and floating about the place like an escaped mental patient seeing the world for the first time in years.
•  Mystic Cave Zone! We used to call this the Chippy Zone, cause randomly, EVERY SINGLE TIME we played, someone would bring chippy chips into the house. We used this round sparingly due to this. Alas, last night there were no chippy chips brought to me :( ...though today I found out my brother had chippy chips back in Scotland! SO IT STILL WORKS!!
• Special Stages. Gotta love em. But mostly only as Tails (again). It's too much pressure to collect and avoid while being Sonic. Plus I like spinning in circles and being of use to no one. ...Much as in life! I guess video games really do influence us :O