I stole this plimp daddy shit off of some other website. Viva la web.

Super Video Arcade figures look like real people. They have heads plus arms and legs that move; they run, jump, dribble and pass. And the landscapes are in perspective and proportion to the players.

My friends Mondo and Mario had Atari 2600, Intellivison, an Apple II, AND a Texas Instruments TI99/4A home computer thing. They said it was because their dad worked at Sears and he got stuff for a discount. Dad said he wanted his sons to be ready for the future. It was pretty obvious that he was a big nerd and was way into this stuff like us kids. Is it any wonder that I spent every single evening over at their house? They’d leave me with the games in the rec-room while they went upstairs and ate dinner. Mr. Vasaya used to make Mondo (who was the same age as me) quit, take a bath and go to bed at 9, but let me keep playing. Then, he’d have to wake me up off the couch where I’d fallen asleep with the joystick in my hand and tell me to go home. I can still remember the firm distance of his voice and pitiful grimace when he looked at me. Imagine having a little kid hanging out at your house and never wanting to go home. You’d get sick of it after a while but what if you knew the kid’s dad was a fuckin alchie?