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Re: when its gone .
When I was very young, there was a feeling surrounding games. There was just something in the air in that car ride home after renting Faxanadu. The feeling can't be described, I have tried. As the years went on the feeling weakened, it was still there, only with much less urgency, I was now able to take my eyes off the instruction manual for a moment on the ride home. By the end of the SNES era, it was pretty much gone, then the introduction of 3d games, and girls axed it entirely. I sold most of my video game stuff and bought a bike, years went by with minimal playing, a little Metal Gear Solid here, a little Breath of Fire 3 there... And then along came emulation, the entire NES library at my thumbtips, the feeling came back, not like it was when I was a kid, but there was no mistaking it. Like Tenser said, I too am now a handheld gamer, consoles don't seem to yield the feeling, but handhelds do for what ever reason.
I guess my point is that making an abrupt and conscious decision to say, "I am done playing video games" is foolish. That's not the way it works. Yes, they become a less important part of your life, as new responsibilities set in, but someday, with a little effort if need be, you can get that passion back. Take a break if you need to, but keep your eyes open for the next time you get an inkling of that feeling, it can all come back I assure you.
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