I'm incredibly excited. Nintendo has decided to dedicate August to all things Metroid. (Eat it, IGN.) This single game is so important, because it is the first major release from Nintendo for the Wii that didn't start as a GameCube product. It is also very important to me, because it is the latest game in the series that got me into hand-held gaming, got me into console gaming and made me want a Wii. The Metroid series gave me many gaming firsts. I had been a fan of gaming, but I was never allowed to own a system, so I cherished the times I got to go play Super Mario All-Stars at a friends house or Mortal Kombat 3 at my cousin's. (P.S. It's rated Mature, though I didn't know that at the time as I was seven or eight. And I'm not scared for life! Who woulda thought?) ...

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So things went very well yesterday. First, my new laptop came in the morning and I got that all set up. Next I went to take a test to get my driver's learner's licence, and got all the questions right. After the test I went to Microplay, a video game store, and found this special Mega Man X GameCube controller I'd been looking for. I got lunch from Quizno's and then spent most of the rest of the day playing around with my new computer. Today I went to Miami Vice with my friend, Harry. It was...not...that...good. At all. It felt like two hours of guys talking on phones and going to various locations for no apparent reason. Not a movie I'd recomend to anyone. Oh, I've also been working on a Mega Man ZX drawing from time to time. If you want check out my work in progress scan, ...

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