I Was There When Mario Circuit 1 Was Written…
The new Mario Kart game has come out, and I’m playing it with my two nephews, both under ten, during a visit. They keep trying to explain to me how the game works.
Nephew #1: “Okay, so you need to drive into those boxes to get power-ups.”
Me: “Uh, thanks. I think I got it.”
Nephew #2: “And then to drift you just—”
Me: “—Thanks, but I know the controls.”
Nephew #2: “Yeah, but do you know how to—”
Me: “—do not cite the deep magic to me, [Nephew], I was there when it was written.”
Nephew #2: “…huh?”
Me: “The first Super Mario Kart came out in 1992. I got it for my fifth birthday.”
Both Nephews: “Wooooah.”
We played. I did not go easy on them.