I remember I was at my parents house with a friend just before my dad was about to take a trip overseas. He asked if I wanted anything while he was over there and I said no. At the time I wasn't interested in gaming anymore. However my friend was and she suggested to pick up the dreamcast which had just launched that week. When my dad got back, he had a bundle of goodies... The system, extra controllers, 2 VMUs, a bunch of miscellaneous flyers/etc and about 5 games. I was pretty impressed.

The entire year just before it's release in the states, that same friend gave me a heads up on the "good games" coming out in Japan each month. I trusted her taste so I would actually pick them up. That system pretty much started the rekindling of my interest in gaming.


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