A copy of Mario Brothers and a copy of Zelda went at about a million dollars each at an auction a couple of days ago.

You know what? I was a game developer back then, and I have a few trunkloads of early videogames, some of which were signed by the developers and of course never opened.

Gosh. Think about it. Had I not opened the boxes of my Zelda and Mario Bros. games, I might have been able to send several kids through college and have enough left over to buy myself a vintage Stingray to drive around the farm. Continue reading →