The Human Video Game..

I stumbled across a long lost gem today. "The Human Video Game" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. I remember when I first heard this song and the joy it made me feel. I couldn't believe that there was another human being who loved video games as much as I. Let alone actually had the cojones to make a song about it. Like a back alley documentary this song confesses Will Smith's physical dependency on video games. Nostalgia sets in as he pleads to the owner of an arcade not to toss him out after what seems like a never ending game playing binge. Ahh, to be young again. Whens the last time you were excited to go to an arcade? Do they even still exist in the U.S.? I guess there's no need when you can shell out a mere $499 to have a console at home that doesn't require quarters. I can still smell the metal from the change machines and the sounds of random button mashing and cursing. I can still see the bright lights illuminating from the dark cavern beckoning me in to spend the last of granddads pocket change. I'm sure you remember these classics: M.E.R.C.S., TMNT, WWF/WWE Wrestlefest , Street Fighter 2, Double Dragon, Ms. Pac-Man, X-Men, The Simpsons, Donkey Kong, Mario Bros., Contra, Kung-Fu, Final Fight, Moon Patrol, Centipede and the extremely difficult Ghosts N Goblins. I remember wishing that I could afford to have an arcade at home like that blond haired freak, Ricky, from Silver Spoons.

Anyway, if I were capable I would bring back the arcade. Complete with free flowing booze, loud music, and bikini clad waitresses. It would stay open 24 hrs a day 365 days a year and offer member benefits. You could meet the girl of your dreams there and have a place of serenity to escape to when the Mrs. won't stop nagging. It would be a digital heaven for geeks like me.

Check out " The Human Video Game" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, then rush to the nearest arcade and blow that $5.25 you make per hour on new found virtual bliss.

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