When I was about 10 my former best friend got me into this game “Golden Eye 007” based on the James Bond movies. At that time I hadn’t seen ANY James Bond movies, but I was completely obsessed with the game. In fact, I begged my mother for the game and being the brat I was at the time I got it.

And I played the hell out of that game. Me, my brother and his friends would play this for hours on end. They’d always accuse me of cheating because I always picked the “stack” level and managed to win almost every round we played. I can admit, I always picked that particular level because I knew where all the hiding places were and the good weapons. I wouldn’t consider that cheating just an intelligent strategy. And being that the game was in my room, and I was the oldest, I had the final say (at least until my brother would tell my mom). But like many of my dolls, games and other toys I became bored with it after a while because I couldn’t beat it. There was one level “The Jungle” that I would ALMOST beat but then I’d die at the final moments. I eventually unplugged my Nintendo 64 console and eventually put it in the back of my closet, but somehow it managed to resurface my freshmen year in college.

Me and a bunch of my guy friends ended up having a conversation about old games we played when we were younger and a week later me and about 5 other guys from my dorm were playing “Golden Eye 007” like we were 10 and 11 again. Apparently I hadn’t lost too much of my skill, being that I managed to win about 10 straight matches against a bunch of 20 year old testosterone driven game junkies. The only thing different this time: I wasn’t accused of “cheating”. I just happened to be better. ☺