1986. I was spending the night at my cousin's house and we were in his room playing Super Mario Bros. when my uncle came in and handed my cousin a bag. I remember him opening it and seeing the gold box, followed by unpacking it and holding the gold cartridge as it glinted in the light. We were in awe and quickly powered down the NES, taking out the SMB cartridge and replacing it with the brand new one.
The screen came on, a waterfall against a peach backdrop and a triangle with the words The Legend of Zelda on it. The music was engrossing, and when we finally started to play it was unlike anything we had seen before. Getting the sword, using bombs, finding level 1, each moment is a treasured memory, but seeing that glinting golden cartridge the first time was the most powerful.
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1986. I was spending the night at my cousin's house and we were in his room playing Super Mario Bros. when my uncle came in and handed my cousin a bag. I remember him opening it and seeing the gold box, followed by unpacking it and holding the gold cartridge as it glinted in the light. We were in awe and quickly powered down the NES, taking out the SMB cartridge and replacing it with the brand new one.
The screen came on, a waterfall against a peach backdrop and a triangle with the words The Legend of Zelda on it. The music was engrossing, and when we finally started to play it was unlike anything we had seen before. Getting the sword, using bombs, finding level 1, each moment is a treasured memory, but seeing that glinting golden cartridge the first time was the most powerful.