Suddenly I am 6 again.

I had a crappy day.  I felt nauseous all day.  So I skipped out on most of my classes, although I had to give a presentation in my senior seminar class.  But I got to spend the day eating Saltines, one apple & drinking 7UP because ginger ale just isn't an option, it seems, in Rexburg.  I was feeling a bit down as the hours flew by until my husband had to leave to work the closing shift.  I didn't want to be home alone, feeling yucky.  I knew I would survive, but to have him gone all evening is always a bummer.

But as we were sitting on our bed, watching funny videos on-line, he turned to me & asked if I wanted him to find a Sega emulator for me to play the game I loved as a little girl: The Little Mermaid.  I knew my eyes lit up & he quickly got everything set up for me.

It was like I was 6 years old again, in my cousin Matt's house, playing the game!  I was so excited and remembered everything.  I was just in bliss.  I happily sat on the bed and played as Ariel, shooting music notes & sparkles at eels, crabs, sharks, and other harmful creatures of the sea.  I was in a completely different world and (sad to say) barely noticed when my husband left for work.

Now let me explain.  I loved this game when I was little.  I played it whenever I got a chance and Matt would let me.  It was the first video game I remember playing and the first one I ever beat on my own.  And at 6 years old, that's a big deal.  As we got a bit older, and we moved on to new consoles, I still enjoyed playing the Little Mermaid game if I complained enough so that Matt would hook it up for me.  But one horrifying day, Matt told me that he sold the game I loved & was a champion at to get the new N64 007 GoldenEye game.  (I thoroughly love GoldenEye & have consistently played it since Matt acquired it, don't get me wrong.)  I was crushed, outraged, and perhaps a little violent.  Why he didn't sell that dumb Ecco the Dolphin game that n o n e  o f  u s could beat was beyond me.  And to this day, I have still given Matt a hard time about selling the "only game I loved".  But today all was forgiven because my wonderful husband made my day.

Below are pictures of the game.  I beat its 8 levels  (the shark boss level was hardest than it should have been) in about an hour.  I started over once or twice once I found a site that informed me on how to switch your fish friend.