Games: A Time Machine to the Past

Video games aren't just fun; they're portals to our past. Take the Nintendo 64 game, "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. " A kid named Andrew wrote about it in our school paper. He painted a picture of a hero saving the world. Years later, I played it and felt like we were on that adventure together. Even after Andrew's gone, that game brings him back. It's like he's there, fighting monsters, just like he described.Games are memories. When I start a new game, it's like packing a time capsule. Who I am, where I live, what I'm going through—it all goes in. Like when I played "Super Mario Sunshine" after a tough breakup. It brought back a time when my mom calmed me down about a pre-order. I felt better, just like that. Link, the hero in Zelda, isn't the same in every game. He's reborn each time you play. So, whenever I play a new Zelda game, Andrew's back too. We're in that classroom again, reading that review. It's like our adventure never ended.