There’s been a mini battle going on in my house because my oldest daughter and I want a Nintendo Wii. My husband, being a complete PS3 fan, is totally against it. He doesn’t see the point in us having one, even though we have no interest in the PS3 and it’s not like we can use Wii Fit on it.

Well, the other day my brilliant self came up with the perfect solution! I’ve been wanting to play Super Mario World badly, but we don’t have a Super Nintendo… We don’t have a Nintendo either, and my husband’s wanted to play Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out… SO! I looked on Evil Bay and found a FC Twin System that plays both Nintendo AND Super Nintendo games! I checked for reviews on the system on Amazon, and it seemed like it was worth getting for $43 shipped!

Now, the system will be here today, and we found the old games that made us happy such as Street Fighter II, Top Gear 2, Punch-Out, Super Mario World, and Super Mario All-Stars (it’s the original Mario, SNES versions 1-3 and Lost Levels)… The whole she-bang with games included only cost $101! Seriously, you can’t beat that! (I still need to get Tetris though!)

Even better, the kids don’t know we ordered it and they’ll be able to see what kind of games we played when we were their ages! Not to mention, I think it’ll be one more way for us to have fun together as a family.

So, what takes you back to your childhood? What games do you wish were still around, or do you with your kids had to enjoy? And if it’s not a game, maybe a cartoon or movie… Even a toy! Goodness, I have lots and luckily, it seems a lot of them are coming back – Like Strawberry Shortcake!

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