I trouble to recall my age

When my Atari was all the rage.

Before Nintendo and C64

My 2600 arrived at my door

It came at Christmas, oh what a shocker!

At 1.19 MHz, it wasn’t much of a clocker.

The graphics were blocky and the audio, a joke

But it helped me to learn a peek from a poke.

I played all the games my allowance procured

Most games were exciting, others more absurd

We practiced and plotted to beat all the snares

We wondered why circles looked more like round squares

I loved the games the more I played

My friends and I were quick to trade

Our greedy friends, we teased and taunted

The offered “Combat” which no one wanted!

The selection of games rivaled that of Sony

Unfortunately it was the 80’s and no one had money.

So we borrowed and traded and mowed lots of grass

By the way, why was Qix such a pain in the Ass?

I wore out my joystick from way too much play

The rubber would separate and the button decay.

The paddles were fun but they too had their flaws

Too easily stripped by our over-anxious paws!

We had classics like Frogger, Ms. Pac-Man, and Pitfall

And those less appealing like ET and Baseball.

Chopper Command, Pole Position, and Joust topped the charts.

Bluto chased Popeye as Olive dropped hearts.

Zaxxon was tough on either “A” or “B”

Flying sideways, at and angle is a pain when you can’t see.

Yar, Wor, and Battlezone were simply the best

Can’t think of the hours I spent on Swordquest

But the 2600 was topping the Hill

It was reaching its burnout as stars one day will

It shoes, neither 5200 nor 7200 could fill

The keyboards stuck and the game selection was ill!

The beast finally let out its final death roar

As Nintendo committed to ending the war.

The graphics sound of the NES were amazing

And the 2600 was sent out for grazing.

But 20 years later my friend’s still around

My blocky Nintendo has long been in the ground!

Its lines are still classy, its merits undaunted

Those of us who own one are eager to flaunt it!

We break out our games when our friends come to town

I swear I’m still the best Yar’s player around!

My PS2 gets more play. I’ll not argue, but…

But in 25 years, it’ll be “PS What?”