Made a trip to Gamestop this week to grab our newest Wii title - Mario Kart Wii. Been waiting for this one to come out for awhile. I've loved the Mario Kart series for a long time and new the Wii version probably wouldn't disappoint. From the hour or so that I've played so far, I think I'm probably right.

I have to admit. The Wii is not the most powerful game system out there. It certainly isn't the best looking (at least on the screen). Hooking it up to our HDTV actually made a couple of games less fun to play because they didn't look that good at all (Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007 for one).

A year and a half since we got it, though, I still absolutely love to play it! I like playing it with the boys, I like playing it by myself and, every once in awhile, I like playing it with my wife (she's just doesn't play a lot).

I got my first NES back in 1985. It came complete with R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) - that's it to the right. I was hooked. I remember going to Toys R Us when we were in OKC visiting family. My cousins and I played it all weekend. When we got home on Sunday evening I ran upstairs, hooked it up to the TV, proceeded to play, and then proceeded to get scolded by my mom and dad for not helping unpack the car first. I played it all I could - including in the middle of the night from time to time, or waking up really early (sorry, Dad).

As I got older, my fascination only continued. I actually got a SNES from my lovely wife for our first Christmas together. Having kids didn't help matters - if, for no other reason, than giving me a good excuse to buy myself a game system to "play with the kids" (wink wink).

Now I find myself strapping on the guitar for a few songs of Guitar Hero III or racing the boys in a little Kart action and loving it as much as ever.