Live Magazine June Edition - Spider-Man!

ing at Cash Converters. I started to
explore other video game systems,
and I purchased a Sega Saturn for
$39 with a few games, including
Virtua Fighter Kids. Virtua Fighter
Kids is a chibi take on the classic
series, though being able to trap
your opponent in the corner meant
that it was a bit easy. I took the Saturn
over to Clinton’s house and we
spent most of the evening playing
the game, though we did check out
the other titles I bought as well.
Realising my growing interest in
retro, Clinton purchased a second
hand Megadrive as a Christmas
present. I’m not sure if he had spoken
to Amy about it previously, but
she did little to dissuade my interest
in retro games. When we would
visit Clinton, Amy would often take
a back seat and watch us play
games. We would talk with her as
we played, but I do wonder if she
got bored watching us play round
after round of Street Fighter or King
of Fighters.
Life was kinda cruisy in the late
90s and early 2000s. I had no responsibilities
yet, and when I wasn’t
working or studying I was out and
about hunting for games. This actually
helped me to get out of my
comfort zone and visit different
parts of the city and suburbs. It also
served to fill up my cupboards and
drawers rather quickly. Amy found it
amusing that I would keep my Star
Wars figures and retro games in an
old glory box that my mother used
to have. In reality, I needed all the
storage I could get for my growing
collections.
The final year of the millennium
would see my collection grow even
more. In early 1999 I used Ebay to
order my first ever import console.