User blog comment:KillHil/Video Game Resolutions for 2012/@comment-138.39.7.6-20120104194522

Growing up I had an Atari 2600, I think after 8th grade I had about 25 games, my parents upgraded me to a C64 referb(I didn't know the difference and didn't care). I think I had about 100+ game disks on 5 1/4 inch disks and eventually it broke down. In college I went to a PC and eventually got a Sega Genesis. While my friends drank and smoked the money away, I played games. I know I didn't have as many games growing up as I do know now. I know that we got about 15 new games in our house for Christmas this year which is over half the collection I grew up with. The nice thing is, my kids appreciate and play the games. Otherwise I don't think I would get them so many. Heck they still play the PS2 and gamecube we have downstairs.I have never been one to throw anything but I will bite my tongue when I get really peaved at a level because I know it's not my fault, it's poor level design.

Being a better gamer this year, I plan on actually being smarter with my purchases. I am not buying anything this year until the Vita comes out, then let the onslaught begin but with my serious backlog that I am attempting to finish I think 2012 is a year to save some $$$$. Hopefully the year ending deals that happened at the end of 2011 will continue this year.