Nineties redux continues at the O’Connell household, no trouble for my wife and me (who lived through the era), but sometimes a challenge for my son. Who was born in 2014.<\/p>\n
Video games have brought him to the last century. My son is a ’90s video game juggernaut, and yes, I’ll take most of the credit on that. Okay, Super Mario Bros. 2 for the NES actually came out in ’88, but I<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>started playing it in the ’90s. Actually played it through the ’90s and, well, still play it today, 30 years on.<\/p>\n Yesterday afternoon my son suggested I try to “jump down” at the beginning of World 3-1. Certain death, I assured him. No, no, Daddy, he said; just try it and see what happens.<\/p>\n Secret warp to World 5.<\/p>\n Mind blown.<\/p>\n My boy.<\/p>\n Nineties kid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nineties redux continues at the O’Connell household, no trouble for my wife and me (who lived through the era), but sometimes a challenge for my son. Who was born in 2014. Video games have brought him to the last century. … Continue reading