Back in the 80s, bringing video games into your own household was still a pretty new concept, and it no doubt seemed absolutely foreign to that generation’s parents. Or at least, I assume it did – hey, I wasn’t around for a good part of that decade!

Sue Davis was one of those parents. Sure, she’s probably a little more aware of things now, what with all the Dance Dance Revolution, Brain Age, Wii Fit, and more games catching mainstream attention, but she definitely didn’t want a Nintendo console in the house twenty-some years ago.

Suddenly Brian, in his youthful, but ignorant, exuberance, yelled loudly, “Wow a Nintendo! Just what Mom and Dad said we could NEVER have!”

The room went silent as a tomb for about five seconds and then my father-in-law gently nudged his wife with his elbow and muttered, “See, I told you we should have asked!”

Intrigued at what Christmas was like from a parent’s perspective back then? Head on over and read Sue’s account of what happened.

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