I FIGURED OUT A LOT OF STUFF.

I figured out a lot of stuff these past four days.

I figured out how to get 30 power stars on the first floor on Super Mario 64 DS, I figured how to get second place on the 150cc Mushroom Cup in Mario Kart Wii, and I figured out how to put items into my Mario Kart game on the computer.

On a side note, I had a scout campout with my whole scout troop. I showed them some of my games, and then we watched a movie, and sat in the hot tub while my dad (who wasn't in the hot tub) talked to us about camping, for the Camping merit badge. (If anyone wants to know, I'm a Life scout.) Then we did this thing called the Polar Bear Patch where we jumped into the pool and swam as many laps as we could in freezing cold water. Thankfully, everyone survived without hypothermia.

WHY I LIKE TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES

In case you wonder why I like video games, I just do. I was 5 years old, almost 6, when my mom married Sean. His house was fun. There was a trampoline, a fort, a loft in my big brother's room, and a shed that was converted to my room once Mom and Sean got married. Best of all, they had a Super Nintendo. I started playing Super Mario because my big brother Chase played it a lot. So, Chase taught me how to play Super Mario, and that's how I started playing video games.

When I was 7, our family got a Wii. It was so cool, I even had Grandma get one. My favorite game at the time was Mario Kart Wii. I was pretty bad at first, but that was because I chose the 150cc engine class every single time.  But then I figured that out, and I got pretty good. Now I'm a pro.

My sister Kayla used to have a DS, so I got a DSi XL for Christmas. I got Super Mario 64 DS, New Super Mario Bros., Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, and Picross 3D. That was the smartest idea ever. I still have it. (As of December 18, 2014)

I got a Game Boy right before summer camp. I had a bunch of books packed and mom got me that for camp. She only got 2 games, and I found out a year and a half later that one was for the Game Boy Color, but I still have it.

I found my big brother Dean's Game Boy Color in the jeep. I was lucky because I had to go to a concert. Plus, it had Pokemon Gold in there! I still have it.

Chase gave me his Game Boy Advance because he didn't use it any more. That's why I got Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

DON'T EXPECT ME TO BLOG MUCH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

Okay, I forgot again. Not only that, I had to do the quarter exams and other stuff, and I got such a big brain cramp from the studying and the exams and the homework and the class work that I got a bit rusty on the retro games. I'm still okay, though, in school and hobbies.

I had a sleepover on Friday with my cousin Trey Damewood. He's really nice, and we share a bunch of things in common. We played some video games, watched TV, and went to the park. (Yes, I care about the real world, not just the virtual world.) It was fun.

I didn't get to play much video games, but it was okay.

 Mario Kart 8: I played the Star Cup with Trey, and I wanted to play it with Chase today, but the Wii U wouldn't work on the TV, only the game pad.

 Mario Kart Wii: I just felt like it. I beat the Star Cup on 50cc with 60 points (anyone can)

Super Mario Bros. 2: Okay, don't get me wrong, but I got rusty all of the sudden. I have absolutely no idea why.

 Super Mario Bros. 3: How I got rusty on this I will never know.

 Super Mario World: I beat the first level of the Special World. I tried the second, but I lost.

Super Mario Kart: I only played this to prove to Chase that this was the very first Mario Kart game, and I only played it for a single minute.









Paper Mario: Sticker Star: I beat the first world in about 3 days.

OKAY, I HAD TO DO SCHOOL AND JUST FORGOT.

Okay, I got so caught up in school that I just forgot. I'm sorry. Just don't expect me to blog much over the school year. On the bright side, I did play a whole boatload of video games; and beat Kirby's Dream Land without getting a game over, beating Chapter 1 in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, getting the third piece of the Beanstar in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, beating the NES version of Donkey Kong on my Wii Virtual Console, getting plush toys resembling the Koopalings, and much more. Here's all the games I played in the last bit.

Okay, that was a ton. It's been a month, though. Hopefully this doesn't get too whacky.