nerdy timeline, part 2

When last we left our hero, he was in college and getting closer to true adulthood. On the verge of leaving behind video games forever and resigning himself to casual gaming at friend's houses and dorm rooms we find Nate alone on the third floor of a residence hall at Calvin College . . .
College- During college I was always busy, and fairly involved. I didn't have much time for video games. My junior year a guy on my floor let me borrow his Sega Dreamcast that he never played and that started a love hate addiction with Tony Hawk 2. Also, during interim (January) of this year, an Xbox with Halo made it's way to our floor for a couple weeks, and life pretty much stopped for some of us. My experiences during this year showed me that video games were probably not good for me. I continued in this misconception for several years, into marriage, and was only diverted by a few fun PC games along the way.
Spring '07 - During Spring break I flew with my wife from Seattle to Grand Rapids to visit friends and family. We stayed with Stephanie's brother Jonathan for a couple days and his roommate had a Playstation 2 with a bunch of games, including one that caught my eye - Street Fighter 2: Anniversary Collection. I used to love Street Fighter 2 back in the day, and this version was great. I decided I had to have it. Upon returning to Seattle I began to look into getting a used PS2. Sure Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii were all the rage, but I really just wanted this one game (yeah right).
PS2 - A 20 minute drive and 80 bucks snagged me an almost new slim PS2 from someone on Craigslist and thus video games and I were reunited. I'm not a complete video game nut, but because I had a few free weeks during the summer, and have only been employed part time in Grand Rapids, I've had a lot of face time with my games.
There, now we've got the background covered, we'll be all set for future rants and reviews dealing with one of my favorite topics.