i like video games
























This will be a short post that explains how I my downhill path towards throwing my life way to video games began.

The pictures below are of an amusement park in Kumamoto called Greenland.  Perhaps just "Greenland" is not the proper name, but I do know that it is referred to as Greenland.  So Greenland it is.

I'm not an expert when it comes to amusement or theme parks, but I wouldn't say Greenland is a particularly great park.  There are rides here and there but something doesn't seem cohesive about the park.  It seems as though the park was originally built much smaller while rides and new areas were added on over time.  Many of the rides and attractions are outdated and something about it seems very, strange.

So how did this start my downhill path?

Take a look at the picture below.
When I saw this view it reminded me of a game that I enjoyed very much as a kid, Roller Coaster Tycoon.  Then it hit me, Greenland is exactly what Roller Coaster Tycoon was like, an amusement park without any theme, mix mashed together by generic looking rides.

So as expected, I immediately downloaded Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 on my computer when I got home.  One thing led to another, and I have given up many hours since that day to simulator computer games.  But that's not where it ends.  A few internet browsing sessions revealed to me that many games are being released or have been released on the PS4 or Xbox One system.  Thus, I am now longing for a PS4 or Xbox One and very much look forward to my life ruined by video games.  Thank you Kumamoto Greenland.







Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

no fun when you're the only one

Image
I hadn't realized how busy I've been since September.  During the summer months it's as if time stands still.  There's not much to do at work and the hot hot heat essentially forces me to stay indoors.  But I guess at some point I must have decided that I was tired of staying indoors.  I look back at my calendar and realize that I had done quite a bit of things in the months of September, October, and early November. Perhaps it was my trip to Shimonoseki that made me realize I should go out more and do things that I want to do.  Although I do enjoy being at home, I thought, I can always be at home, but I can't always be in Japan. From when I was younger, I remembered seeing an informational pamphlet about Kyushu.  One of the places listed was Takachiho Gorge.  From the pictures, it looked absolutely gorgeous and I hoped one day I would be able to see it.  However many years later, I got to see it. The drive was long but with good company, a...
Read more

myanmar day 4 and 5

Image
May 3, 2016 Today was going to be an interesting day as we just had to kill time before our night bus to Bagan at 8:00pm.  We were a little uncertain about how to plan our day.  As Yangon's temperatures were uncomfortably over 100 F, we didn't want to be too sweaty and sticky on the bus.  We tried to be a bit aware of that when planning our day, but in the end, it wouldn't matter as standing outside for 10 seconds is enough to make you sweat. On this morning we didn't go to the gym.  Erik went for a walk along the train tracks and I stayed in packing my things.  It was our last day of breakfast at the hotel and the menu did shuffle a bit again, but it was more or less the same sort of food.  Our hotel offered a shuttle service to the Bogyoke Aung San Market (The market we intended to visit on the first day), so we utilized this service and began our day once again at 11:00am.  The shuttle was quick and before we knew it, we were at the market. I ...
Read more

iki island: an original blog title

Image
Guidebooks will tell you that you can tour Iki Island in one day;  catch an early morning ferry to the island, then return back to Hakata later that evening.  Most of the guidebooks don't recommend that however.  In fact, they suggest spending at least one evening and one entire day. At first I thought two days seemed excessive.  The island is very small.  One entire loop of the island would result in only around 50km of riding depending on your route.  On a bike, that means only 2 hours of riding. I thought someday I'd plan a trip to Iki; arriving in the morning, circling the island, then returning home later that night. While I'm always up for quick, high-paced adventures, I wanted to enjoy the island. I suggested the idea of visiting the island to Seamus and Cash.  They agreed. We chose a 3-day weekend for our adventures and ended up staying for 2 nights. My recommended amount of days to visit Iki Island is as follows: Stay forever ...
Read more