What can I say? I have no words to explain. The device that gives me joy in times of need ,it brings out the gaming spirit in me. Yes I am talking about the joystick. To others this might seem more like an object made up of buttons and a wire, sometimes wireless. Be it any game, holding it gives me happiness.
I still remember the first time i was introduced to this gadget. Roughly around the tender age 5, I used to visit the paying game stations. Whilst my parents were off to work, they would always leave behind some money for my older brother and me to buy a snack or two. Instead we traded our snack for gaming. We decided to give it a go.
It was a public place, I could feel the raging atmosphere of the angry teens who were losing games , even swearing at times It was not an ideal place for a child like me to visit. I played my first game with my brother. Clueless and lost, I was made to sit and hold the joystick. My brother and I could relate to wrestling as we watched WWE on TV everyday. So picking a game wasn’t that hard. I was mesmerised by the layouts and gameplay. The realistic graphics drew my attention. But I was there to play, not admire the game. As I pressed each button on the controller, I learnt its importance. I was curious to explore. I began to press random buttons just to get that “game feel”.
I lost the game. It was not surprising because luck is not a friend of every 5 year old. But I knew that this was a start of something. Now gaming became an everyday thing. Fast forward 13 years, I am a gamer who appreciates the creation of every game. Thus ,my relationship with this gadget began.
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