i coulda been a contender
$80,000 a year and hero status for playing video games.
I should have honed those skills instead of hiding them. Starting with Pong and working my way up.
Update: If they gave out cash prizes for excellence in this game, I'd finally be independently wealthy.
Comments
Looks like I was ahead of my time. Who knew that being able to play the old arcade Missile Command for 12 hours on a single quarter could turn into a viable form of employment?
No comments about how many quarters it took me to get there.
Posted by: physics geek | January 7, 2005 11:52 AM
It's nice to see Allen, Texas in the news for something other than bogus bomb threats.
Posted by: Shawn | January 7, 2005 12:12 PM
Friend of mine playing video games won a 52 inch big screen, numerous game systems and brand new jeep cherokee.
He's now discovering there's not much market for 35 year old video gamers.
Posted by: SayUncle | January 7, 2005 12:14 PM
My kids got me an Atari Anthology game for the PS2
It has BattleZone.
The kids don't get to play much Madden 2005 anymore.
Posted by: BumperStickerist | January 7, 2005 02:14 PM
And to think, I slaughtered all those drunks in every and any bar playing "Asteroids" for mere beers... I never even got in on the bets!
Posted by: TC-LeatherPenguin | January 7, 2005 02:37 PM
Ah, good old Adventure! He didn't have the ladder/bridge and that cursed bat. But I still remembered exactly how to make my way to the black castle!
Posted by: Brainster | January 7, 2005 09:07 PM