I recently met someone who, unbelievably, has never owned or even played a video game (console or arcade) before. So after taking her to a classic arcade, as detailed in previous news posts, I bought her an 8-bit Nintendo along with some core games: Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Tetris.

I came home Tuesday night to this email:

I am seriously close to conquering the first dungeon in Zelda. If I weren't so tired from a long day! Grr. You have created a monster!

Wednesday:

Okay, I got to the dragon in level one of Zelda…how do I kill that thing? Boomerang? Sword? Superior wit? I can get there with full strength! I'm so close!!! (I didn't do any homework yet again tonight. Damn Zelda!)

Thursday:

I know I declared a moratorium on Zelda tonight. I don't know if that's going to hold. It's been a long day and I'm exhausted. Not sure how studying will go…Or I could amuse myself with Mario. Or break out Tetris…I haven't played that yet. Options are endless to avoid my homework.

Friday:

I made it to 2-2 in Mario last night without losing my life once! That's a serious accomplishment in my world. (Of course, I played NES instead of sleeping, so I'm sleepy today and feeling like I'm catching a cold! Oh, AND I didn't get any homework done.)

I've corrupted the innocent. This is awesome.