Welcome to Screen Stories: A Watcher's Introduction
Screen Stories is where I talk about the games, films, shows and other things I've been consuming. Let me get something out of the way first: I don't play most of the games I talk about. I watch them. And before you say anything, I know, I know. But hear me out. It started young. I grew up with two older brothers who had a complete stranglehold on the PlayStation 1. My access was, well, limited. I was graciously permitted to play my Barbie games, and by play I mean wash the horse in Barbie: Race and Ride, not actually race it, (which my brother played more than me anyway) and, on a good day, the mini games on 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue (for the longest time I thought it was 101 by the way), you know, like the memory game where the dogs dig up matching objects ( Dig Dog ). The actual storyline for that game or every other game on the PS1 for that matter? That belonged to my brothers. I was audience only. (There are a lot more memories associated with the PS 1 ...
