Video Game Wizard

August 10, 2008

Taking it easy after a big day at the water park the day before, Katie and I were relaxing and playing one of the head-to-head Sonic games on the GameCube. One of the games she selected involves each player controlling an on-screen character and finding jewels in the game environment.

In the game she selected, the characters are running around a small planet, and the jewels are possibly located in the planet's crust, which means the characters must dig down to explore. I'm watching Katie's character, and it's running around and digging all over the surface. Meanwhile, I'm unable to make my character dig down, regardless of any button configurations I attempted.

Finally, I look over at her...

Me: How do you make your character dig?

Katie (monotone with just a hint of annoyance in her reply): Press "A," then "B"

There she sat - at four-and-a-half - showing me up at video games. One day, when it may mean something to her, I'll have to tell her how I was the PacMan champion in my little hometown when I was a kiddo.