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Award-winning writer of comics and animation, consultant, producer. Works for DC, Marvel, WB, many many more. Repped by Ari Lubet, alubet@3arts.com

Apr 11, 2021, 7 tweets

Show the first video game system you owned.

THE FARM DOOR 3000

#1stGameSystem

Then in college we all pooled our money and for a PONGSTAR 866, which had no display but made various beeps which you could pretend were paddles.

#1stGameSystem

I remember a rich friend had the FIRST ‘3D’ game system which had to be taken off the market because it literally stabbed you in the eye.

THE COLECO OCU-STAB!

#1stGameSystem

And who can forget the first Xbox Kinect, which allowed you to use your own body to control the game!

KINECT ALPHA ONE!

#1stGameSystem

And who could forget when Fred Savage made all the kids want the Nintendo Power Gauntlet?

#1stGameSystem

I’m sorry but #1stGameSystem is my new favorite hashtag.

I’ll never forget the first time I played MARIO BROS: PRIMAL.

Still have the theme song stuck in my head!

#1stGameSystem

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