Memory play
With reference to Vladimir Lyubovny’s quote in Soundbytes, E377, I have no idea what the 100 greatest moments in my life are – beyond the obvious ones like getting married and becoming a parent.
However, I do remember hours of laughter (and the odd punch) playing Chaos on the ZX Spectrum with my brothers. The noises, smells and general excitement from wandering around arcades as a teenager looking for OutRun or Gauntlet. How blown away I was when my then-girlfriend bought me a PS1 for Christmas; and how much she loved it when she thrashed me at Tekken 3 on our honeymoon. The cheers after my clan’s first online win on Rainbow Six. The banter and anticipation outside shops at countless midnight launches for new consoles. The delights of gaming with my own sons, from the V-Tech through to Halo, LittleBigPlanet and
