I have some nostalgia for Donkey Kong. When my childhood home was flooded, and i spent a year of my life living in a hotel, they had a Donkey Kong arcade cabinet. I was very young when this happened, but i have fond memories of dumping so much of my time on that single donkey kong cabinet. I sometimes miss the hotel. Free breakfast every morning, indoor pool i can swim in everyday, and a small arcade with donkey kong and 3 other games that barely worked. Something about hearing the sounds in this game was a reminder of the childlike joy I felt of being away from home in this shitty hotel. It’s hard to say why i loved this hotel so much, since at the end of the day, it was just a shitty hotel sitting off the side of the highway, but i have fond memories of it. Call it looking through rose colored glasses, but I loved that hotel just like i loved my time playing Donkey Kong this morning in the nes. Instead of being a young child waking up for breakfast and then topping it off with a game of Donkey Kong, I am now a college student waking up with can of monster and a hit from my vape and then topping it off by booting up my switch and playing Donkey Kong. A lot of time may have passed, but I never forgot how to play.