Check out the blog of Cerise magazine editor Robyn Fleming right here on the Iris Network! Robyn Can’t Jump follows the fun and foibles of video game playing from the point of view of a woman who loves gaming, but really can’t play video games:
Once, when I was in college, a guy I had a serious crush on invited me to join him at his apartment one evening to “play some video games or something.” Believing that this must be code for “fool around together,” I put on a cute skirt and a fitted t-shirt and prepared myself for an evening of semi-reclining fun.
To my surprise, he actually did want to play video games – specifically, ports of classic arcade games that would run on an emulator for his desktop computer. I did my best for a miserable half hour while he encouraged me by shouting things like: “Jump! Jump, damn it! HIT THE B BUTTON.”
I can’t believe I shaved my legs for this, I thought. But at least it will make for a funny story later. Once it stops being mortifying.
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