[’Quiz Me Quik’ is a new weekly GameSetWatch column by journalist Alistair Wallis, in which he picks offbeat subjects in the game business and interviews them about their business, their perspective, and their unique view of life. This time, a thirteen-year-old whiz hacks up New Super Mario Bros for DS.]
“Back when I was 12 or so,” sang New York singer songwriter Jeffrey Lewis in his song Back When I Was 4, “I swear to god, I never felt so low. Everyone but me was making out and eating cookies.” I wasn’t making out or eating cookies much myself, though I did play spin the bottle earlier that year at my friend Rob’s party, and kissed Julia Mildenhall once on the mouth; no tongue.
But I wasn’t feeling terribly low, either: I’d just bought my SNES and was playing my way through Zelda, Donkey Kong Country and Secret of Mana.
I […]
Original post by editors@gamesetwatch.com (alistairw) and software by Elliott Back
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