The First Time I Loathed A Video Game

First comes regret, then comes taste

This would probably be fun to play with buttons. Too bad you have to use a light gun. Screenshot captured by the author.

As a kid, I was fortunate enough to have a Nintendo Entertainment System. I quickly developed a love for light gun games that used the included “Zapper” peripheral, with its chunky trigger and fun space aesthetic.

One day, my supportive parents gifted me a copy of Gumshoe, a game developed in-house at Nintendo…