Epic Video games

Poor Video games. I grew up on them, and i played them to death. most people argue that as a child, i should have been put in front of Dora the Explorer, or blues clues, but instead i spent my hours hacking my way through the virtual world of Hyrule, pretending to be my hero; Link. As a child, i had on crazy imagination. I would start these mock battles in the football field at my old school in Portland. I would do battle with children around my age during recess, pretending i was my green clad hero. I would hack my crafted sword, made from the branch of the great Deku treat, at kindergartners, second graders, and my own class of first graders, in the epic battles we had. I always led my group into battle, losing few, and gaining many to my cause; devastation and destruction of the playground. We fought hard, cold battles, fought children who at the time, seemed possessed by hellish souls. we fought the great mutant clan in the blistering heats, our little bodies covered in sweat, dirt and mutant blood. We were called "misfits" by the guardians of the playground; the dreaded duty aids. We left decimation that only the great crusades could match. Me and my marry band of pirates scavenged the playground, taking all that was not in use, and using to our advantage in our own playground cleansing of evils. we were referred to as godless warriors, showing no mercy. we were revered, and also loved. we fought for all those though who were thought defenseless, and gave them the best defense that could be found. we took down bullies, violently or with intimidation. I was the robin hood of our play ground, and my followers were my merry band of heroes who fought for all good. I was the seeker of truth. All of this came from Video games. I learned everything i knew of moral codes from my personal bible;Zelda Ocarina of Time. I put myself in harms way to defend those who couldn't. I learned selflessness, compassion for others, and learned to seek what was right, not what was easier.
Anyone who says Video games were rotting my brain; ARE WRONG.
I also was introduced to books through video games. I learned to read from them at the age of five, and when i first found a book i understood, i read it for the first time. Harry Potter and The sorcerers stone in fact. I read at night, and when i was home i played my bible, and learned its morals, its lessons and story. I still keep many of those morals, and i thank Video games for that.
It also got me into sports, and exercise, made me healthy. Made me care how my body reacted to stimuli. During my cleansing of evil on the play ground, i would find myself tired. I always wondered why Link never quit. always persevered when i was sure he wished to nap. being a child, i thought the game more than it was, and pondered it. I realized that with all the running i made him do, he must be in perfect shape. My father confirmed this, and so took up the habit of running as long as i could during PE.
Epic Video Games are not evil. They inspire Children to do impossible; imagine. Without something to spark that fire, it will roar to life. they are one of the few things that inspire children to learn at that age. However, i speak of only few games. classics. Most modern games, such as grand theft auto, Halo, Call of duty, are for entertainment only. They are not bad, but offer a different meaning. they are there to fill the hours of nothing, which should in my opinion be spent reading a good book. I have grown up, and have other things that set my intellectual mind off, and i don't seem to care much for them as i used to. However games such as Assassins Creed 2, and Zelda twilight princess are as influential to me, as any book is. Both games are filled with the culture, moral codes, and ideas i had when i was a child of 7.
Epic Video games are not only for nerds, or creepers who sit in there moms basement jacking of to soft core porn, they are for readers. they are books that you can interact with and see, making your own story. They are the next generation of books