Also Taken

Yesterday, I discovered that the thief took something else in addition to the Wii and GameCube things: he took my Game Boy and games as well. This one actually bothers me. In order to understand what I mean, you have to understand that this wasn't just money; this was a part of my childhood. These games, and the contents saved on their cartridges, represented countless hours invested, of fun and hard work. Also, I kept my games in immaculate physical condition, and kept most of the original boxes and manuals, which I still have, but sans games. Here's the list (or at least, the list that I remember/have records of): Game Boy games:

• Super Mario Land
• Super Mario Land 2
• Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
• Yoshi's Cookie
• Tetris
• Radar Mission
• Prince of Persia
• Super RC Pro-AM
• King James Bible (put out by WisdomTree; not licensed by Nintendo)

Game Boy Color games:

• Tetris 2
• Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
• Wario Land 2
• Wario Land 3
• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
• Donkey Kong Land
• Donkey Kong Land 2
• Donkey Kong Land 3
• Donkey Kong

Game Boy Advance games:

• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
• The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
• Classic NES Series: The Legend of Zelda
• Super Mario Advance
• Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
• Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
• Sonic Advance
• Mario Kart: Super Circuit
• Donkey Kong Country
• Donkey Kong Country 2

All these were taken, along with my translucent purple Game Boy Advance that I bought on the day it came out. Everything, including a few accessories, was kept in a large case that looks like an original Game Boy with a handle. As you can see, I'm somewhat of a collector, in particular of Zelda, Mario, and Donkey Kong games, or at least, I was. It makes me sad to lose these games. I faxed in the list to the insurance company and added it to the police report. I don't know how much I'll get back for them, since many of them are older, and have theoretically depreciated. Most of the games that I bought, though, are not the sort that actually depreciate beyond a certain point, but become classics. Maybe now I'll be getting that DS I was considering. Phantom Hourglass looks fun.