Today's gaming letter A-Z post is going to be a thread, with a story. It's letter S today and the game is:

Samurai Shodown

I live in southeast Alaska and there are a bunch of islands with a bunch of little towns on them. One way to travel around them is through the...

Alaska Marine Highway system, which is a bunch of ferry's that will transport you. My mom and my two sisters were on a ferry for a trip and we would love there Derry because we were set free to run around the ferry and do as we wished. They don't have them anymore, but the

ferry's has arcade cabinets. And one such cabinet had Samurai Shodown on it. I was having fun playing that game on this trip. Ask for quarters from mom, go back and play, rinse repeat. Well, one time when I came back someone else was playing. We started talking and switching on

and off taking turns. We were young and not very good so it would maybe be a fight or 3 at the most. With my new found friend I told him I was going to play as Genan, the green guy in the picture at the beginning of this thread. Because he was on character we had a hard time

fighting. He kinda laughed and said ok. I started fight and I beat the first guy, the second, the third, the fourth! How was I doing this! Genan certainly had some kind of power he was giving me through the cabinet. My new friend was cheering me on! I eventually made it so far

that I got to a cut scene! I was freaking out with happiness! This is WAY farther than either of us had ever gotten! My heart was pounding and my adrenaline was flowing. I was focused on one thing and one thing only, me and Genan conquering all. Unfortunately, the battle after