Top 10 Video Games of All Time...Played By My Nephews On Their 2008 Christmas Vacation At My House

[Above: My nephews Isaac (8 years old, left) and Seán (6 years old, mind temporarily blown, right) on Christmas morning after opening their very own Nintendo Wiiiiiiiiii!] This Christmas my older brother and his family drove up to Atlanta to spend a week with Crazy Uncle Jason, the harbinger of good times and possessor of many video game systems. Back home, my nephews Isaac and Seán are only allowed to get their game on one day a week, but these rules were kicked to the curb during Christmas vacation '08 and their days were filled with hours of pixellated euphoria. Some games we'd play together. Occasionally Daddy and Uncle Jason would steal away to the guest bedroom to messily snipe Locust heads in Gears of War 2 while the nephews enjoyed their own age-appropriate gaming binge in the living room. I relished the sight of my nephews enjoying video games together the way their Daddy and Uncle Jason did growing up (still going strong). Video games are a source of tremendous joy. And here are ... (link)