The Gameboy Cycle

Michael Mullooly | Contributing Writer There are a surprising number of similarities between college students and little kids. Both have irregular sleeping patterns, with naps interspersed throughout the day. Both are heavily dependent on bottles, and both are just barely house trained. A less obvious similarity can be found in the films and videogames the two groups enjoy. I’ve dubbed this strange, regressive phenomenon the “Gameboy Cycle”. It is impossible to enter the Disney store without seeing a pack of first years revelling in all the brightly coloured, harmless fun, trying on Monster’s University hats and examining Buzz Lightyear toys. Wide-eyed five year olds stand … Continue reading The Gameboy Cycle