Why Did I start with Blaster Master?

Once I defined the purpose of my channel, it became easier to choose what would make the lineup.  For my debut, I thought back to possibly my oldest piece of unfinished business in my gaming history.  I eventually settled on the classic, and classically hard Blaster Master. 

I remember renting this one day back in 1991, and tearing my way through the first two stages.  The difficulty spiked quite a bit, and I vaguely remembered getting to the Area 3 boss, and that he kicked my ass badly then.  I didn't have a chance for a rematch before I had to return the game, but I could hear him laughing at me. 

I obtained my own copy eventually, and went back to it periodically, but something happened to my patience.  It was gone.  Once the challenge that lay before me sunk in, I turned the game off, and played Syphon Filter instead.  It seemed like a better use of my time. 

I would dust the game off every now and again, but the same thing always happened.  Once the challenge sunk in, consisting of the raw difficulty, the lack of a password or save feature, and the limited continues, I turned the game off and played something else, probably God of War the last time that I attempted this. 

This time, I had technology on my side.  Through the magic of save states, I could even the odds, and possibly see the ending.  I could settle this oldest bit of unfinished business, and finally close the book on Blaster Master.  At least until I start with Blaster Master: Blasting Again.