Talk about getting KO'ed
I agreed to try out Nintendo's Wii, a new interactive gaming system, as part of a review of the game by The Bee. The newsroom's version of Don King (Will Albritton) put together a Wii boxing match between me and Executive Editor Betsy Lumbye -- sort of a match between the opinion pages and the newsroom. . . Well, she easily whipped me, scoring a knockout in the second round. I just seemed to flail around, mostly punching the air, while Betsy nailed me several times in the noggin. Of course, my big old head was quite the target.
Here's some video of the match.
I thought video games were supposed to be couch-sitting, fast-food-munching affairs. You actually have to work at this game. . . There are three-minute rounds. Try punching the air for three straight minutes. I was exhausted. Where's Jenifer Alcorn when I need her? Of course, the first thing she'd do would have me running the stairs at Gold's Gym.
Maybe next time I'll try the bowling version of Wii. . . You don't have to be in shape to bowl do you?