I know I can't be alone in my love for the amazingly classic side scrollers.. I want to direct your attention to a free game that will be one of the greatest experiences of your life.

Cave Story

it will work right off the bat with a gamepad if you have one (XBox 360 controller works well).. this game takes all of the best elements from games like Metroid, Castlevania, Zelda II, and mixs them with the humor and charm of games like Earthbound..

it's a small download, it's free, it will run on any computer (they even have versions for Mac and Linux machines as well as Windows).

I can't tell you what a joy this game is to play, this game is coming to Wiiware later this year, but, if you have a computer (and I'm sure you do), hey it's free.. go for it.