'I plugged in Zelda and everything changed': developers share their fondest Christmas gaming memories

The mysteries of Christmas might that parcel be game or console-shaped? The mysteries of Christmas might that parcel be game or console-shaped? 'I plugged in Zelda and everything changed': developers share their fondest Christmas gaming memories From a family showdown on Guitar Hero III to the winter levels in Diddy Kong Racing, the designers of some of today's top titles recall the gifts and moments that lit up their childhoods T here is a viral video that tends to get passed around at this time of year. It's an old home movie showing a boy and a girl on Christmas morning eagerly unwrapping a present that turns out to be an N64 console - the boy is, to put it mildly, extremely pleased. It's a scene a lot of us who play games will recognise: the excitement and anticipation provided by that big console-sized parcel, or the little DVD-shaped package that could be the latest Super Mario adventure.