Ha..I smiled after reading this. Memories are beautiful, we hold on to them when we have nothing.
You had to senior brother to tug it out with, bond with and do a lot of cool stuff with. I didn't really have that opportunity, so I pretty much had a boring child hood.
Games are pretty awesome and they make you forget your problems at that moment. I'm sure you being able to be your own player 1 brought out a lot of confidence in you and I'm glad it brought you and your brother really close.
Beautiful story, I can't wait to read more