SueJean
Active Member
During our stay as volunteers/workkampers at the Escapee's Care Center in Livingston, we were introduced to the fun of Wii bowling.
Their set-up involved a giant TV and a basic Wii set-up and starting out with that, we didn't even consider that we would enjoy playing with a Wii in our rig. We didn't think our little 27" (?) would show enough of the game to make it seem realistic.
After leaving TX, we had another chance to play with a Wii on a smaller TV and the screen size didn't seem to matter to our enjoyment of playing. The next concern was how much open floor space was going to be enough as I'm quite wild when swordfighting. I don't care for "punching out" the ceiling fan, my "darling opponent" or the cabinets.
Then there's the enthusiastic efforts of Ariela to get into whatever game is on to add more confusion underfoot. She gets really excited when the little dog on Frisbee Golf starts fussing at me for my lame attempts to throw a frisbee. Never mind her confusion when I'm trying to "pedal a bike" or "row my boat"!
So, we put off the decision to buy into Wii for several months until finally we couldn't stand it any longer. At first, I tried to buy a used system off of Craigslist, but we were either too slow or too far away or dealing with a two-faced seller so the deals fell thru.
Giving up, we went over to the nearest "Wally World" and forked over the $199 for a new system. Six months down the road, we both agree that we've gained far more than we've spent. We did add a second controller ($20 on eBay) and a rechargeable battery station and a third game (Amazing Race - $15) to our basic Sports and Resort Sports games. We still haven't bothered to learn the third game as we're currently addicted to an evening of Frisbee Golf after months of playing nothing but Resort 100-pin bowling.
The small screen and small space in no way takes away from the fun of playing and we don't miss having a larger screen at all. We definitely do get some exercise from playing the various games even if it's just limited to having to get out of our comfy, cushy recliners.
Anyway, since there are so few posts here and since there are probably more than a few Wii's out there on Craigslist looking for new homes, I thought it might be of interest to some of you out there to know that Wii does fit into an RV life!
May HIS blessings find you whatever the road you may be on!
Their set-up involved a giant TV and a basic Wii set-up and starting out with that, we didn't even consider that we would enjoy playing with a Wii in our rig. We didn't think our little 27" (?) would show enough of the game to make it seem realistic.
After leaving TX, we had another chance to play with a Wii on a smaller TV and the screen size didn't seem to matter to our enjoyment of playing. The next concern was how much open floor space was going to be enough as I'm quite wild when swordfighting. I don't care for "punching out" the ceiling fan, my "darling opponent" or the cabinets.
Then there's the enthusiastic efforts of Ariela to get into whatever game is on to add more confusion underfoot. She gets really excited when the little dog on Frisbee Golf starts fussing at me for my lame attempts to throw a frisbee. Never mind her confusion when I'm trying to "pedal a bike" or "row my boat"!
So, we put off the decision to buy into Wii for several months until finally we couldn't stand it any longer. At first, I tried to buy a used system off of Craigslist, but we were either too slow or too far away or dealing with a two-faced seller so the deals fell thru.
Giving up, we went over to the nearest "Wally World" and forked over the $199 for a new system. Six months down the road, we both agree that we've gained far more than we've spent. We did add a second controller ($20 on eBay) and a rechargeable battery station and a third game (Amazing Race - $15) to our basic Sports and Resort Sports games. We still haven't bothered to learn the third game as we're currently addicted to an evening of Frisbee Golf after months of playing nothing but Resort 100-pin bowling.
The small screen and small space in no way takes away from the fun of playing and we don't miss having a larger screen at all. We definitely do get some exercise from playing the various games even if it's just limited to having to get out of our comfy, cushy recliners.
Anyway, since there are so few posts here and since there are probably more than a few Wii's out there on Craigslist looking for new homes, I thought it might be of interest to some of you out there to know that Wii does fit into an RV life!
May HIS blessings find you whatever the road you may be on!