I received a very large package in the mail last week, but a combination of my working hours conflicting and slammed weekends meant I could not get it until today.

But it was worth the wait.

Picture #1--- My Santa has a creative trait as you can tell. I loved the drawing on the back, but I fret a little when I turn it over as I can hear some rattling inside. I hoped there wasn't anything broken.

Picture #2--- Huh, what are these little things? A currency from another land? I was intrigued. What could my Santa possibly have in store for me?

Picture #3--- A note? Not super uncommon, but interesting nonetheless. It instructed me to open the packages in order. The fact that I got more than one immediately made me want to tear open the box. I refrained, however, I do hope to keep this USPS box and the artwork on it.

Picture #4--- Not only was I given two wrapped packages, I got a Mario coin box full of little smarty candies along with a plushie Kirby Link. Hmmmm...this was a very Zelda-themed package.

Picture #5--- The first package contained a PowerPak box (alternative to repeatedly using AA batteries) and a GameBoy Color (green, which makes sense as to why she asked me for my favorite color). Inside the GameBoy was a fishing game. I'm not a huge fisherman myself, but it would be nice to have a game to play on my new system. Onto package #2.

Picture #6--- Two games in protector cases, strategically done so that the labels are facing inwards. But when I peeled them apart

Picture #7--- Wow. I was absolutely tickled. These two games were my favorite growing up due to the way they worked together using these alphanumeric codes. I had just made a post a few months earlier...wait...

_ Posted 3 Months Ago..."

What game do you think is a work of art:

I know Zelda has been mentioned many times, but one of my favorites is the Time and Seasons duo on the Gameboy Color. I bought Seasons and my dad bought Time for my brother. I played through Seasons and when I beat it, I was rewarded with a code for Time. I was ecstatic that my journey could continue so my brother and I swapped games. Playing through time wasn't as rewarding for me as Seasons, but it was still a great game. I was happy to finish it. Beating that game gave you another password to take back and forth between the two. The ring system rewarded you in both games, some characters would give you a password to be able to transfer an item to the other game to help you solve a puzzle. The interconnectivity between the two was staggering for a game made quite some time ago. It truly stands by itself in that regard in my opinion._

Did my Santa really dig through my post history to see if I tipped my hand somewhere? I'm flattered. If not, way to go Santa. You really drove it out of the park with this one. This one definitely takes the gold medal as far as reddit exchanging goes.

Picture #8--- Bravo.