Mariners and George Kirby go through Nightmare in Sea-land

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY SportsOne of the appealing natures of video games, and mobile gaming in particular, is the exercise of control. You control characters, vehicles, or more vague perspectives to play in a world of imagination. You control when and where you get to play, as well. As long as you have a charged battery. There is a similar beauty in baseball. 162 games gives you, the fan, some semblance of control. If your team is consistently good enough, it is easy enough to control your level of enjoyment. Watch the fun games, turn off the ones that aren’t. Imagine you were the video game character though. Imagine you were, let’s say, Kirby. Your adventures in Dream Land, when you are forced to see them through until your player is sated, where you keep taking damage at every turn but have no choice but to keep advancing, would quickly become a Nightmare.

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