As a person who has been gaming since I can remember, I've always looked forward to new console launches, even when I have no reason to be excited. I can't help myself. It's how I ended up spending $250 dollars for a 3DS.
I remember when the SNES launched, and getting it under the Christmas tree, along with a copies of Final Fight and Super Mario World.
PlayStation? Battle Arena Toshinden was the s***. Ridge Racer in my room? Yes please.
N64 with Mario 64 was at the time, the best day of my life.
I picked up an import Saturn a little later, when I could play X-Men VS Street Fighter in all its glory. Thank you 4MB cart.
Dreamcast holds a special place for me because it was the first time I really got into online gaming. Plus, f***ing SoulCalibur. Christ Almighty. Phantasy Star Online is how I was introduced to an editor at Animerica, which is how I got into the industry. Plus, the game was the best thing ever. That music! I don't know how many times I killed Dark Falz. Too many, I'm sure.
PS2. Man. I was so pumped for this thing. Even with the complete lack of decent launch titles, I couldn't help myself. I could play Tekken Tag Tournament at home. And it looked better than the arcade! And RRV--jaggies be damned. That racer was f***ing great.
Xbox. What the f*** was this thing? The console, that controller. But somehow I became a beta tester for Live. I'm sure they're others here--got that sweet pouch with the orange memory card, NFL Fever, somem other s*** I can't remember. And Halo. And Dead or Alive 3. That's all it took. I was 100% on board for what Microsoft was selling.
XBox 360--I waited for eight hours in a Walmart the night before launch for this thing, and I couldn't have been happier with it when I got home. It prompted me to buy an HDTV, which I never thought I'd do right away. And f*** the haters. Perfect Dark was great. Kameo was a lot of fun. It's too bad the damn system kept f***ing breaking on me.
PS3. I'm embarrassed to say I got in line at 7:00 p.m. for this thing. The day before it came out. On a sidewalk. In front of Walmart. Almost 30 hours waiting. And f*** more haters. I thought Resistance was great. I spent way too much time shooting glass out of panels. Just look at that glass break! The multiplayer was awesome. PS3 prompted me to buy a 1080p TV back in 07, and RR7 was amazing. Plus, blu-rays. Holy s***. Who knew?
And now we're two months away from PS4 and XBone. Depending on what you're getting--perhaps both--you'll walk out of there with some proven titles. At launch. The systems have amazing looking games, right out of the box. Not three years down the line. I can't wait to see what games will be look like three years in. Just look at 360/PS3, and the difference in quality. And again, just look at Shadow Fall ... it's a launch game!
So anyway, Christmas is definitely coming early this year for me. I'm anxiously awaiting the new systems. Anyone else pumped or what?
I remember when the SNES launched, and getting it under the Christmas tree, along with a copies of Final Fight and Super Mario World.
PlayStation? Battle Arena Toshinden was the s***. Ridge Racer in my room? Yes please.
N64 with Mario 64 was at the time, the best day of my life.
I picked up an import Saturn a little later, when I could play X-Men VS Street Fighter in all its glory. Thank you 4MB cart.
Dreamcast holds a special place for me because it was the first time I really got into online gaming. Plus, f***ing SoulCalibur. Christ Almighty. Phantasy Star Online is how I was introduced to an editor at Animerica, which is how I got into the industry. Plus, the game was the best thing ever. That music! I don't know how many times I killed Dark Falz. Too many, I'm sure.
PS2. Man. I was so pumped for this thing. Even with the complete lack of decent launch titles, I couldn't help myself. I could play Tekken Tag Tournament at home. And it looked better than the arcade! And RRV--jaggies be damned. That racer was f***ing great.
Xbox. What the f*** was this thing? The console, that controller. But somehow I became a beta tester for Live. I'm sure they're others here--got that sweet pouch with the orange memory card, NFL Fever, somem other s*** I can't remember. And Halo. And Dead or Alive 3. That's all it took. I was 100% on board for what Microsoft was selling.
XBox 360--I waited for eight hours in a Walmart the night before launch for this thing, and I couldn't have been happier with it when I got home. It prompted me to buy an HDTV, which I never thought I'd do right away. And f*** the haters. Perfect Dark was great. Kameo was a lot of fun. It's too bad the damn system kept f***ing breaking on me.
PS3. I'm embarrassed to say I got in line at 7:00 p.m. for this thing. The day before it came out. On a sidewalk. In front of Walmart. Almost 30 hours waiting. And f*** more haters. I thought Resistance was great. I spent way too much time shooting glass out of panels. Just look at that glass break! The multiplayer was awesome. PS3 prompted me to buy a 1080p TV back in 07, and RR7 was amazing. Plus, blu-rays. Holy s***. Who knew?
And now we're two months away from PS4 and XBone. Depending on what you're getting--perhaps both--you'll walk out of there with some proven titles. At launch. The systems have amazing looking games, right out of the box. Not three years down the line. I can't wait to see what games will be look like three years in. Just look at 360/PS3, and the difference in quality. And again, just look at Shadow Fall ... it's a launch game!
So anyway, Christmas is definitely coming early this year for me. I'm anxiously awaiting the new systems. Anyone else pumped or what?