Let's know each other better! (Gamewise)

Edited: i hope nobody already tried this

I hope people will like this, after all i think we are a big nice group of friends

So on the line to get each other to know better here's a small list of questions to be answered:

1) Age, location, sex

2) Your first experience with videogames

3) the first game that nailed you on the gaming machine for hours

4) the first game machine you owned in your life

5) your favorite games ever (name a few!)

6) the games that left you in awe when seeing them (1 per console generation)

7) the game you like that is the most underrated

8) the machine you loved the most

9) the most precious piece in your collection

10) the most touching moment you experienced in videogaming. (gamewise or not)

11) game machine you missed and that you would have liked to have

karsten

 

ops i forgot to answer myself

1) 25\italy\male
2) at a friend's home with super mario brothers
3) final fantasy VI
4)nintendo entertainment system
5) final fantasy vi, final fantasy tactics, various king of fighters, gran turismo serie. VALKYRIE PROFILE
6)super mario bros 3, super mario world, wipeout 3, final fantasy x, vagrant story
7)Super Aleste (SNES) an ASTONISHING shoot'em up
8) good 'ol SNES
9) ehrm... s far a boxed japanese sega saturn
10) In Valkyrie Profile, the moment in wich the seal on lenneth's past is broken .
11) Atari Jaguar, for playing with alien Vs Predator... at those times, THAT was astonishing

 

1) Age, location, sex

26, Rohnert Park, California USA, Male

2) Your first experience with videogames

Vectrex in 1983! (And I still have it!)

3) the first game that nailed you on the gaming machine for hours

Gun Fight on some Apple Clone I had - it was 2 player and my brother and I used to shoot our square bullets at each other for hours. It was 'deathmatch' in the mid 80's!

As for a single player game, I would have to say Zelda 1 for the NES.

4) the first game machine you owned in your life

First machine in the house would be the Vectrex. First I ever bought with my own cash would be the Sega Saturn.

5) your favorite games ever (name a few!)

Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight, Super Metroid, Zelda III

6) the games that left you in awe when seeing them (1 per console generation)

Vectrex: Armor Attack
NES: Code Name Viper
SNES: Star Fox
PlayStation: GranTurismo
N64: Zelda 64
Dreamcast: Soul Calibur
PS2: Shadow of the Collosus
Xbox: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Xbox 360: Gears of War
PS3: Nothing yet ;-)

7) the game you like that is the most underrated

That one is tough...I guess I would have to go with either Super Castlevania IV on the SNES or Blast Corps on the Nintendo 64.

8) the machine you loved the most

The Dreamcast...was my first console import, got mine 1 month after Japanese launch...$650 with Virtua Fighter 3, Sonic, and a VMU ;-)

9) the most precious piece in your collection

Mint, sealed Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight for the Sega Saturn.

10) the most touching moment you experienced in videogaming. (gamewise or not)

I'll go the easy route and say Aeris' death in FF7.

11) game machine you missed and that you would have liked to have

Well, that *was* the Neo Geo but iv'e got one of those now so i'm pretty much settled. Though I do at some point want to get a PCE so i can play Dracula X: Rondo of Blood properly.

 

1 - 31/ Japan / Male
2 - Commodore PLUS 4
3 - Space Harrier for the Master System or was it Wonder Boy on the Master System ?
4 - First machine was a Commodore PLUS 4 but the first console was a Master System
5 - Sega Rally, Daytona (arcade or Saturn), Super Aleste, Sonic the Hedgehog, Thunder Force III, Shenmue, Final Fantasy 6, Umiharakawase, Virtua Cop 1 & 2 (Saturn) and many others.
6 - 8bit WonderBoy III. 16 Bit Super Shinobi. 32 bit Panzer Dragoon Zwei, 64bit NOTHING. All looked pretty washed out blur-o-vision. 128bit Shenmue
7 - Super Aleste (bloody western gamers know jack shit about quality :evil
8 - Saturn without a doubt closely followed by the Super Famicom
9 - Was a mint Sega Branded Wondermega but now it's a mint Hitachi Hi-Saturn with Karaoke add on.
10 - There's a scene in Final Fantasy 6 that brought a tear to my eye. That's when you HAD to rely on story and audio unlike today's cheap efforts with their fancy graphics.
11 - None. had them all (lucky bugger, I know :lol

Yakumo

 

1) 21/germany/male 2) NES, some of the Mario games 3) terranigma (snes) 4) NES 5) terranigma (snes), secret of evermore (snes), extreme g series (N64, GC), resident evil series 6) super mario 64 (n64), donkey kong country (snes) 7) dunno 8) N64! 9) ever was and still terranigma 10) ending of terranigma and playing extreme g III while being drunk and stoned

 

1) Age, location, sex

29. London. Yes please girls!

2) Your first experience with videogames

Acorn Electron/BBC (although a few G&Ws/similar b4 that)

3) the first game that nailed you on the gaming machine for hours

Arcadians

4) the first game machine you owned in your life

Acorn Electron
(SMS was my first console)

5) your favorite games ever (name a few!)

Bare Knuckle 2, Flashback, Bubble Bobble, Splatterhouse, Gears of War

6) the games that left you in awe when seeing them (1 per console generation)

Wonderboy III Dragon's Trap (SMS)
Splatterhouse (PCE)
Gunstar Heroes (MD)
Panzer Dragoon (all 3) (Saturn)
Perfect Dark (N64)
ICO (PS2)
Gears of War (360)

7) the game you like that is the most underrated

Defenders of the Oasis (Gamegear)

8) the machine you loved the most

Back in the day..MD.
Now..PCE and Marty

9) the most precious piece in your collection

Many. Collections are very personal and reflect much time effort and individual taste. I do quite like my sealed Darxide for the Pal 32x..signed by David Braben no less!

10) the most touching moment you experienced in videogaming. (gamewise or not)

My first Marty session. (I already had about 25 of the best Marty games/arcade conversions but nothing to play them on for months and months)

11) game machine you missed and that you would have liked to have

At the time, none really. Was always happy with what I had and had many friends with systems I didn't so got to experience a very solid range.

Looking back, I definitely wish I'd lived PCE when it was fresh. Must have been one of the most amazing game times ever. And Marty of course.

 

1) Age, location, sex
21, UK, lots of it

2) Your first experience with videogames
PacMan on an Arcade machine. I was about 2

3) the first game that nailed you on the gaming machine for hours
PacMan

4) the first game machine you owned in your life
NES/Famicom

5) your favorite games ever (name a few!)
N/A , my ranks change depending on mood and related memories, safe bet on Conker's Bad Fur Day, Banjo Kazooie/Tooie, Super Mario Bros 1, 3, World, 64 and many other classics.


6) the games that left you in awe when seeing them (1 per console generation)

FAMICOM: Captain Tsubasa
SFC: Donkey Kong Country
N64: Conker's Bad Fur Day
DC: Shenmue
GC: Resident Evil 4
XBOX 360: Gays of War

(the above are per GENERATION, not per console)



7) the game you like that is the most underrated

Top Gear Overdrive on the N64

8) the machine you loved the most

A father loves all his children

9) the most precious piece in your collection

Can't say, but its worth as much as a brand new VW Golf

10) the most touching moment you experienced in videogaming. (gamewise or not)

When F-zero Xpansion Kit booted on my DD ..and of course, playing duels on Super Smash Bros: Melee with a particular friend.

11) game machine you missed and that you would have liked to have

Playstation 2, (and the TOOL )

 

1) Age, location, sex
18, Toronto ,Canada, Male

2) Your first experience with videogames
My cousinand I would always gather round the computer, to play games.
Wolfenstein 3D, Duke Nukem 3D, Carmen Sandiego and Rampage were our top choices back then.

But, I think my first experience was on my old mac, my parents bought me the reader rabbit games, the treehouse, Magic Schoolbus, Treausre cove!, Treasure galaxy.

3) the first game that nailed you on the gaming machine for hours
Disney's Aladdin (Genesis), though the most consecutive hours gaming, goes to Metroid Prime.

4) the first game machine you owned in your life
My Sega Genesis

5) your favorite games ever (name a few!)
Jumping Flash! ,Majoras Mask, Puggsy, Metroid Prime, GTA: VC, Yoshi's Story, Jet Grind Radio, Mario 64, ,Mario RPG, Diddy Kong Racing, Earthbound, Streets of Rage, Gunstar Heros

6) the games that left you in awe when seeing them (1 per console generation)

Note: since so many people are doing per console, I guess I'll do that to

NES: Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Nintendo: Stunt Race FX
Genesis: Sonic the Hedgehog 3/ Sonic & Knuckles
Gameboy: Pokemon Red & Blue
PSX: Jumping Flash!
N64: Super Mario 64
Dreamcast: Shemmue
Gamecube: Metroid Prime, Pikmin 2
PS2: GTA: Vice City
Wii: Right now, Zelda Twilight Princess


7) the game you like that is the most underrated

Puggsy, Knuckles Chaotix, & Yoshi's Story (I loved that game, it was so badly reviewed on ign though)

8) the machine you loved the most
Hmmm... thats a though one, I'd say Wii now (b/c it has genesis games and new games), but in retrospective my Genesis

9) the most precious piece in your collection
Though I guess I'd say Super Metroid, a animal crossing calender, and my platinum afterburner gba

10) the most touching moment you experienced in videogaming.

Family video game gatherings. Me my brother, sister and my many cousins would always have dinner then head down for games of mario kart 64 (Battles) , Streets of Rage co-op, 1080 Snowboarding, and of course Mario Party.

11) game machine you missed and that you would have liked to have

Dreamcast, b/c even though I did get one, by that time it was dead (like 2002), also piracy was so easy that I felt I just didn't play the right games. Nor did I go online.

Also, Cd-i, while I wouldn't wanted to shell out $700 I would've liked to experience a few of the 'gems' that seem to be fading away into obsurity.

 

1) Age, location, sex

20/uk/male

2) Your first experience with videogames

Possibly AMIGA

3) the first game that nailed you on the gaming machine for hours

Resident Evil 2 on PS1

4) the first game machine you owned in your life

PS1 right at the begining of its life

5) your favorite games ever (name a few!)

Resident Evil 1,2,Nemesis,Survivor.....
Metal Gear Solid (The first one on ps1)
Silent Hill (the first 1 on ps1)

6) the games that left you in awe when seeing them (1 per console generation)

n64: 007 goldeneye
ps2: Gta 3
xbox 360: GOW


7) the game you like that is the most underrated

-

8) the machine you loved the most

xbox

9) the most precious piece in your collection

Sadly i have nothing precious yet

10) the most touching moment you experienced in videogaming. (gamewise or not)

Being excited about the Saturn, PS1, N64 coming out

11) game machine you missed and that you would have liked to have

I would have liked to have a Sega Saturn, and although i have a saturn avatar i have never owned one or played one but i am really interested in them

 

1) Age, location, sex
42 :crying: - london :thumbsup: - male :thumbsup:

2) Your first experience with videogames
MOON CRESTA - arcade


3) the first game that nailed you on the gaming machine for hours
MOON CRESTA - as was on free vend when installed at my golf club when a junior member
SUPER MARIO BROS - when I had my first proper home console

4) the first game machine you owned in your life
INTERSTATE PONG
:lol:

5) your favorite games ever (name a few!)
SUPER MARIO 64

6) the games that left you in awe when seeing them (1 per console generation)
SOLSTICE - NES
STARFOX & STUNT RACE FX - SNES
SONIC - MEGA DRIVE
TENNIS - VIRTUAL BOY
RIDGE RACER - PS1
SEGA RALLY - SATURN
METROPOLIS STREET RACER - DREAMCAST
SUPER MARIO 64 - N64
SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE - GAMECUBE
ICO - PS2
HALO - XBOX
PGR3 - 360
XX-XY - DS



7) the game you like that is the most underrated
Don`t know if counts as not released
BOUND HIGH - Virtual Boy (have played)

Otherwise

OVERBOARD - PS1

8) the machine you loved the most
N64 / DREAMCAST (if allowed 2)

9) the most precious piece in your collection
SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE NR DISK + several other written NR disks
As never ever seen one before and "N" stuff like this is like hens teeth

10) the most touching moment you experienced in videogaming. (gamewise or not)

ICO

Just seeing the game, the relative simplicity and the graphical quality!

11) game machine you missed and that you would have liked to have
None that I can think of at the moment as have a lot.
Perhaps NEO-GEO AES as some great shoot-em-ups and beat-em-ups

 

ehy! that was hurting! I have my Pal Super Aleste, along with Actraiser and Secret Of mana! and i wrote super aleste as my n°1 underrated!

PS i swear i'm not japanese

 

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? now i want to know for real! can't you tell me by PM?

 

1) Age, location, sex

19, London in term, hampshire holidays, Male

2) Your first experience with videogames

Duck hunt on NES

3) the first game that nailed you on the gaming machine for hours

Super Mario Bros 1 - I completed it before I could read the level select cheat at the end!

4) the first game machine you owned in your life

Brother had a NES in 91/92 ( Can't remember which), but I had my very own N64 about 97/98

5) your favorite games ever (name a few!)

Super Mario Bros 1, LOZ and LOZ:ALTTP. More Recently Guitar hero 1+2

6) the games that left you in awe when seeing them (1 per console generation)

NES - Mario Bros 3
SNES - Donkey Kong Country
N64 - LOZ:OoT
GC - RE4

(Not intentionally Nintendo dominated!)

7) the game you like that is the most underrated

N64 - Beetle Adventure Racing


8) the machine you loved the most

N64

9) the most precious piece in your collection

None Really

10) the most touching moment you experienced in videogaming. (gamewise or not)

The Whole family sitting around the TV playing Zelda

11) game machine you missed and that you would have liked to havev

64dd or a panasonic Q

 

1) Age, location, sex

22, Valladolid, Spain, Male

2) Your first experience with videogames

Excitebike on the NES (it was one of those 32-in-1 cartridges)

3) the first game that nailed you on the gaming machine for hours

Sonic The Hedgehog for Sega Megadrive

4) the first game machine you owned in your life

Sega MD (I had an Atari 2600, but didn't really play with it, it's still almost new in its box)

5) your favorite games ever (name a few!)

Aladdin (MD), Eternal Champions (never been able to finish it), Knights of the Round, Metal Slug, FFVII, MGS, Castlevania saga.

6) the games that left you in awe when seeing them (1 per console generation)

MD: Sonic
PS1: FFVII (my first game in 5 years)
PS2: MGS2

7) the game you like that is the most underrated

SS: Deep Fear


8) the machine you loved the most

PS1

9) the most precious piece in your collection

I think Sonic (my first game) and Aladdin (the first game I finished) for MD.

10) the most touching moment you experienced in videogaming. (gamewise or not)

Mmmm, I should say playing Daytona USA or Sega Rally 2 arcade with 3 more friends.

11) game machine you missed and that you would have liked to have

FF Gamecube i think.

 

1) 20 (almost 21), Arkansas, male

2) Ever since I was old enough to hold a controller, I was playing on my brothers NES. Games like Zelda, Zelda II, Super Mario bros., Super Mario bros. 2, Super Mario bros. 3

3) I guess that would be the NES with Super Mario bros. 3. I never could beat the last levels, though. Other than that, I guess the Super NES as well, for Super Mario World.

4) I guess the SNES, because it was half mine, since it was a Christmas present for me and my brother. My first official console that was all mine was the N64.

5) Well, this is gonna be tough. I really liked OoT and LTTP. Also, I really liked Lunar: SSSC. Its perfect for a beginners RPG, and its got great characters. I can't think of really any more games that made me feel like those few games did, although I have a lot of good ones and ones that I like. I love Super Mario 3, too.

6) (Sega CD) Seeing those animated scenes in the game and some of them looking literally like "Controllable Cartoons" was something that awed me. Super Mario 64 left me in awe as well, as it was the very first 3d game I ever played. Once past that, it was hard to "awe" me, other than showing me just prettier graphics and effects. The last game that awed me was Shadow of the Colossus, and that was simply because of the scale. When you first fight the first one, you're thinking "Wow, I'll never take that one down! Its so big! How am I supposed to get to the top!?" Too bad that game is rather short.

7) I don't know, I like Arc the Lad 1 and 2, but everywhere on the Internet, I could probably come up with 15 other people that liked it, too. Guess its a cult hit for me.

8) I loved whatever system had the most RPGs and largest variety in games at the time of each generation. I like the RPGs on the PS1, the RPGs for the GBA (there are a TON of em' for it, and the DS). For the last gen, its hard to say, since I've played tons on the Xbox and PS2 at the same time. I actually probably played Xbox games the most, since thats about all I did in most of 2005. I didn't touch the Gamecube much, but whenever I did, I usually finished whatever game I was playing for it quickly.

9) Either Dragon Force or Growlanser Generations.

10) Probably when Alex and Luna escape from the tower in the final scene of Lunar, or the very very end of Lunar 2, where Hiro and Lucia kiss. Oh, and killing Divayth Fyr in Morrowind and getting a whole set of Daedric gear.:evil:

11) Well, right now I want an Xbox 360.

 

1) Age, location, sex

30, Adelaide (Australia), Male

2) Your first experience with videogames

My Dad owned a Kaypro computer which had a game called Ladders which I loved.....

3) the first game that nailed you on the gaming machine for hours

Super Mario Bros. on the NES

4) the first game machine you owned in your life

Nintendo Entertainment System

5) your favorite games ever (name a few!)

Gran Turismo (the first one - still leaves a tingle...), Cobra Triangle on NES, Sega's Scud Racer, Final Fight, SingStar (the only game that has ever interested my wife).

6) the games that left you in awe when seeing them (1 per console generation)

PlayStation - WipeOut and Gran Turismo (nothing has really shocked since then, they've only been refinements...)

7) the game you like that is the most underrated

Can I put a games system in here? I think the GamePark GP32 was an amazing tool, exploited in a loving way by a group of people who all shared a passion. Near perfect MAME, MD, SNES, PC Engine on a portable machine, at the time it was unprecidented. One of the best bits of kit ever.

8) the machine you loved the most

The original PlayStation

9) the most precious piece in your collection

Dunno. Maybe my 10 Million Edition PlayStation, or my Coke PSP.

10) the most touching moment you experienced in videogaming. (gamewise or not)

Finally beating Virtua Tennis, then running around the house yelling "C'mon..!!!"

11) game machine you missed and that you would have liked to have

An MSX.

 

1) Age, location, sex
22 (about to be 23), Huntsville Alabama, Male.

2) Your first experience with videogames
The first that I remember is playing Hide and Seek, Space Invaders, Incoming, and Donkey Kong on my babysitter's Atari when I was... 2 or 3.

3) the first game that nailed you on the gaming machine for hours
Super Mario Bros. I guess.

4) the first game machine you owned in your life
NES

5) your favorite games ever (name a few!)
Panzer Dragoon Saga, Radiant Silvergun, NiGHTS, Guardian Heroes, Blast Wind, Hyper Duel, Border Down, Mars Matrix, Crows: The Battle Action for Sega Saturn, Penguin Land, Phantom Crash, Twinkle Star Sprites, Fatal Fury Mark of the Wolves, Final Fantasy VI, Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru,

6) the games that left you in awe when seeing them (1 per console generation)
NES - Final Fantasy
Master System - Power Strike
SNES - Final Fantasy VI
Genesis - Vector Man
Sega CD - Lunar: Silver Star Story
32X - Virtua Fighter
N64 - Turok 2
Saturn - Well, I was in awe the first time I saw Panzer Dragoon. But Radiant Silvergun also left me in awe. So...
Dreamcast - Shenmue
Xbox - Panzer Dragoon Orta
Xbox 360 - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion


7) the game you like that is the most underrated
BLAST WIND!!!!!!!!!! And Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru. Actually, I could do this for hours with the Saturn library.

8) the machine you loved the most
Sega Saturn for life.

9) the most precious piece in your collection
Oh boy... this is a hard one. Right now its my Hitachi Navi GPS HiSaturn... though some of my Panzer Dragoon stuff is up there with it. Soon it will be something else... but that is a secret for now. :110:

10) the most touching moment you experienced in videogaming. (gamewise or not)
Sonic Adventure Christmas Pack on Dreamcast. When they started playing the Acapella "Dreams Dreams" when I walked up to the Christmas tree...

11) game machine you missed and that you would have liked to have
Hmm... Neo-Geo, though I did have one briefly. If that doesn't count then 3DO.

 

1) Age, location, sex

21; Ohio, USA; Male

2) Your first experience with videogames...

My Dad's now deceased Atari 2600. I don't ever recall seeing him play with it, but I distinctly remember sitting in front of our console TV, when I was three or four years old, trying to figure out Missile Command. The only game we had that I recall understanding very well was Kaboom!...which is still pretty fun to play today.

3) The first game that nailed you on the gaming machine for hours...

Super Mario Bros, I guess. I don't really remember playing it a ton, but I know I did...as I remember being very excited when Mario 3 came along.

4) The first game machine you owned in your life...

Nintendo NES. As I mentioned earlier, my dad had a 2600, but by the time I was old enough to understand games better, my parents bought an NES for my brother, sister, and myself.

5) Your favorite games ever...

Its so hard to pick favorites...but...

The Mario Bros. Series
Sonic the Hedgehog Series
Gradius Series (Parodius, Life Force, etc)
Any Sega Arcade Game, pretty much..(though I hate virtua fighter)
Metal Slug Series
Contra Series
Castlevania Series...
(really anything Konami)
Most of Rare's earlier Games
Most of the DS Library (<3 Elite Beat Agents)
Most anything Nintendo First Party
Anything Arcadey (Yay for Neo Geo)
Atari Arcade Games (huzzah! for Lynx!)

6) The games that left you in awe when seeing them (1 per console generation)

First Gen-2600 Pitfall 1/2 (I wasn't around when it came out, but I was still amazed when I first played them)

NES-Super Mario Bros, maybe? I don't recall falling in love with any NES games graphically...they were never super pretty...but the gameplay brought me back.

Genesis-Sonic the Hedgehog 2-Wow. Faster and bluer than Mario. In retrospect, I'm not a huge fan of Genesis, but it seemed ages ahead of my NES.

N64-Super Mario 64-Mario...but in 3D...The whole game was just a treat for the senses...and ages ahead beyond anything I had seen before.


7) The game you like that is the most underrated...

I don't really pay attention to ratings. I just buy what I think I'll like. I usually do...so...I don't think theres anything that I find myself having to defend constantly...

Though for some reason all of my friends hate Bomberman in all its forms...making my Saturn Bomberman useless...Sigh...

8) The machine you loved the most...

Either my Saturn or my homemade Supergun.

The Saturn because it was the first system I bought for myself with my own money. It was right as the last games were coming out...and nobody wanted it. A local game store sold it to me for 20 bucks. I got a great deal...and developed a love for it...and played a ton of great games on it. Yay for Model 2 ports!

The Supergun...as I built it and it actually works. Video games can be a passive hobby...but with that I really accomplished something...and I'm quite proud of it.

9) The most precious piece in your collection...

Nothing really stands out in my mind. I love em all. Once again, the Supergun is very important to me...but I'd really be upset if anythign got destroyed...

10) The most touching moment you experienced in videogaming. (gamewise or not)...

I don't think I've ever been touched by video games in that way...

11) Game machine you missed and that you would have liked to have...

Really, at this point, I own almost everything out there that I want...obscure stuff included. I really would like a CD drive for my PC Engine though. They just keep on slipping through my fingers...so expensive...

OOOOOH...and Virtual Boy. I remember when they were 20 bucks brand new at K.B. Toys. The system was dead and stores wanted them out. My parents wouldn't let me buy one. I still don't have one. Grumble.

 

Let me see your SEGA Neptune :rambo:

 

1) Age, location, sex

26, New Jersey USA (although I am British), Male

2) Your first experience with videogames

Oldest memory would be Wonderboy In Monsterland coin-op, 1987 (Sega). I vividly remember being blown away by the game at the time. Also around the same time was the Super Mario Bros. NES demo unit upstairs in Beaties toy shop. It would take about an hour of waiting to have a 5 minute try

3) the first game that nailed you on the gaming machine for hours

A game called Boffin, on the Acorn electron. It was pretty tough and those old micro games were coded for pixel perfect jumps. Mario Bros. 3 was the game I spent most time playing.

4) the first game machine you owned in your life

The first machine was a hand-me-down Acorn Electron micro computer that was ancient when we got it. The first console was a Nintendo NES (Super Mario Bros. 3 pack), just as the SNES was seeing a release and NES systems were dirt cheap. My family never had much money, but I loved it. The first machine I bought with my own money was a Megadrive clone called The Scorpion 16, which was being sold in a chain called Virtual Reality after seeing a feature about it on Bad Influence, an early 90's ITV show about videogames. I bought it with my brother together with Sonic 2 (chose it over a normal Megadrive, too!). After that I got a SNES and then a PlayStation using my paper-round money and catalogues!

5) your favorite games ever (name a few!)

Super Mario Bros 3, Sonic The Hedgehog, Super Metroid, Ridge Racer, Final Fantasy 7, STREET FIGHTER 2 TURBO

6) the games that left you in awe when seeing them (1 per console generation)

NES: Super Mario Bros.
Gameboy: Super Mario Land (funny how crap it looks now)
Megadrive: Sonic The Hedgehog (so fast)
Atari Jaguar: Doom
PlayStation: Ridge Racer (I had trouble picking that or Wipeout, as both were such a step beyond 16bit)
N64: Mario 64
Dreamcast: Jet Set Radio or Soul Calibur on VGA
PS2: Gran Turismo 4

7) the game you like that is the most underrated

F-Zero on the SNES, Vandal Hearts on the PlayStation or Jet Set Radio on the Dreamcast.

8) the machine you loved the most

Hard to pick but probably the PlayStation. I got it at launch for 350 quid (GBP) with Ridge Racer as some kind of special deal and it was so worth it. I'd spent all summer playing it in the arcades along with Daytona USA and Tekken and those games were so advanced to me - to be playing them almost arcade perfect in the home (for the first time) was so amazing to me.

9) the most precious piece in your collection

I own a Virtual Boy and it is my pride and joy, over all over things in my "collection"

10) the most touching moment you experienced in videogaming. (gamewise or not)

I don't think there has been anything in a game that has moved me like that. I do remember the deep joy I felt when finally getting a NES though. It was a long time coming and I played Super Mario Bros. 3 for 4 months (it was the only game I had) every day. Also beating the black Devil car in the original Ridge Racer. That was rock hard and I felt like the god of gaming for a short while afterwards.

11) game machine you missed and that you would have liked to have

A Neogeo would have been wonderful. Also I wish I'd been able to get into the 16bit generation sooner. After I started making money I bought every console released in the UK and still own all of them.