Holy crap - the Dreamcast will turn a decade old this year..
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CAGiversary!
[quote name='Knoxximus']I don't remember a thing from January 2001 until June 2001...think it has something to do with a little game called Phantasy Star Online.
I graduated from college in fall of 2000 after getting out of the military 2 years earlier. I was dejected to discover that my state wouldn't allow me to challenge the board to become a physical therapy assistant because they didn't recognize my Army schooling (I was a PTA in the Army for 6 years). That kinda blew my whole life's plan. So, while wallowing in what to do next, I found solace in PSO...and a little bit more!
You see, I played PSO like it was my job...probably much like most people play WoW today (which is way I stay far, far away from WoW). I'd start at 7 am, eat Hot Pockets and use the bathroom, knock off at 3 am. Lather, rinse, repeat. I was totally enthralled, and I loved every minute of it.
As usual in these types of games, you kinda of form your own little clicks. The main one I remember was a little black FOnewm with a fro named Halfbaked. He would say things like, "I got some skittles stuck in my fro!", and other humorous remarks. I would always find canes (as it was for HUcasts), so I would always give them to him. We played together all the time.
One day, after we trounced Dark Falz for the umpteenth time, we started shooting the shit. So I asked, what do you guys do for a living? I told them I was a new grad in between jobs. The other member of the party told H-Beezy, "Tell him, boss."
Halfbaked says he was then the VP of marketing for Infogrammes. Of course I didn't believe him. So he asked for my home mailing address, and I complied. Not 2 days later, I got a Fed Ex box FULL of Dreamcast games...all Infogramme titiles! Long story short, he also sent me passes for E3 that year, so I was able to go to the Greatest Show on Earth.
...and Mom always said playing games wouldn't get me anywhere.
PS - I dusted mine off today matter of fact and am enjoying some VOOT...trying to get warmed up before the XBLA port hits!
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Great story Knoxximus. VOOT looks pretty good.
I graduated from college in fall of 2000 after getting out of the military 2 years earlier. I was dejected to discover that my state wouldn't allow me to challenge the board to become a physical therapy assistant because they didn't recognize my Army schooling (I was a PTA in the Army for 6 years). That kinda blew my whole life's plan. So, while wallowing in what to do next, I found solace in PSO...and a little bit more!
You see, I played PSO like it was my job...probably much like most people play WoW today (which is way I stay far, far away from WoW). I'd start at 7 am, eat Hot Pockets and use the bathroom, knock off at 3 am. Lather, rinse, repeat. I was totally enthralled, and I loved every minute of it.
As usual in these types of games, you kinda of form your own little clicks. The main one I remember was a little black FOnewm with a fro named Halfbaked. He would say things like, "I got some skittles stuck in my fro!", and other humorous remarks. I would always find canes (as it was for HUcasts), so I would always give them to him. We played together all the time.
One day, after we trounced Dark Falz for the umpteenth time, we started shooting the shit. So I asked, what do you guys do for a living? I told them I was a new grad in between jobs. The other member of the party told H-Beezy, "Tell him, boss."
Halfbaked says he was then the VP of marketing for Infogrammes. Of course I didn't believe him. So he asked for my home mailing address, and I complied. Not 2 days later, I got a Fed Ex box FULL of Dreamcast games...all Infogramme titiles! Long story short, he also sent me passes for E3 that year, so I was able to go to the Greatest Show on Earth.
...and Mom always said playing games wouldn't get me anywhere.
PS - I dusted mine off today matter of fact and am enjoying some VOOT...trying to get warmed up before the XBLA port hits!
[/QUOTE]Great story Knoxximus. VOOT looks pretty good.
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