Name: Chris

Age: 32

Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire

How old were you when you got into gaming, and which system did it?
Probably about 5 years old, with a Sinclair ZX81

If different from above, what was the first system you owned?
Sinclair Spectrum 128K +2a (with built-in tape deck, I was living the dream)

What systems do you currently own?
PS3, X360, Wii, mid-high spec PC, DS Phatty, PS2, PSX, N-GAGE, Acorn A3010, Spectrum Sinclair, Vectrex, and technically an arcade cabinet

What is your favourite system, be it current or retro?
I'd like to say the original PSX, but with recent games its gonna be the PS3

A rough estimate of how many games you own?
Current consoles, ~30, PC games 100+, old consoles ~30

What game are you currently playing?
PixelJunk Shooter 2 on the PS3, Minecraft on the PC

What is your favourite genre, and why?
RTS, that satisfying feeling when you roll 100 tanks into your enemies base

What is your favourite game series, and why?
There's only a couple of series I've played through, and God Of War comes out on top

What is your all-time favourite game, and why?
From the lasting legacy, Star Fighter 3000 on the Acorn. My first experience of a 3D game, and a huge world environment means I still go back to playing it 10+ years after it came out

Who is your favourite developer, and why?
I've never really gone for developers as a whole, but I have respect for Criterion for the way they engaged the community with Burnout Paradise

Give us your most under-rated/under-valued game.
ARSENAL 2: Extended Power. An RTS with HUGE range on the PC. No unit cap, coordinated land / air / sea attacks, challenging AI, yet only a handful of people seem to know about it.

Any platform exclusive you'd like to see make the leap to multiplatform?
Little Big Planet to the PC, imagine what you could make with proper editor controls!

How about your favourite handheld game?
Pocket Kingdoms, weeks upon weeks of fun, and some great dialogue in there too.

Any old series you'd like to see revived on current gen platforms?
Destruction Derby was always a good laugh, and with the damage / online capabilities of Burnout Paradise? Yes please.

Tell us about your most memorable gaming moment, something you're going to tell your grandkids.
Beating the original Sonic the Hedgehog on the Master System: 3 lives, no continues, that took true gaming skill

Deep thoughts now:
Given the many news reports of people committing horrific acts against other people and then blaming videogames, do you feel that videogames are - in any way, shape or form - responsible for these atrocities, or are there other issues at play?
I believe no normal person would play even the most brutal game, and have a desire to go out and commit violent acts. People who already have something wrong with their view of life will find it appropriate to act out their fantasy in the real world. Before video games, it was video nasties. Before video nasties, it was books. If someone is gonna go out there and be a killer, something is bound to trigger them.

Have you ever found yourself looking at life or the world around you in a different light after playing a videogame, or has a videogame had any influence on how you live your life?
In relation to the above answer, no. I know a game is a game, its there for entertainment, it doesn't affect my life on that level. (Apart from one time I was driving on a windy road and had the OutRun soundtrack booming, and considered for a split second drifting round the next corner. Then I remembered what car I was in and that I'd probably die in 3 seconds, so didn't)

And finally, tell us a strange but true fact about yourself.
I released a couple of Interactive Fiction (IF) games in my youth, one winning a prize in a magazine competition.

We should totally post a pic of the user on these!

Thats not a bad idea... might get the previous guys to submit one of their choosing and update it from nest time.

I want to play the IF game....

Me too

why post pics when we have vids!

Are you drunk at all, Christopher?
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From now on we call Carl Mrs. Morgenson.

And Joey shows why we keep him around. Key moments of genius.

They don't happen very often, but when they do, they're good.

"Would you like to say anything to our viewers?"

/rasp

Y'art a lightweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!

so it's may who is next interviewee??

It will be sent out today - been a bit busy recently. Also got the competition winner, as well as an update for Dawg and his present... more to follow, once I'm on the bus to work.

Wow, he has a vectrex...me so

I usta have one....mom sold it. damnit. wish I still had it.

Awesome. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's entries and how much funnier they are than mine. Though I think mine was awesome, I'm sure I'll be handily put in my place. lol