[What two video game characters would you invite over for dinner?]

Mike and Stu from Twisted Metal 2, they seem like Metalheads, but if they break anything I own intentionally I won't invite them back.

[If you were going to die in a year, what games would you play before then?]

I would give up on gaming to watch important films and read classic books.  If I had to play something it would probably be an NBA game, a NASCAR game, or a GT game.

[What time do you go to sleep?]

I go to sleep around 1 A.M. East Coast American time.  I tend to game at around 9-10 P.M. these days.

[Have you ever fallen asleep with the lights on?]

I might have once, but usually I need darkness to sleep.

[Twisted Metal 4]

I was wondering what the highest rank is in Twisted Metal 4.  I had beat about 265 levels and was immortal when I traded in my copy.  The game was pretty easy.

[What purposes can games serve?]

If I play an old racing game at a track I'm good at it's like comfort food.  I know I've said that before, but it is a purpose some of these games can serve.

[Underrated games when it comes to difficulty]

R Racing Revolution.  I got through story mode easily, but the time trial mode is nearly impossible.

[Racing Wheels]

We also had the joystick so my brother could play Star Wars PC games in the late '90's, so there is that.

[Most hours you ever poured into a game?]

I think I've put 1,000 hours into GT6.  I completed it long ago though.

[Unpopular series installments you love]

Well the best reason I heard for all the hate was driving dynamics.  Cars end up on their side for too long.

[Most realistic games?]

I liked my avatar, NASCAR Racing 2.  I watched a lot of mid '90's NASCAR and NR2 didn't seem all that far off even though I used a joystick and not wheel and pedals.

[Unpopular series installments you love]

Twisted 3 was a good game, driving dynamics and vehicle handling left something to be desired, but that could be said of almost any Twisted game.  The graphics didn't seem that bad by late '90's standards.  Yeah, I don't get the unpopularity.

[Ever bought a bootleg game by mistake?]

14 hours ago, Shagger said:

 

So you tried to play it and it broke down. It actually sounds legitimate copy of Alfa Romeo Racing as it's a perfect simulation of thier cars.

 

It loaded but I couldn't do anything in the menu.  It said it had some error or something.

[Ever bought a bootleg game by mistake?]

I bought a copy of Alfa Romeo Racing once that didn't work.  I don't know if it was a bootleg though.

[Power Out]

I once had the power go out while I was playing a Hoyle PC game.  I didn't lose any stats on past wins or losses, but I lost all my Hoyle bucks.  I still don't get why I lost some data and not the rest.

[Unpopular series installments you love]

I don't know if it was well received or not, but if not, then Twisted Metal 4.  It felt like they gave you the tools to win if you were a decent enough gamer compared to Twisted 2.

[Racing Wheels]

I used to have a wheel and pedal setup to play NASCAR Racing 2, but then I switched to a joystick.  I was playing NR2 from '97 to 2002.  My setup wasn't very good anyway, the joystick was a far superior experience.

[Games without clear objectives/goals]

HP used to have a computer game that came with their PCs where you could cut auto racing practice laps.  I forget if there was a race mode though, but just practice laps only really have the objective of trying to learn your car's handling and learn the track.

[Placer Racer]

I have a progress report.  Today I played Placer Racer for a few hours while listening to some talk radio and some Metal and I have now reached level 43.

[Most Underrated Video Games?]

I think NASCAR '99 has to be included.  The graphics and game play may leave something to be desired, but the cool NASCAR factoids from the commentators make up for this in my mind.

[What games have you 100%?]

And the Test Drive with the black Charger on the front form the early 2000's.

[What game would you like to be remaked?]

NASCAR '99, but the only thing I would want changed are the graphics.  Make the cars and tracks look better.

[Survival horror is the best horror.]

The most invincible I've ever felt in a game was playing Twisted 4 as Super Minion.

[What games have you 100%?]

Just off the top of my head, GT1, GT2, GT3 had a broken percentage meter, but I'm sure I finished it.  I almost completed Dukes of Hazzard Racing For Home, but I scratched the disc before completing the final level.  Twisted Metal 4.  GT6.  GT4 was too hard and GT5 was too long.  A few NBA Lives.  Test Drive 5.  Almost completed Test Drive 4, but the Pitbull Cup was too hard in 4.  Almost completed Test Drive Off Road 2, but Ilost 2 Hummer races.  NASCAR '99.  NASCAR Dirt to Daytona.  That's all I can come up with right now, but maybe there were a couple more.

[What game marked you forever?]

Gran Turismo 6.  The graphics are awesome and the Classic Sports Car race in Rome can really turn around a bad day.