I had a similar, if not as interesting, pre-release encounter with SMB3. Of course, when I say that I had this experience, I mean that I vicariously experienced this through a friend of mine;-) But nevertheless, this was about a month or so (can't remember for certain, memory is kinda sketchy =P) after the 'Wizard' started playing in theaters.
A friend of mine was at a Toys R Us for whatever reason, and naturally, took some time to browse the Nintendo games when he noticed something he did not at all expect. That's right, weeks (or months) prior to the official release, that Toys R Us location was selling SMB3.
My friend convinced his parents to buy the game for him, citing the unusual circumstance of the game's availability. He brought it over to my place the next day. I remember when he got to my house with the game. I just stared at the cartridge for a while incredulously.
I went up to that Toys R Us a few days later to see if I could find a copy. As luck would have it, the game had mysteriously vanished from the shelf. Methinks Toys R Us probably got into some trouble over that incident, but it seems like Toys R Us had something a reputation in those days for breaking release dates.
As for the game itself, at the time and to this day, it is excellent. It had fun gameplay and, by the standards of those days, superb graphics. SMB3 definitely holds a warm spot in my inner gamer. Awww, memories.
Yeah, our group didn't get bonuses this year. Bummer. I did manage to snag a bobble head monkey at the company Christmas party. It came with a shriner-style fez hat. I mean it *is* a monkey and all. That's cool, but I would've rather seen the overhead from the party divided amongst our group;)
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Actually, wouldn't the series be in its 'dawn' rather than 'twilight'? I guess it is about the slayers, though, so perhaps 'twilight' is acceptable.
Ugg, nevermind =P Whichever way you look at, I still think the show should've been over a while ago.
I had a similar, if not as interesting, pre-release encounter with SMB3. Of course, when I say that I had this experience, I mean that I vicariously experienced this through a friend of mine ;-) But nevertheless, this was about a month or so (can't remember for certain, memory is kinda sketchy =P) after the 'Wizard' started playing in theaters.
A friend of mine was at a Toys R Us for whatever reason, and naturally, took some time to browse the Nintendo games when he noticed something he did not at all expect. That's right, weeks (or months) prior to the official release, that Toys R Us location was selling SMB3.
My friend convinced his parents to buy the game for him, citing the unusual circumstance of the game's availability. He brought it over to my place the next day. I remember when he got to my house with the game. I just stared at the cartridge for a while incredulously.
I went up to that Toys R Us a few days later to see if I could find a copy. As luck would have it, the game had mysteriously vanished from the shelf. Methinks Toys R Us probably got into some trouble over that incident, but it seems like Toys R Us had something a reputation in those days for breaking release dates.
As for the game itself, at the time and to this day, it is excellent. It had fun gameplay and, by the standards of those days, superb graphics. SMB3 definitely holds a warm spot in my inner gamer. Awww, memories.
And now I suddenly have an overwhelming urge to fire up Kazaa.
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Yeah, our group didn't get bonuses this year. Bummer. I did manage to snag a bobble head monkey at the company Christmas party. It came with a shriner-style fez hat. I mean it *is* a monkey and all. That's cool, but I would've rather seen the overhead from the party divided amongst our group ;)