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Retro Attic Gamer's Profile
Des Manttari
(Phoenix Genesis Editor-in-Chief)
Date: June 08, 2001.
Age : Too Old to Remember
Location : Los Angeles, CA
Email : phoenixgenesis@game-developer.com
See Also : Editor's Picks
Link : Retro Attic Index
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COMMENTARY BY PHOENIX GENESIS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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PG: What was the first game you ever played?
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Space Invaders! Before that, I was a hardcore Dungeons and
Dragons fanatic and I still love manga and comic books, so
it was logical that I fell into video games.
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PG: What was your first system you owned?
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I played my cousin Eric's Atari 2600. Then I migrated to the
dark realm of video game arcades. Many, many years later, I
came back to gaming with a Playstation.
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PG: How did you get interested in gaming?
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How could I not be interested? It's the ultimate adventure.
You can control your environment, escape into worlds unknown in
other art forms. But it was Final Fantasy 7 which sucked me in
and has never let me escape the world of video games. Thanks
Squaresoft! Now if I could take a break from slaving away at
this website to actually play some games....
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PG: What games gave you that heartpounding feeling?
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Ah, where do I begin? LOL! There's just too many. The Final
Fantasy series tugs at the heart strings... Silent Hill could
give me a heart attack with its mastery of the horror genre,
and SSX Snowboarding is the ultimate adrenaline rush!
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PG: What was the first RPG you ever played?
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What else but Final Fantasy 7. Then Final Fantasy 8, then I managed
to Squeeze in Parasite Eve, Legend of Dragoon, and it was right
back to Final Fantasy 9. Is it any wonder this site has become a
shrine to the Gods of Squaresoft?!
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PG: Which RPG really grabbed you?
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All the Final Fantasies grab me, even the earlier ones I've toyed
with, but if I had to choose I would say Final Fantasy 7 as it
was the first one I played and the most comprehensive.
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PG: What "closet systems" do you still own?
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Well, I've gone retro, so I now own a Sega Saturn and a SNES.
I do own the original NES Final Fantasy and Metal Gear as I
can play them on my cousin Eric's system. I don't need to own
all the old systems as he's an old school annex!
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PG: What are your favorite old school series?
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Zelda, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear, and Space Invaders. Favorite
old school arcade classics include Defender, Galaxians, and
Pac Man. Favorite old MAC games would be Tetris and Shanghai.
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PG: What are your current home console sytems?
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A modified Playstation, a modified import Sega Saturn, a domestic
Sega Saturn, a SNES, a Sega Dreamcast, a first gen PS2, and my PC.
Of all of them, the Playstation has probably gotten the most use
followed by my Playstation 2.
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PG: What are your favorite Playstation games?
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Final Fantasy 7, 8, and 9, The Legend of Dragoon, Threads of
Fate, Parasite Eve, Silent Hill, and Metal Gear Solid. For
PS2 games, I would have to say SSX Snowboarding, The Bouncer
(hey, I actually like the game!), and Onimusha Warlords.
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PG: What were your worst Playstation experiences?
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I try not to have them. Hahaha! Hmmm... I hated Monster Rancher.
I spent all this time raising this stupid creature and it actually
flunked obedience school. I scolded it and it ran away for a month!
Needless to say, I returned the game. Now I've wised up and I let
Dave buy all the lemons first.
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PG: What systems are you anticipating buying?
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Well, after the flood of new consoles flaunted at this year's E3,
I hate to admit that I won't be buying anything new in the future.
However, I do have my eyes set on a N64 so I can finish Zelda,
Banjo-Kazooie, and Donkey Kong 64.
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