The Mad Bishounen

1. What was the first video game you have ever played?
Sonic the Hedgehog 2, I believe, at a friend's house

2. What was your first console?
My brother's Intellivision, but the first one I bought was a Genesis.

3. Have you ever visited a video game arcade?
Several

4. What was your first handheld?
GameBoy. Original. Brick with purple buttons.

5. What was the first game you've beaten/cleared completely?
Not counting Mario Teaches Typing, ummm....you know, I'm not entirely sure. The first I can remember is Starfox 64, but I think I beat some computer games before that.

6. Games based off of real sports: Yay or Nay?
Only if you mean "based off" in the manner of "Like [sport X] but with giant robots."

7. Online games: Yay or nay?
Yay, esp. those with good mods.

8. Do you play any Massively Multiplayer Online RPG games? (MMORPGs?)
Not currently

9. Do you play any virtual pet games? (Neopets, Teripets, Aftermathzone, etc.)
No.

10. Puzzle games and Strategy games: Yay or Nay?
Yay indeed!

11. Do you play any RPGs?
Several, but none at this instant. Both RPGs and JRPGs, I might add

12. Do you play any Platformer games?
Hell yes.

13. What was the first game/console/handheld of yours that stopped working?
The Intellivision

Characters/Plot

14. Do you actually care if a game has a plot or do you just play games for the gameplay?
Varies from game to game, for me. Sometimes I just want to blow shit up, sometimes I'll overlook gaping gameplay flaws for a good story.

15. Name a few video game characters that are your favorites.
Kefka, Kuja, Zidane, The Haar (Radiant Dawn edition), Samus

16. Name a few series that are your favorites
Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, X-universe, Blizzard RTSs, Command and Conquer, Sonic games

17. Has a video game ever made you cry?
Out of frustration, occasionally in my youth. Out of emotion...FFVI brought me close a couple times.

18. Has a video game character annoyed you so much that you wanted him removed from the game?
Oh yes. Makalov, for starters. Every Sonic character except Shadow that didn't exist on the Genesis.

19. Do you "pair" or "ship" characters up with one another? (make/create/write romance involving them)
Mostly in jest, but occasionally in all seriousness (HAAR/NEPHENEE IS MY OTP)

20. Do you write video game fanfiction?
No.

21. Do you draw video game fanart?
I wish. I can't draw at all.

22. Do you come up with theories on how a character came to be/what he or she would do in a situation/why he or she is moody/etc.
Yeah.

23. Are you a "fanboy" or "fangirl" of any character?
Unashamedly.

Boss Battles/Villains

24. Hardest Boss Battle
Sephiroth in KHI. Possibly tied by Kurt Zeiza in same. Non-optional boss...Kuja, at the end of Disc 3 in FFIX.

25. Most Frustrating Boss Battle
Kurt Zeiza, the final, FINAL boss of Kirby 64

26. Most Rewarding Boss Battle
Sephiroth, KHI.

27. Funnest Boss Battle
Kefka, FFVI. Just letting loose my party's absurd powers and not having to hold back at all made it a blast.

28. Most Boring Boss Battle
One of the bosses in Sonic & Knuckles, who had brief periods of vulnerability and excruciatingly long pauses between them, with no attacks.

29. Boss Battle that dragged out for a long, long time
Kefka, but really Yiazmat even though that was deliciouschaos playing and not me.

30. Boss Battle with the coolest music
The Super Sonic final boss in Sonic 3 & Knuckles, followed by Sephiroth.

31. Most Surprising Boss Battle
Chameleon in KHI.

32. What's your all time favorite villain?
Kefka. You have to ask?

33. What's your all time least favorite villain?
Zeromus. Where the fuck did you come from.

34. Do you ever feel sorry for the villains?
Sometimes, not usually.

35. Are there any villains that seem like they should be playing for the good guys, but aren't?
Quite a number in Fire Emblem (only counting those you can't recruit), notably Jill's dad.

36. Most malicious villain?
Kefka, though Robotnik/Eggman is a fucker for sure.

37. Most suprising villain?
Hm. Final boss of IX.

Favorites

38. What is your all-time favorite 2D Game?
Sonic the Hedgehog 2

39. What's your favorite 3D game? (PS1/N64 generation)
Starfox 64, FFVII

40. What's your favorite arcade game?
Marvel Vs. Capcom, any edition

41. What's your favorite next-gen game? (Gamecube/PS2/X-Box)
Dead Rising or Mirror's Edge. ETA: well, that's actually current-gen. From the Gamecube generation, Smash Bros. Melee, Disgaea, Disgaea some more and Killer7.

42. Sequels/long series: Yay or nay?
Sometimes. Noncontinuous sequels like Final Fantasy or Fire Emblem more than long continuities.

43. What's your favorite Online Game?
Team Fortress 2, my god.

44. What's your favorite console?
PS2

45.What's your favorite handheld?
DS Lite

46. Have you ever got yourself involved in a "console war"? (arguing that a console is better than another console)
Back in the Genesis/Nintendo days, yeah, but I was like 10.

47. Have you ever defended a character/game/console you liked in an argument? Which one?
Yes, game, Super Smash Bros., I forget which incarnation.

48. Name a game that you like but everyone else seems to hate.
Sonic Adventure II Battle.

49. Name a character that you like but everyone else seems to hate.
mmm, Marth maybe? Gatrie or Yuffie more likely.

50. Name a game that you hate but everyone else seems to like.
"Hate" is a little strong but I am not fond of Halo

51. Name a character that you hate but everyone else seems to love.
Again, "hate" might be a bit much but Gau.

Miscellaneous

52. Have you ever stopped before you finished a game because it was too frustrating to go on?
Yes. Go to hell, FFV.

53. Will you stop at NOTHING to get 100% in a video game?
Depends somewhat on the game. Often, yes.

54. Have you ever injured yourself at a video game?
I've given myself wicked blisters from playing too much Smash, but other than that no.

55. Has a horror/survival genre video game scared you to the point that you refused to finish the game? Did you get nightmares from said game?
No, but I have gotten nightmares from video games occasionally.

56. Have you ever thrown a controller/disc/cartridge in a fit of frustration?
Yes, a controller.

57. Do you need to blow/clean certain games to get them to play?
Yep, my Sonic games on my Genesis.

58. Have you ever played a game for so long that you missed sleep over it?
Many, many times. Hell, these days it's about the only way I get to play much at all.

59. Were you ever involved in the Pokemon craze?
Yes, for a bit.

60. Last but not least: Do you picture yourself playing video games 10, 20, or 30 years from now?
Yes, though some of them may be the same games I'm playing now.