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Name: Mari
Age: Twenty-Three
Hometown: Miami, Florida




I'm a weeaboo video game nerd and I'm a huge video game hardware collector. My goal is to someday own every console ever made and have one of the world's largest console museums. (One day when I'm, like, 80)

List of current consoles:

Nintendo Color TV Game 15
Atari Pong
Atari 2600 x 2
Fairchild Channel F System II
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Intellivision x 2
Odyssey 2 x 2
Epoch Cassette Vision
Epoch Cassette Vision Jr
Epoch Super Cassette Vision
SEGA Mark III
SEGA Master System x 2
Vectrex
Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom)
Nintendo Famicom Disk Drive
Sharp Twin Famicom
NES x 6
Amstrad GX4000
SNES x 2
Genesis x 8
SEGA 32X
SEGA CD x 4
Virtual Boy
Action Max
SEGA Saturn (US) x 3
SEGA Saturn (JP)
Victor Wondermega
Victor V-Saturn
Hitachi HiSaturn
Pioneer Laseractive
PC Engine
Core Grafix II
Super Grafix
Atari Jaguar
Apple/Bandai Pippin x 2
Casio Loopy
Bandai Playdia
Phillips CDi x 2
JVC X-EYE
FM Town Car Marty
Panasonic 3DO
Neo Geo CD
Playstation x 4
N64 x 6
Dreamcast x 8
Gamecube x 3
PS2 x 5
XBOX x 15 (I have a ton of special edition XBOX consoles... including my all time favorites the blue DOA Kasumi JP XBOX and the Hello Kitty Limited Edition XBOX only released in Asia)
Wii x 6
XBOX 360 x 4
PS3 x 2

Handhelds:

Milton Bradley Microvision x 2
Nintendo Game Boy
Watara SuperVision
Atari Lynx x 3
Sega Game Gear
Nintendo Game Boy Pocket
Nintendo Game Boy Color
Neo-Geo Pocket
Bandai Wonderswan
Bandai Wonderswan Color x 2
PC Engine GT
Nintendo Game Boy Advance x 2
Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP x 5
Nintendo DS x 2
Sony PSP x 2
Nintendo DS Lite x 5

Vintage PCs:

Yeno SC-3000H
Commodore 64
Atari 800
Atari XE
Atari 1040ST
Sanyo Wavy MSX1
Fujitsu FM-X MSX1
Panasonic FS-A1F MSX2










I love Japanese video games and most of all my favorite games are Japanese. I grew up on Sonic and Sega and idolize Segata Sanshiro and recognize his epic greatness.



I'm currently co-chairman for the Miami video game convention Infinite Bits at the Doubletree Miami Mart Hotel and Convention Center on October 23-25 2009. To all who'd like more information, you can find it at our website, http://www.infinitebitsconvention.com


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8 Things You Didn't Know About VGMari
VGMari | 8:25 PM on 02.01.2009 25 comments




1) My first ever console was actually an NES. Unfortunately, the one we bought was broken out of the box. Instead of returning it for a new one, my mom asked for her money back and I was consoless. On that day I swore I'd own every console ever made. I started my collection when I got my Sega Genesis with Sonic The Hedgehog years later.



2) From the NES onward, every single new in box console (minus handhelds) I have ever purchased has come with some sort of defect. I don't fucking know why. NES, Genesis, Dreamcast, PS2, Wii... All broken after I bought them. The NES stopped turning on, the Genesis' port to plug in the power cable was broken, so I needed to oddly wrap the cord around my unit in order for it to turn on, my first Dreamcast has always made LOUD ass noises that none of my other Dreamcasts make, my PS2 disc slot was jammed when I got it and the Wii didn't have an update necessary for me to get it working properly-- I got this on launch day.



3) I camped out for the Wii I'm not ashamed to admit it. When the Wii and PS3 launched I worked at Best Buy in the video game department (my forte). Since I was the most knowledgeable person when it came to video games in my entire department, I was told I was needed on launch day for both consoles. PS3 at the time was way too rich for my blood, so I slept that one out. But I was one of the nerds who jizzed their pants for the Wii before that came out. I was like Cartman in that episode of South Park. My boyfriend and I decided we'd camp out since I needed to be at the store at 3:00 AM. Employees weren't allowed to buy any consoles on launch if you were on the clock, but my boyfriend bought it while I was on the job and we enjoyed the shit out of it when I got off work.



4) Back in high school when I was in my fighting game prime, I was challenged at a local arcade. When I was at my local Gameworks at Sunset Place in Miami, Florida, I was playing Soul Calibur on single player. While engrossed in the game, apparently some dude was behind me watching me play, I don't know how long he had been there. Next thing I knew, he had swiped his card with a cocky look on his face and hit the start button. I prayed to all the matter in the universe that I was better than this guy. I mean, when I was a kid-- that was all I did. I would sit in my room and play fighters all day. Kind of like the way there are obsessive WoW players except I played fighters obsessively. Anyway, so we pick our characters and the fight starts. I wipe him out with a perfect the first round and I'm like "WTF is this guy a joke?" but then he said he took it easy on me because I was girl. Well I replied by letting him know that my penis was way larger than his. The fight started and it did get much more difficult, but I managed to beat him by the tiniest bit. He wanted a rematch, but by then I had already seen his style, so I managed to beat him with less difficulty. His boys then came and were all, "Where have you been?" One of them look at the screen and saw that I schooled him and thought he could take me. So alright, fine. We fight, I win again. This guy was way easier, I don't know how he thought he could beat me. The previous dude was more of a challenge. Then the group of boys ALL wanted to play me, so then I proceeded to kick their asses. After they had gotten tired of the massive cock slapping, they left all butthurt.



5) I played The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time obsessively. This game was literally all I thought about for the better part of a year. When I received this game for Christmas, I didn't know what was in store for me. I popped it in and the cut scenes, the story, the game play just blew my mind. I have played the game from beginning to end at least 10 times, I have gone through the final boss battle so many times just for fun I've lost count, I read my strategy guide so much, it fell apart in less than a year. I bought the guide because I wanted to have something OoT related to feed my addiction while I was away from my N64. It was all I read in school during 7th grade even way after I beat the game and collected everything.



6) Because of this Zelda addiction, I managed to turn enemies into friends. When I was in middle school, I was the fat ugly kid with greasy hair, braces and glasses nobody ever wanted to be around. Because of this I was constantly teased by all the boys in the class. One day, one of the boys named Marco noticed I was reading the strategy guide for Ocarina of Time. He asked me if he could see it because he was stuck in the Water Temple. I asked him, "Why should I let you borrow something of mine when all you've done is torment me all year during math class?" He looked upset so I asked "Where are you stuck?" He told me which spot in the Water Temple he was stuck on and I just told him off the top of my head what to do. He was in awe and I let him borrow the strategy guide, anyway. After that day him and his friends stopped making fun of me and became my friends.



7) I hate FPS Sorry, but I do. Not my style of game. The only game of that genre I've ever enjoyed has been Descent for the PC. That's not to say I don't like shooters. I like shooters like RE:4, Gears of War and Time Crisis. But First person? Sorry, that perspective is not for me. Other genres I dislike are racing and sports.



8) I used to work at GameStop. Yeah, I used to hock discount cards and game reservations. I'm so ashamed of myself...



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MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 20:30
MrSadistic
wooo good job

My first console was a Master System. Man, I wish I could remember what the hell happened to it.
Mikey's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 20:37
Mikey
FUCK YEAH ZELDA.

You're awesome.
CWal37's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 20:39
CWal37
Sounds like you would rape me at fighting games. But at least I know I would win in TF2 :P
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 20:54
Knivy
It's a curse!!

In my case every non-nintendo console I've had has died, I had two xbox, I'm on my second 360, had 4 PS2s, a PSX and a PSone

I also camped for the Wii, but I got it at walmart at midnight, I was the last person to get it, which sucked for the 30 or so people behind me.
Serpentish's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:00
Serpentish
Wrong, I knew all this shit about you.

P.S. Fucking water temple.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:11
Aaron Mxy Yost
That's really weird regarding your history of console defects. Did you spit on a gypsy or something when you were a kid?
Tdiddy9182's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:16
Tdiddy9182
Women always break electronics, what do you expect
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:21
AgentMOO
Wow, that's some bad console luck! Did your parents store them outside before gifting them? When I got the NES my dad had left it in the trunk of his car and it was frozen and unbootable until it warmed up.
taumpytears's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:21
taumpytears
We should play tatsunoko vs. capcom some time.
iconsam's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:29
iconsam
#6 is from Degrassi Junior High. Stop plagiarizing.

Awesome list. Good to know you!
Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:33
Y0j1mb0
Awesome post. BLOG MORE!!
VGMari's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:38
VGMari
@Icon Sam

Seriously?!?! I've only ever seen the episodes that Kevion Smith has guest starred in. What episode is that? I MUST SEE THAT!!
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:57
Brian Szabelski
Wow, every console you've had has had a defect? That's incredibly crazy.
iconsam's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 22:02
iconsam
@VGMari
Haha sorry, it's not actually from Degrassi. But it should be because it's an amazing story.
randombullseye's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 22:14
randombullseye
I also always seem to have consoles that miss features. Like a super nintendo without a reset button. Controllers that have buttons that just don't work. And Disk Read Errors.
Sam Spectre's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 22:21
Sam Spectre
I replied by letting him know that my penis was way larger than his.

I fucking love you girl.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 23:01
Hamza CTZ Aziz
Awesome Soul Calibur story.
RiotMonster's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 23:18
RiotMonster
You own.

I camped out for my precious Nintendo Wii as well, under the intensely hot Texas sun (even though it was winter). It was one of the greatest days ever though. We bonded and played DS all day and night.
The GHost's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 03:21
The GHost
That whupping in Soul Calibur must have felt pretty sweet. That was also very nice of you to help out that dude and turn some enemies into friends. You rule! :D
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 17:32
Gyrael
I came here as a result of your forum post/whoring. I read the article. It was awesome!
KyleGamgee's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2009 16:22
KyleGamgee
Win. That's what you are made of.
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