Excite truck impressions

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1. Damn I wish I was there.

2. This seems like a good enough place as any to post this email a friend and I are sharing. He just bought a 360, hopes to get a Wii, and we are talking about the feeling games have for us gaming dorks.*Here is his first email to me* :"Any other games coming out for both PC and 360?? Oh yeah, I just heard yesterday that F.E.A.R. will be coming out for the 360!! I can' t wait… my pc can't quite handle the game as well as my 360 could…. I also want to try Quake on 360…. So many games…… I am excited….. I really haven't been this excited since I bought my first Playstation back in 1995 (I think it was 95….)"*And my long-winded reply* :Hehe. I remember the feeling. Think how long it really has been since these consoles came out. 5 years… remember when they were coming out like every 8 years back in the 80's early 90s? My GC I got just about 4 months after launch, it's old and tattered, played many a game, and now I wait patiently but eagerly for Wii… I am so excited about playing that thing I can hardly contain it. I was telling Jo, it's as though all other games right now suck, because I am so eagerly awaiting Wii. Like back in 98 when Ocarina of Time came out. N64 was failing, but OoT was the last hope for Nintendo… and probably single-handedly kept them in the console race. This whole new system, has the type of mystique around it that that one game did…. x 100. I certainly know the feeling. People like you and I, don't play games for toys like people used to think they were for, I mean they still are toys, but games are becoming a new artform, a medium for the new age, and can easily be compared to books or movies as such. They are not only fun, great escapes, but a truly great game can help a person through some tough shit. I became a game dork when I busted my knee. I avoided being depressed about by reading and playing games. To me, they hold as much cultural significance as a great novel, or a great movie. Games are just a young art form right now, in time the bad press will change and they'll be accepted as art, the way comic books finally were in the 90s./end rant.I know I just showed my true geek, but I know I'm probably not alone. I can't wait for this generation to begin, because Nintendo seems to have the same feeling about games, and that only furthers my trust in their brand.

3. Wow, that was a nice comment bildo. Anyway, can you tell us about the controls? Do you have to turn your vehicle at a certain angle to stay in the air? Wait, you proabably wont answer this since you dont have time.

4. Bildo – that was awesome.I'm starting to think more along the lines of certain games being great works of art. There aren't a whole lot of them on a regular basis, but when they do come along it is a beautiful thing.

5. Yeah, I want to hear more about the controller, too .. how strong is the rumble? Were you able to hear the sound coming from the controller's speaker?

6. Just like the movies or books, Mr. I.When a truly great game comes along, it's beautiful and it's art. Think the Original Sonic, or Mario 64. The level design alone in those games are enough to make a gamer squeal with nostalgic delight (apparently the two newest entries for Wii will do the same, if Matt Cassamassina is to be trusted :P). But I digress… how's the sound function work with ET? (hehe).It'd be great if you heard your own car rumble with it, and others on screen. 3-D sound is going to rock my world.

7. i thought there were 27 playable games?.. what's the deal?..

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