I beat Champion’s Road in Super Mario 3D World. Either completing F-Zero X death race mode in 56 seconds or completing every F-Zero grand prix on Master. Proud to call Shacknews home, though!Īsif Khan, The best in the universe. Working for nearly every major video game publication (and elsewhere) as a freelancer at some point in my writing career so far, spanning 11 years, has been pretty awesome too. Musho Rodney Alan Greenblat personally sending me high-res photos of Lammy from Um Jammer Lammy to use for my tattoo years ago was another high point (thank you, Musho!), as was getting in touch with Osamu Sato for the first time anyone had in years. I ended up finding it after some extensive research and spent hundreds of dollars via Japanese shopping proxy to get it, and it's been chilling in my closet ever since. Then, when I decided I wanted to spend the $400, it was nowhere to be found on eBay.
I saw it online years ago announced as part of the Galaxxxy x Segakawaii collaboration in Japan, and foolishly opted not to buy one during its first run. Honestly, nabbing the Dreamcast backpack I wanted for years was an important milestone for me. Question: What is your greatest video gaming achievement? From small to large, in-game and out, these are the moments and milestones that have stuck with us the most. Sometimes, the biggest takeaways aren't even related to the games themselves, but rather the way they make us feel, or how they develop our tastes or even our lives.įollowing up on last week's Shack Chat concerning our favorite Western-themed video games, this week's Shack Chat dives into some of our proudest gaming-related achievements. Video games are very personal experiences: though the content itself may be largely identical for everyone, each player walks away with a different take on the events.