Egad, I’ve been tagged!

And, yes, I owe Aiza over at Gamerlite, one of b5media Video Games Channel’s newest blogs, an apology for not “promoting camaraderie” by answering her tag at the soonest possible time. Well, Aiza, blame it on Bayantel (whose service, sad to say, began to suck deteriorate [again] after my supposed speed and bandwidth upgrade—surprise!) and sleepless nights courtesy of leveling multiple characters on Level Up! Games‘ Perfect World and playing different video games on my Atari 2600 and Nintendo Family Computer.

Anyway, without further ado, I present to you dear readers my answers to Aiza’s meme:

1. Name and Job/s (if I want to share it) - Joel, freelance writer and editor by day, mild-mannered father by afternoon, and video game addict hell-bent on virtual world domination by night.

2. You’re currently playing? - Perfect World, which is, in my mind, currently the best MMORPG available in this little tropical country, Drift City, MMOdom’s answer to my Need For Speed, and a plethora of old video games, including Super Mario Brothers, Adventure Island, Where in the World is Carmen San Diego, and Contra. I’m also into—gasp!—casual gaming with AstroPop, Dynomite, Zuma, and Feeding Frenzy topping my list.

3. Favorite game genre/s - It’s got to be MMORPGs and their direct predecessors RPGs and adventure games. Real-time strategy comes a close second.

4. Favorite game/s of all time - Hmmm, let’s see. There’s the Zoids series for the Gameboy, the Super Mario Brothers series for the Nintendo systems, and the Starcraft, Warcraft and The Sims series for the PC. Oh, wait, I forgot to include the totally mind-blowing Total War series. They really rock!

5. Favorite game character/s - Megaman, hands down.

6. Earliest and fondest memory of gaming? - Hundreds of hours playing Taipan on my rusty and yellowing-with-age Apple IIc. It was sooooo good, despite the lack of graphics and sounds. Incidentally, I revived my Taipan addiction by playing Tradewinds.

7. Most hated gaming moment/s - Does spending an entire day trying to get a little brown alien out of a pit count?

8. Gaming gadgets/consoles you own/owned - In order of “appearance”: Coleco Telstar Arcade, Mattel Intellivision, Pac-Man arcade machine, Galaxian Travel arcade machine, Apple IIc, Atari 2600, Nintendo Family Computer, IBM PC (the really old one that came in a very heavy metal casing), Nintendo Super Entertainment System, Gameboy, Playstation, and this computer I’m using now.

9. If you had a “gamer’s shirt,” what would the color and design be? - Hmmm, color, hot pink … with the line, “I’m wearing this because …” in front, and ” … my girlfriend (wife, lover, boo, whatever) pwned me in PvP.”

10. Gaming stuff on your wish list? - A very powerful laptop and unlimited wifi connection.

Oh, wait, it doesn’t end here. I’m going to bring this meme a bit further by tagging some friends in the local MMORPG industry. Let’s hear it from Mon, Carlo, PJ, John, Chino, and Chris.

Well, that’s it for now. Stay tuned for their answers to Aiza’s meme. I’ll make sure to repost them here. *wink, wink*

Screenshot taken by Jake Majadillas (bonAkid of Perfect World Philippines Tiger Server) and modified by Joel from the online game Perfect World, property of Beijing Perfect World Co. Ltd. Cross posted on MMOtaku.