Probably the most "obsessed" thing I ever did regarding gaming...
I heard 2 days prior that Circuit City was going to have Wiis stocked on Sunday in Philly from some college friends. This was in January. However I was living in Center City at the time, and the Circuit City in question was a sizable distance away... and I didn't own a car, just a bike.
Keep in mind this was when the Wii was an extraordinarily hot item, and it was sold out everywhere with people on the retail hunt.
I decided that I would wake up at 4AM Sunday, and bike the whole way to this Circuit City, which took me around 45 minutes. I also had to bike through some dangerous neighborhoods, but I was fairly certain it would be safe because of how early in the morning it was combined with how freezing cold it was outside. I couldn't find my gloves for some reason, so I threw on some thick wool socks on my hands. This bike ride going over all of these busted up roads and sidewalks through dangerous neighborhoods while freezing my literal ass in darkness just to get a potential chance of buying a Wii is still quite memorable to me.
I show up at Circuit City at around 5AM, later than I expected, and note that I am first to arrive at the door after locking up my bike. I'm a bit worried, however, because I expected at least some presence given how much of a hot item the Wii was. That's when I noticed something. There were people there... waiting in their cars with the heat turned up. They took the time to show up early, but they were trying to avoid the cold. Which baffled me, because if you're going to wake up that early, you better be ready to reserve. The moment they saw me line up at the door people started quickly coming out of their cars and slamming doors and lining up behind me. So I contributed to people behind me freezing uncomfortably for the three hours until the store opened.
As the opening time of 8AM gets closer and closer, the line extends from the front of the door all the way around the edge of the building. You have people showing up late, seeing the line and shaking their heads. I saw a couple arrive in a taxi, and when they saw the line the girl said "WHAT THE FUCK?" loud enough for everyone to hear. The manager comes out and shouts "We only have 3 Wiis to sell". Wow. And to prevent any line violence, the three of us were let in the store and then basically guarded as we purchased our Wiis.
So my obsession to get a Wii paid off. I can't believe I woke up at 4AM and biked through death temps just to get a console.
Not the most fun story, but I thought someone might enjoy it. Sometimes an obsession can pay off, I guess... lol
for a game that i can't even remember at the moment because i didn't know how to play the game and hated it... and i was short on money to buy new games. I bought it again later (standard edition) and it became one of my favourite game ever. I hate myself so much.
