Of course there's gonna be Zelda in this blog, I just figured I'd get the ball rolling with a screengrab I took. *sigh* This game...
About Me
Name: Jennifer
Nickname: Most of my family calls me Jen, and my friends have always called me Jen-Jen. My little cousin used to call me "Gee-fer" or "Gee-nee" when he was first learning to talk, so he still uses that sometimes even though he just turned 13 lol.
From: Tennessee
Reason Behind Username: I was just signing up in a hurry, honestly. I figured my love for gaming was already apparent by virtue of being on the site, so I used my other passion 
Pet Peeves: I'm a clean freak, so anything that goes against that bothers me. Also, people that smack their gum or any other sound like that.
My Gaming
Gaming Background: I started playing my uncle's NES when I was about two. I got one of my own not long before the SNES came out. I was completely in love with Mario and Zelda games and anything to do with either franchise. I loved to play pretend anything pertinent to the two series, and made up my own stories to play out. I was absolutely obsessed with the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, which included the Zelda cartoon. Which was awesome.
I got the SNES at launch as a surprise. I played and beat the previous Mario and Zelda games with help, and I think I became hooked beyond words with Super Mario World. There was something about seeing the map all laid out like that and reading the story after beating each castle that made me play compulsively to get to the next part. I was dedicated before, but not even being in kindergarten yet, I could only do so much. I still played SMW a lot with my dad, but I could accomplish most things on my own finally. Then all the other SNES games that I bought and rented, like Link to the Past and all the silly ones I rented for fun.
By the N64, my other uncle subbed to Nintendo Power and kept me updated. I was out of school sick for a couple weeks when it launched, but my mom rented me one on launch day (which was possible back in those days). I think I nearly cried when Mario jumped out that pipe. I played alone. For hours. Hey, I had a bad cold anyway, what else was I gonna do? When it came time to take the N64 back to the game store, that Friday, my mom and dad took me to WalMart to buy my own.
Oh Lordy...so much glory. I played in GoldenEye tournments eventually (and won some), made lots of new friends at school to talk games with, played with my uncles and cousins and dad. That thing was so perfect. I loaned it to my older cousin who got it stolen. *heart attack*. So, I got a second N64. Then they made a pink one, and I bought it. So I've bought 3 N64's. I still play them, too. There are so many perfect games there that I loved, and to finally be able to behold the glory of Epona. Tears, my friends. Tears.
Oh, and I bought a PS1 to play SpiceWorld and Tomorrow Never Dies, and my dad played so much Gran Turismo on it. He said he couldn't do Mario any more since it was "all crazy" lol. That was the extent of my foray away from Nintendo. Anywho...
I, of course, was more than ready for the 'Cube. I was aware of the fact I was getting it for Christmas, as I kept my aunt company as she waiting in line at launch for it at WalMart. I got it and Luigi's Mansion (and Wave Race). Then I got Mario Sunshine.
"Well," I thought to myself, "I've seen the stuff they're working on for Zelda. It's going to be amazing!" Well turns out Twilight Princess wasn't next up. It was Wind Waker and while it was wonderful, I was mad that it wasn't Twilight Princess. So I only rented it and played it once. It's in my Top 5 Zelda games, but at the time my excitement had been tempered cos dang it I wanted Ocarina 2. That's not poor lil' Toon Link's fault, though, and his game was fabulous. Mario, on the other hand, turned right around after Sunshine and game me Double Dash, which I also didn't like when I was so looking forward to it. Wtf, Mario. He made up for it with Mario Baseball, and Melee made me feel better about it all. And what the heck, Kirby?
Then I heard of the "Revolution". "Yeah, I'm guarding my heart this time, Nintendo..." I said to them. I also heard Twilight Princess was coming out for it, so I never did play it on the GameCube. Cos I had bad feelings toward my Cube, though I used it a lot for Mario Baseball, Melee, and Mario Parties. I didn't get my Wii until Christmas of 2007, my first time ever waiting past launch for a console (other than the NES, but only cos I wasn't born when it launched; still no excuse, I know). Then I got my Wii. There are no words.
So it was basically the best thing ever. I also love my DS/3DS to pieces, and I play so many Wii games on my Wii U. Nintendo has made me a very happy girl.
Top 5 Games:
- Twilight Princess
- Skyward Sword
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Ocarina of Time 3D
- Super Mario Galaxy
My variety astounds you, no? What can I say? I know what I like.
Systems I Currently Own:
- NES
- SNES (it's dying on me
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) - N64
- Gameboy Color
- PS1
- GameCube
- Wii
- DSLite
- 3DS
- Wii U
)Favorite Genre: Action/Adventure. Zelda and 3D Mario games are my absolute favorites, so this is probably pretty obvious.
Favorite System: As is probably obvious, the Wii. I really should say Wii U, though, because it does everything the Wii does plus all the new stuff. If I could just get rid of any interaction with the outside world on it, then it would be perfect.
Favorite Series: Toss up between Angry Birds and Call of Duty. Lulz. Okay for realz:
- Zelda
- Mario
- Kirby
- Kid Icarus (plz more Sakurai)
- Metroid
Favorite Game Story: This is tough. I'd like to say the overarching Zelda story, except I don't feel like that's really the point of the series, more like a loose tie-in. I probably enjoy the one in Skyward Sword the most if I had to pick between it and Twilight Princess.
Favorite Gameplay: Skyward Sword. 1:1 Motion Controls make me happy all over.
Favorite World: Nothing beats riding Epona through Hyrule Field.
Favorite Mulitplayer: Brawl, Mario Kart, and GoldenEye. NintendoLand has also been fun.
Favorite Game Everyone Should Play: Twilight Princess on the Wii. It's got easier motion controls, and the normal "Zelda world" is there. Everyone should play it. And love it. Love it so much.
Gaming Addiction: Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, and Ocarina 3D. I play those suckers over and over again.
Video Game Crush:
Oh my goodness. Oh my dayum.
The muscles. The grr expression.
I can't even.
Also: Crossbow Training is amazing and don't even say otherwise.
Hobbies & Interests
Hobbies: Outside of videogames/writing about them, I love vintage stuff. I like watching old mvoies and shows, and listening to old music. I also like to, as weird as it sounds, decorate and fix stuff up pretty around the house. I am also a shopaholic.
Favorite Foods: I love Italian stuff, then Mexican. I also like good ol' fashioned meat and potatoes. Also ice cream anything.
Favorite Drinks: Coffee! So much coffee. Also Rockstar. More than anything though, I drink skim milk. If I'm at a resturant or want a "coke" (we call all sodas "coke" in the south), I drink Sprite.
Favorite Color: Pink, Gold, Red, Grey, Black, White
Favorite TV Shows:
- I Love Lucy (and lots of other old shows like Ozzie and Harriet, Gilligan's Island, etc.)
- Adventure Time
- South Park
- American Dad
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Big Brother
- Duck Dynasty
- I don't watch anything that is "real' that currently airs lol
Favorite Movies:
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon (you hush right now)
- The Quiet Man
- El Dorado
- Rio Bravo
- Ocean's 11 (the real one)
- Bringing Up Baby
- The Longest Day
- A Christmas Carol (1939)
- Anything with John Wayne or Dean Martin, or directed by John Ford or Howard Hawks
Favorite Music:
- Dean Martin
- Frank Sinatra
- Bing Crosby
- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Perry Como
- Doris Day
- Adele
- Pink
- Linkin Park
- Geri Halliwell
- *EDIT* Holy cow I forgot Elvis! I'm a terrible person. */EDIT*
Tagging: Dplayer97 and ShotgunHoward
So I suppose that's it. Thanks for reading all that!