Marino

My Launch Titles 0

These are the games I picked when getting a new console or handheld on the day they were released. The PlayStation was the first system that I received without having to wait until Christmas. I'm sure that was partially due to incessant whining on my

PlayStation Vita Collection 0

I didn't really get excited about the Vita til early January 2012. I don't know if it'll be successful in the long run, but you''ve gotta admire the guts of Sony to just go balls out on the features on this system. Maybe they're crazy. I don't know.

100.0% 1/1 Votes

Collection 0

DisclaimerCurrently on Giant Bomb, once you have a list that gets above 600 items or so, you can't actually edit it anymore. When you try to save the list, it just loads forever. I guess lists weren't originally meant to be that big. The only option

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Best of 2011 3

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The Day the Console Died 2

This is simply a list of games I was playing when I've had a system die...or otherwise become unusable. I'll explain below.Hopefully this list doesn't get larger than three games.

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I Waited Over an Hour in Line for This 0

I've been to a lot of gaming conventions. Ten E3's. Thirteen PAX's. That's a lot of waiting in line. I'm generally against waiting in line for extended periods of time, but sometimes it can't be avoided. Typically, I'll pick out two or three things t

3DS eShop Collection 0

So I picked up a 3DS in time to get into the Ambassador program, but while I waited on those games, I felt like dropping $10 on some Game Boy classics from my youth.

DSiWare Collection 0

I spent the $10 that Nintendo gave me for buying a DSi at launch, and that was about it. The only other thing I bought was one of the other Art Style games.

Wii Shop Collection 0

I spent some money on the Wii Virtual Console when the Wii first came out, but for some reason, my Wii has trouble connecting to the store. This isn't exactly a bad thing though, because the Wii Shop is pretty terrible in terms of navigation.

3DS Collection 3

I didn't buy a 3DS at launch. If you're not sure why, then you can read my blog from February 2011. I bought Ocarina of Time for 3DS before I had the system in order to get the soundtrack from Club Nintendo. Then, when the price dropped in August 201

100.0% 1/1 Votes

The E3 Bombcast Hall of Fame 27

These are the distinguished ladies and gentlemen that have received the honor of appearing on one or more of the infamous E3 Bombcasts. This elite group of individuals will forever be remembered in the annals of Giant Bomb history. Day2008200920102

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E3 2011 Most Anticipated Games 0

Marino: E3 2011 Most Anticipated Games

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Best of 2010 2

Marino: Best of 2010

93.1% 27/29 Votes

My 3D Stereoscopic Games 4

Have you joined the 3D revolution yet?

79.2% 19/24 Votes

Why Do I Have Two (or More) of These? 9

For some reason (sometimes not a good one), I own more than copy of certain games.

87.0% 20/23 Votes

PC Collection 3

Despite being a prime example of EQ addict for the better part of four years, I've never really been that big on PC gaming. The first computer my mom bought (other than the TI-99/4A we had) was an Intel 486 with a whopping 25 MHz processor, Windows 3

93.3% 14/15 Votes

iPhone Collection 0

I picked up an iPhone 3G on launch day back in 2008. Hardware & Accessories Apple iPhone 11 128GB - Red (complete w/box)

84.6% 11/13 Votes

Wii Collection 3

Despite having just started a new job and being pretty broke, I picked up a Wii on day one. I couldn't not play the new Zelda. Like many people though, I think the Wii was fun for a while, but it basically collects dust ten months out of the year. A

92.3% 12/13 Votes

PlayStation Network Collection 0

While not as popular as XBLA, Sony's PSN still has some good stuff out there. To make things easier as far as lists are concerned, I'm including all PSN content here rather than trying to split it up between PS3 and PSP, especially since the PSX clas

92.3% 12/13 Votes

PlayStation 3 Collection 0

When the PS3 launched, I had just started a new job after being unemployed for a while, so I couldn't really afford it. But a friend mine, who works at a pawn shop, told me his boss had bought one in an attempt to sell it on eBay. After realizing he

92.3% 12/13 Votes

Xbox Live Arcade Collection 1

This platform sure has changed over the since its inception. Remember when all there was were classic arcade games? Remember when there was a size limit of 64MB? Luckily, those days are over, because XBLA has become the home of a slew of new, origina

91.7% 11/12 Votes

Xbox 360 Collection 0

I was lucky enough to grab a 360 on launch day, but I wasn't even sure I wanted it at the time. I played Hexic HD for about a week before I decided for sure that I wanted to keep the system rather than sell it on eBay. I picked up Kameo and Perfect D

92.3% 12/13 Votes

PSP Collection 0

I picked up a PSP at launch, and was pretty excited about it honestly. But, after the first year or so, it just kind of lost momentum. I still need to pick up a PSPgo for collecting purposes, but dropping $250 on something I'll hardly play hasn't bee

91.7% 11/12 Votes

Nintendo DS Collection 0

I bought a DS on launch day along with Mario 64 and Feel the Magic. It took a while to get going, but within a year there were some great games for the system. I ended up importing a DS Lite from Japan. And, because I'm a consumer whore and Zelda fan

92.3% 12/13 Votes

GameCube Collection 2

I didn't really play much of anything other than EverQuest for a three year period.  So, I didn't get a GameCube until a year after it came out.  During Christmas 2002, I picked up a silver Cube along with Sunshine and Metroid.  Hardware & A

92.9% 13/14 Votes

Xbox Collection 0

Due to my addiction to EverQuest, I was kind of out of console gaming between 2000 and 2003. So, in the Summer of 2003, I finally picked up an Xbox.Hardware & AccessoriesMicrosoft Xbox w/Controller S (complete w/box)Logitech Cordless Precision Co

91.7% 11/12 Votes

Game Boy Advance Collection 1

The Game Boy Advance was the first handheld system I had owned since the Game Gear, and I didn't come into possession of it by choice. I was at E3 2001 and Nintendo had a big line for a chance to win prizes, so of course I got in line. There was an a

91.7% 11/12 Votes

PlayStation 2 Collection 0

PlayStation 2 was the first system launch that I worked during.  It was pure chaos at the Software Etc. I worked for in Valdosta.  We had roughly 350 people who had pre-ordered a system.  We had 42 systems in our first shipment.  And FOUR memory

93.3% 14/15 Votes

Dreamcast Collection 2

My Dreamcast story is a sad tale.  I got it the day it came out, which was just a few weeks after I had moved to Valdosta for college.  Within two months it had been stolen out of my dorm room, probably by my roommate who was conveniently going

84.6% 11/13 Votes

NeoGeo Pocket Color Collection 0

It was probably 2003 or 2004 that I got an Amazon gift card from my aunt for Christmas. I decided to find something old and/or rare to spend it on, rather than buying another relatively new game when I'd just picked up three or four at Christmas. So,

91.7% 11/12 Votes

Nintendo 64 Collection 1

This was the first system I bought with my own money. I didn't get one for Christmas, so I used some of the money and gift cards I got towards buying the system. I didn't have money for any games at the time, which wasn't too terrible since there wer

91.7% 11/12 Votes

PlayStation Collection 3

The original PlayStation might be my favorite console. Just so many great memories. It was the first system that I got earlier than Christmas. A couple weeks after launch I was engrossed in NFL GameDay, Ridge Racer, and of course Mortal Kombat 3.In 1

93.8% 15/16 Votes

Game Boy Color Collection 0

Like the Genesis, I never actually owned a Game Boy Color. I picked up copies of the Zelda games though for the collection when I got a GBA. And I think I found Mario Tennis buried in a Circuit City sometime well after anyone should've been able to f

90.9% 10/11 Votes

Game Gear Collection 2

Oh, Game Gear. The prospect of a color screen with backlighting was incredible at the time. Too bad there really weren't any good games for it. I played a ton of World Series Baseball on it, which is crazy because you could really only play two games

92.3% 12/13 Votes

Super Nintendo Collection 7

Christmas 1991 was pretty good. I remember standing in Service Merchandise for what seemed like hours just watching Super Mario World are their demo station...that you could NOT play! I remember going over to a friend's house for the weekend since he

92.3% 12/13 Votes

Genesis Collection 1

I've never actually owned a Genesis. While working at GameStop, Software Etc., and Babbage's though, people would sometimes bring in Genesis games for trade. After a certain point, the company no longer accepted them for trade-ins, and some people wo

91.7% 11/12 Votes

Game Boy Collection 0

1989 was an awkward Christmas. My parents had divorced and I guess they didn't really coordinate on what they were buying my sister and I. So, we ended up with four Game Boy's. Of course the duplicates got returned, but it was certainly awkward at th

91.7% 11/12 Votes

NES Collection 4

What more could a six year-old kid ask for when graduating kindergarten? So I wasn't the first one (or the second or third) I knew who had an NES, but I got it eventually. I still remember being furious coming home to find out that my mom had found a

94.1% 16/17 Votes

TI-99/4A Collection 0

Released two months after I was born, this was the first gaming machine my family had. I think my mom bought it for secretary work, but I'm pretty sure more hours were spent playing Car Wars than there were spent typing. She eventually sold it during

85.7% 12/14 Votes

E3 2010 Most Anticipated Games 0

Top 25 "I'm Going to Be in Poverty" Games

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