I only get one? Let’s go with this one.
What's the first book you recall reading?
How to Win at Nintendo Games #2 by Jeff Rovin. I remember a Monster in My Closet book and The Little Engine that Could, but those were read TO me, not necessarily read by me.
What magazines do you subscribe to?
EGM, Game Pro, Nintendo Power, PSM, Games for Windows, Game Informer, Official Xbox Magazine, Tips and Tricks, Hardcore Gamer, TV Guide, G-Fan, and likely more I can’t think of.
Who is your favorite writer?
Michael Crichton, a man whose name I have never spelled right without looking at one of his books on my shelf. What the hell are the “ch” in there for?
Who is your least favorite writer?
That guy who tried to argue with me on that parenting book and anti-game loony... err, lawyer, Jack Thompson, who amazingly got a publishing deal on a book that failed miserably. I’m happy to see it ranked down at 602,000 in Amazon’s book sales rankings.
Do you have a favorite Blogcritic?
Chris Beaumont. Our tastes are eerily similar and we tend to agree on everything. Anyone with a higher post count deserves credit, too. If you have less of a life than me, congratulations. That’s some dedication. There’s that gaming editor guy, too. Ken something or other.
What do you think is the best part of Blogcritics?
The number and variety of people I know are reading what I write. Before joining, I had no idea how many (actually, if any) eyes were looking.
Side note: If we ever do a cheap TV commercial, I could hear some terrible actor reading that line off like they do in those “I made $50,000 in one week!” ads.
What song is stuck in your head right now?
"State Your Peace", Hootie and the Blowfish. It’s always Hootie.
What do you have set as the home page in your browser?
Digital Press. Has been for probably close to eight years.
Who was your idol as you were growing up?
Tougher question than you would think. The easy out is Michael Jordan like it would be for just about any early ‘90s kid. I’ll go with that.
What are three items you would need to have on a desert island?
Electricity, an Xbox 360, and some of that food stuff. Of course, without games, the 360 is kind of useless. Drop the food, add in a game. I’ll make do.
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Article comments
1 - Chris Beaumont
Congrats Matt! Well deserved recognition. And thanks for the mention!
2 - El Bicho
I knew this was coming and am glad to see it finally come to fruition.
Your media collection kicks ass! It's nice that you have pictures, so you'll have something to look back on when the future wife makes you get rid of most of that "junk."
Lisa, excellent job as always. Your questions always do a great job of getting the subjects to reveal more of themselves than their writing does.
3 - DukeDeMondo
congratulations Matt! well deserved, man. and good god, i know a fair few fellows (and some lassies) who would happily give their gums and a quarter of each eye to be percehed afore a gaming set-up like you have there for ten minutes.
4 - Someone who is NOT Matt Paprocki
This is the greatest article in the history of Blogcritics. Not sure why, but it just is.
5 - Christopher Rose
Matt, you need to get out more! lol
6 - Matt Paprocki
"It's nice that you have pictures, so you'll have something to look back on when the future wife makes you get rid of most of that "junk."
That would be 'ex-wife' long before that happened.
Thanks for the nods guys. It's appreciated.
7 - Matthew T. Sussman
You write for an awesome newspaper, Matt, you know that right? And your first name rules.