This week we get to meet a Swede. He’s also totally crazy, but then isn’t that the stereotype? Say hello to MadJunkBoy.
[drop2]Question one! Who are you, how old are you and where do you come from?
This ones name is Carl-Oskar Palmér and I’m from the rainy Sweden… 18 is the age you were asking for.
Ah, our first real foreigner! Where did your screen name come from, though?
Well, I was sitting at this very computer and trying to come up with a PSN ID of my own, because I got an ID from a friend at first. I was sitting for at least 40-50 minutes and couldn’t come up with anything, and I became very angry so I thought that I could use ‘Mad’, then I hadn’t had a proper shower for at least 3 days so I smelled like ‘Junk’, and the ending was very easy since I’m a ‘Boy’…
Oh, so nothing to do with you being insane, then? I mean, you are of course insane, but that’s just a happy coincidence?
Yes, just a really happy coincidence.
Excellent. How and where did you lose your gaming virginity?
Well, the first time I got with the lovely gal called gaming was on the computer, and the game was Wolfenstein 3D, but I got really into gaming when I played on my sisters’ and brothers’ NES in the late 90s. Playing Super Mario and Mega Man 2.
Some of the old classics, but playing NES games in the late 90s? That must have been considered retro even then. How did you get to where we are now?
Me and my younger brother (the other one was my older one) got a PS2 for Christmas in 2001. We stuck with it until my younger brother got a 360 for his birthday somewhere around 2005 I think. Then I got a PS3 from my friend, who gave me my first PSN ID in 2007.
Sounds like quite a big family you’ve got over there. Are your older siblings still gamers? Any big rivalries you’ve got going on?
No it’s just me and my younger brother left fooling around with gaming, but my older brother has still got our old PS2 with the first Need For Speed game and Freedom Fighters. Ah, Freedom Fighters! What a game!
Would you count that as one of your favourite games? What else sits in your top 5?
Hmm. The first Ratchet and Clank, Freedom Fighters, NFS Most Wanted. There are so many games that I can’t name any more!
How about a slightly easier question: What games are you most looking forward to this year?
SKYRIM! Oh, and Oblivion on the previous question. How can I forget a game like Oblivion?
Old age?
Sorry?
Oh, now I understand! No, no I don’t think so… I can’t remember, I have a bad memory.
But speaking of Oblivion, it’s one of those well loved, but very buggy games, which brings us nicely to the worst or most embarrassing game you’ve ever played?
No, I cant remember any game that I have played and thought “What a piece of shit!” All games I have played have been enjoyable, if my memory doesn’t fail me again.
No guilty pleasures? I mean, some people must have managed to enjoy Hannah Montana…
Nope. The only guilty pleasure I have had with her is… Next question please?
OK, we’ll move swiftly on to talk about TSA. Most of our readership is in the UK, with a smattering in the US, but it surprises me how many mainland Europeans come and read. How did you find TSA? I predict the PS Store updates.
Then you are wrong, my dear Englishman. Well half wrong, I found TSA when looking for trophy lists. I’d found this place and ps3trophies at the same time, but signed up for ps3trophies first. Then I noticed that you were just like a big freaking family and signed up about a year ago I think.
No regrets.
That’s what we like to hear. Do you have any favourite front page features?
Well, except for Meet the Reader, it has to be the reviews and Bunimo’s Massive Polls.
It’s actually TuffCub…
*facepalm*
TSBonyman
That was fun, nice to meet you Carl.
MadJunkBoy
UP THE IRONS!!!
Peco
How does a Swedish man come to be a fan of West Ham?
SpikeyMikey23
Ljungberg fan? lol
MadJunkBoy
HELL NO!!!
Asenal is the only team for me!!! =)
UP THE IRONS is what we maiden fans say… i get always connected to west ham before Iron Maiden… wonder why??
and yeahh Ljungberg is the best swede Arsenal has ever had=) and in second = Anders Limpar=)
Peco
Ahh ok, that explains it. Saying “Up the Maidens” would be an entirely different ball game together!
As for Ljungberg, he was probably the second best Swede that West Ham ever had!
Crazy_Del
UP THE IRONS – MAIDEN, MAIDEN, MAIDEN….
Sorry got carried away from last Wednesday and it’s still going
Rocket_345
Haha nice to meet you MJB. Don’t think i’ve played a game with you but am planning on picking up MS:A soon so will get involved with those meets. Oh and Iron Maiden rock.
MadJunkBoy
ohh, u have no idea what u are missing! MS:A meets are sooo fun! never had a booring meet with these guys, and may it stay that way! =)
MadJunkBoy
thank u guys for commenting and making time to read this little about me=)
i wonder where all the comments are, saying: “ohh, he may be crazy but easily the most handsome TSA member!”?
asparagushunter
So it was *Sweden*. I was trying to place the accent when we played MS:A a week or so ago but I failed. Badly. I may have thought you were Spanish.
bunimomike
MJB – Great read. Even more so for the awesome mention of my poll. I’m like a ninja with it. 8-)
Oh, and that hand pose in the photo? Paul Hogan did the exact same thing when he wanted the water buffalo to sleep. God bless Crocodile Dundee.
skibadee
great read mate nice to meet you.
aerobes
Great read, your enthusiasm around this place is always really pleasing to see. Really funny piece about the NASA nerds too, had a real chuckle at that.
Sympozium
IROOOOOOOOOON MAAAAAIDEN!!! *Yngwie Malmsteen gtr solo*
wait..
Nice read, nice to meet you.
Crazy_Del
Nice to finally meet you Carl-Oskar Palmér. Iron Maiden is the best by the way the review for it was 5/5