A little known, but long term member around these parts, though you might have heard of him recently. He goes by the name of Kevatron400.
[drop2]If you’re sitting comfortably, then we’ll begin!
I was born ready. Wait… What was the question?
There wasn’t a question. I could have phrased it as a question… Are you sitting comfortably, then? Is my knee not too boney?
It is a little boney, I’ll be honest.
Yeah, I get told that a lot…
Sorry to hear that.
It comes from having boney knees. Anyway, who are you, how old are you and where do you come from?
Hello, I am Kev, I’m 24 and 12 months, and I come from a small fishing village called Brighthelmstone. 400 Years later, it was renamed Brighton.
How exactly can you be 24 and 12 months? Surely that 12th month smoothly shunts you over to being 25?
Well I was born in the month of October, and it is currently October, but I’m yet to have a birthday. Perhaps I’m being circumlocutionary. It’s my birthday soon.
Oh, I see! Perhaps a better description would be 24 and 11 months? since you start counting the months from 0 not from 1, if you know what I mean?
I am 24 and 11 months.
Excellent. You are also a master of disguise, are you not?
It has been said. For example, you are probably unaware of my potential physical presence in the room in which you’re sat right now. I could be disguised as a sock, or a chair.
However, I am not.
I know what you’re getting at though, and yes I have occasionally been compared to somebody who is somewhat more pixellated than myself.
Yes, I was referring more to hair based disguise, as well as clothing. A certain video game character! However, to save both our blushes, we can move on and keep that particular alias a secret if you prefer?
Yes, if you don’t mind. I don’t really like to talk about the time I dressed as Nathan Drake, met Nolan North and won a PlayStation Vita at the Eurogamer Expo last weekend.
Of course, I completely understand. So I will ask you instead for the origin on your username, Kevatron400?
Well, a friend of mine had created a PSN name by modifying his own first name to sound a bit like it were a Robot. Having no creative wit or originality of my own, I thought that seemed like a splendid idea, so I took my own first name (Kev, rather than Kevin, if you please) and affixed ‘atron400’ to the end.
I think it’s rather telling that I only assumed the identity of the 400 model of the Kevatron series, rather than the swanky new 2000 model.
Damn those Kevatron2000s.
They’re the ones with the shape-shifting ability aren’t they?
Yeah, although they can’t morph into anything with moving parts.
Doesn’t sound like too much of a disadvantage, really. I guess they’re quite prone to melting and freezing. How did you first get into gaming?
My earliest memory of gaming was a machine you put cassette tapes in (I can’t even remember what it was – I was just a wee nipper at the time) and playing the Hitchhiker’s Guide text adventure, and a game where you had to use a rope to leap across some kind of crocodile-filled pit. My Mum had an Amiga 500 and we used to play things like Breakout and Llamatron on it, which was pretty cool.
The first console we ever got was a Sega Master System II, complete with Alex Kidd (if you didn’t put a cartridge in). After that, I think we stuck with the Master System until the PlayStation 1 came out. From then on, I’ve been a Sony boy the whole way.
Never tempted to dabble with a bit of Xbox? Or maybe Nintendo?
Oh actually, I did have a Pocket Game Boy when I was younger, and my girlfriend has a DSi now, but I only really remember playing Bomber-man and getting too excited about the Game Boy Camera.
As for Xbox, I really like the Gears of War series, but a 360-owning friend of mine provides the Gears hit that I need. It mainly comes down to two things: time and money (doesn’t it always?) – I have a full time job, and live with my girlfriend, so I don’t get much gaming time. On top of that, I don’t want to have to pay to play games online on top of buying the system and the games.
[drop]All very valid reason. Since you’ve been gaming for quite a while, share with us what you favourite game of all time is, please?
Wow… the big one.
I think, for its sheer story telling brilliance, and overall performance, it has to be Uncharted. Playing that game for the first time on the PS3, I was amazed by the graphics and blown away by the whole performance.
It is followed very closely by Mass Effect 2 though, I’ve just finished playing through that, and it’s very rare for a game to provide that much of an emotional attachment to the characters by the end.
I’m with you on Uncharted. It was fantastic almost all the way through. How did the sequel stack up with it, in your opinion?
It’s that difficult second album, isn’t it? Personally, I think it was better in pretty much every way; I particularly enjoyed the addition of co-op multiplayer – I’m hoping for more of the same in the third.
I would say that I preferred the bad guys in the first game though.
Eddy… RAJA!
Indeed, good chemistry between all the characters. Film-worthy, you might say. Wait…
Who do you want to get that role?
It’s tough, but I’d say perhaps David Boreanaz, of Buffy and Bones fame.
Origami Killer
really funny read. Nice to know a little more about you drake…I mean Kev. I am also an owner of Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, feel pity for me. Good luck with the singing.music and driving (I passed my test friday :))
emekcrash
Have not read the article yet, but holy crap does he look like Drake!
Foxhound_Solid
Great read, howdy dude…
blackredyellow
Haha, made me chuckle. Nice to meet you, again. Keep these articles coming!
Rocket_345
Great read. I have to admit that i was once the owner of quidditch world cup aswell but hey i was 10ish. Peter never seems to get smothered though.
teflon
I might get a T-shirt made up that simply says “Peter Never Dies” under a cut out image of Peter in a bath at the EGX house.
ProjectJAY
Howdy, Kev :)
Funnily enough, Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction was my first PS2 game…it was horrible, but it was a Robot Wars game, so I wasn’t complaining.
Kevatron400
I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who made these awful choices!
Snakefingers13
Am I the only one who actually thought the Robot Wars game was ace?
yogdog
Nope, I enjoyed it :)
Nice to meet you kev!
billsmugs
I think I had it on PC and it was great! I also enjoyed Quidditch World Cup at a friend’s house, so maybe I’m just weird.
The Lone Steven
Nice to meet you Draktron 400 ;)
I personally thought that Harry Potter Quiditch World Cup was a decent game. It’s something that you can pick up and play. Although since i’m a bit of a Harry Potter Fan, i may have been blinded by that at the times. I agree Robot Wars was crap.
Wish i was a master of disguise instead i have to use Stealth Camo which is usful but useless if there are any thermal heat devices in the room. Thus being the reason why i’ve been kicked out of the Mods clubs a trillion times so far. :op
I couldn’t tell the difference between you’re editing and Kris’s editing. Except from the sound effects, they are pretty much the same thing. Also i hope you remebered to use both question threads. ;)
OllyBobs
Brilliant read, and some quality comedy by Kev once again! :D
Jakster123x
How’s life treating you nowadays, Drake? I hear you’ve been on quite the adventure.
bunimomike
Hi Kev. Great to meet you, fella. It’s always been an absolute pleasure commenting with you on the articles. One of TSA’s finest without a doubt.
KeRaSh
Thank you very much! It’s weird that you would mention this in an article that features another Kevin besides me. Good thing I claimed it before it got too confusing! :D
Kevatron400
You’re too kind, Mike! *blushes*