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Actually I didn't get my DC at launch, I got it the day Resident Evil : Code Veronica was launched the following year. Still, 9/9/99 still has an odd tale for me.
I was heading over to the local EB to pick up my pre-ordered copy of Final Fantasy 8 when I found out that there was a CRAZED gunmen inside the mall. Every store was locked up. I went inside, bought my copy through a locked security gate and then saw the SWAT team take the guy down. The things I do for games...
Bought a DC, Sonic Adventure and Soul Calibur the afternoon of 9.9.99. Distinctly remember going :eek: :eek: :eek: at the sight of Soul Calibur's shockingly beautiful attract demo. Started playing at 9pm, finally finished and went to bed at 1pm the next day. I probably played so long because the VMUs weren't in stock at the Babbages I purchased my system from, 'forcing' me to finish all chapters of SA1 in one sitting. Anyway, very exciting moment of my gaming life, won't be forgotten anytime soon. And my 9.9.99 DC hasn't gone more than a week w/o play time; I only stopped playing for a week because I moved back in 2000.
I wonder how I missed this thread? :rolleyes: Anyways, I was 3rd person at my local wal-mart to pick one up (there wasn't any line to speak of) just a bit after 9:30 in the morning. With it, I also grabbed a VMU plus a copy of soulcalibur for $40. (everything else was listed at $50 :lol: ) I can't say enough that I had more fun with this system then any before it and I'm still plugging away at it's many streetfighter games every now and then.
I'm still pissed that it's off the market, after only 2 1/2 years... :(