The most hyped you've ever been? (Movies and games)

[d21lewis]

super_etecoon said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:

For movies, it's probably The Phantom Menace. I was in high school at the time and totally obsessed with Star Wars. Seeing a brand new Star Wars movie, in theaters no less, was a huge event for me. I remember standing in line for the midnight screening.

For games, it's probably Super Mario 64. I had read all about it in Nintendo Power, marveling at the 3D graphics and the huge, colorful worlds. Finding that N64 (with Mario 64 included) under the Xmas tree was one of the great moments in my young life.

Episode 1 was the first and last time I would ever be incredibly hyped for a product of any kind.  It was such a great lesson in tempering expectations.  Not even the bad-ass Darth Maul scene (before he's chopped in half) at the end could salvage that rubbish.  And then to find out that people actually liked it...it was a sobering day and one in which I definitely felt like I had stepped into the next generation as kids still love episodes 1-3.

I watched the originals as a kid (the first two on TV, though) and the last in theaters.  I still like the prequels because it's fun for me to see what they're building towards.  Far from perfect but I enjoy them.  I have a big Star Wars marathon session a couple of times a year and I like how it builds towards the "good ones".  Doesn't change the fact that I fell asleep in the theater the first time I watched Episode I, though.