Well one memory is some nearly twenty years ago I knew I'd be headed to the airport to travel to a relative's house for a week or so and desperately wanted my Banjo & Kazooie for the journey. The problem? It was releasing that day and Toys R' Us wasn't opening early enough for me to pick up the preorder.
So I got up super early, got ready, packed, and convinced my VERY (in retrospect) accommodating mother to bring me to Toys R' Us well before it opened. There, I knocked on the door until people showed up, explained my situation, and they eventually actually gave me my game nearly two hours before opening. Really, I'm surprised anyone was even there that early.
Everyone was so unnecessarily nice and I was probably the first person to buy the game in West Palm Beach because of it. I remember later that year we traveled again to some relatives house for about a two week stay with my cousins so we called each other ahead of time and I wound up bringing very nearly my entire library consisting of Mario 64, Banjo & Kazooie, Starfox 64, Mario Kart 64, Goldeneye, Crash Bandicoot, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Twisted Metal 2.
Needless to say, while I'd always liked games to some extent, it was that trip that really cemented my love for them. We had so much damn fun swapping between those titles; seriously, looking at that list now it's rather incredible how many all-time great games there were between 96 and 98, not just in regards to reviews but the type that sear their experience into your mind for the remainder of your life. I'll never forget that trip.
Oh, and while I was already a fan of the original Warcraft, they introduced me to the original Diablo on that trip too. Damn, that was the best two weeks I've probably had with video games.
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