TriXie Interviews MIKE8205Published October 5, 2007 He's a student, a former soldier, a stay-at-home dad, and a husband living at Fort Hood, Texas. Learn more about MIKE8205. TriXie: What's the story behind your Gamertag?
MIKE8205: Well, Mike is my first name and 8205 is my son's birth date.
TriXie: What do you do at Fort Hood?
MIKE8205: Now I am attending DeVry University online and working toward getting my Game and Simulation Programming Degree. I also have the toughest job in the world, which is being a stay-at-home dad.
TriXie: Parenting is definitely hard work! What's the worst or weirdest job you've ever had?
MIKE8205: I would never call it the worst job, but the weirdest job would definitely have to be the military. Waking up at the crack of dawn, pulling 24-hour shifts, definitely a cool job, but a bit much at the same time.
TriXie: Do you have an archenemy on Xbox LIVE?
MIKE8205: I would have to say my friend Hammer89. We are always trying to one-up each other in the games that we are playing. When we play against each other, it is pretty much an even battle because he knows all my moves.
TriXie: What's your Xbox setup like? Big-screen TV? Dolby sound?
MIKE8205: My Xbox 360® is on a 56-inch RCA HDTV with 5.1 surround sound and my Xbox HD DVD player.
TriXie: What's the best feature of Xbox LIVE®?
MIKE8205: There are so many but I would have to go with the Marketplace. It's a store for gamers right there on your console. I mean you can rent movies, game demos, themes, TV shows, and Xbox LIVE Arcade.
TriXie: What is your favorite Xbox LIVE game?
MIKE8205: I would have to say Gears of War. Nothing is better than chain sawing the enemy for the win. I also like playing Lost Planet, the online for that game is great. But I am really excited about playing some Halo® 3 online. 
There's nothing like the action in Gears of War.
TriXie: What is your favorite offline Xbox game?
MIKE8205: I like Lost Planet, TRANSFORMERS: THE GAME, Halo, The Darkness and now I am getting into playing Tetris with my wife.
TriXie: What do you think is the best game of all time?
MIKE8205: That's a tough one, but the Halo series I can play over and over because they are so much fun. In close second would have to be Kingdom Hearts, I'm a huge fan of that game.
TriXie: What's the funniest thing you've ever heard on Xbox LIVE?
MIKE8205: One time, some guy talked like Hank Hill for the entire match in Gears of War and would ask people questions about propane and propane accessories the entire time in the lobby. 
Sir, have you considered propane as an alternative heating source?
TriXie: What is your greatest Xbox LIVE moment?
MIKE8205: In Gears of War, I was in a four-on-one situation with the score tied 9 to 9. The next point wins, and I single-handedly took out all four of my opponents to win the match for my team.
TriXie: Who is your inner rock star?
MIKE8205: The prince of Darkness, Ozzy.
TriXie: If they made a movie about your life, who should play you?
MIKE8205: Jim Carrey, because only he can capture my humor and weirdness.
TriXie: What superpower would you like to have?
MIKE8205: The ability to fly. I would save a lot of money on gas.
TriXie: If you could trade places with anyone for one day, who would it be?
MIKE8205: President Bush, cause if one idiot could be in office, why not me?
TriXie: At least you didn't run away from your military service. What celebrity would be the worst roommate?
MIKE8205: Steve-O.
TriXie: Hot celeb you'd like to be stranded on a desert island with?
MIKE8205: Kate Beckinsale!
TriXie: If you could be any videogame character, who would it be?
MIKE8205: Who else? Master Chief … Mr. BadA$$ himself. 
Who wouldn't want to be Master Chief.
TriXie: What's the worst food you've ever eaten?
MIKE8205: I would have to go with rattlesnake … not a big fan.
TriXie: Ugh, I hate snakes! Why on earth would you put one in your mouth? What do you predict will be the "next big thing" in gaming?
MIKE8205: The media aspect. Being able to rent movies from your console and to also watch different TV channels. I would like to see retail games being bought like arcade games are, and just having to download them.
TriXie: What do you think is the best thing about Xbox 360?
MIKE8205: The achievement system. It makes gamers feel more of a sense of accomplishment to be rewarded for completing certain tasks in a game.
TriXie: What is the Xbox 360 Achievement that was hardest to get?
MIKE8205: I have three that were hard for me to get: the 7 Day Survivor in Dead Rising, 10,000 Kills in Gears of War, and then there is Master Pioneer in Lost Planet. These are the three that I am the most proud of getting.
TriXie: What would you like to be doing in ten years?
MIKE8205: In ten years I see myself happily married to my wife watching my son grow up. I would also like to be working for Xbox because that is my dream job, and one day, even designing and developing my own games. Interview by TriXie |
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