Trixie360 Interviews Wombat5277

Published July 22, 2009

He's the co-host of CAGcast at the Cheap Ass Gamer site, with a dicey history involving lettuce trucks in the Bronx. Meet our featured gamer who allegedly shares many features with his mascot, Wombat5277.

trixie360: What's the story behind your Gamertag?

Wombat5277: It was my college nickname. A National Geographic special said that wombats are small, chubby, furry creatures that sleep all day and eat all night. The lesson: don't watch educational television in college unless you are alone.

trixie360: Where do you live?

Wombat5277: In the hearts and minds of people everywhere, or Massapequa, NY.

trixie360: Get out of my head. What do you do for work/school?

Wombat5277: I am the co-host of the CAGcast, videogame podcast for cheapassgamer.com, unless you mean real job, that's not nearly as interesting.

trixie360: What's the worst or weirdest job you've ever had?

Wombat5277: Unloading lettuce trucks in the Bronx at 4 A.M.

trixie360: Hey buddy, is that lettuce hot? How long have you been on Xbox LIVE®?

Wombat5277: I can't remember a time when I wasn't.

trixie360: Take more Ginkgo Biloba. Do you have an archenemy on Xbox LIVE, and if so, who?

Wombat5277: Yes, CheapyD. He knows why.

trixie360: What's your Xbox setup like? Big screen TV? Dolby sound?

Wombat5277: 47-inch Samsung LCD TV and a pair of Turtle Beach X-4 wireless headphones.

trixie360: What's the best feature of Xbox LIVE?

Wombat5277: The ability to play games with friends who live all over the world.

trixie360: What is your favorite multiplayer Xbox game?

Wombat5277: Let's say Left 4 Dead™.

trixie360: What is your favorite single player Xbox game?

Wombat5277: Currently Fallout® 3.

trixie360: What do you think is the best game of all time?

Wombat5277: Ocarina of Time blew me away when it was new; no game has matched that feeling.

trixie360: What do you think is the best film of all time?

Wombat5277: My favorite film is probably Star Wars, the good one.

trixie360: What do you think is the best album of all time?

Wombat5277: Revolver by The Beatles.

trixie360: Rock Band or Guitar Hero?

Wombat5277: Is this a major concern for people? Which one comes with the fake plastic guitar?

trixie360: They're not fake, they're magic. What's the funniest thing you've ever heard on Xbox LIVE?

Wombat5277: Probably someone repeating something I said on a CAGcast.

trixie360: What is your greatest Xbox LIVE moment?

Wombat5277: Not coming in last in a round of Call of Duty® 4; that may have happened once.

trixie360: If they made a movie about your life, who should play you?

Wombat5277: Why, me of course.

trixie360: We'll be in touch. What's your karaoke song?

Wombat5277: "Africa" by Toto.

trixie360: Favorite cartoon character?

Wombat5277: Homer Simpson.

trixie360: What superpower would you like to have?

Wombat5277: Nigh invulnerability (Spoon!).

trixie360: If you could trade places with anyone for one day, who would it be?

Wombat5277: My dog.

trixie360: What celebrity would be the worst roommate?

Wombat5277: Could I be my own roommate?

trixie360: You have failed to answer that question in more ways than one. How many people are on your Friends List?

Wombat5277: 99, room for one more.

trixie360: Who's your favorite superhero?

Wombat5277: Black Bolt (silent but deadly).

trixie360: Hot celeb you'd like to be stranded on a desert island with?

Wombat5277: One with a satellite phone, so I could call my wife.

trixie360: You are the anti-fun. If you could be any video game character, who would it be?

Wombat5277: My character from Fable® II, he lives a pretty easy life these days.

trixie360: What's the worst food you've ever eaten?

Wombat5277: Anything with olives.

trixie360: The Olive Garden is delicious, take that back! What's the first video game you ever played?

Wombat5277: Combat on the Atari 2600.

trixie360: What's the last book you read?

Wombat5277: What to Expect the First Year by Heidi Murkoff.

trixie360: If you could go on tour with any band, which would it be?

Wombat5277: Rush, huge sold out arenas, but really if Geddy Lee was walking down the street would you notice? It's the best of both worlds.

trixie360: Quality answer. What do you predict will be the "next big thing" in gaming?

Wombat5277: Single player games with in-depth storylines will make a comeback (I can dream, can't I?).

trixie360: What do you think is the best thing about Xbox 360?

Wombat5277: The wireless controller.

trixie360: It is fancy. What is the Xbox 360 Achievement that was hardest to get?

Wombat5277: Maybe not the "hardest," but I was quite proud when I hit 1000 points in The Elder Scrolls® IV: Oblivion™.

trixie360: What would you like to be doing in ten years?

Wombat5277: Teaching my daughter how to play Viva Piñata 8.

Interview by TriXie