Geek Out Challenge – Day 2

For Day 2 of the 30 Day Geek Out Challenge we will be switch to the opposite of yesterday’s question “What was your first fandom?” and ask…

What is your most recent fandom?

I must admit that recently that of all the movies, tv shows, comics, or video games that I have been spent my spare time consuming, the only series that I would consider “new” as in I just hadn’t really gotten around to it yet would have to be the Far Cry game series. I played the first Far Cry game back in 2004 when it was first released, but for whatever reason just never really played any of the sequels. It wasn’t until this last January that I finally got around to playing Far Cry 5, which since then has become one of my favorites of this console generation. I have since that time played all of the other games in the franchise with the exception of Far Cry 2. This has also been a game series that has provided hours of enjoyment playing together with my wife in the evenings, as one of the greatest aspects of any kind of fandom is being able to share and enjoy with others. We have spent many hours talking about what exactly is it about the games that we enjoy so much, whether it be story, music, or simply the fun of running around blowing stuff up in an open-world setting fitting in an 80’s action movie, which clearly have provided much inspiration for the tone of the games. Ubisoft has done a great job in creating games that are all over the place in the best ways: nonsensical, serious, challenging yet fun to casually play all within the same game.

My favorite of the series…

That’s all for round two of the Geek Out Challenge, I didn’t have a ton for today’s question but I’ve had fun so far! Here’s looking forward to the next question…

Geek Out Challenge – Day 1

Today for something a little bit different, I thought it would be fun to join in on the 30 Day Geek Out Challenge started by Megan at A Geeky Gal, where a different question will be released each day for thirty days, with the final results being posted on day thirty-one. I plan to participate each question for the full thirty days as both a challenge and as a fun exercise in writing daily while perhaps talking about things other than JUST video games(I assume?). Without further ado…the Day 1 question of the Geek Out Challenge.

What was your first fandom?

For this my answer would have to be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – being among my earliest memories as a kid, being just over a year old when “Turtle-Mania” began. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series premiered in 1987 with the all too catchy theme song; a time when Saturday morning cartoons still existed for nothing other than to sell toys (i.e. TMNT, Transformers, Masters of the Universe). Most of the my earliest childhood memories involve either TMNT, Batman, or Nintendo in one way or another. I had every single one of the original line of TMNT action figures with Donatello(even still) being my favorite turtle(I have always seemed to gravitate towards the “smart” or “nerdy” characters in tv shows and movies…perhaps part of some subconscious desire to be perceived as intelligent?). Toys, VHS tapes, pajamas(which were AWESOME btw!), even boxes of cereal that to this day I still tell people was the greatest. One of my prized possessions as a child was the TMNT Party Wagon or “turtle van” as I called it. I remember my mom bringing my older sister and friends to a concert and promising me that she would bring me home a “turtle van”. I believe I ended up watching the live-action TMNT movie twice that evening just trying to pass the time before she would be home with my present. The next morning I woke up and my “turtle van” was waiting for me in my room. Ninja turtles were everywhere so it probably isn’t real surprising that it’s my first fandom/obsession as a kid, but it did play a very significant part of my childhood years. My favorite TMNT-related memories as a kid would be my “turtle van”, watching TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze countless times, and playing TMNT IV: Turtles In Time on Super Nintendo.

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  Man, do I miss this…

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  One of my most prized possessions as a kid…

One Geek Out question down, twenty-nine more to go! 🙂 What was the first type of fandom you remember as a kid? Let me know in the comments below, or you can join in the 30 Day Geek Out Challenge. Turtle Power!!