He’s a high school grad who probably knows way too much for his own good, and his interview required the editorial hand of KP. Say hello to xShadowSandmanx.
KP: What’s the story behind your Gamertag? xShadowSandmanx: It’s a combo of Neil Gaiman characters; Shadow from American Gods (best book ever) and the Sandman graphic novels.
xShadowSandmanx.
KP: Where do you live? xShadowSandmanx: Redmond, WA. Right next to Microsoft.
KP: Within striking distance. What do you do for work/school? xShadowSandmanx: Just graduated from Eastlake High (REPRESENT’N) and am just about to start at Bellevue Community College. Because my grades are just fantastic.
KP: That’s the spirit! What’s the worst or weirdest job you’ve ever had? xShadowSandmanx: Let me break this down. It was in Alaska, making less than minimum wage, washing dishes, living at work, for a month. And the worst of it? Everyone was a Republican. Or as I say, a Republicant.
KP: How long have you been on Xbox LIVE? xShadowSandmanx: I’ve had my own account for near three years now.
KP: Do you have an archenemy on Xbox LIVE, and if so, who? xShadowSandmanx: Ummm … your mother is my archenemy.
KP: That’s a losing battle. What’s your Xbox setup like? xShadowSandmanx: 40-inch LCD TV, an Elite, and a Surround Sound system older than ancient.
KP: What’s the best feature of Xbox LIVE? xShadowSandmanx: The one that lets thirteen-year-olds trash talk on Halo after failing miserably. Oh wait, that’s the opposite of what you want … Probably the Netflix, now that I can pick stuff out from the console.
There’s no trash talking in Halo – is there?
KP: What is your favorite multiplayer Xbox game? xShadowSandmanx: Shadowrun.
KP: What is your favorite single player Xbox game? xShadowSandmanx: Mass Effect.
KP: What do you think is the best game of all time? xShadowSandmanx: Zeus: Master of Olympus, an ancient Impressions city-builder. My Mom actually wrote the packaging for it, so I got it for free.
KP: Free is the best kind of game. What do you think is the best film of all time? xShadowSandmanx: The Godfather. All of them. But not 3.
KP: What do you think is the best album of all time? xShadowSandmanx: The Remains of Tom Lehrer, disk 2.
KP: Rock Band or Guitar Hero? xShadowSandmanx: Guitar Hero. Unless we are talking The Beatles: Rock Band, which will always win. Forever.
KP: Terrific non-answer! What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever heard on Xbox LIVE? xShadowSandmanx: I once joined a team that decided, for no reason at all, to communicate using only Chewbacca sounds.
KP: What is your greatest Xbox LIVE moment? xShadowSandmanx: I believe it was the time I said the words, “Oops, I did it again” while playing a game of Halo 3. The entire team broke into the Britney Spears song, which somehow rallied us and we won the game.
Oops …
KP: Teen pop is known to be a catalyst for victory. What’s your favorite TV show? xShadowSandmanx: Big Bang Theory. Sheldon. That is all I have to say.
KP: Who is your inner rock star? xShadowSandmanx: Dr. Rockso, the rock and roll clown. He does cocaine.
KP: If they made a movie about your life, who should play you? xShadowSandmanx: If you can somehow breed a George Clooney, Clint Eastwood, Viggo Mortensen, Brad Pitt, Chuck Norris, Gerard Butler, Clive Owen, Jack Black, Hercules, Adonis, Dragon, Deadpool, Wolverine hybrid, then make it have a child with an Uma Thurman, Halle Berry, Jessica Alba, Phoenix, Helen of Troy cross, that child might be almost awesome enough to play me. Almost.
KP: This is fast becoming the most bizarre interview I’ve ever done. What’s your karaoke song? xShadowSandmanx: “Twist and Shout.”
KP: Favorite cartoon character? xShadowSandmanx: Mark Hamill’s Joker from Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
KP: Excellent choice. What superpower would you like to have? xShadowSandmanx: Manipulation of quantum probabilities and the numerical value of h-bar. Kind of an overly powerful power, though. I could probably take out Dr. Manhattan with that. But not Squirrel Girl. No one can beat Squirrel Girl.
KP: If you could trade places with anyone for one day, who would it be? xShadowSandmanx: The guy who is about to have [ice cream! - KP] with Jessica Alba.
KP: What celebrity would be the worst roommate? xShadowSandmanx: Kanye West. Y’know, let’s just change that “What celebrity would be the worst?”
Kanye’s endeared himself to George Bush and Taylor Swift fans.
KP: How many people are on your Friends List? xShadowSandmanx: As many people as have done Paris Hilton. Divided by 5. Minus 1000.
KP: I like that you avoided her for worst celebrity roommate, but worked her into the next, completely unrelated question. Who’s your favorite superhero? xShadowSandmanx: Deadpool. Because he’s, well, totally [crazy! – KP]. Just a little quote from an actual comic, “Though he doesn’t share their viewpoint, Captain America is considerate of the feelings of his vegetarian friends. Deadpool bounds up vegetarians and force-feeds them meatloaf.”
KP: Hot celeb you’d like to be stranded on a desert island with? xShadowSandmanx: Johnny Storm. Wait, you mean attractive?
KP: Touché. If you could be any video game character, who would it be? xShadowSandmanx: Jack of Blades from Fable. Not the Lost Chapters, though. They changed his voice in that one.
KP: What’s the worst food you’ve ever eaten? xShadowSandmanx: trixie360’s cooking. Although there was some sugar-free maple syrup that tasted like what you would get if an Eskimo sneezed Jagermeister into a Jell-o mold.
KP: I’d try to poison you too. What’s the first video game you ever played? xShadowSandmanx: The pre-release version of Torin’s Passage, in 1995. It was made by th same guy who made Leisure Suit Larry, Al Lowe.
KP: What’s the last book you read? xShadowSandmanx: The Wheel of Time #6, The Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan.
KP: If you could go on tour with any band, which would it be? xShadowSandmanx: The Beatles.
Hey Paul and Ringo … ready for a Reunion Tour?
KP: What do you predict will be the “next big thing” in gaming? xShadowSandmanx: Well, not 3-D gaming. I tried some of the 3-D stuff at PAX, and it really wasn’t worth it. I’m gonna say game streaming, like OnLive. It probably won’t work, but the next version probably will.
KP: What do you think is the best thing about Xbox 360? xShadowSandmanx: Xbox LIVE. Oh, and that it has better games than [other things! – KP].
KP: What is the Xbox 360 Achievement that was hardest to get? xShadowSandmanx: Elite Warrior of the Aesir from Too Human, because it made me play Too Human. OK, maybe not the most difficult achievement, but definitely the most painful.
KP: What would you like to be doing in ten years? xShadowSandmanx: Running a renowned game development company while writing best sellers in my spare time about my latest ground-breaking physics research with Stan Lee. On Mars.
Interview by KP
>>KP: What’s the worst food you’ve ever eaten?
xShadowSandmanx: trixie360’s cooking. Although there was some sugar-free maple syrup that tasted like what you would get if an Eskimo sneezed Jagermeister into a Jell-o mold.<<
LMAO - How would YOU know what Jagermeister snot tastes like???? HMMM?
I think he gives trixies culinary skills too much credit
Trixie has managed to feed me some pretty good food from time to time. I think she called it "Take Out".
This guy is so awesome. I wish that I was him. I think that he may be the coolest cat to walk the earth.
Dr.rockzo does it all baby!!!!
I had so much fun reading this, I was laughing at some points, and laughing inside on others. lolz.
I think I am now reading to complete my college Essay.
haha :D
Actualy Jesus does Drugs and The devil has a sense of humor why does is the interview so dead in spirit!...MM...God is in the tv
seriously, he does a lot of cocaine...
Look out!!! His ego will crush us all!! I don't wanna die!!! (*sob***sob***sob**)
is any one else wondering if tis guy wasn't fetured cause his mommy works for the company?? No? Really? Huh, oh well ok I guess his self ideaism makes up for the injustice... or not, it's your call.
Hope you liked my interview guys. And if you did like it I'll give you 1000 tomatos.
Worst gamer spotlight ever. And totally in love with himself. He is the Kanye West of gamer spotlights.
Why was this a painful interview to read...I didn't find it funny sorry!
That kid is star material and anyone who didn't get that from reading his gamer spotlight interview is destined to resume living a pathetic life on the couch getting their sad gamer asses kicked by the likes of xShadowSandmanx for eternity.
So suck it!
Y'know, he's probably using something commonly called "The Sarcasms" as opposed to having a ridiculously huge ego. Just a thought.
Did Mom get this guy in? Did she help him write? Did she let him eat Trixie's cooking?