Apollo Justice Ace Attorney
BUZZ Quiz TV
Dream Pinball 3D
Dream Pinball 3D
Dream Pinball 3D
Silent Hill Origins
Top Spin 3
Top Spin 3
Top Spin 3
Top Spin 3
Top Trumps: Dr Who
Top Trumps: Dr Who

Nickname: AJ
Real Name: Alan Downie
Xbox Live: Toast76
PSN Code: Toast76
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Occupation: Software Developer
City/State: Melbourne, Victoria


I’ve been gaming since the early 80’s. Pretty much for as long as there have been games to play, I’ve been playing them. 20 odd years later and here I am still forking over cash to the Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. I live in a video games and lego filled house with my wife in Melbourne. She is an old school Nintendo fan, but somehow I missed that whole Nintendo era! I grew up playing mostly PC games. Games like Kings Quest, Sim City and Sam and Max were the “must haves”. I currently own all the current consoles, and consequently am working so hard to earn money to pay for them that I don't have any time to play them. I am a true console agnostic and buy the must have games for each console.


What is your most memorable gaming experience?
When my beloved Xbox 360 died in the middle of Rainbow Six Vegas... I still haven't recovered.

Where would you be found on a typical Friday night?
Watching the footy, watching a movie or playing games.

What is your favourite movie?
I can’t possible give one top movie, so here are my top 10 (in no particular order):
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
Blues Brothers
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Pulp Fiction
Fargo
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The Matrix
Rear Window (or Vertigo perhaps)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Se7en

What is your favourite food?
Steak and chips

What is your favourite drink?
Coopers Pale Ale

What are your favourite 5 games of all time, and why?

• Age of Empires 2 : Huge online battles over far too many nights
• Halo : No I’m not a fanboi, but it was the first great FPS on a console.
• Counterstrike : Before those bastards pushed Steam down our throats; the finest mod ever made.
• Resident Evil 4 : This makes Mortal Kombat look like Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue.
• Gran Turismo 3 : Still the best racer ever made.

Articles written by AJ:

Title	Type	Date
Uncharted: Drakes Fortune	Review	2008-01-30
Assassins Creed	Review	2008-01-06
Game Connect AP 2007	Feature	2007-12-31
Interview with Yahtzee from Zero Punctuation	Feature	2007-10-26
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08	Review	2007-10-22
Boogie	Review	2007-09-17
Resistance: Fall Of Man	Review	2007-06-28
Formula One CE	Review	2007-06-14
Ridge Racer 7	Review	2007-05-23
PS3 vs XBOX360 Games	Feature	2007-05-23
PS3 vs XBOX360 Comparison	Feature	2007-05-22
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2	Review	2007-04-19
Trackmania United	Review	2007-03-20
Guitar Hero 2	Review	2007-01-02
Yakuza	Review	2006-11-26
eGames and Entertainment	Feature	2006-11-21
GAME1 Melbourne	Feature	2006-11-20
Lego Star Wars 2	Review	2006-10-25
Lord of the Rings: Battle For Middle Earth 2	Review	2006-10-01
Over G Fighters	Review	2006-08-16
Guitar Hero	Review	2006-07-27
Saints Row	Preview	2006-07-27
Galactic Civilizations 2	Review	2006-07-17
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat	Review	2006-07-02
Burnout Revenge	Review	2006-06-07
Singstar Rocks	Review	2006-05-21
Red vs Blue Interview	Feature	2006-05-06
Rampage Total Destruction	Review	2006-04-28
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion	Review	2006-04-18