The Escapist's Official Holiday Unboxing Post

[snuffler]

I got a copy of Sony Vegas 9.0 and installed it and....I can't make head or tail of it and have no idea how to use it, best Christmas Ever!
I also got two games and I'm satified with it and maybe just maybe I'll figure Vegas out some day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goeBVS59f3Q Merry Christmas. *edit* This guys channel is awesome, browse through!

As for favorite christmas memories, hmm. I dunno I'm rather fond of christmas eve this year, my mom got me a freakin TY beanie baby [http://images.marketplaceadvisor.channeladvisor.com/hi/79/78829/1-icebox.jpg] which is awesome cause I haven't gotten one of these things since I was like 6 years old. In addition I'm going out tomorrow to build my new gaming rig. *excited!*

 

[DubMan]

Warm clothes, super heavy music theory books (both literally and figuratively), and a Mingus Quintet DVD from when Eric Dolphy was still in the band, and consequently alive. Fuck. Yes.

And also 50 dollars that will more than likely be spent on No More Heroes 2 next month.

 

[Lost In The Void]

Bunch of new shirts and sweaters [very welcome gifts, as I keep wrecking mine] as well as chocolate, a best buy gift card, 50 gas card, again very good as I'm a poor student. My favorite gift is the one I'm wearing now though. Xbox Labeled pajamas. My grandparents, who detest my gaming habit bought them for me. Most epic ironic gift ever.

 

[LTK_70]

My best Christmas gift ever was a big, red firetruck. There's still nothing that tops the gifts I got when I was four years old.

 

[MattAn24]

I'm a little late to the PC gaming peripherals party, but I finally got a Logitech G15 keyboard and G5 mouse. Oh, and monies. Monies is always good.

With being all growed up and 21+ now, presents have gone to your average 1 or 2 good things, rather than as a kid, getting a bunch of great stuff, which I'm totally cool with.

Now all that stands (that I know of now) is getting a better job so I can get a PS3 (with a bunch of games, FFXIII being one of them) and a new (well, better than what I've got..) computer chair.

As for my fondest unwrapping of teh 1337 gifts, I've gotta say my first PlayStation, about a 10-11 years ago. I'm sure there's been other awesome ones as well, but that stands out. It changed my career aspirations and everything.

 

[Turing]

I believe my fondest memories is either getting a two-pack Unreal/Tomb Raider game pack and swapping it for Fallout 2 (best thing I EVER did with a christmas present) or possibly getting the Mutant Chronicles board game when I was 12

 

[Theissen]

I don't even celebrate Christmas, being atheist, but I can still be grumpy about it.

Then it's a good thing that Christmas isn't originally a Christian tradition despite what most people tell you.

Different countries had different reasons to celebrate this time of year where winter solstice is the most common one.

 

[Bat Vader]

I got Dragon Age: Origins for the PC and Left 4 Dead 2 for the 360. Best Christmas ever.

 

[LeonLethality]

I got a rock NO THIS ISN'T HALLOWEEN!

I got two of my friends PS3s and I got CT DS from one of them and a new graphics card for my desktop from the other. needless to say I had the bigger heart.

 

[siffty]

a Kingston 64 gig ssd and windows 7 preem and a copy of
avatar (ps3) and a bottle of black label Johnnie walker
S 1,2,3,4 and both SW eps of the robot chicken dvd's and
something something something dark side

now my head hurts and i don't remember last night

 

[Swaki]

my grandmother got me 300 bucks and a pretty cool t-shirt, but the best gift was brütal legend from my brothers grandmother.

the worst gift btw was from my mother, she gave me 3 t-shirts that all looked like they where designed by Kanye West.

 

[dududf]

Man, after seeing that video, I gotta say that...

It'd be so fucking FUNNY if the n64 broke because he was slamming it around.

I'd pay money to see the after reaction of that.

 

[Pimppeter2]

A couple years ago I bought my brother some Wario game for his gameboy.

And I put it in the box for a blender (Blender still in) . It was quite funny when he opened it

 

[Copter400]

I received, among other things, a shirt with Rick Astley's face on it.

The text reads, "I Roll With Rick".

 

[stonethered]

Holy crap, the N64 was my most memorable X-Mas gift too!

W'd been told for years we would never ge t a video game console so when we unwrapped LoZcarina of time and Donkey kong 64 I thought My parents were mocking me.

My brother had noticed the larger present under the tree already. But I think I spent nearly fifteen minutes in an offended pout before we opened it.


Best christmas resent ever.

 

[sharks9]

A pair of Roots sweatpants. the COMFIEST pair of sweatpants ever!

 

[razer17]

Well, I've always been lucky with my christmas presents. I remember years ago, when i was still really young, me and my sister got our first console, a Sega Megadrive, which we then played sonic on all day. ~That was a good day.

The best gift I've had is probably my laptop, that was two years old yesterday. Actually my first laptop was the best present, because i paid £400 towards the newer one, after my first broke. This year i got a wok and a thick,coat like hoody, which i was happy with, since im 18 and at uni i didnt expect much.
And then i got a Xbox360, to replace my very outdated PS2, which was cool.So yeah, this christmas was pretty good for me as well.

 

[similar.squirrel]

My parents paid for a trip to the capital to see a concert this year. Turns out the hostel we had booked was closed for the winter, so my girlfriend and I got upgraded to an expensive hotel room. In addition, the concert was amazing despite the fact that I had drank a tad too much beforehand.

Also I got a scented candle, which smells great. In my house, that is invaluable.

 

[The Austin]

Two years ago. An Xbox 360. Gears of War. Halo 3.

Best Christmas Ever.

Oh, and this year, I got a belt buckle that says "You have the right to arm bears" and it has a picture of a bear with an M16. That one is pretty cool too.

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

Finally finished opening up all my gifts; in addition to Dragon Age Origins and Modern Warfare 2, I also ended up getting Left 4 Dead 2 and a Xbox Live headset. I can't wait to play on Xbox Live with all of you once I get it set up!