What a blast form the past, although funnily enough I was talking about this to some friends just the other day…
I wonder if you recall the time I decide to mess with Mr Keith Taynton's head? I called in assuming the guise of a young lad stuck on Tetris. My complaint went along the lines that I would keep filling the screen with blocks only to get a 'GAME OVER' message rather than the 'Level Complete' message I was expecting.
Keith would then explain to me the principal of the game, ie you must try to avoid filling the screen with bricks. I was having none of that though and would reiterate my confusion and disappointment with my inability to progress to the next level.
He would patiently explain again the fundamentals of the game, only to be met with my crude impersonation of a small, sad boy who couldn't grasp such basic rules.
This went on for a good few rounds before Mr Taynton finally lost his sh*t and had to end the call to go and have a small breakdown.
A week or so later I received an official letter from Nintendo Games Hotline HQ congratulating me on the total and complete mindf*ck of Keith Taynton.
For the record I did phone back not too long after the call to let Keith know it was me - I couldn't have left him in that state for too long!
Reading this has reminded of the great fun we had back in the day!
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Hey Keith
Philby here of Kef & Philby!
What a blast form the past, although funnily enough I was talking about this to some friends just the other day…
I wonder if you recall the time I decide to mess with Mr Keith Taynton's head? I called in assuming the guise of a young lad stuck on Tetris. My complaint went along the lines that I would keep filling the screen with blocks only to get a 'GAME OVER' message rather than the 'Level Complete' message I was expecting.
Keith would then explain to me the principal of the game, ie you must try to avoid filling the screen with bricks. I was having none of that though and would reiterate my confusion and disappointment with my inability to progress to the next level.
He would patiently explain again the fundamentals of the game, only to be met with my crude impersonation of a small, sad boy who couldn't grasp such basic rules.
This went on for a good few rounds before Mr Taynton finally lost his sh*t and had to end the call to go and have a small breakdown.
A week or so later I received an official letter from Nintendo Games Hotline HQ congratulating me on the total and complete mindf*ck of Keith Taynton.
For the record I did phone back not too long after the call to let Keith know it was me - I couldn't have left him in that state for too long!
Reading this has reminded of the great fun we had back in the day!
Philby