Level 3
Back in late 2009, I was doing different things (can't really remember what). My dad got his PS3 on Christmas 2009, but a little more than a month after that, he passed away because of lung cancer, which still kind of saddens me. 
I took a small trip to my home state of South Carolina one time (with me living in North Carolina now). I was traveling around in a Wal-Mart, going through the Entertainment section. Then that's where I saw a trailer for ModNation Racers on one of those TV's. I was thinking, "You know what? I may just get that game because dad never got to play that PS3 at all." I was telling everyone in my family who cared (hopefully). Mom and brother to name two people.
It was one of the biggest anticipations of my whole life back in May 2010. I didn't play the beta at all, but when this game was released on May 25th here, BAM! I got it! 
There you go! That's how I discovered MNR!
Level 3
John31269 wrote:Back in late 2009, I was doing different things (can't really remember what). My dad got his PS3 on Christmas 2009, but a little more than a month after that, he passed away because of lung cancer, which still kind of saddens me.
I took a small trip to my home state of South Carolina one time (with me living in North Carolina now). I was traveling around in a Wal-Mart, going through the Entertainment section. Then that's where I saw a trailer for ModNation Racers on one of those TV's. I was thinking, "You know what? I may just get that game because dad never got to play that PS3 at all." I was telling everyone in my family who cared (hopefully). Mom and brother to name two people.
It was one of the biggest anticipations of my whole life back in May 2010. I didn't play the beta at all, but when this game was released on May 25th here, BAM! I got it!
There you go! That's how I discovered MNR!
Sad story with a happy ending. Thanks for sharing John!
Level 3
MNR was not on my radar at all. I hadn't played the demo and don't remember ever seeing a commercial for it.
I was at Gamestop one day looking for an impulse buy. I took a game home with and it was one of the worst games I have ever played. Within the hour of the initial purchase I was back at GS returning it and checking the shelves to see if anything else caught my eye. MNR did and I took it home.
The rest of the story is history.
Level 4
A friend told me about this game and how he was pretty excited for it like a week before the game came out. I checked out the demo and was instantly hooked to it. Hadn't played a racing game in years before then and the last kart racers I played were Mario Kart 64 and Diddy Kong Racing on the N64 too. It was really refreshing to play a kart racer again and the customization aspect to boot really got me to jump onboard and grab the game day one.
Of course, the dude that told me about the game, never even got it in the end. Lol his loss, well after thousands of hours put into Modnation and meeting some awesome friends along the way, I'd say it was worth it!
Level 3
maverick--07-- wrote:A friend told me about this game and how he was pretty excited for it like a week before the game came out. I checked out the demo and was instantly hooked to it. Hadn't played a racing game in years before then and the last kart racers I played were Mario Kart 64 and Diddy Kong Racing on the N64 too. It was really refreshing to play a kart racer again and the customization aspect to boot really got me to jump onboard and grab the game day one.
Of course, the dude that told me about the game, never even got it in the end. Lol his loss, well after thousands of hours put into Modnation and meeting some awesome friends along the way, I'd say it was worth it!
An almost exact story to mine. A friend told me about this game, and considering i have only played Driving and Sport games, I had to check it out. I bought it, and the rest, they say is history.
My friend did also get it, but never got into it, and moved on. Got to thank him though, as the people I met and the pleasure i had would cease to occur, Although this game has casued me to almost permentally lose my account, but lets not get into that.
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