Long ago in a family room far, far away, we had a Play Station 1. Do you remember those? PS1. We had Crash Team Racing. I ADORED that game. I MISS that game, those controllers. I tried the Xbox version.
NOT THE SAME.
You raced and raced and jumped on the turns and if you hit the one button at the right time you got a burst of speed. I was a menace. And to power up, you slammed, rocketed, or vaulted into boxes or dangling bunches of wumpa fruit. Man, I loved the wumpa fruit. I knew where it was and when I would need it. Wumpa fruit prolonged the race, boosted your momentum, strengthened your weapons.
This week I am attending The Book Academy at Utah Valley University.
Wumpa Fruit, baby.
Hope to see some of you there!
(How do you power up?)
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I'll be there wandering the halls looking for pastries. Or maybe Wumpa fruit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3-fQ9UVodc
Dang! I'm not going to Book Academy this year. So sad -- I'd love to meet you!
I'm in dire need of Wumpa fruit myself. I never did have that game, but I adored Diddy Kong Racing on Nintendo 64 (yes, I'm old too). I rocked on that thing.
Can't wait to see you tomorrow!
Marion! That was awesome! Powerslides!
Elana, I wish you were going! Someday, we will meet.
Annette, do you have my 4 copies of CNF reserved? Can't wait!
Mmmm....Wumpa fruit. Well, I'll just have chocolate if I can't find any of that. (Wumpa fruit tasted like chocolate right? Or was it bacon?)
Have a good time!
I am a Super Mario Cart kind of girl, but I do understand the need for speed.
Hope you enjoy that wumpa fruit, and I gave you an award on my blog. You can pick which one you want. :)
Amy
So very jealous! I lived in the area five years ago but back then I had no idea I'd have so many writer friends there now. :o) Those were the days I was a biologist (even taught at UVU).
Have fun, though!
Cheers,
Jackee
P.S. I power up by reading blogs. Too bad I have a hard time moving on to the writing once I start surfing! LOL!
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