Alison Haislip – G4tv.com

What's the longest you've played a video game for?

During Christmas '05, my cousin and I
decided to see what happens when you
beat Rampage on Nintendo. We played
for 8 hours straight, only taking
bathroom breaks, to discover that when
you win, you get a black screen with the
word 'CONGRATULATIONS' on it, and
then the game starts over. I almost
threw my controller out the window.

The same cousin and I once made a
Street Fighter 2 movie by videotaping
the screen while we battled each
other. That took a good day and a half
out of our lives as well. I still have the
tape.

What size is your iPod?

Not big enough.

How did you end up on Attack of the Show?

Bartending. No joke. A guy who works at G4 came in one night with
one of my regulars, saw I was wearing a Nintendo remote control
necklace, and started asking me about my gaming experience. A
month later, I was shooting rifles in NYC for the Live Free or Die
Hard package. I still pour a great draught beer.

What are you hiding?

74 million in foreign bonds, Jimmy Hoffa, and my
sanity.

What's the meaning of the word "quit?"

1. to stop, cease, or discontinue.
2. to depart from; leave.
3. the time immediately following vomiting in the bathroom of the
bar for 6 hours...don't act like you haven't been there.

If you had a cheat code, what would it do?

My cheat would allow me to answer all the questions we have about
LOST. How CAN Ben control the Smoke Monster?!

What piece of tech deserves to be permanently #1
in the Tech News Countdown?

The iPod. It completely revolutionized the way we listen to
music and even the music industry itself. I don't think
we've had a piece of entertainment-based tech have that
kind of impact since the television....and I know people
who own iPods but not TVs. The times, they are
a'changin'.

What's the best gift you've ever gotten?

My absolute favorite candy is Junior Mints. For my
birthday, my friends made me a documentary on how to
make a Junior Mint cake. It's 20 minutes of hilarity and
makes me cry every time I watch it because it reminds me
how awesome my friends are.

...and that Christmas Day when I was 8 years old and
opened my very first Nintendo. Life would never be the
same....