if it's a game I just bought that I've been hyped up for a long time about/ imported,
- go out to giant tiger to get snacks and whathaveyou(I'm pretty sure you'll only understand what I mean if you're canadian... think of it like a mini walmart)
- when I get home I take a shower/bath (because I know that the next time I do so will be a looooonnnngggg time, okay well a week tops),
- I call my friends (if the game supports multiplayer, hell even if it isn't we switch off every time we die or whatever... I won't play single player untill my friends go home... they usually spend the night)
- crank the surround sound up
-turn off all of the lights while keeping my DS on the table by my couch (flashlight)
-make sure the basement is clean, sometimes I will go to the extent of VACUUMING if it's not clean enough (I can't enjoy a new game if my surroundings are unclean, ESPECIALLY if I just showered)
-I get into the comfy position I have on my gaming chair (it's actually formed into the couch... scary?)
-crack open a soda
-watch the intro and away I go.
it's like a ritual with me, I normally do a bit more stuff that involes cleaning myself, my surroundings or adjusting the atmosphere but it's usually not worth it.
if it's just a game I picked up because it looked kinda cool (I actually rarely do that anymore, and I forsee myself doing that even less because of the 2010 lineup), I maybe take a shower just because takeing a shower is a good thing to do, pour myself a glass of whatevers in the fridge and start up
