On the weekends I took charge of the Wheel Game because the boss said I made more money on it than the girls ever did, or could. This one’s for the little guys - LITERALLY!įor the next 7 months I was a salesclerk there. That afternoon a couple kids did land on the Grand Prize, and I never once manipulated the knob. When twisted, you could get JUST enough on it to move the arrow indicator one space forward. “But if they land on it, how can I change that?” I asked. Then she showed me a little knob on the back of the contraption. Every Saturday I stood there and was the “wheel man”īefore I went to it one of my coworkers came over and told me to limit the Grand Prize winners. 3 (most common and cheapest prizes), 2, 1 and Grand Prize were marked on the wheel, so everyone wins something. My first shift, the mall was packed like a sardine can, and they assigned me to take care of the Wheel Game where I ask customers to pay two dollars to spin for a mystery prize. Two days later they called me in for an interview. I walked out on that note, leaving her hanging. I grinned, and then in a surreptitiously confident manner, uttered the words that I knew won me the job then and there. “There hasn’t been a male employee here in five years…” I went outside and filled out the application on a bench. 5 minutes later, I placed the application on the counter. She looked up to see it was me again. When she realized I wasn’t, she gave me one. There was a cute young girl at the counter, probably 19 or 20 years old. Walking by Sanrio on this particular day I couldn’t help but notice a sign posted on the window.Īnd then for the first time in my life, I voluntarily walked into a Sanrio store. It was quickly approaching the end of my Spring 2005 semester. I had an hour to kill before showtime, so I decided to scour the mall. It was the day I was unofficially hired by Sanrio. It was a pretty good return to form - it didn’t touch the greatness of the original trilogy but was a far cry from The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones.īut I recall that day fondly for another reason as well. It was on this day that my friend and I caught the premier of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. ![]() May 19, 2005, is a day I’ll never forget. Sanrio Smash not only attempted something with a hint of originality, but it succeeded at delivering a quality product, which cannot be said for many licensed video games of the time.Ī LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY… These often resulted in forgettable platformers. Back in the early-mid ’90s many popular franchises outside of video games had its own game at some point. Sanrio World Smash Ball! is not only amazingly competent, it’s amazingly addicting and fun. Surprisingly more fun than one might first think
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