Tourist Trophy: License Test 1

It took three stores to find it, but GameStop came through with a new shipment and I was home in 5 minutes. I heated up some leftovers for dinner and sat down with the game plopped in the PS2 and the controller patiently waiting for my pasta sauce covered hands.

Food? Check. Drink? Check. Stupid load screens? Check. Intro movie?

OMG CHECK!

Watching videos online will never do a game justice in the new millenium anymore. TT was insanely beautiful. I was literally holding a steaming bowl of penne and stuffed shells while beautiful, glossy bikes were wizzing past my television.

I scarffed food.

Typed in my name. Chose my weight. Saved the set up and immediately reset the PS2 to turn on 16:9. Then I went straight to the first license test, which it tells you to do, promptly.

Ok. First test. Yamaha 250 Scooter, 500m brake test. It tells me to hold L2 to crouch. Crouch? Behind a scooter? Sure. I braked way too early and had to gas it get into the finish block while turning. Note to virtual self: Video games have caught up. Turning while stopping in a game results in a low-side. Did the test again, waited too long. Didn't low-side. A third time was a charm and we're gettin' gold.

Next up is the same test with a CBR600RR. Red. I still haven't read the instruction manual.

600ccs. Should be able to wheelie out of the gate. Note to virtual self: Video games have caught up to real life. You still cannot wheelie a 600. Sucker. Silver on the test. One more time. Blew right past the stop area. Biker looks like he's shaved out of a block of plastic, muscles and all. Why can't I wheelie? I have no idea where the rear brake button is. Find instruction manual. R2. Bike sounds pretty good at redline. Two more times and it's a gold. A marker on top of the tire monitor tells me to duck by flashing at me at high speeds. I sit up when I brake and tip toe right into the finish line.

I'm going to finish the first license test and write up again. This should be fun.