GamePro Goes One On One With The NBA (Page 6 of 7)

Shawn Marion of the Phoenix Suns tells us about how he uses his PSP to feed his poker addiction:

GP: What got you interested in gaming?

SM: Everybody started playing Atari back in the day. I grew up playing Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Galaga. The older you got, the more you got into playing the sports games. I used to play Double Dribble on Nintendo. As I got older I played Genesis and Bulls versus Blazers, Lakers versus Celtics and games like that. It would just escalate from there. Every time a new game system came out the technology for the sports games stepped up. Right now, with NBA Live 08, it's crazy.

GP: What are some of your favorite games?

SM: I loved Mario, the Contra games.

GP: What do you think of NBA Live 08?

SM: It's hot. What can you do? It's almost to a point where you're really in the game to a certain degree. I think it's real special.

GP: What's it like to see yourself in high definition in these NBA games?

SM: It's very cool. I think it's every player's dream to have your actual moves in a video game. You're actually out there doing some of this stuff and that's hot.

GP: What were you able to contribute at this mo-cap session?

SM: I was able to do some layups and shooting and defense. They had us doing everything out there.

GP: Has this mo-cap experience impacted how you look at game makers?

SM: It definitely gives me more respect for how video games are made. The way technology's advancing it's great that they can actually get our moves into these games today.

GP: How popular are videogames in the NBA?

SM: Everybody has different habits that they do in their leisure time. All of us listen to music. I play music and play video games. Video games are a big part of the NBA, everybody loves playing games like NBA Live or adventure games or racing games. I play World Series of Poker a lot. I love poker.

GP: Do you travel with any game systems?

SM: I travel with a PSP. I'm a poker fanatic, man. I have to play poker every day.

GP: Is it nice to play virtual poker and not worry about losing any money?

SM: If I could play every day for real, I probably would lose money, so it's nice to play the video game poker and not have to worry about that. With the video game you can stop and pause it at any time, that's something you can't do playing real poker.

GP: Do you play other players on the plane?

SM: We'll link up sometimes on the plane and play Wi-Fi on the PSP depending on if people have the same game.

GP: Are you good at the videogame poker?

SM: I'm pretty good, but we play for real on the team.

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