== What do you think of the gifts you get for pre-ordering a game? ==

I refer to the pre-order marketing gifts as those small trinkets you get at your local game store for pre-ordering a game in advance of its release.

I, for one, like to pre-order the games I am anticipating. I even enjoy getting a trinket to take home after pre-ordering. Its a very small way to “wet my appetite” before the game is released.

My tastes began, as most gamers my age did, enjoying the 2D nature of the Mario and Donkey Kong series.

Then, I used to enjoy the “scare” of Doom. I remember playing in my high school computer lab on the edge of my seat waiting to be scared by what was waiting around the corner.

Then, I used to enjoy the “gore” of Mortal Kombat. The “Finish Him” was always a welcome sound to my ears because it meant that what was to come would surey make both feet leave the ground.