My Diaries

A Lurid Tale of Obsession, Depravity, Wits and Attempted Wit

Thu Jun 3, 1999

I finally win a "real" gold medal (for B-7)

Last night (early this morning actually) did I get my first "real" gold (B-7) (B-1,B-2 and A-7 do not count as "real" gold). I also got silver on A-3 and A-7; for some reason I do better with the Griffith than the Viper. (And really strangely, the "Normal" series I raced before that, with the Viper, was "off" by about a second a lap).

Before getting gold on B-7, I got the time "25.768" *three* times (gold is 25.750). The interesting thing is that exactly matching a silver time does seem to give you a "silver prize". (I actually reset the game so as to save only one of those times).

As seemed to happen a couple of times before, I got gold after almost resigning myself to not meeting the goal that evening. My time was 25.745--it's sort of a strange feeling when you look at the pass screen, check the number twice and realize "Yes, that's it!", then press a button and really do get that "Gold Prize".