Chris Van Der Kuyl is chairman of the Scottish Games Alliance, CEO of VIS Interactive, and is currently working on Earthworm Jim 3D for Interplay. This didn't stop Future Gamer demanding some attention...
Neil West

FG: Played any good games lately?
CK: Can't stop playing Zelda, it's fantastic and I really fancy the fairies!

FG: What do you think of Lara Croft?
CK: She's not as good looking as the fairies in Zelda.

FG: What name or initials do you enter on high-score tables?
CK: That's exciting, eh!

FG: What games systems do you have at home?
CK: Lots. I've got a PC, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Saturn, ZX Spectrum and a Commodore 64. I've got a Dreamcast on order.

FG: If you could keep just one, which would it be?
CK: N64, Nintendo publish the best games in the world.

FG: What's your favourite bit in Super Mario 64?
CK: Anywhere hot, I love seeing his arse on fire. In a platonic, male bonding kid of way, of course.

FG: Who'd win in a fight, Sonic or Mario?
CK: Mario, of course. Hedgehog spines are no defence from a plumber's wrench.

FG: Were games better in the "good old days"?
CK: Yeah, when we only had 48K and 16 colours and the only 3D was with a dodgy pair of specs, games were really great! Yeah, right. Anybody who tells you Spectrum side-scrollers were better than Mario 64 is a liar and I'll fight them to prove it.

FG: Describe Dreamcast in five words.
CK: Great Technology Shit Games So-Far. Does So-Far count as one word?

FG: No, you blew it. What's the most overrated game ever?
CK: Pong, that's nostalgia for you. If you ever played against somebody who had at least the function of half their brain and one hand, a point could last for hours. YAWN.