17 year old kid dressed as Master Chief gets a free Xbox 360 from a stranger

[Zeus]

17 year old Andrew Valentino decided to show up at a Halo 3 launch location werearing a completely homemade MasterChief outfit with a plasma sword. Funnily enough, Valentino didn't even own an Xbox 360, and when a Game Crazy store heard the Master Chief impersonator was around they offered him $60 to go to their store and provided free transportation. Although the fun didn't end there as a stranger who heard he didn't have a Xbox 360 decided to buy one for him!

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File this under "extreme random acts of kindness". At Game Crazy store #138492 in Reading, Pennsylvania, 17 year old Andrew Valentino - Fleetwood Area High School student - showed up in a full, homemade Master Chief costume complete with plasma sword. What makes this story even weirder is that Valentino didn't even own a 360!

When a competing Game Crazy store in Kenhorst, PA caught wind of the Master Chief impersonator, one of the employees offered the young Valentno $60 if he would go to their store so that they could take pictures! They even provided his transportation! The awesomeness of the night did not end there for Andrew, by any means. When a stranger heard that Andrew went through all the trouble af making a costume and waiting in line when he didn't even own an XBox 360, he actually bought the kid a 360 system. The sincere stranger didn't want his name released, and didn't even give the name Mr. Valentino. What matters is that this man did something above and beyond kindness. It's very rare that this sort of things happens this day and age, and what makes it better is that this was all for a love of video games. No amount of finger pointing and blaming games for the downfall of western society can change that.


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[mmicrosysm]

Notice the hand gesture the one gentlemen is making - HAHA

As if he's ever had the chance to even perform that little maneuver.:D

[notarf]

you can make them suits on blue peter now

my 7 year old make a better suit

[mrdj]

haha what a funny suit! :D Tought it paid him of and probably gave the other crowd surounding him a big laugh!

[nuke868]

Viral Marketing S_H_I_T And U Drink It !

[vingadorjr]

HAHAHHAHA... This wasnt a good deed at all, cause on 3 months her 360 will stop working with the 3 red lighs of terror, and this poor guy will become addicted without having money to buy another one. hehehhehehehhehehe
It would be a smarter decision if this poor boy could made a Ratchet outfit instead. HEHEHEHEHHEHEHEH... Go on spreading the word and DIGG THIS!

[Xenogears V]

Che c*lo!.

[AlphaTrion]

good for the kid!!!

one more thing, ring of death doesn't happen to everyone. my x360 still going and its been 16months already. never crashed.. overheated or anything. my drive is not noisy or scratched my DVDs. i am sorry for people that had real problems but i think some are making it up!!!! 3 of my friends have x360 too and never had these problems!!!!

[starnos]

I bet the stranger took that 17yr old master chief home with him...

[ShinoBboy]

HAHAHHAHA... This wasnt a good deed at all, cause on 3 months her 360 will stop working with the 3 red lighs of terror, and this poor guy will become addicted without having money to buy another one. hehehhehehehhehehe
It would be a smarter decision if this poor boy could made a Ratchet outfit instead. HEHEHEHEHHEHEHEH... Go on spreading the word and DIGG THIS!

LOL...i had a laugh with that Zeus impersonation.:p

[KainXS]

aww man, still what an imagination

[grapeape]

good for the kid!!!

one more thing, ring of death doesn't happen to everyone. my x360 still going and its been 16months already. never crashed.. overheated or anything. my drive is not noisy or scratched my DVDs. i am sorry for people that had real problems but i think some are making it up!!!! 3 of my friends have x360 too and never had these problems!!!!

Ehh dont bother, it falls on deaf ears. My launch 360 is still going strong as well but the fanboys wont hear of that....

[saleem]

and then people try to say that games do not influence what we do.

i think maybe they are right.

at least he showed spirit,pity he has become an halo bot and thats without the 360,omg.what will become of this youngster?

halo botism has taken hold.
:eek:

[BulletMag]

OMG even someone without the damn console got caught up in the Halo 3 Hype...

Is it just me or are all the people in the picture a little on the chunky side... guess they don't get out much :)

[xghost360]

nice story crazy but cool shows theres still good people out there

[poisonousjuice]

That suit is craptastic! i love it. not that i could do better but i LOLed when i clicked the picture.

...however this kid is 17 and spending his time doing this? when i was 17 i was out trying to get action, not hanging out at gamestop in a green cardboard box.

...maybe im just jealous he got a free 360.

[poisonousjuice]

also i think the guy throwing up the 'shocker' is getting it done to him from the guy behind him.

[mmicrosysm]

also i think the guy throwing up the 'shocker' is getting it done to him from the guy behind him.Like a cry for help ;)

HAHAHHAHA... This wasnt a good deed at all, cause on 3 months her 360 will stop working with the 3 red lighs of terror, and this poor guy will become addicted without having money to buy another one. hehehhehehehhehehe
It would be a smarter decision if this poor boy could made a Ratchet outfit instead. HEHEHEHEHHEHEHEH... Go on spreading the word and DIGG THIS!Um if he gets the RRoD it will covered under the 3 year extended warranty. So he won't have to fork over a cent.

I say congratulation dude even though you may look like a tool to many you got a free 360 out of it.

[KPunk]

haha, thats awesome, this must be near me, i see Philadelphia Flyers/Eagles clothes anyone know where this was?

[poisonousjuice]

haha, thats awesome, this must be near me, i see Philadelphia Flyers/Eagles clothes anyone know where this was?

it's in the article, the second sentence.

Game Crazy store #138492 in Reading, Pennsylvania

[msa]

...maybe im just jealous he got a free 360.

yes, you are.

so am i.

:D

good for the kid.

[picopir8]

You would think it was a comic book convention with this many over weight nerdy people in one room.

[TeN_ZeNO]

Goes to show put yourself out there and you may get something out of it.

[0 morgan 0]

OMG even someone without the damn console got caught up in the Halo 3 Hype...

Is it just me or are all the people in the picture a little on the chunky side... guess they don't get out much :)

chunky > america...