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Interviews: Erik Hol
1. Will you tell us who
you are?
My name is Erik Hol. I'm born in Rotterdam. I'm 22 years old and live in Tricht.
That's a village in the surrounding of Geldermalsen. So I don't live far from
the city where I work: Tiel.
2. What education did you
get?
Just like Eva, I have done the MAVO. After that I wanted to find something in
the direction of technology. First I did the LTS and after that the KMB. At a
certain point I quit because - after that I've done practice at a metal factory
- I didn't like the metal technology anymore. Because I had computers and video
games as a hobby, I'm now glad to work at the Club Nintendo service line now.
3. Do you sport or do you
have any hobbies?
Actually I don't sport. But I do have a big hobby. That's my car. I like to work
on it, especially the sound installation I have made in it, I almost look like a
driving disco! What I also like to do is going to house parties, big parties
with good DJs.
4. Do you regularly
listen to music? What's your favorite music? Which radio show is your favorite?
Looking at my answer from the last question you can easily write
"yes", "yes" and "yes" again down. My favorite
music? Prince makes that. I collect everything from him, also the so-called
illegal CDs. Furthermore I, of course, like House, as long as it's not
commercial. Robin Albers makes my favorite radio show: "For those who like
to groove" and at certain times I want to listen to Jeroen van Inkel's
radio shows.
5. Do you sometimes visit
a pop concert?
The answer on his question is also a yes. I especially visit the concerts of
Prince, also if he plays in Belgium, England or Germany. In Germany I even went
out with the members of his band. Another one who I also like to see and hear is
Lenny Kravitz. His music sounds a bit like Prince's music, that's why.
6. Is this your first
job?
No, you couldn't say that. Before I came here to work at Club Nintendo, I have
worked in the hotel and catering industry. As a waiter. At that time I always,
of course, came very late (or actually very early) at home. Before I went
sleeping, I played video games to relax.
7. Which game is in your
opinion the hardest and why?
Those are several games. For Game Boy is "Boxxle" a very complicated
puzzle, not so easy to do. For NES I find "Battle of Olympus" a
beautiful, but hard adventure. "Zelda III" for the Super NES is also
not easy. It's a new adventure of Link, in which Zelda and the evil Ganon play a
big role too. "Zelda III" is really very long and you are, at least, a
couple of exciting weeks, playing this game.
8. Which video game is in
your opinion the most fun and why?
The most fun until now I find "Super Mario World". That's not only
just a cartoon but also very varied. Look at it. There are 96 levels, so you can
go anywhere with it.
9. What's your personal
top 5 for the NES?
1. Super Mario III
2. Mario I
3. The Legend of Zelda
4. The Flintstones
5. The Simpsons
10. About which video
games for Game Boy, NES and Super NES do you get the most questions?
For the Game Boy actually any game is getting many questions, but especially
about "Boxxle". That doesn't surprise me. And for the NES about
"The Legend of Zelda". This game has been released for quite a long
time now and still many people are playing it. That's tells a lot, I think. Then
I also receive many questions about Super Mario World. Actually that is because
people still have to familiarize with the Super NES. Those are of course
different than NES games. Anybody that starts with a Super NES game, actually
has to read the manual very carefully. That one gives the answer on many
questions that are now asked by phone. Do you have a problem with Super Mario
World, read the manual first before you call, then you can proceed without
losing time.
*** This interview was taken from Club Nintendo #6 1992 and was translated from Dutch to English by Ruudos.***
Interviews
Game counselors:
Barbara Beckman
Robert de Boer
Sigfrid van Driel
Gertjan Fortuin
Erik Hol
Petrick Jongkind
Eva Snijders
Laurens Stolker
Carola Struik