July 1st, 2003
Henry Hill
Original Gangster
We have a bad guy play bad-guy games. And he steals our GameCube
In the July issue of Electronics Gaming Monthly, we interviewed Henry Hill–you know, the guy the movie Goodfellas was based on? He worked for the mob, participated in the $6mil Lufthansa heist in ’78 (the biggest ever at the time), then turned state’s evidence and helped put away the Lucchese crime family. We thought the wiseguy who lived Grand Theft Auto back in the 60s and 70s should play it, so we called for a sit-down and brought in GTA: Vice City, Hitman 2, The Getaway, and, for the hell of it, Animal Crossing. Along for the meeting: Julian, Hill’s 14-year-old son and videogame consigliere. At the end of the game sections there’s a general Q&A with Henry, which we couldn’t fit in the magazine.
http://www.gamers.com/feature/henryhill/index.jsp