DLD 10/23/09 - Video Games - Nintendo
by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 1:06 PM PDT
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The success of the my last DLD on movies (450+ comments, wa-hoo!) inspired me to do another theme. While I heard a vote for a food themed DLD, I will leave that to someone with more knowledge. Movies is one of my top forms of entertainment. My list would probably go
- A's Baseball/Baseball in general
- Movies
- TV (football, basketball, and hockey would fall into this category for me because I don't attend these events in person or read about them online)
- Going Online (AN, facebook, Yahoo, webcomics, youtube, video game sites, etc.)
- Video Games (used to be #1 until I fell in love with Baseball and then my wife)
- Sports (as in playing them "in real life", used to be higher but it requires getting people together at the same time and place which is difficult with full time jobs, kids, etc)
- Books (sadly a distant 6th. What can I say, I'm a child of technology. I will admit to reading magazines and the occasional newspaper in the bathroom)
Wow, I guess there is a reason I am overweight. I probably should get out more . . . but nevermind that.
For this DLD (obviously, if you read the title) I wanted to go with a Video Game theme. Now, I'm not an expert and I only own Nintendo products but I love video games overall. I played my fair share of Xbox and Xbox 360 games but I have barely touched Playstation products (oddly enough since they were the leader in video games for a while) or Sega consoles. Anything pre-NES (the orginal Nintendo Entertainment System) I am not too familar with, although I did play a lot of MineStorm and Armor Attack on my cousin's Vectrex.
At first I was going to include all video games companies but after taking 45 minutes on the NES links I have decided to stick to Nintendo only. I will say that Halo and Halo 2 for the XBOX are awesome games and Gears of War is great for the Xbox 360. I like a good Sonic the Hedgehog game as well (they are on the Nintendo system now that Sega doesn't make consoles but his old games are the best).
My first romance with video games was with the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
The first system I ever owned. I have lots of great memories of playing this system. I have actually owned 3 seperate NES consoles (what it the pural of NES? NESs?). My first was stolen when our house was robbed in the early 90's, my second I sold in a garage sale in the mid 90's so I could buy the Super Nintendo (SNES), and the 3rd was a used one that I bought a few years ago to complete my collection of owning all the Nintendo systems. The NES is well known for it's design flaws that caused errors in loading the game. I remember the debate on wether blowing on your catridge or in your system would make the problems worse. My cousin would stick extra catridges in the system to make it work.
My favorite games for the NES were
- Super Mario Bros.
- Duck Hunt (it used the awesome NES Zapper)
- BattleToads (the heros were name Zitz, Rash and Pimple)
- Bionic Commando
- Blades of Steel (Hockey game with player fights)
- Bubble Bobble
- Chiller (gruesome for it's time)
- Contra
- Double Dragon II
- Double Dribble (mostly for it's Slam Dunk cut scenes)
- Excite Bike (you could design your own race!)
- Gumshoe (this game was hard)
- Gunsmoke
- Jackal
- Kid Icarus
- The Legend of Zelda
- Life Force (the first game I ever beat)
- Mega Man 2
- Metroid
- Punch Out!
- Ninja Gaiden
- Paperboy
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Super Mario Bros. 3
Wow that list was long. I tried to keep it short but I just had to mention these games. It would be difficult for me to rank these in order but I would say the top 5 for me would be SMB3, MM2, Contra, Jackel, and SMB.
That took so long that decided to stop with just the NES for now. I might make seperate DLDs for some of the following; Gameboy, SNES, N64, Gamecube, DS, and the Wii. I guess that will depend on how much people are actually interested in the topic. I also found this image while searching for a picture of the NES. It is NES game cartridge that was made into a clock.
Now that I told you what I like, I think It would be kind of cool for people to post their favorite forms on entertainment in order. Or if a lot of people liked the NES they could list their favorite games as well.
And finally, sort of Off Topic from the theme but it ties in
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How do you have a list fo great NES games and not
Have RBI?
by jeffro on Oct 23, 2009 1:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn't own any NES baseball games
I didn’t get into baseball until later on in life. I think I started playing baseball video games in the SNES era, mostly Ken Griffey Jr. games.
Although I do remember a old baseball game where you played as random characters like construction workers who swung pick axes, and witches who used brooms to bat. That was cool but I didn’t own it and can’t remember if it was even for the NES.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or Baseball Simulator 1.000
where you could throw a 200mph fastball, or a crazy looping knuckleball that could curve six or seven feet, then curve right back the other direction…
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RBI baseball song
The debut album of Mr. Bungle features a sample of the in-between innings song from RBI baseball.
by gojohn10 on Oct 23, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a complete and total
non sequitor, grape jelly is yummy. I’ve shunned it for years is lieu of strawberry. But grape is very good.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gary Guittard called me today.
There should be some vanilla chips on their way soon.
I never considered taking him out. I had a commitment to his heart. - Johnny King
by lynnzgal on Oct 23, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
gasp!
(are you sure you won’t marry me?)
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like grape jelly as well
but my favorite is Apricot Jam
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have some guava jam I got as part of a cheesy gift basket
Good on english muffins if you’re feeling tropical in the morning
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 23, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
red raspberry!
It makes my pb&j sandwiches absolutely delicious.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 23, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmmm....
good call. I like raspberry too, even though they don’t know how to spell themselves.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe it's just that we don't know how to say them.
Let’s put the “p” back in raspberry!
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 23, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There shouldn't be no damn "P" hanging out in there anyhow.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...and, I'm not sure,
but I’m fairly certain these people are following me around, making tee shirts off shit I say…
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 1:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
are those man boobs?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moobs
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think she's just small-breasted.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
definitely not a typical torso
for a t-shirt model… maybe none of the usual models had strong enough feelings vis a vis sock puppets?
by colin on Oct 23, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, I love her and her sock puppet-hating-ways.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mr.Hand doesn't like that shirt Bloom
he’s telling me that he has plans for revenge.
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
see?
they are evil. and conniving.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mr. Hand says he has my best intrests at heart
what’s that Mr. Hand? Why yes you’re right I shoud buy a bazooka and travel to a certain sign shop in Florida.
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
make sure you destroy it completely, Mr. Hand.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They've gotten a taste for flesh!
RUN!
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 1:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
sock puppet sighting
Jetson Theme Song – extended NSFW (visuals only) version
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
me likey.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Weather Channel will start broadcasting movies, Friday nights at 8 pm
according to this movie website.
What if I need to know the weather on a Friday night? Where will I turn to get this information? The Horror!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 1:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Those could be some limited themed movies if the are about weather.....if they aren't what's the point of having em on the WEATHER CHANNEL??
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 23, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how many times can they show Twister?
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Day After Tomorrow
Is another I can think of off the top of my head
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Oct 23, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That one where Morgan Freeman's the president...
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
why is he always the president or god in movies?
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 23, 2009 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
combination of the voice and the fact he was
SO trustworthy to a great many of us who watched The Electric Company. Hard not to trust the gentle guy who’s been on your television since you were three.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Deep Impact
Pretty awful movie but that was a meteor that hit the planet so I dunno if that really counts for weather.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Oct 23, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they are showing perfect storm first I believe
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 24, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
First offical photo of the new A-Team Movie
looks kind of awesome. Liam Neeson as Col John ‘Hannibal’ Smith, sweet!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 1:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Will it be like the show where they fire off 10 thousand rounds but no one ever gets killed?
I’ll probably see this movie but I sure wish they could come up with some new ideas.
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope not
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember one episode a poacher in Africa was killed. Apart from that I am struggling.
Most of the time there weren’t even bullet holes!
by DeJay on Oct 27, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm holding out for the "Tenspeed and Brownshoe" movie
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 23, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wise.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Proudly representing the "old curmudgeon" option here.
In my late teens and early 20s I lived a block away from a really really nice arcade. (I was spoiled. It wasn’t until after I moved that I discovered most video game arcades were dark, crowded, skanky dens of drug dealing.) My friends and I played video games all the time. But some time around 1985 the place was taken over by those jump-and-kick duel games. First Street Fighter, then Mortal Kombat, and on and on until all the classic games were crowded out. Now it seems like all video games are about hitting, shooting, or driving. Sic transit gloria Atari.
Now I only play pinball. Pinball is way cooler than video games.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 23, 2009 1:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the hitting, shooting, and driving games are the big names out there
but there are still a decent amount of games that don’t feature those elements, they just don’t get the media attention. There is always sports and puzzle games.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blech, I don't like the sports video games either.
The place I usually play pinball (not the best, but the nearest) is a Chuck E Cheese like place with all sorts of quasi-Wii sports-video hybrids.
I actually don’t mind shooting in video games, if it’s shooting like Asteroids, Galaga, etc. The ones I can’t stand are where there’s an actual plastic gun attached to the game and you aim it at people who show up on the screen.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 23, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We need more economic simulation games
programmed by the transgendered.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, she comes around here.
Just about midnight.
She make me feel so good, Lord,
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I'm not sure which classic games you were playing...
Asteroid? Shooting.
Missile Command? Shooting.
Battlezone? Shooting.
Galaxian? Shooting.
Galaga? Shooting.
Phoenix? Shooting.
Centipede? Shooting.
Gorf? Shooting.
Defender? Shooting.
I’m running out of candidates here. I can think of like Pac-Man, which is not a shooting game, and that’s about it. Did you just spend all your time playing Pac-Man?
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
by PaulThomas on Oct 23, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Donkey Kong?
Mrs. Pac-Man?
Pong?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Adventure, Haunted House,
Amidar, Venture, Looping,
and everybody’s all-time nonviolent favorite,
Smurfs- Rescue From Gargamel’s Castle
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair,
Gargamel was really a dick.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oddly enough, true...
my frigid ex-girlfriend called mine “Gargamel.”
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 24, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the more important question was
did she refer to her sex as “Smurf Village”?
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"The she Smurfed me!"
“Right in the smurfin’ parking lot??”
“Smurf yeah!”
by cityplANner on Oct 25, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...so I was chowin' down on the ol' smurfy...
and to my chagrin, I found out she had just been visited by Aunt Smurf!
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think you realize how many people wasted hours and hours and hours on Pac Man.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 23, 2009 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
K.
Now I’m 16 again.
I never considered taking him out. I had a commitment to his heart. - Johnny King
by lynnzgal on Oct 23, 2009 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...wanna go out?
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got a Chevy Caprice....
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!
You’re my kind of man! Er…boy.
I never considered taking him out. I had a commitment to his heart. - Johnny King
by lynnzgal on Oct 23, 2009 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
big bench front seat.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 3:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, I wasn't clear about shooting.
I didn’t mean to complain about arcade-style videogame shooting. It’s where there’s a separate gun attached and you shoot at people on the screen.
I’d have to find a list to review to remember the games I played. I do remember that the one I played the most was Mr Do. A shooting game I liked a lot was Bosconian.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 23, 2009 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh you mean Area 51 and that ilk
Fair enough. I never liked those games much either.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
by PaulThomas on Oct 23, 2009 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand your complaint
But the thing is, Street Fighter II is the greatest arcade game of all time. I played it for the first time when I was 5 at a pizzeria in Reno. And I still play it today.
Nobody Ryus like I Ryu.
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Street Fighter II was awesome.
Though the deal at the end where you had to fight each other sucked, IMO.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 25, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Street Fighter 2 Championship Edition, you mean.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 26, 2009 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used to play it at the 7-11 across the street from my friends house
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 26, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RBI baseball was pretty awesome
but I would have to say the greatest NES game of all time would be:
SUPER DODGE BALL
by cityplANner on Oct 23, 2009 1:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was a cool game
I only played it a handful of times though.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
great game
I love how you could throw the ball back to guys in your prison. Mind games.
by gojohn10 on Oct 23, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
River City Ransom
Then again, it was one of the few games I had. I liked how you could go and get food with your points. I think there were massages too, but I don’t remember.
I could go for some yakisoba right now actually
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 23, 2009 1:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
River City Ransom was sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet
by ryanmoser on Oct 23, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 on the Yakisoba
-1 on the River City Ransom
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
-1 on G_S -1ing River City Ransom
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
by JediLeroy on Oct 23, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been playing video games since the old Atari 2600 and Comodore 64
although I haven’t played much the past few years as my XBox 360 mostly collects dust.
I bought the Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition and I’m hoping to dig into that soon. Next January Mass Effect 2 comes out and that one I’m playing day one as I loved the first one. I might even get the “flu” for a few days to get as much gametime in as possible.
As far as old school baseball games I’ll take Baseball Stars for the SNES. That game was cool for it’s time as you could name the players and make trades and the game kept the stats for mulitple seasons.
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 1:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fallout 3 was awesome
I’m really looking forward to BioShock 2 and Mass Effect 2.
One game I loved on the PS2 and after they ported it to the Wii was Okami. Very different and really a beautiful looking and sounding game.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
um.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okami has consumed me whole, digested me, and is currently sending me through its intestines.
Amazing, awesome game. It’s the Zelda-iest non-zelda game I’ve ever played, hell, dare I say it, it’s better than most Zeldas.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 23, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
tall words.
really?
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's truly a masterpiece in just about every way
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PS2 Okami....okay.
I loaned my friend my PS2…I’ll have to get it back…
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, though they did do a Wii port that makes pretty good use of the brush commands with the Wiimote
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've no Wii.
worthy?
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I probably wouldn't get a Wii just to play Okami
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knoes.
but do you have one and do you recommend it?
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the Wii but I use it the least of the 360, PS3 and Wii
I like a lot of the primary stuff Nintendo puts out around their Zelda/Mario/etc. franchises but their third-party games, by and large, have been a big pile of suck so far. I do like the Virtual Console with all the old NES/SNES/etc. games you can get and you can also put GameCube discs into the system if you want, so that’s nice.
I still think it’s a good system but I hope they get some better involvement from third-party makers. At the least, I’ll hang on to it for certain things.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have some friends who have a Wii and It's fun for a bit
but it just doesn’t have the horsepower of a 360 or especially a PS3.
It’s a great console for little kids and people who want to play Wii Sports with their friends but I can’t imagine a serious gamer only having a Wii.
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much
I use the 360 for the most gaming because I like the Achievements system and I’ve had it over a year so I have the most games compared to the PS3. I got the PS3 in part for the Blu-Ray side and so far I’m only buying PS3-only games on that one that interest me.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I might get a PS3 too...
what PS-only games are hawt, FF?
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I first got it to play the new MLB: The Show
But I’ve also enjoyed Infamous and I just got a used copy of Uncharted to check out before I try the new one.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get Killzone 2
Infamous is good, MLB: The Show is the best baseball game I’ve ever player, and there’s always the Metal Gear Solid franchise. I have those games and then there’s the ones I don’t have but would get: Uncharted 1 & 2, God of War 3 (not out yet), and Resistance 1 & 2.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Oct 23, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
GOW 3 might convince me to get it.
1 and 2 were teh AWESOME
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't played either of the first 2
But I’m planning on getting 3.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Oct 24, 2009 2:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They are releasing a combo game with updated graphics for ps3
which has the first two games. Certainly pick it up and play it before you get three, its completely worth it.
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
by winchester5 on Oct 25, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd say a Wii is mostly for
Nintendo Fanboys like myself and casual gamers. You aren’t going to get a bunch of Hardcore first person shooters and epic RPG’s on it. The graphics don’t even compare to the PS3 & 360 but they aren’t that bad.
That being said, Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort are a blast and you can spend a lot of hours just playing them. A lot of crappy games are released by 3rd party developers. The best games are going to be developed mostly by Nintendo. Super Mario Galaxy, Metriod Prime 3, Punch Out!!, Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess, Mario Kart Wii, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl are all excellent games.
Besides the Virtual Console the Wii also has WiiWare. WiiWare is a service that allows Wii users to download games and applications specifically designed and developed for the Wii. a lot of smaller 3rd party games are released on it and they are cheaper than the games you buy in store
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by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wii Sports Resort is a marked improvement over the demo-style Wii Sports
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by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
It has a lot more games as well. I really like the archery.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is actually my second time through it.
Played a copy on a friend’s Wii, then got a copy for myself on my PS2. The Wii version is widescreen, but, honestly, not much else in terms of a graphics upgrade. The brushstrokes are definitely easier on the Wii (it makes for faster gameplay, too), but they moved the main attack command from a button on the PS2 to a shake of the remote on the Wii, which really makes it more difficult than it should be.
In either case, it’s fantastic. Best I’ve played in a long, long time, that’s for sure.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 23, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Check out some screenshots
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been meaning to pick that up and play it
but right now I’m slowly working my way through FFXII. Those Square games take a long long time when if you play video games for something like 1 hour/week.
by colin on Oct 23, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm surpsised you've made it through 7.
Barett’s the best partner, BTW.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh, I crapped out on FFXII after about 80 hours
too repetitive. I’d say my favorites are VII through IX. PS1 FF’s all the way.
by cityplANner on Oct 23, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it really doesn't get better
than FFIII (or FFVI, depending on when you got it). Kefka FTW.
by colin on Oct 23, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
though I have a very soft spot in my heart for FFII/IV because it was the first real RPG I played and got me hooked on the series.
by cityplANner on Oct 23, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FF7 and 8 were hawt.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The older I get
the more I appreciate FF IX.
It’s got some serious replay value
by cityplANner on Oct 23, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
which one was that?
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Theif kid with the monkey tail
black mage looks like the oldschool FFIV black mages, lots of references back to traditional FF themes. crystals, airships, summoned monsters
by cityplANner on Oct 23, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I liked that one two
FFVIII was a weak link, as far as I’m concerned. And FF X-2, of course. I didn’t even finish that one.
by colin on Oct 24, 2009 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
people hate on FFVIII a lot
but I really liked it. It took a lot of risks and had some interesting game systems in it. Though it did fall a little flat, I really appreciated their effort to pump some new life into the franchise
by cityplANner on Oct 25, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would have been better if Balthier were gay
and voiced by someone trying to sound like Paul Lynde.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We need more Paul Lynde in video games.
Face it, we need more Paul Lynde everywhere.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 27, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and will someone please stand up
and become the next Charles Nelson Reilly?
All it takes is a catty attitude and a deeply-ingrained fear of clowns.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of...
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 28, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my problem was more with the story
It struck me as overly dramatic and missing the humorous elements that you find in the other games.
by colin on Oct 25, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've never gotten into the JRPG's
but KOTOR was great in fact most games by Bioware are well done.
I’ve played all the Elder Scrolls Games since Arena and those games will take over your life.
I think I played Elder Scrolls II Daggerfall for literally like two years. It’s odd because I never played any D&D games and I barely understood the Lord of the Rings movies but the Bethesda RPG’s I’ve really enjoyed.
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
KOTOR was indeed, very much awesome.
I consider KOTOR 2 as one of the biggest disappointments ever, though. It was so good, better, in fact, than the first one. The levels kicked all kinds of ass, the characters were pretty great, the plot was fantastic…it basically had all the ingredients necessary to surpass the first.
And then Lucasarts pushed them to finish it by Christmas, and they were forced to scrap an entire world, which left a million plot holes. The thing was unbelievably buggy, and I had to reload a previous save three times because I got stuck in an endless bug loop. And the ending…I won’t spoil what little there is to spoil, but I sat there, jaw open, saying aloud, “That’s it?”
It was so bad that there was a fan-created patch that tried to restore the cut material using the broken odds and ends of dead code still hidden on the disc. I haven’t heard anything about it in years, and I’m pretty sure it was nowhere near being finished.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 23, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
KOTOR 2
I’m with you on that game as far as being a disappointment compared to KOTOR.
It was so obvious when you’re playing the game that stuff was missing. I remember liking the first 3rd of the game quite a bit but the middle started to make little sense and the ending pissed me off!
I guess that bioware is making a MMO for KOTOR next called “The Old Republic” I think.
I’ve never played a MMO as I don’t really like games that don’t have an ending. I guess we’ll never find out what happened to Revan.
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember there was one part
where I apparently picked the “wrong” option of the four possible things to say. I then got immediately thrust into a cutscene that wasn’t supposed to play for another few minutes (the bug put the subtitles out of sync too), and then I was stuck in that area. No one would talk to me, so I couldn’t trigger the cutscene that was supposed to bring me to the next area.
Unfortunately, some of the other cutscenes begin so abruptly (the explanation had to be cut out, I guess) that I got scared that it was meant for far later in the game. I was afraid that the game’s plot had self-spoiled itself.
I knew they were throwing around ideas for a third installment, but I didn’t hear that it was going to be an MMO. Can’t say I’m thrilled. I doubt I’ll ever play it.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 23, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've finished I, X, X-2, and Tactics
With X and Tactics being the most fun. Someone should’ve warned me that X-2 was going to feel like playing with virtual Barbies.
I keep hearing VI and VII are the best, but I start ‘em and can’t finish ’em.
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
never played tactics
but play VI and VII. Or, if you can’t stomach SNES graphics anymore, just play VII, but you’ll be missing out.
by colin on Oct 25, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tactics is great. You can waste a lot of time on that.
Think the FF V class advancement system, but on steroids, and on a tactics board.
by cityplANner on Oct 25, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ridiculously engrossing
And every game’s different ’cuz you can customize your dudes/dudettes pretty much however you want.
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And there's going to be a new DS Okami game next year, hopefully also in the US before the end of 2010
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by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh damn.
Time to make friends with a DS owner.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 23, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zelda.
Isn’t that the one that made little kids want to play ocarina?
I know nothing else of the Zelda game, but anything that promotes ocarinas is a winner in my book.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 23, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
IGN.com
Which is is the best game-review website IMO had a top 100 games list of all-time not too long ago and that Zelda game was numero uno.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Oct 23, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
a friend of mine
is a huuuuuge Zelda fan. Anyway, it got to the point where he was rehearsing to play in a ocarina-cello duo.
by colin on Oct 24, 2009 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there are a ton of Zelda games but Ocarina was one of the best.
there has been at least one on pretty much every nintendo system since NES. I think the only system without a zelda game is the failed red 3-D googles “console”.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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by micdog2001 on Oct 24, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh.
I remember playing that in a Babbage’s in the mall when I was a kid. After ten minutes, I walked away and thought to myself, “Huh. Let’s not do that again.” Considering I was 12 or so, that’s huge. Huge.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 24, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I played it once at Target
who wants to stick their face in goggles to play a video game? How do you even do that at home? Lying down on your back?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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by micdog2001 on Oct 26, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My dad still plays Virtual Boy once in a while.
He glued the unit into a welding mask and plays it sitting in his chair.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still regret not picking up a Virtual Boy for collectionist sake
When it was on clearance, of course. Electronic Bountique had mountains of them stacked up, for $20.
I wouldn’t have actually played it, of course. Tried it before, it hurt my eyes.
by Kaiser99 on Oct 24, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It hurts 99% of peoples' eyes...
but for those one percenters, they’re the big red goggles of warm sticky love!
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A Link to the Past
Great game, or greatest game?
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
great game.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 25, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I respectfully dissent
I love that damn game.
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
awesome game
but I will have to say Ocarina of Time is the best, the action scenes are way better.
I remember getting stuck on Link to the Past because I didn’t know to use the hook shot to get across the river. I had to study the map on the players guide to find it.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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by micdog2001 on Oct 26, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fallout 3 was fun for a while
But Fallouts 1 and 2 are soooooooooooooooooooooo awesome.
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay.
You! Out of the pool!
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 25, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fallout 3 is teh awesome.
In fact, I went back and bought 1 and 2 after the fact, and realized you can’t go home.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 25, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are 1 and 2 most easily found on? PC?
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by Flashfire on Oct 25, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's only found on PC, and it's dated now.
I was excited to back track, but…
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 25, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
3 was very cool, don't get me wrong
It’s just that it’s toned down for the home console market and it’s a liiiiiiiiiiiittle on the repetitive side. Small quibbles.
1 and 2 just felt more engrossing to me.
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is cool
A Portable NES Cartrige System
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by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 1:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that is freaking awesome
It’s funny how the modder makes it seem so easy.
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 23, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know this is a baseball site, but come on!
Tecmo Bowl, hands down. Video featuring the dominance of Tecmo Bo Jackson
by gojohn10 on Oct 23, 2009 2:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tecmo SUPER Bowl
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 23, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who was that badass RB for Cleveland?
He could destroy too….
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dave Meggett?
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 23, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
fullback, I think...
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ERIC METCALF!!!!!
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 23, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there you go.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would recommend
this site to any fans of the original TSB. It contains a bunch of edited TSB roms with up-to-date rosters/player “stats” etc., as well as roms from other seasons, and a few featuring college teams.
"When you get that nice celebration coming in the dugout, and you're getting your ass hammered by guys, there's no better feeling than to have that done." -Matt Stairs
by Aufheben on Oct 23, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still play a lot of video games
I’m a big kid in that sense and a lot of the stuff out there is just getting better and more interesting. I haven’t played it a whole lot in a while but I still have a working NES I’ve changed the 64-pin connector on a couple times. The guts of that thing is quite a big different than what today’s systems are made up of. We also had an old Atari but I don’t think we ever owned a ColecoVision.
I even have a Pong system I’m going to have to see if I can make work sometime.
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by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 2:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I still own my 1st NES....best ever!
Baseball Stars….BEST baseball game ever made (baseball stars II sucked)….
Dusty Diamonds Baseball
Ballon Fight
zelda – still remember opening up that gold game on christmas
I had a mod for my org x-box and had every single NES game ever made + crazy mods of the games – lesbian tennis, super bud bros and so on….was pretty fun before by moded x-box blew up.
by ryanmoser on Oct 23, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup. Baseball Stars was the best game ever.
Until MVP 2005
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 23, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's 3 votes for Baseball Stars
I never played part II but I’ve heard nothing but bad things.
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
I racked up the bucks/points in Baseball Stars by setting up 2P games and just beating the Lovely Ladies by having them HBP me all the time since they had the most charisma or whatever that stat was that determined how much money you got.
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by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did that too...
I remember using the player creator feature to stuff my team with favorites from the A’s of the late 80’s
by RickeySteals on Oct 23, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And trying to make some of their names fit
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by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always made my team into the A's as well
and would just go with nicknames like Stew and Eck. That game was ahead of it’s time in many ways.
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHEN ISN'T IT
WHEN IT IS
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 23, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cheater!
you’re supposed to build up your players by playing against the Lovely Ladies, not typing in this pseudo-zenlike gibberish!
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No no.
you put the code in, then you trade the 2 or 3 guys on the created team who actually have like a 74 potential to the REAL team you are using.
Rinse/repeat until you have a squad of potential superstars, THEN play the Ladies to get them all built up.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 27, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did the same thing
I made a rating system and spent hours translating real players into baseball stars ratings.
[b]More Rajai Davis & less mount Davis[/b]
Does Rajai Davis know Al Davis?
by Athletics fan and runner on Oct 26, 2009 6:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RBI baseball over Baseball Stars any day
Have you played the hacked online versions of RBI Baseball where they insert lineups from other years? I love playing as the ‘03 A’s.
by cityplANner on Oct 23, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're all pretty much right here,
because the best four baseball games of all time are
RBI Baseball
Baseball Stars
MVP 2005
Baseball Simulator 1.000
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bases Loaded rounds out the top 5.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 23, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm cool with that,
although I personally prefer Super Bases Loaded.
It’s all about the Atlanta Amoebas, baby!
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno that I ever played "super" bases loaded
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 23, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's for SNES
and the gameplay’s a little slicker than the NES versions…
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Front Page Sports baseball games were cool as well
and I’ve liked a couple of the Baseball Mogul games.
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No way, OOTP is worlds better than Mogul.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 23, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
never played OOTP
so I guess I’m missing a good game huh?
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best game out there right now for baseball.
"Since other people actually read these threads, though, probably best that your particular brand of wrongness not go completely unchallenged." - PT
There are differing opinions on me. According to Iglew "DFA is PT with a sense of humor. PT is DFA with introspective self-doubt. I like them both" but according to sirbed Im "The Stats Killer"
by designatedforassignment on Oct 26, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes
dee-nee.com
[b]More Rajai Davis & less mount Davis[/b]
Does Rajai Davis know Al Davis?
by Athletics fan and runner on Oct 26, 2009 6:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SNK's Little League Baseball was not as deep, but it's my favorite
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
by JediLeroy on Oct 23, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
College Humor original
The Legend of Link’s Distractions (NSFW, two or 3 bleeped curses and 1 slightly off camera sex joke)
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 2:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone play Maniac Mansion?
such a weird game, really pushing the limits for the NES. But man, it was fun.
Did LucasFilm have other forays into NES games?
by cityplANner on Oct 23, 2009 2:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you can play all of those Lucasarts games now
on essentially any computer system. People have ported the Scumm virtual machine (which runs the games) onto an insane number of platforms (seriously, it’s not just limited to the usual Windows/Mac/Linux, you can also get it for Solaris, AmigaOS, BeOS, OS/2, iPhone, Palm OS, Playstation 2, Dreamcast, Gamecube, etc, etc).
The Scumm virtual machine is freely available (open source / free software — I think they reverse engineered the original Lucas Arts implementation), but all of the files containing the actual games are still copyright of Lucas Arts. But if you still have your old game floppies / cds, then you are in business…
by colin on Oct 23, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read up on that a little bit
Sounded pretty F-ed up.
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if anyone likes video game humor
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 2:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
...
If the British made a musical sitcom based on Total Recall set in a flower shop owned by mimes, it would still be a better spinoff of Total Recall than this.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 25, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude's funny
And he, like myself, went to the University of Idaho.
This has been “Stuff You Don’t Give a S#!t about with Joey C.”
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Next up on ANPR
“No Things Considered”
30 minutes of dead air to cleanse your palate, followed by
“The Unicorn Power Hour”
57 minutes of uplifting talk and music, followed by a 3 minute rant on the stupidity of AL Gold Glove voters, leading up to
“Late Night with Leopold Bloom”
Visiting the sign shop tonight are David Brenner, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, and via post-mortem satellite radio, the ghost of Herve Villechaize with tropical drink recipes. It’ll be a hoot.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, he's got me pegged.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 27, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT: well, I guess a DLD is supposed to be OT
looks like a lot of work.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 2:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WOW.....just wow
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 23, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
also OT
I’ve been freaking obsessed with The Monks lately…
those cats were way ahead of their time…
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 2:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Video games are too sophisticated today
Give me this, any time.
Hey Al, just go away, baby.
by doctorK on Oct 23, 2009 3:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ACK!
The lines are coming!
RUN FOR COVER! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, THEY’RE LINES…AND THEY’RE COMING!
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Some computer games I have loved
Lemmings
Worms
Civilization (but only up to Civ III, Civ IV was an crime against man and against god)
Kenny Dalglish’s Football manager.
Dizzy
F-15 fighter pilot.
That is it.
Everything else is the worst.
by bobnothing on Oct 23, 2009 4:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What about Leisure Suit Larry?
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I only played Civ IV but I really liked it
so I’m curious why you hated it so much bob?
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, it got too complicated, and, yknow, good
i quite like computer games that don’t try too hard
by bobnothing on Oct 23, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had fun with it
but like I said I never played the other Civ games so I have nothing to compare them to.
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it mostly comes down to the fact I have quite a short atten
oooh look a squirrel
by bobnothing on Oct 23, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been playing Civ IV religiously for over a year...
… and I still can’t beat it on any difficulty setting higher than “Noble.” And I effing hate Louis XIV.
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Civ II was the first Civ I played, and the only one I completely mastered
I won a number of games at Deity level in Civ II — I developed a warfare system based on battleships, howitzers, and tanks (also mech inf if available), combined with tons of spies to flip enemy cities. When they changed combat systems, and cultural influence made it much, much harder to hold conquered cities, my strategies weren’t that good any more.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 23, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lemmings.....I played for days!!!
It that still available anywhere?
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 23, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
um.
or here. and damn you.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL LOL LOL
hahahahaha – you’re not getting any sleep tonight!! sorry
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 23, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The first one is similar to the one I remember.
the second one has that flashing ad thing that is just annoying!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 23, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm in a flat in London
Obvious exits: NONE
Visible items: Flight of stairs, Sign says: ‘Bring TREASURE here, say, SCORE’, Bottle of rum, Rug, Safety sneakers, Sack of crackers
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 4:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ye find yeself in yon dungeon. Ye see a SCROLL. Behind ye scroll is a FLASK. Obvious exits are NORTH, SOUTH and DENNIS.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 23, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have died of dysentery.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're most likely to be eaten by a grue.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember playing Leather Goddesses of Phobos as an 8-year-old
… this probably explains a lot.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
by PaulThomas on Oct 23, 2009 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember looking at Penthouse at six or seven, which explains a lot.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was a late bloomer.
I think I was 16 before I saw any significant porn at all.
On the other hand, I was reading Hesse, Camus, and Kierkegaard when I was 12, so go figure.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 24, 2009 2:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was busy with...other pursuits.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 3:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and ruin a lot of perfectly good socks
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
better to ruin them that way than to allow them to go through life as sock puppet!
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 27, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When I was 12 I was reading
Frank DeFord and anything else writen in Sports Illustrated or the 5 other sports magazines I read as a kid.
Needless to say I wasn’t reading Hermann Hesse (and yes I had to look up who that was).
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wrote dark brooding poems then, too.
It was good to get that existential angst phase out of the way early. I was done with that stuff by the time I was 15. One reason I didn’t need to go to college, I suppose.
Now I can devote the rest of my life to catching up on the porn I missed.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 24, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was a history and sports geek even back then
I could name all the Presidents in order and bore people with the history of the NFL, God I was so cool!
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, presidents is nothing.
Do you know all their middle names?
Can you name all the VICE presidents in order? Now that’s cool.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 24, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vice Presidents...uh no
but hey we’re talking about when we were 12 oh who am I kidding I still couldn’t do the VP’s but full names I’m pretty sure I could do.
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fun middle names are
Grover, Woodrow, and Calvin.
I’m sure I couldn’t do all the VPs either. (But now that I’ve brought it up, I’m feeling an urge to memorize them….)
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 24, 2009 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For fun, I just tried the VPs from memory
I got 33 out of 47, which should have been 35 if I hadn’t spaced out on two that I know.
The interesting thing is how they’re spaced. From Washington through Lincoln I got 14 out of 16 (including one out of order), and from FDR through Obama I also got 14 out of 16. But out of the 15 in the middle I only got five, three of which were easy since they became president, and most of the ones I missed from that section didn’t sound familiar at all when I looked them up.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 24, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could get a lot of the early ones and all the ones
from the 20th century but the VP’s of the mid to late 19th century would stump me.
It’s a good memory exercise to do the Presidents. I give out extra credit for my Juniors if they can do it and I usually get about 2-3 a year who pull it off.
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ALL of the 20th century?
OK, who was Taft’s VP?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 24, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Paul Thomas.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't the point of electing Taft...
… that he was large enough to be both President and Veep?
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Chief Justice.
A one-man show, that Taft.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 25, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's really a shame, the way he died
Hunted on safari. You’d think such an accomplished man would deserve better.
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my computer gaming
is pretty much all about emulators. I mentioned the scumm virtual machine somewhere on this thread. Well, the other important application on any computer of mine is a Z-machine emulator, so I can play the old interactive fictions. Check here for all sorts of games. This genre gets pretty arty too.
After Lucasarts games and interactive fiction, I round out the trifecta with some nethack.
Anyone?
by colin on Oct 24, 2009 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude, I don't even know what you're saying.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crush, Crumble and Chomp
All you old Apple ][ folks out there should definitely head over here.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 23, 2009 5:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Off Topic (anglo division)
I’m working on a website, and I need to come up with some examples of some British phrases.
Which is easy enough, but, the trick is, they have to be British phrases that americans would be familiar with.
Thoughts, my fellow americans?
by bobnothing on Oct 23, 2009 5:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pip pip, cheerio?
Er, silly walks?
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 23, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"American football"
“Knock me up tomorrow morning, would you?”
Since you say “phrases” I assume you want more than just single words. Lots and lots of words where the Brit call something by a different name than the one we use (flat, torch, trousers, biscuits, etc), as well as several words that mean the same thing but are used often by Brits and rarely by Americans.
More phrases:
- not all that fussed about something
- she’s all of a dither
- taking the mickey out of someone
- sitting an examination
- that’s a load of waffle
- give it a go
- hey presto!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 23, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stand for election
I’ve always thought it was funny that the American and British terms are antonyms (“run” and “stand”).
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 24, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's amazing that even though we speak the same language
I can’t understand half of what a Brit says. I have two good friends from England and I love listening to them talk. Even when they say something stupid it sounds smart with the accent.
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is a peculiar characteristic of American culture
that we enjoy hearing our language spoken with a foreign accent. Not all accents, admittedly, but many of them.
This is not a universal phenomenon. In many other nations (eg, France), if you speak their language with a foreign accent they think less of you for it, but here in America we think it sounds sexy, sophisticated, or cute.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 24, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could Spanish be similar?
I don’t speak Spanish, but I used to work with a woman who grew up in Guatemala, and I remember that she definitely had favorites among Central and South American accents.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 24, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well maybe since there is no such language as American we aren't as uptight
about broken english since we didn’t invent it and we are a nation of immigrants so I think we are more understanding about accents.
Also I think we have a better sense of humor about things then the French.
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Curiously, Americans are less welcoming of their own native accents.
A lot of regional accents from within America are socially stigmatized and considered inferior as a result. With foreign accents there’s usually no class judgment attached (or at least none that is recognizable to American ears).
Purely from the aesthetics of the sound, I think the most beautiful accent in the English language is the one that stretches from Tennessee to East Texas (best known through country music), but since it is commonly associated with “trailer trash” its beauty goes unappreciated, especially by Northern elites.
Not coincidentally, this is the sound Shakespeare wrote for, and pretty much anything by Shakespeare sounds better when recited with a Texas accent.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 24, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I live in the south so I'm the one who sounds funny with my
California accent. I didn’t know ol’ Bill Shakespeare was a Texan.
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The various American accents can be
connected to the various waves of immigrants that left from different parts of England at different periods of history, and the accents reflect that. There was some discussion of this in that PBS program with Robert MacNeill and the accompanying book.
The argument I’ve heard is that the group that ended up in that part of the South matches up with late 16th century West Midlands, which is where and when Shakespeare was.
I don’t know enough to corroborate that, but I do know that I love how Shakespeare sounds when recited that way. Much better than the British-sounding RP that you usually get from well-trained Shakespeareans, which in turn is better than the standard Inland Northern American English that you often get in American productions.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 24, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Southern culture in general more closely mirrors the English one.
what, with the class system and all.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wotcher!
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Oct 23, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm playing through Half Life 2 right now, and still enjoying Portal here and there.
In the early 80’s, my mom bought an Apple IIe and I played a ton of Ultima 4 and Zork.
I haven’t had a console since the original NES. I remember a friend of mine trying to explain Super Mario Bros. to me over the phone and it sounded like the stupidest thing I’d ever heard of. The next day they couldn’t tear me away from it. I always sucked at the sports games, like Maddens.
I got into Quake and then Quake 3 Arena. I was pretty hooked into WoW for about a year, but never really scratched the surface of that game.
I’m a big fan, but don’t play a whole lot any more.
Stewart: "What really needs to be clear is it wouldn't have mattered if there was an earthquake or not. We were going to beat the Giants.
by Elvez on Oct 23, 2009 5:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn't really like playing FPSs on the PC
I always found a controller to be easier than the keyboard (I guess you can buy controllers for a PC but I never tried). Doom was pretty cool back in the day though.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Half Life 2 is phenomenal.
Valve can do no wrong, in my opinion. And the two Episodes that come after the full game are just as good. Episode One is a fine expansion, but its levels feel kinda samey. Episode Two is, honestly, the best thing Valve has ever done.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 23, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This was a triumph
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on Oct 23, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Top 5 NES games
1. Super Mario Bros. 3
2. Contra
3. Blades of Steel
4. Castlevania II – Simon’s Quest
5. Baseball Stars
by sirbed on Oct 23, 2009 6:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A list! finally
good list.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
quality list
although Contra sucks without the 30 life code
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Spent a good chunk of my young life on that game
Friend and I got to the point where we could beat the game needing only 5 or less lives. Two of my other friends were able to beat it wouldn’t dying once.
Contra II (aka Super C), we perfected it and could beat it without dying once. Regularly (it wasn’t a fluke).
Super Control on the SNES, we were able to perfect it as well, but it was easier than the first 2.
Sad thing is, my “gamer skills” seem to have taken a hit after all these years, because I can’t even beat the new Contra game on the DS that came out last year. On “easy” mode. I might have to devote the offseason into just beating the game. (goes to look for a invincibility code).
by Kaiser99 on Oct 24, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The one thing that anyone under 20 doesn't understand about video games
is how freakin’ hard the games from the 80’s were. Hell some of those games I don’t think anyone won and some of them you couldn’t win they just went on forever getting harder as you went along.
I haven’t had a game beat me in years and I play them on the hard setting for the most part.
That being said the games now are better in every other way especially when it comes to story and graphics of course.
I can’t wait to see what games are like in 20 years.
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's a good point.
Instead of ending, older games would just progressively harder until they beat everyone. Well, most.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're losing ships, Lrrr!
INCREASE SPEED, DROP DOWN, AND REVERSE DIRECTION!
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 24, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap, I almost posted that up above
Replying to LB.
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a minute I made a good point?
That can’t be right.
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that was normal.
Games end now? You can “finish” them?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 24, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most games have a ending now (at least all the ones I've played)
most games have a story so it wouldn’t make sense if they never ended. Of course most FPS have online play or co-op but RPG’s usually have an ending.
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
video games are getting closer to movies everyday
they even get well know actors to be the voices sometimes.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 26, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
especially the GTA titles.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 26, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate the missions on those games.
I just play “Murder Death Kill” on those… spawn at the very beginning of the game, and kill as many people as possible before dying or being busted…
no use of stars or pay’n’sprays allowed.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's not forget all the DLC
Where now, instead of having to EARN things like costumes, characters, or that super-secret weapon by playing the game, you can BUY them right off the bat!
But back on topic, it’s been the same for me. I haven’t really come up across any games that are “hard” like the old days. There are frustrating and annoying ones for sure, but none that actually had me go “I can’t beat this.”
Exception is that new DS Contra game like I mentioned (although I haven’t actually sat down to put some actual effort and patience to it, mainly because I only played it during my breaks at work), and a honorable mention to Ninja Gaiden II on the 360, which I haven’t played in almost a year because I’m “stuck” – in a optional part of the game, no less. I could skip it and just beat the game, but that “perfectionist” part of me says “No, win now, get perfect! No play later!” so it’s gone down the list as I get newer games that take my attention.
by Kaiser99 on Oct 24, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the DS Contra game is insane
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 26, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The first Ninja Turtles for NES
Konami needs to eff off.
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Angry Gamer rant on that game is classic
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 25, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it really was
I didn’t realize my experience with the little gap you can just walk over— but instead will spend years trying to jump over or up through— was such a universal thing.
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I gave up on that game in the water stage, pretty much
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 25, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here
I actually got past there once, but only had Raphael and Mikey left (the two with horrible range) and procceded to get wasted by the foot soldiers once I got top-side…
The other time, only Raphael, and that’s a lost cause as well when you can’t hit a damn thing.
by Kaiser99 on Oct 25, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love that they had the balls to
name three of the four turtles after masters of homoerotic art.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 25, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember the the first time I beat the original zelda
and the game just reset to harder parameters how pissed I was.
"Since other people actually read these threads, though, probably best that your particular brand of wrongness not go completely unchallenged." - PT
There are differing opinions on me. According to Iglew "DFA is PT with a sense of humor. PT is DFA with introspective self-doubt. I like them both" but according to sirbed Im "The Stats Killer"
by designatedforassignment on Oct 25, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
total opposite for me...
I was glad that I got to play a game I loved over again, and everything was even in a different place!
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was the feeling after I settled down.
Its my favorite game ever but it stole victory from me.
"Since other people actually read these threads, though, probably best that your particular brand of wrongness not go completely unchallenged." - PT
There are differing opinions on me. According to Iglew "DFA is PT with a sense of humor. PT is DFA with introspective self-doubt. I like them both" but according to sirbed Im "The Stats Killer"
by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To this day, I've never beaten Mike Tyson in the original punch out.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 26, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
enjoy this thread this weekend
I probably won’t be checking AN the next couple days, have a good one people!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 23, 2009 6:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pokemon was my everything
They say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing all the time!
by muffinpryde on Oct 23, 2009 8:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I still play it!
Although not as heavily… kinda sucks when you don’t have friends who play it so you can trade and battle like we did as kids… online is a pain because so many douches care about their record and disconnect if they’re about to lose, or they’ll trash-talk and say demeaning things about your manhood and question your sexuality when their legendary, uber pokemon wipes the floor on your regular, run-of-the-mill pokemon you use because you LIKE it. Then, repeat ad-nauseum when your 2nd run-of-the-mill pokemon beats their uber, except they add things like “hacker” or “cheater” and curse you out as well.
by Kaiser99 on Oct 24, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I came late to video games.....
the early ones I couldn’t get. BAD BAD BAD at pong in it’s day. Go figure. Gameboy to PS2 then to DS then to DSi and playing games on my phone…..I tend to like cooperative games and puzzle games that hardcore gamers might not consider worth the time and effort (like Karaoke Revolution) but that’s kind of the beauty of gaming…there’s games out there for everybody.
Here’s my list:
Katamari
Legos Star Wars
Henry Hatsworth I got stuck on this one and gave up…
Animal Crossing
Luxor
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 23, 2009 11:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
OH yeah and Guitar Hero 1,2,3,4,5,6, just whatever version is out there....
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 23, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Incidentally, I'm much better at Guitar Hero games than I am Rock Band.
Dunno why.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 23, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm too cheap to buy Rock Band.....no room for all that stuff!!!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 23, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've never played either,
which is a little strange, because I’m into video games, but I just don’t think I’d enjoy them.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 23, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's actually pretty fun.
It’s like SIMON but new, and with a good soundtrack.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 23, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guitar hero takes a bit to get used to but it is soooooo fun.
I love music and it feeds the fantasy that I had of being in a band…….
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 23, 2009 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This
it feeds the fantasy that I had of being in a band
:)
I don't think any one decision makes your life... unless you accidentally invent some kind of zombie virus or something.
by goldfish on Oct 24, 2009 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bingo.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 24, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 24, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought the same
Until I got them.
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by Flashfire on Oct 24, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
Most people seem to think the note charts for Guitar Hero are more difficult.
I prefer Guitar Hero for playing guitar and Rock Band for playing drums and vocals. Rock Band has the edge in the number of songs available, and I think the graphics also look better, but I like the GH guitar controller.
I don't think any one decision makes your life... unless you accidentally invent some kind of zombie virus or something.
by goldfish on Oct 24, 2009 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've lost a good bit of sleep playing - haven't played for awhile since my kid took the ps2 to college with her.
She promises to bring it back on her long break – but we’ll see. I have it on my phone as well – but it’s hard to play since you can’t see the screen when you are rolling it about!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 24, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've heard so much about it, but never played it.
Is it really as good as they make it out to be? Everything I hear just screams “indie hit”.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 24, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely one that is a bit on the wacky side...music is so Japanese game show-ish (not that I know exactly what that is)
but it is challenging and for a non-gamer like me a bit hard to figure out at first. It has some funny bits (like the noises when you run over and pick up animals). You have to experience it and it is addicting. It’s bright and cheery and frustrating and exhilirating all rolled into one (no pun intended). I heard about it on an NPR interview a few years back and I can truly say I am not sorry I bought it!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 24, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's really simple
but there is still a surprising amount of strategy. You can play it as a casual game, or you can strive for perfection, which requires a really good knowledge of the level and a strong plan of attack.
by colin on Oct 25, 2009 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 for Katamari
… and Lego Star Wars…
by cityplANner on Oct 25, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't have a video game thread without at least one mention of Myth: The Fallen Lords
One of the most innovative and unique games ever invented. The whole production was incredible, from the physics engine to the fantastic mood music.
Easily a top 5 strategy game all-time.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
by PaulThomas on Oct 23, 2009 11:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So, non-sequitor...
watching “classic” NFL game on NFL Network—Cowboys and Falcons at the end of the ‘91 season. Merlin Olson’s calling the game, apparently his last. Anyone have any idea why he quit? He was pretty good.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 12:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My first ones were on a ZX Spectrum
I remember all the times when the cassette player would eat the tape with my favorite game on it, or when after 5 minutes of looking at the black and yellow horizontal lines fly upwards and downwards in the background of a pixelized image, the dreaded “Load Error” would appear on the screen.
I also remember how once, after I made it to the 16th level of Manic Miner — a feat that requires a good hour, and lots of luck — and just as I was about to break the record held by stupid Hrvoje from 4B, my father turned the TV to watch the 7:30 news. Chalk this tough loss to the unfair umpiring, I guess.
But, Manic Miner or Attic Attack were classics. I remember also, how I once won a bet against my sister and completed first level of Manic Miner with my eyes covered. Later a friend of mine bought a C64 and among other ones we would play baseball. Didn’t understand shit of what was going on, but would still play it for hours (C64 came with it’s own screen).
To be hit by Moriyama's fastball is an honor exceeded only by being crushed under the wheels of the imperial carriage
by elcroata on Oct 24, 2009 3:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I had a ZX Spectrum +2 (128k, cassette drive)
we used to play this soccer game on there, and it took about 10 minutes to compile the results for each game. Which was probably for the best, as we went outside in the garden and got some excercise in the meantime…
by bobnothing on Oct 24, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on Oct 24, 2009 6:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing all the time!
by muffinpryde on Oct 24, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, those are the ones I meant when I
complained about “shooting”.
Not Centipede.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 24, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Top 5 Console Systems
1. Xbox 360
2. Playstation 1
3. Sega Genesis
4. SNES
5. Xbox
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 10:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it is too difficult to make top list of consoles
once they get a little old they aren’t as good. you can still have a lot of fun with them but they definitly get dated.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 24, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree and this list is off the top of my head
I was trying to go for the console’s that jumped ahead the technology for their time. Also I only picked the systems I had played which is why I don’t have the PS2 or PS3.
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah the ps2 has got to be there.
It actually should probably be number 1.
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
by winchester5 on Oct 25, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
fair enough
I can see that list based on the criteria.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 26, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still remember my first system
It was a Sega Master System III. We only had 4 or 5 games (that I can remember), but all the kids in the village (back in Hong Kong, although it’s not really a village anymore. More of a bedroom community now with internet and plasmas in every household) would crowd around our living room playing Spy vs Spy on a tiny 10-inch TV. I learned to button mash at a early age…
Then the crowd migrated to my uncle (who also lived next door. 90% of the village was blood-related then) when they picked up the Famicom (redesigned and release in the Americas and Europe as the NES). And being chinese, we of course found a way to get bootlegs/use emulation devices to play practically every game for dirt cheap. Good times.
My personal timeline of video games:
1. Sega Master System III
2. NES
3. Gameboy
4. SNES
5. Gameboy Color
6. Gameboy Advance
7. Gamecube
8. PS2
9. Nintendo DS
10. N64 (yes, I bought it just because I wanted it, and removed the little nubs in the cartridge slot so I could play a JPN import game)
11. Nintendo DS Lite
12. Xbox 360
13. Nintendo Wii
by Kaiser99 on Oct 24, 2009 11:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah, we had the SegaCD and...
You know, the one that helped lead to game ratings?
Sewer Shark frustrated the hell out of me until I figured out what to look for.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 24, 2009 11:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I had Bubble Bobble on my Amiga computer.
I didn’t go looking for it. It was in a shoe box full of floppy disks I bought from someone en masse. Of the dozens of games in the box, it was the one I ended up playing over and over for years. I learned all the patterns and got really good at it, so that I could make it all the way to the final round in a single game.
The arcade I spent a lot of time at didn’t have Bubble Bobble, but later I happened upon an arcade game of it. I decided to play, thinking I’d totally rock, but even though the screen maps were the same, it didn’t play the same (in terms of timing, how the monsters moved, etc), so all my well rehearsed patterns didn’t work.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 24, 2009 1:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was a good game too
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 24, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Loved that game
One of the only handful of games where there were instances of my brother (the Giants fan) and I actually COOPERATING together and having fun. Good times indeed.
by Kaiser99 on Oct 24, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really an old nostalgia inducing game but
I just finished Dead Space on 360. My god…creepiest game I ever played.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Oct 24, 2009 1:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not too far into that one yet, been busy playing others
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 24, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Playing that game alone, at night, with the lights turned off is not recommended.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Oct 24, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the original Silent Hill when it first came out was creepy as all get out.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just rented Dead Space:Extraction for the Wii
it is an on-rails light gun type shooter but it is much more story driven than a typical on-rails shooter and is a blast.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 24, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've heard good things about that game but I haven't had the time to play it
just curious lenscrafters how long does it take to finish the games story?
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh, I'm a pretty average player so it took me around 17 hours. It was a pretty long campaign.
I enjoy the fact that the Dead Space series, as micdog mentions above, places a high emphasis on a intriguing story.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Oct 24, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, for the record, I played through the game on the medium difficulty.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Oct 24, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the info
I might be able to find 17 hours or so to play a good game. I’m with you when it comes to story. If I’m going to put a bunch of time into a game I want a good story.
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
elcroatia's post above reminded me.
We had pong when it came out and must’ve owned a Magnavox Odyssey upon which to play it becasue we definitely owned an Odyssey 2. I remember spending hours playing Pick Axe Pete! Hell, I remember when we went to Service Merchandise to get it! I spent days on this game. It’s no wonder that Fallout 3 is so mesmerizing to me…
What’s the best HDTV for games?
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 3:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Any
Really, the line has “blurred” between the battle of LCD vs Plasma. Technological advances have basically made both on-par with each other. It’s like a Honda Accord vs a Toyota Camry – if you get the (relatively) same package, there’s not much of a difference. Compare specs, for sure, but really the only thing you should be looking for is # of inputs (if you have a lot of devices so you don’t have to plug and unplug cords regularly), response time (8ms is the minimun suggested, but 5 or lower is preferred) and screen size (60" might look beautiful, but you’ll have a harder time processing all the screen info if you’re in a quick-pace game like shooters or racing. Having to move your head cuts down response time). A good calibration can overcome most of the other “drawbacks” of a Plasma vs LCD.
That said, it depends on how much of a videophile you are. Plasmas still have deeper blacks for the most part, for instance. There’s a few other pros and cons you can find on the web, but if you’re a “average joe” like me, you don’t care as much about those as you do about the cost.
And regardless of what people tell you, anything 32" and smaller, you REALLY don’t need 1080p, because you can NOT tell the difference of 1080i vs 1080p from your couch, not unless you’re sitting 8 feet away and/or have been “trained” to be a video technician of some sort.
by Kaiser99 on Oct 24, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of which...
what’s better for gaming, 720p or 1080i? Or is there any difference at all?
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Oct 24, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends on the individual TV
And by that, I mean the SPECIFIC tv, not a “Plasma vs LCD” one.
Some TVs run better at 720p than 1080i, and vice versa. However, the BEST thing to do is figure out your HDTV’s “native” resolution and set it as that (HDMI or DVI inputs). My 32" Samsung LCD is advertised as a 720p, but it can run 1080i. However, it’s native resolution is 768p, which is what I set it as.
The biggest scam in the gaming industry? Very few games actually run in 720p or 1080p natively – in order to keep the 60 fps (frames-per-second) so that the game runs smoothly without hiccups, most games run BELOW 720p. Halo 3, for instance, is only 640p. The console is what upconverts it to a 720p or 1080p signal, so it matches your HDTV screen settings and you see minimal distortions.
Now, if a 720p signal is sent to a 768p HDTV, the HDTV first converts that input signal to 768p (the screen’s native resolution). If you have the settings at 720p, the TV then down-converts it to 720p, which basically loses a bit of the quality because the TV is doing extra work. This is why it’s best to set your Xbox or PS3 to a resolution that matches the native resolution of the TV.
Of course, it depends on the TV. Some are good enough that there isn’t really a degradation of the signal even though it’s converting it twice (input signal → native resolution → user-selected resolution). Which is why, in the best possible scenario, is to be able to try 720p, the native resolution, AND 1080i to see which one looks better to you.
by Kaiser99 on Oct 24, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think a more appropriate comparison would be 720p vs. 1080p.
Yeah, for medium to small TVs, both are sufficiently sharp to the point where you really wouldn’t be able to notice. Even for large ones, the difference is small. All that changes is that there are more rows and columns of pixels—720 rows as opposed to 1080. But the i vs. p difference is pretty big.
It’s kinda technical, but the end result is that progressive scan (p) shows fast motion better than interlaced (i), although it takes more signal to do it. MLB Network chose to broadcast in 720p instead of 1080i, because they wisely figured that the motion of a baseball would look better in progressive than interlaced, even if it isn’t quite as sharp.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 24, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so for gaming, I should go for the progressive scan?
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Progressive is definitely a good choice
However, if your TV’s response time is very good (1 or 2ms) it can compensate somewhat for running a interlaced signal. And then it depends on preference – do you want sharper details, or smoother “motion” on screen? Best thing is to try a little bit of both and see which you like better.
by Kaiser99 on Oct 24, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've gotten through about 2 hours of Fallout 3 and so far so good
The moment when you head out of the vault for the first time is awesome. I have a feeling this game is going to take me a few months to get through.
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah, that was definitely an early "moment" in the game
And there are so many areas to explore in it. I did that the first time through and found pretty much everything I could. Added lots of hours to it all.
They’ve also put out a lot of DLC for the game since.
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by Flashfire on Oct 24, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got the GOTY Edition so all the DLC is on a second disk
Bethesda games are always huge so I’m pretty sure I’ll be playing the game for awhile.
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It seriously might be the best game I've ever played.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I might not be getting much sleep for awhile
of course I’m getting too damn old to be playing video games into the night. This is why it’s nice when you live with somene who cares about you as I’m sure my girlfriend will hide the controller if I get too crazy with this game.
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
By the way, best thing I've played in ages:
Braid. It was developed by one guy on his own. He got music from a small independent label (which is fantastic, by the way), and got an artist to create the art. That’s it. Everything else was him. It’s simply phenomenal.
The mechanics are very Mario-like, but it’s a puzzle game, rather than a platformer. And the big kicker…you can rewind time. Almost all of the puzzles have something to do with your time manipulation, and it’s a really unique twist.
I can’t recommend it enough. Best $15 I’ve spent in a long time.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 24, 2009 6:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That actually looks pretty cool to me.
Consistent with the style of the classic games but still taking advantage of superior modern technology.
I see that it’s been ported to both Windows and Mac. I’m downloading the demo and if I like it I might spring for the $15.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 24, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I downloaded the Braid demo and
played some of the puzzles.
The game seems pretty fun, but the introductory texts are embarrassing. I feel like I’m reading a 15-year-old’s personal diary.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 25, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's all a part of the underlying story within
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by Flashfire on Oct 25, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could sense from the demo that
the story has clues to the puzzles. If it didn’t, I’d just skip reading the little books. Since they’re game-relevant I can’t, but I cringe whenever I read them.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Oct 26, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This game is also horribly addicting
by Flashfire on Oct 24, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PEGGLE!!!
I love that game…
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
by vignette17 on Oct 25, 2009 1:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Y'all are supporting the illuminati!
Look at that blatant eye of horus up there mocking us!
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've heard about Braid
it sounds cool…..AH!!! there are too many good games and not enough time!
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That looks great!
I only really get into the puzzle games- Not that I wont play Far Cry once a year and have loads of fun.
This one had me going for a week- so much awesome!
Architectural modeling/ engineering puzzle game w/ a great score.
Made by two dudes in San Francisco.
Deceptively difficult and you only get vague clues as to what you need to do!
Nerds only. ;)
by brian.only on Oct 24, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plants vs. Zombies is fun as well, for the record.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 6:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I just downloaded Castlevania: SOTN from the XBox Platform.
My girlfriend at the time bought it for me at this weird little remainder store for $10 (she was sweet, but insane and virtually unemployable and therefore always broke). I was blown away by how great a game it was. I played the hell out of it, and ended up selling when the price was right on eBay I think…maybe Amazon…
It’s still a fun fun game.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 24, 2009 6:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well like I posted earlier Castlevania II is one of my all time favorite NES games
but I can’t remember which Castlevania game was the last I played. I know it’s been years.
by sirbed on Oct 24, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on Oct 25, 2009 8:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
prince of persia?
I enjoyed the old computer games, of course. But the remake for PS2 was awesome. And then they made a second PS2 game and it was stupid. Oh well.
by colin on Oct 25, 2009 9:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So, as far as football announcers,go,
Daryl “Moose” Johnson mat be the devil. That whole three-man “team” needs to be taken out and beaten. Brian Billick has really surprised me, though. He’s really, really good at breaking things down quickly and understands the flow well.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 25, 2009 1:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Moose really pisses me off whenever he calls a Niner game
That man sips on mad Haterade.
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he just doesn't have a clue what's going on, and neither do either of his "helpers."
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 25, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lists, eh?
Personal top 5 NES:
1) Tecmo Super Bowl
2) Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (you my boy, Grant)
3) The Legend of Zelda
4) Duck Tales
5) Mike Tyson’s Punchout
Pan-Platform:
1) Starcraft
2) Fallout 1 & 2 (yes, both are ranked #2)
3) Civilization IV
4) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
5) Street Fighter II Turbo
Holla!
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 3:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I swear
If Starcraft II doesn’t come out by the middle of 2010, I will have to stab someone.
They say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing all the time!
by muffinpryde on Oct 25, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No jury in the world would convict you
by Joey C. on Oct 25, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
especially not in South Korea
"Since other people actually read these threads, though, probably best that your particular brand of wrongness not go completely unchallenged." - PT
There are differing opinions on me. According to Iglew "DFA is PT with a sense of humor. PT is DFA with introspective self-doubt. I like them both" but according to sirbed Im "The Stats Killer"
by designatedforassignment on Oct 25, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There will be riots when it comes out
I’m surprised they haven’t declared it as their national sport yet.
They say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing all the time!
by muffinpryde on Oct 25, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In North Korea
the big game is golf especially for the dear leader Kim Jong-il who in his first round of golf had 6 holes in one and shot a 27.
by sirbed on Oct 26, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Duck Tales!
that was a good game. awesome music too.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 26, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Games I loved
Legend of Zelda
Tie Fighter
MVP Baseball 2005
Sim Farm
Super Smash Brothers
Duck Hunt
Time Crisis
Starcraft (though I was never any good)
"Since other people actually read these threads, though, probably best that your particular brand of wrongness not go completely unchallenged." - PT
There are differing opinions on me. According to Iglew "DFA is PT with a sense of humor. PT is DFA with introspective self-doubt. I like them both" but according to sirbed Im "The Stats Killer"
by designatedforassignment on Oct 25, 2009 8:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
StarCraft is a great game
I liked WarCraft 1-3 as well although I’ve never played WoW. I wasn’t all that great at StarCraft either but I had fun with it.
by sirbed on Oct 26, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought I had gotten pretty good at it during my peak in college
And then I played against a Korean (American), and learned I was only above-average unless the other player was of Korean descent. In which case, I was like a certain baseball player trying to hit a slider down and away.
by Kaiser99 on Oct 26, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't believe this hasn't been posted yet
by Kaiser99 on Oct 26, 2009 7:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Awesome
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 26, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
THe frickin' media's following us around again.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 27, 2009 1:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just wait John Wayne and Clint Eastwood will face off in a movie
in 2045 as holograms or robots and it’ll be produced by Walt Disney who’ll have his head thawed out in 2039.
The worst of it is that Tricky Dick will make yet another comeback as his clone wins the presidency in 2048.
“I guess you will have Nixon to kick around again” Clone Nixon said.
by sirbed on Oct 27, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
to wit:
“Computers may be twice as fast as they were in 1973 but your average voter is as drunk and stupid as ever. The only one who’s changed is me. I’ve become bitter, and let’s face it, crazy over the years. And once I’m swept into office, I’ll sell our children’s organs to zoos for meat. And I’ll go into people’s houses at night and wreck up the place!”
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 27, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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