tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post833476292231054122..comments2024-02-05T05:56:50.392-05:00Comments on Insult Swordfighting: That old-time rock 'n' rollMitch Krpatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987162934932391765noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-31603904728319633982008-11-06T06:44:00.000-05:002008-11-06T06:44:00.000-05:00Really enjoyable post, thankyou. The nostalgic tit...Really enjoyable post, thankyou. The nostalgic title of glory for me was Super Mario Kart. I remember playing it for hours in a department store whilst my Mum went looking for clothes. You'd think that there might have been an anti-climax when I eventually got my hands on the thing some 12 months later, but no - I just kept on playing that game. No Mario Kart, however good, has ever caught the feeling of the original for me - all thanks to a slightly neglectful parent. Thanks Mum!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-32675493536005624142008-11-05T12:03:00.000-05:002008-11-05T12:03:00.000-05:00The last bachelor party I attended we played Dunge...The last bachelor party I attended we played Dungeons and Dragons. So yes, this happens and probably should.Denis Farrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259847318143495864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-19428371842806774112008-11-04T18:51:00.000-05:002008-11-04T18:51:00.000-05:00*le sigh* As per usual, I've been thinking somethi...*le sigh* As per usual, I've been thinking something similar of the old games and the rose-tinted glasses through which we view them, and our experience with them.<BR/><BR/>As you can probably tell by my Twitter feed on the weekends, I often spend time playing old PlayStation games with my good friend Matt and we often discuss what it is about the various games we've most fondly remembered.<BR/><BR/>Very good, sir.Daniel Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15678228002879207522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-864781027311260902008-11-04T17:20:00.000-05:002008-11-04T17:20:00.000-05:00I'm weirdly obsessed with Bucky O'Hare for the NES...I'm weirdly obsessed with Bucky O'Hare for the NES. <BR/><BR/>Fun Fact: the game was designed and developed by the future president of Treasure, one Masato Maegawa. Actually, it was one of the last things he did at Konami. I like to think Bucky O'Hare is the reason Treasure exists: so disgusted was he by the proposition of making more serviceable games from absolutely heinous licenses, Maegawa decided to risk everything and start his own company rather than risk another Bucky O'Hare assignment from on high.c.p.ervinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031143744066274494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-61701539704347176672008-11-04T11:46:00.000-05:002008-11-04T11:46:00.000-05:00I absolutely love this post. It's so true. Last Ch...I absolutely love this post. It's so true. Last Christmas I revisited Bonk's Adventure and played it all the way through. It was like reliving a moment in my past.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541038924635548173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-48628349807006979882008-11-04T11:25:00.000-05:002008-11-04T11:25:00.000-05:00That doesn't sound entirely dissimilar from my bac...That doesn't sound entirely dissimilar from my bachelor party... We drove all the way across Washington State to play Lazer Quest (it's just a fancy lazer tag built into a multi-story warehouse). Nerds unite!<BR/><BR/>Some of my most enjoyable experiences gaming are passing the controller back and forth, trading continues. I've recently been doing this with the later stages of the Tower of Lost Souls in SoulCalibur 4. Somehow, having a buddy to hand the controller to and say "here, you give it a shot" takes the sting out of your 20th defeat. It's also a valuable tool for improving your technique, devising new strategies and fixing flaws in your game.<BR/><BR/>It's like a football coach going over game tapes and pointing out things players could do differently, except there's a sense of reciprocity so instead of a power hierarchy, you get two (or more) equals working together at the top of their ability to refine one another. It's a kind of lasting fun that I simply cannot get out of a competitive multiplayer environment. I mean, a good game of Halo on the couch is a beautiful thing, but it's an order of magnitude better to do the co-op thing, and an order of magnitude better than that to trade off.Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684168826773165763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-73845724333790355602008-11-04T11:01:00.000-05:002008-11-04T11:01:00.000-05:00@tylerI need to move somewhere with more snow. Any...@tyler<BR/><BR/>I need to move somewhere with more snow. Any excuse to spend an entire day playing a game with a group of people is worthwhile.Travis Megillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951124359715088532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-44353374620909050812008-11-04T10:58:00.000-05:002008-11-04T10:58:00.000-05:00I never played Bucky, but heard it was ridiculousl...I never played Bucky, but heard it was ridiculously hard.<BR/><BR/>My brother (who is probably about your age) and I were talking about freaking hard NES games the other day.Good thing you guys didn't go with <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Jetman" REL="nofollow">Solar Jetman</A>, or you'd be toast.Etelmikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017669493751322863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-15054878343080297652008-11-04T10:57:00.000-05:002008-11-04T10:57:00.000-05:00One of my fondest gaming memories is being snowed ...One of my fondest gaming memories is being snowed in with roommates and a couple other random people with nothing but a copy of Parappa to pass the time. The controller went around the room until we finally finished it. Took all day.Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278535699466229371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-1107371462869572642008-11-04T10:35:00.000-05:002008-11-04T10:35:00.000-05:00I had the same experience with the NES game Little...I had the same experience with the NES game Little Nemo: The Dream Master and the PC game Enemy Territory.<BR/><BR/>With the first I traded off with my brother and we played the game dozens of times. Nemo could take over various animals with different abilities. The game was hard enough to challenge us, but we knew we could beat it, so we played it over and over.<BR/><BR/>With Enemy Territory, a multi-player team-based objective game, I managed to find an amazing server with a great group of people that became friends outside of the game as well. The game isn't the best multi-player game I've ever played, but nothing has surpassed it yet because the community just can't live up to my expectations.<BR/><BR/>Playing games completely alone feels awfully dull after you've done it socially in any format.Travis Megillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951124359715088532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-49859196107511174642008-11-04T10:13:00.000-05:002008-11-04T10:13:00.000-05:00I actually had Bucky O'Hare as a kid on my NES as ...I actually had Bucky O'Hare as a kid on my NES as well. Either myself or my mother had purchased it based on the packaging, as I too had never seen the show. I don't remember if I ever actually beat it, but I remembered liking it a lot.<BR/><BR/>A couple of years ago, I discovered Nintendo8 and one of the first games I sought out was <A HREF="http://www.nintendo8.com/game/451/bucky_o%27hare/" REL="nofollow">Bucky</A>. And wow, it's a lot harder and a lot less fun than I remembered. Over the course of a couple of weeks, I powered through the first few planets but gave it when it came time to escape that giant ship. I imagine it was substantially more enjoyable to play it with a group of like-minded fellows.<BR/><BR/>It's very pleasing to know that there was another, more qualified, crew who did manage to croak some toads (or whatever they were) and beat that game in this decade. Well played sir.Nels Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484436433023780229noreply@blogger.com