Video Games

[Tymon]

Also:

 

[Bluefrost]

Being the huge Link/Zelda fan, I'm ashamed to admit that I've never beaten the first one. I don't think it counts though, because I started on the 2nd Zelda, my first ever Nintendo game :O!

 

[Kreoss]

The second Zelda was hard. I couldn't beat it, nor could my brother, who I was convinced at the time was a god of gaming.

I also liked the original RC Pro Am, a racing game that was in a bizarre third-person perspective; Nobunga's Ambition; the original Metroid (with the code that put Samus in the bikini and gave you all the power-ups); Crystalis; Secret of Mana (I had a level 90+ team til one of my friends decided to save over it...); Illusion of Gaia; Gemfire... etc. My brother was really into old strategy games for the NES and SNES.

 

[Athilorian]

How do you beat a computer game? Is it competing with you?

 

[Neisan]

Intelligent Systems cheats. That is all.


As for games, the above mentioned series alluded to wasn't too bad at first, but once the GBA ones rolled around it became a lot easier. The english versions are a even bigger joke. I never got around to playing Baten Kaitos I, but Origins wasn't too hard after certain points as long as you had the cards and knew how to set up multiple decks (Which was easy for me, since I played a trading card game, not Magic though). The first game I remember owning was Top Gear 2 for SNES; never finished it, along with many of my other games. Hell, I still haven't beat Supe Mario World >.> I don't finish many of my games, usually get stuck somewhere, put it down, and let it collect dust...

 

[Tymon]

I never even PLAYED Zelda 2 past the first 5 minutes or so. It's really a pretty bad game.

I didn't beat the first one either, I've tried to beat it through emulation at least a dozen times but I always lose interest before I get done.

 

[Bluefrost]

I never even PLAYED Zelda 2 past the first 5 minutes or so. It's really a pretty bad game.

Oh, that's just plain rubbish. That game is crazy good.

 

[Shi-do-sha]

Oh, that's just plain rubbish. That game is crazy good.

true story

 

[Bajaratt]

I never even PLAYED Zelda 2 past the first 5 minutes or so. It's really a pretty bad game.

I didn't beat the first one either, I've tried to beat it through emulation at least a dozen times but I always lose interest before I get done.

Zelda 2 was hard as hell, but it was a good game. If you judged every game by the first 5 minutes, almost no games would be considered good.

 

[Zaltana]

i like this thread.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the original Ninja Gaiden games yet. the first one was hard as hell. i didnt beat that one but i beat the 2nd one made. i never got to play the third. ; ;

 

[Icewolf]

i like this thread.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the original Ninja Gaiden games yet. the first one was hard as hell. i didnt beat that one but i beat the 2nd one made. i never got to play the third. ; ;

Never played the original ninja gaiden games, but I did play some game called Wrath of the Black Manta. And you were a ninja...I played it the other day and was kinda like "o,o I played this game?", but I guess I used to have a good time playing it.

 

[Euphacent]

1) You're growing up.

2) Try Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins for PSP on hard mode...

 

[Euphacent]

Oh, and the Ninja Gaiden games for NES are great!

 

[Taurothar]

Top games from my childhood:

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, easily my most played game because it's just made of win.
Contra 2 (snes, not sure if it's 2 or not), such a great game, the co-op was amazing.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time, rocked out the throwing foot soldiers level hardcore, and for added bonus kicked ass at the time trials
Super Mario 3, probably the most fun Mario game that I've played, the 3d ones fail for me
Super Mario World, easily the most time I've spent getting a 100% complete Mario game
Tetris: Still own an original arcade upright model, one of those great never ending games that just gets faster and more complicated (the complications reset after a few dozen levels but the speed stays capped)
Street Fighter 2 Turbo, best 2d fighting game I've ever played.
Many others that I can barely remember.

 

[Sanoske]

I've gone back to old school games I never played.

Once I get a working console, I plan on finishing FF IV-VI, and replaying some of my other favorite RPGs, like Grandia II.

 

[Mishaela]

I don't miss insane difficulties, but I do miss reasonable difficulty...the original Shadow Hearts is pretty good (except the final boss is ridiculously weak, Silver Hand -> Monkey Paw -> 7th key kills him instantly...) and beyond that the only lengthy/difficult game for PS2 I can think of is Digital Devil Saga.

I love games for their story...and contrary to what some seem to say, I actually HATE it when a story is good and turns out to be really short. Additionally, I'd rather play a good, lengthy game with soso graphics than some sparkly-graphic game thats incredibly short; I beat ZOE in 6h my first play through, and I actually got stuck at one point for over an hour. The game has zero replay value to boot...it was a serious waste of money and it sucks that they'd ever make games like that.

 

[Rappa]

If you're actually spending money on a strategy guide, you're an idiot. The internet is there for a reason; use it.

I hear that GameFAQs place is pretty good. I'd recommend going there every day. Tell your friends, too.

 

[hellstorm]

Gameplay length through difficulty is stupid. a 5 hour game with 30 hours worth of dying is still just a 5 hour game. While games have become a joke in difficulty lately, thats not the correct way to fix the problem of them being short.

very true

If you're actually spending money on a strategy guide, you're an idiot. The internet is there for a reason; use it.

Guides have there uses. Some times it tedious to look up something on the web, plus a guide can go anywhere. Also give a better descriptions and sometime give maps and layouts as well of pics of the mobs and weapons.

As for for old games super mario 3 is one of the best, but it all about P.O.W.

 

[Bajaratt]

Guides have there uses. Some times it tedious to look up something on the web, plus a guide can go anywhere. Also give a better descriptions and sometime give maps and layouts as well of pics of the mobs and weapons.

Pictures of the monsters and weapons is useless, other than to just look at, it doesn't help you in the slightest to know sword x is red, but sword y is blue.

I've seen some of the guides out there, the descriptions are usually the same, if not worse than what you see in GameFAQs; especially because the GameFAQs guides will usually include information/descriptions based on the writer's personal experience playing the game. They(GameFAQs) often include more helpful information, because the way the developer intended might not be the best setup, or the guides would include recommendations about strategies, items to buy/use, abilities to get; all of which you wouldn't find in a strategy guide because the developer wouldn't put in their guide "by the way, these abilities/items suck so don't don't bother with them."

There's always maps and pictures and charts on the internet for video games, there is nothing useful useful that can be found in a guide that you can't find on the internet; but there is plenty that is useful that you can find on the internet but not in a guide.

Taking the guide "anywhere" is completely moot, because the internet is everywhere. Unless you only play portable gaming systems and then only when you're in transit, you're not going to find yourself devoid of the internet(not even then with a cell phone now a days). If it's "tedious" to look something up on the internet, you need to try to join the 20th century.

Grow a brain already.

 

[jamal]

Pictures of the monsters and weapons is useless, other than to just look at, it doesn't help you in the slightest to know sword x is red, but sword y is blue.

I've seen some of the guides out there, the descriptions are usually the same, if not worse than what you see in GameFAQs; especially because the GameFAQs guides will usually include information/descriptions based on the writer's personal experience playing the game. They(GameFAQs) often include more helpful information, because the way the developer intended might not be the best setup, or the guides would include recommendations about strategies, items to buy/use, abilities to get; all of which you wouldn't find in a strategy guide because the developer wouldn't put in their guide "by the way, these abilities/items suck so don't don't bother with them."

There's always maps and pictures and charts on the internet for video games, there is nothing useful useful that can be found in a guide that you can't find on the internet; but there is plenty that is useful that you can find on the internet but not in a guide.

Taking the guide "anywhere" is completely moot, because the internet is everywhere. Unless you only play portable gaming systems and then only when you're in transit, you're not going to find yourself devoid of the internet(not even then with a cell phone now a days). If it's "tedious" to look something up on the internet, you need to try to join the 20th century.

Grow a brain already.

Great explanation, all you needed was the last line though =P