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For the love of games!
TyrannicalFascist:
Lately, I've seen a lot of negativity - a lot of bashing, a lot of hate, and a lot of complaining on the internet regarding video games. I've seen it here too. I'm not going to say where or who - that's not important. Sufficed to say if you haven't seen me post much lately, it's because I haven't been too keen to jump into discussions like that.
Now most of all, with E3 and 2 new consoles, plus many other developments, I'm seeing more and more negativity from and towards people surrounding video games. People want more and more, yet are never satisfied with anything, always finding a flaw or problem with every game or system or company or fan. Some people are viciously competitive and it seems that it gets worse every year, and now I've had enough.
Many of us got into video games as kids or teens as a fun form of entertainment that we could directly control, more than a movie or TV show. You could be a pirate, an astronaut, an animal, a knight, an alien, a superhero, a race car driver, a plumber, or whatever you want. For some of us it was something to do with friends or a way practice our skills at something. It was just fun. And that's all it needed to be. So why is it that now so many people are complaining and downright attacking other people over these things? Why am I seeing twitter posts from game developers attacking their own fans? Why is it worth putting so much negative energy into all of that?
I don't care about the politics of the video game industry. I don't care about hardcore vs. casual. I don't care about modern vs. retro. I don't care which company copied who. I don't care about iPhone vs. Android. I don't care about digital vs. physical copies. I don't care about Microsoft vs. Sony vs. Nintendo. All I care about is enjoying a game.
So in the spirit of optimism, I'm starting this topic as a place to simply share some of your favorite games, your favorite game memories, your nostalgia, your excitement, and your general love of video games without any negativity attached. Share how you first got into video games, or one of your first video games. Share some of your favorite game merchandise or promotions. Share some embarrasing stories about game myths you believed and bogus "secrets" you tried to unlock. Talk about canceled or rumored games that always fascinated you. Everything in this topic is an opinion and should be respected as such. Debates and arguments can go elsewhere. Everyone has different tastes, and those differences are what makes it special for each person.
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Here's one of my favorite game memories.
I was over at one of my friend's houses and he and his brother and I were playing SNES...Yoshi's Island or something. His dad came home and was carrying a huge box which we thought nothing of. While we were playing, he lowered the box in front of our view. Upon seeing it was a Nintendo 64, my friend turned off the SNES mid-game, even though we were trying to beat it. We didn't care. The N64 was here - a day early! I don't know how he pulled it off, but we were freaking out... We popped in Super Mario 64 and probably spent a good 30 minutes just messing with Mario's interactive face. Once we finally got in the game, we took turns just running around in the grass with the new joystick. My friend's brother looked at the booklet and told us how to do the long-jump. From there on (and pretty much ever since) I've enjoyed using the long jump to get around. We made our way into Bob-Omb Battlefield and literally spent the next hour accomplishing nothing. We were having way too much fun jumping around, exploring, punching the blocks that looked like rice krispie treats and finding red coins here and there. We had no idea what we were doing, but it was just fun. There was something about that very first time playing Super Mario 64 that felt so open and huge and limitless. It wasn't my first video game by any means, or even the first 3D one, but it just made a great impact on me as a kid. :)
So here's a related bonus memory...a rather embarrassing one. :P
Back in the early days of the internet, when I was a more naive gamer, I came across a site claiming that you could unlock Luigi in SM64 if you collected every coin in the game, then find him next to Yoshi on the castle. There was a pretty convincing (photoshopped) image of Luigi, so I decided to do it. And after 3 days, I did. It was of course bogus, and I later learned it wasn't even possible to collect all the coins. Still, I felt pretty good for having collected them all anyways. It wasn't the first Luigi myth I pursued, but it was the last. Though certainly not the last bogus game myth I pursued.
larryinc64:
Getting the response to your intro out of the way.
I actualy want less out of the new game systems.
Hey, here is a box, a controller and a game, have fun.
Thanks
Oh and here is some online play.
Cool, that can be fun sometimes.
Here is a motion controller.
Thank you, it can be fun in small bursts, but I'll keep my normal Controller.
Here is a camera mandatory to the system.
Oh, OK, im going to put this book in front of it.
Now you can see what your "Friends" are playing on Facebook
Ok, I really do not give any shits. . .
I'm bored with writing this.
Also
--- Quote --- We had no idea what we were doing, but it was just fun.
--- End quote ---
Best way to play a game ever.
I'll share some stories tomorrow, to tired to type.
ShoothimNow:
--- Quote from: TyrannicalFascist on June 10, 2013, 10:13:46 PM ---Now most of all, with E3 and 2 new consoles, plus many other developments, I'm seeing more and more negativity from and towards people surrounding video games. People want more and more, yet are never satisfied with anything, always finding a flaw or problem with every game or system or company or fan. Some people are viciously competitive and it seems that it gets worse every year, and now I've had enough.
Here's one of my favorite game memories.
I was over at one of my friend's houses and he and his brother and I were playing SNES...Yoshi's Island or something.
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Good luck going to a friends house to play one of your games now.
FritzWhite:
There's been some negativity, but it's a valid response to the bullshit being hurled by MS. I'm not complaining though. I'll just be voting with my wallet and not buying any of the new consoles except for maybe a WiiU some day. I'm content with working on completing the retro collection right now.
The next modern 'system' I get will be a PC for gaming. I am enthralled with the Omni and Occulus Rift. I would love to play shooters with that set up. They look to be very expensive so it will be a long time before I game with that, but that's what I'll save for after I finish my retro stuff.
Gaming memory: my mom taking away Legend of Zelda for NES when I was 7 because someone told her it would corrupt me or some kind of nonsense. I pitched a good fit over that, tears and everything.
akumaizer:
I think the point of this thread was to be positive. :) Here is a nostalgic story off the top of my head:
Me and two friends crowded around a 13" color TV in a bedroom playing Castlevania. We were taking turns playing between deaths and we had finally gotten to Dracula at the end. It wasn't my turn to play but we were all so excited. But why wouldn't he die? What was going on? I randomly, desperately, said "hit him in the head!" It came off! We beat the game! We were all so giddy for a brief moment until he transformed and WTFPWND us. We were yelling so much my friends mom ran into his bedroom thinking we were fighting or hurt. Worse!