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Elex Synn

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  1. how the hell did you beat those old games on the NES

    those games are so hard

    battletoads is impossible without save states

    the first zelda is impossible without a guide (the 2nd quest at least)

    i can't imagine kids not GIVING UP for several of these games

    HOW DID YOU DO IT

    Mostly with help from my friends, and using the candles/bombs on EVERY possible tree and walling until I found everything in every screen (As far as the original Zelda goes). Zelda 2 I never got very far in. Even when playing it now and days I find the game is still a GAWD DAMN BASTARD. :puppyeyes:

    Though in all seriousness if I got stuck in a game I returned to it later after playing something else for a while.

    Edit: Actually, I was wondering if anyone here was able to beat Strider back in the day? I couldn't get anywhere with that mess.

  2. Man a core piece of the Saturn experience this game was. I can't contribute musically, but I'll definitely be cheering this project on.

    When I listen to "Dreams Dreams" I find myself wondering if Pixietricks (correct?) has thought about doing the female vocals.

  3. This always, always happens with public figures because even a time of relative obscurity and quiet can be ignored but the second a person dies, the media is all over it. It's a bit different with a close friend / family member because you have a direct relationship with them and you can keep in touch with them / respect them, etc. With a public figure that is hardly possible.

    And the thing with older celebrities (i.e. the ones that passed away this past week) it's not like many people gave 2 shits about any of them days earlier, but in their deaths we're reminded of the things that they offered us while they were alive, in some cases many years ago. For the record, remember that MJ sold out 50 concerts in London that were going to begin in two weeks, so he was hardly forgotten anyway. But inevitably, some people choose not to continue long term entertainment careers or go into retirement. That doesn't mean that you forget their past accomplishments or the way that they made you feel when you were a fan watching their singing / dancing / acting / shows.

    No matter how long it has been since someone produced good work, whether it be Heath Ledger before the release of his landmark performance or MJ many years past the best ones of his - an artist's death reminds you not only of the (generally) great things they've done, but unfortunately how you will never get to see them do it again. For fans of art and performance, that makes the tragedy all the more poignant.

    Me and my girl friend were talking about this exact matter the other day, about celebrity deaths compared to family/friend deaths or just people in your daily papers obituary.

    In the end I realize I was a little sadden over the thought of MJ passing. He was a big part of my chilhood being a kid of the 80s, even if I lost interest once the Singapore incident happen.

  4. Since when is mountain dew an energy drink? Its fucking mountain dew with a different flavor added to it. Now if they had MDX, which is a shitty lower level mountain dew energy drink style thing, then that could be considered that. But anyway, the Halo mountain dew tasted like ass, so I don't see them doing much with this.

    I find Mountain Dew to be a good way to clean out my colon. Way too much sugar for me.

    If you want energy, go drink a sobe adrenaline rush. They be tasty.

    As far as the question on why pepsi and Blizzard would do this is as someone already mentioned, Mountain Dew and WoW are basically synonymous with computer gaming culture... At least from my observations.

  5. I play 4th edition DnD as well as 3 to 3.5 back when. It feels like all the classes got a retribution pally upgrade.

    The campiagn settings as always are what really dictate your experience, however, I do like how they simplified the combat system. Allows more focus on role playing and not roll playing (yes yes, cliche, bite me :tomatoface:)

  6. :sleepdepriv: <- Me after most nights I get into my Sim city binge. I also love Sim City 4 w/ the rush hour expansion. Bought them several months back. Right now I'm making a bunch of smaller cities surrounding the very large city plot for when I really try to make a mega metropolus. :<

    As far as updates go, the only offical ones I'm aware of is the one from the EA/Maxis (whichever) site. The update however is a few years old I believe but I reccomend you picking it up.

  7. Valve also let us download it for free and play for about a day and a half. There's about 4 hours left on the timer right now, though.

    Me and my friends picked up the PC version from Best Buy for $10 a piece or so a month ago.

  8. Sorry for the double, but i must say the image this statement brought to mind is frikkin hilarious!!!

    You know what a friend of mine showed me a video of some guys who actually did this if I remember right. They set up some Guitar Hero guitars to actually play notes like a guitar, or something close to this. I'll have to ask him for the link to show ya. :<

  9. Artesu, I think you and I may be the only people on the planet that hate Halo.

    I always felt that franchise was over rated. I never got what the big deal was.

    As for the initial thread's post, different strokes for different folks.

    @TABLES: I lol every time I see that animated signature of yours. Reminds me of the old Road Rash 2 animations at the end of the races. :<

  10. Ah game boy... My traveling weapon of choice as a child...

    Final Fantasy Legend.

    Final Fantasy Legend II...

    Final Fanatasy Legend III... (Time travel before Chrono Trigger, yo!)

    My gateway into the magical land of RPG's. How I miss thee... :puppyeyes:

    The entertainment brick was also great as a suprise attack weapon

  11. I noticed someone mentioned the re release of the original Final Fantasies on the DS. I have FF2 and IMO is fairly boring.

    I've always been a fan of the shining force series, Chrono Trigger is always a classic but I don't think I could stomach playing it ever again (I played it 10 ways from Sunday when it first came out on the SNES)

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