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    Questions for OLDER GAMERS

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    For some odd reason that picture scared the hell out of me when I first saw it.

    I can beat the level with or without Yoshi, and when I have him I don't need to sacrifice him. Well, I did the first time 'cuz I was scared.

    My excuse: "bitch wouldn't let me shoot my damn fireballs!" No, that's probably untrue. "Uh, he was too damned heavy!" Naw, not really. "Fucker can't eat Bonzai Bill! There we go.

    I am sad to admit that it took me a few tries before I realized Yoshi could be used to make it ridiculously easy. Trying to do it without killing green bro was frustrating. XD

    Questions for OLDER GAMERS

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    I don't understand how people think Zelda 2 is difficult.

    It's my favorite Zelda game, and I've been playing it since the day it came out.

    To this day, I can sit down and beat it like it's nothing, and still find an extreme amount of fun in doing so.

    The only thing that's "hard" is the final temple.

    Agreed wholeheartedly!

    Questions for OLDER GAMERS

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    I remember leaving my Sega Genesis on and unhooking the AV cables from the TV, so that my family could still watch TV even though I didn't turn off Sonic.

    Man...you remember when Sonic was good? THOSE WERE THE DAYS.

    Hell yeah I remember. I remember when Sonic and Mario really were console rivals neck and neck.

    Questions for OLDER GAMERS

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    You burned through a lot of TVs, didn't you?

    No. I left the Nintendo on. Since it was paused, I left the TV off. ..Why would I leave the TV on? That has nothing to do with my gaming progress. I can't think of a single time in my life a TV has actually failed on me.

    Questions for OLDER GAMERS

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    the difference is that we all have jobs now and no longer have entire days to devote to learning how to beat a game

    an easier game that is still enjoyable is a nice diversion every now and then

    ...No offense, but that doesn't sound like the difference at all... Even with a job I seem to recall leaving the Nintendo on all day while I ran to school so I didn't lose my progress when I got back home and could get right back into it. You think I'd stop doing the equivalent just cause I have to go to work? And what does that have to do with the new generation of gamers/games?

    Questions for OLDER GAMERS

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    Just had a strange thought: maybe nowadays, kid aren't as well prepared to accept failure as the now-oldest of us were.

    With old games, you knew you were in for some randomness and unfair deaths, leading to lots of game over screens, disapointment and frustration.

    But that frustration forged a spirit, and it made us pick the pad to try once more... times and again.

    I wonder if the casual turn that the gaming industry has taken recently isn't there to respond to that lack of spirit in a way...

    Actually it's fun when you think about the fact that today, some people manage to beat those game in between 5min to an hour and a half.

    Imagine how a concept like speedruning would have ruined it all back then.

    But I do enjoy speedruning some oldies occasionally like the Megaman serie, or Metroid/Castlevania.

    Which lead me to another amazing thing old games has brought us: memory.

    The amount of info we had to process and re-use later on in order to advance was tremendous.

    To this day, I still remember useless things, like where the powerup are located in some game.

    Or how to solve puzzles and get out of a particular maze in some other.

    Whereas nowdays, if you're blocked, just head over to Game FAQ and you're pretty much done.

    Which is a bit saddening in a way...

    I think some people just got the wrong idea growing up. We're a different generation you know? It seems like a 'lot' of stuff we grew up with that conditioned us/toughened us up, have all been watered down for the current generation for fear of actually challenging them or upsetting them. With issues like Columbine and people lobbying against time-consuming games or potentially dangerous activities that still offered a lot of growth and character, the industries seem to have tried to meet these half-way on nearly all fronts, from quality of reading to videogames and movies. Of course, I could just be biased, but I don't think it seems like kids get the same enriching 'childhood' we did.

    Questions for OLDER GAMERS

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    This is gonna sound strange.

    Anyone else ever feel "weighed down" by 3D? Like sometimes it's too much?

    ...Sort of. There are a lot of new versions of old games out there that have gone to 3d or tried to hype up their graphics. The sacrifices made in the name of graphics or easy mode gaming have been increasingly dismaying. I think that's why I like my DS so much compared to my Wii. Wii is great, but DS offers games that at least have a 'trace' of old feel to them, and they let you play some gameboy games too. Not as good as the old Nintendo/Super Nintendo, but getting closer.

    Sam Raimi: Warcraft

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    Plus those who haven't played the game but like the movie will be inclined to check out the game. And I can totally see Blizzard adding movie-related content to the game around release time.

    Yeah, that's a Blizz thing to do. It's all about that cash and then some. Not that I really blame them, particularly not 'now.'

    Sam Raimi: Warcraft

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    So...what you're saying is...you're not really familiar with the storyline at all.

    Sounds like it.

    I think this could turn out to either be an amazing movie, or absolutely craptastic. But regardless of whether it turns out to be gold or trash, it will make a ridiculous amount of money based off the sheer number of people that play the game and go see it anyway.

    Sonic Games

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    I played sonic all the time on my genesis. I stopped playing after Sonic 3d came out. That game was awful. Just terrible. Then after that, they gave sonic a voice, and that just made things worse. He sounds so stupid.

    I just wish they would go back to the 2d sonic. I would buy that.

    Seconded. I loved the original Sonic games, but once he went 3d everything following has been a bitter disappointment with minor ups occasionally followed by horrid downers.

    What to Buy: PS3 or Wii?

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    I just wanted to note that I absolutely love my Wii to death. PS3 seems like it's got all the power and features I could possibly really want from a normal system, but I have yet to honestly be disappointed by a Wii game... but on the same note, I'm generally somewhat picky about what games to buy. Of course, I would be with PS3 too.

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