entropicdecay

This is how I read it. Glad I'm not the only one. Echoing all the other advice. It's all up to you. Don't let people tell you that you can't do stuff (unless it's bad or illegal I guess)

There is something certainly addictive about building Zoos, Theme Parks, etc. It's a job I would not want in real life but I happily spend endless hours figuring out where the flamingo pens and drink stands go. I feel like Earthbound passed so many of us by when it came out. I know all I cared about in 199X was Mario, Mario, Mario. Not to mention marketing of the game was absolutely abysmal in the US. Many people I know were first exposed to Earthbound via Smash Bros. Even in 2003 I was pretty ignorant of the ridiculous cult following it had.

If I had the free time to invest into Minecraft I bet I'd have a blast. Unfortunately I played it right after I saw my friends' fantastic things, like a castle with a minecart system and a gigantic lava dick and all I wanted was an insta-castle

...but ended up liking them anyway. Maybe you went in with high expectations, or maybe you thought they were overhyped. Whatever the reason, let's share here. Kung Fu Rider This is widely regarded as one of the worst games for the PSMove system. It launched at $40 and over MAGFest I picked it up for $9.99, figuring I'd find some way to find ten bucks' worth of entertainment in the game. And oh my god. For $10 I had the most fun I've ever had with the Move system. Maybe I just can't get past the novelty of riding an office chair/a wheeled drum/a baby walker through the Hong Kong streets. The control is a little squiggly at times (we had issues getting dash to work) but wow, I haven't had this much fun with a game that relied so heavily on motion controls. And for those of you who know me, this one may come as a complete and total surprise. You see, I wasn't always the ridiculous Earthbound nut I am nowadays. You see, I was always curious about that little guy called Ness in the Smash Bros series. So I hopped on ebay in July 2003 and found a copy of EB that came with the guide. My mom bid on the auction for me and I paid her a whopping $7 for the whole thing. The game arrived and I excitedly plugged it into my SNES. The title screen didn't leave me impressed. How low-res! How amateur! But I was determined to see what made this RPG so special. I distinctly remember thinking "maybe it's trying too hard..." but something drew me in. The music was quirky and I had fun naming my characters. Before long I'd forgotten about the graphics and engrossed myself in the goofy story. Definitely wasn't expecting the serious twists and I loved collecting the melodies in my sanctuaries. It made me think about my own childhood. In the matter of an afternoon I went from being doubtful to being enamored. And here I am today, with every US/Japan release of Mother (with the exception of Mother 1+2), Earthbound tattoos all over my arm...

One of my friends perfected a no-death run for that game. I saw him do it with my own eyes. I could not believe it.

Running through Mother as fast as humanly possible. I don't even remember what level I was at but god damn, that game was hard. I wanted to see the ending before I went on a trip. Beat it back in 2005 and haven't done it since. I'd love to see someone do a low-level run of that game.

IVe just returned to the forums after a long absence but I followed this album through Facebook. I was so excited that in the days leading up to December 21 I would leave the countdown in an open browser window. The couples mask remix brought tears to my eyes. You captured the feeling of Majora's Mask perfectly.

Nothing like waking up to seeing brushfire wearing nothing but a speedo pushing ashamee into the room!

Last Breath: Normand Corbeil i like suffering

How could I forget M3 and SH2?! Christ, I marathoned Mother 3 after christmas dinner, late into the night, much like I did with Earthbound. Mother also made me cry (big surprise). I really think EB made me the person I am today :J. I joined the Cult of Earthbound at 12 and never looked back. SH2, first playthrough. In Water ending. Marathoned Christmas 2004. Oh god why. I also submit Shattered Memories. Nice retelling of the SH story. I had to put it down for a while when my playthrough started echoing my life way too much. Rounding out a good story I'd like to put forth The Dark Eye. A little known CD ROM game from 1995 published by the now-defunct inscape and featuring music composed by Thomas Dolby and his band Headspace alongside three Poe stories, its art propels the narrative. Along with the Poe stories it features an original story. The skill with which they are interwoven is crafty.

Earthbound: I never played something that presented itself as so young with so much SRS BZNS behind it.

Weren't they stealing midis?

This. This is one of THREE games ever to make me motion sick. One is After Burner on NES which is horrible but I collect shitty games/tengen carts. Two was half-life but only because I decided to set head bob to "extreme" just because I could. Fuck you, Gears of War. Fuck you. Played Dead Rising. Between everything being impossible on an SDTV (money has to go other places before a TV) and the fucking handyman, my save corrupted. Three times. That fucking opening cutscene. THREE TIMES. Pulled Dead Rising out, took it down, traded it in and bought Patapon. Never caught all 150 pokemon though Legitimate no savestate no hacking playthrough of Mother. Oh holy jesus what was I thinking!? This game is fucking hard, what did I want to prove?!

Kenji Eno -- Sketch #1 (D2) Crazy, crazy man. Beautiful music.

I can't wait for those game downloads to start. My Friend Code is... 1762-2831-9791

What kind of malfunction is it? btw nice sig luke.

Summers: http://youtu.be/FidFQjZJlUM Name alone says it all. I can actually put this one on to relax in the sun. Ukulele de Chocobo: http://youtu.be/K7J-xUx5jO4 I can't listen to this and not thing of running off to the beach for a weekend.

yesssssssssssssss

THIS. ...three fucking times. I really wanted to like Dead Rising, I really did. It sounded like such an awesome premise. Too bad it's fucked from the beginning. Moving with all the finesse of a forklift, braindead survivors who get hung up on environmental objects, and that god-damned save-corrupting glitch. and that infernal cutscene I had to watch after my save got devoured. Third time it happened I took it out of my xbox, drove to gamecrazy, and traded in for patapon. That was a much better decision. Comedy option: playing the x-men genesis game on an emulator. You'll get up to the end and unless you have the option for a "soft" reset, you're fucked now buddy!

I didn't think it was super but it certainly wasn't as bad as everyone made it out to seem. Magneto was fuckin' rad though.

Fluffy Bluff Galaxy - Mahito Yokota

CHRONKO TRIGGA- oh wait, wrong game. I never hesitated to pay for my Mother OSTs, especially the 2004 rereleases of the vocals and Mother 2. Mother 3+ came with a Mr. Saturn DS strap.

Treesleeper - Thanks So Much <3

Yoshi's island lullaby - McVaffe