Mr Azar Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 What game/system was it, when was this, how many onlookers were there, and why did your playing attract so many people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Less Ashamed Of Self Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Ooh, I thought I didn't have a solid answer for this but I do. It was either: Super Mario Bros 2 on NES, when I was about 6 years old, about 20 people, and because it was a special pay-to-play attraction in one of the portables in my school that day. OR DDR 7th mix in arcade, when I was about 18, about 20 people, and during the solo portion of a small DDR competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Azar Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 I suspect DDR will be a common reply . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehDonut Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 DDR/Pump it up, or guitar hero. mine is guitar hero at a Dave and Buster's. Like around 10-12 people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 400-500 people, Guitar Hero. then again, it was a school assembly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flare4War Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 A school assembly/party my junior year of high school. The game was Super Smash Bros. Melee. My brother and I challenged any other two people there to a two on two match and we showed off a massive 10lb bag of assorted candy that would go to anyone who could win us. 3 lives stock, 2:30 time limit, no items, best of 3 matches. I wouldn't really have a way of knowing how many people gathered to watch the mayhem but it was a lot. We didn't ever lose. Hearts were broken and tears were shed. Good thing I didn't go to high school in a big city or I'm sure I'd have gotten crushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarZander Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Mega man 2 for NES. It was at a smaller event, but everyone else went to eat at first, but I was going to eat later, so I sat down by one of the game consoles and started playing Mega man 2, to see if I could still beat it fast. After a while, people draw nearer and ate while watching me play, and ended up being maybe 20 people watching me beat it in about 45 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Azar Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, shortly after it's release. Everyone watching was pretty much in awe at the awesome (at the time) graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flare4War Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Oh oops, you said single player.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Azar Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 Oh oops, you said single player.. I'd prefer that, but your story is still a great read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vagrance Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Geometry Wars + giant TV + Drum and Bass music + a bunch of high people at a party = COMPLETE ATTENTION Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loomcore Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I've used LSDJ and ProteinDS in gigs before, does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmuh Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 i was at an arcade once and there were like 50 people that stopped and watched me because ive got a song on ddr memorized and do it without looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drop Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Somewhere around 30 people watched me botch a round of DDRMAX2 at a Gamer Symphony Orchestra "Deathmatch for Charity" event. I think that was the most I've gotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpretzel Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 FIVE WHOLE PEOPLE, playing Space Harrier, sit-down version. At a bowling alley. Back in the early 90's. Two-player: Street Fighter Alpha, high school band trip, Canada. Trumpet players tend to have huge egos, but I repped low brass and shut everyone out - not that any of us were half-decent. Had a crowd of 15 or so. I think the key word here is "attracted" - to me, that rules out getting up on stage, etc., in that it has to be organic & create its own audience, not involve an existing one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Mmh, my brother, when I played Mario Galaxy? Srsly, I don't remember when and if I played with a lot of people around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 One word: Drumscape. Technically, it was in an arcade and had a video screen, so I'm counting it as a video game. Ocean City, Maryland, and I was so terrible that 30-40 people crowded around the booth just to see the kid who couldn't keep a beat. Oh, and that time where I beat Starfighter and successfully defended The Frontier from Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada... Please say someone gets the reference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 halo 2, in the campus center at school. we played a continuous match for six hours, three people total (third seat was rotated, the other two stayed the whole time). i finished with over a thousand kills, close to three thousand points. br start, random secondary weapon, no weapons on map, bonus points on, no score or time limit. got about sixty people in a group, closer to two hundred over the course of the game. we had to stop when they did last call for meals, though - we were hungry after all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 halo 2, in the campus center at school. we played a continuous match for six hours, three people total (third seat was rotated, the other two stayed the whole time). i finished with over a thousand kills, close to three thousand points. br start, random secondary weapon, no weapons on map, bonus points on, no score or time limit.got about sixty people in a group, closer to two hundred over the course of the game. we had to stop when they did last call for meals, though - we were hungry after all that. I think the OP said single player I think I've probably gotten at most 1-3 little kids to watch me when I play demo games at game stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I thick I had six people at my house when I first bought Final Fantasy III. (6j) I was the first person in my school to buy it so all of the RPG nuts wanted to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpable Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 DDR is pretty awesome for this, it inherently interests onlookers (moreso back in the early 2000's when it was newer). I'm alright at the game, but I remember having 25 people or so watch and cheer at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC2151 Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Well, I was playing Megaman 3 on VNES.com, and a crowd of about 6-8 people I knew sat around the computer and cheered me on. It felt pretty good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonAvenger Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Didn't really attract them, but playing Soul Blazer at TEP with the OCR crew watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpretzel Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Oh, and that time where I beat Starfighter and successfully defended The Frontier from Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada..e I want a Zur scepter so at con panels Lord Kril can say: "It takes more than a scepter to rule... even on OverClocked ReMix!"... then I can press a button and this badass spike will come out of the top of the scepter and everyone will shut it. Yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeAuto Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Oh, and that time where I beat Starfighter and successfully defended The Frontier from Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada... Welcome to Rylos, my boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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