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Post by toei on Apr 18, 2019 12:42:33 GMT -5
A: Never.
Q: Have you ever sent back a postcard included in a manual where they ask you how you heard of the game, what other games you like, and so on?
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Post by Sarge on Apr 18, 2019 15:44:58 GMT -5
Heh, you're not. I think I saw the question, meant to get back to it, and let it slip. Like I do with actual games!
Favorite lesser-known game? Hmm, does Bionic Commando count? I know it was a popular NES title, but I think the GB version might even be better than the NES game. It's really, really good. The other obvious one is Gargoyle's Quest. While I have a hard time thinking of it as lesser-known since I had access to it at my aunt's as a kid, it certainly isn't one of the big-name games on the system.
As for the other question, I'm struggling to remember if I ever wrote any notes there. I might have once or twice; I'd need to dig through my manual collection to find out. In general, I didn't, however.
Perhaps a controversial question, but which console generation do you think brought the biggest technological leap? (PC tends to be ahead of the curve in this regard, so I'm not really counting it.)
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Post by anayo on Apr 21, 2019 18:20:18 GMT -5
Perhaps a controversial question, but which console generation do you think brought the biggest technological leap? (PC tends to be ahead of the curve in this regard, so I'm not really counting it.) Probably the original XBOX because it's the first time I remember online play on a home game console really taking off. As a teenager I was really jealous of XBOX owners with Halo 2 even though I already had a Gamecube and a PC. It was also the first to come with a hard drive built in. I thought that was an amazing value back in the day, since I shared my Gamecube with my Dad and brother so the files would get crowded. Last of all, the XBOX had somewhat nicer graphics than PS2 and Gamecube. The Chronicles of Riddick and Doom 3 stood out in this regard. When I first saw those you could have told me they were XBOX 360 games and I'd have believed you. In your wardrobe, what is your favorite video game themed piece of clothing?
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Post by Sarge on Apr 21, 2019 20:57:27 GMT -5
That's the generation I was personally thinking of, anyway. At least for 3D gaming, the jump from the fifth to the sixth generation was staggering, and the XBOX was certainly the one that really brought things home. And yeah, Riddick looked outstanding. Quite remarkable what they did there.
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Post by toei on Apr 22, 2019 6:02:18 GMT -5
Perhaps a controversial question, but which console generation do you think brought the biggest technological leap? (PC tends to be ahead of the curve in this regard, so I'm not really counting it.) Probably the original XBOX because it's the first time I remember online play on a home game console really taking off. As a teenager I was really jealous of XBOX owners with Halo 2 even though I already had a Gamecube and a PC. It was also the first to come with a hard drive built in. I thought that was an amazing value back in the day, since I shared my Gamecube with my Dad and brother so the files would get crowded. Last of all, the XBOX had somewhat nicer graphics than PS2 and Gamecube. The Chronicles of Riddick and Doom 3 stood out in this regard. When I first saw those you could have told me they were XBOX 360 games and I'd have believed you. In your wardrobe, what is your favorite video game themed piece of clothing? Phantasy Star Online was a big hit on the Dreamcast before that.
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Post by Ex on Apr 22, 2019 9:27:18 GMT -5
>Have you ever utilized the notation section of a game manual before?I honestly can't remember ever using this for its intended purpose. Just seemed inherently wrong to write in a manual. Have you ever sent back a postcard included in a manual where they ask you how you heard of the game, what other games you like, and so on? I can't remember exactly which games the postcards came with, but I have done this a few times. Trying to encourage certain publishers to develop stuff I cared about. Didn't seem to have any effect. Perhaps a controversial question, but which console generation do you think brought the biggest technological leap? It's when we went from 4th gen to 5th. Going from 2D being the primary means of graphics, to 3D polygons being the new norm. All those seachange paradigm shifts brought us to where we are today. Probably the original XBOX because it's the first time I remember online play on a home game console really taking off. toei 's correct that Phantasy Star Online was a big deal before Halo was. However Halo was an even bigger, more ubiquitous deal. What with having Microsoft money behind it, and being in an extremely popular genre. In your wardrobe, what is your favorite video game themed piece of clothing? I own literally nothing clothing-wise that signifies I play video games. I don't think I've ever owned a video game related piece of clothing, nor wanted one. Even when I was a kid I found video game related clothing to be cringey. But that's because my generation grew up in an era where video games were considered childish and the hobby of awkward nerds. In today's world maybe no one would think less of a 40 year old dude wearing a Mario shirt, or maybe they would.
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Do you ever see yourself stopping collecting new video games, and just capping your hobby off at a particular generation?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2019 11:22:44 GMT -5
A: I can see myself stopping collecting video games in general and someday even selling most of what I have to just settle for ROMs and digital games. I've started calling it my library instead of my collection because I like having it but I'm not really actively collecting anymore. I'm already about to stop buying physical games for the current generation because they're kind of meaningless at this point, just installers that need to be patched. The days of physical media are numbered and it's really just us old weirdos keeping the vestiges of physical copies alive since those copies often aren't even the whole game anymore. I don't see myself stopping at any generation. I think that's arbitrary because games are games. New games will always come out that interest me, even if it's only a handful. I don't see a reason to set limits on my experiences. Q: Was there ever a game you put off playing for whatever reason or had a bad first impression of that you ended up loving when you finally played it? What was it and why?
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Post by anayo on Apr 22, 2019 15:01:49 GMT -5
Probably the original XBOX because it's the first time I remember online play on a home game console really taking off. toei 's correct that Phantasy Star Online was a big deal before Halo was. However Halo was an even bigger, more ubiquitous deal. What with having Microsoft money behind it, and being in an extremely popular genre.
Overlooking that the XBOX included a broadband adapter from the get-go while the default Dreamcast only supported dial-up, I'll concede that XBOX Live was kind of like the iPod. There were other products that did the same thing but got overlooked because iPod won a popularity contest.
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Post by Ex on Apr 22, 2019 15:05:31 GMT -5
while the default Dreamcast only supported dial-up That made sense. Dial-up was the most common form of internet connectivity when the Dreamcast released (1998).
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Post by Xeogred on Apr 22, 2019 15:27:36 GMT -5
Friendly reminder: The Xbox version of PSO is apparently 100% unplayable because it required XBL to play, at all. So that's why that version goes for pennies, but don't be fooled.
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