Friday OT - There’s Nerds Over There!
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Battletoads is my answer. As a kid I couldn’t get past the turbo tunnel, but I picked it up as an adult and can now beat the game with no cheats or warps. It is such a fun game and the level variety keeps it from getting boring.
The Resident Evil 2 remake is probably my favorite modern game.
The Resident Evil 2 remake is probably my favorite modern game.
Not enough love for the first 3 halo games on here.
First game I ever remember inspiring absolute awe was Zelda: Ocarina of time, only matched by Skyrim later on.
The new Baulders Gate 3 is a masterwork of a game though
First game I ever remember inspiring absolute awe was Zelda: Ocarina of time, only matched by Skyrim later on.
The new Baulders Gate 3 is a masterwork of a game though
Tough to pin down one through the years but this is the hit list of games I’ve probably played the most.
Super Mario 3
Skitchin
Conkers Bad Fur Day
Sim City 2000
Command and Conquer: Red Alert
NBA Jam TE
COD MW1
NHL 95
FIFA 94
NCAA Gamebreaker 98
Currently:
NBA2k
Forza Horizon 5
Super Mario 3
Skitchin
Conkers Bad Fur Day
Sim City 2000
Command and Conquer: Red Alert
NBA Jam TE
COD MW1
NHL 95
FIFA 94
NCAA Gamebreaker 98
Currently:
NBA2k
Forza Horizon 5
We did that at work in the late 90s. Doom and Descent.
No better feeling than hearing your coworker curse and panic in the next office after you popped off a Mega Missle at him from a dark corner.
I'll expand on this post later, but here is my personal Top 5 of all-time (I'm also a collector, and own over 3300 video games and so many consoles):
1. Super Metroid (Super Famicom)
2. P.N. 03 (GameCube)
3. Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn/Arcade)
4. Doom (every PC/Console/Machine in the Universe, but I am partial to the PSX and 32X versions. Jaguar version is awesome as well).
5. Three way tie: Phantasy Star (Master System)/Parasite Eve (PSX)/Cyberpunk 2077 (PC/Orbis/Durango/Gonzalo/Anaconda/Lockhart).
Where do I even BEGIN with Cyberpunk?! The single greatest game I have ever played. I waited 8 1/2 LONG years for it (I still remember EXACTLY where I was when it first announced on Thursday, May 26, 2012), and sweet Jesus God it was everything I had hoped for, and more.
The game literally changed my life, got me to quit smoking, drinking (for a short time. I've shared the story publicly on here about my drinking issues), and really truly made me just think about my life in general.
Have you ever had a video game change your life?
The game literally had me depressed for over a month after seeing all the endings on my first playthrough. But I was depressed "in a good way", as I kept reevaluating my life choices up to that point, and wanting to do things to make my life better (though I do still struggle with the drinking part).
This is my Shrine to Cyberpunk 2077. Well, temporary Shrine as I had to pack it all up when I replaced the carpet in my house, and have not since rebuilt it (with even MORE Merch not pictured, and more on the way):
Oh and, let me get this out of the way now, the reason I have so many versions of the game (besides the 3 Collector's Editions of course) is because roughly a year after launch, Target and Best Buy had it on sale for $10, and I bought two copies each of the "Ultimate Edition" as for the first month it was a Best Buy exclusive, and I thought it was going to have a limited print run.
I STILL haven't played Phantom Liberty. I've started it, but haven't finished it. Simply because once I beat it, there will nothing new for me to experience in the game. Every major patch added new content for me to look forward to. After Phantom Liberty, I have nothing to look forward until Orion comes out (minus print media of course with books, graphic novels, board games, etc).
I've been able to avoid spoilers extremely well since it launched in September 2023, but the things I have heard about the storyline, I don't think I am mentally prepared for what's in store.
The base game's plot had me an emotional WRECK for weeks afterwards completing my first playthrough, and I've heard it's a day at the beach compared to what happens with Phantom Liberty's storyline.
1. Super Metroid (Super Famicom)
2. P.N. 03 (GameCube)
3. Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn/Arcade)
4. Doom (every PC/Console/Machine in the Universe, but I am partial to the PSX and 32X versions. Jaguar version is awesome as well).
5. Three way tie: Phantasy Star (Master System)/Parasite Eve (PSX)/Cyberpunk 2077 (PC/Orbis/Durango/Gonzalo/Anaconda/Lockhart).
Where do I even BEGIN with Cyberpunk?! The single greatest game I have ever played. I waited 8 1/2 LONG years for it (I still remember EXACTLY where I was when it first announced on Thursday, May 26, 2012), and sweet Jesus God it was everything I had hoped for, and more.
The game literally changed my life, got me to quit smoking, drinking (for a short time. I've shared the story publicly on here about my drinking issues), and really truly made me just think about my life in general.
Have you ever had a video game change your life?
The game literally had me depressed for over a month after seeing all the endings on my first playthrough. But I was depressed "in a good way", as I kept reevaluating my life choices up to that point, and wanting to do things to make my life better (though I do still struggle with the drinking part).
This is my Shrine to Cyberpunk 2077. Well, temporary Shrine as I had to pack it all up when I replaced the carpet in my house, and have not since rebuilt it (with even MORE Merch not pictured, and more on the way):
Oh and, let me get this out of the way now, the reason I have so many versions of the game (besides the 3 Collector's Editions of course) is because roughly a year after launch, Target and Best Buy had it on sale for $10, and I bought two copies each of the "Ultimate Edition" as for the first month it was a Best Buy exclusive, and I thought it was going to have a limited print run.
I STILL haven't played Phantom Liberty. I've started it, but haven't finished it. Simply because once I beat it, there will nothing new for me to experience in the game. Every major patch added new content for me to look forward to. After Phantom Liberty, I have nothing to look forward until Orion comes out (minus print media of course with books, graphic novels, board games, etc).
I've been able to avoid spoilers extremely well since it launched in September 2023, but the things I have heard about the storyline, I don't think I am mentally prepared for what's in store.
The base game's plot had me an emotional WRECK for weeks afterwards completing my first playthrough, and I've heard it's a day at the beach compared to what happens with Phantom Liberty's storyline.
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Game Boy Color:
Pokemon RBY (the Mew Glitch is awesome)
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
PC:
Tyrian
XBox:
Wings of War
COD 2: Big Red One
MOH: Frontline
Men of Valor
NCAA Football 06
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix
Pokemon RBY (the Mew Glitch is awesome)
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
PC:
Tyrian
XBox:
Wings of War
COD 2: Big Red One
MOH: Frontline
Men of Valor
NCAA Football 06
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix
I don’t play a lot of games, so I am not great at them - but I am way better at being a blunt object than stealthy! Janny thought at one point that I would be a good partner in some of the Tom Clancy spy games, and he could not have been more wrong!
My actual favorite game, and the one at which I am the best, is Dr Mario on NES. I can play for hours on one play. It really has driven the family nuts the few times when we are at an arcade and I don’t want to leave until I am done. (I was also okay at 1942.)
