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General / The most difficult game you ever beat?

« on: April 20, 2015, 10:44:11 am »

Growing up I only knew a few people "in the wild" that were somehow really talented at video games, I can probably count them on one hand, but it's way different on the internet.  Of course there are many different genres which I assume correspond to different personality types/interests, but what do you consider the hardest or most challenging game you ever finished?  Mine would probably be Blazing Lazers or Splatterhouse. 

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General / Video Games Featuring Robin Williams

« on: August 12, 2014, 01:38:21 pm »

With the death of Robin Williams, I'm wondering how many video games he's been portrayed in besides Toys?  There have to be more than that!

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Classic Video Games / Retro Games that Modern Kids Like to Play

« on: August 01, 2014, 11:32:48 am »

Sadly, I'm just waking up to the reality that kids these days don't enjoy retro games as much as I do.  This could have to do with my son being 6, and lacking the dexterity to play most of my old games, but if you've seen your kids eyes glaze over 5 seconds into something like "Super Mario Land", you know what I'm talking about.  My question is, for those with kids or young siblings/cousins, what retro games do they tend to like to play? 

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General / Conflicted about collecting?

« on: June 29, 2014, 12:15:59 am »

I know that posting a thread like this on a collector forum might seem stupid to some, but some of you must have some conflicted feelings about this hobby, and most of the people here seem to be more mature than on other forums I've tried and might relate to the question.  From time to time I get the idea that my mind would be much less preoccupied with games if I just stopped collecting.  Of course I always write those feelings off as impulsive ways to make a positive change in my life.  As a video editor, I could sell all or many of my games and buy some really nice equipment to use to better myself in my career & as an artist.  Being a creative person, I get a lot of satisfaction from the work I produce, whereas many collectors don't have this and simply won't understand where I'm coming from.  I could spend more time learning software and creating things myself rather than tracking down old games or obsessively looking for underpriced buy it nows on ebay.  I could also use the money I get to improve my family's home, etc.  Maybe moderation is the answer as always, sell half of the collection and buy things to support my new theory and see how it goes. 

Collecting video games is something I've done since I was 12, so I've been doing this for 24 years, which is another thing that makes this hobby difficult to get out of.  I'm just interested if anyone else has had an experience like this and what they did about it.  Thanks!

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Modern Video Games / Ratings on the 3DS Shop

« on: June 14, 2014, 10:51:39 pm »

So, I'm looking to buy some games from the Nintendo 3DS eshop, and I notice that out of 100 available titles, only 2 are rated below 4 stars, and none are rated 3 stars or below.  What's the deal?  I know there are some stinkers on there.

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Site Feedback / Title format rules?

« on: May 16, 2014, 10:00:10 am »

I'm new, my name is Tom.  I had many items that weren't in the database, and when you go to add one, there is something that says the title must adhere to the formatting rules (or something like that).  My problem was that it wasn't readily apparent to me where to find the guidelines for this.  Thanks!