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General / Re: Do You Bother To Try To Master Any Game/Games In Your Collection?

« on: October 14, 2018, 09:41:44 pm »

Nowadays, I don't really bother since I go to school, study a lot, work and work out.

When I was 18-20 years old, I somewhat mastered Codemasters Grid.  At some point, I was ranked 83rd in the world which is not that bad considering there were over 500 000 accounts.  Do I regret the 10 hours a day I invested racing in that game?  Not at all!  Would I do it again today?  Nope!

I see that part of my life as something I'm proud of but would not do again because I don't want to play games anymore when I don't feel like it.  I now see video games as a way to enjoy some free time and I don't want to see them as a job.

Other than that, I played a lot of Midnight Club 2 and I guess I'm not too bad at it, but nowhere near the level I attained with Grid.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Do You Own a Dreamcast? What Game Drew You In?

« on: October 13, 2018, 10:14:05 pm »

When I was young, my friends had a Dreamcast and we played every weekend.  We played Virtua Tennis, South Park Rally and Echo the Dolphin mostly.

Of course, as I grew older, I wanted to own a Dreamcast to add to my collection.  So I got a Dreamcast a few years ago, but it was not working properly.  I had to squeeze something underneath the disc compartment so that it was not completely closed for it to work... weird I know!

A few months ago, one of my friends with whom I played the Dreamcast when I was young offered me that same exact console... for free.  He was not playing anymore and wanted to get rid of it.  Of course I was interested in it.  Sadly, he did not find the games we used to play, but he offered me House of the Dead 2, Draconus Cult of the Wyrm and Sega Rally 2.  I was hyped for that last game since I'm a hardcore racing fan!

To be honest, I did not play a lot since then because college started.  However, I know it is there if I feel like plugging it in!  The fact that this is the exact same console I had a ton of fun playing with my friends when I was younger just makes it that more special!