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Modern Video Games / Re: Wii U launch titles

« on: December 18, 2012, 11:13:12 pm »

I know, I'm late to the party. But I made it 

I really want a Wii U, I just really don't want to pay $350 for one (and I sure as hell am not gonna be satisfied with that meager 8 GB hard-drive on the $300 model).

By this time next year, I bet the price will have dropped $50, if not $100. I'll wait until that happens then pick one up.

Some of the games that I'm looking forward to (which will be old by then, lol):

-Batman: Arkham City: Armored Edition - Big comic book fan here, and I loved Arkham Asylum on 360. Still haven't played Arkham City, so this "enhanced" version seems like it would be the best way to experience it. As long as the basic gameplay and look of Arkham Asylum was kept around for this one, then I'm sure I'll love it.

-New Super Mario Bros. U - This is probably the one I'm looking forward to the most, love me some old-school Mario action.

-Rayman: Legends - Rayman: Origins was just plain fun. I had blast playing through that beautiful 2-D game. It was that same feeling I'd get as a kid stomping Goombas in the old Mario games or blasting through Green Hills Zone of Sonic the Hedgehog. So I'm eagerly looking forward to playing this one. I did get to play a level at the Best Buy set-up, and it was quite fun.

-Scribblenauts Unlimited - I freaking adore Super Scribbleanuts (haven't played the original, yet). The creativity and interaction the game is amazing and I could spend hours just messing around with the item creation system. And this one sounds like a major upgrade from Super Scribblenauts.

-Zombie U - Definitely the most interesting looking one for me. I've always been a big zombie-movie fan (George Romero is the man!), and as such have always wondered how I'd fare in the zombie apocalypse. This sounds like the best attempt at this in gaming, yet.

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Modern Video Games / Re: We are now at the beginning of the 8th generation of gaming!

« on: December 18, 2012, 11:03:28 pm »

Maybe not in the 8th, but the leap in social gaming from the 6th to 7th generation made a large distinction between the two generations, and then later in it the popularity of motion-controls made an even bigger distinction. I think it's still a little too early to tell anything yet about the 8th genertaion. We just have to sit back and watch for a little bit to see what happens.

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Modern Video Games / Re: "Wii Mini":

« on: December 18, 2012, 11:01:14 pm »

It's great for the gamer that can't afford the latest and greatest consoles but still want to game. This is the exact market they're going for with the Wii Mini, I'd imagine. It worked well for many years with the Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and PS1. They all got late-life models released for a cheaper price-point, it made those companies money, and it allowed the less-fortunate gamers to get a more modern console.

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Modern Video Games / Re: Megaman X Street Fighter?

« on: December 18, 2012, 10:56:35 pm »

Wait, wait. Capcom gives us all a fantastic tribute game for the fans with amazing chip-tune remakes of fantastic SFII songs, spot on controls, and all the charm and love from the 8-bit era...and you guys are bitching about it?! Really? IT'S FREE!!! And it's still good. Who cares if it was made by fan as long as it's good.

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General / Re: You know how I know we have a very narrow type of gamer here?

« on: December 18, 2012, 10:46:27 pm »

I don't own like any field or court sports games. However I do own a bunch of wrestling and skateboarding games. I've been a pro-wrestling fan for many years so they're obviously gonna appeal to me, and Tony Hawk games are just plain fun even if you aren't into skateboarding. And who can forget the awesomeness of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out on NES?

But yeah; NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, etc. games are pretty much worthless to me as I'm not a sports fan at all.

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General / Re: How did you choose between PS2 and Xbox (or PS3 and 360)?

« on: December 18, 2012, 10:41:26 pm »

I had a Dreamcast and a PS1 before those systems came out. For the first year (give or take a little) I was more than content with my PS1/Dreamcast combo especially since there were still PS1 games coming out. What finally convinced me was seeing Morrowind and to a lesser extent Halo: Combat Evolved on XBox.  I just had to have Morrowind. The game looked so immersive, large, and explorable. And it was one those games that you couldn't just play at a friends house because it was so consuming. Needless to say, I went with the XBox. Plus the hard-drive was a big point for me. I actually used it as a personal jukebox in my bedroom. Great move on my part because I love action-RPGs and Xbox was chockfull of them, plus it had the best versions of multiplatform games that generation. And at the time, I definitely didn't want a Gamecube because the N64 left a sour taste in my mouth.

Now I own all the mainsteam systems from that generation: Dreamcast, PS2, XBox, Gamecube, GBA, & Neo Geo Pocket Color. And every one of them are fantastic systems with unique libraries that are more than worth owning, especially considering the low price that they go for now.

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Off Topic / Re: Windows 8

« on: December 18, 2012, 10:16:21 pm »

It's made for touchscreens, which makes it awful for PC users. Luckily, the old Desktop is still available which is what I use most of the time instead of the "panels" interface.

I really, REALLY hate the incompatibility of a lot of programs. I can no longer play my copy of Neverwinter Nights which just breaks my heart. Luckily it's available from GoG.com for cheap.

Worst of all is Internet Explorer constantly crashing which drives me insane, especially when playing YouTube or Last.FM. I know, I know, everyone wants to scream, "USE FIREFOX!" Well, I don't like to share a browser with my wife because then I don't have to remember passwords or sign-in names because IE remembers them for me. But now I have to because the constant crashing is unnerving.

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Off Topic / Re: Gamer Metalheads

« on: December 18, 2012, 10:08:50 pm »

Hell yeah! Right here. Metal-head for life.

Been listening to metal since I was about 11 years old, and I'm gonna be 30 in 2013.

I started off in the early 90s (I know, bad time for metal) listening to Metallica, Megadeth (my favorite band), Guns 'N Roses, and Alice in Chains. I was also into the Grunge scene at the time, which is supposed to taboo for metal fans but whatever;  stuff like Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins, etc.

From there I moved on to "Nu-Metal", as that was the fad then. Stuff like Sevendust, Disturbed, Mudvayne, Coal Chamber, etc.

Nowadays, I'm really into Melodic Death Metal and Power Metal. And, as uncool as it may be, I'm really getting into the 80s hair metal scene. But I listen to pretty much any metal outside of rap-metal hybrid stuff and straight death metal (never could get past the guttural vocals).

A long list of many bands I enjoy:

-3 Inches of Blood
-AC/DC
-A.F.I.
-Amon Amarth
-Amorphis
-Blind Guardian
-Children of Bodom
-Cinderella
-Dark Tranquility
-Demons & Wizards
-Disturbed
-Evenesance
-Fear Factory
-Five Finger Death Punch
-Guns 'N Roses
-Iced Earth
-In Flames
-In This Moment
-Insomnium
-Iron Maiden
-Journey (yep, Journey. What's it to ya?)
-KISS
-Lordi
-Megadeth
-Metallica
-The Misfits (I'm like the only Misfits fan that actually prefers Michael Graves over Danzig)
-Motley Crue
-Mudvayne
-Nightwish
-Queensryche
-Ratt
-Scar Symmetry
-Scorpions
-Skid Row
-Type O' Negative

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Off Topic / Re: All I want for Christmas is...

« on: December 18, 2012, 09:58:17 pm »

A raise.

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Off Topic / Re: Recently Added to Other Collections

« on: December 18, 2012, 09:57:55 pm »

Big comic collector here.

I just finished off my Age of Apocalypse collection...and it feels great! I love that feeling of completing a set.

Last night I ordered:



And I got the 10th Anniversary of Age of Apocalypse One-Shot and Mini-Series:



So now I have the complete set:

-The Legion Quest storyline that launched Age of Apocalypse
-Age of Apocalypse: The Chosen - Preview book
-X-Men: Alpha
-All the minis: Astonishing X-Men, Amazing X-Men, Factor-X, Gambit & The X-Ternals, Generation Next, Weapon X, X-Calibur, X-Man, X-Men: Chronicles, & X-Universe.
-X-Men: Omega
-X-Men: Prime - Aftermath issue.
-Tales of Age of Apocalypse
-Tales From the Age of Apocalypse: Sinister Bloodline
-Blink #1-4
-What If #81: What if the Age of Apocalypse Had Not Ended?
-What If: X-Men: Age of Apocalypse #1
-Age of Apocalypse 10th Anniversay One-Shot (Prelude)
-Age of Apocalypse 10th Anniversary Mini-Series #1-6
-Uncanny X-Force #10-18 - Dark Angel/Age of Apocalypse Saga
-Age of Apocalypse #1 (Ongoing)

Best X-Men storyline, ever!

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Off Topic / Re: I just got depressed ...

« on: December 18, 2012, 09:56:16 pm »

If you guys can believe it, the 2nd movie was actually worse than the first one. It was a like a bad cos-play show.

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Off Topic / Re: ware do you live and where were you born

« on: December 18, 2012, 09:54:57 pm »

Redding, CA; and that answers both the questions.

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General / Re: Fancy Meeting You Here...

« on: December 18, 2012, 09:28:44 pm »

I saw the "My Collection" widget in somebody's signature on another forum. So I checked the place out.

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General / Re: Where do you buy your games?

« on: December 18, 2012, 09:26:17 pm »

1. Goodwill - You can't find better deals than at Goodwill. Cartridge games for $2-$3 a piece, PS1 & Dreamcast games for $3.99 (because they lump them in with music CDs), and PS2 & beyond for $4.99 a piece. And it doesn't matter what the title is or if it's complete or not (and disc-based games there are ALWAYS complete).

2. Video Exchange - A local used movie store in my town. They also sell a butt-load of video games used. The prices here are reflective of eBay, which is kind of disappointing. But then you don't have to pay for or wait for shipping and you get to physically browse which is always more fun.

3. eBay/Amazon - Because you can find pretty much any game between the 2 sites and once in a while you do find a good deal.

4. GameStop - I don't come to GameStop nearly as often just because I purchase a lot more retro-games than I do modern games. But when I do get modern games, it's usually at GameStop because they have pretty decent used prices.

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General / Re: This game SUCKS!

« on: December 18, 2012, 09:19:17 pm »

Conan for NES. The game is a monstrosity and is broken in every sense of the word. I'm still angry 20 years later for being pulled in by the awesome artwork and the promise of Conan-style skull crushing.

The graphics are horrible, even by NES standards. And what's sad about that, is that the game was released in 1991, the same year as the Super Nintendo, so it should have been a great looking game since the NES had showed us all it's tricks by then. The enemies spawn randomly, and when I say randomly, I mean anywhere on the screen is fair game, at any time. So you could be in the middle of jump, and and enemy will spawn in front of you, which happens pretty often actualyl, and when it happens you suddenly plummet straight downwards like a falling rock to a fiery death below. And the controls, stiff as a corpse.