Video Games

[Greg]

My roomates and I are addicted to a game called Puzzle Fighter, which is kinda like an update of Dr. Mario/Tetris with characters from Street Fighter II and Darkstalkers throwing different colored gems at each other.

It's hard to describe but holy shit is it addicting. We either play that or NBA Jam on the SNES with all manner of drinking game rules made up on the spot.

[WREKage-Paul]

Paul, Galaxian/Galaga are the SHIT! Of all the space-shooters ever, that is never ending fun. The best part is trying to kick the shit out of the highest score some turd-burglar got at Aladdin's Castle.

heh, I wasn't quite THAT good at either Galaxian or Galaga. Or Xevious, either, but that one rules, too. (There's another plug'n'play game console with THAT one, that I'll be getting soonly.)

The games I could truly kick ass at were BattleZone and a rare sit-down game called Space Tactics. Gold Mine at Cumberland Mall had one of 'em; now I've got one in the garage (it isn't quite playable).
One or two quarters, and two hours or more per game. When you're a poor high-school or college kid, that's a great way to spend a lazy, cheap-ass afternoon.

Speaking of Gold Mines....

Only mildly off-topic: What the hell ever happened to videogame arcades? Dave and Buster's and Jillian's do not count. Real, down-and-dirty, ski-ball havin', pin-ball blastin', Galaga-in-the-corner-havin', shady motherfuckers-workin', good, ole-fashioned, arcades? Where the shit did they go?

They kinda dried up when home video consoles and PC games came into their own. You can still find the occasional mini-arcade (in movie theaters, entertainment plexes, etc.) but the stand-alone arcades are all gone, AFAIK.

If I ever win the lottery, I want to buy up a whole bunch of old, classic games, refurbish them, and open a place called Arcade Game Hell..."where old video games go to die and be reborn again." I probably wouldn't charge per gameplay, just sell day-passes or something good for unlimited play.

[NeuroNomicon]

I KNOW you've played the old-school Gauntlet in four-player mode. Total fun. That arcade "hell" sounds more like heaven. The problem with Arcades tanking, is that now every videogame requires a degree from Tech, and a learning curve of 24 hours. The beauty of the coin-op was its simplicity: you go in, find something that looks cool, and commence to beat down on goblins for fun and adventure. They're pretty easy to pick up, fun to play, and almost always balls-out. It seems like every game, in order to be a success nowadays, has to play like Myst.

I think you're right - the home/PC market slaughtered the arcade. That being said, SEGA was always cutting-edge in those types of action-oriented, quick fun games, and they've been a great bit under the radar. It's a real shame, really.

Justin(our keyboard player) wants to open a theatre the screens only old classics like Rambo, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, the original Star Wars, etc, and have it as a dollar-theatre format.

[Mike]

The dudes in From Exile have a Dungeons and Dragons coin-op in their house.

[BlazeTSU]

so.........is guitar hero cool enough for me to trade in my xbox and some games to get a ps2?


i like xbox more than ps2 but i only play madden or baseball.

[ratanda]

My roomates and I are addicted to a game called Puzzle Fighter, which is kinda like an update of Dr. Mario/Tetris with characters from Street Fighter II and Darkstalkers throwing different colored gems at each other.

I should really buy that.

[Mitch]

There's not a lot of arcades in Georgia, especially around the metro area. But for some reason, there's a shitload in Alabama and other parts of the south.
I've been playing the Gamecube remake of Resident Evil. I'll probably buy Resident Evil 4 or something else this week.

[NeuroNomicon]

Blaze, buddy, do NOT sell your X-box for a PS2. X-Box is a superior console in every way shape and form. Will is correct, Guitar Hero is a blast, but it is not worth the sacrifice of something as wicked as an X-Box. Plus, if you WERE inclined to trade that bad boy in, do it for a 360 or PS3. PS3 is looking absolutely evil, even if Spiderman helped them cook up their logo...

[NeuroNomicon]

The Resident Evil series is quite righteous as well. The first one almost caused some penile leakage when that fuckin' doberman hell-hound busted through that window back in '95. Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine forever, baby.

"Blood? I...hope...this...is...not...Chris's...blood"

That, and lobbing a grenade in the Tyrant's chest and letting it simmer for a moment is more fun than a barrel of Bourbon.

[Mike]

Blaze, buddy, do NOT sell your X-box for a PS2. X-Box is a superior console in every way shape and form. Will is correct, Guitar Hero is a blast, but it is not worth the sacrifice of something as wicked as an X-Box. Plus, if you WERE inclined to trade that bad boy in, do it for a 360 or PS3. PS3 is looking absolutely evil, even if Spiderman helped them cook up their logo...

Yeah but he'd have to offer up his X-Box and the title to his car to obtain a PS3.
Fuck Sony and their root-kit, proprietary bullshit asses.

[BlazeTSU]

ok, i will take y'alls word for it than.

and mikes right, i'd have to take the thunderbus's title to titlemax to get funds for that damn 360.

[holly]

Oh hello, what is in here?


Why, it's my Nintendo DS!


I play New Super Mario & Metroid the most.
& on the 360, I play Condemned: Criminal Intent.
I would have beaten it by now, but I lost it in the living room somehow.


Favourites of all time:
The original Metroid (which is pretty much what I have, they just tidied up the graphics and made maps in the Gameboy Advance version) & the original Castlevania.

& Blaze: fuck PS3.
Save up for an Xbox 360 & a Nintendo Wi.
I'll be a very sad wifey if there isn't a Wi under my tree come holiday time.

[WREKage-Paul]

I KNOW you've played the old-school Gauntlet in four-player mode. Total fun.

That was the one with the elf, the valkyrie, etc.? "Elf shot the food!" "Welcome, valkyrie!" "Players' shots do not hurt other players....yet." And my favorite....it would basically yell "I've not SEEN such bravery!" if one player was left fighting on all alone after other players had gotten vaped, to try to rope more people into putting coins in.

Justin(our keyboard player) wants to open a theatre the screens only old classics like Rambo, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, the original Star Wars, etc, and have it as a dollar-theatre format.

If you stuck to movies with a cult following or which REALLY benefit from the big-screen format (most SF and fantasy movies), that might work. Otherwise people would shrug and say "I've got that on DVD, why spend the gas?"

[Greg]

Oh hello, what is in here?

I thought that was a birth control pill holder at first...

Dan, it used to be impossible to find Puzzle Fighter but I think they re-released it recently or something. It used to go for like $100 on ebay but you can find it there real cheap now, less than $20 or so which is where we got our copy.

Prepare to eject on life for about a week after getting it though... you'll be hooked.

[E.J. Diarrheaspray]

Oh hello, what is in here?


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