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 On 04/08/2013 at 03:29 PM by Super Step See More From This User » |
Well, yesterday involved more moving; luckily this time it was just a dresser, so it didn't take long; unfortunately, my brother lives very close to both Cowboys Stadium and Rangers Ballpark, so traffic was terrible and roads were blocked off, making getting to where he lives a lot more frustrating than it had to be if we had known about certain side and/or back roads earlier.At least I'm pretty sure that's the last of it all, so no more moving.Thanks Wonder Woman, wherever you are.
No wheels today, as dad needed to borrow them for work; been looking up used cars and such for him, hopefully we get it figured out this week, then work calls me next week. That'd be perfect. Well, more or less ideal, anyway. To be honest, I'd rather work call this week and every week after, and I get tons of jobs from what I've applied to online, but in the middle of figuring out who needs who's car at what date and time, and the fact he's a delivery driver that goes to multiple locations ... I'd be lying if I didn't say my looking up cars for him wasn't also a selfish measure. I could borrow mom's car, but don't want her staying at school too much later than usual, and that would mean if I was at work, I'd be thirty to fourty minutes to hell, an hour or so out, depending on when I got off.
But hey, I saw an armadillo on my second walk yesterday. Actually went six miles instead of three that way, and I tried to take a picture of the armadillo, but it figured out I was big, strange, and rather close before I remembered there was a zoom feature on my camera phone, so it scurried away before I could make it any more than a black dot amidst the grainy, yellow light of the street lamps at night. It was a cute little thing too, nibbling away at some grass or whatever it was; I haven't seen one in years, even though I live in Texas.
My Favorites in Gaming
Since a lot of people told me their favorite system was SNES last blog I posted, and a lot asked what some of my favorites/systems were in the blog before that, I figured I'd post a blog about my gaming favorites, starting with
System- Gamecube
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My favorite system of all time is the Gamecube, as I told smartcelt, because it was the first system I bought at least mostly myself when I was eleven with gas mowing money. Also, because I knew I'd have to pay for it myself, I got really into the console wars, reading every EGM and Nintendo Power about the thing I could, and hyping it up to anyone who would listen along with some friends, though I was the most vocal one, cause well... it was the cheapest system, so I wanted to keep my costs low, and I was a Nintendo fanboy anyway. In a way, this thing further served to pigeonhole my place on the lower half of the social totem pole, but I didn't care because fucking look at that water in Wave Race: Blue Storm
Look at that shit!
Of course, my first game for it was actually Luigi's Mansion, which may have been the part that was a Christmas gift as opposed to what I paid for myself, but I would subsequently buy all my own games for this system and my DS, minus Christmas presents. I don't know that I'd say this is when I first got into gaming, as I did love my N64, and I also enjoyed playing on my older brother's systems (NES, SNES, PSX, PS2), it's just that I remember when it was XBOX vs. Gamecube I had a lot of nerd rage in favor of Gamecube, and have the clearest and most distinct memories playing the system. Overall, I'd have to say PS2 had a bigger and better library, and in retrospect, XBOX was a damn good system, but I just had so much fun playing Gamecube, was really invested in it, and loved finding surprises like Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem on the system. Metroid Prime turned out to be not half bad, either.
I genuinely did want the thing over the other consoles, too. It wasn't just the money factor, that control, perfectly described by an EGM writer as the result of robot vomit fit my small, eleven year old hands perfectly, and just felt good to play on; I loved how small the thing was, that it could easily be carried, and later on that it could link to GBA (mostly useless) and play GBA games on the TV screen with the Gameboy Player add-on (awesome).
It was the first and last console I bought, and the one that brings back the gaming nostalgia the hardest outside the N64.
Game - Elite Beat Agents
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If I went purely on nostalgia, I'd go with Star Fox 64, as that was the first game that was truly mine on the first system that was truly mine, N64. No, I didn't pay for that one, but Santa clearly gifted the system and game to me.
Going purely on how much fun I've had playing a game, though? Have to go with EBA, as I could never put it down, got all S ranks on all stages and all difficulties, loved its wacky storylines, animation and great mix of popular music. It was addictive without feeling like an addiction; I never caught myself needing to grind through it like some addicting games, only wanting to, cause it was that fun.
Of course, until you figure out which rythm some of the songs want you to go off, which is not always what you think, even on easy mode, the last few stages can be a real challenge, and I don't think I'll ever be able to beat "Jumpin' Jack Flash" with the cheerleaders again, considering how unforgiving it can be. But while that was initially frustrating, the challenge was solid and mostly followed a logical curve of next stage = harder.
I know it seems like an off-beat, random title to have as a number one, but I just don't know if I've had more fun with a game. Maybe Super Mario Sunshine, but I only ever rented that game. This one I know, nostalgia goggles or not, is the most fun I can remember having in video game form.
Favorite Character - Sly Cooper
Finally, yes, despite my clear Nintendo fanboyism evidenced by my gaming collection, as I told Chunopo, my favorite character is one that got his start on the Playstation 2.
He's just got such a cool attitude. He's a lot like the animated Robin Hood fox, if Robin Hood had a long line of Japanese ancestors that taught him how to go kung fu on your ass with a cane.
I don't feel any further explanation is needed.
What are some of your gaming favorites?
Awesome! I love learning of other gamer's preferences and favorites!
My favorite system was probably the SNES because it simply has so much nostalgic value to me. My favorite games are Dark Souls and Legend of Legaia, and if you haven't play Legaia yet and you're an RPG fan, then I'd HIGHLY recommend it! And my favorite character would be..
Hmm.. I honestly don't know.. I'll get back to you on this at some point
SNES has a lot of nostalgic value for me as well, I can definitely understand why it's so many people's favorites.
I am not an RPG fan, so I don't know that I'd like Legaia. Thanks for the recommendation, though! Sounds like a cool, obscure game.
I had to think about Sly Cooper, don't worry. Honestly, I may have jumped the gun with that, but oh well. lol
I'm still thinking about those 3 games you asked me about in my other blog, by the way.
Yay Legend of Legaia!. That game didn't get the recognition it deserved, but no Joe, you wouldn't like it.
I don't give it the recognition it deserves... lol.
None of these choices would be my favorite, but I approve of all of them so much.
Yeah, a lot of my favorites aren't the same as a lot of people's, but there tends to be respect for them at least.
SNES. I have fond memories of wasting away my sunday playing a link to the past. I just love the games that the snes had. When I think of my favourtie games, a vast majority of them are on the snes, super metroid, a link to the past, yoshi's island, final fantasy ii, chrono trigger, super mario rpg, donkey kong country...
Favourtie game becomes difficult, super metroid or metroid fusion would probably be it. I have played both of them a ridiculous number of times.
as far as chracter, i will say master chief. Mostly because of steve downes.
I think Fusion is actually my favorite Metroid. I know what you mean about the SNES, I was only four to six years old when I played it, but man did it have great games.
I love Sly,my favorite game thief of all time. Those Gamecube knick nack holders are awesome! Very cool stuff. I love my little Gamecube and will play it as long as it holds up. I baby it so that should be many years. When I was a kid in Texas we would go on nature hikes. I picked up an armadillo once! My Dad yelled at me. Said"You wanna get leprosy!" Did not know what that was,so I pitched the armadillo into the brush. As far as a favorite game character? Lara Croft or Solid Snake.
I had what leprosy was absolutely pounded into my head in Catholic school, so I too would have chucked the armadillo. lol
Croft and Snake are great choices, though I've never played a Tomb Raider game, just remember I saw the Angelina Jolie flick. I think I liked it, but I was a lot younger.
It's hard for me to have a favorite. Each console was such an important part of my life. But I think my favorite generation was the N64/Psone generation. If those were one machine, that would be my favorite.
That makes perfect sense to me, N64 is a very close second, and PSX had great games.
I would say my best gaming memories would come from the Atari 2600 and the NES. I played those consoles more than any of the other combined.
A couple of my older cousins had Atari 2600s... well there was one 2600, and two cousins. I played NES and SNES around the same time frame, cause they were both in the house by the time I was able to play them, so I love the NES as well.
My favorite console is the SNES, but i like the GameCube more than the Wii.
My favorite video game character is probably pretty easy to guess.
I see armadillos all the time where I work. But then, the armadillo is the official state mammal of Texas.
Yeah, that's why I'm surprised I don't see them all the time. Maybe it's that the ones near me come out later at night than when I usually go for a walk.
I think my favorite console is the PS2. But I love all my babies, lol.
I don't think I could pick a favorite game, plus, it would change depending on my mood. If I could only have one game to play for the rest of my life, though, it would probably be the Ratchet and Clank Collection. Blowing shit up never gets old.
Favorite character?! I gotta name a fave character? Hmm...Jade from Beyond Good and Evil and Yuri from Shadow Hearts are probably my two favorites.
And armadillos are awesome!
I think if I were to make my decision completely objectively, with no nostalgia goggles or fanboyism memories, the PS2 and SNES would probably tie for best console ever.
I picked my favorite game with basically the same criteria you did for R&C. I could play EBA forever. My mood would change my favorite game too, though, honestly.
I really need to play BG&E, especially if Amazong has deals. Never heard of Shadow Hearts, may need to check that out.
And armadillos are awesome, but you'd think living in central and east Texas I'd see a lot more of them! lol
I used to live in San Marcos about 30 ml south of Austin, used to see a lot of armadillos, sadly on the side of the road. One got in our yard once when I was a kid and had dug a hole to escape our dogs. The digging is hard in the hill country even for an dillo, so his butt was sticking out of the hole. Even though my dad warned me not to touch him cause I could get lepresy(think its and old wives tale), I did anyway. We brought the dogs in and he got away safely. Sometimes I miss living there.
Anyway on to the question of games. The SNES to me is kind of the golden age of video games. It had a long run and a really impressive liabrary of games. But I had a choice droped on me, N64 or PS1? I was going to go with the 64 then Final Fantasy VII came out. Dropped my entire first paycheck from my first real full time job after highschool on a PS1 and a copy of FFVII. Didn't have a memory card for two weeks so I would play through as far as I could over an over again.
As an RPG afficiando the PS1 is the go to console for classic rpgs. But it also got the Tekkens, Metal gear Solid, Castlevania SOTN, Wipout, Gran Tourismo, ect. So yeah the PS1 is pretty special to me for a lot of reasons.
But I do have love for the Cube. Bought it for the soul purpose of playing Metroid Prime, but was blessed with two of my favorite Zelda games, Star Fox Assault, and Mario Kart. The GBA player rules. Wish they would have made a DS player for the Wii.
I realy don't have a favorite character, there are just too damn many to choose from.
Well, according to this sciencemag.org article, there is a bacterium called Mycobacterium Leprae that seems to correlate between armadillos and humans with the disease. Seems like there's one specific to the U.S. that was only found in one person, where a strain called 3I-2-v1, located in South America and other such territories, was found in twenty-five humans and twenty-eight patients when the strain was compared. Apparently, there's a three-antibiotic cocktail that can cure leprosy. I did not know that either.
I'm not an RPG player, so I don't share the same affinity for those as many PSX and SNES fans, but those were both awesome systems.
And who knows if tomorrow I wake up and Sly is still my favorite, but it seemed like a good bet.
Looks like my dad wasn't pulling my leg after all. Sly is a cool character, I missed the first game but have played all the sequels minus the most recent one.The closest I could come to choosing a favorite character would be to break it down by genre and console and at the least it would still turn into a top 5 list for each,lol.
This is a tough question. I have honestly never sat down and really thought about what my favorites were. It is interesting to see the gamecube because many gamers I feel, see it as the purple lunchbox that couldn't compete with the xbox or ps2. I personally loved the gamecube.
For my favorite console I am going to have to go with the N64 just because it was the first console I really played hardcore and got me into gaming. Just the fond memories that it brings to mind, with my sister, brother and I played perfect dark and goldeneye to death. Can't get enough of the multiplayer goodness of the N64.
Favorite game or games is a tough cookie. Pokemon Blue and Pokemon Crystal are probably the top 2. Love Pokemon. Borderlands, Dark Souls, Donkey Kong 64, Viewtiful Joe, Perfect Dark....there are just so many to love and choose from. And I don't really have a favorite character. I might have to think more about these haha.
N64 is my second favorite system, because like you, it's when I was really hardcore into gaming. Never was as interested in FPS, so I did play Goldeneye a lot with friends, but Smash Bros. was my favorite.
I really like Pokemon Blue and DK64 as well.
Yea DK64 was a fantastic game. I feel like that it is overlooked as a platformer by many gamers. It does not receive a lot of mentions and I can't really imagine why. There were a lot of good platformers on the N64; Conker, Banjo Kazooie and Super Mario to name a few. It had a multiple characters to choose from and had great music. It was just fun.
My favorite system is a toss-up between the PS1 (RPGs, RPGs, and more RPGs. That baby spoiled me!) and the PS2, which had a broader library but not as many memorable RPGs. The Gamecube is my favorite Nintendo console, however.
Well, the Gamecube is also my favorite Nintendo console, and I admire the PS2's library. So we are agreed, minus the RPGs, which seems to be a trend between me and everyone else on this site. lol
It's hard for me to choose between the PS2,PS1, and SNES. I just can't do it,Joe!
Eh, have 'em all!
I have to get that Wave Race game. For a Gamecube title that is very impressive water! I usually do pretty good at those type of games. I like when the water physics are hyper-realistic.
It was fun, I remember it being a bit hard, though. Not sure how realistic the water physics were, but they were damn pretty, and it really did feel like you were on it, waves and all.
I think it was Kayshire Cat that got it for a dollar, so you might be able to find it at an amazing price, apparently!
My favorite everything is Final Fantasy VI. I love you Final Fantasy VI.
Love,
Coolsetzer
... I have never played it. lol 
Well, not a JRPG fan, so never played but FFX either, and that was a rental.....
For pure nostalgia but also a gaming touchstone I will always remember is my first PS1. Got it when I moved to St. Louis and began doing x-ray. Amazing what happens when you start actually making some money! Bought it brand new along with new copies of Metal Gear Solid and Parasite Eve. Still have both those games. Crash Bandicoot is a big one for me. Something about the first 3 games is special. So as far as non-human characters go he'd be my favorite.
I remember Crash as the official Playstation mascot when I was growing up. Had some good ads, too, but then he just kind of fell off the face of the earth when PS2 came out, and Snake arguably replaced him as the face of Sony.
I did always want to play a Crash game, though. A lot of people seem to like his Kart racer better than Mario, one of them anyway.
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