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| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 7:05:52 PM | message detail |
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The N64 was great for it's time, but most of its best games are horribly
outdated. The jump to 3D was pretty crude in retrospect. All of my
favorite N64 games are pretty lacking everytime I play them. The only
N64 games I have that stand out for me today still are Star Fox 64,
Blast Corps, and Conker's Bad Fur Day (love the multi-player). Super
Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie are there, but there are so many platformers
today (Jak, R&C, Sonic Adventure, etc.) that add so much more to
what those games bring. As for the rest of the "hits" on the N64... Goldeneye was great, but it's laggy and outdated compared to any of the FPSs of today. Shadows of the Empire was good, but kinda lacking today. The wrestling games were great, but the AKI engine just moves too slow in those games compared to what it does today (play the Def Jam games, same engine). The N64 just doesn't measure up to me anymore. I can easily go back to the NES, SNES, PSX, Genesis, etc. and have just as much fun with those games as I did back then. It just isn't the same for the N64. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 7:06:44 PM | message detail |
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Oh, and Mario Kart 64 became outdated the minute I started playing Mario Kart DS. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 7:10:15 PM | message detail |
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Forgot to mention the Zelda games as well. I guess Oot
and MM still hold up today, but that's because WW wasn't the
blockbuster hit that everybody wanted it to be (it was for me). I have
a feeling once Twilight Princess drops, people won't hold OoT in quite
as much esteem as it is held now. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| HaRRicH | Posted 6/24/2006 7:11:11 PM | message detail |
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For what it's worth, RE4 had more copies sold on the PS2 than the Gamecube when that poll was had. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| FastFalcon05 | Posted 6/24/2006 7:25:29 PM | message detail |
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I would think the N64 does just fine for itself in a contest. I had a
lot more fun with that than the gamecube; however ssbm alone makes up a
lot of the difference. There's a lot of people in my family so we had
immense fun with mario golf, tennis, parties, super smash brothers,
chameleon twist, and I always watched my older sister play super mario
64, ocarina, star fox. The system had a lot to offer, and from playing
super smash last week at a party, I would say they're still enjoyable
today. --- Revenge is a dish best served cold. ~ Old Klingon Proverb |
| RPGuy96 | Posted 6/24/2006 7:41:39 PM | message detail |
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I don't know what to think about the PSX/N64 generation. On one hand, a
lot of my favorites come from that gen - SotN, OoT, Valkyrie Profile,
and SM64 are all in my top 10, and the 2 Lunars, Suik II, and ToE
aren't far behind - but I always seem to remember that as the
generation when 3D wasn't quite right yet. I mean, look at that list -
all but 2 are sprite based games. Yay rambling! --- Mustache...and green... http://www.rit.edu/~zmb0386/NintendoDesktop2.jpg |
| Phediuk | Posted 6/24/2006 7:49:52 PM | message detail |
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The 32/64-bit gen hasn't aged very well in general. There are
definitely still some standouts--MGS, Ocarina of Time, SM64, the
Pokemon games--but do I think FFVII is nearly as good nowadays as it
was back in 1997? Of course not. The competition in the RPG arena has
risen tenfold since then, while games like OoT and MGS still remain
relatively uncontested by newer games. And SM64 is the only truly great
3D platformer (you know it's true.) --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| Phediuk | Posted 6/24/2006 7:50:56 PM | message detail |
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I do agree that OoT will lose its legendary status somewhat when
Twilight Princess arrives. Assuming TP lives up to the hype, that is,
which will be an extremely difficult feat. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 6/24/2006 7:51:22 PM | message detail |
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And SM64 is the only truly great 3D platformer (you know it's true.) It's not even the BEST 3-D platformer. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 6/24/2006 7:52:58 PM | message detail |
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And SM64 is the only truly great 3D platformer (you know it's true.) Go play Psychonauts. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| Phediuk | Posted 6/24/2006 7:53:29 PM | message detail |
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I admit I have not gotten around to playing Psychonauts. One of these days... --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 6/24/2006 7:54:49 PM | message detail |
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To be honest, I didn't love SM64. I thought the beginning levels were
awesome, but as soon as I hit that water level that you could change
the height of the water by jumping into the top half of the picture,
the game went downhill. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| HaRRicH | Posted 6/24/2006 7:56:26 PM | message detail |
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Wet Dry World is probably my least-favorite world. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| Phediuk | Posted 6/24/2006 7:58:47 PM | message detail |
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Every great game has a couple of lame parts. Ocarina of Time has Jabu
Jabu's Belly. Metroid Prime has the key collecting near the end.
Goldeneye has the Control Room. Chrono Trigger has the prison ship (I
forget its name.) Super Smash Bros. Melee has Adventure mode (which is
lazily designed outside of the first level.) Etc., etc. The cool area of SM64 like Big Boo's Haunt more than make up for dumb parts like Wet-Dry World. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/24/2006 7:59:48 PM | message detail |
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For kicks, Kerrigan criminally underachieving AGAIN! http://sclegacy.com/showthread.php?t=2598 I know, this is a small-scale poll, but the previous poll was the same but with Terran heroes, and Raynor completely destroyed everything. --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 6/24/2006 8:00:39 PM | message detail |
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The first half of Super Mario 64 are so superb that it still manages to
be in my top 30ish games. But the second half is really very lackluster. And I don't remember having a single level in Goldeneye I disliked. Except for the second Severnaya, but that was because I didn't know how to turn the brightness up on my TV. When I replayed the game recently, I loved every level. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| Lopen | Posted 6/24/2006 8:00:44 PM | message detail |
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Don't anyone bring up Banjo Kazooie. Please. About those analyses, I've got half of the first round done. As I said, I always procrastinate, but I'm never actually late. --- Raiden is still [!!] nominations short! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=27664244 |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/24/2006 8:01:18 PM | message detail |
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Banjo-Kazooie = win. Except the RBB engine room. Ugh. --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| Janus5000 | Posted 6/24/2006 8:10:43 PM | message detail |
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And SM64 is the only truly great 3D platformer (you know it's true.) It's not even the best 3D Mario platformer. --- "Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." |
| Lopen | Posted 6/24/2006 8:11:17 PM | message detail |
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Banjo Kazooie went up against Ocarina of Time yesterday in the NCAA thing... and I voted for Ocarina of Time! I felt bad about it, really, I did. I'd also say Goldeneye is a shining example of a game that hasn't aged well. I tried to play it a couple of months ago. It was practically painful. I'm not usually the one to say that kind of stuff, I mean I'll still play NES and SNES games, and often. I have a feeling I'm going to be upstaged with these writeups. I mean, I'm not saying they're short, but to compete with the thousand word writeup producing zealots? None even close to that yet. Metal Gear/Soul Calibur gave me a big mental block... I felt like I should write more about it than the typical 1v8 match, but I still didn't think Soul Calibur had any realistic chance of winning. What was I to do? I just skipped it for a while and went back to it. Rambling on here. Let's just say look forward to Devil May Cry v Sonic, that'll be my time to shine! --- Raiden is still [!!] nominations short! With LIIIGGGHHHTTT!! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=27664244 |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 6/24/2006 8:11:32 PM | message detail |
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Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal is better than any 3-D platformer yet mentioned. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 6/24/2006 8:12:33 PM | message detail |
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Let's just say look forward to Devil May Cry v Sonic, that'll be my time to shine! Hey, that's my longest write-up, too! --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Lopen | Posted 6/24/2006 8:14:28 PM | message detail |
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Oh so you're giving Devil May Cry the threat potential it deserves, I see! Excellent! --- Raiden is still [!!] nominations short! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=27664244 |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 6/24/2006 8:15:06 PM | message detail |
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Actually, I'm not. I spent 666 of the 1077 words explaining why Devil May Cry sucks and will lose badly. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Janus5000 | Posted 6/24/2006 8:16:38 PM | message detail |
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Soul Calibur not having a realistic shot? Hah! Your indestructibility has made you blind. --- "Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 6/24/2006 8:17:04 PM | message detail |
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I'd also say Goldeneye is a shining example of a game that hasn't
aged well. I tried to play it a couple of months ago. It was
practically painful. I'm not sure why, but I found Goldeneye to be just as enjoyable when I played it a few months ago. I would have THOUGHT it wouldn't age well, yet it was still extremely fun. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| Lopen | Posted 6/24/2006 8:17:38 PM | message detail |
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No one wants a wall of text on a "blowout", buddy! You're going to draw negative ratings with that one. --- Raiden is still [!!] nominations short! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=27664244 |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 6/24/2006 8:18:19 PM | message detail |
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I suppose you're trying to say people would rather read about the ramblings of a madman? I THINK NOT! --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 8:18:38 PM | message detail |
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I have a feeling I'm going to be upstaged with these writeups. I
mean, I'm not saying they're short, but to compete with the thousand
word writeup producing zealots? None even close to that yet. I haven't even started actually writing yet, although most of my arguments can be already found in the various stat topics and Four Pack board, so I already know what I want to say. I'm sitting here right now brainstorming on what battle theme I will listen to while I finish each write-up! Don't worry though. Once I start writing, its hard to stop... --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 8:19:34 PM | message detail |
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Also: Actually, I'm not. I spent 666 of the 1077 words explaining why Devil May Cry sucks and will lose badly. Coincidence? --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Master Moltar | Posted 6/24/2006 8:23:49 PM | message detail |
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*skims through HM's write-ups* Wow, Pokemon/SO alone could almost crash my computer. All that time and explanation, wasted, cause Pokemon's gonna win it!! --- Moltar Status: Eagerly awaiting for the next Contest to begin. |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 6/24/2006 8:24:53 PM | message detail |
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I say that my SMB/Madden write-up is the best one you'll see in the first round. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 8:25:03 PM | message detail |
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Moltar, e-mail address one more time. Going to actually save it this time. mastermoltar@gmail.com or something like that right? --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Lopen | Posted 6/24/2006 8:27:05 PM | message detail |
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I suppose you're trying to say people would rather read about the ramblings of a madman? Well... actually... I was kinda hoping they would. That is why I signed up for this, you know. --- Raiden is still [!!] nominations short! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=27664244 |
| Master Moltar | Posted 6/24/2006 8:28:26 PM | message detail |
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That's correct, mnm. Oh, and curse Slow for making me remember that garbage level that was Rusty Bucket bay! --- Moltar Status: Eagerly awaiting for the next Contest to begin. |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 8:33:12 PM | message detail |
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Oh, and curse Slow for making me remember that garbage level that was Rusty Bucket bay! I loved Rusty Bucket Bay. Good ol' old school platforming goodness! Mad because you lost all of your notes you collected when you fell in the engine room? Don't fall then!!! =P --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 6/24/2006 8:39:23 PM | message detail |
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The lack of copy/paste from this group continues to astound me. Your Contest Gurus 1 - UltimaterializerX 2 - Team Rocket Elite 3 - Ngamer64 4 - yoblazer33 5 - transience 6 - Heroic Mario 7 - Viviff 8 - silverkiller 9 - Undeniable 10 - Kaxon 11 - Applekidjosh 12 - HaRRicH 13 - Lopen 14 - Z1mZum 15 - Chinballz 16 - A World's Envy 17 - Zylothewolf 18 - greatone 19 - cavedog0 20 - DomaDragoon 21 - Big Bob 22 - Ed Bellis 23 - expaniol 24 - Buzzup 25 - Radix 26 - RPGuy96 27 - Dethwing 28 - soiledtrousers 29 - consolefreak 30 - SephirothG 31 - ExquisiteSamurai 32 - Dark115 33 - NewLib 34 - Draco1214 35 - jonthomson 36 - MegatokyoEd 37 - Voltch 38 - Lucid Faia 39 - Master Moltar 40 - KleenexTissue50 41 - red sox 777 42 - Mithrandir1331 43 - arkenaga 44 - Tai 45 - Mario Superstar 46 - neonreaper 47 - XxSoulxX 48 - SonicRaptor 49 - ChichiriMuyo 50 - OMG its Pale! 51 - dragoontheguy 52 - XIII is cool 53 - Shivan Reincarnated 54 - outback 55 - DarkLink89 56 - dethfdddddh 57 - Ayvuir 58 - Janus5000 59 - War13104 60 - andaca 61 - swirldude 62 - Explicit Content 63 - Meche313 64 - HeroicVivi 65 - FastFalcon05 66 - Tnote 67 - Yesmar 68 - Mac Arrowny 69 - MasterMage119 70 - King Morgoth 71 - Aprosenf 72 - Phediuk 73 - charmander6000 74 - Rufus Shinra 18 75 - Mister Mario 76 - Luis Sera89 77 - longbladeofhiko 78 - shadow8021 79 - Lieutenant Kettch 80 - RPGGamer0 81 - WiggumFan267 82 - MetaRidleyX 83 - chocoboslayer 84 - FFDragon 85 - GrapefruitKing 86 - Lagoona 87 - The CruelAngel 88 - Fett0001 89 - cyko 90 - Dunkeroo23 91 - Bobby200614 92 - Tediz247 93 - Samurai7 94 - Jman_GamerX8 95 - ps2rulezzz 96 - Dilated Chemist 97 - Guess how many Teens 98 - Prometheus321 99 - Steinershocker 100 - TheLivingDemon 101 - Tirofog 102 - TheRye 103 - Vile Requiem 104 - rpgapzx 105 - Pathetique 106 - Brett with Atreyu 107 - outsider920 108 - raytan7585 109 - Acronym 110 - BeTheMan 111 - TLO 112 - Black_Turtle 113 - Tequilla Gundam 114 - Fantusta 115 - tsunami70 116 - Tjian 117 - _Harmonica_ 118 - Yoshifan823 119 - Sephirot1 Returns --- "lol x-stats" - The Contest Simulator: http://thengamer.com/xstats Ngamer's Contest Archives: http://thengamer.com/gamefaqs/ |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 6/24/2006 8:42:19 PM | message detail |
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The reason for using this topic for sign-ups still eludes me. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 6/24/2006 10:19:41 PM | message detail |
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Because then only the cream of the crop will sign up. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 6/24/2006 10:23:26 PM | message detail |
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Contest Guru = someone who posts in the Stats topics. Stats topics-only
announcement = only Contest Gurus sign up for the Guru Contest. Fairly simple equation. --- "lol x-stats" - The Contest Simulator: http://thengamer.com/xstats Ngamer's Contest Archives: http://thengamer.com/gamefaqs/ |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/24/2006 10:28:16 PM | message detail |
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Contest Guru = someone who posts in the Stats topics. We don't have that many people posting the stats topic. >> --- "Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again ..." |
| Dark115 | Posted 6/24/2006 10:30:44 PM | message detail |
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Contest Guru = someone who posts in the Stats topics. We don't have that many people posting the stats topic. >> Not that many, but alot of lurkers. --- Currently Playing: Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1), Super Mario 64 DS (DS), Mario Kart DS (DS), New Super Mario Bros (DS) |
| hero of time 43 | Posted 6/24/2006 10:30:47 PM | message detail |
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Mad because you lost all of your notes you collected when you fell in the engine room? *is swept over by a flood of horrid memories* Ugh. Don't do that! --- "Just because you overheard that conversation between Chloe and me doesn't mean I'm your *****." |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/24/2006 10:32:13 PM | message detail |
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Not that many, but alot of lurkers. Pretty much the members of Board 8. --- "Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again ..." |
| Ed Bellis | Posted 6/24/2006 10:38:10 PM | message detail |
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Mad because you lost all of your notes you collected when you fell in the engine room? >_< >_< >__________< --- This was Ed Bellis. Summer 2005 Fanfiction Project: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=28403845 |
| Aprosenf | Posted 6/24/2006 11:20:15 PM | message detail |
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Not that many, but alot of lurkers. So true. I've been reading every post since I got my new laptop, but I just haven't felt the urge to post that much. And Banjo-Kazooie kicked major amounts of ass. The engine room of Rusty Bucket Bay may be a *****, but the rest of the game more than makes up for it. If and when there's a Banjo Threeie, I'll be first in line for it (if it's not for the XBox 360). --- For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to refer to Gordon Freeman versus Tanner as Schrodinger's Match. -Phoenix Flattener |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/24/2006 11:30:31 PM | message detail |
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I don't know why people hate the engine room in Rusty Bucket Bay so
much. Maybe because it's difficult compared to the standard relative
ease of the rest of the game. It's nothing that's particularly more
difficult or annoying than in any other platformer. Getting 100 coins
in Rainbow Ride was 100 times more frustrating than Rusty Bucket Bay. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 6/25/2006 4:46:13 AM | message detail |
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Goldeneye has the Control Room. Everyone that hates Control is either terrible at it or very unlucky. I don't think there's a single level in that game that I'd call "bad" or "sucky". ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4, KH:COM (Sora), Larussa 92 (NYY), FE8, WC3: Frozen Throne |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 6/25/2006 5:28:21 AM | message detail |
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Meh, today's poll is not very interesting. I'd like to see how Wind Waker would compare, but alone it's pretty bleh. Hopefully we'll see the original Metal Gear tomorrow. That could give us a clue on how much the pre-Solid games will help out (although we already have the Games Contest for that). --- Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent. |
| red sox 777 | Posted 6/25/2006 6:02:25 AM | message detail |
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I love how "haven't played any Zelda games" is close to doubling Adventure. --- 1123581321345589 |