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zoink
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

League of Legends. When you get a good team, it's pretty good, but otherwise it can be an infuriating waste of time.
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

I remember the first time I ever beat Ghosts n Goblins on the NES back in the day. I got so excited, I threw my controller and it smashed against the bedpost. I ended up having to replace that controller, but it was completely worth it. That game is seriously hard, probably one of the hardest games of all time, even to this day.
Yes, I have similar experiences with Ghost and Goblins series. Its sequel for Super Nintendo was so ridiculously difficult, that it made you laugh, not in joy though, but madness!
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

Yes, I have similar experiences with Ghost and Goblins series. Its sequel for Super Nintendo was so ridiculously difficult, that it made you laugh, not in joy though, but madness!


I never finished the sequel, sadly.
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

kiss today's productivity goodbye... http://nintendo8.com/
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

I never finished the sequel, sadly.


What's funny is that when you made it to the end, you had to beat it a second time in one sitting order to get the real ending. The game is like some cruel, practical joke.
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

Pirates! (The 2005 PC/Xbox version has been ported to Mac)
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

Ghosts N Goblins was the same, although, I don't recall having to beat it the second time through in one life. It's been a while. :smileywink:
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

What's funny is that when you made it to the end, you had to beat it a second time in one sitting order to get the real ending. The game is like some cruel, practical joke.


it would also send you part way back if you beat it with the wrong weapon selected, then you had to finish it again just to get the fake ending :mad: i think even with cheats that was where I stopped before the computer got a flying lesson.
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

What's funny is that when you made it to the end, you had to beat it a second time in one sitting order to get the real ending. The game is like some cruel, practical joke.


Yes!!! That was the worst surprise ever, and if I remember correctly, it was even harder for the second time and I had the japanese version too, that I think was yet more difficult. Its still like a Vietnam flashback; you wake up in the middle of the night in sweat and screaming.

CAPCOOM!!! CAPCOOM!!!

A couple of years ago, I tried to face some of the demons of my youth in the safety of emulators save/load easiness, but I couldn't finnish the last boss even once!!! I used too much time during the level, and in the boss it soon became obvious, that even absolutely perfect performance wasn't enough, the time would run out no matter what I did. And I still have my cat like reflexes and have maintained reaction times to beat my kids in Smash Bros. I wanted to shoot the emulator, "I'm not old yet! You made me save into wrong slot!!!"


That wasn't the best, or at least the most pleasant example, but I miss the times, when playing through the game felt like an achievement. Novadays the games seem to be playing through themselves and theres all kinds of auxiliary achievements in place to help filling that empty feeling.
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To arise and go forth singing,
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Hymns ancestral harmonizing,
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In my mouth the words are melting;
Utterances overflowing
To my tongue are hurrying,
Even against my teeth they burst.
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

There's some newer games that certainly revive that feeling of old school frustration. Three of my recent favorites have been Contra Rebirth and Mega Man 9 & 10, all of which are availble on the next gen systems' download service. I've played and beaten a handful of older games from these two series, so I can say from experience that they really ramped up the frustration level on these.

But still... nothing holds a candle to Super Ghouls and Ghosts when it comes to hard core gaming. Even as a kid, when my only obligations on the weekends were to mow the lawn and wash the dishes, I still didn't have the level of patience and focus it takes to beat the game even once.

This guy must have been the Zen Master:

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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

Risen 2
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

killzone 3 online. have fallout 3 vegas, need to play. have bioshock 2. started, but got bored real quick :/

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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

I bet I'm the lamest gamer on these boards. :smileysad:


No.......that would be me.
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

Currently playing Max Payne 3 - awesome. Recently played: Fallout Vegas, Mass Effect 2 (preparation for playing 3), Skyrim and the Deus Ex sequel, which I thought was one of the best games ever. I miss a few games from the 90s - XWing/Tie Fighter, Dark Forces, Fallout 1 and 2 and Baldur's Gate 2.
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it here before, but I miss Descent.
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

No Amiga love in this thread.
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

No Amiga love in this thread.
Nope, NONE. Redguard Wizard/Thief bitches! (Skyrim)
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?



I miss a few games from the 90s - XWing/Tie Fighter, Dark Forces, Fallout 1 and 2 and Baldur's Gate 2.


Playing Fallout 1 right now! I also miss when Star Wars games were actually good. They screwed the pooch with Battlefront 3 it seems. Rogue Squadron 2 on Gamecube is still a favorite
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

Descent was cool but very disorienting! Hey, Amigas were cool, I remember my friend had one and I thought it was the coolest thing. Demoscene guys were super 1337
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Re: OT: What game(s) are you playing?

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it here before, but I miss Descent.


I loved that game!

Lately, I'm hooked on shooting people on Battlefield 3. I've wasted too many hours though. :cop: I'm thinking of removing all video games from my computer. Instead of playing music.
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