Tetris votes will be just filed under "Tetris" unless it's something goofy/radically different like Tetrisphere, but that game isn't worthy of anyone's list anyway.

If there was a change in gameplay or design between say the NES and GB version of Tetris, then yes they should be specified. As there was no significant change one should count them as singular game; Tetris.

The focus and design of Halo changed between episode 1 and 2. They are not the same game.


Depends on the puzzle game in question. Some had changes in gameplay (if a sequel was made at all) enough to warranty a second ranking as a wholly different game.

I would say every Sim City has had significant gameplay changes. And not always for the better as later versions would show.

I was knee-deep in some Marvel Ultimate Alliance last night. It's not nearly as fun playing by yourself.

o man comcast is piece of shit company that uses the worst products possible so i didnt have internet for 2 nights... instead i started Chrono Trigger (SNES) and WOW what a good game, for some reason (despite all the turn based fighting), every battle gets my heart thumping (great music), and after every fight i feel the need to make fun of the monster i just killed. happened a ton earlier on when Frog was on the team and after every fight he'd turn to you and flex his left bicep and it was bigger than his head. frog>all.


but still fun. just mashmashmash buttons. i played most of it with my brother but he couldnt wait for me to get home one night and finished the last 2 hours, so i had to solo it. still fun

actual snes or rom?

Yeah I think Chrono Trigger is probably at the top of my list. I play that game pretty much once a year, and I can't get enough of it. Even though I swore off JRPG's(not totally, but pretty much), I seem to still enjoy Chrono Trigger. I love the story, the combo attacks, the MUSIC.

I remember being nine years old and driving around the tr-city area looking for a copy of chrono trigger to rent before release dates and stuff like that were easier to find out about.

ROM

end of high school and the top games lists have given me free time and some inspiration. ive got my old n64 controller hooked up to my PC and using the dpad+C buttons so it's actually pretty much the same button layout as an snes controller.
i was only 5 when CT and the entire 16bit generation was goin on, so i missed a lot. my brother got a genesis, so most of my "historic" game knowledge is watching him play sonic once in a while. now's a good a time as ever to catch up on the big releases...

Yeah, I missed out on SNES as well. My household only had NES, N64, and Gameboy. Anyways, what's the best SNES Simulator out these days? And is it hard to find ROMs (like Chrono Trigger)?

aka, y-s-i?

I just downloaded one from this site. Haven't taken it for a spin yet but looks decent.

As someone who had Banjo-Kazooie at #3 on their all-time list and played it endlessly as a little kid, I can't wait for the new Banjo game.


http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/872/872701p1.html


IGN released new info here and this game looks absoulutley amazing. I am so excited.

best emulator (according to most everybody, and i have never had a problem with it) is "zsnes". just google that
do a torrent search for snes ROM packs. (the games are called ROMs). i would upload the one i DLed, but my internet keeps going out today.

NG: NURIKABE!
http://www.logicgamesonline.com/nurikabe/daily.php

ZNES and SNES9X are both very good.

Do they support USB gamepads?

ZSNES is what you want for all SNES emulation on PC, macs have their version of snes9x

both are compatible with USB gamepads, as most emulators are.

ZSNES is definitely the best SNES emulator.

My preferred emulator for what is the greatest console of all fucking time.

yes. and I highly recommend using a gamepad, it feels much better to play than with a keyboard. they keys are sometimes awkward to press (because they are staggered) and it's hard to remember what is what after a while. one of the bests is an xbox cuntroller plugged into the usb port. I personally use an n64 gamepad and it's perfect. Windows should recognize the controller and you can config the sensitivities and whatnot, then in ZSNES you map the buttons however you please.

How do you plug an xbox or N64 controller into a USB port? Is there an adapter?

This makes No More Heroes look like Mario Golf:

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Wow.

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No one in here is getting Wii Fit, are they?

Yeah, I'm going to pick it up. I don't really think I'll play it much, but I'll need the Balance Board for future game coverage. Plus, my lady's interested, so it'll be a worthy investment.

Just started Chrono Trigger. Loving it so far.

Don't I exercise enough while playing the Wii?

Do you play enough Wii for such a thing? I rarely do.

On that note, I just reviewed Speed Racer for Wii and found it surprisingly great, despite a bare-bones campaign and limited set of track environments. A lot of people will probably struggle with the $50 price tag, but it's a great rental, or something to pick up in a couple months.

No, but the Wii demands more of me physically than any other console.

Looking back on the games I've played a reasonable amount of on the Wii in the last several months (Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart Wii, Geometry Wars Galaxies), most of them require very minimal physical movement. Wii Sports was certainly fun for a bit, but if I recall correctly, I've yet to find a truly active Wii game that has kept me enthralled for any long period of time.

Has anyone downloaded LostWinds from WiiWare yet? There are some pretty excellent reviews out there; it sounds like a Metroid-esque platformer that's only $10. I'll grab it soon, just curious if anyone had any impressions.

New Rock Band DLC is out, too. Ugh, I need to get caught up on game stuff this week.

I played Lost Winds at a friend's house and didn't get it. They replaced a perfectly fine jump button with the wind controls that are imprecise and frustrating. Having the wind controls not working, dumping you down a hole to an area that you've already escaped from twice is not my idea of fun. The initial area was boring, nearly devoid of enemies and puzzles. I totally don't get the good reception for this game.

I have downloaded My Life As A King and am enjoying it. The gameplay is too simple, there is not enough strategy, but it is fairly addictive trying to open up the next dungeon, level up your characters, or get that next city upgrade.

Pop is a novelty demo that is not worth it's low price, although it is fairly well executed in it's limited way. A missed opportunity for a action puzzler

Star Solider R is a very entertaining shooter, great graphics and gameplay (albiet simple), with a good online ranking system. However it really only has one level, is repetitive, and does not offer enough content for even $8. If they had made, say 3 unique levels instead of one level with a long time and short time mode, this would have been great. I had fun last night getting the 4th place ranking for the 2 minute game for the Northeast, which won't hold up for long.

My first impression of the Wii-ware games is that while all of them seem to be well made and somewhat entertaining, all of them seem to be a bit of a ripoff when you consider the cost vs. the actual amount of content provided.

I'm planning on getting it because my fiancee wants it. However I didn't reserve it so I'm going to have a hell of a time trying to find it.

we had like 30 leftover after the initial launch at midnight. Some giant indian man wanted to buy three of them.

I ordered one at midnight from bestbuy.com because I was worried about finding it, but still wanted to try to get one today. Ran to Best Buy this morning; saw someone walking out with it and thought I was safe. No go -- worker dude said they had about 40 and had sold out early (the guy walking out with it might've reserved one, or just walked around for a while). But I ran over to Target and they had a pair on the shelves, so I nabbed one. Not sure what I'll do with the .com-ordered one yet -- either return it with the Target receipt or eBay it (or sell it to a friend at face value), depending on the best use of my time.

Hauling my Wii and stuffs downtown tonight to play it with Gena.

Dude, if you have an extra Wii Fit coming in, Dave is looking for one. If you are looking to sell it painlessly, he could pretty much pay you for it ASAP. He emailed me twice today to see if I went to FYE to see if they had any for him. Silly boy.

Yeah, I could do that. I paid for shipping on top of tax and stuff, so I'd be looking for $110 for it, which is rounded down a couple bucks from what I paid (it'd cost him $98 with tax included in stores, anyway). Let me know if he's into that -- I think it'll be here Friday or Saturday, and I should be downtown on Saturday night or (definitely) Sunday.

yeah i'll talk to him and see whats up and get back to you

i know he's out of town this weekend and going down to nashville, but i'm sure if he knew he could come back to it, he'd be more than excited

update coming to you soonish

Actually, just $100 would be cool. If he didn't want it, I'd probably just end up returning it to Target anyway, where I'd get about that much back.

you've sweetened the pot, sir

i think we have a deal. i'll talk to you more about this tomorrow no doubt, but yeah. i think one Wii Fit will belong on Cookie Mountain soon.

this has been almost as fulfilling an experience as meeting in KMart parking lots for seedy exchanges of products and things

the fuck are these things actually rare

i would've bought one and sold it for a million dollars!

My mom saw an add for Wii Fit and decided that she wanted to get the Wii just for it. So I got lucky finding a Wii at a Gamestop and was at Mejier at Midnight on Tuesday night and got one. Its pretty cool and does get you sweating quite a bit. The balance games and Aerobics are clearly where its at as I have no interest in the Yoga/Strength Training. Does anyone know what other games are going to use the balance board?

Also I rented Super Mario Galaxy, awesome game.

Nintendo FTW.

This just showed up in my door:



That's surprising. I might even dabble with it sometime this weekend.

Otherwise, wrapping up Emergency Heroes (Wii) for review, and about to start into Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition (360) for another review. Haven't played GTA in weeks. :/

this thread reminds me that while i've been so busy lately, i've forgotten all about Operation Darkness that i need to review

whoooooooops

N64 arrived today with Wrestlemania, No Mercy and Hexen (complete shit). Cannot wait to get some Mario 64/Goldeneye/Zelda action in.

STARRRRFOXXX

well...looks like i'll be sending my first Xbox 360 off to never never land. I've got a hardware error! i'm sure someone here has had to do the same thing....did it go smooth?

I regularly get disc-read errors on my 360. Here I was thinking that the red lights was the only issue the system had. Oops! It's not a huge deal, as I can still sit for hours and play and not have it affect my game, but it did teach me to save often while I was playing Lost Odyssey, and it's a good thing GTA has an autosave now. It started happening when I got Mass Effect, but then when I read other people were having errors with that game I figured it was something with the game. But then LO came out, and... nope. Other people weren't having that issue, and it's continued with GTAIV. I'm thinking after I complete GTAIV and another game I'm borrowing from a friend I'll see if I can send it in.

DO A BARREL ROLL

Waiting patiently for a little more software and maybe a price drop on ps3/xbox 360... debating the merits of owning a wii... in the meantime, biding my time with some PS2 games that slipped through the cracks during some periods of less intense gaming over the last couple years. Can we just get a moment of silent awe for this game...



fucking masterpiece.

Any suggestions of favorite ps2 games i may or may not have played would be welcome.

i got an xbox 360.

Carrying this chat over from the all-time voting thread, but: Okami. It's kind of like Zelda, but awesome (jokes!). And super pretty.