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Some the happiest moments in gaming I remember happening recently, is beating the puzzles in Professor Layton And The Curious Village. Not the same as classic gameplay, but its not about shooting and running. Half-life 2 had some pretty nice storytelling. Super Mario Sunshine was pretty entertaining to me. I do remember beating the first Super Mario Bros. on the NES, that was a very memorable day.

I like this because I definitely agree that everyone has memories of that ONE game that you played with your friends where you all dedicated yourself to getting to the end. Secret of Mana for SNES w/ a multi-tap is my game =)

I like this because I definitely agree that everyone has memories of that ONE game that you played with your friends where you all dedicated yourself to getting to the end.

Secret of Mana for SNES w/ a multi-tap is my game =)

Some the happiest moments in gaming I remember happening recently, is beating the puzzles in Professor Layton And The Curious Village. Not the same as classic gameplay, but its not about shooting and running. Half-life 2 had some pretty nice storytelling. Super Mario Sunshine was pretty entertaining to me. I do remember beating the first Super Mario Bros. on the NES, that was a very memorable day.

I like this because I definitely agree that everyone has memories of that ONE game that you played with your friends where you all dedicated yourself to getting to the end. Secret of Mana for SNES w/ a multi-tap is my game =)

I wasn't lucky enough to really own a system of my own until I was in high school but I remember being the only girl at a slumber party interested in playing video games on their brother's system. I had one guy friend when I was in 3rd and forth grade that I would have sleep overs with. All we ever did was play games together and just be kids. He was probably one of my only real friends in grade school and the only person that didn't invite me over because their mom told them they had to. Everything we played is kind of a blur now except Mortal Combat. I may have just been button mashing but I had more fun playing video games with him at 2am than I ever did gossiping with other girls at their slumber parties.

I wasn't lucky enough to really own a system of my own until I was in high school but I remember being the only girl at a slumber party interested in playing video games on their brother's system. I had one guy friend when I was in 3rd and forth grade that I would have sleep overs with. All we ever did was play games together and just be kids. He was probably one of my only real friends in grade school and the only person that didn't invite me over because their mom told them they had to. Everything we played is kind of a blur now except Mortal Combat. I may have just been button mashing but I had more fun playing video games with him at 2am than I ever did gossiping with other girls at their slumber parties.

Legend Of Zelda: Link to the Past, SNES. My friend and i probably spent 2 years completing that game. Day after day we would try to get past some part in the dark world. I shared the same feeling that you described, pure happiness, when we beat it. Perhaps its not that games have declined in their 'deepness' (they have but thats not the point), i think that when you mature life is more complex and that we no longer have single concrete and direct goals to accomplish. Now we have vague guidelines that we hope will make us happy, instead of just having to see Ganon fall at the end!

Legend Of Zelda: Link to the Past, SNES. My friend and i probably spent 2 years completing that game. Day after day we would try to get past some part in the dark world. I shared the same feeling that you described, pure happiness, when we beat it. Perhaps its not that games have declined in their 'deepness' (they have but thats not the point), i think that when you mature life is more complex and that we no longer have single concrete and direct goals to accomplish. Now we have vague guidelines that we hope will make us happy, instead of just having to see Ganon fall at the end!

I used to beat Aladdin just to hear the little pop as jafar gets sucked into the genie lamp. I hadn't played it in years, and then at a party, got the chance, and all the muscle memory came back. I got cheers when i beat it in under 15 minutes. talk about nerdy.

I used to beat Aladdin just to hear the little pop as jafar gets sucked into the genie lamp. I hadn't played it in years, and then at a party, got the chance, and all the muscle memory came back. I got cheers when i beat it in under 15 minutes. talk about nerdy.

I also have fond memories of the LucasArts adventure games, especially Monkey Island. I also vividly recall my first encounters with each of the first few Super Mario games. That being said, my triumph and perhaps fondest memories may be with my first RPG experience, Final Fantasy 3 (VI). I got it for Christmas 1994 and remember playing it for nearly 18 hours straight beginning on Christmas day and continuing to rack-up hours until I completed it prior to school starting up again. At the time I wanted a game with more depth, something different from the standard side-scrollers of the day. Final Fantasy VI provided that and so much more. I've played nearly all of the Final Fantasies, many other J-RPGs, and countless other games but none have taken me to the place that FFVI did. I now realize, however bittersweet it may be, that none ever will.

I also have fond memories of the LucasArts adventure games, especially Monkey Island. I also vividly recall my first encounters with each of the first few Super Mario games. That being said, my triumph and perhaps fondest memories may be with my first RPG experience, Final Fantasy 3 (VI). I got it for Christmas 1994 and remember playing it for nearly 18 hours straight beginning on Christmas day and continuing to rack-up hours until I completed it prior to school starting up again. At the time I wanted a game with more depth, something different from the standard side-scrollers of the day. Final Fantasy VI provided that and so much more. I've played nearly all of the Final Fantasies, many other J-RPGs, and countless other games but none have taken me to the place that FFVI did. I now realize, however bittersweet it may be, that none ever will.

I also have fond memories of the LucasArts adventure games, especially Monkey Island. I also vividly recall my first encounters with each of the first few Super Mario games. That being said, my triumph and perhaps fondest memories may be with my first RPG experience, Final Fantasy 3 (VI). I got it for Christmas 1994 and remember playing it for nearly 18 hours straight beginning on Christmas day and continuing to rack-up hours until I completed it prior to school starting up again. At the time I wanted a game with more depth, something different from the standard side-scrollers of the day. Final Fantasy VI provided that and so much more. I've played nearly all of the Final Fantasies, many other J-RPGs, and countless other games but none have taken me to the place that FFVI did. I now realize, however bittersweet it may be, that none ever will.

Like Ben, Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past hold some special memories for me. That and Chrono Trigger/Cross. Super Mario RPG comes in as well. I think there WILL be games that have the same effects on kids. Perhaps they will have shinier graphics, but they will still be there. I like Halo, but beating it is more for bragging rights than for any sort of personal epiphany. Games certainly don't take as many chances these days, but I think that's owed very much to the fact that a company can't afford to make a game that doesn't make oodles of money. A lot of people complain that games don't care about story and spend all their time being pretty. But the problem is, if a game isn't pretty, chances are it will never get enough of a fanbase for the rest of the world to realize how good it is. If it IS pretty, then a lot of people will write it off as not having a good enough story. Anyway, those are just the two cents of a tired 19 year-old.

Like Ben, Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past hold some special memories for me. That and Chrono Trigger/Cross. Super Mario RPG comes in as well.

I think there WILL be games that have the same effects on kids. Perhaps they will have shinier graphics, but they will still be there. I like Halo, but beating it is more for bragging rights than for any sort of personal epiphany. Games certainly don't take as many chances these days, but I think that's owed very much to the fact that a company can't afford to make a game that doesn't make oodles of money. A lot of people complain that games don't care about story and spend all their time being pretty. But the problem is, if a game isn't pretty, chances are it will never get enough of a fanbase for the rest of the world to realize how good it is. If it IS pretty, then a lot of people will write it off as not having a good enough story.

Anyway, those are just the two cents of a tired 19 year-old.

Like Ben, Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past hold some special memories for me. That and Chrono Trigger/Cross. Super Mario RPG comes in as well. I think there WILL be games that have the same effects on kids. Perhaps they will have shinier graphics, but they will still be there. I like Halo, but beating it is more for bragging rights than for any sort of personal epiphany. Games certainly don't take as many chances these days, but I think that's owed very much to the fact that a company can't afford to make a game that doesn't make oodles of money. A lot of people complain that games don't care about story and spend all their time being pretty. But the problem is, if a game isn't pretty, chances are it will never get enough of a fanbase for the rest of the world to realize how good it is. If it IS pretty, then a lot of people will write it off as not having a good enough story. Anyway, those are just the two cents of a tired 19 year-old.

first of all, i am a zelda lover (ever since the first one for nes) and ocarina of time made me cry, lol… i really know what your saying about kids these days though… i was playing super mario brothers 3 on wii at a friends house recently, and you should have heard his 9 year old brother going on and on about how boring it was and stupid and he didnt know why we wanted to play it. beyond the fact that we were reliving our childhoods, we were playing a game that really had a point. sure i like smash brothers and guitar hero as much as the next person, but theres no point to them, all you can do is unlock more characters, etc. its just not like it used to be.

first of all, i am a zelda lover (ever since the first one for nes) and ocarina of time made me cry, lol… i really know what your saying about kids these days though… i was playing super mario brothers 3 on wii at a friends house recently, and you should have heard his 9 year old brother going on and on about how boring it was and stupid and he didnt know why we wanted to play it. beyond the fact that we were reliving our childhoods, we were playing a game that really had a point. sure i like smash brothers and guitar hero as much as the next person, but theres no point to them, all you can do is unlock more characters, etc. its just not like it used to be.

Monkey Island was fun series. The characters are unique and the lines were witty and humorous. The soundtrack still echo in my mind whenever I recall about the game. Sigh…

Monkey Island was fun series. The characters are unique and the lines were witty and humorous. The soundtrack still echo in my mind whenever I recall about the game. Sigh…

I agree, video games aren't what they used to be. My husband and I frequently search for old games to download for the cumputer (it's also not the same on the computer…) There are some games (not many) out there that have that fun "quest" that made games like zelda so much fun, but without the violence. My personal favorite more recent video games are Disney's "Kingdom Hearts" series. I love the fact that it's a game that I can play with my little sisters. We have alot of fun taking turns playing and following the storyline.

I agree, video games aren't what they used to be. My husband and I frequently search for old games to download for the cumputer (it's also not the same on the computer…) There are some games (not many) out there that have that fun "quest" that made games like zelda so much fun, but without the violence. My personal favorite more recent video games are Disney's "Kingdom Hearts" series. I love the fact that it's a game that I can play with my little sisters. We have alot of fun taking turns playing and following the storyline.

Shut up, what a douche you are. I grew up with SNES and I too have a great emotional bond to it. Just like I have many bonds with things of yesteryear. But any one cutscene in Uncharted or Half-life is 10 times more emotionally charged than every Mario game combined. Games have come a long way since SMW, and with games like Braid and Heavy Rain coming out, only the clueless will be able to say video games are not art. So how bout play a game that isn't the game everyone's grandmother has heard about and challenge your ideas about how shitty new games are.

Shut up, what a douche you are. I grew up with SNES and I too have a great emotional bond to it. Just like I have many bonds with things of yesteryear. But any one cutscene in Uncharted or Half-life is 10 times more emotionally charged than every Mario game combined. Games have come a long way since SMW, and with games like Braid and Heavy Rain coming out, only the clueless will be able to say video games are not art. So how bout play a game that isn't the game everyone's grandmother has heard about and challenge your ideas about how shitty new games are.

HALF-LIFE? HALF-LIFE? Shut the fuck up, neckbeard and eat more Cheetos.

HALF-LIFE? HALF-LIFE? Shut the fuck up, neckbeard and eat more Cheetos.

HALF-LIFE? HALF-LIFE? Shut the fuck up, neckbeard and eat more Cheetos.

HALF-LIFE? HALF-LIFE? Shut the fuck up, neckbeard and eat more Cheetos.

HALF-LIFE? HALF-LIFE? Shut the fuck up, neckbeard and eat more Cheetos.

Hell yeah. Old games were awesome. I love my Wii and all but… what's the last game you played that could entertain you long after you had beaten the game without growing bored or complaining? I logged so many hours playing Super Mario Deluxe on my old Gameboy Color, I think I could have bought a new one on the cost of batteries alone. I remember watching someone playing some shooter on their X-box a few years back when all of a sudden I thought, "I miss Mario." I'm surrounded by the best graphics technologically possible, interactive controls, amazing audio and I miss the days when I could blow my afternoons on an N-64 trying to get past those damned gooper bloopers accented by annoying beeps. Even today, my favorite arcade game remains Galaga. Kids these days should be locked up in a room with an N-64 and a copy of Super Mario 3. I'll teach those brats something about the classics. (funny… because at 17, I'm technically a kid as well)

Hell yeah. Old games were awesome. I love my Wii and all but… what's the last game you played that could entertain you long after you had beaten the game without growing bored or complaining? I logged so many hours playing Super Mario Deluxe on my old Gameboy Color, I think I could have bought a new one on the cost of batteries alone. I remember watching someone playing some shooter on their X-box a few years back when all of a sudden I thought, "I miss Mario." I'm surrounded by the best graphics technologically possible, interactive controls, amazing audio and I miss the days when I could blow my afternoons on an N-64 trying to get past those damned gooper bloopers accented by annoying beeps. Even today, my favorite arcade game remains Galaga. Kids these days should be locked up in a room with an N-64 and a copy of Super Mario 3. I'll teach those brats something about the classics. (funny… because at 17, I'm technically a kid as well)

Hell yeah. Old games were awesome. I love my Wii and all but… what's the last game you played that could entertain you long after you had beaten the game without growing bored or complaining? I logged so many hours playing Super Mario Deluxe on my old Gameboy Color, I think I could have bought a new one on the cost of batteries alone. I remember watching someone playing some shooter on their X-box a few years back when all of a sudden I thought, "I miss Mario." I'm surrounded by the best graphics technologically possible, interactive controls, amazing audio and I miss the days when I could blow my afternoons on an N-64 trying to get past those damned gooper bloopers accented by annoying beeps. Even today, my favorite arcade game remains Galaga.

Kids these days should be locked up in a room with an N-64 and a copy of Super Mario 3. I'll teach those brats something about the classics. (funny… because at 17, I'm technically a kid as well)

Well, Tim Schafer is still out there, fighting the good fight. I too was feeling jaded about games for a long time, but occasionally a game like Psychonauts comes out and reminds me that the clever writers of the LucasArts years are still alive and working. (Not that there haven't been good games besides.) I think we have to look to the small studios for the kind of originality we used to see.

How appropriate you fight like a cow!