Classic Gaming Appreciation

midnight rain · 07-17-2013, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 216

never played Riven before. myst was a fun game, i remember at first i just randomly got it and didnt know what it was and was expecting aliens or bad guys to jump out and attack.

i still remember how to beat myst, duke nukem 3d, doom, ROT, wolfenstein, etc. one time i played an emulator and still remember all the tricks and secret doorways, etc

hey, it's you.

I remember having this discussion a little while back

~~butthead aka 216~~ · 07-17-2013, 02:17 AM

pc games really stick with me when it comes to tricks and secrets, but not so much for games on other systems. i wonde rif this is true for others???

i remember selling a lot of games on ebay years ago and now i regret it a little

different type of thing but i still play tetris :P

misspoptart · 07-17-2013, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Psychedub Dude

I had kind of a Love/Hate relationship with FF XII. I wasn't really into the battles until I started getting the grasp of the gambit system, but even then it still was to MMO for me. I finished it, and enjoyed my time with it for the most part but it's just kind of iffy to me.

Ugh, tell me about it. My favorite aspect of the game was actually the license board. Are there other games in the FF series that took that approach? I understand and was able to make good use of gambits, but I think the live battling threw me off in general. It never really felt like a Final Fantasy to me. So I get that "iffy" feeling.

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FFX is really good, the battle system is so fun. I really liked the Summons in X and how you could control them. The ones you could get in side quests were so bad ass. I have thought about re playing it for awhile but I just can't really stand Tidus whiny moments haha

Dooooood I am so glad there are other FFX lovers on MB. Now I can make jokes that ya'll might get. I think that game was so well developed. My favorite aspect was really the characters, though. I love each and every one of them. Even the NPCs were all great -- Dona, Rin, Isaaru, Seymour -- good times.

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FFX was one of the best in the series (and is getting an HD makeover that is coming out at the end of this year... I'm all over that)...

SERIOUS?!?! WHAT?!! WHEN?!! AHHHHH!

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Originally Posted by duga

But XII was very underrated in my opinion. It looked awesome as one of the last few games released on the PS2 and it did the battle system of FFXI some justice for those that didn't get to try it. Every FF has some cheesy love story, so it was actually refreshing for me to not have to deal with it. ALL the characters were important and had their own reasons to be there and develop.

I don't know. I never got Penelo's purpose or really why Fran and Balthier got involved in everything. Lately I'm replaying it, but the storyline is just soooo similar to Star Wars it's almost comical. I might not have gotten enough out of the game in general (I played it rather linearly), but we'll see this time around.

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Originally Posted by 216

a game i played for pc.....

myst!!!

I tried to play this recently on all three laptops in my house. It didn't work on ANY of them...not even the XP. I was troubleshooting for HOURS. Ugh!! I wish they'd make a release for Windows 7.

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Originally Posted by duga

Riven was also a ton of fun... And a lot harder.

I have that, too!! I wonder if I can get it to work this weekend. Did you ever play "Exile"?

djchameleon · 07-17-2013, 07:23 AM

This game got me hooked on RTS games. I used to go over to my big sis' place and play it on her computer.

It lead me to play Command and Conquer and a few other RTS games.

Nowadays , I don't really play RTS games but I will always remember that special time.

I think the last RTS game I played was Advance Wars for Gameboy Advance.

Psychedub Dude · 07-17-2013, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by duga

But XII was very underrated in my opinion. It looked awesome as one of the last few games released on the PS2 and it did the battle system of FFXI some justice for those that didn't get to try it. Every FF has some cheesy love story, so it was actually refreshing for me to not have to deal with it. ALL the characters were important and had their own reasons to be there and develop.

As far as story and sheer amount of stuff to do, FF XII was awesome, but the battle system just didn't keep me engaged like others in the series. I just don't like the lack of control in MMOs and XII had that same feeling.

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Originally Posted by misspoptart

Ugh, tell me about it. My favorite aspect of the game was actually the license board. Are there other games in the FF series that took that approach? I understand and was able to make good use of gambits, but I think the live battling threw me off in general. It never really felt like a Final Fantasy to me. So I get that "iffy" feeling.

Dooooood I am so glad there are other FFX lovers on MB. Now I can make jokes that ya'll might get. I think that game was so well developed. My favorite aspect was really the characters, though. I love each and every one of them. Even the NPCs were all great -- Dona, Rin, Isaaru, Seymour -- good times.

I'm pretty sure the License board was exclusive to XII, but I may be wrong. It was pretty cool but could be kind of frustrating sometimes having a totally bitchin sword but you couldn't use it haha :p

I really liked the Sphre Grid in X, it allowed for lots of customization of characters. If you put enough time into leveling you could develop your characters strengths in almost any way you wanted.

Auron was definitely my fave from X, he was such a boss. He had my favorite story of all the characters too. I remember being so surprised when it was revealed that he was

Spoiler for derp:

Looking back, X def had a pretty moving story once the ball got rolling, its to bad Tidus annoys me so much haha

I stil prefer the psone and SNES era FF's though, they had some really great stories and hold a special place in my gaming heart.

IV, VI and VIII are probs my top 3. It's hard to really rank them though because they are all so different.

Dayvan Cowboy · 07-18-2013, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Sequoioideae

Speaking of Secret of Mana, has anyone else on MB played that jem of a game?

hell yeah I have! i remembered liking it, but finding it unoriginal at times. it still was a great time waster for me, and the graphics were really charming!

Also FF6 okay?

Dulce · 07-26-2013, 07:11 PM

I suck at playing video games. I stick with shooting pool.

Guybrush · 07-26-2013, 08:04 PM

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I suck at playing video games. I stick with shooting pool.

How incredibly interesting. Please tell us more.

How often do you apply chalk?

Psychedub Dude · 08-07-2013, 11:36 AM

I hooked up my N64 last night and played a little bit of Conkers Bad Fur Day. Good lawd this game is so much funnier now that I get all the references and can understand whats going on

FRED HALE SR. · 08-07-2013, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Psychedub Dude

I hooked up my N64 last night and played a little bit of Conkers Bad Fur Day. Good lawd this game is so much funnier now that I get all the references and can understand whats going on

Pulled out my NES last night and played excite bike and kung fu master for about 18 hours straight. NES has still got it after all these years. Mike Tysons punchout is on the agenda tonight. Gonna beat Tysons ass.

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