The Gamer's Quarter

dhex · Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:55 am Post subject:

probably not. dq7 was a stupendous waste of time. a stupendously ugly waste of time, that is.

again, i'm just aging so don't mind me. i have no patience for anything anymore.
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wourme · . Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 362 Location: Maridia

I've wanted to contribute to this thread, but I'm too new around here to really make good guesses that are not based on obvious clues. I thought I might instead make a list of games in my favorites list that I'd recommend to people based on the little I know of their tastes, but I imagine that would also prove redundant as I don't know what everyone has played.

Bai · . Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 24

Did I miss the boat already? I too, suffer from lack of knowing anyone. Oh well, it's another lazy Sunday afternoon...

shapermc: Ocarina of Time
dessgeega: Rez
disneyland: Kingdom Hearts (hehe), no seriously...Nights?
player2: Metal Gear Solid 2
dhex: Lunar: Silver Star Story

dark steve · . Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 1110

dhex is all about the Lunar.

Szczepaniak · . Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Posts: 770

I was thinking.... based on his avatar, dhex might actually be a HUGE fan of the Hamtaro series of games.

Mister Toups · Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:08 am Post subject:

ZOMG yes. This isn't a prediction, nor is it a recommendation. No, consider it a DARE. Dhex -- play Hamtaro in HamHam Heartbreak for GBA. Do it Do it Do it Do it Do it COME ON MAN DO IT.
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DonMarco · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 349 Location: 33903

TOLLMASTER · nippon ichi PR man Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Posts: 187

I...have no idea what games you guys like. I'm too far deep in the hole of Nippon Ichi fandom to really see how anyone can like something else.

DonMarco · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 349 Location: 33903

dessgeega · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:17 am Post subject:

so is today the big day?
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dhex · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:37 am Post subject:

i almost bought hamtaro when i bought a gba a few years back. then i sold the gba because it was too small. i may get around to getting a gba player for my gamecube; i'll peep hamtaro then.

i have yet to grab baldur's gate II.
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SuperWes · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:54 am Post subject:

Today CAN BE the big day. But Toups still hasn't made his guesstimates. I'm pretty busy too. I might get it up tonight.

-Wes
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Mister Toups · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:01 am Post subject:

SuperWes · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:04 am Post subject:

dhex · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:36 am Post subject:

i just assumed you were a vu fan.
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Tablesaw · . Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 303 Location: LACAUSA

Since this thread is dying, here's the key to my guesses:

disneyland

dhex

dessgeega

DonMarco

(ONM, PON, UTS)

Lestrade

Mr. Mechanical

player 2

ShaperMC

(perm, fade, braid)

Szczepaniak

Tablesaw

TOLLMASTER

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dhex · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:39 am Post subject:

numerical prefix?
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Tablesaw · . Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 303 Location: LACAUSA

dhex · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:41 am Post subject:

shit man, i failed algebra II, nearly. wtf?
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icycalm · . Joined: 17 Jul 2005 Posts: 39 Location: Hellas/Nippon

My name has been mentioned so many times in this thread it's not even funny.

And yes, I go around forums and do a search with my username.

So careful what you post.
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ApM · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 1:51 pm Post subject:

Ain't no shame in liking Legend of the Red Dragon, icy.

Myself... I think my favourite game of all time is probably Out Of This World. I love Eric Chahi so much for it that I forgive him completely for Heart of Darkness. I own copies of it for several different platforms (including Heart of the Alien for SegaCD), and once every few months, I sit down and play it to completion. I die a little inside because on any given platform, the timing for the music in the intro is never quite the same as it was the first time I played it.

It is an excellent fucking game.

SuperWes · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:25 pm Post subject:

Yeah, and I'll drop mine too. I'm putting together an all time faves list, but for now that will have to wait. For now though, my favorite game of all time is...

Metroid Prime

I love it so much that I don't want to write a monologue about it at the moment.

-Wes
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Mister Toups · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:23 pm Post subject:

I have no one favorite game. At the moment, however, it's either Cocoron or Guardian Legend for the NES.
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Szczepaniak · . Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Posts: 770

Everyone is revealing their top games? Ooh! Its like Oscar night! Who will be the winners?

Ok, here's my top 10 list, which I last updated 6 months ago.

No one got number 1 for me, but you crazy foo's were so close.

1) Super Metroid (snes)
2) Star Control 2 (3DO)
3) Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX-2)
4) Castlevania SOTN (PSX)
5) Shadowrun (snes)
6) Katamari Damashii (PS2)
7) Bangai-O (DC)
Cool

Panzer Dragoon Saga (sat)
9) Bomberman (saturn)
10) Skygunner (ps2) (this was a recent elevation, forcing Popful Mail to drop to 11)

dark steve · . Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 1110

The original Metal Slug. I love every frame.

Dude. Tron?

dessgeega · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:16 pm Post subject:

a few people were completely right. here are my unranked top three:

tempest 2000, mr. driller a, and crossroads 2.

i'm surprised no one guessed the first one. i'm also surprised so many people guessed mr. driller 2. a > 2. and crossroads 2, of course, is the obligatory c64 game.

so now you know.
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Mr. Mechanical · Friendly Stranger Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 1276

I'm like Toups, in that my favorite game changes all the time and is never constant. Right now it's probably Super Mario Bros. 3. Ask me again in a few weeks and it could be something entirely different.

nICO · . Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Posts: 120 Location: WVUSA

friedchicken · . Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 496 Location: Port Land, OR

I have to admit that I actually have a real honest-to-goodness favorite. It's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It's about the only constant though-- other, lesser favorites come and go, but I've beaten SOTN dozens of times and I never get tired of it.

For whoever predicted Yoshinoya for me-- sorry, never played it. But I'm surprised it didn't get brought to the states. I didn't know until this past spring that there are actually Yoshinoya locations in the US.

Tablesaw · . Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 303 Location: LACAUSA

Here is a list of fifteen computer games of which I have unusually fond, vivid memories. They are not necessarily my favorite games.

Dark Tower
Deadly Rooms of Death
Donkey Kong (Dual Screen Game and Watch)
Flag Capture
Galatea
Gorf (VIC-20)
Gyromite
Heaven and Earth
The Legend of Zelda
Loom
Moonwalker
Pinball Construction Set
Pirate's Cove
Solomon's Key (NES)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (U.S.)

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Persona-sama · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:05 am Post subject:

Man, you guys totally forgot about me near the end. -_-

I don't have a favorite game either. I suppose it all depends on what the criteria for a "favorite game" would be. Is it something you always enjoy going back to and replaying or something you really loved the first time through and love to proclaim as your "favorite game?"

If I did have a favorite, it would have to be something by Sonic Team. Those guys and their games defined my life in too many ways for me to really speak of.

I swear...
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DonMarco · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 349 Location: 33903

dark steve · . Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 1110

You start.

Persona-sama · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:49 am Post subject:

DonMarco · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 349 Location: 33903

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

I ...

really don't think I have one. I can put together a list of 10 great games though:

Beatmania IIDX
Bionic Commando
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Gunstar Heroes
Killer 7
Metal Gear Solid 2
Metroid 2
Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Strider
Super Mario Bros 3

Mister Toups · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 8:29 pm Post subject:

dark steve · . Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 1110

I think it could use a curveball, to be honest.

antitype · . Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 292

I don't hate list threads. In fact, I am a fan of lists.

Ico/Shadow of the Colossus
Earthbound
Rez
Metal Gear Solid 2
Silent Hill 2
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Xenogears
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Dragon Quest VIII
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

This list could be slightly different tomorrow or any other day, though.
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dark steve · . Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 1110

Check the first post, man.

SuperWes · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:25 am Post subject:

antitype · . Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 292

In that case, it simply must be a tie for Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.

Several years ago I probably still would have said Xenogears, though.

Before that, Chrono Trigger... and still before that, Super Mario Bros. 3.
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antitype · . Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 292

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seryogin · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:15 pm Post subject:

antitype · . Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 292

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seryogin · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:11 am Post subject:

This IS a story worth telling. Here at the Gamer's Quarter we only talk about videogames when we have to.

one day I'll start a thread about relationships.

And, well, nothing makes us love more than jealousy. Satisfying sexual relationships are impossible without a good amount of it. In fact, love is probably impossible without jealousy. I can't tell you how many times I've fallen madly in love with girls (or at least thought I had at the time) that didn't struck me as being particularly interesting after one of my friends had begun "walking with her," as we say in Russia.
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antitype · . Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 292

Of all the emotions I've experienced, I don't think any of them were as intense — nearly unbearable — as the jealousy I felt when "A" went crawling back to the abusive monster. It wasn't quite like grief, anger, or sadness... Only a woman could make me feel something like that. And you're exactly right: nothing makes us love more than jealousy. It's like, you know, a Dostoesvky novel, where love is absolutely illuminated by such cynicism, jealousy, and pain.
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