tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post7980975349298095472..comments2024-03-27T23:28:20.274-04:00Comments on Face to Face: No wonder video games started sucking in the late '90sagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-69150492662371578092009-07-15T13:54:33.442-04:002009-07-15T13:54:33.442-04:00I'm glad to hear people talking more about Zel...I'm glad to hear people talking more about Zelda II -- I've always enjoyed it more than any other Zelda game, by far.<br /><br />Yeah, when the Super Nintendo came out, they already started making games a bit easier -- Zelda, Super Metroid, even Mario World -- but there were still lots of pretty hard ones -- Super Castlevania, Super Ghouls N Ghosts.<br /><br />I'll be sacrilegious and say that I don't really love the N64 Zelda games -- they hardly have any action and are too movie-like. But of the two, Majora's Mask is a lot more fun because there's more to explore. I don't get why everyone thinks that Ocarina of Time is the best game ever made.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-67773815755017096912009-07-15T09:17:25.716-04:002009-07-15T09:17:25.716-04:00I still play my NES, SNES, and Gamecube (for Mario...I still play my NES, SNES, and Gamecube (for Mario Golf and Tennis) so I can't say much about new games, but what Gannon said about the older ones is right on. If you want to play some hard as fuk games, go pick up any of the Mega Mans on the NES. Zelda II is still one of my favorites, but again ironically Gan(n)on is right about it, hard as fuk. <br /><br />I pretty much sucked at video games growing up so I watched my little brother play, but I remember picking up Zelda: A Link to the Past and spending hours without much of a hiccup getting right thru it. Compared to Zelda II, it was child's play.TheNakedArabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894319062233529563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-6334468944532698882009-07-08T22:37:46.479-04:002009-07-08T22:37:46.479-04:00If you're trying to recapture some of the diff...If you're trying to recapture some of the difficulty of NES games patterned to take your quarters, you might want to look into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROM_hacking" rel="nofollow">rom hacking</a> and romhacks. A quick Google for "kaizo mario world" and "super metroid redesigned" turn up fun things for people who still have their fast-twitch skills; "zelda parallel worlds" will dig up something for those of us who don't have them anymore (or, in my case, never did have them anyway).<br /><br />Also, if you want to prove how awesome you are and can't use "I beat the game" as a metric anymore, try <a href="http://speeddemosarchive.com/" rel="nofollow">speedrunning</a> a game and then sending in a movie of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-68511080151948214782009-07-08T21:02:19.025-04:002009-07-08T21:02:19.025-04:00Well, as always Peter is a Loser.
I have collected...Well, as always Peter is a Loser.<br />I have collected all 241 Stars in Super Mario Galaxy. Agnostic however is right. Games have become easier over the years. However, I would like to point out that NES games were considerably harder than Super NES games. I recently beat Metroid 1 and it's much more difficult than Legendary Super Metroid. Although Super Metroid is easier, I consider it the better game. Zelda II must be among the most difficult games ever. I haven't been able to beat the giant bird end boss of the last castle, and haven't been able to reach Dark Link. One the best games ever must be Super Mario Bros 3 (NES or All Sras Version). The game is not too difficult r easy. The difficulty is perfectly balanced. The later Stars of Super Mario Sunshine or F Zero GX (Gamecube) were pretty difficult also. <br />2D and 3D gaming are two different kind of beasts. Nintendo is by far still one of the best game makers:<br />Punch Out on the Wii will give you some of the old school play you have been looking for, playing with the Wiimote NES wise:<br />defending your world champion title isn't easy.Gannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-67628014917287506012009-07-08T17:48:20.287-04:002009-07-08T17:48:20.287-04:00I think they probably didn't adjust for inflat...I think they probably didn't adjust for inflation, but there's still a big increase nonetheless.<br /><br />Re: "kids have to be doing something," not necessarily. I'll put up a funny post tomorrow about another thing they're not doing. One we'd expect to be going up.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-7509361112498619052009-07-08T17:31:08.607-04:002009-07-08T17:31:08.607-04:00One thing I notice from the report is that most of...One thing I notice from the report is that most of the top-selling console games are "party" type games I would expect someone to play with friends or family while the computer games are more of the "virtual nerd world" type. Since the console games account for almost all of the sales, it is pretty clear what kind of video games are driving the industry these days.<br /><br />I found it hard to believe video game sales have increased over 300% since 1996. I suspect the market among kids has stayed relatively stable over that time while the adult market has been the source of most of the growth. I mean, kids aren't going to the pool, riding their bikes, or playing basketball; they have to be doing something.<br /><br />I think video games, like rock music, will never match the creativity of their early years of popularity when the market consisted entirely of the young.Jokah Macphersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185675633464395897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-40589469020223362442009-07-08T13:23:09.894-04:002009-07-08T13:23:09.894-04:00I've been trying without luck to complete two ...I've been trying without luck to complete two courses on Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. Both require jump/spin manoeuvers which, while undeniably complicated, are do-able according to walkthrough sites. I've tried each manoeuver over 100 times without success. Perhaps if I were 25 years old, with a 25-year-old's visuo-spatial skills, I'd be able to do them.<br /><br />PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-50896819022454996152009-07-08T13:16:18.395-04:002009-07-08T13:16:18.395-04:00They're pretty closely related. If you go to A...They're pretty closely related. If you go to Amazon and find Ian Deary's excellent summary of IQ research, Looking Down on Intelligence, and search inside for "cognitive ageing," there are graphs there showing how the various IQ sub-test average change over time.<br /><br />Vocabulary stays pretty steady or increases a bit over time, while everything else plummets after 30 or so. The highly visual ones drop the earliest and fastest.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-81368380716419471612009-07-08T12:37:09.343-04:002009-07-08T12:37:09.343-04:00I've read quite a bit of research that visuo-s...I've read quite a bit of research that visuo-spatial skills actually peak in the mid-40's, while fluid g peaks in the mid 20's. I could be wrong though.Lover of Wisdomhttp://carrefoursagesse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com