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Post by Gilberto on Mar 7, 2010 16:03:34 GMT -5
Sean and Greg talk about the past and future of video games with their old friend David. From Atari Adventure to Left 4 Dead, video games are slowly graduating into the roleplaying arena and beyond. So what does the future hold for gaming? And will it affect the future of the world in general? media.libsyn.com/media/darkcrazy/TVAMD-gamesPT1FINAL.mp3 |
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Post by lynn on Mar 7, 2010 18:12:00 GMT -5
I remember some of my friends playing lemonade stand for hours. Does that even count as a game? I do remember the old pong games where you'd click the button and it would move to a slightly different pong.
Yeah I have a wii, and I've got an older version. It's good for sports games but anything else the system isn't really good enough yet, you end up just flailing. But I'm always concerned when people play it because they look like they're going to break my house or my tv. I'm trying to tell them they don't have to punch the tv to get the dude, but they don't seem to beleive me. The boxing is fun, I'm really good at it.
I also have the wii fit, which is handy at helping me loose weight and stuff, mostly just because it makes you weigh yourself every day.
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Post by Gilberto on Mar 8, 2010 19:34:09 GMT -5
I finally got an Xbox. It's worth it just for Left 4 Dead. It's pretty straightforward when you play by yourself, but it's awesome to play with other people.
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Post by professordave on Mar 9, 2010 22:47:53 GMT -5
I remember some of my friends playing lemonade stand for hours. Does that even count as a game? I do remember the old pong games where you'd click the button and it would move to a slightly different pong. Yeah I have a wii, and I've got an older version. It's good for sports games but anything else the system isn't really good enough yet, you end up just flailing. But I'm always concerned when people play it because they look like they're going to break my house or my tv. I'm trying to tell them they don't have to punch the tv to get the dude, but they don't seem to beleive me. The boxing is fun, I'm really good at it. I also have the wii fit, which is handy at helping me loose weight and stuff, mostly just because it makes you weigh yourself every day. My parents have a Wii and love it. They are both in their 70s. On my suggestion, they bought Wii Sports Resort and have been hooked ever since. It gives them something else to do besides watch TV or read in the evening, and its a little extra exercise. Dad plays all the games and mom generally sticks with 100-pin bowling, Frisbee golf, and regular golf. |
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Post by professordave on Mar 9, 2010 22:57:38 GMT -5
I finally got an Xbox. It's worth it just for Left 4 Dead. It's pretty straightforward when you play by yourself, but it's awesome to play with other people. Try Bioshock (the original game). It's a first-person shooter set in 1960 in the underwater city of Rapture, built in lavish art-deco style, where something horrible has occurred. Absolutely beautiful to look at and a blast to play. The stories of the city, its fall, and the people living in it, are very well integrated into the gameplay. And it's under $20. |
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Post by Scary Gary on Mar 10, 2010 7:47:24 GMT -5
I forgot about Adventure on the Atari 2600. While you talked about it, I was envisioning Venture on the Colecovision.
My favorite game on the Atari 2600 was Stellar Track. This game still holds up today. It is a turn based strategy game in which you have a limited number of stardates (turns) to clear out an alien invasion force. Your ship looks an awful lot like the Enterprise, while the aliens resemble a Klingon Bird of Prey. As you hunt down the aliens, you can take on damage which can knock out various helm controls, such as long range scanners, short range scanners, phasers, and warp drive. Each time you play the game the number of stardates and aliens vary, thus varying the degree of difficulty. When you complete a game, you are given a rank (admiral, colonel, and so on). The rank is based on the degree of difficulty.
If you can find it, it is worth checking out.
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Post by professordave on Mar 10, 2010 23:36:34 GMT -5
I forgot about Adventure on the Atari 2600. While you talked about it, I was envisioning Venture on the Colecovision. My favorite game on the Atari 2600 was Stellar Track. This game still holds up today. It is a turn based strategy game in which you have a limited number of stardates (turns) to clear out an alien invasion force. Your ship looks an awful lot like the Enterprise, while the aliens resemble a Klingon Bird of Prey. As you hunt down the aliens, you can take on damage which can knock out various helm controls, such as long range scanners, short range scanners, phasers, and warp drive. Each time you play the game the number of stardates and aliens vary, thus varying the degree of difficulty. When you complete a game, you are given a rank (admiral, colonel, and so on). The rank is based on the degree of difficulty. If you can find it, it is worth checking out. I played Venture on the Colecovision although I only vaguely remember it. As I recall, it was like an early version of Zelda and had a lot more replay value than Adventure. Never played Stellar Track. It sounds amazing for an Atari game. |
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Post by Scary Gary on Mar 11, 2010 7:45:56 GMT -5
Venture was similar to zelda, now that you mention it.
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Post by professordave on Mar 11, 2010 23:07:39 GMT -5
I was going on memory but checked Wiki. I forgot that the main character's name was Winky and he used a bow and arrow. It might have more in common with Berzerk than Zelda, but I think the comparison holds up. A fairly complex game for 1981 and the main reason to buy a ColecoVision.
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Post by drivebyluna on Mar 12, 2010 13:55:45 GMT -5
Anyone play Heavy Rain yet? It's PS3 only but it's pretty awesome. It's more like an interactive movie but we got it cause I never ever play games and it seemed like something fun Jon and I could do together.
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Post by Gilberto on Mar 12, 2010 16:38:21 GMT -5
If it's PS3 only I don't guess I'll get to play it. Berserk was awesome though. Didn't the guys explode when you shot them? I hope Red Dead Redemption is available for Xbox. I'll have to check out BioShock
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Post by professordave on Mar 12, 2010 23:04:08 GMT -5
I'd like to play/watch Heavy Rain, but sadly I don't have a PS3. Also looking forward to playing Redemption. I've been watching a lot of westerns lately. Just finished The Professionals with Lee Marvin and Burt Lancaster, which is set in around the same time period as Redemption (early 20th century). Good movie. Westerns make me want to drink whiskey, play poker, and chase saloon gals.
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Post by Gilberto on Mar 13, 2010 7:07:15 GMT -5
Sounds good to me.
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Post by lynn on Mar 13, 2010 7:21:12 GMT -5
I play solitare all the time, sometimes, spider solitare...
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Post by gretl on Mar 14, 2010 10:40:58 GMT -5
Yeah, Solitaire's about my speed.  Scott's a hardcore PC gamer. He just built a new computer with two giant video cards and multiple fans and fan controllers to go with the swing-out monitor in front of his Lazy Boy. Amazing graphics, IN YOUR FACE. He's into flight sims and Call of Duty type games though, rather than zombie killing. My kids enjoy the online "gateway" MMORPG Jr.'s that proliferate these days (AdventureQuest, Wizard101, Free Realms, Runescape) ... ostensibly free, but more fun with upgrades of course. "Come on Mom, it's only $5 a month!" They have a Harry Potter game, Baldur's Gate II, and Neverwinter Nights 2 that they multi-play with each other and Scott. They all kind of get frustrated with each other though ... ! Also, being little girls, their favorite part of those games is creating characters. So now they're into Sims, where they can create endless variations of characters. With the right downloads they can make witches and werewolves and vampires, and with the right cheats they can avoid the endless tedium of eat/sleep/pee. |
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Scott's a hardcore PC gamer. He just built a new computer with two giant video cards and multiple fans and fan controllers to go with the swing-out monitor in front of his Lazy Boy. Amazing graphics, IN YOUR FACE. He's into flight sims and Call of Duty type games though, rather than zombie killing.