What Are You Playing? (Winter 2010-2011)

What did you end up using for a monitor?

Got a 32' jvc D series off craigslist for $65. Was going to beat the guy down on price til he brought his kid in the room. "This was his tv, so I told him whatever we get for it, He can keep."
Bastard.
Still, I'm very happy with it and its picture.

I've had that Donkey Kong Jungle Beat sitting in a box, a pair of unused bongos its only company, for what has to have been four or five years now. I think I'm going to run through the SNES DKC trilogy after I finish up the absolutely fantastic DKCR and cap it off with DKJB before its box ages and gets pulled through a fence.

DKJB is the crowning achievement of the series.



And video games.

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Originally Posted by Bacon McShig

Speaking of this, it's the Zelda series' 25th anniversary today.

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Maybe that's what subconsciously prompted me to play Neutopia today after so many years.

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Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name

I got my retro game room put mostly together. I will upload a pic later. Last night I played some neo geo fighters I never played before (breakers revenge, glalxy fight, some shitty I think Visco game with fight in the title or some shit). I then fired up the saturn to play X-men vs SF to get the awful taste of those previous games out of my mouth. This morning I played Zombie Dinos and The Apprentice on CDi. Then I listened to Mozart.
I've paid so much money on 360 and PS3 junk and online shit and all they get used for is netflix. Bah.

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I hope you have Ninja Master's in the NG lineup. That's one of my favorite NG fighters.

I've been travelling quite a bit internationally over the last month so it's been portable gaming for me on the airplane and taxi or in the hotel room.

Finished
Gears of War 2 + DLC (360)
Heavenly Sword (PS3)
I Won't Forgive You (PSP)
Splinter Cell: Essentials (PSP)

In Play
Biohazard Gaiden (GBC)
Jeanne D'Arc (PSP)
Rise from Lair (PS3)
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (PSP)

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Originally Posted by kingoffighters

I hope you have Ninja Master's in the NG lineup. That's one of my favorite NG fighters.

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Kizuna Encounter!

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Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

Siren (PS2) - So, is the whole game mostly escort missions? I really want to love it as the atmosphere is amazing and it does the survival aspect of survival horror so well (I miss that this gen) but having to make sure some dumb bitch doesn't get killed is annoying.

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That's the vibe I got before I quit playing it about 1/3 in. The escort missions are annoying and the single missions can be incredibly challenging.

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Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name

damn you neo, when I saw your name at the bottom of the thread, I was hoping for Laser Ghost impressions!

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I haven't beaten the level 5 yet (there are 7) but I'm quite happy with the game. If you're a fan of SMS gun games, it's worth getting. The gameplay is similar to Exidy/Atari's Crossbow in that you protect a character walking across the screen. The only things I don't like are: having to use a controller for the special attacks as I prefer holding the gun with two hands, and some enemies seem impossible to avoid being hit from.

I have also been playing Divinity II. Besides The Witcher, a lot of the big fantasy RPGs (Dragon Age, Risen, Drakensang, Gothic 3) this gen haven't really clicked with me but this has. It seems like a worthy transition to 3d for the franchise.