Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Daily Gaming Questions & Responses - 1/20/15-1/23/15

Here are the results from my daily gaming questions I asked on Twitter.  Enjoy!


Tuesday:What is the hardetst, "this is bullshit", rage quitingest stage, you ever played?

Responses: Super Mario Bros. 1-2 (my troll senses are tingling but listed it anyway), F-Zero GX (story mode), Halo 3 (Cortana), Killzone: Shadow Fall (stealth mission), Mortal Kombat (2011) (Shao Khan stage), Madden football (playing anyone - you need practice my friend), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) (water level), Ghosts N Goblins (stage 1), Twilight Princess (horse battle), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (no fighting in the War Room on Veteran), Assassin's Creed 3 (horse riding sequence).
My Response: Double Dragon (NES) (Willie)



Wednesday: What is your greatest gaming accomplishment?
Responses: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (no weapons and no armor), Psychonauts (Meat Circus), Ninja Gaiden Stage 6-2 (NES), Deus Ex (platinum trophy), Sonic 3 (getting all chaos emeralds and becoming super Sonic), Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (water temple and a vote for finishing it), GoldenEye (invincibility cheat), Mortal Kombat (learn all finishing moves), beating Luigi's Mansion, Pitfall (20,000 points)
My Response: Beating Mike Tyson in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out

6 Ways to Know if you are an Ass Hole Gamer



You only want to play maps you know like the back of your hand on first-person-shooters.

We get it, you have spent hours playing Havana in Call of Duty: Black Ops, can we play any other map other than that one?  Are you that unsure of yourself to try Jungle or Hanoi?  Let someone else have a chance to win.

You run up the score on any sports game when you are up by 50.

I picked the Bears, you picked Green Bay.  You have played longer and you have a better team.  You are up by six touchdowns...and you're throwing the deep bomb again to Jordy Nelson.  Fuck you.

You throw down my controller.

The NES and SNES days are over.  These things aren't indestructible.  In fact, they are expensive as hell.  Don't break my shit!

You hear yourself saying the words, "I pushed the button!"

No.  No, you didn't (unless you have been throwing down my controller every time something hasn't gone your way, in which case, you probably broke it (and you're an ass hole)).

You say things like, "you're beating me at Super Smash Bros. on the Wii U but you should see me on the GameCube version.  I'm awesome!"

We aren't playing the GameCube version.  If you wanted to play the GameCube version, you should have said something.  I have it.  It's right on the shelf right in front of you.  And, in all likelihood, I would whoop your ass on that one too.

You hang on to that "one time" you were the best.

I do remember that you beat everyone in the room that one evening two-and-a-half years ago.  We don't need a refresher course on your evening of triumph every time we play.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Daily Gaming Questions & Responses - 1/12/15-1/8/15

Here are the responses I got for this week's gaming questions:

Tuesday: You are stuck inside with the flu this weekend and can only play one game, what would it be?
Responses: Grand Theft Auto V, Tomb Raider on PC, Skyrim, Don't Starve Together 3, World of Warcraft
My Response: The Last of Us

Wednesday: With all the Nintendo hub bub today, what would you consider to be the best Super Nintendo game?

Responses: Chrono Trigger, Secrets of Mana, Super Metorid (x2), Super Mario RPG (x2), RC Pro Am, Clay Fighters, Breath of Fire, Super Punch Out (x2), Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (x2), Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario Kart, EarthBound, Donkey Kong Country 2, Starwing (x2), Street Racer, Super Mario World, Final Fantasy 2
My Response: Damn, I'm so up in the air between Super Metroid, Zelda, and Super Mario World.
Comments: Because of this post, last night, I decided to revisit Donkey Kong Country 2 since I only played it for a short time upon it's release. I think Twitter user @DoubleGXG was correct, that was much harder than the first but a great soundtrack. This video sums it up well.



Thursday: What is the hardest platformer you ever played?
Responses: Jetset Willy, N+, Contra, Super Mario Bros. 2 (not Doki Doki Panic/the Japanese one), Street Fighter 2010, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Battle Toads, Spelunker, I Wanna Be The Guy, Thexder, Karnov (arcade not NES), Hagane, Metroid (I disagree and digress), Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Jaz Jack Rabbit 2, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Batman (NES), PageMaster (GB), Super Mario Bros. (NES)(Really??!!??), Geomon's Great Adventure
My Response: Ninja Gaiden (pick which one, they are all harder than hell)
Comments: Just ask James.



Friday: What game was the biggest let down when you finally played it?
Responses: First Light, Swapper, Duke Nukem3D, Ecco the Dolphin, Bubsy, Max Payne, Far Cry 3, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Fallout 3 (really??!??), Final Fantasy XIII, Watch Dogs, Skyrim (oh, c'mon!), The Evil Within, No Mercy, Persona 3, Out Run (PC), Perfect Dark, Super Smash Bros 3DS, Madden 2013
My Response: Operation Wolf (NES)