15-04-2003 04:25									#1
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Question:

A friend and I at work were discussing this the other day.

Given how many games now-a-days (NOT ALL!!!) , but many, demand such mental concentration in the name of strategy, we were saying how relaxing and fun it was to just kick back with an old school side-scrolling bushy moustached Mario.

No major brain power to drain after a hard days work, no strategy needed, no headache inducing production/research numbers to crunch, no thinking about which order to build units in an RTS in order to defend against some guys rush...just plain ol' run 'n jump fun.

Now, pleeeeaaaaaassssseeee don't get me wrong, I LOVE TBS strategy games and RTS and all of the strategy and even non-strategy games that stress the brain cells.

But....sometimes (and i'm getting this feeling more these days), it's just nice to shun all the major thinking and cerebral bullshit, especially after a long day at a mentally draining job, and just kick back with Mario and the guys...

or Sonic, Earthworm Jim etc...

anyone else agree?

	15-04-2003 07:44									#2
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Sure games are better these days, and as a hardcore gamer I'm glad about that. But for sheer fun Mario is hard to beat.

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	15-04-2003 10:42									#3
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I agree one hundred percent. I don't think I've ever played a game with a Pure Fun Rating (P) comparable to that of Super Mario Brothers.

For that category, I also like Donkey Kong Country, Mortal Kombat, and the Final Fantasy series.

	15-04-2003 11:51									#4
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Oh, showing my age a bit, but Xenon 2 was (still is) the game for my mindless fun. Just let it scroll up and shoot EVERYTHING ! No stress. A good stress reliever actually

[joiningDrSpikeWhistful]Ahhh, good old days[/joiningDrSpikeWhistful]

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	15-04-2003 16:25									#5
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How much does it show your age when you can remember the original Xenon?

(It was a great game, btw )

	15-04-2003 18:45									#6
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Probably a great deal. I'm almost twenty and have no idea what you are talking about. Some kind of early arcade game like galaxian, I'm guessing?

	15-04-2003 19:13									#7
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I had Xenon on my Spectrum. The only word for it was mindless.

But it was fun.

	16-04-2003 00:16									#8
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Super Mario Brothers rules.

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Naah..

If you have a friend:

SuperMariokart for the Battle mode.

* Ben Kenobi Kicks off loafers and leans into recliner

	16-04-2003 03:17									#10
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Mario Kart 64 - one of the rare cases where the upgrade equalled the original.

	16-04-2003 15:09									#11
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Mario Kart = Not brainless enough.

-Jam

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Super Mario Bros 3 is my personal favorite of the Mario titles. I remember being really excited when I got this game, and I was not disappointed.

	17-04-2003 04:01									#13
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Yes, Super Mario 3 was indeed the highlight of the series, at least for the original nes.

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It was just an excellent game. I don't know if you can really quantify what made it so cool.

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Sure SM3 was best, but it should have been. I was just reaching minimum gaming age when SM1 was out on the Nintendo.........a high price new-fangled "console" that only the rich **** up the road could afford. SM1 was the closest you could get to an arcade feel without actually being in an arcade.

But our princess is in another castle? What a surprise.

	17-04-2003 10:06									#16
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mario bros, super mario bros, donkey kong, dkjr...the pacman series..especially super pacman.....pinball machines...tempest, dragons lair...space ace..

i have played all the old standup arcade games until MK2 came out, it was so cheap the ai.....and i can say that i mastered virutally every one i played...

they are loads of fun......

easy to beat as most of it is memory or pattern/reflex based....

the golden age of video games.....

1980-1986......these games gobbled a few quaters, then eventually gobbled more time than money

video games were so much easier to beat back then lol

	17-04-2003 12:40									#17
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Mario? FUN?!

Mario is one of the most boring games ever! I mean, jump on some mushroom thing......Argh.

I hate it. DEATH TO MARIO!!!!

	17-04-2003 13:05									#18
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Sonic is better than Mario.

	17-04-2003 13:43									#19
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I liked North vs. South for the Nintendo...that was original. Got to rob trains and stuff.

Good games for Genesis were: Mutant League Football and Hockey, and General Chaos.

I'm missing my AC cord for my Nintendo...where can I find a new one?

	17-04-2003 15:02									#20
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quote: Originally posted by FrustratedPoet Sonic is better than Mario.

I agree, even less brains were required for Sonic, you just find stretch to start rolling and just roll through the level...that was so cool to watch.

	17-04-2003 15:19									#21
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Franky, if you go to a store where they sell classic Nintendo games and controllers (there's one at my local mall), they might be able to help you.

Anybody remember the original Legend of Zelda? That was cool.

	17-04-2003 15:33									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Frankychan I'm missing my AC cord for my Nintendo...where can I find a new one?

Try Ebay. You may have to buy a whole new console, but how expensive can those old things be?

	17-04-2003 17:57									#23
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quote: Originally posted by FrustratedPoet Try Ebay. You may have to buy a whole new console, but how expensive can those old things be?

Check Ebay and search on "NES power adapter". It looks like they generally go for 5-10$US.

	17-04-2003 19:14									#24
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quote: Originally posted by FrustratedPoet Sonic is better than Mario.

Please tell you were joking FP. Sonic was rubbish; anyone that wasn't a complete vegetable could finish it the first day they got it, with a day or too more of replay value.

Compare to SM3 (a 16-bit NES game compared to a 32-bit Megadrive game) and Sonic still loses easily.

	17-04-2003 19:53									#25
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32 bit Megadrive? WTF?

Sonic was fun. And maybe you're bullshiting trying to show how badass you are because you can beat games the day you get them and all, but man, I never dominated Sonic like that. I usually tried to find all the hidden stuff instead of just racing through the levels. And playing two-player was fun as balls once Tails came into the picture.

quote: video games were so much easier to beat back then lol

war4ever man, you are on crack. Games these days let you save practically anywhere, and give unlimited lives and all kinds of nonsense. You had to master old games to beat them. World 8 of SMB3 was ****ing insane.

	17-04-2003 20:23									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Felch X 32 bit Megadrive? WTF?

My bad, 8 bit NES against 16 bit Megadrive. It's not a fair comparison, but the NES game (here SM3) still wins on all counts IMO.

	17-04-2003 20:29									#27
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Oh okay. I always compared Super Mario World to Sonic, you know, just for fairness. I agree that Mario is a better game, but Sonic has that mindless "I'm on a head full of acid and can't handle anything too hard" kind of fun to it.

	17-04-2003 21:03									#28
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I'm sorry if I came across as a bit harsh, I just take my memories very seriously. Sometimes they do things to me in places that mommy doesn't want me to touch. I love me memories.

	18-04-2003 01:28									#29
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quote: Games these days let you save practically anywhere, and give unlimited lives and all kinds of nonsense. You had to master old games to beat them. World 8 of SMB3 was ****ing insane.

There are a few 'tricks' to the game.

For a real challenge, try beating SMB3 in one session without using any powerups, warps or special effects.

No 'secret' areas either to bypass difficult sections of the level.

I always had a hard time beating the puzzle level on world 6.

	18-04-2003 01:43									#30
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quote: Originally posted by obiwan18 There are a few 'tricks' to the game. For a real challenge, try beating SMB3 in one session without using any powerups, warps or special effects. No 'secret' areas either to bypass difficult sections of the level. I always had a hard time beating the puzzle level on world 6.

I did the whole thing through one Bank holiday without warping.......took bloody hours.

And world 8 was insane. I did many practice sessions where I warped to world 8 to master it before attempting the marathon.