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Post by 🤯 on Jul 17, 2020 19:15:26 GMT
Wait...
The OG DK isn't on the list!?!?
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Post by Baker on Jul 17, 2020 20:00:19 GMT
 The game was designed by living legend Shigeru Miyamoto, who deserves a picture.
If one hyper-addictive, endlessly replayable game with an infuriatingly catchy theme tune wasn't enough, another one was about to be unceremoniously dropped onto the world...
Emp wasn't kidding about Shigeru Miyamoto's living legend status. Look him up if you're a video game know nothing like me....or even if you're not. Really hoping the next game is what I think it is. I may have been more of a Mario respecter than lover, but I am definitely a lover of this next game....if it is what I think it is. If so, this game is also a Mr. Miyamoto special. A living legend indeed....
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Post by Big Pete on Jul 17, 2020 20:40:33 GMT
The next game better be a Baker favourite, but not the one he was referencing. It would be a total drag if it didn't appear.
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Post by rad on Jul 17, 2020 20:42:11 GMT
To Big Pete's point: I know the greatest video game rivalry of all-time, from one of my favorite documentaries ever made... But wtf is Manic Miner??? Mario is the definition of significance whether anyone agrees to that or not. The NES version is the first game I ever remember playing, altough we quickly became a Sega house due to me and my father's love of sports games. For casuals or even non-players, "Mario" is more often than not the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of video games. Sonic is still king for me though... They did my boy dirrtttttyyyy.
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Post by Lony on Jul 19, 2020 17:27:19 GMT
 The game was designed by living legend Shigeru Miyamoto, who deserves a picture.
If one hyper-addictive, endlessly replayable game with an infuriatingly catchy theme tune wasn't enough, another one was about to be unceremoniously dropped onto the world...
Emp wasn't kidding about Shigeru Miyamoto's living legend status. Look him up if you're a video game know nothing like me....or even if you're not. Really hoping the next game is what I think it is. I may have been more of a Mario respecter than lover, but I am definitely a lover of this next game....if it is what I think it is. If so, this game is also a Mr. Miyamoto special. A living legend indeed.... Legend of Zelda BAYBAY.
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Post by X-zero on Jul 20, 2020 4:53:37 GMT
To Big Pete 's point: I know the greatest video game rivalry of all-time, from one of my favorite documentaries ever made... But wtf is Manic Miner??? Mario is the definition of significance whether anyone agrees to that or not. The NES version is the first game I ever remember playing, altough we quickly became a Sega house due to me and my father's love of sports games. For casuals or even non-players, "Mario" is more often than not the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of video games. Sonic is still king for me though... They did my boy dirrtttttyyyy. Mario ran a tighter ship. He let everyone know he is the star and sometimes let his brother tag along. Sonic was too nice at let everybody he every meet get some screen time and even let some up stage him.
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Post by X-zero on Jul 20, 2020 5:08:24 GMT
Emp wasn't kidding about Shigeru Miyamoto's living legend status. Look him up if you're a video game know nothing like me....or even if you're not. Really hoping the next game is what I think it is. I may have been more of a Mario respecter than lover, but I am definitely a lover of this next game....if it is what I think it is. If so, this game is also a Mr. Miyamoto special. A living legend indeed.... Legend of Zelda BAYBAY. Well since he is from the area I think I let him say it.
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Post by Big Pete on Jul 21, 2020 19:27:40 GMT
Why must you rub it in Donkey Kong! 
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Post by Emperor on Jul 21, 2020 19:58:42 GMT
Manic Miner - a true inspiration. Donkey Kong Country paid homage, now you all have to listen to my the source's wisdom.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2020 20:29:41 GMT
Just a reminder of the greatest that was Rare.
RIP.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2020 23:06:20 GMT
Oh look no new updates, guess I'll say there are none for the news. *updates while I record*
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Post by Big Pete on Jul 21, 2020 23:28:01 GMT
There was nothing cozier than wriggling up to a lamp with your big bulky gameboy loaded up with batteries and playing some tetris. Such a simple concept, but that process of trying to put four lines away was such a fun brain stimulator and it had so many clones. Panel de pon (or Tetris Attack/Pokemon Puzzle League/Meteos) is my poison, but I can go a few rounds of Tetris.
I'm surprised Dragon Quest didn't appear. I keep forgetting the British influence on this, if it had have been a Japan list, I'd imagine it'd be the first game on the list.
I had Metroid as my other pick, although it really should have been Zelda. I wantedto go for an old school action-adventure and in today's market Metroidvanias are everywhere. I'm not sure if the same could be said in 2012 when the list was published and I didn't vote for any 2D Zeldas.
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Post by X-zero on Jul 22, 2020 0:31:35 GMT
I remember getting around the no games at school when we learned how to get Tetris on the TI 8X calculator.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2020 0:34:10 GMT
Those calculators brings back nostalgia.
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Post by 🤯 on Jul 22, 2020 0:57:26 GMT
Those calculators brings back nostalgia. 80085 So ingrained I don't even need to turn my calculator upside down anymore to see 'em. Tetris is an all-time top ten personal favorite video game ever. I think there was a study showing that playing it after a traumatic event can help stave off PTSD? I know for me it has always been equal parts addictive and anxiety-relieving (so, in other words, gummies before I discovered gummies?) — so Tetris will always have a near and dear spot in the OCD corner of my heart.
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Post by Baker on Jul 22, 2020 1:14:05 GMT
I like the backstories Emperor provides. I was once an avid video game player, but I neither knew nor cared about who was the brains behind these games. So it was cool to learn about the likes of Miyamoto and Toriyama, and now I learn the creator of Tetris was a Soviet. Anyway, I'll just C&P my thoughts on Tetris from today's News thread.... Tetris was alright. I never got hooked on it like everybody else apparently did though. Maybe because I never actually owned the game myself? Only played it at friend's houses. It was a fun time killer, but not a huge favorite or anything. Also, I never owned a GameBoy :$
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Post by Lionheart on Jul 22, 2020 1:32:01 GMT
Tetris is lame. Bring on the real games. Like another Mario game. Mario is great. Especially his name. I bet Mario wins this whole thing.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2020 1:34:30 GMT
Tetris is lame. Bring on the real games. Like another Mario game. Mario is great. Especially his name. I bet Mario wins this whole thing. Dr. Mario was robbed. Superior puzzle.
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Post by 🤯 on Jul 22, 2020 2:53:54 GMT
Wait, what... There's a medical version of Mario!?
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Post by X-zero on Jul 22, 2020 4:02:45 GMT
Tetris is lame. Bring on the real games. Like another Mario game. Mario is great. Especially his name. I bet Mario wins this whole thing. Apparently his parents like their last name so much they named their kid Mario Mario.
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Post by Lionheart on Jul 22, 2020 4:14:17 GMT
Tetris is lame. Bring on the real games. Like another Mario game. Mario is great. Especially his name. I bet Mario wins this whole thing. Apparently his parents like their last name so much they named their kid Mario Mario. Who would name their kid Mario at all? That’s crazy!
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Post by System on Jul 22, 2020 14:11:24 GMT
Why must you rub it in Donkey Kong! 😂 just beat the game for zillionth time again today.
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Post by Emperor on Jul 22, 2020 16:23:38 GMT
I like the backstories Emperor provides. I was once an avid video game player, but I neither knew nor cared about who was the brains behind these games. So it was cool to learn about the likes of Miyamoto and Toriyama, and now I learn the creator of Tetris was a Soviet. Anyway, I'll just C&P my thoughts on Tetris from today's News thread.... Tetris was alright. I never got hooked on it like everybody else apparently did though. Maybe because I never actually owned the game myself? Only played it at friend's houses. It was a fun time killer, but not a huge favorite or anything. Also, I never owned a GameBoy  I'm happy at least one person is reading the backstories. My work is not going unnoticed! The Game Boy was my first console, so of course I owned Tetris, but I don't recall playing it as a kid. My focus was on Super Mario Land, Wave Race, and eventually Pokemon Red. Alleyway was the hyper-addictive Game Boy game that acted as my personal Tetris. It's essentially a port of Atari's Breakout with a Mario cameo.   My Tetris addiction came years later when I found this multiplayer version online and spent a few weeks or months playing it on a daily basis. Couldn't tell you the name, there are so many of these Tetris clones that it's impossible to keep track. Wait, what... There's a medical version of Mario!? An attempt to dogpile on Tetris' success with a Nintendo original descending block puzzler, but didn't have much impact. Fun game though. The colourful cover art promises an experience the dull monochrome Game Boy cannot deliver.   Also love this meme of 🤯 being astonished at every single incarnation of Mario. We should start making up Mario games to confuse him. Anyone ever played Barber Mario?
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Post by Big Pete on Jul 22, 2020 16:59:40 GMT
Why must you rub it in Donkey Kong! 😂 just beat the game for zillionth time again today. After all these years Kremkroc Industries still kicks my ass.
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Post by 🤯 on Jul 22, 2020 19:28:11 GMT
There's a version of Mario where he cuts people's hair!? Wait... Does he use the same pair of scissors he uses to cut PAPER!?!? 
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2020 19:29:25 GMT
There's a version of Mario where he cuts people's hair!? Wait... Does he use the same pair of scissors he uses to cut PAPER!?!? Not exactly. It's not a full-blown game, but a mini-game in Paper Mario where you shave Hogan's stache to match his iconic look.
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Post by X-zero on Jul 24, 2020 5:04:52 GMT
I didn't know Dr. Mario was on the Gameboy, I think I played on NES. Playing that without colors must have been a pain
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Post by 🤯 on Jul 24, 2020 15:26:46 GMT
It's still mind-blowing to me that Tetris didn't come out until AFTER Super Mario Bros. Tetris feels like something that should've come out around the time of games like Pong, Space Invaders, Asteroid, etc. At latest around the time of the OG DK.
Mind... blown.
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Post by X-zero on Jul 24, 2020 15:57:53 GMT
It's still mind-blowing to me that Tetris didn't come out until AFTER Super Mario Bros. Tetris feels like something that should've come out around the time of games like Pong, Space Invaders, Asteroid, etc. At latest around the time of the OG DK. Mind... blown. I think it was actually released 1984 which should put it before SMB. Not sure why the list uses 1986 date.
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Post by Emperor on Jul 24, 2020 19:53:16 GMT
Tetris didn't leave the USSR until 1987. I think 1986 is given because it was released in the USSR on an actual gaming computer in 1986, as opposed to the Elektronika 60. The Elektronika 60 version, the one with the ASCII art, was more of a prototype and probably was never intended to be the finished product.
But yes, that prototype was developed in 1984, so you could argue it predates Super Mario Bros.
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