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• 15Jul 08

  Nintendo E3 Impressions

  What I thought about the Nintendo E3 was that it was pretty good. I was impressed what was stored for the Wii. One thing I saw coming though was a sequel for Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort. I thought the new cootrol scheme was innovative, (I was really impressed with the sword duel and jetski), though I hope that Nintendo adds a lasting factor to the game, such as a singl player mode. We all know that when we first played Wii Sports it was a whole lot fun, but after a while the game got boring and repetative. The price I'll pay for the game is $30 at the most, bundled with the new Wiimote attachment.
  
  The next game that got my eyes was Wii Music. I have to say it looks pretty cool, especially when the people at Nintendo started playing the Super Mario Bros. Theme. I mean if you can actually create you own songs that would be awesome. Another well done feature was the drums. They really felt like a real set of drums, using the Wii Nunchuck and the Wii balance board. The price I would pay the for the game would be $40.
  
  The one problem Ihad with the Nintendo conference was that Nintendo was trying to wow us way too hard to impress us with the whole innovaation thing. Come on Nintendo, I mean that was done 2 years ago, now just show us the software. I was also dissapointed they didn't really show any new Nintendo developed games that didn't have the word "Wii" slapped on it. I also wanted to see a new Zelda game, that isn't a port of the Gamecube. It was sort of weird that Rockstar was releasing a GTA game on the DS. Why not the Wii? Oh, whatever.
  
  My final words are that Nintendo is doing pretty good job rounding up more big nams in the third party industry. If they keep on releasing good games form the third party, and also releasing good Nintendo produced games, there is a big chance they will go back to the former glory days.
  
  List of Games Looking Out for:
  
  Wii Sports Resort
  
  Wii Music
  
  Animal Crossing Wii
  • Posted Jul 15, 2008 8:11 pm PT
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• 6Jul 08

  My Reign of Terror Against Mr. Dream Has Been Put on Hold To Play....

  Super Metroid!!!!

  But first Punch Out!!-

  All I can say is Mr. Dream is the hardest boss.... ever. He is ex....tremely hard to beat. I can only manage to get to round 2 without getting knocked out, but I can't knock him out. If you guys have any tips on beating him, please, you're welcome to leave a comment.

  Now to Super Metroid

  Greatest Metroid Ever....

  All I can say is that I've been blown away by the excellence of this game. Never has there been a 2D game that has given you a sense of excitement and adventure, while giving you tons to explore. The controls feel great, letting me give Samus full control to shoot at any angle. Now I know why Metroid fans were disappointed at Metroid Prime. It's because of how great this game was. I just beat Kraid last night and now I got the speedy shoes or whatever. Anybody who is interested in side scrolling adventure games and has access to Virtual Console, should definitely check out Super Metroid. It's definitely a game you don't want to miss.

  First Impression Score: 9.0

  • Posted Jul 6, 2008 12:23 pm PT
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• 3Jul 08

  Ages In Gaming

  Superman 64 was a great game when I was a kid.
  
  You guys are probably thinking, "What?! But Ehsan, that game is horrible!"
  
  I know. I know. Now let me get to the point.
  
  Well 2 years ago I saw a copy of Superman 64 I had back when I was a kid. I started to play it and I couldn't get past the second level because I thought it was horrible, that wasn't that way when I was 7. As you all know Superman 64 was the worst excuse for a video game ever created, for horrible graphics, camera, and gameplay. I did not judge the game by any of those aspects. My only judging techniques were "fun", or "not fun". One thing I was always armed with when I was a kid was imagination. I didn't play the game just by going from level to level. I blended in other things like pretending I was a dolphin by swimming in and out of the water and other things I found fun (easy mode doesn't require you to go through rings in an amount of time). You see when I played a game I didn't say the things after a game like the story was lacking, bad graphics, or bad presentation. It was because as I grew up I began to develop more thoughts in gaming. It's kind of like this:
  
  Toddler-8: Enjoys playing game because they think it's fun, no sense of critique (for the most part)
  
  8-11: Begins to focus on different aspects in gaming and starts new types of game such as puzzle, action, or RPG. (Pokemon, Guitar Hero, exc.) Also developing a sense of critique noting details about games.
  
  11-13: Now begins playing games focusing harder aspects in gaming such as playing Zelda, Medal of Honor, Final Fantasy, or Metroid, and others. Sense of critique grows higher.
  
  14-Adult: Now starts to play mature games like Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat, and also focuses on making achievements like beating Through The Fire And Flames on Expert level.
  
  When I was a kid I started playing games like Star Wars Episode One: Racer, Power Ranger, and Mario Kart 64. When I was 10 I started to play harder games that require me to use my brain like Paper Mario for the Nintendo Gamecube. When I was 12 I started to play generally harder games than Metroid Prime and focused on harder games. Last year I bought Resident Evil 4 for the Wii (calling the original the scary game, along with Mortal Kombat, when I was a kid) I found a taste for game like those and Halo, and also starting to like strategy games like Command and Conquer. I also appreciated the Zelda series (The reason I ddn't own Ocarina as a kid was because I was only 5 when it came out and I got an N64 when I was 6), and find the different aspects of gaming and not get drawn to the crappy games just cause they have Spiderman (also Superman) slapped on the cover.
  
  Now as I look back seeing I was a Gaming Padawan that eventually became a good player (I'm not hardcore, I play like less than 30 minutes a day). Gaming has it's steps to when you start at easy and generally progress to harder and better games. So that's the reason I still haven't blew up, set on fire, or torture my copy of Superman 64. Because it put a smile on my face to remember the old memories of my gaming.
  • Posted Jul 3, 2008 10:09 pm PT
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