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Gaming / Re: What Games Are We Playing

« on: September 04, 2013, 11:48:10 am »

Having just recently reacquired all of my gaming equipment from the packing boxes, I'm slowly going through all the games in my collection again for 100% completion and for the sheer fun of it! I'll admit, though, Star Wars: The Old Republic(PC: MMORPG) has most of my attention, but I'm still finding time to go through one of my favorites: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages(GBC). So many awesome memories! It's really too bad that the creators of this set of Zelda games didn't go through with a storyline focused around Farore.

Sadly, I'm not quite "up to date" with my consoles. I briefly had access to the Wii U, which was a very strange experience to say the least. I've been saving up for the 3DS. It would be just my luck that by the time I get to the point every other gamer is, there'll be a brand new console out. For what I do have though, I'm playing through Trace Memory(DS) in addition to the others listed above. 

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Gaming / Re: Unfinished business in games you've played

« on: September 02, 2013, 05:16:04 pm »

I realize no one has posted here since February. I'm new, and I thought this was the perfect thread to respond to. 

I wholeheartedly agree with the the Legend of Zelda "completionist" sentiment. I attempted to play through the first Legend of Zelda and barely made it through the introduction, which was incredibly disheartening given I was practically raised on these games. When I came into the Zelda universe, Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time had just been released for the Nintendo 64, and I was the same age as the last number in that year. Having incredible success in playing through all the games my family had available shortly thereafter (Ocarina of Time, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening) without the use of a game manual or cheats, I tried to tackle the game that started it all...and failed. One of these days, I'm going to win that game. I'm not even going to begin thinking about Zelda II: The Adventure of Link until then. Oh... and I have procrastinated killing the Linked final boss in the Oracle Series, but that's entirely because I don't want the game to be over. 99% of my problem with completing most games is, sadly, because of that reason.

Despite having an abundance of free time and incredible luck, World 8-4 from Super Smash Brothers: Deluxe has stumped me since '98. I don't believe I could pick up the game and go through it at all now without getting used to the Game Boy controls for the game again. That one game has been haunting me for fifteen years.

A little more recently, and probably not entirely relevant given it's newness, I played through Okami for the Nintendo Wii and won but without completing it 100%. Playing through it again with, regrettably, a walkthrough, I'm still not 100%. I have one last bead. That's it. One bead. I can't seem to have the success in beating that mini-game no matter what day, month, or year it is.

I realize that's a list of a collection of Nintendo games. I've never had any difficulties with any other console for some strange reason. That sums up my unfinished business.