BydoEmpire

I still have my 2600 (sadly I lost the power supply and haven't gotten a new one so I use my 7800) and carts with a few manuals. My family's Inty died, but I still have the Inty 2 we replaced it with and all the carts, and most of the manuals and overlays. I still have my NES (replaced 72pin). And finally, I do have a few miscellaneous SNES carts (like FFIII), though my original SNES and most of the games were stolen in college.

Hmmm... my white "EA/Live" Xbox. Pretty much irreplacable. Though my 73 tele custom would come before any games.

I got it the day it came out, and played a bit. The problem, is that I also got Tetris DS on the same day. And, unfortunately, I wasn't able to completely kick my Animal Crosisng habit. So MPH got the short end of the stick and I haven't played it since. Maybe this weekend... I hate disconnectors, so I'm glad Nintendo is taking that into account.

I love Ghost Manor. Great game. You should be sent to the front of the castle 'shooting' stage after the graveyard, I'm not sure what would be wrong.

My top three as well, although I also liked the SNES platformers.

Yeah, I don't see either really catching on in a mainstream fashion any time soon. It's just too soon for a new format. DVDs only took off in a mainstream way a couple of years ago. The one nice thing about blu-ray is that, I've heard, the discs are extremely durable. I'm very careful with my DVDs and CDs, but they still manage to get scratched a bit. It would be nice to not have to worry about it. Not sure if HD-DVD is any better/worse. Alhtough there's no way I'm buying any of my movies over again, regardless. Especially when DVDs are pretty cheap.

Heh, that was hilarious. ^_^

I finally got around to playing this last year, got a few hours into the second disc, and quit. Haven't played in a couple months now, and I'm losing the will to go back and start up again. Not enough hours in the day.

I only have about 10 7800 games, give or take. Favorite (at the moment): Food Fight Worst: Kareteka.

I needed money to improve my home studio, and I decided to get rid of a chunk of my game collection. In the last week I sold my Colecovision, N64, and Saturn, in addition to a ton of ps2/xbox games. Every time in the past I've sold off systems, I ended up regretting it. But this time, I think I'll be okay. Plus, I think it might even be more fun to focus my gaming and collecting on fewer systems (which is still a lot). At least, that's what I'm telling myself. Anyone else sell off a lot of gaming stuff and NOT regret it? Goodbye Panzer Dragoon Saga, I'll miss you. So long Venture, we had some good times. Guitar Hero, we rocked out together.

7800

There are lots of "childproofing" gizmos you can get at Home Depot to lock cabinets and doors. If you have the more valuable stuff in a glass entertainment center or something, you could put one of those little locks on it. Still on display, safe from greasy fingers.

I saw something online about a portable device like a cell phone that had a bunch of Sega 8-bit games built-in. I *think* it was a cell phone, but I could be wrong, and I don't recall if it was SMS or GG games. Can't remember where I got the link - probably the Digital Press forums. Hm, I have a surprisingly bad memory for a Sega 8-bit-related product. Years ago, some company out of Hong Kong was selling a region-free DVD player with "100s" of SMS games included and playable on the system. It was pretty tempting, but I didn't really trust the no-name company to ship me a working product. And, of course, it was a bunch of roms on a cd that the DVD player could play

I played a bit of Phantasy Star back in the day, but never finished it - my friend had it so I could only borrow it occasionally. But I got the GBA PS collection when it came out, and it provided one of those 'wow' gaming moments. I was in the laundromat waiting for my clothes, playing Phantasy Star on the gba. I had gone deep into some dungeon - one fairly early on with lots of pits that would drop you to a lower level. After I found what i was looking for I spend a good half an hour wandering about, trying to find my way out, all the while slowly losing precious HP in random battles. I started crudely mapping it out on a day planner. Another 20-30 minutes later, down to about three hit points with Alis and maybe Odin, one random attack away from losing all my hard-earned progress I saw the exit. With sweat running down my face and a day-planner full of scribbly lines on my lap I made a run for it, got out, and saved. It was joyous. I did finish the game this time (sadly with the help of the net). After all those years, the game held up surprisingly well, imho. In fact, I would say SMS games in general have aged pretty well.

There was a picture floating around the net supposedly from some official Nintendo presentation with a "Nintendo GO" logo. Not sure if the pic was proven a fake or not, but as far as I know Nintendo hasn't really released anything official regarding the name.

Personally, I hate subscriptions, so I hope they offer an iTunes-like model. I'd pay $1-$5 for 8/16 bit games. Maybe even ten bucks for certain titles (certain RPGs, etc). I want to buy it once and 'own' it for as long as I have the system. I can't wait for E3 news!

That's too bad. I just picked up Strikers 1945 at Gamestop for $8.

I've owned lots of handhelds, starting with the original game boy. But I never really spent any time with any of them. Until the DS. This is the first handheld I actually play a LOT. The games are very well designed, there are unique experiences (Kirby, Nintendogs, etc). And a big factor for me - the screen is a comfortabl size and clarity. The GBA/SP was cool and all, but the screen is *just* small enough to be uncomfortable on my eyes. I never have a problem tracking the action on the DS. I actually play GBA games on the DS way more than I did on my SP. Still, I wouldn't mind a DS (or GBA) with a slightly bigger screen.

The Inty was my family's first console, so it naturally has a place in my heart. I never had a problem with the controllers, although the side buttons are a little stiff. Some of the games were pretty far ahead of their time. My favs: AD&D, Treasure of Tarmin, Night Stalker, Burgertime, Shark! Shark!, Auto Racing, Dracula, Demon Attack. Man, so many great games...

Not this year. I was at the E3 for the cube and xbox launch, and it was awesome. I went to two or three after that and they got progressively less and less fun. A console-launch E3 is definitely tempting, though.

Atari 2600: Demon Attack Intellivison: Treasure of Tarmin Colecovision: Venture Odyssey 2: K.C's Crazy Chase Atari 7800: Galaga NES: Metroid SMS: Phantasy Star Genesis: Golden Axe Sega CD: Eternal Champions (I don't have many Sega CD games) SNES: Super Mario World Saturn: Dragon Force PS1: Resident Evil 2 N64: GoldenEye 007 Dreamcast: Phantasy Star Online PS2: FF-X Xbox: Knights of the Old Republic GameCube: Resident Evil 4 Game.com: Midway Arcade Classics (it was this or Tiger Casino) Game Gear: Sonic Chaos (the only GG game I've ever played) DS: Animal Crossing WW I sold my GBA, but my favorite was Mario vs. DK (which I still play on the DS) I sold my original Gameboy, but my favorite was Donkey Kong (94?) I sold my TG-16, but my favorite was Splatterhouse

I love the SMS. Great arcade ports. Great quirky and original titles - Penguin Land, Alex Kidd, Phantasy Star, etc. I can't be the ONLY fan of Ghost House! Yeah, it didn't have the depth of the NES library, but there were still a lot of great games, and that's all you can ask for.

Lived in Addison for a year, then Mount Prospect, then in Wicker Park, then settled near Montrose & Lincoln for a while. But I moved to Florida in 2003. Ah, well. It's 80 degrees in January here, what are you gonna do? Former-Chicagonan shout out?!??!?!

I love Venture. But it is pretty frustrating using the stock controllers. Get the stick (the Sports Controller, or whatever it's called) and it plays way, way better. Then again, pretty much every game plays better with it, imho

Another vote for "Ten Jen." Then again, I pronounce Ninja Gaiden as "Ninja Gay-Den" and Ico as "Eye-Co," so what do I know. Qix has always been "kicks" to me, so I guess one out of four isn't bad.