Flojomojo Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I was trying out Fortnite, which is like a cartoony PUBG. I understand the appeal of these "battle royale" games (also try Rules of Survival on mobile), but like with MOBAs, I lack the interest/obsession to play them enough to get much out of them. They're like Goat Simulator to me -- "run around in the giant world and try to do some crazy stuff."So I wonder if I'm just done with new games, they're silly. Then I remember how classic games are the same kind of concept pitch, and how I've felt this way before, when games turned into "run to the right and punch all the dudes."The original bad explanation was for PONG: "avoid missing ball for score." Others?Shoot the rocks, avoid being hit (asteroids)Shoot the robots, run away, avoid walls (berserk)Shoot all of the things (Galaga et al)Then there are things that are just too "deep" (or obtuse), like Yars Revenge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 "This is bullshit." -Battletoads "The better you get, the more the game cheats." -Mario Kart "Now Loading..." - Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 "Come on, all the cool kids are doing it." -Halo "No grandma, those aren't ducks in turtle shells." - Super Mario Bros. "Fisticuffs." - Knight Rider 2600 "Spend more time arguing over which version is better than actually playing the game." -Double Dragon 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derFunkenstein Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Man some of those are spot on, particularly the first two. It's like Warcraft, but in space. -StarCraft Those are aliens, not football players. -Contra Mario force-feeds a dinosaur by donkey-punching it. -Super Mario World He's a flying futuristic caveman that shoots stuff -Super Air Zonk Is that Kimberly from Diff'rent Strokes? -Night Trap It's a quest to save the world but you'll fail half-way through. -Final Fantasy III (SNES) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman000 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Shoot through shield & touch enemy to get super weapon - Yar's Revenge 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanxp300 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I can do one word. hadouken 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman000 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Try to build theme park, but get stuck cleaning it - Roller Coaster Tycoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman000 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Move pieces according to rules to capture King - Chess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Its like pac-man and combat had a baby - R2D Tank (Arcadia 2001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdee Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 "It's actually Pacman, with time as the enemy instead of ghosts" - Katamari Damacy "Turns out bugs make it better" - Morrowind (original) "Do not taunt super happy fun ball" - Doom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 The original bad explanation was for PONG: "avoid hitting ball for score." Others? It was actually the opposite: "Avoid missing ball for high score." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 It was actually the opposite: "Avoid missing ball for high score." Fixed! We have always been at war with Eastasia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) The Sims: "When your boring life is simulated on the computer, it's somehow fun." Minecraft: "The game your kids love with graphics even uglier than the games from your own childhood" Dark Souls: "You will beat that awful abomination this time for sure. " Pacman 2600: Punched in the gut simulator 1982 Edited February 26, 2018 by zzip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) "The better you get, the more the game cheats." -Mario Kart Mario force-feeds a dinosaur by donkey-punching it. -Super Mario World Oh man, those two had me laughing so hard! The first one was totally true too! I'll try a few of my favorites... "If it moves, kill it." - Doom "Uppercut until head comes off." - Mortal Kombat "Open door, soil pants, run, repeat." - Silent Hill "It's Zelda, with furries." - Star Fox Adventures / Kingsley's Adventure "It's Metroid, with furries." - Tails Adventure "It's Tekken, with furries." - Bloody Roar Edited February 26, 2018 by Jin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltigro Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 "More fun than a monkey full of barrels" - Donkey Kong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 "avoid missing ball for score" - Tennis video games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 "Help a plumber save the princess." -- a bunch of games "Help an elf-like kid save the princess." --- another bunch of games 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Mario from Donkey Kong goes on an acid trip - "Super Mario" anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltigro Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 "This is a game where you wwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaawwwwssssss" - Everquest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactus Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 "I suck." -3D Tic Tac Toe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Farmyard Fun (Atari 2600): "What the F*#K is going on?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Super Mario Brothers. Not once, but seven freaking times... "THANK YOU MARIO! BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!" "THANK YOU MARIO! BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!" "THANK YOU MARIO! BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!" "THANK YOU MARIO! BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!" "THANK YOU MARIO! BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!" "THANK YOU MARIO! BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!" "THANK YOU MARIO! BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactus Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 "Whoah." -The Last of Us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 "I have these empty balls with a yellow rat and all these weirdos want to fight me." -Pokemon "Wait a minute, how can it be a "final fantasy" when there are so many sequels?" - Final Fantasy series 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoshiChiri Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Oh, I've got a few: 'Roll shit into a ball'- Katamari Damacy 'DDR-style combat'- One Finger Death Punch 'Classical Humanities, taught by Monty Python animations, using Marble Madness'- Rock of Ages 'Control an army of eyeballs with your war drum'- Patapon And as I told my nieces & nephews on Thanksgiving: 'Don't blow yourself up'- Bomberman. (Technically Super Bomberman R for me, but it applies across the franchise.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFG 9000 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 "Open door, soil pants, run, repeat." - Silent Hill Nice, but this should be, "Open door, the lock is broken - you can't open it, soil pants, run, repeat." - Silent Hill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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