Topher:8 days without internets left me with plenty of time for games. Games like13 Sai no Hello Work Ds,Rez HD, Lost Odyssey, Mischief Makers, Radirgy, Metal Slug 2, Mushihime Sama,andGojukou Parodius.Takethat, responsibility!
DMV:Thrasher: Skate and Destroy, my friend’s copy ofBrawl, andStratego. Just try and defeat me inCivil War Stratego, and I will crush you. That’s why it’s not listed on Friday Night Fights.
Chad:My summer of retro continues! This week:Police Quest 1,Police Quest 2,Police Quest 3, andPolice Quest 4. I love me some old school Sierra adventure games, but damn ifPolice Quest 4isn’t horribly racist. Wow.
Also, best game EVERBoom Blox,Mario Kart Wii, andNinja Gaiden: Dragon Sword.
Samit:InGTA IV, I got past that first Gerry McReary mission in Alderney…but I failed the next one for a completely arbitrary reason (my car happened to get stuck in a damn ditch, and the guy I was chasing got away because I couldn’t get out). Grr.
Otherwise, since FNF has become cluttered with other games, shipero and MaxVest decided to try Thursday nights for ourRock Band-ing (now thatLOSTis over). So we had MaxVest on drums and jpitner on vocals, and shipero and I traded off on guitar/bass. It was awesome. As for other games, I hope to squeeze in someCall of Duty 4on Sunday to get some of that double XP.
Dyson (who apparently is a novelist, judging from this):I’m not going to tell you the games I played this week except for one, and I just now finished playing it. It was the original arcade unit ofFrogger. Yes,Frogger. That doesn’t sound exciting to you? Let me change your mind with a story.
So, after hanging out with one of mynew favorite RFGO! listeners, my friend called me and invited me to theSuper 7toy store anniversary party. I know nothing, absolutely nothing about collectible toys, but I’m pretty sure that any member ofTomopopwould’ve killed to be there (and now hates me for getting to go!).
Accompanying me to thisvinyl doll shindig, was my close and personal friend: Seth “S-Kill” Killian. A man who can not only beat you atStreet Fighter IV, he can do it whileusing only one hand.When we arrived on the scene, we met up with our friend Bryan, and proceeded to alleviate the party of all their complimentary diet sodas.
Lining the right wall of the store, and in some tribute toTronand Flynn’s Arcade that we didn’t understand, there was a row of actual arcade units from back in the day — you know,Dyson’s day.
Short story long, as we were playing we were told that there would be a contest later open to everyone who got the highest score on each machine. Lickity-split, Seth hopped ontoMs.Pac-manand, I must say, obliterated it. I, not wanting to be left out of easy pickings, jumped on the game I knew the best:Frogger. The high score onFroggerwas a measly 12,020, so I knew I had it in the bag.
So after a few rounds to warm up (I haven’t touched the game in about 20 years — true), and ignoring some serious “coaching” from two drunk chicks that must have assumed that they were funny, I trounced the high score to come in first before the entire contest ended. (We do do this for a living, remember?)
What did we win? S-Kill took home a collection of fine t-shirts and art books, and Dyson grabbed himself another Wii. I know the Tomopop kids are probably pulling their hair out wondering why I didn’t grab one of the limited edition, one of kind, vinyl toys that were there for the taking, but like I said.
Colette:Indiana Jones LegoDS and a littlePersona 3.
It’s been a busy week.
Jim:I second Col on the busy week front. I’ve re-entered the freelance game and spent this weekend busting arse on a new commission which I shall tell you about if and when it gets published. I also had a press trip to the Midlands to visit Rare Studios. You’ll hear all about that later this week, too. As far as actual games go, just the usual PSP suspects, especiallyAstonishia Story, which I still love in spite of its crappy reviews.
I’ll be in the market for a new DS soon. It’s been too long since I had one, and will of course be after game recommendations soon (not that I don’t know the huge slew of obvious ones).
Hamza:I playedHalo 3for FNF and that’s it. I talk more about games now then I do play them.
Nick:I tried to pick up and playDementium: The Wardagain, and I’ve had it with that crap. That game is way too dark for its own good, and gives me cramps. I won’t even mention the repetitive level design; I don’t even know if I’m coming or going half the time.
I also played about 15 minutes of theBourne Conspiracy; laughed atQuake Warson the 360; enjoyed a bit ofLostWinds; and still,Rock Band.
Gameboi:This week was spent jumping back and forth betweenRock BandandGuitar Hero III, stopping only to play some onlineCoD4with the PS3 crew. In other words… “Back in the Saddle Again.”
Orcist:Since I’m out of school, I’ve been trying to finish up some games on my to-do list —God of War II(don’t even get me stahhhted) andBioShockto be specific. Unfortunately, RPGs on your to-do list take a bit longer. I’m still working throughPersona 3,Lost Odyssey, andFinal Fantasy III DS. I’m also working onNinja Gaiden II(seriously, don’t get me started), and I beatPortal. Those last two advanced maps are damned hard.
