Comparatively to other things in this current economy, gaming is still a relatively cheap hobby. $70 for a game is considerably cheaper than doing anything socially in my area. If I take my family to the museum, I’m spending nearly $200 for admission for a day out and then I’m spending $70 on food and don’t even get me started on paying for gas to get there. Ridiculous. I can’t complain about the cost of gaming when it’s the cost to take my family out to dinner at a restaurant. And the less said on the cost of groceries, the better. I bought a house last year out of necessity and I pay DOUBLE what all my direct neighbors pay due to increased interest rates and inflated pricing in my area and lucky me because the pricing isn’t going anywhere for now (and my mortgage is cheaper than some of my friends who had rent increases in the upwards of +$500 a year the past two years). If gaming costs rose outside of relation to other things, that’d be one thing, but I have no ill will toward Nintendo for having one $70 title and it’s Zelda. It’s worth it.
Samurai Shodown 2… man, what a game. I prefer the NeoGeo Pocket game to the actual mainline series for some reason. It’s just so simple, so perfect as a fighter.
While I was a huge advocate for piracy about 10 years ago and still do feel there’s issues with getting enough retro releases expediently on modern hardware, I only purchase retro releases legally at this point. In a way, some retro releases feel as exciting as new games these days.
But, saying that, man do I pine for Megaman Legends, Adventure Island 2, and Chibi Robo to get official releases in some capacity!
Joycons, all day every day. Man, it’s great to be able to really lounge to the full extreme and have joycons in hand. Feels like controlling the game with you mind, except not your mind… feels like pure instinct.
And honestly Dualsense is in second place for me. Love that haptic feedback. At first, I thought it was clunky otherwise, but as time passes, the design grows fonder and fonder to me where it just “feels right” in a lot of places. It’s like the PlayStation’s controller finally got to level up from a Squirtle all the way to a Blastoise, if you know what I mean.
GameCube is in third place. Never even had a GameCube and every day I probably regret it a little bit.
Let’s be honest about the old controllers. They feel weird to return to at this point. The NES controller feels like the most awkward feather in the world at this point. For all my time playing mine, it just doesn’t seem right when return to it all these years later. The N64 controller is almost more natural feeling now… almost….
IV, VI, and XV are criminally underrated in this list and IX, XI, XIV are criminally overrated. Love FF forever though. Everyone has a different list and it’s amazing for that.
The NES Castlevanias are underrated as they always are, I see. Just once I’d like to see the original beat Castlevania 4… and Simon’s Quest crack the top 10 (and Castlevania 3 in its rightful place at #3, tied with Rondo, of course).
Love this list though. Oh the hours I’ve spent with the Belmont clan over the years!
Of all my time in gaming, my biggest regret perhaps is skipping on the GameCube in middle school. That regret is mostly because I’ve wanted to play Chibi-Robo.
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Re: Upset By Zelda Being $70? We've Arguably Never Had It So Good
Comparatively to other things in this current economy, gaming is still a relatively cheap hobby. $70 for a game is considerably cheaper than doing anything socially in my area. If I take my family to the museum, I’m spending nearly $200 for admission for a day out and then I’m spending $70 on food and don’t even get me started on paying for gas to get there. Ridiculous. I can’t complain about the cost of gaming when it’s the cost to take my family out to dinner at a restaurant. And the less said on the cost of groceries, the better. I bought a house last year out of necessity and I pay DOUBLE what all my direct neighbors pay due to increased interest rates and inflated pricing in my area and lucky me because the pricing isn’t going anywhere for now (and my mortgage is cheaper than some of my friends who had rent increases in the upwards of +$500 a year the past two years). If gaming costs rose outside of relation to other things, that’d be one thing, but I have no ill will toward Nintendo for having one $70 title and it’s Zelda. It’s worth it.
Re: Best Neo Geo Pocket Color Games
Samurai Shodown 2… man, what a game. I prefer the NeoGeo Pocket game to the actual mainline series for some reason. It’s just so simple, so perfect as a fighter.
Re: Talking Point: Where Do You Stand On "Ethical Emulation"?
While I was a huge advocate for piracy about 10 years ago and still do feel there’s issues with getting enough retro releases expediently on modern hardware, I only purchase retro releases legally at this point. In a way, some retro releases feel as exciting as new games these days.
But, saying that, man do I pine for Megaman Legends, Adventure Island 2, and Chibi Robo to get official releases in some capacity!
Re: Missing Wario Land? Then You'll Love This Ridiculous New Steam Game
Man, I hope this comes to Switch sometime soon. It looks excellent.
Re: You Can Play This Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Remake Right Now, For Free
One of the most underrated games of all time. Really want to play this remake!
Re: Poll: So, What's Your Favourite Controller Of All Time?
Joycons, all day every day. Man, it’s great to be able to really lounge to the full extreme and have joycons in hand. Feels like controlling the game with you mind, except not your mind… feels like pure instinct.
And honestly Dualsense is in second place for me. Love that haptic feedback. At first, I thought it was clunky otherwise, but as time passes, the design grows fonder and fonder to me where it just “feels right” in a lot of places. It’s like the PlayStation’s controller finally got to level up from a Squirtle all the way to a Blastoise, if you know what I mean.
GameCube is in third place. Never even had a GameCube and every day I probably regret it a little bit.
Let’s be honest about the old controllers. They feel weird to return to at this point. The NES controller feels like the most awkward feather in the world at this point. For all my time playing mine, it just doesn’t seem right when return to it all these years later. The N64 controller is almost more natural feeling now… almost….
Re: Best Final Fantasy Games - Every Mainline Game Ranked
IV, VI, and XV are criminally underrated in this list and IX, XI, XIV are criminally overrated. Love FF forever though. Everyone has a different list and it’s amazing for that.
Re: Best Castlevania Games - Every Castlevania Game Ranked
The NES Castlevanias are underrated as they always are, I see. Just once I’d like to see the original beat Castlevania 4… and Simon’s Quest crack the top 10 (and Castlevania 3 in its rightful place at #3, tied with Rondo, of course).
Love this list though. Oh the hours I’ve spent with the Belmont clan over the years!
Re: Best Commodore C64 Games
No Zak McKraken and the Alien Mindbenders?
Re: The Making Of: Chibi-Robo - How Miyamoto Saved A Cult Hit From The Scrapheap
Of all my time in gaming, my biggest regret perhaps is skipping on the GameCube in middle school. That regret is mostly because I’ve wanted to play Chibi-Robo.