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Good Games For Christmas?
Since nothing really interesting seems to be happening today (unless you count some lame overpriced scooter) I figured I'd throw this out. We've discussed christmas presents in general, but what about refining the subject to just video games? With Final Fantasy 10 not due out until the day after christmas, what new games are coming out? Please mention systems in your subject line. Personally I just finished Klonoa 2 and enjoyed it, I'm maybe half way through Grand Theft Auto 3 and am absolutely in love, and just picked up Metal Gear Solid 2 but have yet to break the celophane, but can't wait. On the PC side, The Sims Hot Date expansion pack is pretty smooth if your idea of fun is micromanaging an armada of virtual people. I hope a psychiatrist never analyzes my Sims style.
Super Mario Kart 2!!!!!
please.... somebody, anybody...
no, neither MarioKart64 or MarioKartAdvance count... trust me, sometimes you just have to be a purist.
On a slightly more reasonable note, Tony Hawk 3(for PS2) is a pretty fresh pick, and I mean who could get tired of more Tony Hawk(and the character customization is ridiculously cool... nothing is quite as much fun as watching a 3d-modelled person who looks JUST LIKE YOU do a 900 off of an 18-foot ramp and then fall flat on his face, smearing blood everywhere).
lysergically yours
And exactly how smutty is the Sims Hot Date expansion? Personally, I'm hoping for Leisure Suit Larry-ultra.
Maybe we can get the Linux community to create a Leather Goddesses of Phobos 3-d game.
. We've got computers, we're tapping phone lines, you know that ain't allowed - Talking Heads, "Life During Wartime"
'Nuff said.
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My wife plays the SIMS because she is a control freak and she can push them SIMmy types all around (you know for when I'm not home.) ;)
I for one can't get into a game where I have to get up, take a shower, eat breakfast, clean up, go to work, come home, watch TV, read a book, go to bed... I already do that. I prefer SIMS that let me do stuff I don't do everyday like racing SIMS or flying SIMS... (MicroSoft Train Simulator? Simulate your commute? WHAT?!)
Anylou...
I played this dating game in the hopes that I could make a really slutty girl. But it sucks. I played for about 8 total hours. My girl just cries all the time about her neighbor and won't have sex with any of the prospects I try to pick up with her at the bar I built. I wish there was a shallow grave option in BUILD MODE.
Ugh! Talk --> About Interests, Talk --> Gossip, Kiss --> Peck
I'm waiting for The SIMS Fetish Pack to come out so I can tie this girl to a water pipe in a basement somewhere and walk away from the computer for a week.
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I can still hear it. It's burned into my nuerons along with the mario brothers theme song.
-- Dan
Of course I read slashdot. And you're a jerk. I don't want some stupid geek game, you jerk. I want that necklace we were looking at, at the mall the other weekend.
You are a jerk. I'm leaving you, you jerk. I'm taking everything, but you can have the computer; you spend all your time staring at it anyway, you jerk. By the way, I always faked it and I've been sleeping with your dad for the last six months. Jerk.
You probably didn't find that here because it won't be released in time for Christmas... unless you're talking about next Christmas.
My favorite non-PC moment is when you pull into a alley, drive up to a hooker, and request her 'services'. She climbs into the car, your money total goes down, and the car starts bouncing. If you are a real bad-ass, afterwards you can get out, beat her, and take your money back. What I don't get is how your health goes up afterward. I thought banging whores would be bad for your health?
BigCat79
"The dead have risen and are voting Republican!" --Bart Simpson
---Killing Nazis is fine for teenagers, but should probably be avoided for anyone younger than 10.---
Are you kidding? The only reason Nazis were invented in the first place was so that we would have computer game villians that could be killed without bothering _anyone's- moral conscience.
The only reason 10 year olds shouldn't buy Wolfenstein 3d is that the Nazis in it speak English for some twisted reason. THAT'LL warp their little minds...