Top 10 Games II: This Time, It's PERSONAL

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Originally Posted by Firebrandx

7. SSX - A snowboarding game series for the PS2 I became obsessive over the racing aspects of. I became the fastest racer in the world for all of the tracks in the first two games of the series, and EA Sports took notice and paid for me to take a flight to Canada to preview their work on the 3rd game of the series (which they let me design a snowboard for).

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... that was you?

Yep. Are you familiar with the SSX series? Most people I talk to never heard of it.

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I for one am, but was unaware of your snowboard. Sounds great :D SSX sounds about perfect for Kinect.

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Originally Posted by MrMatthews

This is the only thing I really disagree with you about. I loved the updated graphics (for the most part), and I didn't even mind the flashy new cutscenes. But as a whole, I still think the original was superior (unlike, say, the Resident Evil remake, which was VASTLY superior to the original). Maybe it was the music, or the superfluous mechanics carried over from MGS2. Maybe it was that the graphics weren't actually improved ENOUGH (again, refer to RE and it's remake).

I guess my point is that, though Twin Snakes was still a good game, it wasn't nearly as cutting-edge on the GameCube as the original was on the PS1. Had they simply improved the graphics and left the game mechanics alone, I would agree with you.

But that's just my opinion. I'll understand if you don't want to remove it from your list. ;)

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You know, there was a time when being a GameCube owner was a sad sad thing. Not nearly as many exciting releases as the PS2 and Xbox, and it just lagged in terms of features (Xbox Live was just coming into its prime). But the one thing the GC had was fantastic remakes/ports.

Resident Evil
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Ocarina of Time: Master Quest
I'm too lazy to remember others. Some good times to be had though.

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Originally Posted by Pulstar

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I for one am, but was unaware of your snowboard. Sounds great :D SSX sounds about perfect for Kinect.

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If I'm not mistaken, I actually saw one of those over here in Argentina, and apparently came with SSX 3.

Firebrand: I also heard about the SSX games, although I only played SSX On Tour, and that one RULED.

And your nickname is coincidentally related to two games that I played recently: TrackMania DS and Need for Speed: Undercover on DS (they were developed by Firebrand Games)