Your personal hate in the gaming world.

[SEGA.GENESIS1989]

Hidden_Darkness and MrMatthews:
Yes, I had a feeling that there would be some people looking to capitalize on the fact that there was a misspelling of the title on the game's insert. Even if you are in the habit of collecting Resident Evil games or memorabilia, I can't see the value of trying to obtaining a copy of the game that was released initially. I've noticed that there are alot more resellers using Amazon to sell their wares at an exorbitant price. Coincidentally, I was just looking up what a "Nintendo 3DS Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Edition Bundle" is selling on Amazon site here in Canada.

Much to my surprise, someone posted the following comment:

SOURCE: http://www.amazon.ca/Nintendo-Legend...0123932&sr=8-2

1.0 out of 5 stars

Scammers on Amazon, Dec 30 2011

By Daniel R. Luttmann

Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars

This review is from: Nintendo 3DS Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Special Edition Bundle (Video Game)

Why does Amazon allow scammers to sell things on the site? The Zelda bundle for $329?! It sells in stores for $199 everywhere.

I won't lie. That comment made my day!

[Jeckidy]

1. Turn-based RPGs, they are a superficial genre that creates an illusion of real interactivity and story.
2. EA and most of their franchises.
3. Graphics whores.
4. Dark gritty shit. I can't get into games that take themselves too seriously.
5. The japanese public for largely ignoring most games that aren't the abomination that is turn-based RPGs and voting for a top 100 list comprised almost exclusively of these in Famitsu.
6. PS1/PS2.
7. Nintendo fanboys and collectors paying the ridiculous prices for this trash on eBay.
8. Mom and Pop game stores charging the elevated eBay prices and seeking to scam people out of their money.
9. Western gamers for perceiving anything not 'dark and gritty' as stupid or childish.
10. Everytime someone plays a game music tribute that isn't a real gamer, it always is the Zelda or Mario theme.
11. Most games that rely almost entirely on story alone.

[sheath]

1. Turn-based RPGs, they are a superficial genre that creates an illusion of real interactivity and story.
2. EA and most of their franchises.
3. Graphics whores.
4. Dark gritty shit. I can't get into games that take themselves too seriously.
5. The japanese public for largely ignoring most games that aren't the abomination that is turn-based RPGs and voting for a top 100 list comprised almost exclusively of these in Famitsu.
6. PS1/PS2.
7. Nintendo fanboys and collectors paying the ridiculous prices for this trash on eBay.
8. Mom and Pop game stores charging the elevated eBay prices and seeking to scam people out of their money.
9. Western gamers for perceiving anything not 'dark and gritty' as stupid or childish.
10. Everytime someone plays a game music tribute that isn't a real gamer, it always is the Zelda or Mario theme.
11. Most games that rely almost entirely on story alone.

Aside from the PS1, which I am increasing my appreciation of just now, I have to say that this could be my own list as well. Even the PS1 as a US console with its US library would fit in there with the PS2 just fine as one of my gaming hates. Just way too much mainstream nonsense and 3D-for_the_sake_of_3D-even-though-the-gameplay-is_still_2D.

I play Batman Arkham City as 70s Batman whenever possible, I hate the six oclock shadow angry-armored Batman they created.

[Jeckidy]

Aside from the PS1, which I am increasing my appreciation of just now, I have to say that this could be my own list as well. Even the PS1 as a US console with its US library would fit in there with the PS2 just fine as one of my gaming hates. Just way too much mainstream nonsense and 3D-for_the_sake_of_3D-even-though-the-gameplay-is_still_2D.

I play Batman Arkham City as 70s Batman whenever possible, I hate the six oclock shadow angry-armored Batman they created.

THANK YOU! People always brag about the size of the library, but I've given alot of time and dedication to researching it from various sources, and I did not find a whole lot that appealed to me! I also am convinced that most multiplatform games had better ports on Gamecube and Xbox! Regardless, I do have some all-time favorites on the first two PlayStation consoles. I just didn't get into it as much as the other consoles.

The PSP on the other hand is more interesting to me. I've also purchased alot of my favorites from PSN. The service has alot to offer. PS Vita, I'm not so sure about though.

Here's another, that might be more related to music than gaming, but:
-Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time introduced many people to the real ocarina, but it's almost impossible to find ocarina music online that isn't from this game! That is strange considering the long history of the instrument!

[Cucollins12]

First person shooters

[bultje112]

first person shooters. and pretty much all nintendo's first party crap except metroid, f-zero and most of their 2d efforts

[Drakon]

I honestly can't say, I don't put any thought into stuff I hate and tend to avoid it.

[sheath]

THANK YOU! People always brag about the size of the library, but I've given alot of time and dedication to researching it from various sources, and I did not find a whole lot that appealed to me! I also am convinced that most multiplatform games had better ports on Gamecube and Xbox! Regardless, I do have some all-time favorites on the first two PlayStation consoles. I just didn't get into it as much as the other consoles.

Aging casual gamers who failed to branch out and started collecting for their solitary console like huge multi-thousand game libraries. I have had far more fun collecting for all of the various platforms that came before and after the Playstations while most people here stuck to just Nintendo or Sony consoles, and typically only the mainstreamiest games for either. That is why I say a mainstream "successful" console is not better than its contemporary competition (year on year), these consoles only have more of the same kinds of games you can get on other platforms because they stayed on the market longer.

That said, the PS1's Japanese 2D library, and host of awesome arcade style peripherals and specialty controllers, is tempting me to mod mine or get that flash thingy next year. If only Sony didn't suck so much and prevent these games, or any simple multi-region device, from coming out in the US.

The PSP on the other hand is more interesting to me. I've also purchased alot of my favorites from PSN. The service has alot to offer. PS Vita, I'm not so sure about though.

Here's another, that might be more related to music than gaming, but:
-Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time introduced many people to the real ocarina, but it's almost impossible to find ocarina music online that isn't from this game! That is strange considering the long history of the instrument!

Heh, yeah this is one of my true gaming hates. The only time I've seen an ocarina in real life this chubby self indulgent bastard-child was bragging about how rare and multi-cultural it was to own one and then proceeded to play the Zelda 64 Ocarina tune as if it was important. Blegh, hurf.

[Yharnamresident]

first person shooters. and pretty much all nintendo's first party crap except metroid, f-zero and most of their 2d efforts

wtf. I absolutely hate FPS games, and those are my two favorite Nintendo franchises. It isn't the majority who put F-Zero and Metroid ahead of the fatass plumber and the elf with the blonde hair.

Are we lost brothers?

[Kamahl]

wtf. I absolutely hate FPS games, and those are my two favorite Nintendo franchises. It isn't the majority who put F-Zero and Metroid ahead of the fatass plumber and the elf with the blonde hair.

And the best F-Zero game was made by Sega .

[sheath]

And the best F-Zero game was made by Sega .

F-Zero X being 60FPS is nothing to sneeze at though. Sure GX blows the N64 game out of the water, and that is saying something since Mario Kart can't seem to do the same, but still a 60FPS N64 game, L@@k!

[Kamahl]

F-Zero X being 60FPS is nothing to sneeze at though.

I can make one or 2 triangles move really fast at 60 fps on the N64 too. You can make anything run at 60 frames on the N64 if you make it ugly enough.

EDIT: I'm ok with a sacrifice in fps if I get this instead:


EDIT2: Replaced with a better video.

[sheath]

Huh, that looks N64 blurry to me, moreso than F-Zero X. It also looks like it plays kind of rough, not sure if that is the player though.

[Kamahl]

F-Zero X's tracks are soo booring... so so boring. And they're about as blurry as each other, the big difference is that the video I posted seems abnormally blurry (like the entire picture is blurred up). Maybe some upscaling issue? It's recorded off real hardware but the video is encoded in 480p.

[Yharnamresident]

Remember, they had two options:

1. @ 30 fps, high track detail

2. @ 60 fps, low track detail


I don't think they regretted a thing.