Any gamers out there?

[Zhade]

Doesn't matter what type - board, rpg, video, you name it. Just getting a feel for my fellow DUers.

Gamers, let me hear ya!

[tedoll78]

1. Yup.

I'm a videogamer, still with Nintendo. The 'Legend of Zelda' series is my passion, but I find plenty of enjoyment with other games. Some of my favorite games from this generation have been:

- Beyond Good & Evil
- F-Zero GX
- Tales of Symphonia
- Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

When the next Zelda game is released, I'll probably seal myself in my home for a week and play non-stop..

sheer joy.. :bounce:

[Zhade]

3. I am obsessed with Link.

The straight side of me likes the glorious elfin warrior, while the gay side of me drools over... the glorious elfin warrior!

F-Zero GX was too hard for me. I think Mario Kart Double Dash is more my speed (I'm pretty damn good at that one, though).

Haven't played Beyond Good & Evil, heard it's great. I can't stop playing the God of War DEMO my friend sent me - I must play the full game.

Ah, gaming. If only I could run the consoles off solar power, so I wouldn't feel so guilty about hurrying along Peak Oil!

[tedoll78]

11. Wow.

I'm all about some adult Link. I didn't realize it until about four years into our relationship, but my partner in a green tunic would look pretty much like 'em.
(oops.. did I say too much?)

BG&E has a tremendous political message, believe it or not. In the game, you play the role of a photojournalist who must sneak into different government/military facilities and take incriminating photos of the government's work. The president of the planet is this hyper-jingoistic/militaristic ass who's up to no good, even squelching the mainstream media.. so the photos you take end-up in the planet's indy/underground media. Eventually, the people begin to wake from their slumber, and all hell breaks loose. It's such a hope-inspiring game.. especially for these times..

I'd always planned on having a home off the grid (even before finding out about PO), and video gaming is still a part of that plan. I must find a way.. lol..

[Elidor]

20. Wow, BG&E sounds awesome

I'll have to get that! :thumbsup:

[Zhade]

22. There are a LOT of Link groupies out there.

And part of why I wanted to play BG&E is because of the political aspect. Sounds like great stuff, I need to check it out (I'll add it to the ever-growing list).

[alarimer]

26. I have those

Except for F-zero. I also love the Metroid series. I have maybe 13 games, only a few of which I have finished. I am stuck on all of them. Of course I am not really an obsessive player.

[ghostsofgiants]

2. I game every now and then

I'm a big fan of the Silent Hill series.

Doom 3 and Far Cry were also recent game addictions of mine.

[Zhade]

4. If you haven't, play Resident Evil 4. Brilliant game.

They changed the gameplay style, and it's terrific.

Also, Eternal Darkness - played that through twice. Loved it.

[ghostsofgiants]

44. I've heard good things about RE4

Is it out for PS2 yet? If not, do you have any idea when it will be?

[Zhade]

47. Looks like 11/14.

I played it on Gamecube, and the control scheme was fantastic. I can't praise this game enough.

You'll dig it.

[ghostsofgiants]

58. Awesome, can't wait

[Huckebein the Raven]

5. Right now I'm B-specing the New York Endurance race in Gran Turismo 4

:hi:

[Zhade]

6. I want to play Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition, I hear it's great.

Anime + games = fun.

[Huckebein the Raven]

9. Me too

Have you played Need for Speed Underground 2 ?

If you can get past the chessy Fast and the Furious theme to it and the corporate logos everywhere and Brooke Burke ( talking about her character in the game not her personally :D ), the gameplay is not bad

[Zhade]

21. I haven't played any NFS games (not a big racing gamer).

I'm not a great e-driver. I've crashed millions of dollars' worth of cars in the GTA series!

I can, however, cream people at Mario Kart, oddly enough (and not on the low setting). It's a really fun game; after two years I'm STILL discovering new things to do!

[Elidor]

24. The Need for Speed series and GTA are big faves

I can drive better with a keyboard than I can with a steering wheel. WOOSH!

[khashka]

7. RPG

I still think D&D is cool.
And I am the all time best at Champions.
And Call of Cthulhu was my first love (it is strangely erotic.... or maybe it's just me).

Khash.

[Zhade]

12. I used to GM (or DM) in high school.

It's been, like, over a decade since I've played.

Wow.

[KG]

8. Aces High

great game, great online community.



www.hitechcreations.com

[Zhade]

13. What do you like about it? It's new to me.

NT!

[KG]

29. mostly, WW2 combat flight sims are the kind of game i've always liked

and going mana-a-mano with some guy from another part of the world is pretty cool.

but when you get deeper in AH, you find there is a great volunter community the sets up and runs the special events - long and short term scenarios, dueling ladders, etc. - even pylon racing. there are many other cool features.

there's also the squadron thing - like guilds and clans in other MMOLG.

it's developed and run by a small but dedicated company, people you can call on the phone if you need to.

i think it the best game in any genre on the net right now.

[Zhade]

30. Sounds cool.

I'm not a PC gamer, but it sounds like a lot of fun.

[Orsino]

10. RPGer here.

...since the seventies. My wife and I play at least once per week in IRC, using Alternity rules for sci-fi on Wednesdays, and fantasy (Forgotten Realms) on Monday. I play Mr. Nike (named inspired by Jennifer Government), a psionic corporate negotiator and executive leading a group of lost interstellar colonists. On Mondays, I become Magnifico (yes, named from the Foundation trilogy) a witty Shakespearean fool attached to a group of adventurers. We love text as a role-playing medium.

My wife digs computer RPGs, but those rarely hold my interest. I prefer a live game master who can tailor adventures to our characters.

There's a gaming group, as you may know, on this board.

[Zhade]

16. My two best friends are heavily into text roleplaying.

They do it every night - they use it as a way to flesh out the stories they create together (one is a writer, the other an artist).

I know there's a gaming group, but it gets little traffic, so I thought I'd post this here, give the gamers a chance to share.

Plus, I'm bored at work. :D

[auntAgonist]

14. Age of Empires

Age of Kings
Diablo I and II
Heroes of Might and Magic .. all of them.

[Zhade]

17. Oh no, RTS! I can't play them, I'm too impatient.

NT!

[Huckebein the Raven]

27. Are you excited about Age of Empires III ?

[auntAgonist]

35. my stepson

has it and doesn't like it. So I'm not overly excited about playing it. Some days II is hard enough to play, I'm convinced the computer cheats!

heh

[victim]

15. Right Here

I play what's called collectible card games, similar to Pokemon but a bit more sophisticated and, arguably, more "adult". I was especially into a Baseball one (think Strat-o-matic but less of a sim) and football one. At Baseball I won airfare/accomodations to compete at a National event in KC one year, and at football I've won a trip to Hawaii+Pro Bowl.

Last month I placed 4th at an event playing for 06 Braves season tickets. Still, 4th got me some auto'd memorabilia and maybe $100 bucks worth of product

I'm also addicted to Console Strategy RPGs. Thats why I would never trade my DS for a PSP. DS plays all my GBA titles whilst PSP has all of ummm zero titles I care about

My faves are the Fire Emblem and Shining Force series (I've imported titles for both from Japan even). Although I hated Final Fantasy Tactics which is odd, but I did like most of the early FF titles (7 was only OK in my eyes and I don't even bother with 8+). Heck, when I was doing alot of travelling last year I even got into Golden Sun

So in case you couldn't tell hard core gamer geek right here :)

[Zhade]

18. I loved FFVII's materia system.

And, despite what some say, I thought the junction system in FFVIII was kinda nifty.

As far as hardcore, I wonder how you stack up against my friends - I think they have, like, 20+ systems to their names!

[Guy Fawkes]

19. Be it PC, console, or table-top...

I love all the genres. FPS and RPG are my favorite, but I'm into adventure, RTS, RTSS, MMO and all the others.

[Zhade]

23. I think gaming gets no respect.

People sometimes look down on us gamers and geeks, but I say to you, we will save the world!

[GirlinContempt]

25. Aw yea

[Zhade]

31. And you've got a Hands-off Venezuela graphic, too!

Now that's what I'm talkin' about! Whatcha playing now?

[GirlinContempt]

36. I am a

HOV organizer, so their logo is everywhere I am :P

mmmm right now I'm not playing anything, but I collect old school consoles, and I've played at least 6 or 7 different RPGs, I play some computer games but I prefer classic console/arcade

Don't play a lot of board games.

[Zhade]

37. Good for you! Viva Chavez!

I wonder if he plays video games...

:P

[GirlinContempt]

39. haha

I doubt it. Too busy reading Trotsky and Alan Woods

[Zhade]

48. I'd love to meet the man someday, he's quite interesting.

Here's hoping he stays well and keeps on helping the people! :)

[DS1]

28. Used to play Quake II till dawn, then some Q3

but not much since. Worked through Soldier of Fortune II, that was fun online. Now messing around with Thief III.

[Zhade]

32. You might like Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30.

I understand it's badass, and I plan on playing it.

[DS1]

33. I gotta upgrade hardware first

Thief III is okay at best on my rig, which was built for Q3.

[Zhade]

34. The pitfalls of PC gaming...

I'm about to become a PC gamer once Phantasy Star universe comes online. I'm looking forward to that one a lot.

[DS1]

38. Well, I could most likely play that game you mentioned

I haven't looked at the specs, but I have an Nvidia GForceIII, before they cheesed them up and called them GForce IVs. My AMD Athlon ( 1.4 ) still smokes the shit out of Pentiums twice its clockspeed that I use at work.

But I would be playing that game at 1/8th the resolution and detail that it was designed for. So before I invest money in games, it's time for me to upgrade this computer to an AMD 64 bit CPU, and a newer video card.

Everything else stays the same. Monitor, kboard, RAM, powersupply, soundboard, network card, high-speed mouse, etc etc

Such is the BENEFIT of PC gaming ;-)

[Zhade]

50. True, there are many benefits.

I also have an AMD. I love it.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

40. Where to begin...

I've played video games all the way back to the Atari 2600. Currently own a Gamecube (don't ask) and a PC (which I play more often)
Love the FPS games (Especially Half-Life 2)
Played World of Warcraft for a while...probably going to play it again soon. But I loved Neverwinter Nights and its expansions.
Some RTS games are fun...loved C&C Generals: Zero Hour.

Roleplayed (Primarily Dungeons and Dragons) since I was 10 (25 years ago) and my own world just enjoyed it's 15th anniversary of existence. I've run almost 10 campaigns in that world...two of them to completion, actually (Both lasted almost 2 1/2 years)

Also played GURPS, Alternity, Star Wars (D20), Cyberpunk...but I keep going back to D&D 3.5

[Zhade]

52. "Don't ask". Now that's just sad.

There is nothing wrong with the Gamecube! There have been many great, non-kid games for it. I hate how little respect it gets.

Speaking of FPS, I played Timesplitters: Future Perfect on Gamecube. Solid, fun game. I enjoyed the hell out of it.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

70. Sorry...I was kidding, actually

I love my 'Cube. And I simply can't wait for the new Zelda.
And I should get around to picking up Metroid Prime 2...except for the fact that I barely completed Metroid Prime. That was the hardest game I've ever played.

And yeah, I probably will get a Revolution when it comes out.

[Zhade]

71. Oh, I'm not mad at you, I figured you were kidding.

It's just that I've heard the sentiment for real from people, and it's just dumb.

I too look forward to the next Zelda game. Droooool. And the idea of downloading the Nintendo library on the Revolution is tantalizing.

[Pithlet]

41. Yep. I'm playing Katamari Damasi on my PS2

That is the current obession. I only get to play at night after the kids are in bed, though.

[Zhade]

51. My friends adore that game, but it made me dizzy.

I sometimes have spells, so I couldn't really play it. The quirkiest game in years, that's for sure!

The one thing everyone notices: the King's bulge.

[Chichiri]

42. OpenRPG, baby

I play D&D and other tabletop RPGs on line with the cunning use of OpenRPG. Check it out at http://www.openrpg.com

[Zhade]

53. I'll take a gander!

NT!

[Blue_Tires]

43. PS2

mainly the racing, sports and GTA games...

I also really used to be into Counter-Strike and other HL mods (used to play them for the whole night, but don't play them that much anymore)
and I have a lot of experience with older systems/PC games

[Zhade]

54. Ah, GTA - all the fun of committing crimes, none of the consequences.

I actually felt kinda bad on a few of the missions in San Andreas.

Here's hoping the next one is something along the lines of "Grand Theft Auto: Worldwide", where the game is huge, you can go anywhere, and play online.

That would be something.

[Huckebein the Raven]

65. I would like them to do as a first title on the next-gen consoles

either a remake of GTA: London 1969

or something along the lines of what you mentioned.

I wouldn't mind seeing Liberty City, Vice City, and San Andreas all in the same game. A sort of GTA Nation.

[Zhade]

68. I feel ya! The PS3 should do a nice job with the franchise.

NT!

[Maestro]

45. Flight sims, tactical shooters, FPS like Half Life, Doom, Far Cry.

Here is my rig...

[Zhade]

55. Sweet rig, I dig the fan design.

What's your current obsession?

[Maestro]

62. Currently, nothing

I've been so busy with work and family that I haven't had time to game. At the end of June one of my favorite flight sims is getting an update so I plan to dedicate some time to flying a few sorties. I love blowing things up, just in simulation, not in real life like the warmongering neocons!

[Zhade]

64. I hear that! Life is really busy.

Sometimes I actually have to put down the controller! Gasp!

[LeftyMom]

46. Pen and pencil RPGer here

I suck at console games and the last computer game I was any good at was pong, but I enjoy role playing. :) I prefer the WOD games (2nd edition rules, back before they fucked up the world and deballed the system) and Shadowrun, but hardly anybody plays that anymore, or so it seems.

[Zhade]

57. I have fond memories of P&P RPGs.

I was a Palladium guy back in the day - never actually played D&D (I thought it was eeeevil, lol).

[LeftyMom]

61. Palladium's way too complex for me

I looked throught the Rifts rulebook once, then I set it down and backed away slowly. If I wanted to play a game that was all combat rules, I'd get my minis out and play Warhammer 40K.

[Zhade]

66. Ah, Rifts, how I remember you.

I played the heck outta that game, and then became GM for the most popular lunchtime campaign. Good times.

[bikebloke]

49. I play a couple

When I had a PC, for years I played Age of Emires/Kings and Tropico. After switching to a Mac, I decided to try shoot 'em ups. I like Call of Duty online if I stumble upon a server with a good (meaning fair playing and friendly) group of players. Machine gun blasting and respawn fests grow old in a few minutes. I prefer stalking and sniping rifle games (or backing up the machine gunners). Also better since I'm on a phone line.

Now and then, I'll play Rise of Nations.

[Zhade]

59. Sniping is fun.

I'm also not a fan of respawn fests, since cheaters will simply wait around in some games to whack you right as you respawn.

[DS1]

56. The bigger question is

Can we all agree on a game, and can we all agree on a venue, and can we all agree who has playing the games for years...?

If so, we can get clans going, be it chess, or FPS

[Zhade]

60. That may be a question for the ages. Or sages.

NT!

[Ladyhawk]

63. Here. I'm into FPS shooters.

Right now I'm playing:

1. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory under the following names: "^6Commander ^3Cuckoo-Bananas" and "^1General ^4Hospital" When I play, it's usually on the beetlejz server.

2. MAME32's old arcade games

3. X-Wing Alliance with DarkSaber's Ultimate Craft Pack. I'm in the midst of a Star Wars obsession

I have tons of other games. My all-time favorites were Descent 1 and 2, played online via Kali. I miss being able to enjoy those old games. D2 won't work on my system. After my move, I will probably rig an older system (Win 98, Voodoo II cards in SLI) just to play some of the older games.

I loved TFC and still play it occasionally. I've been trying to talk myself into playing some of the other HL mods like Natural Selection and Day of Defeat, but I suck so badly at NS, it isn't fun. :)

I can't afford an upgrade right now or I'd be playing HL2 and Doom 3. Oh well. :shrug: I'm hoping when I feel better I can use my computer knowledge to earn just a bit of money so I can pay off my credit card debt and buy an upgrade.

[Zhade]

67. Do you use a mouse for FPSing? I just can't do it.

I think that's part of why I never became a PC gamer. Well, that, and the cost factor.

I can't believe the Doom 3 guys couldn't program a way to use the flashlight and gun at the same time, and you have to download a patch to do so. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

[Ladyhawk]

69. Yep, I use a mouse for FPS games.

I have a wireless mouse (Logitech MX700) on a Ratpadz mousing surface. If I use Armour-All or Pledge on the Ratpadz, it's slicker than snot on a doorknob. The movement is so fluid, it's unreal. I hold my own in ET, even though I'm not a constant player.

I also use a nostromo speedpad n50 and voice commands a la Game Commander 2. Everything is organized in a gaming book I have that shows my nostromo config on one page and my voice commands on the other. I'm sort of obsessive about having a good configuration. Since I don't play much, having decent gaming equipment and a good configuration helps even things out. :D

[RedXIII]

72. Ultima IX

it is a good computer role playing game as long as you keep the sound off when the characters are talking(the voice acting is bad you'll cry when you hear the French accent.)

And if you can ignore the inconsistencies and contradictions of the previous ultimas like in the museum, The game insults your intelligence when you find Korghin’s Fang in the museum. An item from Pagan! From Pagan! How in the world did it make its way to Britannia? And why do the people know how it is related to the Avatar? Ahh, I know: the Guardian had been watching the Avatar on Pagan, right?

[neuvocat]

73. FFX and FFX 2

[CrownPrinceBandar]

74. Video and RPG gamer..........

Yeah, I'm a geek!

[Mass_Liberal]

75. I'm in the middle of my first game of Diplomacy

its really enthralling. You guys should try it.

[Lannes]

76. UT 2004 and Joint Operations Escalation

[JohnKleeb]

77. A lot

I like
The Sims series
Age of Empires
Metal Gear
Silent Hill
Resident Evil
Brothers in Arms
Medal of Honor
Call of Duty
Splinter Cell
Baseball games
Football games
Basketball games
Grand Theft Auto duh
Ok thats all I think.,

[newportdadde]

78. I use to be heavy into PC gaming.

But cut back the last year after my son was born and now cut back all the way due to carpal tunnel. I have to save my wrist time for work(programmer).

I've found the PS2 to be much easier on my wrists so I picked up one and I've subscribed to Gamefly.com to rent games. Right now I'm playing some Final Fantasy IX, Prince of Persia Sands of Time and the new Tom Clancy game is on its way.