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Rud13 · Posts: 3277

You have three hours to argue over a game. At the end I will lock the thread and decide which game we play.

GO!

Shapermc · Posts: 2450

~~How long do we have?~~

I toss up a vote for Castlevania Bloodlines.

nocturnedelight · Posts: 430

Shapermc wrote:

~~How long do we have?~~

I toss up a vote for Castlevania Bloodlines.

I bought that game a long long time ago.
I never bought a Genesis, though, so I never actually played it. :(

boojiboy7 · Posts: 1104

Hmmmm....

I vote for Enthusia or WE, since those are what I will probably be playing.

I have and am not adverse at all to playing:
SH 1-3
Gradius V
MGS2:S (shitty xbox edition)
Castlevania CotM, AoS, DoS, and Symphony
MGS VR Missions (should totoally be on PSP already, come on Konami)

Probably some more, but I can't think of them right now.

Rud13 · Posts: 3277

Be careful boys, you don't want to be playing no garbage in three hours.

the drunken samurai · Posts: 4645

MGS:ghost babel for GB

boojiboy7 · Posts: 1104

Make a POLL! WOOHOO!

FortNinety · Posts: 4591

I say Life Force (big surprise, huh?), but Bloodlines works for me as well.

B coma · Posts: 1455

I'll toss in a vote for Bloodlines as well. I've not played it!

Mister Toups · Posts: 4943

the drunken samurai wrote:

MGS:ghost babel for GB

this

or shadows of destiny

Mr. Mechanical · Posts: 1890

I'll second either Bloodlines or Ghost Babel because I have both and they're very worth playing as a group.

Shapermc · Posts: 2450

I thought we could only recommend "*cough*downloadable*cough*" games for ICGC?

Also, we already did MGS:GB for an ICGC and it was terrible.

skinny coder · Posts: 262

the drunken samurai wrote:

MGS:ghost babel for GB

Or Bloodlines.

Or Goonies II

Edit: Oh. Then Bloodlines I guess!

Mr. Mechanical · Posts: 1890

Shapermc wrote:

Also, we already did MGS:GB for an ICGC and it was terrible.

What?! When was this?! Where was I?!

the drunken samurai · Posts: 4645

it looks like a few arent cool on the Ghost Babel idea!

i would be up for either MGS:GB or any ganbare goemon title.

Swimmy · Posts: 147

I've not played Ghost Babel, so I'm curious. I'm down with any Goemon as well. In fact, I have one right here!

Lakhesis · Posts: 12

I second SH1, Gradius V and Symphony and suggest MGS.

boojiboy7 · Posts: 1104

As long as oyu have a comp, MGS totally meets the above criteria of...um...accessibility.

the drunken samurai · Posts: 4645

Swimmy wrote:

I've not played Ghost Babel, so I'm curious. I'm down with any Goemon as well. In fact, I have one right here!

ghost babel is actually a whole lot of fun.btw,i have a link to the rom in my sig.

FortNinety · Posts: 4591

Mister Toups wrote:

or shadows of destiny

Yes! I totally forgot I had a copy too.

Scratchmonkey · Posts: 2229

Legend of the Mystical Ninja

or

Bloodlines

and

I'm going to be playing WE9 regardless. We've got a WC set up in the office with 20 people taking part. It won't finish during FKW, which is too bad.

boojiboy7 · Posts: 1104

Teach me how to play WE. I fucking love it, and suck at it.

LegatoB · Posts: 1546

Throw me in for Ghost Babel or Bloodlines.

FortNinety · Posts: 4591

We should pick very soon. The last time it took time to make a decision, it was like five days.

Bloodlines seems to be the favorite thus far.

ReroRero · Posts: 2148

Bloodlines is fucking rock, especially the music. We must all play it and love it.

Scratchmonkey · Posts: 2229

boojiboy7 wrote:

Teach me how to play WE. I fucking love it, and suck at it.

Do you have the PS2 version and a Network Adapter? If so, we can try and figure out how to play on teh online, if that's possible.

However, I will definitely post a "How to Play Winning Eleven Scrub-Style" essay at some point during FKW.

Rud13 · Posts: 3277

I think I've decided on the game,

and all of you are going to hate me.

boojiboy7 · Posts: 1104

Scratchmonkey wrote:

boojiboy7 wrote:

Teach me how to play WE. I fucking love it, and suck at it.

Do you have the PS2 version and a Network Adapter? If so, we can try and figure out how to play on teh online, if that's possible.

However, I will definitely post a "How to Play Winning Eleven Scrub-Style" essay at some point during FKW.

sadly, i dont have a net adapter yet. this will be remedied.

And yeah, i would love a scrub guide. Hell, i would love a scrub guide to soccer as a whole. The sad thing is, I think I get the Offside rule, which the game makes out to be really complicated. I mean, I couldnt be a ref or nothing, but I havent gotten it called on me in awhile.

the drunken samurai · Posts: 4645

Rud13 wrote:

I think I've decided on the game,

and all of you are going to hate me.

say it!!

the suspense is killing me.

its not ghost babel is it? cause i was kinda hoping for that.

Scratchmonkey · Posts: 2229

boojiboy7 wrote:

And yeah, i would love a scrub guide. Hell, i would love a scrub guide to soccer as a whole. The sad thing is, I think I get the Offside rule, which the game makes out to be really complicated. I mean, I couldnt be a ref or nothing, but I havent gotten it called on me in awhile.

It's not so much complex as it is unintuitive. And it actually works a lot better in videogames than it does in real life!

Offside rule:

You are in an offside position if you have less than two players from the opposite team between you and the line on their end of the field.

There's nothing wrong with being in an offside position, unless something happens to cause you to take advantage of that position.

The most typical case of this is receiving a pass that was made when you were in an offside position. The awkward wording is because it doesn't matter where you receive the pass, it matters where you were when the ball left the foot of the person making the pass. If you're in an offside position, that will get called. If you weren't and you then run into an offside position, then you're fine!

Additionally, the pass has to be going forward. If it's to the side or behind of the player making the pass, it can't be offside. You also can't be in an offside position in your half of the field.

I really love that they will let play go for a while and call offside late sometimes.

boojiboy7 · Posts: 1104

Yeah, I get the offside thing. We does a really good job of this, and even gives you that instant replay graphic when it happens.

What I don't get is any of the strategy involved in soccer at all.

I have become way too used to American sports like baseball and football, where there is a clear set beginning of a play and the end. Soccer doesn't do this as much, and I can really appreciate it. I mean, i love me some arcade soccer goodness (Soccer Slam, Mario Strikers) but the sim stuff is a little foreign to me.

ReroRero · Posts: 2148

the drunken samurai wrote:

its not ghost babel is it? cause i was kinda hoping for that.

I'm kind of hoping for Snake's Revenge.

Balzac · Posts: 361

the drunken samurai wrote:

MGS:ghost babel for GB

Booya. TDS says what I'm thinking.

Wait.

Why the hell did I just say "booya"?

Fucking Konami Week...

Phoenix Rie · Posts: 111

On the off chance it's not バイオミラクル　ぼくってウパ, Bloodlines works too.

EDIT: A synopsis of the above: HERE.

the drunken samurai · Posts: 4645

Phoenix Rie wrote:

バイオミラクル　ぼくってウパ

what is that? looks interesting!

Shapermc · Posts: 2450

Phoenix Rie wrote:

On the off chance it's not バイオミラクル　ぼくってウパ

Holy shit! Bio Miracle! I completly forgot that was Konami game. That got the most play time on my PSP out of all my NES games I put on there. I really should buy a famicart of that.

Wilkes · Posts: 1603

Here's where I stand:

1. I'd perfer it not be a castlevania game.

2. If it's silent hill, please make it the first.

3. If it's metal gear, make it a 2D title (Ghost Babel included/perferred) or the thrid in the series.

4. If it's Gradius, I don't care.

5. If it's Winning Eleven, well, don't pick Winning Eleven.

6. Unless you want to.

7. I guess Winning Eleven doesn't bother me, I have to buy it, though.

8. A purchase I probably wouldn't regret.

9. Goemon would be a refreshing choice.

10. Though, not really welcome.

11. Remember, only 2D metal gear titles.

12. and no castlevania.

13. thanks.

14. Well, contra would be mean of you.

15. amirite

16. DDR lolz

17. amirite

18. I could deal with Shinobi.

19. not with Suikoden, though.

20. ZOE is a good choice

21. The first and the second.

22. Snatcher would also be acceptable.

23. That's it.

24. I guess.

EDIT:

Gaiden: Well, Bloodlines is okay.

Gaiden2: Seeing as I have it already.

Shapermc · Posts: 2450

Wilkes wrote:

22. Snatcher would also be acceptable.

Snatcher was done last year.

Also, how ever many people have not played Silent Hill one yet just really need to.

I always had the impression that ICGC was to find out about new or have an excuse to hunt down rare games that most people have not played or ignored. I don't know. Perhaps I was way off, but I would rather play a Konami game that I don't know much about and talk about its merits with other people who are mostly fresh on the idea than have the Nth discussion on MGS.

Also, Ghost Babel is no good, for real, we already did it too. Rud13 knows!

Wilkes · Posts: 1603

Rud13 should have gone ahead and said what games had already been done.

Some archivist.

Pffffffffft.

Shapermc · Posts: 2450

Wilkes wrote:

Rud13 should have gone ahead and said what games had already been done.

Some archivist.

Pffffffffft.

DON"T YOU KNOW HE WANTS TO SEE US FIGHT TO THE DEATH FIRST! Have at thee! *stabs*

Dark Age Iron Savior · Posts: 3148

If it's not Yu-Gi-Oh or Disney Sports, I will be very let down.

Wilkes · Posts: 1603

Dark Age Iron Savior wrote:

If it's not Yu-Gi-Oh or Disney Sports, I will be very let down.

Mankind ill needs a savior such as you.

skinny coder · Posts: 262

the drunken samurai wrote:

Phoenix Rie wrote:

バイオミラクル　ぼくってウパ

what is that? looks interesting!

Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa

So, apparently between the original Disk System release and the later Famicon port by Konami, it was pirated and released as "Mario Baby." I think this is the cartridge for the pirated version. (I can't read a lick of Japanese...)

Edit: I realize that Phoenix Rie's link had a ton info about Bio Miracle, I'm not trying to take cerdit for that info, but it was fairly brisk on the topic of the pirated game: "(also known as Babyland or, inexplicably, Mario Baby [???])" and so I just curious if there's some additional data about the "Mario Baby" and that cartridge label.

BalbanesBeoulve · Posts: 2126

Lets play Azure Dreams.

ReroRero · Posts: 2148

Wilkes wrote:

18. I could deal with Shinobi.

Shinobi is by Konami now?

Mr. Mustache · Posts: 551

I'm about to finish Castlevania 4, so Bloodlines would be kind of cool...

...Though it would also be fun to play something less known (assuming I can acquire it without leaving my appartment, or spending any money)

edit: Shinobi would be cool too.

Mister Toups · Posts: 4943

It's not Nanobreaker is it?

That would be lol +10.

boojiboy7 · Posts: 1104

Where is the game? the tension is killing me...

EDIT: The tension is also snagging me the tippedy toppedy TOP POST!

GigaMach · Posts: 285

I'd do Bloodlines. Or SH1. Been a while, and I just got it back from my friend who's borrowed it three times. I should just buy him one.

How 'bout Shadow of Destiny? Though I don't own it, I could borrow it.

Balzac · Posts: 361

Tell us the damm game already!