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[Pokey]

Anyone here a bit of a computer/console game nerd? I fell out of playing games a few years ago, I guessed I was just kinda "over it" so speak. Of course when GTA 4 was released this year it was something I had to play but just recently I've found myself getting right back into them when I have a spare hour or so with nothing to do and its been awesome. A few I've been playing just recently are:

Fallout 3
Fable 3
Dead Space
Red Alert 3
Quantum of Solace

Anyone have any all time favorite games? Playing anything cool at the moment?

[J.Sax]

No More Heroes was a damn good game. Definitely room for improvement, but I really enjoyed it. I'm partway through my replay on the Bitter difficulty. I'm really excited that they announced a sequel (NMH: Desperate Struggle). If they can fix the minor issues the first one had, it'll be gold.

Since I'm a Wii nerd, I'll make some recommendations. Don't know if you already have any of these, though.

Definitely pick up Zelda. Though the formula is getting stale, it's still a solid game. There were a few dungeons where I got stuck for a little bit. Makes you think.

I'm also going to recommend Super Mario Galaxy and Zack & Wiki. You really can't go wrong with Mario and Galaxy is just a blast. I was so into it that I completed it 100% after just a couple weeks--121 stars each with Mario and Luigi. I did nothing but work and play that game.

Zack & Wiki didn't really seem like something that would have interested me, but I bought into IGN's hype and I'm glad I did. It's a point-and-click puzzle-solving game. It gets pretty tough and REALLY makes you use your head. It's pretty cool if you're playing with more than one person. It's a one-player game, but having more than one person there trying to solve the puzzles really makes it more fun.

The other two games I have for Wii that I haven't mentioned in either of my posts here are Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Paper Mario. Both good games, but after I finished them, I never really touched them again. I was actually never into the Smash Bros. series, but I again bought into the hype. It was fun, but didn't hold my interest after I'd unlocked most of the stuff. Super Paper Mario, I'd say it's worth a play-through if you're into platformers (it also has RPG elements), but I wouldn't pay full price for it.

And if you download WiiWare and like multiplayer games, check out Dr. Mario Online Rx and Bomberman Blast, especially the latter. I've always been a fan of Bomberman.

These are all games that kids can enjoy, too. Zack & Wiki gets extremely difficult, though, and Super Paper Mario is really text-heavy.

This post has been edited by J.Sax: Nov 3 2008, 3:10 am

[Hoodstock]

Sax - if you pick up Call of Duty: World At War (which comes out next week) or Mario Kart let me know and we can play online together.

No More Heroes was a damn good game. Definitely room for improvement, but I really enjoyed it. I'm partway through my replay on the Bitter difficulty. I'm really excited that they announced a sequel (NMH: Desperate Struggle). If they can fix the minor issues the first one had, it'll be gold.

Here's some info:

No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle

This interview says the game might use Wii Motion Plus. I'm not really big on buying more stuff for my Wii to play games but it might be cool.

And if you download WiiWare and like multiplayer games, check out Dr. Mario Online Rx and Bomberman Blast, especially the latter. I've always been a fan of Bomberman.

I haven't bought any of the classic titles through Wii Ware. I actually still have the original Nintendo with about 60 games.

This post has been edited by Hoodstock: Nov 3 2008, 10:22 pm

[J.Sax]

Sax - if you pick up Call of Duty: World At War (which comes out next week) or Mario Kart let me know and we can play online together.

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I haven't bought any of the classic titles through Wii Ware. I actually still have the original Nintendo with about 60 games.

Forgot all about this thread...been pretty busy lately.

I'm not big on shooters, but I've had Mario Kart since the day it came out. I'll get my friend code later if you want to play. My buddy and I play online quite a bit.

And I think you're getting the Virtual Console and WiiWare confused. The VC includes all the old games, which I have bought quite a few of. WiiWare is the equivalent of the Xbox LIVE Arcade with new games. I finally downloaded Bomberman Blast yesterday. I played online a little bit and can't win, haha. There was one instance where either the game glitched or people cheated. It was weird. People were standing off the map and after the clock ran out, they hadn't been killed by the raining blocks, so the game just hung for a couple minutes until I was disconnected. So online isn't that great, but my friends and I love Bomberman, so we'll have fun offline, anyway.

I also downloaded Mega Man 9 yesterday. Now that's hard. I think I'm gonna go try that out again right now. I beat one stage, but I'm getting my ass kicked on every other one I try.

[Hoodstock]

Call of Duty: World At War rocks on the Wii. Of course it's not as good as the XBox or PS3 versions, but it is the Wii at it's best! Online is pretty damn tough too!

I think you're getting the Virtual Console and WiiWare confused. The VC includes all the old games, which I have bought quite a few of. WiiWare is the equivalent of the Xbox LIVE Arcade with new games.

Yep

I'm not big on shooters, but I've had Mario Kart since the day it came out. I'll get my friend code later if you want to play. My buddy and I play online quite a bit.

PM it to me and let me know when you'd usually be on. I don't get to play very often but I can try to find you some day!

I'll take you out in Kart! Race or Battle Mode!

This post has been edited by Hoodstock: Dec 2 2008, 10:49 pm