Post by: Spak-Spang on October 13, 2006, 06:00:43 AM
So what is your biggest video game regret?
MINE:
When I was younger I liked this girl, and to impress her I brought all my Super Nintendo Games for her younger sister to borrow. I already had a Nintendo 64 then, and I had visited my Super Nintendo for some time...so I believed I wouldn't miss it. After leaving the system there I came back home and almost instantly regretted the decision. I wanted to play so many great games, and I had them not. Then the girl I was interested in turned out to be a pychobitch and used the hell out me. So I got outta the relationship, but couldn't get my games back.
I lost probably 15 great games, 2 extra controllers, and a Multitap.
Post by: couchmonkey on October 13, 2006, 06:11:15 AM
Post by: Spak-Spang on October 13, 2006, 06:13:33 AM
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Post by: EasyCure on October 13, 2006, 07:04:44 AM
i regret it cuz we're broken up now and the $200+ dollars i spent on all of that could of gone into my wii fund. it made her happy at the moment, so thats relaly all that matters
Post by: ShyGuy on October 13, 2006, 07:07:21 AM
Post by: decoyman on October 13, 2006, 07:32:24 AM
Post by: Spak-Spang on October 13, 2006, 07:55:32 AM
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I rented but never finished Chrono Trigger back in the SNES days. Looking back, I wish I had actually bought it. I could have made a small fortune on selling it on ebay (I always kept everything in pristine condition – cartridge, maps, manuals, box, etc.). Ah, toys when you're a kid are like your first taste of the stock market
That was one of the games I ended up "giving" away in the above story.
I loved that game. The new game + feature was awesome, and I beat the game 3-4 times. My characters were uber-powerful and I had most of the hidden items and best weapons.
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on October 13, 2006, 08:08:58 AM
But hey, at least I didn't break my N64 and wind up with one with glowing Pikachu cheeks.
First runner up: I rented and beat Super Mario RPG over a weekend once, so I didn't feel the need to buy it at the time. I wanted it later, but it stayed at $70 wherever I could find it locally until it disappeared completely.
Second runner up: I loaned my copy of Banjo Kazooie to a coworker after I had thoroughly finished with it. She tried to give it back one time, but since she hadn't finished it, I told her to go ahead and hold on to it until she did. I thought she just felt bad for keeping it for so long, but then she left suddenly. I never knew why, and I didn't even give it much thought at the time, honestly. It sounds stranger now than it seemed then, I guess. Anyway, I still miss that game sometimes. I probably never would have played it again, but for some reason I can't let go of a game I own.
Honorable mention: My Nintendo fanboyishness combined with a general lack of funds and a resultant penchant for stinginess kept me away from what might have been some fun experiences over the years. I've overcome the first two, though I still obviously have a lot of unreasonable affection for Nintendo, but not quite the last.
Post by: decoyman on October 13, 2006, 08:34:58 AM
It's funny how most of the regrets revolve around loaning out games or systems and never getting them back.
Ooh, here's another one that I have since remedied: I made it to the last castle in Adventure of Link, but never beat it. I finally beat the last castle in 2004 I think. Only like 15 years late or so.
Post by: wandering on October 13, 2006, 08:46:42 AM
....Well, except Mario 64 (unless you don't count it 'beaten' unless all 120 stars have been collected.) And Myst (with help from the built-in hints), Riven (easier than everyone says it is), and Myst III (with help from a guide.) Oh, and the Hugo trilogy.
Post by: mantidor on October 13, 2006, 08:50:56 AM
oh also, buying Nintendogs :P
Post by: Nick DiMola on October 13, 2006, 10:00:51 AM
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Post by: wandering on October 13, 2006, 10:07:29 AM
Post by: King of Twitch on October 13, 2006, 10:59:32 AM
" I let my mom lend all my NES games to my ex-babysitter. I don't have them anymore. >< "
"i regret it cuz we're broken up now and the $200+ dollars i spent on all of that could of gone into my wii fund. it made her happy at the moment, so thats relaly all that matters "
"I loaned my copy of Banjo Kazooie to a coworker after I had thoroughly finished with it. She tried to give it back one time, but since she hadn't finished it, I told her to go ahead and hold on to it until she did. I thought she just felt bad for keeping it for so long, but then she left suddenly."
I lent a girl Yoshi's Island, same situation.
It seems that girls can't be trusted with videogames.
Post by: couchmonkey on October 13, 2006, 11:45:12 AM
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Yay, now I feel affirmed! I want to start a new kind of funhouse. A kinder, gentler one. Being nice to people every day is fun too, isn't it?
Also, I'm bi-polar.
Post by: Smash_Brother on October 13, 2006, 11:47:07 AM
The night before the contest, I had figured out how to score 140,000 points. My dad warned me not to use the trick in the first round. I didn't listen and apparently, the big monitor that cycled through all of the players mid round was on me when I used it.
I choked in the 3rd round and got 6th place, when I easily had 1st: all I had to do was hold off the trick until the end and I didn't do it.
Ah well, right?
Post by: Spak-Spang on October 13, 2006, 12:07:00 PM
Wow. I can't believe how many peoples regrets involve selling or losing systems/games. I thought there would be more variety.
I have not played the Ages games, and I wish I had. But, there are MANY Gameboy Games I have wished I had played.
I wish I played the Gameboy Metroid 2 when I had the chance. I was young and thought the game was slow...and never really played that far in the game. :^(
Post by: Smash_Brother on October 13, 2006, 12:13:42 PM
Post by: SgtShiversBen on October 13, 2006, 03:12:50 PM
You could say there's a plus to the story since it helped Nintendo with more sales...except I bought it at Wal-Mart
Post by: please let me in, please on October 14, 2006, 06:35:59 AM
Post by: Sir_Stabbalot on October 14, 2006, 07:06:27 AM
Post by: Athrun Zala on October 14, 2006, 07:34:11 AM
(the thing is that N64 games here were in the $100 - $150 range...)
Post by: KDR_11k on October 14, 2006, 11:23:12 PM
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Oh, and the Hugo trilogy.
For a moment I thought you meant this Hugo.
Post by: Svevan on October 14, 2006, 11:38:09 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on October 15, 2006, 05:53:53 AM
2. Not buying a 360 when I saw a bunch of them during the shortages. Would have made so much money on eBay...
Post by: Mario on October 15, 2006, 05:57:21 AM
but i'm not a man of regrets, I like learning
Post by: Caliban on October 15, 2006, 01:27:45 PM
VC F-T-W!
Post by: TrueNerd on October 16, 2006, 12:22:13 PM
Post by: Kairon on October 16, 2006, 12:49:15 PM
RSIII wasn't the worst game I played, but it was the worst game I played that I expected to be good.
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: odifiend on October 17, 2006, 04:37:10 AM
Post by: Spak-Spang on October 18, 2006, 12:16:25 PM
Post by: Smoke39 on October 18, 2006, 01:23:15 PM
Carnivores 2 is a pretty good old budget dinosaur hunting FPS. It's repetative and a bit slow (it's a hunting sim), but there aren't a lot of other options that I know of.
Post by: Kairon on October 18, 2006, 03:29:58 PM
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: Smoke39 on October 18, 2006, 05:38:15 PM
And I think you mean c-buttons, not c-sticks. :b
Post by: Svevan on October 18, 2006, 08:12:49 PM
Post by: TrueNerd on October 18, 2006, 08:13:42 PM
Post by: Athrun Zala on October 19, 2006, 06:57:42 AM
Post by: Spak-Spang on October 19, 2006, 07:40:19 AM
However, I have a very hard time believing that the single player experience has aged poorly.
There were so many great levels in that game. Sure some were short, but fun none the less.
I remember the Dam level was amazing.
I am curious to play Perfect Dark again and see if that aged well. That game I have a feeling that the multiplayer will have actually aged quite well, and the single player not as much. Perfect Dark seemed to complicate the Goldeneye formula too much.
It was like the story and level progression just got too out there. Again though it had an amazing first level that was intense and enjoyable to play.
Post by: Kairon on October 19, 2006, 11:17:05 AM
Perfect Dark will do fine. I mean, just look at how eager I am to play River City Ransom!
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: Nick DiMola on October 19, 2006, 11:39:22 AM
Post by: Smoke39 on October 19, 2006, 12:54:08 PM
