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Which game should RFN podcasters and listeners play and discuss together?

Mother 3
24 (40.7%)
Drill Dozer
7 (11.9%)
Pokemon Pinball Ruby/Sapphire
4 (6.8%)
Golden Sun: The Lost Age (a.k.a. Golden Sun 2)
7 (11.9%)
Sonic Advance 3
4 (6.8%)
Mario Tennis: Power Tour
13 (22%)

Total Members Voted: 59

Voting closed: July 08, 2010, 02:43:29 PM

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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #50 on: June 30, 2010, 01:46:11 PM »
Seriously. I think everyone thinks they know THE GAME we should play. For example I know, solid inarguable fact, that we should be playing Spyro Kart Racer. It defined an era!




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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #51 on: June 30, 2010, 03:24:01 PM »
I can't speak for others, but RetroActive is usually my favorite part of the RFN podcast. The discussion is also better if the game picked is one that people can reasonably get. It's not reasonable to expect people to get a Japanese-only GBA game, I think it's a safe bet that very few people would actually be able to participate if Mother 3 wins.
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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #52 on: June 30, 2010, 05:41:25 PM »
I find it oddly tickling that people actually give this much of a **** about RetroActive.
For me it is an opportunity to play a game with the rest if the forum. Other than new releases or online games we don't really do that. After a big release the forum goes back to other things than playing games and talking about them so Retroactive gives us another chance to play a game together.

Oh if Mother 3 gets picked I don't think there is going to be many people talking about it.
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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #53 on: June 30, 2010, 06:14:10 PM »
Agreed. It isn't a RetroActive if no one has played it before.
Wrong.  RetroActive is a way to discover old games that you've never played before.
I don't think there's any official point of RetroActive, actually. It can be whatever you want it to be.

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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #54 on: June 30, 2010, 10:27:45 PM »
Honestly, I'd rather we dictate from on high the games we're going to do. However, we don't.

If you feel that strongly about it, James, you could tamper with the poll and switch out one of the games for The Minish Cap. :)

That might not be such a bad idea, since I actually own a copy of that game.
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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #55 on: July 01, 2010, 03:04:58 AM »
C'mon guys. Could it be worse than Ninja Spirit?
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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #56 on: July 01, 2010, 03:09:02 AM »
I still need to go back and ban everyone responsible for that game.
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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #57 on: July 01, 2010, 10:55:05 AM »
Neal, I think so. People might have more to say, but fewer people would be saying anything about the game (you might have people who have never played the game commenting.

I can say I never voted for Ninja Spirit, so don't blame me.
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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #58 on: July 01, 2010, 12:09:08 PM »
Ninja Spirit was totally my bad.  I've apologized for it on numerous occasions.
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« Reply #59 on: July 01, 2010, 01:49:46 PM »
I'll forgive you, vudu. That is, as long as you vote for the best game on this list.

That game is, naturally, Mother 3. :)
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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #60 on: July 01, 2010, 01:59:23 PM »
****, man.  I was the first person to vote for Mother 3.  ;D
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« Reply #61 on: July 01, 2010, 03:44:45 PM »
Then we're cool. More than cool, in fact. :)
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« Reply #62 on: July 01, 2010, 07:01:09 PM »
If the staff wants to play and chat about Mother 3, they should find   some other excuse to do so. RetroActive is a community-driven feature and should serve it as best it can.

(ED: Meant to quote and accidentally hit edit. No changes were saved.)
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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #63 on: July 01, 2010, 07:26:27 PM »
If the staff wants to play and chat about Mother 3, they should find some other excuse to do so. RetroActive is a community-driven feature and should serve it as best it can.
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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #64 on: July 01, 2010, 07:38:57 PM »
People might have more to say, but fewer people would be saying anything about the game (you might have people who have never played the game commenting.

If the staff wants to play and chat about Mother 3, they should find some other excuse to do so. RetroActive is a community-driven feature and should serve it as best it can.

Agreed.

I think you guys should maybe wait to voice your opinion until after the results are in.  You may just be in the minority here.
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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #65 on: July 01, 2010, 07:53:47 PM »
Well, RetroActive is kind of an RFN feature, so I'm just a community members like you guys in this case. I have no sway over this at all.

I said it before, and I'll say it again: Mother 3 is a freaking awesome game. I'd love to see more people play it. I've already played the game, and told members of the staff (and maybe the forums) how much I enjoyed it. I'd like to go and play it again, and I'd also like to see more people play it. It's a very good game.

Also, the votes are what matters, and there's a lot more people voting than the staff members.
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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #66 on: July 01, 2010, 08:12:20 PM »
I guess I'm just unsure of how to get it. Clearly, I'm not importing anything. Not gonna happen.
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« Reply #67 on: July 01, 2010, 08:33:03 PM »
Don't worry--we look after our own around here.  ;)
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« Reply #68 on: July 02, 2010, 12:23:57 AM »
Don't worry--we look after our own around here.  ;)

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« Reply #69 on: July 02, 2010, 12:42:02 AM »
vudu, you've been officially warned for Ninja Spirit.  Never let it happen again.
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« Reply #70 on: July 03, 2010, 07:05:36 PM »
I think you guys should maybe wait to voice your opinion until after the results are in.  You may just be in the minority here.
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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #71 on: July 04, 2010, 01:15:13 PM »
If the staff wants to play and chat about Mother 3, they should find some other excuse to do so. RetroActive is a community-driven feature and should serve it as best it can.

This is why we have a poll! The people will decide whether this game is a worthy nominee.
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« Reply #72 on: July 04, 2010, 03:08:37 PM »
(ED: Meant to quote and accidentally hit edit. No changes were saved.)

You know, I find myself doing that occasionally.  I think it's because the "Edit Post" icon is in the bottom corner where most forums have the "Quick Quote this post" button..
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Re: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition
« Reply #73 on: July 05, 2010, 02:29:26 PM »
I might add that I've been telling members of the staff for more than a year that Mother 3 is worth their time. I don't think anyone played it, so I guess no one's chomping at the bit to check it out.

We'll find out what the popular vote is by Thursday.
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« Reply #74 on: July 06, 2010, 07:42:14 PM »
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