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I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had much time to play my old friend. However, this lengthy 3-day weekend gave me some time to get some licks in (mainly Donkey Kong Country). Man, I’m reminded of how much I love this system, and how truly awesome it is. Even if I go through weeks of not touching this system, whenever I have free time and the urge strikes, there are so many quality titles to pick from, it simply blows your mind. Whether it’s an old childhood favorite, a guilty pleasure, a classic, or a game you have never yet played, the SNES is #1 in my book.
Just love this system, and how, even after long stretches of not being able to play it, whenever there’s a holiday or a free day, it delivers the goods every time.
http://www.RVGFANATIC.com - SNES reviews and remembrances
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May 23, 2012
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Hi Steve, long time my friend. Your absolutely right, it sure does deliver the goods. Last night I had a couple of hours to myself playing Link’s Awakening on the Super GB. Today I was introducing my niece and nephew to the SNES after they had a blast on the MD last week. They were transfixed on me playing out the start of a new file on Secret of Mana. Shortly after we then played some Donkey Kong Country & Super Mario Kart. They loved it! 
Good times.
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February 11, 2012
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After not playing the SNES in a couple weeks, I finally started playing Saturday Night Slam Masters today. I’ll just say this: It’s a good thing I don’t do reviews only after a couple of playthroughs!
I’ve always had my eye on this game ever since its release back in the day too. I was impressed by the graphics then and somewhat now. You guys think Dr. Franken’s controls are a handful? Let me tell you I’m not liking the controls for this one thus far. Too many quick button tapping sequences. We’ll see. I’ll give it a few more chances.
BTW Steve, what do you do for a living, if I may so ask?
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May 12, 2012
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Never understood why the US cant just celebrate May 1st like most other countries… Oh never mind, i understand that just fine actually now that i think about it… May 1st has to do with the actual working class and its struggles, Labour day does not and the US does not want to get associated with socialism now does it?
It does however give you guys an extra day off work (or at least for some people) to enjoy some hobbies and what not. But i think most Snes games can be played any time, few requires a very long time to be able to play. There are many enjoyable games you can just pick up and play for 20-30 minutes at a time. Thats whats nice with retro gaming. The games arent always long or requiring a long session to enjoy. Today’s games often require 1-2 hours a session, to get things done really. Like Skyrim. a quest can take anything from 10-40 minutes, but then you gotta prepare, pick the gear, sell off excess stuff etc. Then actually go do the quest, travel for a while, kill this or collect that, go back and get rid of the loot and prepare for the next one. All of the sudden 2-3 hours have gone by and you didnt even realize it.
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grimm said ….All of the sudden 2-3 hours have gone by and you didnt even realize it.
Remind’s me of all the times I started a new file on the old Champ Manager PC games. Pre-season just took forever!
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Yeah, games across the genres can take forever to just get started…
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Wow it’s been a while! Actually had some play time with Secret of Mana last weekend with Frank my best friend who I know literally all my life. It’s fun because we used to play the nes/snes/64 a lot back in the day. Some titles are new to us and since we both like rpg’s a lot , Secret of Mana was high on the list. It looks promising but it takes us some time getting used to these rpg’s. Grimm mentioned Skyrim, haven’t touched the xbox for weeks but today I played ( a little) skyrim. 1,5 hour is indeed a minimum.
I also agree that you can enjoy most snes games for the duration of 20-30 minutes. Tetris Attack, which we played after Secret of Mana, really fun if you haven’t got the time to play a longer game. Also played some Terranigma and Metroid. Great games.
This weekend Frank and I are going to a retrogame “convention” People who like these great games come together and buy/sell/trade and talk about everything remotely related to retrogaming. Looking foward to it. You guys ever been to something like this?
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February 11, 2012
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Tom, I’ve never been to a video game convention before. That sounds pretty cool. If I ever find the opportunity, I would gladly go to something like that.
I remember playing Secret of Mana with my sister years ago and it wasn’t a fun experience as I hoped. How is your experience playing it with your friend?
It’s true there are plenty of games out there to play 20-30 minutes at a time to get your gaming fix. Unless of course your life is overloaded with work and a robust social life, which is why I asked Steve what he did for a living.
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Doesnt that “robust” social life mean it can also include gaming? I mean it not anti-social to play games. Thats a derogatory phrase to me. Personally, games to me gets me along since i have NO social life, but that is not because i play games. Gaming can be a part of a “robust” social life just as tennis, football, partying or whatever. Gamers arnt people living in their parent’s basements. We’ve already established this in a different thread.. I may be overreacting here but i really dont see why gaming and a social life cant be the same thing.
Id prolly play less if i actually had friends that lived nearby, but i wouldnt stop gaming, and i would try to introduce those friend to it if they werent into it.
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It could certainly include gaming, but not in the context I’m speaking about. Here in America, social life typically relates to “going out”, as in not at home. I never said it was anti-social to play video games. In fact it has become more connected with services like X-box Live and PSN network. You totally took what I said out of context.
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It means the same thing here in Sweden, “social life” does not include gaming. I didnt “totally” take it out of context, i elaborated on the definition of “robust social life” in relation to gaming. You just said yourself, that you ment it in the traditional and accepted definition which excludes gaming anyway, so how did i take it out of context when challenging that definition? I also said its not anti-social to play games, so i dont understand why you say you never said it was anti-social. Please try to not read things into what i type that isnt there if thats what you did. I dont imply things, im blunt and says/types it all openly so its easy to understand (unless someone like reading into things that is). Im not like most people that way.
Why i responded to “robust”, is that the word itself usually carries a positive meaning. And i dont like it when people say gaming is excluded from positive things. Gaming is entertainment like any other, and actually is better than films or books as they often combine so many things for you to train on. Fine motor skills with your hands (especially analogue controllers), problem solving, imaginative thinking, in some cases social interaction, cooperation, etc.. Much more than accepted traditional means of similar entertainment, like reading books or watching films. Id actually call those much more anti-social. Sure, you might watch a film with friends, but depending on the group, you actually just watch the film together, and might drop a comment or something throughout the film. Hell, in a film theater its frowned upon to talk (which i agree with, shut up and watch the film). A book is usually read all by yourself, and sometimes you’re in a book circle to discuss it afterwards.. Gaming can provide so much more in terms of social interaction. Besides, who says social means has to mean “physically interacting with other humans”? Anyone who says that, has no clue, i dont care who they are. I agree with that physical social interaction is probably important to most people, to one degree or another, but that doesnt mean interacting via technology is any less social, its just a different means.
So whenever people exclude gaming from “social” terminology, i wont just sit back and say nothing. Dont take it personally, im just expressing my opinion like everyone else.
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February 11, 2012
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It sounds like you’re the one reading into someone else’s words too much. I made a simple statement. There’s no need for a psycho analysis of society. I just should have said robust social life besides gaming.
Anyway not everyone plays video games with others. I, for example, play by myself usually.
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Fair enough, if you say i read something into it maybe i did, but seriously i doubt it since my experience tells me people rarely type literally what they mean. And again i generalized about gaming to NOT get into an individual level. My post/opinion was directed at a group, gamers, not an individual gamer.
But ill go back to being idle if my elaborative posts arnt appreciated and/or taken personally. Im not here to fight, and if my style of posts arnt needed, i wont make them.
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