Dinosaurs and stuff!
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GOOF TROOP (SNES)
I was recently (well, two weeks ago now) talking about this game with my friend Max. I had totally forgotten about it until he mentioned it to me in passing. This was one that I remember renting at least a few times, despite the fact that I never was a big fan of either Disney, Goofy, or any of his dumb relatives. Even now, I barely remember anything from it. I know you start on a beach, or near a beach. I distinctly remember digging holes (what was I digging for? I'll be damned if I know now, or even if I knew then). I also remember a hook-shot kind of thing that you could use. Almost like a cutesy, Disney Zelda game, or something. Other than hook-shots and hole digging, I got nothing else to reminisce on about this game.
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MARIO PAINT (SNES)
My friend David and I always used to play this game whenever he slept over my house. We never really played it seriously (how the hell does anyone play this game seriously?), we usually just fucked around. One fun thing for us to do was to take turns making the silliest/dumbest/most messed up things our teenage minds could conjure up. Mostly, it was painting that mermaid picture so it looked like the mermaid was topless (and we added nipples for a nice touch). Also, I remember playing that annoying bug swatting game. Fun, but I could never beat it. Also, did one of those bugs say, "back-biter" when you smooshed him? Finally, I LOVE all the music in this game!
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ESPN NFL 2K5 (PS2)
Never mind the Xbox logo with the stock image of the game cover I grabbed from wikipedia. This game was a favorite of mine on my beloved PS2. At the time this came out, video games were $50 a pop (ah, the good ol days!). This game came out, brand new, at $20. This is still one of the most ingenious, and frankly, shocking, marketing ideas I've personally ever seen in video gaming. And this wasn't some shovelware garbage. It had both ESPN and NFL on the cover (both pretty unreliable and just untrustworthy nowadays). This game should have been the Madden killer. In the end, it wasn't, but it's still remembered as maybe the best football game ever. I recently purchased this one again (for $2 I think), and I fully intend on playing at some point. Besides the on-the-field action (which, I contest, was better than Madden's at the time. Also, you could play in first person! Overall, pretty gimmicky, but still very interesting), you could deck out a crib with stuff you unlocked. They also had a huge amount of trophies (before Sony decided to use trophies) you could get. God, this game fucking rocked. The only drawback? Terrell Owens on the cover. Ugh
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SCORCHED EARTH (PC? I GUESS)
Another game my friend David and I used to play the hell out of whenever I slept over his house. I don't know the exact platform to call this, because it was so long ago, during a time when I barely knew what a "platform" was. I've read online the platform is Dos, but I'm gonna make it easier and call it PC. Hell, I played it on a PC, so that's good enough. As for the game, I mean, it's classic. Your a little tank. Try to kill the other little tanks with a variety of weapons. He and I would take turns playing (up in his parents' room, where the computer was at the time). I've since played this game a few times for nostalgia's sake. Still pretty fun. I think it's free to play online (maybe even on phones now?), so check it out!
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3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE (PC)
My god, this game! This was basically my FAVORITE game to play as a young lad. It was an educational game, but man, it had dinosaurs! And many different activities to do. You could wear those paper cheapo 3-D glasses (with the blue lens and red lens) and see some dinosaurs jumping out atch'a! I remember you could go through the various eras of dinosaurs (Jurassic era, um, I don't remember the others...), and see/learn about them. There were games as well, I believe. There was actually some cheesy first person segment that I remember I could never fully beat. I've wanted to play this again for a long, long time. I would absolutely sit down and play this game again, right now, no questions asked. Anyway, if you have Windows 95, try to find this beauty (if you love dinosaurs. And you'd better!). I'm sure it can be played on any computer nowadays, but I'm going to have to research more.
I hope you've all enjoyed this third trip down memory lane. A pretty good amount of variety (TWO PC games???), and I think each one is maybe a little more interesting to read about than some of my previous efforts. See you next Friday!
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