Comments on: Can’t I Just Collect Cute Mushrooms or Something?

By: Raven

Raven — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:54:44 +0000

OKay I’m like you, I don’t get into the kill ‘em all type games. I do love the ones that let you beat up things in a fun fashion.

Shrek SuperSlam
Rayman Raging Rabbits

Thats all I can think of off hand.

By: Amy Bo Bamy

Amy Bo Bamy — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:27:55 +0000

I know I’m late to the game (me punny! jk) on this but I’ll add my input:

We have all the game consoles, minus the ricockulously priced PS3 (but I’m afraid that purchase is right around the corner, the way my boyfriend keeps on about blue ray discs). Don’t spend any kind of money on a 360 because the warranty only lasts a year and so many people are already having problems with it (see “ring of doom”). Unfortunately we’re currently experiencing the dreaded Ring of Doom and MS customer service has been virtually nonexistent.

According to your likes/dislikes, I highly recommend the Wii. The games I recommend are Wii Play (comes with an extra controller), Super Paper Mario (this has some throwbacks to the original NES version, which is lots of fun), Wario Ware and Legend of Zelda. All GameCube games are compatible for play on the Wii, and eventually all of the NES, SNES, N64, and Sega Genesis games will be available for download to play on the Wii (sorta like Xbox Live). Right now there’s actually a good bit currently available for download; word is they’re trying to make new ones available every week. I’ve been recommending the Wii to everyone I know.

Also, if you’re not up for spending the cash on that right away, I also recommend a DS Lite. Not sure what you think about handhelds, but I’m practically addicted to mine. And it comes in handy when I’m sitting around somewhere with nothing to do/read, as it’s always in my purse. And they have a PINK one!!!

By: Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:16:24 +0000

Monkey Ball. Super Monkey Ball. It’s monkeys, in balls. Oh, and puzzles. PS2 version here. This game has single-handedly saved people’s lives, no shitsky.

By: Joelle

Joelle — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:34:57 +0000

@everyone: thanks for all your tips!

@autumn hour: thanks for commenting. I’ve tried playing the Sims on PS2, but i find it takes too long. I’m used to the PC version, i guess.

By: autumn hour

autumn hour — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:30:29 +0000

i’m a long time lurker, but i can actually give some insight on this. i have similar tastes as you do and i wanted a game cube FOREVER. never got one, but now we have an xbox and a wii. the wii is awesome! i highly recommend it. my daughter, husband and i play wii sports and the original super mario bros all of the time! oh, and if you buy an extra controller, you get wii play with it and it has some pretty cool games too. we have rented the paper mario game and sonic and the secret rings. very entertaining! i definitely need to check into that marble madness game deltus mentioned.

oh… and if you haven’t played sims, it’s highly addictive. we have sims2 and if you ever want to kill a day, this is the game for you.

By: Deltus

Deltus — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:37:18 +0000

Wii. My friend has a Wii. And get the Marble Madness game for it. And Wii Sports. There’s your console right there.

By: Kevin Parrott

Kevin Parrott — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:52:56 +0000

Try Shadow of the Colossus. It has a haunting story that’s very cinematic, and it’s sort of beautiful. You can almost consider it a puzzle game in some aspects.

Also try Lumines, which is a quick time-killing tetris-reminiscent puzzle game with good tunes that change beats as you play, and I second Guitar Hero if you want to spend the money (there’s an 80s expansion coming soon, and GHIII this fall - once you buy the guitar it works for all the other releases).

Love your blog.

By: Les

Les — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:28:32 +0000

Since you already have a PS2 just get Guitar Hero and/or Guitar Hero 2. GH2 adds a coop multiplayer (if you have people over) instead of just head-to-head so you can actually finish a song with new people.

Both games have thier hits and misses for songs though.

By: the slackmistress

the slackmistress — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:08:57 +0000

I so so so so want a Wii. We even registered for one for the wedding, ‘cause we’re dorks that way. Mario Party is tres fun. I also like Burnout ‘cause you get to crash cars. A LOT.

By: geeky

geeky — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:48:44 +0000

You and I sound like we have similar game playing styles. I don’t like shooters or online games, and I don’t have the patience for RPGs or anything that’s too hard. I’ve never played Spiro, but it sounds like something I might like. The only game I’ve ever played all the way through? Luigi’s Haunted Mansion on Game Cube. Except I gave up before I beat the final boss because I got frustrated. I hate having to do the same thing 15 times in a game because you can’t get the timing right, or you keep dying, or whatever. I play games for fun, not to be frustrated until I throw the controller!

We have a Wii, and I dig it. The Wii sports game is fun, especially if you have someone else to play with, but I even like to play bowling and golf by myself. First sports game I’ve ever liked! Plus, with all the controller swinging you do, it doubles as exercise in my book I’m hoping Mr. Geeky buys Paper Mario for the Wii soon because I keep hearing great things about it!