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post #1 of 50
11/19/02 at 12:39pm
Thread Starter 
Today should be mighty interesting.
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post #2 of 50
11/19/02 at 12:47pm
This is a very tough choice today. All the great games have been taken.....now, for these last 2 rounds it's gonna be up to us to pull out those obscure gems.
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post #3 of 50
11/19/02 at 1:07pm
This draft has so petered out. People, wake the heck up.
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post #4 of 50
11/19/02 at 1:12pm
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Verbal Kint:
This is a very tough choice today. All the great games have been taken.....now, for these last 2 rounds it's gonna be up to us to pull out those obscure gems.
Actually, I've got three greats up my sleeve, and all I need are two. I highly doubt I'm going to have to dig into my obscure pile.
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post #5 of 50
11/19/02 at 1:13pm
I've got what I think will be recognized as great for Round 9, but i'm not sure....
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post #6 of 50
11/19/02 at 1:15pm
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Nick Nunziata:
This draft has so petered out. People, wake the heck up.
You said petered.

Ditto on the last two rounds. I have to think of two games I couldn't dare live without ever having experienced them.
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post #7 of 50
11/19/02 at 1:19pm
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Nick Nunziata:
This draft has so petered out. People, wake the heck up.
The pacing has slowed, BUT I'm not too concerned because the draft total still ends up the same.

As slow as Round 8 was, it ended with 32 posts/picks just like the round before it, and close to the 35 in the Round 6 thread.
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post #8 of 50
11/19/02 at 1:38pm
Nick or any other baseball enthusiast remember World Series in the arcade?

Remember these sweet flick joysticks:

<img src="http://www.quarterarcade.com/img/vol1/1944_0_fs.jpg" alt="" />

Ball.
Ball.
STRIKE!
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post #9 of 50
11/19/02 at 1:58pm
so much goodness is out there. i took the game i'm picking up today. let the carnage begin!!!
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post #10 of 50
11/19/02 at 2:05pm
Mikah, did you get my PM?

Also, my round 10 pick will be the bestest thing ever, and if someone takes it, I will kill them. With a spork.
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post #11 of 50
11/19/02 at 2:08pm
I might have picked way too many PC games.....but hey, that's where I see most of my personal classics.

Then again, a ton of my console favorites were already taken over time.....
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post #12 of 50
11/19/02 at 2:32pm
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I got your PM, Gemini.

Know now that there is NO WAY your first pick will be available. Ain't gonna happen.
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post #13 of 50
11/19/02 at 3:11pm
Everyone who drafted before me today and didn't take Metroid Prime should be kicked in the face. Twice.
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post #14 of 50
11/19/02 at 3:53pm
Damn Verbal...
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post #15 of 50
11/19/02 at 3:54pm
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otisthecat:
Everyone who drafted before me today and didn't take Metroid Prime should be kicked in the face. Twice.
would've taken it, but i already had my fps. needed to get me a stealth game.
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post #16 of 50
11/19/02 at 4:02pm
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Actually, I already have an FPS AND a Metroid game, so there'd be no point in drafting unless I did it strategically to trade for something else.
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post #17 of 50
11/19/02 at 4:03pm
There is ONE classic Lucas Arts adventure game left (barring all the Monkey Island that haven't been taken). If there is some justice, someone will draft it. If not, shame on you guys.

And good pick on Sam and Max, even though I've always been much more of a Day of the Tentacle guy.
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post #18 of 50
11/19/02 at 4:24pm
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otisthecat:
Everyone who drafted before me today and didn't take Metroid Prime should be kicked in the face. Twice.
Haven't played it, and for some weird noble reason I'm trying to only draft games that I have a personal affection for. I knew it'd be a popular one, but I figured I'd leave it for someone who enjoys the Metroid series.
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post #19 of 50
11/19/02 at 4:30pm
Samurai Shodown on the 3D0 was special.
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post #20 of 50
11/19/02 at 4:34pm
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Dan Whitehead:
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otisthecat:
Everyone who drafted before me today and didn't take Metroid Prime should be kicked in the face. Twice.
Haven't played it, and for some weird noble reason I'm trying to only draft games that I have a personal affection for. I knew it'd be a popular one, but I figured I'd leave it for someone who enjoys the Metroid series.
Give it a go as soon as you can. I had about an hour with it over my lunch and have nothing but love for it already. I also didn't have a FPS or a Metroid game drafted so I covered both in one shot.
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post #21 of 50
11/19/02 at 5:58pm
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Virgil 'Blunt' Abrizza:
And good pick on Sam and Max, even though I've always been much more of a Day of the Tentacle guy.
Thanks, and me too. I would have picked DoTT long ago if it hadn't been picked by (I think) Goose. Bastard! I had completely forgot about picking it.

Oh, and AWESOME pick Burke. The game actually crossed my mind as a 9th pick. Such a fun game.
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post #22 of 50
11/19/02 at 6:38pm
Nice pick Verbal. Otis, I hate you with every bone in my body.
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post #23 of 50
11/19/02 at 6:57pm
nice pick, nick. my grandpa had that game. he was a gambling addict until he got sick... i think he still gambles online, though. when i was younger, i would go over there and play it... it's how I learned how to gamble. fun game.
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post #24 of 50
11/19/02 at 7:02pm
It was a role playing gambling game for the SNES. You had people come up annd ask for favors while you were gambling and sometimes it'd burn you and others you'd make a killing. You'd get robbed, get to pick which friend you brought with you, and much more. A classic, classic game.
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post #25 of 50
11/19/02 at 7:04pm
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Nick Nunziata:
It was a role playing gambling game for the SNES. You had people come up annd ask for favors while you were gambling and sometimes it'd burn you and others you'd make a killing. You'd get robbed, get to pick which friend you brought with you, and much more. A classic, classic game.
I have Vegas Stakes on Gameboy, and it has all the features you mention. Most Casino games are boring, but that sucker livin's things up a bit. If only they'd make a new Vegas Stakes for a next generation console... things could be freaky-good.
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post #26 of 50
11/19/02 at 7:04pm
Goddamn you Burke, that was my tenth round pick. One of the most underrated Rare classics on the N64 ever, and still a blast to play. The thought of never having a next-gen sequel caused me to shed my only tear for Rare's departure from the Big N.
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post #27 of 50
11/19/02 at 7:06pm
here's hoping xbox brings it back with a vengence.
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post #28 of 50
11/19/02 at 10:04pm
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Virgil 'Blunt' Abrizza:
There is ONE classic Lucas Arts adventure game left (barring all the Monkey Island that haven't been taken). If there is some justice, someone will draft it. If not, shame on you guys.
I know which one you speak of, and it's one that I never played/beat. I'm gonna try to find it on Kazaa so I can feel right about drafting it.

But I know it's a classic if it's the one i'm thinking of.
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post #29 of 50
11/19/02 at 10:28pm
Check your PMs Verbs.
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post #30 of 50
11/19/02 at 11:48pm
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Virgil 'Blunt' Abrizza:
There is ONE classic Lucas Arts adventure game left (barring all the Monkey Island that haven't been taken). If there is some justice, someone will draft it. If not, shame on you guys.

And good pick on Sam and Max, even though I've always been much more of a Day of the Tentacle guy.
I think I know what game you're implying. If that is the game, I may have to disagree, because there's another game that I will choose that will blow that game-I-think-you're-thinking-about away. Hehe.

Sam & Max VS. Day of the Tentacle..... Hmm, tough choice. However, I have to give my vote to Sammy and Maxxy though. Those cats (er, dog and nekkid rabbit) rulez!!!111!1!!
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post #31 of 50
11/19/02 at 11:50pm
Don't try guessing me pal. You haven't succeeded the last time and Verbal failed at this one! Muahahahahahahahahaha! If you want to try your luck again though, PM me baby.
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post #32 of 50
11/19/02 at 11:51pm
Aight. Challenge taken.
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post #33 of 50
11/20/02 at 12:09am
Let's just say, I didn't dig his choice.....
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post #34 of 50
11/20/02 at 12:13am
Verbal, that's so subtle. [winky face]
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post #35 of 50
11/20/02 at 12:16am
Voltes was luckier (or wiser than you) Verbs. Bastard got me this time.
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post #36 of 50
11/20/02 at 12:52am
While that is a great pick Micah (WWF No Mercy), I just believe that WCW/nWo Revenge was the better improvement over its predecessor (WCW vs. nWo: World Tour). No Mercy was just a slight improvement over Wreslemania 2000. Hell, to be perfectly honest, I pciked No Mercy but then edited my post to draft Revenge. I just had more fun with Revenge. No Mercy just didn't suprise me as much as Revenge did. Then again I like the WCW property better than WWF despite its demise. Oh, and RedAlert2 is better than any of that D&D shit. Nice.
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post #37 of 50
11/20/02 at 2:10pm
Ugh, now I'm having drafter's remorse. Of course, an hour after I made my Rd. 9 pick, I think of 5 other games I would rather have picked. I could change it, seeing as how no one else has gone so far today, but I don't think that would be particularly fair. Oh well, live and learn.

Anyone else have this feeling about one of your picks?
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post #38 of 50
11/20/02 at 2:29pm
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86: Not a name, A number:
While that is a great pick Micah (WWF No Mercy), I just believe that WCW/nWo Revenge was the better improvement over its predecessor (WCW vs. nWo: World Tour). No Mercy was just a slight improvement over Wreslemania 2000. Hell, to be perfectly honest, I pciked No Mercy but then edited my post to draft Revenge. I just had more fun with Revenge. No Mercy just didn't suprise me as much as Revenge did. Then again I like the WCW property better than WWF despite its demise. Oh, and RedAlert2 is better than any of that D&D shit. Nice.
No Mercy was the result of utter perfection, as Aki had ben using that same engine for a while and while they got a whole lot right with 2000, which I loved dearly, No Mercy was even better.

Besides, you could create virtually any character (WCW or WWF) that you wanted with No Mercy because it had so many moves and outfits, so it didn't matter that it was a WWF game.

No Mercy was the grand finale of the golden age of console wrestling games. After it, there were only inferior WWF games, and to this day, every fan compares new wrestling games TWO GENERATIONS LATER to good ole' No Mercy, and they are all found to be lacking in comparison.
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post #39 of 50
11/20/02 at 2:40pm
Pro Wrestling was definitely the best wrestling game. King Slender, Kin Corn Karn, Star Man -- that game ruled.
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post #40 of 50
11/20/02 at 2:43pm
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Pro Wrestling was incredibly fun, but if you also happen to like the shows, real-life characters, and making a career with them and your own custom characters, no game brings that to you as well as No Mercy - PLUS it has the simple fun of arcade-ish games like Pro Wrestling.
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post #41 of 50
11/20/02 at 4:34pm
Pilotwings 64... probably the only game I have ever played that made me scream, "Weeeeeeee-Hoooo!"
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post #42 of 50
11/20/02 at 4:39pm
The only real Sim game: SIM CITY 2K.
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post #43 of 50
11/20/02 at 4:42pm
i almost took SC2K early on, but I went with Civ2, and then I just forgot about it.
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post #44 of 50
11/20/02 at 4:48pm
I had been wondering if any of the old Sierra Quest games would make the list. I've wanted to get one in the last few rounds but have always changed my mind at the last second. Many hours of my youth wasted on Kings/Police/Space Quest.
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post #45 of 50
11/20/02 at 5:29pm
I have no idea why Namor and Hawkeye are in there, but I sure do love that Spider-Man game from the Arcade.
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post #46 of 50
11/20/02 at 5:52pm
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86: Not a name, A number:
The only real Sim game: SIM CITY 2K.
You got that right. Oh, by the way, I FUCKING HATE YOU.
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post #47 of 50
11/20/02 at 8:01pm
Got my pick...Waaahoo...
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post #48 of 50
11/20/02 at 11:22pm
Quote:
otisthecat:
I had been wondering if any of the old Sierra Quest games would make the list. I've wanted to get one in the last few rounds but have always changed my mind at the last second. Many hours of my youth wasted on Kings/Police/Space Quest.
What about the Manhunter series?

Bret took another excellent pick on what I feel is THE best King's Quest game. I had a bad experience playing with part 7 because at the time, I was naive and owned a Packard Bell 486SX (not DX, but SX). It was the cheapest PC I was able to convince my mom from getting. Well, that PC was practically worthless in running King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride. Even with the boot disk it ran slow as it had to run in a Windows environment -- Windows 3.1 to be exact (I was using WfWorkgroups). For some reason I cringed at the Disneyesque look of the game (the Sound Of Music-inspired opener made my eyes bleed). Overall though, it's still a fun game. One just needed a blazing Pentium MMX machine.
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post #49 of 50
11/21/02 at 12:00pm
GREAT pick by Kirby. What a classic.
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post #50 of 50
11/21/02 at 12:07pm
[quote]voltes5:
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It was the cheapest PC I was able to convince my mom from getting. Well, that PC was practically worthless in running King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride. Even with the boot disk it ran slow as it had to run in a Windows environment.
King's Quest VI was the last of the series I played. When reading the box for VII and not even understanding what was required of my PC to play I figured it was time to move on.
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