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Post by Amaranth on Jul 1, 2011 8:26:25 GMT -5
For some reason I am suddenly reminded of this: Is that the one where the guy from GTV or whatever asks if the woman complaining had even played the game, and she smugly proclaims she hasn't? |
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Post by dakotabob on Jul 1, 2011 11:32:59 GMT -5
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Post by Dragon Zachski on Jul 1, 2011 11:57:59 GMT -5
I love how the Mass Effect "sex scandal" was one of the few times Jack Thompson came out in SUPPORT of a video game.
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Post by Thejebusfire on Jul 1, 2011 15:50:09 GMT -5
Indeed it is the parent's job. That being said, I'm pretty much proof that violent video games are not harmful. For one thing, when I was 14 (or 15?), I wanted to buy Diablo II. Being an M-rated game, I knew that I would require Mom to sign for it. So, I let her know, and let her know what was in the game, such as the violence and the blood and stuff. She felt that I was mature enough to handle the game and so signed for it. Outside of a fascination with seeing things burn (which I've had forever) I'm not really violent outside of words I sometimes say. Hell, I can feel guilty about killing a GNAT. Not VERY guilty, mind you, but still. I've played games with thieves and rogues as the heroes and yet you don't see me breaking into banks or picking people's locks. I never owned a console as kid, we were too poor. But my father managed an arcade and he let me play some of the video games if I was good. I played Tekken, Mortal Kombat, and Revolution X. There was also this dinosaur game where you walked around and ripped the shit out of other dinosaurs just for the fuck of it. That one was my favorite. |
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Post by Amaranth on Jul 1, 2011 15:59:25 GMT -5
I never owned a console as kid, we were too poor. But my father managed an arcade and he let me play some of the video games if I was good. I played Tekken, Mortal Kombat, and Revolution X. There was also this dinosaur game where you walked around and ripped the shit out of other dinosaurs just for the fuck of it. That one was my favorite. Revolution X? Was that the Aerosmith title? Also, do you mean the fighting game Primal Rage, where you play as Dinosaurs (and the occasional Giant Ape) and beat each other up, or sometrhing different? Because just wandering around and ripping into dinos sounds waaaaay cooler than PR ended up being. |
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Post by Thejebusfire on Jul 1, 2011 16:01:25 GMT -5
Yeah well, Primal Rage was much cooler when you're eight.
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Post by Rat Of Steel on Jul 1, 2011 16:17:24 GMT -5
I never owned a console as kid, we were too poor. But my father managed an arcade and he let me play some of the video games if I was good. I played Tekken, Mortal Kombat, and Revolution X. There was also this dinosaur game where you walked around and ripped the shit out of other dinosaurs just for the fuck of it. That one was my favorite. Revolution X? Was that the Aerosmith title? Also, do you mean the fighting game Primal Rage, where you play as Dinosaurs (and the occasional Giant Ape) and beat each other up, or sometrhing different? Because just wandering around and ripping into dinos sounds waaaaay cooler than PR ended up being. Yes, and in all likelihood yes. |
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Post by Alyra on Jul 1, 2011 18:27:50 GMT -5
Now I want to play Mass Effect.
I had to laugh at the "kids can't tell the game from reality" bit. If that's true, which I doubt, it's not the game's fault.
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Post by Magnizeal on Jul 1, 2011 18:31:47 GMT -5
Revolution X? Was that the Aerosmith title? Also, do you mean the fighting game Primal Rage, where you play as Dinosaurs (and the occasional Giant Ape) and beat each other up, or sometrhing different? Because just wandering around and ripping into dinos sounds waaaaay cooler than PR ended up being. Yes, and in all likelihood yes. Actually, that sounds like Rampage to me. Godzilla, King Kong, and... one of the others, and wandering around beating on terrain. Loads of fun. |
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Post by canadian mojo on Jul 1, 2011 18:36:25 GMT -5
Yes, and in all likelihood yes. Actually, that sounds like Rampage to me. Godzilla, King Kong, and... one of the others, and wandering around beating on terrain. Loads of fun. Giant werewolf I think. |
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Post by Lime Paradox on Jul 1, 2011 18:40:26 GMT -5
I had to laugh at the "kids can't tell the game from reality" bit. If that's true, which I doubt, it's not the game's fault. I've always wondered why people keep using that as an argument. Really, if anyone over the age of 10 or so is having trouble discerning fantasy from reality, video games aren't exactly their biggest problem. Maybe I'd understand if they were just talking about very young children or something, but when someone claims that no one under 18 can tell that games aren't real, I can't help but wonder how familiar they are with reality. |
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Post by Rat Of Steel on Jul 1, 2011 18:50:14 GMT -5
The giant wolf's name is Ralph. The Godzilla expy's name is Lizzie, and Kong's name is George.
It does sound, though, like Jebusfire is describing Primal Rage, since she mentioned the dinos beating on each other. Rampage is, to borrow from the MMO lexicon, more of a PvE game.
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Post by Amaranth on Jul 1, 2011 19:56:00 GMT -5
Yeah well, Primal Rage was much cooler when you're eight. Oh, I agree. It sucked down my quarters and later I rented it a couple of times on SENS or something. I think it was SNES. And still played it like crazy. Now I want to play Mass Effect. I had to laugh at the "kids can't tell the game from reality" bit. If that's true, which I doubt, it's not the game's fault. That video ended up getting me to play ME. Mostly because everything I'd seen until then described it as a FPS. Since screenshots often show cutscenes and the like, I assumed it to be true until I saw the gameplay they showed. Whoops. The other thing about kids not telling reality from fantasy is that, if it's true, it's not just games that are an issue. Pretty much everything from music to movies to replays on the news. It's a dumb argument already, but it gets dumber when you consider how it really has to be impacted by other things. Actually, that sounds like Rampage to me. Godzilla, King Kong, and... one of the others, and wandering around beating on terrain. Loads of fun. Rampage was mostly about destroying cities and such. The whaling on monsters part immediately made me think Primal Rage, because few games really do that. |
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Post by Shane for Wax on Jul 1, 2011 21:18:18 GMT -5
I remember there was a Jurassic Park themed game but I don't think it had you eating other dinos. It was one of those that moved round though when you were about to hit something.
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Post by Amaranth on Jul 1, 2011 22:38:48 GMT -5
The Genesis title where you played as the Raptor?
Wish I had a Genesis back then. By the time I had one, that game had totally slipped my mind.
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