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Why are you a gamer?

By Dark_Link142 3 Comments

Why do you game and what appeals to you in this hobby? I'm curious to see some different answers as to why you enjoy this activity.

I, personally, enjoy it because it can be very creative. I just really like the fact that you can do lots of great stuff that you can't do in real life.

I remember the first games I used to play were Super Mario Bros. for the NES and Duck Hunt with my brother and sister and cousins. Not to mention Dr. Mario, Silver Surfer, Ice Hockey, and Metroid. Those games were great.

The great ideas of these games were put into these small cartridges which really amazed me, to be honest. The thought of such technology astounded me.

I really got into gaming with the PS1. I had so much fun with, playing great games with my brother and sister. I was so captivated by the idea of fighting huge monsters, solving puzzles, and collecting things.

I then got an N64 one day with Ocarina of Time, Mario 64, and Smash Bros. 64, along with 2 controllers. This is a huge basket of great memories. I had such a great time playing Smash Bros. with my friends, exploring Hyrule, and flying around an open ended area filled with Bob-ombs and goombas.

Perhaps my gaming reasons are affected by my siblings and friends, and how much fun I had with them? Either way, these are all my reasons for gaming.

How about you? What keeps you gaming and how did you start gaming?

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Strong Bad first impressions

By Dark_Link142 5 Comments

I just bought and downloaded Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner (yikes, long name). I've played for a little over an hour. It's a surprisingly good game. If you like the internet cartoons, you're going to enjoy this game.

I made my own Teen Girl Squad comic, wandered around and got several locations on my map, sent an SBMail to one of my Wii friends, played a minigame, and collected a few things.

It's well done. I like the graphics too. They're smooth 3D and there's very few loading times.

So far, I give it an 8.5/10.

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl Online review and general tips

By Dark_Link142 2 Comments

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Online review
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Online review












I know a lot of people who have been turned off of Brawl online. It's clearly not one of the best online systems out there, but when it works properly, it's definitely a blast to play.

I know when Brawl first came out, there were major problems with the online. Error codes, disconnects, and insane amount of lag really ruined the online experience. But with the game being out for a while now, the online traffic has subsided considerably and I want to share the experiences I've had recently.

All troops! Move out!
All troops! Move out!
The main problem with Brawl's online: Basic/Team Brawls. Looking for someone took forever and when you did find someone, it would lag a lot until it finally disconnected. This happens considerably less frequently now. While it still takes a long time to find someone, you can still have a blast playing once you do get others. Lag usually isn't much of a problem anymore. Error codes only come on occasion and disconnects aren't as frequent.

For me, it takes anywhere from about 2-15 minutes to find someone in Basic/Team Brawl. This is a major problem. Once someone is found though, it, overall, works quite well for me. There is the occasional slowdown and there is a bit of button delay, though.

Friend Brawls work as well as they always have. Maybe even better. Connections are generally quite smooth and fluid and, depending on your distance, there is little button delay.
Isaac, my favourite Assist Trophy in the game
Isaac, my favourite Assist Trophy in the game

After playing several matches throughout the month, I've also come across another conclusion. If you don't have the greatest internet connection, you're going to have trouble playing Brawl online. If you have a wireless network like me with several people using the network, things like downloads and streaming videos can considerably degrade the quality of your online performance.

If someone is streaming a video on, say, Youtube, your Brawl will be very laggy and choppy and become downright unplayable until the video is completely loaded. If you are downloading something, it may or may not be a problem. It's usually downloads such as bittorrents that truly break up your connection.

So, in conclusion, Brawl online works well, despite some lag. Disconnects and error codes don't come up often, unlike when the game first launched in North America (yikes!), and lag isn't much of a problem anymore unless one persons connection in your match is bad. If the match is choppy and very laggy and it's wireless internet, then check to make sure you are close enough to your router. Also make sure, if you are in a network with other computers, that nobody is downloading anything or streaming videos or running an internet heavy program. I hope those tips help you. If there's even the slightest bit of malfunction on your internet, your Brawl game will be affected more than any other game.

The Good
  • Generally lag free friend matches
  • Mostly lag free Random matches
The Bad
  • Long wait times for Random matches
  • Strict internet requirements
  • Button delay and lag is annoying


Overall score for Brawl online:
3/5
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*Testing* + Edited reviews + Sonic Unleashed

By Dark_Link142 5 Comments

I'm getting more and more used to this site. I'm trying out new things and such. Like embedding videos and such into forum and blog entries.

  

It works! Pretty neat site.

Anyway, anyone else excited for Sonic Unleashed? =P

Also, I edited my reviews from Gamespot. They're essentially the same, but I just changed some of the wording and made it clearer as to what I meant. Leave some comments if you agree or disagree on them.


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Life in general

By Dark_Link142 1 Comments

So I just got learners permit. It's pretty exciting and, to be honest, I didn't really expect to pass the written test. I was waiting while the lady was correcting it and she called me up. I was all set for a "You fail. Go home" but no. I got a nice "You pass! Take some annoying vision test and wait in line in the other part of the building for a half hour to get your picture taken!". Great, I suppose.

Still, I went out driving today. It went smoothly. Practiced in an empty parking lot. Best place to do so =P.

Other than that, I was playing Battalion Wars 2 for most of the day. It's Summer. I sleep for the entire morning, anyway. I also got a job, which I'm starting at on Monday. It's my first job too which is exciting but it makes me nervous, nonetheless.

Along with that, I set up my new account here at GiantBomb, which is pretty cool. I still don't know how to work some of the stuff but I submitted some stuff and I'm just waiting for the mods to approve it.

I still play Super Smash Bros. Brawl a fair bit. I deleted some people from my friends list who weren't active anymore. I also still play Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 on occasion. Add me on that if you want. My account name is GSH Drizzt.

So yeah, enough of my ramblings. You may proceed with your own lives.

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GiantBomb First Impressions

By Dark_Link142 1 Comments

Hey everyone. It's me, Dark Link. I have the same account name on Gamespot so that you know who I am at both places :P.

Anyway, this site's pretty good. It's sort of a Facebook/Gamespot mix, which isn't bad. I like the interactivity of it all and it's got a cool interface.

There's not much else to say besides that. I haven't spent much time on this site just yet. I still need to go on the forums. It's a little unorganized and hard to properly find some places but it's still pretty good. I'll spend some more time on it and write up some more impressions later.

-Dark Link

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