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[brap]

The Notebook? Yuckerino!

 

[-Arcadia-]

Understand all the praise for Tetris Effect now. I never thought what Tetris needed was amazing graphics, yet here we are.

They've turned Tetris into something to just zen out and relax to, some crazy visual/audio meditation thing, and I couldn't love it anymore.

 

[brap]

Understand all the praise for Tetris Effect now. I never thought what Tetris needed was amazing graphics, yet here we are.

They've turned Tetris into something to just zen out and relax to, some crazy visual/audio meditation thing, and I couldn't love it anymore.

Tetris on CD-i is the only one worth playing

 

[teezzy]

Lumines > Tetris

 

[Tesseract]

nes is good, gameboy

Nymphae get itt

 

[brap]

Not even memeing

 

[-Arcadia-]

Not even memeing

That's actually a lot like Tetris Effect. Trying to put a bunch of music and visuals into the game to make it even more relaxing/zen.

 

[-Arcadia-]

Lumines > Tetris

I never got Lumines. It didn't seem fun. Just something for PSP nerds to console themselves with.

...Okay, now I started trolling on that last line.

 

[-Arcadia-]

Anyone ever play Meteos, since we're talking about all this creator's games? I thought that was awesome. I kind of want to hunt down the DSi for it soon...

 

[Nymphae]

Understand all the praise for Tetris Effect now. I never thought what Tetris needed was amazing graphics, yet here we are.

They've turned Tetris into something to just zen out and relax to, some crazy visual/audio meditation thing, and I couldn't love it anymore.

They did do a really great job with the audio and visuals, though I prefer to use the boring traditional setting for the block colours and turn off the heavy visual effects because they're just a distraction.

I'm so fucking close to getting the platinum I just need another 180,000 rotations........

Lumines > Tetris

I actually haven't played Lumines ever but no puzzle game will ever be better than Tetris

Not even memeing

That does look chill

 

[teezzy]

As a kid, I had both Meteos and Lumines simultaneously

Having both a DS and a PSP felt like being a god circa 2005/2006.

I knew they were both by the same dude. Never realized it was the guy who made Rez and Space Channel 5 until recently though.

Makes sense he made Tetris Effect too after seeing the footage.

 

[Nymphae]

Anyone ever play Meteos, since we're talking about all this creator's games? I thought that was awesome. I kind of want to hunt down the DSi for it soon...

Yes it's really good, it had super smash bros style music, really fun stylus gameplay. Also excellent is Planet Puzzle League.

 

[teezzy]

If you like Meteos and Tetris Effect - there's no way you wouldn't love Lumines.

(I've never played Tetris Effect)

 

[-Arcadia-]

Yes it's really good, it had super smash bros style music, really fun stylus gameplay. Also excellent is Planet Puzzle League.

PPL was amazing. I almost don't quite remember, but I think it had a ton of modes, awesome online for the time, cool visuals and music (I think they were definitely influenced by Meteos). It is definitely up there with everything we're discussing.

DS puzzle games were so good.

 

[teezzy]

Wasn't Pokemon Puzzle League just Tetris Attack for lesbians?

 

[-Arcadia-]

If you like Meteos and Tetris Effect - there's no way you wouldn't love Lumines.

(I've never played Tetris Effect)

I just couldn't see the hook of the game, or why it was fun. Lol. It actually really sucked, because I was all hyped to play, and felt like a weirdo for being the only person not to like it, lol.

 

[-Arcadia-]

Wasn't Pokemon Puzzle League just Tetris Attack for lesbians?

Maybe, but we're talking about Planet Puzzle League.

 

[Tesseract]

super puzzle fighter ii turbo is p. good, ranked multiplayer on live

 

[-Arcadia-]

I feel like we're burying the lead here... brap , you had a CD-I?

That explains so much about your aggression.

 

[Nymphae]

PPL was amazing. I almost don't quite remember, but I think it had a ton of modes, awesome online for the time, cool visuals and music (I think they were definitely influenced by Meteos). It is definitely up there with everything we're discussing.

It was pretty feature rich, it had a number of modes and also daily stat tracking which was weird, it felt like it was trying to do the same sort of thing as Brain Age with that.

The visuals were cool abstract backgrounds and the music was one of my favourite things about the game. It was also great to use the stylus for that game instead of the old cursor style.

 

[teezzy]

DS puzzle games were so good.

 

[brap]

I feel like we're burying the lead here... brap , you had a CD-I?

That explains so much about your aggression.

Lmao nah. I think gameinformer played it for their CD-i retrospective thing like a decade ago which is how I found it out.

 

[-Arcadia-]

Another one of my DS favorites. Such a cool concept.



Then there was Picross, Sudoku... the thing was amazing for this genre.

 

[O-N-E]

I prefer my puzzle games to have a narrative.

 

[Tesseract]

I prefer my puzzle games to have a narrative.

9 9 9 ... ?

 

[teezzy]

It's hard to remember what things were like back when touch screen based gaming was a foreign concept. It's so intuitive now, but people were legit confused. Coupled with the dual screens, the DS was such an odd thing.

They even had that goofy thumbstrap to utilize the second screen as an analogue stick for like Super Mario 64 DS or Rayman 2 DS. It was like the wild west back then.

 

[O-N-E]

9 9 9 ... ?

Haven't played through it, but I was thinking Ghost Trick, Layton, Ace Attorney.

 

[Nymphae]

I played the shit out of Brain Age Sudoku, it was a pretty decent version.

The New York Times Crossword game was good too. There was another one called Club House games, it had a bunch of card and board games, and other actiony stylus stuff like bowling and darts. DS was good shit. The only thing I use mine for now is a bootleg Tetris The Grandmaster 3 rom sometimes

 

[teezzy]

Is the Switch not a touch screen?

 

[teezzy]

I need to go to bed... dont mind me

 

[Nymphae]

Scribblenauts was also pretty fun to fuck around with, I still think it's cool that the Gaf logo was in there.

 

[-Arcadia-]

It's hard to remember what things were like back when touch screen based gaming was a foreign concept. It's so intuitive now, but people were legit confused. Coupled with the dual screens, the DS was such an odd thing.

They even had that goofy thumbstrap to utilize the second screen as an analogue stick for like Super Mario 64 DS or Rayman 2 DS. It was like the wild west back then.

Yeah, I don't think people who didn't live through it, will ever get it. It was so strange, but so awesome when the games that started using it right came out.

Honestly, even some of the earlier games were good. I still have no idea what Feel The Magic even is, lol, but it was so much fun. Same with the Super Mario 64 minigames. Or even the Ridge Racer with the touchscreen wheel. Yes, I actually did that.

Haven't played through it, but I was thinking Ghost Trick, Layton, Ace Attorney.

Thank you for reminding me I still need to play Ghost Trick. It looked amazing.

 

[Tesseract]

the super mario 64 minigames are fucking excellent

probably the most fun i had w / ds multiplayer besides hunters

 

[-Arcadia-]

Is the Switch not a touch screen?

It is. I feel like the unspoken truth is that nobody likes dragging their finger all over a gaming system, and fingerprinting it up. I miss the stylus.

I need to go to bed... dont mind me

Probably same, after awesome conversation, lol. I have been zombieing all day.

 

[-Arcadia-]

Scribblenauts was also pretty fun to fuck around with, I still think it's cool that the Gaf logo was in there.

Imagine if it came out on Switch, and writing NeoGaf summoned Brap into your game.

 

[teezzy]

I remember being in Biology freshman year and playing Mario Kart DS with a friend on the opposite end of the classroom during a lecture.

It was mindblowing stuff

 

[O-N-E]

Thank you for reminding me I still need to play Ghost Trick. It looked amazing.

A top tier game in my humble opinion.

 

[teezzy]

A New 3DS XL with one of those flash cards is probably one of the smartest gaming investments you could make tbh

I'd rather have that than either of the new consoles

 

[-Arcadia-]

I remember being in Biology freshman year and playing Mario Kart DS with a friend on the opposite end of the classroom during a lecture.

It was mindblowing stuff

I remember the first time I went online with Kart. It was absolutely magical, five minute long wait times and all.

Compare that to me constantly complaining about online games today. 'It lagged for half a second!'. I feel so spoiled, lol.

 

[brap]

A New 3DS XL with one of those flash cards is probably one of the smartest gaming investments you could make tbh

I'd rather have that than either of the new consoles

black spiderman though!!!

 

[Barakov]

 

[ThatGamingDude]

Peeing on the girl is sex....right?

 

[Nikana]

Trying to ask anything about assassin creed V is impossible now. Its all NExt Gen thread bullshit from the same exact people. This is the future now isn't it?

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

Trying to ask anything about assassin creed V is impossible now. Its all NExt Gen thread bullshit from the same exact people. This is the future now isn't it?

I stand by my claim that after X posts in the next gen thread you should be unable to post in any other thread.

 

[Nikana]

I stand by my claim that after X posts in the next gen thread you should be unable to post in any other thread.

I think people in that thread should be given a choice. Stay in Next Gen Thread ONLY forever or be removed forever. Only then can we start to weed people out and keep conversations bleeding over 24/7

 

[Richard Packer]

super puzzle fighter ii turbo is p. good, ranked multiplayer on live

My man.

Puzzle games are always stressful for me. I only play them in multiplayer. Never seen the appeal of playing them in single player.

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

My man.

Puzzle games are always stressful for me. I only play them in multiplayer. Never seen the appeal of playing them in single player.

I love Tetris 99. Always lose though.

 

[Nymphae]

What the fuck lol

 

[Richard Packer]

I love Tetris 99. Always lose though.

Yup. The best version of Tetris.

 

[-Arcadia-]

What the fuck lol

So this wasn't a fever dream of mine, and there really was a show about all the lifeguards chasing the supernatural and stopping the apocalypse at night after work.

I've had to question that over the years.