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That's right I have some sort of gaming curse.
For it has plagued me my entire life.
Some old gypsy woman in a multi-coloured wagon wheel did not give me it, for it just exists in me. From the many rising moons to the setting suns it lurks inside me every day, eating away at my insanity and money.
For this curse that has existed in me for 16 years. It is my ability, or lack of it to choose games I actually like.
* Flashback *
-----------
From my early years buying games at the Barras in Glasgow (that being a large market to you dirty outsiders). There were many stalls, sheltered from the rain by an ancient wooden roof where I picked from the variety of floppy disc's that contained the Atari games of the early 90's. For a few pennies you could pick any game you wish, even though deep down you knew that some greasy bloke had copied them and you risked buying an empty floppy.
So there I was a young lad with some money, eager to buy some ‘glorious’ 2D games.
That day I bought 7 games at the price of around £20. A bargain you could say but what I picked was the beginning of this curse.
From the Pandora's Box (or Wee Wullie's Games as it were called) I selected:
1) Golden Axe
2) Fighting Chess
3) Advantage Tennis
4) Racing Car Stunt Course
5) Space Invader Type Game
6) Star Wars Game
Out of those 6 games, only 3 worked without crashing. Fighting Chess was interesting in the first game with the pieces destroying each other but the novelty wore off. The ‘Stunt Course’, the name escapes me was absolutely awful, it was the slowest running game ever with the worst graphics. As for the Star Wars game, well it was confusing for a young boy and gave me headaches looking at blackness all the time. However the 7th game, the HOPE of the box:
SENSIBLE SOCCER
The finest game ever made in the history of gaming. I have no recollection of what version but it was amazing. All my money was gone and wasted on an awful selection of games (however Golden Axe was a superb game when I bought it again). This game however kept me playing games up to now, yet the incident has affected me to this day.
* Flashback Over *
Whenever I go to buy a game these days it takes me a long time to choose, and I try to be as careful as possible with my capital. Although I always end up going on a spur of the moment choice and big the worst game imaginable.
For example not too long ago I read a review of ‘Stupid Invaders’ and though ‘yeah that looks alright’. I played it for an hour at the least and forgot about it. It was awful. After this instance I was playing Age of Empires II for a period, and was enjoying it. So I made my choice out of a selection and picked the Expansion Pack for the game. I might as well downloaded some things off the internet because that’s all the expansion I got.
Then not so long ago, with the last of my money I did it again. I had been playing ‘The Sims’ for quite a while, after forgetting about it. So I thought it would be an excellent idea to buy that expansion ‘Hot Date’. Despite the name putting me off a bit, (well I don’t really like the idea of getting 2 clusters of pixels to get it on) I bought it. And once again played it for a little while as it is boring and runs far to slow despite me having right specs.
And you wonder why I don’t buy consoles? I’d go insane.
So there you go, my curse. Maybe that’s why I’m all weird and don’t wish to talk about games, I make comments to ignore my problem.
Well it’s going to change, and it’s going to start by you fine people of Special Reserve. You’ve read this and now your going to let it win aren’t you? Because Sheepy, the finest notable of them all has no money and wishes to own Jedi Knight2. So he can fight the power and kill all fellow notables. So just head over and put my name in the winner bit, go on. If you don’t I’ll give you my evil curse… please I have 7 legs, 2 heads and a pair of breasts. Not that I’m complaining about the breasts but go on you know you want to.
Thank You
For it has plagued me my entire life.
Some old gypsy woman in a multi-coloured wagon wheel did not give me it, for it just exists in me. From the many rising moons to the setting suns it lurks inside me every day, eating away at my insanity and money.
For this curse that has existed in me for 16 years. It is my ability, or lack of it to choose games I actually like.
* Flashback *
-----------
From my early years buying games at the Barras in Glasgow (that being a large market to you dirty outsiders). There were many stalls, sheltered from the rain by an ancient wooden roof where I picked from the variety of floppy disc's that contained the Atari games of the early 90's. For a few pennies you could pick any game you wish, even though deep down you knew that some greasy bloke had copied them and you risked buying an empty floppy.
So there I was a young lad with some money, eager to buy some ‘glorious’ 2D games.
That day I bought 7 games at the price of around £20. A bargain you could say but what I picked was the beginning of this curse.
From the Pandora's Box (or Wee Wullie's Games as it were called) I selected:
1) Golden Axe
2) Fighting Chess
3) Advantage Tennis
4) Racing Car Stunt Course
5) Space Invader Type Game
6) Star Wars Game
Out of those 6 games, only 3 worked without crashing. Fighting Chess was interesting in the first game with the pieces destroying each other but the novelty wore off. The ‘Stunt Course’, the name escapes me was absolutely awful, it was the slowest running game ever with the worst graphics. As for the Star Wars game, well it was confusing for a young boy and gave me headaches looking at blackness all the time. However the 7th game, the HOPE of the box:
SENSIBLE SOCCER
The finest game ever made in the history of gaming. I have no recollection of what version but it was amazing. All my money was gone and wasted on an awful selection of games (however Golden Axe was a superb game when I bought it again). This game however kept me playing games up to now, yet the incident has affected me to this day.
* Flashback Over *
Whenever I go to buy a game these days it takes me a long time to choose, and I try to be as careful as possible with my capital. Although I always end up going on a spur of the moment choice and big the worst game imaginable.
For example not too long ago I read a review of ‘Stupid Invaders’ and though ‘yeah that looks alright’. I played it for an hour at the least and forgot about it. It was awful. After this instance I was playing Age of Empires II for a period, and was enjoying it. So I made my choice out of a selection and picked the Expansion Pack for the game. I might as well downloaded some things off the internet because that’s all the expansion I got.
Then not so long ago, with the last of my money I did it again. I had been playing ‘The Sims’ for quite a while, after forgetting about it. So I thought it would be an excellent idea to buy that expansion ‘Hot Date’. Despite the name putting me off a bit, (well I don’t really like the idea of getting 2 clusters of pixels to get it on) I bought it. And once again played it for a little while as it is boring and runs far to slow despite me having right specs.
And you wonder why I don’t buy consoles? I’d go insane.
So there you go, my curse. Maybe that’s why I’m all weird and don’t wish to talk about games, I make comments to ignore my problem.
Well it’s going to change, and it’s going to start by you fine people of Special Reserve. You’ve read this and now your going to let it win aren’t you? Because Sheepy, the finest notable of them all has no money and wishes to own Jedi Knight2. So he can fight the power and kill all fellow notables. So just head over and put my name in the winner bit, go on. If you don’t I’ll give you my evil curse… please I have 7 legs, 2 heads and a pair of breasts. Not that I’m complaining about the breasts but go on you know you want to.
Thank You
Read the review, work out if it appeals to you... that is what i do.
Dringo wrote:
There was this invention a while back, the name leaves me oh wait i've got it... magazines, in fact unofficial magazines... they tell you if a game is good or if a game is bad... it helps... go on try it.
What crap use of sarcasm, anyway I mention somewhere about reviews being crap. And it's usually an individual opinion on a game so nah :P
There was this invention a while back, the name leaves me oh wait i've got it... magazines, in fact unofficial magazines... they tell you if a game is good or if a game is bad... it helps... go on try it.
What crap use of sarcasm, anyway I mention somewhere about reviews being crap. And it's usually an individual opinion on a game so nah :P
I don't know what it is about the Barras, perhaps the constant police raids and the minky atmosphere it has makes me not want to go.
There was this invention a while back, the name leaves me oh wait i've got it... magazines, in fact unofficial magazines... they tell you if a game is good or if a game is bad... it helps... go on try it.
What are you talking about?
The Barras is absolutely awful :) Although it does have its horrible greasy, smokey charm with a slight hint of getting your head kicked in.
The Barras is absolutely awful :) Although it does have its horrible greasy, smokey charm with a slight hint of getting your head kicked in.
Ah the Barras...brings a tear to a glass eye, it really does. Haven't been there for a while myself, not since I became all respectable and started buying original games. But goddammit if the Barras wasn't the place that introduced me to Sensible Soccer as well. Piracy: the greatest form of advertising the games industry has ever had. Anyway, I may have to make a return visit - just to see my good friend who sold me all those atrocious Atari ST games, of course.
Barras rocks, not only as a music venue but it had its moments as you say. I remember going round looking for amiga games as a kid (was there anywhere that actually sold them in their boxes?) and also to find bootleg music CD's.
If you have a curse you need a cure. Fill a bath with beans and get in, then you will be fine.
If you have a curse you need a cure. Fill a bath with beans and get in, then you will be fine.
Ah, the Barras..... what a joyously place full of cons and junkies.
SHEEPY wrote:
Some old gypsy woman in a multi-coloured wagon wheel did not
> give me it
So that’s where people are getting their curses from!
Who would have though a Gypsy would take up residence in a chocolate covered, marshmallow and biscuit centred, snack of many colours!?
Some old gypsy woman in a multi-coloured wagon wheel did not
> give me it
So that’s where people are getting their curses from!
Who would have though a Gypsy would take up residence in a chocolate covered, marshmallow and biscuit centred, snack of many colours!?
That's right I have some sort of gaming curse.
For it has plagued me my entire life.
Some old gypsy woman in a multi-coloured wagon wheel did not give me it, for it just exists in me. From the many rising moons to the setting suns it lurks inside me every day, eating away at my insanity and money.
For this curse that has existed in me for 16 years. It is my ability, or lack of it to choose games I actually like.
* Flashback *
-----------
From my early years buying games at the Barras in Glasgow (that being a large market to you dirty outsiders). There were many stalls, sheltered from the rain by an ancient wooden roof where I picked from the variety of floppy disc's that contained the Atari games of the early 90's. For a few pennies you could pick any game you wish, even though deep down you knew that some greasy bloke had copied them and you risked buying an empty floppy.
So there I was a young lad with some money, eager to buy some ‘glorious’ 2D games.
That day I bought 7 games at the price of around £20. A bargain you could say but what I picked was the beginning of this curse.
From the Pandora's Box (or Wee Wullie's Games as it were called) I selected:
1) Golden Axe
2) Fighting Chess
3) Advantage Tennis
4) Racing Car Stunt Course
5) Space Invader Type Game
6) Star Wars Game
Out of those 6 games, only 3 worked without crashing. Fighting Chess was interesting in the first game with the pieces destroying each other but the novelty wore off. The ‘Stunt Course’, the name escapes me was absolutely awful, it was the slowest running game ever with the worst graphics. As for the Star Wars game, well it was confusing for a young boy and gave me headaches looking at blackness all the time. However the 7th game, the HOPE of the box:
SENSIBLE SOCCER
The finest game ever made in the history of gaming. I have no recollection of what version but it was amazing. All my money was gone and wasted on an awful selection of games (however Golden Axe was a superb game when I bought it again). This game however kept me playing games up to now, yet the incident has affected me to this day.
* Flashback Over *
Whenever I go to buy a game these days it takes me a long time to choose, and I try to be as careful as possible with my capital. Although I always end up going on a spur of the moment choice and big the worst game imaginable.
For example not too long ago I read a review of ‘Stupid Invaders’ and though ‘yeah that looks alright’. I played it for an hour at the least and forgot about it. It was awful. After this instance I was playing Age of Empires II for a period, and was enjoying it. So I made my choice out of a selection and picked the Expansion Pack for the game. I might as well downloaded some things off the internet because that’s all the expansion I got.
Then not so long ago, with the last of my money I did it again. I had been playing ‘The Sims’ for quite a while, after forgetting about it. So I thought it would be an excellent idea to buy that expansion ‘Hot Date’. Despite the name putting me off a bit, (well I don’t really like the idea of getting 2 clusters of pixels to get it on) I bought it. And once again played it for a little while as it is boring and runs far to slow despite me having right specs.
And you wonder why I don’t buy consoles? I’d go insane.
So there you go, my curse. Maybe that’s why I’m all weird and don’t wish to talk about games, I make comments to ignore my problem.
Well it’s going to change, and it’s going to start by you fine people of Special Reserve. You’ve read this and now your going to let it win aren’t you? Because Sheepy, the finest notable of them all has no money and wishes to own Jedi Knight2. So he can fight the power and kill all fellow notables. So just head over and put my name in the winner bit, go on. If you don’t I’ll give you my evil curse… please I have 7 legs, 2 heads and a pair of breasts. Not that I’m complaining about the breasts but go on you know you want to.
Thank You
For it has plagued me my entire life.
Some old gypsy woman in a multi-coloured wagon wheel did not give me it, for it just exists in me. From the many rising moons to the setting suns it lurks inside me every day, eating away at my insanity and money.
For this curse that has existed in me for 16 years. It is my ability, or lack of it to choose games I actually like.
* Flashback *
-----------
From my early years buying games at the Barras in Glasgow (that being a large market to you dirty outsiders). There were many stalls, sheltered from the rain by an ancient wooden roof where I picked from the variety of floppy disc's that contained the Atari games of the early 90's. For a few pennies you could pick any game you wish, even though deep down you knew that some greasy bloke had copied them and you risked buying an empty floppy.
So there I was a young lad with some money, eager to buy some ‘glorious’ 2D games.
That day I bought 7 games at the price of around £20. A bargain you could say but what I picked was the beginning of this curse.
From the Pandora's Box (or Wee Wullie's Games as it were called) I selected:
1) Golden Axe
2) Fighting Chess
3) Advantage Tennis
4) Racing Car Stunt Course
5) Space Invader Type Game
6) Star Wars Game
Out of those 6 games, only 3 worked without crashing. Fighting Chess was interesting in the first game with the pieces destroying each other but the novelty wore off. The ‘Stunt Course’, the name escapes me was absolutely awful, it was the slowest running game ever with the worst graphics. As for the Star Wars game, well it was confusing for a young boy and gave me headaches looking at blackness all the time. However the 7th game, the HOPE of the box:
SENSIBLE SOCCER
The finest game ever made in the history of gaming. I have no recollection of what version but it was amazing. All my money was gone and wasted on an awful selection of games (however Golden Axe was a superb game when I bought it again). This game however kept me playing games up to now, yet the incident has affected me to this day.
* Flashback Over *
Whenever I go to buy a game these days it takes me a long time to choose, and I try to be as careful as possible with my capital. Although I always end up going on a spur of the moment choice and big the worst game imaginable.
For example not too long ago I read a review of ‘Stupid Invaders’ and though ‘yeah that looks alright’. I played it for an hour at the least and forgot about it. It was awful. After this instance I was playing Age of Empires II for a period, and was enjoying it. So I made my choice out of a selection and picked the Expansion Pack for the game. I might as well downloaded some things off the internet because that’s all the expansion I got.
Then not so long ago, with the last of my money I did it again. I had been playing ‘The Sims’ for quite a while, after forgetting about it. So I thought it would be an excellent idea to buy that expansion ‘Hot Date’. Despite the name putting me off a bit, (well I don’t really like the idea of getting 2 clusters of pixels to get it on) I bought it. And once again played it for a little while as it is boring and runs far to slow despite me having right specs.
And you wonder why I don’t buy consoles? I’d go insane.
So there you go, my curse. Maybe that’s why I’m all weird and don’t wish to talk about games, I make comments to ignore my problem.
Well it’s going to change, and it’s going to start by you fine people of Special Reserve. You’ve read this and now your going to let it win aren’t you? Because Sheepy, the finest notable of them all has no money and wishes to own Jedi Knight2. So he can fight the power and kill all fellow notables. So just head over and put my name in the winner bit, go on. If you don’t I’ll give you my evil curse… please I have 7 legs, 2 heads and a pair of breasts. Not that I’m complaining about the breasts but go on you know you want to.
Thank You