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I love my mum (aw!), so when she asked me if I "wouldn't mind" going to Caerphilly (just north of Cardiff) to help her with shopping related stuff, I agreed... despite past experiences of "helping" my mum ending in me lugging bags and bags of heavy stones from Focus to my mum's Ford Focus (!) and subjecting my spine and emotionas to severe traumatic goings on.
We finished shopping, so I decided to have a quick look in Woolworths and WHSmiths at the Gamecube and Game Boy Advance games. Oh yeah, quick tip: if the sale in Caerphilly's Woolworths is the same up and down the country then you'll be able to pick up the following GBA games for under £20 each:
- Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars
- Earthworm Jim
- GT Advance
- Iridion 3D
- Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX
- Super Street Fighter II: Turbo Revival
- Tetris Worlds
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
- Wolfenstein 3D
Anyways, back onto the story. While browsing the GBA games and looking like I knew what I was doing (HA!), my attention was caught by two young kids, who couldn't have been any older than 10 years. OK, what you are about to hear is a shocking example of how ignorant some people can be towards certain games consoles, and how they can display a complete lack of knowledge towards games up to an almost embarrassingly high level. Ready? OK, here goes:
1st kid - "Hey look, Luigi's Mansion! This looks good."
2nd kid - "Oh, that's for Gamecube. It's rubbish!"
1st kid - "Have you played it?"
2nd kid - "No."
Then the two kids walked off towards the PS2 stand, leaving me holding a Wolfenstein 3D box in my hand and foaming at the mouth in utter anger and disbelief.
OK, first point: Luigi's Mansion is NOT, I repeat NOT, rubbish. Granted, I haven't played it for too long (a few minutes in Dixons and that's about it) and it just didn't grab me as well as Smash Bros Melee or Wave Race... but it's certainly NOT a rubbish game. Second point: Note the 2nd kid's unique ability to possess "complete and expert" knowledge of a game he's never played? Bull! He is obviously either a PS2 or X-Box fan who thinks that Sony and Microsoft can do no wrong (no disrespect to PS2 and X-Box owners intended, but to be fair a lot of them are completely ignorant and brainwashed when it comes to their consoles).
So, after I'd calmed down and browsed some more, I moved onto WHSmiths. While they didn't have as many "bargain buys" as Woolworths did, I did spot these two GBA delights:
- Lady Sia for £12.99(!)
- Final Fight One for £19.99
So, again, I stood there browsing through the Gamecube and GBA games... then two boys who looked around 15 years old wandered over. Before I go on, the following facts need to be pointed out:
- they both had skateboards
- they both spoke in an INCREDIBLY strong Welsh accent
One of them had 40 quid to blow, and was on the lookout for a new Gamecube game. His friend was (wisely) urging him to buy Super Smash Bros Melee (nicely!) while the one wanting a new game was "um-ing and ah-ing" over whether or not to buy Spider-Man: The Movie. OK, here's a sample of the conversation they had (strong Welsh accents will be provided to the best of my ability):
1st kid - "Hey look, Spiiiiiider-Man!"
2nd kid - "Oh, that'll be rrrrubbiiish if it's anything like the PSOne Spiiiiider-Man game."
The Spider-Man game on the PSone may be crap (as much as I'd hate to admit it, being a Spidey fanatic) but that's only because it's being run on a dodgy console well past its' sell-by-date.
1st kid - "Oh rrright. What shall I get then? What's Suuuuper Monkey Ball liiike then?"
2nd kid - "Oh that's crap! What kinda game has mooooonkeys in balls anyway? Rrrrrubbish! It's probably crap!"
Argh! Notice the word "probably"? Meaning he hasn't even played it and is judging the game by its' title alone(!). He clearly has no knowledge of the Gamecube or Super Monkey Ball whatsoever, or he'd know that its' one of SEGA's most innovitive and addictive games ever.
So there we have it, ladies and gentlemen (and Mystique and Edgy)... at least 2 prime examples of how ignorant and downright / uninformed some people can be when it comes to consoles and games.
Beware these people, or you may end up missing out on a perfectly brilliant game.
We finished shopping, so I decided to have a quick look in Woolworths and WHSmiths at the Gamecube and Game Boy Advance games. Oh yeah, quick tip: if the sale in Caerphilly's Woolworths is the same up and down the country then you'll be able to pick up the following GBA games for under £20 each:
- Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars
- Earthworm Jim
- GT Advance
- Iridion 3D
- Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX
- Super Street Fighter II: Turbo Revival
- Tetris Worlds
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
- Wolfenstein 3D
Anyways, back onto the story. While browsing the GBA games and looking like I knew what I was doing (HA!), my attention was caught by two young kids, who couldn't have been any older than 10 years. OK, what you are about to hear is a shocking example of how ignorant some people can be towards certain games consoles, and how they can display a complete lack of knowledge towards games up to an almost embarrassingly high level. Ready? OK, here goes:
1st kid - "Hey look, Luigi's Mansion! This looks good."
2nd kid - "Oh, that's for Gamecube. It's rubbish!"
1st kid - "Have you played it?"
2nd kid - "No."
Then the two kids walked off towards the PS2 stand, leaving me holding a Wolfenstein 3D box in my hand and foaming at the mouth in utter anger and disbelief.
OK, first point: Luigi's Mansion is NOT, I repeat NOT, rubbish. Granted, I haven't played it for too long (a few minutes in Dixons and that's about it) and it just didn't grab me as well as Smash Bros Melee or Wave Race... but it's certainly NOT a rubbish game. Second point: Note the 2nd kid's unique ability to possess "complete and expert" knowledge of a game he's never played? Bull! He is obviously either a PS2 or X-Box fan who thinks that Sony and Microsoft can do no wrong (no disrespect to PS2 and X-Box owners intended, but to be fair a lot of them are completely ignorant and brainwashed when it comes to their consoles).
So, after I'd calmed down and browsed some more, I moved onto WHSmiths. While they didn't have as many "bargain buys" as Woolworths did, I did spot these two GBA delights:
- Lady Sia for £12.99(!)
- Final Fight One for £19.99
So, again, I stood there browsing through the Gamecube and GBA games... then two boys who looked around 15 years old wandered over. Before I go on, the following facts need to be pointed out:
- they both had skateboards
- they both spoke in an INCREDIBLY strong Welsh accent
One of them had 40 quid to blow, and was on the lookout for a new Gamecube game. His friend was (wisely) urging him to buy Super Smash Bros Melee (nicely!) while the one wanting a new game was "um-ing and ah-ing" over whether or not to buy Spider-Man: The Movie. OK, here's a sample of the conversation they had (strong Welsh accents will be provided to the best of my ability):
1st kid - "Hey look, Spiiiiiider-Man!"
2nd kid - "Oh, that'll be rrrrubbiiish if it's anything like the PSOne Spiiiiider-Man game."
The Spider-Man game on the PSone may be crap (as much as I'd hate to admit it, being a Spidey fanatic) but that's only because it's being run on a dodgy console well past its' sell-by-date.
1st kid - "Oh rrright. What shall I get then? What's Suuuuper Monkey Ball liiike then?"
2nd kid - "Oh that's crap! What kinda game has mooooonkeys in balls anyway? Rrrrrubbish! It's probably crap!"
Argh! Notice the word "probably"? Meaning he hasn't even played it and is judging the game by its' title alone(!). He clearly has no knowledge of the Gamecube or Super Monkey Ball whatsoever, or he'd know that its' one of SEGA's most innovitive and addictive games ever.
So there we have it, ladies and gentlemen (and Mystique and Edgy)... at least 2 prime examples of how ignorant and downright / uninformed some people can be when it comes to consoles and games.
Beware these people, or you may end up missing out on a perfectly brilliant game.
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Psh. They don't DESERVE the brilliance of Super Money Ball.
Want to know what really sucks? I'll tell you what: The GameBoy Advance.
It sucks so much, that there is nothing even left to suck. It may as well blow.
Unbelievably overhyped, an absolutely awful screen and a collection of around 2 good games, means I wasted quite a lot of my birthday money on something that's more useful as a toy for my kittens than for my entertainment purposes. Hell, I'd rather play In Cold Blood than my GBA. Yes, IN COLD BLOOD, POSSIBLY THE WORST GAME EVER!
Looks like Sony and Microsoft fans aren't the 'brainwashed' ones after all.
It sucks so much, that there is nothing even left to suck. It may as well blow.
Unbelievably overhyped, an absolutely awful screen and a collection of around 2 good games, means I wasted quite a lot of my birthday money on something that's more useful as a toy for my kittens than for my entertainment purposes. Hell, I'd rather play In Cold Blood than my GBA. Yes, IN COLD BLOOD, POSSIBLY THE WORST GAME EVER!
Looks like Sony and Microsoft fans aren't the 'brainwashed' ones after all.
The kid should just have got MGS1 and used the rest of the money on sweets, because it's still the best game ever.
Luigi's Mansion...*pulls stupid face and laughs maniacally*
Luigi's Mansion...*pulls stupid face and laughs maniacally*
I guess they suck then?
Luigi's Mansion does suck.
It sucks harder than a Dyson on full suck.
And yes, I have it.
So I can state with expert knowledge that it sucks.
But not as much as Lylat Wars.
Still sucks though.
It sucks harder than a Dyson on full suck.
And yes, I have it.
So I can state with expert knowledge that it sucks.
But not as much as Lylat Wars.
Still sucks though.
Because the GC version is an exact port of the PS2 version, and the PS2 controller works with SSX Tricky much better than with the GameCube, because that's the controller it was initially designed to work with.
Anyway, I've found that specialist shops happen to have staff who know what they're doing. In CEX one day, I actually managed to have a half decent conversation with the guy about importing games.
But that's not to say they aren't incompetent anyway... :D
Anyway, I've found that specialist shops happen to have staff who know what they're doing. In CEX one day, I actually managed to have a half decent conversation with the guy about importing games.
But that's not to say they aren't incompetent anyway... :D
er-no wrote:
> Ok, well, if they ever came in my shop. I would insert the Duke Nukem
> standee as far as I could into their trap. That would be fun.
>
> Nobody comes into this shop and leaves without liking Nintendo. I can
> make it so.
>
> Last week, a kid came in looking for SSX Tricky on the PS2.. After ten
> minutes I had talked him into getting a GameCube and Star Wars. He
> came back thirty minutes later and brought that.
>
> Why? Because I rule.
*
Wow! Yeah you rule!
Why get SSX Tricky on PS2 when you could get a Gamecube and be able to marvel at all of it's Nitendo-y goodness... and then be able to actually buy SSX Tricky for it anyway?
No reason.
Get Gamecube! Just like I di...... will!!!
Money's a bit tight. *ahem!*
> Ok, well, if they ever came in my shop. I would insert the Duke Nukem
> standee as far as I could into their trap. That would be fun.
>
> Nobody comes into this shop and leaves without liking Nintendo. I can
> make it so.
>
> Last week, a kid came in looking for SSX Tricky on the PS2.. After ten
> minutes I had talked him into getting a GameCube and Star Wars. He
> came back thirty minutes later and brought that.
>
> Why? Because I rule.
*
Wow! Yeah you rule!
Why get SSX Tricky on PS2 when you could get a Gamecube and be able to marvel at all of it's Nitendo-y goodness... and then be able to actually buy SSX Tricky for it anyway?
No reason.
Get Gamecube! Just like I di...... will!!!
Money's a bit tight. *ahem!*
Ok, well, if they ever came in my shop. I would insert the Duke Nukem standee as far as I could into their trap. That would be fun.
Nobody comes into this shop and leaves without liking Nintendo. I can make it so.
Last week, a kid came in looking for SSX Tricky on the PS2.. After ten minutes I had talked him into getting a GameCube and Star Wars. He came back thirty minutes later and brought that.
Why? Because I rule.
Nobody comes into this shop and leaves without liking Nintendo. I can make it so.
Last week, a kid came in looking for SSX Tricky on the PS2.. After ten minutes I had talked him into getting a GameCube and Star Wars. He came back thirty minutes later and brought that.
Why? Because I rule.
MoJoJoJo wrote:
> Dark Mark wrote:
> It strikes me how the hell they got a job in a games shop in the first
> place.
>
> -------
>
> I'm thinking of trying for a job at my local Game shop, just to set it
> so they have ONE staff member who knows more about gaming than what
> the PS1 magazines say
*
They should have equal amounts of staff who specialise in certain areas and know more about certain companies and consoles, instead of simply employing loads of people who convey their ability to be brainwashed by companies who were created by a cyborg/alien race in order to make money.
And the following should be made compulsary:
Any persons showing lack of videogames knowledge should be shot on sight and have their vital organs (and toes! hee hee!) fed to numerous carnivorous animals.
> Dark Mark wrote:
> It strikes me how the hell they got a job in a games shop in the first
> place.
>
> -------
>
> I'm thinking of trying for a job at my local Game shop, just to set it
> so they have ONE staff member who knows more about gaming than what
> the PS1 magazines say
*
They should have equal amounts of staff who specialise in certain areas and know more about certain companies and consoles, instead of simply employing loads of people who convey their ability to be brainwashed by companies who were created by a cyborg/alien race in order to make money.
And the following should be made compulsary:
Any persons showing lack of videogames knowledge should be shot on sight and have their vital organs (and toes! hee hee!) fed to numerous carnivorous animals.
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