Blockbuster Watch 2005 update #2

Looks like that single solitary DVD is the only thing they're willing to ship me.
Well, that's it, I've cancelled my account there.
Enough is enough.
Let's see what kind of asshattery they come up with next.

Videogame Meme

Ganked from the guy with the dress - mharpold8

Disclaimer: I have never owned a Nintendo console. None of the games ever appealed to me to such a degree that
I had to buy the console to play them. Several games came darn close, and not all of them were by Nintendo.
Also, Nintendo's early consoles featured soundchips that produced high-pitched sounds that seem to bother only me.
(Major culprits: the NES, the SNES, and the original GameBoy).
The only Nintendo hardware I've ever owned was the "Mario Brothers" and "Green House" Game & Watch LED games.
Also, the only Sega machine I ever owned was a Sega CD-X (a big black brick that combined Genesis and Sega-CD).
Oh wait, I also owned a Sega 32X for about a week. I returned it because it was a complete piece of shit.
And the games were crap. "Doom" only had front sprites for the characters (memory issue), so they always faced you.
And "Virtua Racing" had a non-variable engine sound, so you couldn't shift gears by ear.
And "Star Wars" hit a wall on Level 4 where a zillion laser blasts came at you. Difficulty curve? Difficulty wall!
But I digress...

There are some odd choices on this list, most notably "The Macintosh". Also, our mystery meme creator doesn't seem
to know that "Prince Of Persia" was first released on the Apple II in 1989, not the PC in 1990.
And that "Faceball 2000" was a Gameboy port of "Midimaze", an original Atari ST creation.
Missing from the list is "Dungeon Master" by FTL Games from 1987. It was the first real time computer role-playing
game with a 3D view and mouse control. And it was out on Atari ST only. People bought STs just to play this game.
Anyway, onwards!


Videogame Meme:
Italicize the ones you've played, bold the ones you've beaten (or played to such a sufficiently high level that
you could routinely beat the scores of your average joe).
Make a note if you didn't actually play it on its original platform, but instead played it on a MAME emulator
or some "Greatest Hits" package.

1. Spacewar (1962: PDP-1) - "Computer Space" coin-op in 1976, then "Space War" Cinematronics coin-op in 1978
2. Pong (1972: Arcade/Console) - coin-op version, knock-off home version, you name it!
3. Space Invaders (1978: Arcade) - also, "Super Space Invaders" by Domark on Atari ST (1991)
4. Adventure (1979: Atari 2600) - I killed the duck!
5. Battlezone (1980: Arcade) - also, Atari Lynx portable
6. Pitfall! (1982: Atari 2600) - the original "Croc Hunter", crikey!
7. Zork (1977-79: DEC PDP-10) - Atari 800, then Atari ST versions
8. Game & Watch (1984-88) - I owned two, as mentioned in disclaimer
9. Star Wars (1983: Arcade) - and also Atari ST version in 1988
10. Pac-Man (1980: Arcade) - I am better at Ms Pac-Man
11. Donkey Kong (1981: Arcade) - first coin-op with joystick placed on the left. Nintendo's evil plan unfolds
12. Rogue (1980: VAX/BSD UNIX) - only the Atari ST version
13. E.T. (1982: Atari 2600) - yeah, I fell down the wells a few times, then gave up
14. Dragon's Lair (1983: Arcade) - I really sucked at this, I liked "Cobra Command" better
15. King's Quest (1983: PC)
16. One-on-One (1983: C64) - Atari 800 version, which loads 5 times faster than the C64 version (I timed it!)
17. Super Mario Bros (1985: Arcade/NES) - played it a little, hated the NES gamepad
18. Gauntlet (1985: Arcade) - also Atari ST version
19. M.U.L.E. (1983: C64) - I'm pretty sure the original M.U.L.E. was Atari 800 first
20. Dragon Warrior (1986: NES) - Huh?
21. Ultima IV (1985: Apple II/PC) - I was never really into CRPGs
22. The Macintosh (1984) - Of course, but is it a game?
23. Tetris (1986: PC/NES/GameBoy) - yes, Atari ST version
24. Prince of Persia (1989: PC) - Apple II was first, and I also played it on my Atari ST
25. FaceBall 2000 (1990: GameBoy) - only the original version on the Atari ST, "Midimaze", circa 1987.
26. Doom (1993: PC) - briefly on Sega 32X (crap), then Atari Jaguar (better), then on PSX (awesome!).
27. John Madden NFL Football (1990: Genesis) - don't like American Football
28. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991: Genesis) - came with my CD-X, played it a little, never was a big fan
29. Super Mario Kart (1992: Super NES) - too busy racing real cars or supersonic sleds
30. Populous (1989: Amiga/PC) - Atari ST version only
31. Herzog Zwei (1991: Genesis) - looked neat
32. Street Fighter II (1991: Arcade) - not into fighting games
33. Myst (1993: Mac/PC) - not into slideshows masquerading as games
34. Mortal Kombat (1992: Arcade/SNES/Genesis) - don't care
35. Virtua Fighter (1993: Arcade/32X) - don't care
36. Super Mario 64 (1996: Nintendo 64) - not bad, shame about the controller
37. Tomb Raider (1996: PS/Saturn/PC/Mac) - PS? What's a PS? Oh, you mean PSX or PS1. Get it right!!
38. Final Fantasy VII (1997: PS/PC) - really don't care
39. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999: PS) - PSX, also "Tony Hawk 2". Coming soon, "THAW" on PS2
40. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998: N64) - don't care
41. Metal Gear Solid (1998: PS) - look at Merril's butt!
42. Half-Life (1998: PC), oh yes!! And I bought all the expansion packs
43. Gran Turismo (1998: PS) - it's not just a game, it's a full-time job!
44. Parappa the Rapper (1997: PS) - you gotta believe!
45. Ultima Online (1997: PC) - don't care
46. Pokémon (1998: GameBoy) - really don't care
47. The Sims (2000: PC) - I prefer "SimCity" or "Civilization"-type games
48. Jet Grind Radio (2000: Dreamcast) - looked kinda neat
49. Grand Theft Auto III (2001: PS2/Xbox/PC) - on PS2, with "Vice City" and "San Andreas"
50. Halo (2001: Xbox/PC/Mac) - aka Lord Of The Ringworld