Showing posts with label Nintendo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nintendo. Show all posts

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Level 3-1 Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

   Time to dust off my Wii! To play a Gamecube game...

   Confession #7: I left work early to pre-order my Wii, but when I picked it up I left it in the package for a whole day so I could rearrange my room to maximize the playing experience.

   For my second unconquered game I decided to play another of my favorite franchises, Fire Emblem. I believe my first exposure to F.E. was in Smash Bros. Melee's 26 character roster. (14 more than the original Smash Bros.) The Fire Emblem series was represented by Marth and Roy (I preferred Marth). I read about their backgrounds in the Trophy room and eventually bought Fire Emblem for my GBA. three years later when it was first released in the US. In which the story revolved around neither Marth or Roy, but nevertheless I was hooked. It was probably the game that started my interest in turn-based Strategy games and eventually Advance Wars cemented that passion into my gaming soul.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Level 1 - Prologue

*1st Post!
Who cares?*

   Before I can start having fun, I must inform you of the events that led up to the creation of this blog. I used to play video games constantly. Birthday parties were just excuses to have more that one friend over to play Smash Bros. and Goldeneye. My love of video games began when I was really young, less than five in fact. My babysitter's children all played Nintendo (NES) and even suffered through teaching me how to play. That year for Christmas my Dad bought one for me and while he read the instructions, I plugged it in. (Perhaps not the best parental supervision) My first game was the "Super Mario Bros. / Duckhunt / Track and Field" combo cartridge. Nintendo and I had great times with all of its systems, except the Super Nintendo. (Thank God for ROMs)
   Fast Forward to Middle School- My brother and I did chores for a whole year to save up for a N64. It came with "Mario 64" and we bought "Ocarina of Time with it". Chris A. introduced me to "Monster Rancher 2" and the Playstation. Then three of my friends: Garrett, Tom, and Matt got me hooked on Blizzard games. (I actually had played "Gobliiins" for DOS) Thus began my love for Starcraft, Diablo, and eventually Warcraft. I resisted the "World of Warcraft" craze until I was in college.