"I'll give you the kiddy thing, but I don't let that bother me, especially when you can get a lot of the "standard" titles on all the main machines. I think kiddy image games like the Zelda and Mario series can hold just as much grown-up attention provided they're well-written games, and they are."
You know I just don't get the "kiddie thing." Was Pac-Man (Original) "Kiddie?"
Look, I don't think you needs t1ts and intestines to make a game fun for an adult.
I play Mariokart while listening to Maiden.
Maiden=Great Metal
Mariokart=Great Game
Super Monkey Ball 2=Satanic game (eventually came out for PS2/XBox as "Super Monkey Ball Deluxe)
I guess what "kiddie" means is that you want to play games that you would not show to a child. I can relate to that, but I don't think that is the end all in game design. Socrates said, "You are what you repeatably do." (something to think about)
I think games should be easy to learn, challenging to master , easy to put down, and rich in their replay value.
Nintendo works for me here. I'm sure there are a few titles for PS2/XBox that fit (Super Monkey Ball being one), but I liked the GC for form and function. I owned a PS, not an N64, but I have honestly enjoyed my Gamecube. I would miss some of the GC-only titles just like I have missed a couple of titles on other consoles.
And honestly, I was all about as PS3 until I started looking into word about Revolution. I think I'm Revolution. (One {bleep} about Nintendo... WE NEED A FREAKIN' LIGHT GUN!!! Remember Duck Hunt for god's sake? Why no light gun games?)
Other factors in rebuking Sony:
-PS had the loading issue. (It would load only if the unit was upside down.
-My buddy's laptop "restore" software. It isn't flexible in its partitioning scheme. Has cost me time working on his computer. (Oh yeah, and the bundles software mostly sucks).
-Their latest little rootkit stunt (a big deal for me. Reminds me of the MS DR-DOS trick)
-Last CRT purchased green-screened in the first month, took Sony a month to send it to me. AND they didn't even send me any shwag or coupons for my trouble.
-My current TFT... 3 stuck pixels. THE LAST SONY PRODUCT I BUY ON SONY'S LONG GONE REPUTATION OF QUALITY
I was a Sony "fanboy" but with Sony, I really don't think the head knows what the a$$ is doing... The company is trying to be all things to all people. So I guess now I am a Nintendo "fanboy."
