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A Gaming Diary
Super Mario World
May 17th
Excellent.
Through the Forest of Illusion and a couple of levels into Chocolate Island. I’m in an area where the coins I collect or the time I take changes which exit I get to. Well, er, thanks Nintendo. How am I meant to find the secret exit there without resorting to a FAQ, eh?
Super Smash Bros Melee
May 17th
Quick run through Classic with Young Link before work. Not one of the best characters based on first impressions.
Super Smash Bros Melee
May 16th
Started this up for the first time about five years or so. My TV refuses to believe it’s not widescreen, but it looks okay anyway.
Started as Yoshi because I remember liking him. Ran through the Classic single player mode on Very Easy, which lived up to its name once I’d remembered how to control the game.
Tried the Home Run mini-game, but only got 42 feet. Which is a bit less than my record of 1,539 feet. No idea how that game works any more.
Noticed I didn’t seem to have the Marth trophy yet, so leapt in and did Classic mode with him… and then unlocked a new character, Roy, at the end of it!
That was unexpectedly productive. Cool.
It’s great fun, too. Well worth digging out from the back of the games cupboard.
Super Mario World
May 16th
Hooray!
I found the secret exit I was missing in the Forest of Illusion.
A productive lunchtime, then.
Super Mario World
May 15th
I forgot to save last time I played so I spent my lunchtime getting a few exits that I’d previously done.
Oh well, it’s Super Mario World, so it’s not much of a chore, really.
Tomb Raider: Legend
May 14th
This is actually a really nice game, you know.
The levels are nicely designed, both in theme for platforming fun, and the characters are interesting. There’s constant banter between Lara and her team back at base which is really, really well done. It could have been incredibly irritating, but instead it provides information and light relief in otherwise empty tombs.
I’m really impressed, actually. Even the bosses and vehicle sections aren’t too annoying!
Animal Crossing: Wild World
May 14th
Ack.
Had terrible wifi trouble this evening. I went over to Vatican okay, but then the game got stuck on save screen when I left. Eventually I just had to turn off the DS because it wasn’t going anywhere and got Resetti shouting at me for my troubles.
Then P’anther tried coming to Venture, but after about five seconds we blue screened. We tried again, same deal. Then she tried opening her gates and couldn’t connected to Nintendo WFC for ages. When she finally did, when I tried to look for a list of open towns her game crashed as soon as I connected.
Not the best night, then.
Rise of Legends Demo
May 14th
Decided to download and install this. It’s been a very long time since I got into an RTS. Hated it at first, but then I remembered it was an RTS, not a shooter and readjusted my expectations of how long things should take. Once I’d got back into the right mindset – build base, gather forces, then venture forth – I started to really enjoy it. Especially as I won, despite my hero having been killed at the start. It’s a rather generous demo, too, as there was another level after that one. Unfortunately, I didn’t do so well and a giant salamander wiped out my whole army. So I quit.
You know, if this was available for less than twenty quid, like most PC games, I might be tempted. But it’s one of those odd expensive PC games, so I don’t think I’ll buying it.
Runs really smoothly on my PC, too, though it doesn’t really look anything like the screenshots I’ve seen. PC games, eh?
Tetris DS
May 14th
I just more than doubled my score to 186,945 and got to level 16.
The target’s level 20, not sure how long it’ll take me to get there.
I wish I knew which Nintendo games it showed while I was playing. After a few levels it becomes impossible to find time to sneak a look.
Tomb Raider: Legend
May 14th
Argh! Too addictive!
I put it on for a quick go three hours and – apart from a quick game of Uno when I got an invite from a friend – I’ve been playing it since. Finally managed to drag myself away after getting to the end of the level.
Every now and again Lara jumps at a wrong angle and I die, the boss battles are a bit annoying and it really, really needs to provide a checkpoint when you get a secret treasure, but apart from that it’s just ace.
