Obsolete Gaming Skills

[DMB2000uk]

I'm not going to quote, as there isn't much to quote from the main article, but its worth a read
(some of the comments are good too)

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/games/archi ... kills.html

Dan

[Sporg]

Nice link, lots of good/bad memories there.

[dicecca112]

Blowing in an NES/SNES Cartridge hoping it will load

[skier]

restarting the console so it doesnt autosave a bad stat(i know, im special )

opening the disc door(Playstation one), spinning the disc as fast as you can, closing the door, and pressing the power button as fast as you can to see if you can actually get it to work when it doesnt want to(which was frequently)

blowing into the memory card(playstation), inserting it, then getting it at the proper angle so it would read it

[smack323]

entering 007 373 5963 in mike tysons punch out to get to fight the champ.
that number is forever engraved into my memory -its been 15+ years since i entered it and i remember it like i am sitting in front of my NES ready to get my ass kicked.

and the classic up,up down,down left-right, left-right B A select start...

being able to complete that one pass in tecmo bowl that would be caught everytime no matter what.

[martini161]

having the ability to edure the pain of holding an nes controller

[stev]

Playing PONG with the arrows keys.

[smack323]

oh yeah i forgot about beating your dad in atari football when your 5 and him throwing his controller against the wall.

[kenc51]

DigDug on the Atari 2500. Played it will my had was raw. You had the simple joystick with one button (+ Auto Fire).

[DMB2000uk]

Did anyone have mario party for the N64?

That game really did kill your hands, most of the minigames involved rotating the anolouge stick lots, the quickest way to do it was with your palm, and man did it make your hand sore.

Dan

[martini161]

OMG I LOVED THAT GAME!!! yeah they all did involve doing that, my and by bro back in the day, we was hard core! we did it so much we got blisters on our palm! i miss those days and now nintendo has dissapointed me with the gimmicky gameplay of the wii. the only reason im keeping mine now is to finish twilight princess. after that its getting sold

[vicaphit]

I liked marble madness on NES, and the original Mario Kart on SNES

[kappage]

Blowing in an NES/SNES Cartridge hoping it will load

Yea i remember that and you also have the nintendo 64

[bubba]

up down up down left right left right b a start

entering that after getting the game going (see dicecca comment on the cart's) before the start screen showed up.