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Obsolete Gaming Skills
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:43 pm
by 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
Re: Obsolete Gaming Skills
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:33 am
by Sporg
Nice link, lots of good/bad memories there.
Re: Obsolete Gaming Skills
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:39 am
by dicecca112
Blowing in an NES/SNES Cartridge hoping it will load
Re: Obsolete Gaming Skills
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:59 am
by 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

Re: Obsolete Gaming Skills
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:38 am
by 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.
Re: Obsolete Gaming Skills
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:11 pm
by martini161
having the ability to edure the pain of holding an nes controller
Re: Obsolete Gaming Skills
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:44 pm
by stev
Playing PONG with the arrows keys.

Re: Obsolete Gaming Skills
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:50 am
by smack323
oh yeah i forgot about beating your dad in atari football when your 5 and him throwing his controller against the wall.
Re: Obsolete Gaming Skills
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:26 pm
by kenc51
DigDug on the Atari 2500. Played it will my had was raw. You had the simple joystick with one button (+ Auto Fire).
Re: Obsolete Gaming Skills
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:43 pm
by 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
Re: Obsolete Gaming Skills
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:36 pm
by 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

Re: Obsolete Gaming Skills
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:32 pm
by vicaphit
I liked marble madness on NES, and the original Mario Kart on SNES
Re: Obsolete Gaming Skills
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:02 am
by kappage
dicecca112 wrote:Blowing in an NES/SNES Cartridge hoping it will load
Yea i remember that and you also have the nintendo 64
Re: Obsolete Gaming Skills
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:27 am
by 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.