lost in games

PSP Slim appears to have captured the Japanese hearts. The redesigned console has sold 580.000 since its release on 20th of September. That’s in just two weeks. The console was boosted from the release of two Final Fantasy titles, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and FF Tactics.

What is remarkable is that it has outsold the PSP’s original launch in 2004. It seems like there is some life left in this little baby which i have to admit it is growing on me. Some solid titles (Jeanne D’Arc at the moment) for it lately have brought it back in my gaming calendar.

It is for videos like this one the theatre mode was created by Bungie. And this is just a week since the game was released. Whatever next? Unbelievably lucky kill.

I read a list this week which had the 15 most influential first person shooters of all time. I am not going to agree or disagree with the games included in this list but it’s just that one of these games brought back a lot of memories. The list is in chronological order and number 8 is Duke Nukem 3D. I am not sure how many of you played this PC, FPS game but whenever I remember Duke Nukem 3D I have a wide smile on my face. I think it was around 1996 (not sure) and it was the first game I ever played “online”.

Deathmatch

“Online”……In those days it was just dial-up internet, and it was WOW!! You just connected directly by calling another person’s phone line. It sounds simple enough but believe me, it wasn’t. A friend of mine and I were on the phone for a few hours (or was it days?) while figuring out how to set it up and after he did 90% of the work (thx Frixos!!!!!) we were on!

When we started playing it was like we were in a ghost map. It was a huge Duke Nukem level but without the CPU enemies. We weren’t even really sure we were on the same map. I knew that somewhere out there was just another all swearing, guns blazing Duke Nukem guy trying to find me and then shoot the shit out of me. Finally, we found each other and the shooting started. I was in awe and I was laughing with excitement at the same rate I was shooting. It was like a dream…..

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