Forum Overview :: Rants :: I'm calling him on this

[quote name="FABIO"][quote]played at the 1990 play-offs for Nintendo. He soon realized that most of these games were not based on the same concepts he was accustomed to. These games presented the player with no real recognition for a high score, and enabled the players to cheat using certain enhancements. Many of them didn't keep score at all. [/quote] I went to that when it came around to my state. Kind of hard to imagine what he's complaining about, since the whole point was to get the highest <b>score</b> (using points). You had something like 10 minutes and had to collect 50 coins in Super Mario brothers before advancing onto Rad Racer to beat the first level, then finally Tetris where you tried to get as many points as possible before time ran out. The whole point was really who could get the most points in Tetris, which, although a great game, was kind of a letdown for kids dreaming of rescuing the princess or blasting aliens. I'd like to think of Tetris as the thinking man's Centipede. And which of those 3 games didn't keep a score? None of them. [quote]You're a relic and outdated. No one remembers who you were. Get with the times, Todd." These were the stinging words that were recently spoken to Todd Rogers, a videogame legend from the past. They are harsh words, filled with ego-deflating barbs, and they cause some serious introspection. Todd mulled them over for some time. Had all of his achievements been pointless? Had his time already come and gone? Should he just forget about all of it, as if it had been a dream? Todd didn't think so. [/quote] [quote] Now, Todd is ready to get back in the ring. Along with submitting old videotapes, photographs, and article clippings documenting his high scores from the past, Todd is busy playing his way to new world records. He still has the skills, as evidenced by his recent score achievements, which include 780,035 (flipped) on Centipede, 59,050,059 on Journey Escape, and 0:56 on Superman, all for the Atari 2600. He plans on becoming a key player in the world of competitive gaming. [/quote] This sounds like some Encino Man/Austin Powers movie pitch about videogames. It reminds me of Back to the Future 2 where he tries to impress kids of the future with his Wild Gunman skills. Reporter: Some (jealous) critics say that you're a relic and outdated, that you should get with the times. Todd: Oh yeah? Check out this new Centipede high score, bitch! Reporter: Have you considered branching out to modern games? Todd: Pfffft. I tried that whole "Super Mario" scene. I liked the whole mushroom thing when Centipede did it <i>first</i>. Me? I'm all about Super <i>Atari</i>o. lol![/quote]