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American kids used to just get 2 games a year so they were forced to replay for score and with imposed challenges. Also, most of the games were made by Japanese for Japanese so a lot of soulless grind chorejobs were packaged as games in the US. However, after we could rent games or at least convince our parents to buy them more often then guess what? We still played the shit out of our games but we began to chose fun over work.
For proof, look at the billion hours spent on multiplayer FPS games. Or Madden. Or Angry Birds. The bragging rights from a 15952749283749283 score (the next highest player got 15952749283739283 !!!) is replaced, correctly, by achievements, gold star completions, and win/loss ratios.
I had a roommate that would get baked and make 1cc attempts on Zelda. Picking up that wooden sword over and over and over and over and over again. I wonder why that didn't catch on with a wider audience? Probably because the unwashed masses are so primitive in what they "think" is "enjoyable". |
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Why Americans don't 1 Credit Clear Shmups and other Arcade games. by Mischief Maker 04/12/2011, 7:33pm PDT 
So I check back and you're still doing this by fabio 04/12/2011, 8:07pm PDT
Re: So I check back and you're still doing this by Mischief Maker 04/13/2011, 4:19am PDT
Just saying your energy is better used elsewhere by fabio 04/13/2011, 1:18pm PDT
You only hated BWR. You loved Cho Ren Sha 68K and you hated Ikaruga, too. by Mischief Maker 04/13/2011, 5:40pm PDT
See, right here by fabio 04/13/2011, 7:19pm PDT
Re: See, right here by Mischief Maker 04/14/2011, 1:47am PDT
Re: See, right here by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/14/2011, 9:13am PDT
Raiden II (as half of The Raiden Project) was a PS1 launch title in '95. by You're thinking of Raiden III. 04/14/2011, 10:36am PDT
are you really comparing Geometry Wars to that awful game you forced upon us? by Worm 04/14/2011, 12:17pm PDT
Re: You only hated BWR. You loved Cho Ren Sha 68K and you hated Ikaruga, too. by Bananadine 04/14/2011, 11:53am PDT
Shmup Mastery: Like being crowned Hackeysack champion NT by You big faggot 04/13/2011, 9:36am PDT
More like beating your time on Rubik's cube (feet only, blindfolded). by Last 04/13/2011, 10:45am PDT
yeah this by fabio 04/13/2011, 1:02pm PDT
Re: More like beating your time on Rubik's cube (feet only, blindfolded). by Mischief Maker 04/13/2011, 4:40pm PDT
Also, 1CC means "One Credit Clear." You don't have to put quarters into an NES NT by to play Zelda. Mischief Maker 04/13/2011, 5:22pm PDT
Re: More like beating your time on Rubik's cube (feet only, blindfolded). by fabio 04/13/2011, 7:08pm PDT
How is it MM has a PC that can store gigabytes of pornography but not run WOW? by Not Quetinbec 04/13/2011, 9:19pm PDT
Re: More like beating your time on Rubik's cube (feet only, blindfolded). by Last 04/15/2011, 7:48am PDT
I would play your jap games, but I feel like they give me small seizures NT by Mysterio 04/13/2011, 6:35pm PDT
Re: I would play your jap games, but I feel like they give me small seizures by Mysterio 04/13/2011, 6:38pm PDT
The closest you're going to get is probably Raiden II, with its toothpaste laser by Jerry Whorebach 04/13/2011, 9:09pm PDT
That's a cool laser right there. NT by Gutsby 04/14/2011, 10:36am PDT
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