[SI] Name That Game

[sterlingice]

The others were correct (other than the little F-15 thing that I'll try to sort out tomorrow).

b3 Railroad Tycone
Tycone = phoenetically Tycoon? I guess.

F1 = SimCity 3000
Wrong number- try again.

SI

[Airhog]

SI: I looked at several sites that showed a picture exactly like that and called it F-15 strike eagle. I also saw a few sites that had a picture almost like that one, but the view of the missles was turned on its side.

In any case, Strike eagle was indeed created by the man himself, Sid meier.

[Coffee Warlord]

Hm... this is going to take some research to verify. The site I was reading off of had it listed as something else- I don't suppose there were similar games with the same engine or something out at the time? I'll look into it tomorrow- not sure what to do about it until then.

It's slightly bizarre. That is, spot on, F-15 Strike Eagle. However, as Airhog pointed out, the screenshots I've seen had the ordinance layout turned the other way. That is the ONLY difference. I couldn't find any other game that came close to matching it.

And as I found a site that listed (theoretically) every game Sid's done, that was still the only match. If I had to guess, it's either an error on the part of the site you got it from, or it was published under a different name for a different type 'o computer.

[sterlingice]

It's slightly bizarre. That is, spot on, F-15 Strike Eagle. However, as Airhog pointed out, the screenshots I've seen had the ordinance layout turned the other way. That is the ONLY difference. I couldn't find any other game that came close to matching it.

And as I found a site that listed (theoretically) every game Sid's done, that was still the only match. If I had to guess, it's either an error on the part of the site you got it from, or it was published under a different name for a different type 'o computer.
Hm... the site I saw had it listed as something else (Gunship, another Sid Meier game). That said, the more and more I look into it, the more it looks like that site was wrong and F-15 is the correct answer. Like I said, I had to do some research for some of these and never played them so I have to rely on my sources but it appears in this case they were wrong. I'm going to say it's "F-15 Strike Eagle" and SirFozzie gets the points.

SI

[Coffee Warlord]

It is absolutely, positively not Gunship. This I can guarantee you. I owned both games. :)

[sterlingice]

Upcoming
Like I said earlier, I'm kindof settling into a pattern of "system classics" one week followed by "theme week" the next. So, two more theme days- both with a somewhat RPG theme (you'll see what I mean Friday)- and then back to the "classics" with N64, Arcade, and then another round of NES Classics next week.

Freebies (no longer)
It's looking like most of the people who want to get into the game are in- this is the second day in a row with freebies left on the board 24 hours later. Starting NEXT MONDAY (so, no, not tomorrow/Thursday), Freebies will be open game for everyone. As it stands right now, points are the method by which people are ranked. However, starting next week (if I can get Excel to agree) games will then be the tiebreaker for people with the same points so someone with 5 silvers (15 pts) beats someone with 3 golds (15 pts). That said, a freebie counts as your guess for the day so try the GSB's first- this is just for people to "pad their stats" after the GSBs have already been guessed.

Vacation Time
I've been good about keeping this regularly updated (or so I hope). That said, I'm getting married in a few weeks and out of town the week after that. So, the week starting July 17th may only have 1 or 2 contests and the week after that there will be none.

New Ideas
I have enough ideas through about the middle of October and haven't looked too far beyond that at this point as it's still 4 months off (yes, I have an insane spreadsheet to keep track of all of this). However, I also have 2 new ideas for daily themes that I'll be working in as we go along.

The first will be guest submissions- they will always be on a Monday (unless my real life schedule changes) so that I have a weekend to go over people's ideas. The first one will be 2 weeks from yesterday and once we get closer to that time, I'll give out specific instructions. However, I think I'll give people a chance to submit up to 2 screenshots and I'll sift through them and decide which to use. Some won't be included because I already have that game slated for a later date and I'm guessing I'll have more than 6 or 10 submissions so not all will be used. Obviously you won't be able to guess your own game but I think this is more about getting bragging rights over your fellow players.
The other is kindof an entirely different type of game altogether (still guessing a video game but different game structure) and I'm looking at Fridays to do those but I don't have the first one of those for about a month so I'll hold off on giving details about it right now.

Freebies Stil on the Board
That said, there are still 4 games out there for new players to guess that the current players can't touch

Now, I don't want to say that this RESIDENT screenshot from Friday has been EVILy sitting on the board for 2 long but, really, it's Tuesday now. Somebody guess already and get into the game.

Playstation Classics, Freebie 3:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050624gsb/d5b31b12.jpg

As for the others, there are the three from yesterday in the Sid Meier/Will Wright category:

Freebie 1:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050627gsb/d93ce0df.gif

Freebie 2:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050627gsb/8e1f51a0.jpg

Freebie 3:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050627gsb/a768c4ec.jpg

SI

[sachmo71]

It is absolutely, positively not Gunship. This I can guarantee you. I owned both games. :)


Agree. Gunship and F-15 Strike Eagle, while both excellent games, were totally different. Gunship had filled polygons in it's first iteration, if I am not mistaken. God they were great games though.

[sachmo71]

Did I get a freebie correct? Don't see myself on the list on page 1.

[sterlingice]

Did I get a freebie correct? Don't see myself on the list on page 1.
I hadn't updated the standings since there were still open ones on Friday. But since there are now only Freebies left out there now, I've updated it so you're up there :)

SI

[Raven Hawk]

Ummm PS Freebie 3 . . . Resident Evil II? :)

[sterlingice]

Ummm PS Freebie 3 . . . Resident Evil II? :)
Wow, perhaps it is ;)

SI

[sterlingice]

Today's Theme: Nintendo RPGs

The old days had very different RPGs than you see today. In a few weeks, we'll have a Playstation RPG category and it is really easy to tell what's changed- the emphasis has gone away from the base game engine to giving players a more cinematic experience. Plots and character styles have changed and many RPG fans wax nostalgic to the older days of deeper stories while neo-playstation RPGers think of those "old school" players as lumbering dinosaurs, unable to get with the newer times.

As for this specific set of games, they're from the NES and SNES. We already had FF3(6) in one of the previous games so it's not here but the other two of the Divine Square RPG Trio (TM, patent pending) make their appearance in the freebie section. Freebie 1 is my favorite console game ever (and the screen chosen features one of the more (in)famous translations in video game history) while freebie 2 is what I consider to be the best RPG ever.

There are 3 freebies still left from Monday and now a full compliment of 4 today. There won't be any on Friday so anyone who hasn't gotten in already needs to get one of these 7. Remember, next week, anyone can guess on the freebies (but not until next week).

Status: Complete

Game Rank: GSB and Freebies


Freebie 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050629gsb/fda07cba.jpg

Freebie 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050629gsb/a055db43.png

Freebie 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050629gsb/2d4d83a3.gif

Freebie 4. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050629gsb/2eeb15ce.gif

Bronze 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050629gsb/715249d6.png

Bronze 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050629gsb/5c2763f5.gif

Bronze 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050629gsb/39d043e2.jpg

Silver 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050629gsb/5eb557b0.gif

Silver 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050629gsb/b06638b6.gif

Gold. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050629gsb/4126076e.gif


Correct Answers
F1. Final Fantasy 2 (NevStar)
F2. Chrono Trigger (Vince)
F3. EarthBound (NevStar)
F4. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Vince)
B1. Pool of Radiance (Coffee Warlord)
B2. Dragon Warrior 2 (j51)
B3. Ultima: Exodus (Raven Hawk)
S1. Breath of Fire (Izulde)
S2. 7th Saga (terpkristin)
G. Deja Vu (Calis)

SI

[Calis]

Gold- Deja Vu

Sure hope it isn't the sequel. :)

Loved those games.

[terpkristin]

Gold: Deja Vu

/tk

[terpkristin]

FUCK
he beat me to it
/tk

[terpkristin]

S2: 7th Saga

[MJ4H]

bronze 2 dragon warrior

[sterlingice]

Deja Vu and 7th Saga are right. Man, I figured those might be a little harder- oh well. Heck, I went with Deja Vu because I thought Shadowgate was a gimme compared to it.

Bronze 2 is not Dragon Warrior. And this isn't like the other day with F-15- I know what game this is because I played it ;)

SI

[Izulde]

S1. Breath of Fire.

[Calis]

Deja Vu and 7th Saga are right. Man, I figured those might be a little harder- oh well. Heck, I went with Deja Vu because I thought Shadowgate was a gimme compared to it.

SI

Heh, oddly enough Deja Vu was the ONLY one I knew right off the bat looking at it.

Probably is obscure though, but I played the hell out of it. Had it on the PC also. ;)

[Izulde]

I had Deja Vu on the IIGS and recognized it right away myself.

[TazFTW]

Bronze 2: Dynasty of an Emperor

[sterlingice]

Bronze 2: Dynasty of an Emperor
Nope. Didn't really have this one pegged as a head scratcher, but I've been known to be wrong quite a bit.

SI

[RainRaven]

B3 Ultima

[sterlingice]

B3 Ultima
Nope

SI

[Coffee Warlord]

B1 - Pool of Radiance

[TazFTW]

Nope. Didn't really have this one pegged as a head scratcher, but I've been known to be wrong quite a bit.

SI
Crap. I put the wrong first word.

[j51]

B2: Dragon Warrior 2

[SirFozzie]

B3: Ultima IV: Quest for the Avatar?

[Raven Hawk]

B3: Ultima III: Exodus

[Airhog]

B2 Dragon Warrior 3. Loved that RPG. One that I actually beat!

[sterlingice]

Crap. I put the wrong first word. Don't worry- it wasn't a silly wording thing, you were barking up the wrong tree entirely. :)

j51 was right with Dragon Warrior II. The 4 Dragon Warriors that appeared on the NES look similar, but that shot it's easy to tell which game it was by the number in the party and who it was.

SirFozzie was close but not quite. That was Ultima III not IV. Both were released for the NES, but Exodus was the one shown.

I owned both games and never finished either. Never finished Ultima because, well, it was a stupidly unbalanced design for a game. No refinement at all or sense for the players. Leveling up never really got you stronger, only one event in the game really did, and to do that, you have to save up a metric assload of cash and do all your leveling at once, pray you got strong enough to return from the Super Island of Powering Up without dying and then save your game again and try to beat it. Yeah- I once made it to the Super Island of Powering Up and couldn't get back and that was that. Every other time, I never made it. Lots of cool ideas in the game, but so badly flawed in the main gameplay that it wasn't that playable.

Dragon Warrior II is another story. There's just one dungeon towards the end that is maddeningly hard unless you level up your guys a bunch (ala Elf Cave in FF) and I never took the time to do that. By the time I was ready to, the game was borrowed by someone and I never got to finish it. That said, one of the side jobs of the Pokemon translator was to retranslate remakes of DW1-3 on the GBC. He pointed me towards these and I did beat DW2 there. But they adjusted the death curve a little so it wasn't as brutal which is why it doesn't really count as a total victory.

Pool of Radiance was also correct so that's the GSBs for the day.

SI

[SirFozzie]

damnit, the combat systems for the ultimas looked alike :D

[NevStar]

Spoony bard!

[sterlingice]

Today's Theme: Made By Square?

So we did RPGs on Wednesday and nearly half of those were made by Square. But they've made quite a few other games, too. Here's an odd mix of non-RPGs made by Square before they became Squeenix across a couple of different systems. I think some of these are a bit harder than in days past but I could be wrong. I've been trying to pick harder screens so you can't just make guesses based on simple gameplay shots that you can find anywhere (like the Parasite Eve FMV, speaking of Square).

Since there are still many freebies left on the board, there won't be any today. Also, the spreadsheet rankings are a bit screwy (see the Excel thread on the main board) and I'm trying to get that sorted out. I basically had to do it manually today so there may or may not be errors in the rankings. I'll update the games list as soon as the freebies have been guessed which I'm guessing will be by the end of the Monday game since those will be opened up to everyone. Also, I think Fridays will become a Friday/Saturday affair just like the others so there are 2 possible days they will be posted.

Status: Complete

Game Rank: GSB Only


Bronze 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050701gsb/d458a743.jpg

Bronze 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050701gsb/c4f45aee.jpg

Bronze 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050701gsb/7d822f7c.jpg

Silver 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050701gsb/274a78c4.jpg

Silver 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050701gsb/94eb17a6.jpg

Gold. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050701gsb/c4fd9ec6.gif


Correct Answers
B1. Rad Racer (Vince)
B2. Brave Fencer Musashi (Izulde)
B3. Bushido Blade (kingfc22)
S1. Tobal No. 1 (TargetPractice6)
S2. Einhander (TazFTW)
G. 3-D Worldrunner (MattJones4Heisman)

SI

[MJ4H]

gold 3d worldrunner! booya.

[MJ4H]

haha i knew owning that game would come in handy someday

[sterlingice]

Other than as a doorstop? I seem to remember renting that one time and it was harder than hell.

SI

[MJ4H]

btw if anyone has the rom for this game i would love it. i loved this game.

[MJ4H]

Other than as a doorstop? I seem to remember renting that one time and it was harder than hell.

SI
yes it was hard as hell. my dad bought it for me when he was out as a surprise. you probably know the crapshoot that results from parents buying random games for you. i was very surprised, i felt i got quite a little gem. i didnt think anyone else had ever played it but me. certainly cant find the rom these days (not that ive looked THAT hard, mind you)

[MIJB#19]

Sid Meier category, Freebie 2: The Sims

Am i in now? :)

[kingfc22]

B3. Busihdo Blade

[TazFTW]

Silver 2: Einhander

[Izulde]

B2. Brave Fencer Musashi

[sterlingice]

All of the guesses so far have been correct. MIJB#19 is now in the game (but remember- your freebie is your guess for today, no GSBs yet). 2 left for today, still 6 freebies out there across the last 2 sets.

SI

[kingfc22]

Woot. I got one.

[TargetPractice6]

S1. Tobal No. 1

[sterlingice]

Down to 1 bronze game left. Had never played that or Einhander but have played the other 4.

SI

[Vince]

B1 -- Rad Racer?

[sterlingice]

B1 -- Rad Racer? It is indeed Rad Racer. Long forgotten is the fact that it came with 3-D glasses and could be played in 3-D mode. Also, that there was a second car. And made by Square a long time ago.

EDIT: That does it for GSBs. There are still 6 freebies for anyone not in yet- some PC, some console- so there's something for everyone. Anyone who hasn't gotten in has until Monday to guess, at which point it will be opened up to anyone. I'll ask the "regulars"- those who already have a freebie to not guess on the old freebies until after the new set has been posted Monday/Tuesday. If you do it before then, you won't get any credit (it will be N/A'd) and it will count as your guess for the day. But once the new set is posted, those as well as all the old remaining freebies will be fair game. Just remember- it counts as your guess for the day and you can only guess one just like any other game so I'm sure you'll want go after GSB's for the points first.

SI

[Vince]

It is indeed Rad Racer. Long forgotten is the fact that it came with 3-D glasses and could be played in 3-D mode. Also, that there was a second car. And made by Square a long time ago.
I had totally forgotten about the 3-D glasses and 3-D mode until you posted the picture...my brother and I logged hour after hour on that game back in the day.

[MIJB#19]

MIJB#19 is now in the game (but remember- your freebie is your guess for today, no GSBs yet).Woohoo!

Given the timing of my reply, it should be obvious I was not going to be back in time to make a GSB guess. ;)

[sterlingice]

I thought it was better to not run a game on the 4th due to the holiday. At some point in the next 24 hours, there will be a new one up, of course: N64 Classics. So, like the Playstation, maybe it's a bit early for "classics" but who cares. Arcade classics on Wednesday/Thursday and then back to the NES well for NES Classics 3 on Friday/Saturday.

SI

[sterlingice]

Today's Theme: N64 Classics

Like the Playstation Classics a couple of weeks ago, hard to say whether it's too early to name this system as having "classics". There's no doubt in my mind that the first two freebies are classics and one of the two silvers is pretty close.

Remember, both the 6 old unguessed freebies are open as well as all 10 new games. However, they count towards your one guess per day so if you know a GSB, better to go after those first since the freebies aren't worth any points. The standings and games list will be completely updated tonight (or tomorrow), once all games are guessed. Also, the freebies will be judged much tougher if you're already in the game (see Rules post).

Status: Complete

Game Rank: GSB and Freebies


Freebie 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050704gsb/a6521e87.jpg

Freebie 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050704gsb/6ab3aa76.jpg

Freebie 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050704gsb/2cfd01ee.jpg

Freebie 4. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050704gsb/a221a647.jpg

Bronze 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050704gsb/146ad98c.jpg

Bronze 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050704gsb/88d19e92.jpg

Bronze 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050704gsb/9e0aceea.jpg

Silver 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050704gsb/5198e32f.jpg

Silver 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050704gsb/c08e7604.jpg

Gold. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050704gsb/9374c09c.jpg


Correct Answers
F1. Goldeneye 007 (Airhog)
F2. Mario64 (TargetPractice6)
F3. Banjo Kazooie (Airhog)
F4. Super Smash Bros (Coffee Warlord)
B1. Conker's Bad Fur Day (TargetPractice6)
B2. Pokemon Stadium (terpkristin)
B3. Paper Mario (NevStar)
S1. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (MattJones4Heisman)
S2. Perfect Dark (TazFTW)
G. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (N/A)

SI

[terpkristin]

Bronze 2: Pokemon Stadium?

/tk

[Raven Hawk]

s1: Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time

[sterlingice]

Pokemon Stadium is right, Zelda:OoT is not.

SI

[MJ4H]

s1 zelda: majora's mask

[JeeberD]

I never played any N64 games... :(

[Raven Hawk]

G: Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber

[Coffee Warlord]

I never played any N64 games... :(

Me neither.

[terpkristin]

Me neither.
Me either. Sadly (?) I recognized one of the Pokemon in the screenshot so knew it was a Pokemon game, then just guessed at which...

/tk

[Izulde]

B3. Super Mario 64.

[TazFTW]

Silver 2: Perfect Dark

[kingfc22]

Bah...I knew both silver ones.

[SirFozzie]

Oops.. there goes my guess. (Guessed what someone else had already guessed.)

[sterlingice]

Yeah, so I can see this is the day back from a holiday. Raven Hawk- only one guess per day. The gold game is off the board- correct guess but by an ineligible player.

On the other side of the spectrum of RH's really long (and correct!) names, MJ4H (and a couple of others who have been doing it)- could you at least try to get the full title so I don't have to make a judgement every time I see a guess like that where it's clearly not the title of the game but I have to decide whether it's "close enough". It only takes 30s to go verify the complete answer on Gamespot or Gamefaqs or somewhere (tho Gamefaqs has some questionable ones from time to time). I'm going to let this one slide to make up for the X-Com one but...

Starting Wednesday, I'm really going to start going (harder) for correctness with game titles- take the extra few seconds to make sure there's an entire name because I'm just going to start counting them as wrong

EDIT: AFTER FURTHER REVIEW, NO LONGER TRUE.

SI

[sterlingice]

So, to clean up this mess: tk and TazFTW are correct. MJ4H is judged right. Izulde's guess was wrong. The gold game is off the board (no cherry picking, as per the rules). SirFozzie still has his guess. Bronze 1 and 3 are the only GSBs still on the board and there are 10 freebies floating around that you can pick up to get higher ranked in "games" but don't get you any points.

SI

[MJ4H]

you seriously are going to split hairs between zelda: majora's mask and the legend of zelda: majora's mask? come on, dude. would it be ok to leave off "the" from the title or is that going to count against us in the future too? (serious question -- if its going to be that anal im going to lose interest real quick)

[NevStar]

B3. Paper Mario?

[NevStar]

Attn: Grand Rules Overlord Sterlingice:

Please note that the question mark was to put my reply in the state of a question, indicating uncertainty. I did not intend the question mark to be part of the title.

I hope this clears things up. Thanks! :D

[TargetPractice6]

B1. Conker's Bad Fur Day

[sterlingice]

you seriously are going to split hairs between zelda: majora's mask and the legend of zelda: majora's mask? come on, dude. would it be ok to leave off "the" from the title or is that going to count against us in the future too? (serious question -- if its going to be that anal im going to lose interest real quick)
Problem is that every time someone doesn't do try to get the right title, I have to sit there and make a judgement call. And every time I do that, it gives the next person the chance to go "so, you didn't do it here, why now" like this discussion we're having here. Personally, I see a difference between leaving off half the title and leaving off a "the", obviously others feel differently.

Frankly, I don't care- I just want the minimum amount of bitching later in the thread so, anyone wanting to throw in a few words on the subject, get it out now. This is supposed to be a nice friendly game but it's gotta be fair for everyone.

Should I go with strict titles only- that way there's basically not much room for judgements. Or do we go with the baseball approach of calling balls and strikes where "it's close enough", which is what I've done so far. Like last week, I saw "Ultima III: Exodus" but let that slide (the NES version was only Ultima: Exodus) since I figured too much information was ok, as long as it was correct. And also, like "Pool of Radiance", it was released by that name for another system (technically, the NES verison was "Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Pool of Radiance"), hence the ruling on both of those. The caveat with this choice is that it'll be like baseball and if someone wants to complain about my judgements, they're just going to fall on deaf ears- once I've decided, I've decided and no amount of kicking sand on my shoes and saying I need glasses is going to change my mind.

I'm not trying to pick someone out and discriminate against them or anything, but the people who test the rules are the ones who are going to find that there are judgements that have to be made. Lou Pinella gets thrown out of games quite a few times because he works the umpires a lot more than most managers. Finally, if everyone wants to take their ball and go home every time I make a judgement against them, that's their perogative. I'm not pandering for people to play this game- I think it's a fun idea, I hope people enjoy it, but I'm not going to change the game every time someone doesn't like a ruling.

SI

[Raven Hawk]

Yeah, so I can see this is the day back from a holiday. Raven Hawk- only one guess per day. The gold game is off the board- correct guess but by an ineligible player.
Doh! Sorry about that.

[MJ4H]

i understand your logic, i just think being that strict makes it a bit less enjoyable. your call.

[MJ4H]

i would just say if there is any ambiguity about the game, fine, i dont see a problem with counting it wrong. but with something like zelda: majora's mask. what the hell else could i mean? (I feel that way about x-com, since the other games have numbers after them, but i digress).

thats how i feel about it. i recommend doing whatever you think is right, but i do think it would be less enjoyable to be terribly anal about something like this when SPEED COUNTS. if i had to go look up whether it was legend of zelda: majora's mask or just zelda: majora's mask beforehand and then someone beat me to the punch, it would be pretty annoying. im just saying my piece. do whatever you think is right.

[Airhog]

Do you think you could vary the posting times SI? A good majority of your posts are around 1pm cst. It makes it hard for us 9 to 5 people to even get a chance to guess. The last couple of rounds have been over by the time I got home, save that one evening post.

[Airhog]

F1: GoldenEye 007

A true classic. I cannot remember how many hours I played this. My friend had a N64 and this was the only game he ever owned for it :D

[Raven Hawk]

F1: GoldenEye 007

A true classic. I cannot remember how many hours I played this. My friend had a N64 and this was the only game he ever owned for it :D
The only other game that you need for the N64 is Mario Kart 64. Those two games kept my friends and I occupied for days on end.

[sterlingice]

Do you think you could vary the posting times SI? A good majority of your posts are around 1pm cst. It makes it hard for us 9 to 5 people to even get a chance to guess. The last couple of rounds have been over by the time I got home, save that one evening post.
I'll try to. My busiest hours are the evening rather than the afternoon which is why that's when they get posted so they will probably lean that way until my job situation changes, but I'll try to vary it up a little more- get some of those 7pm or 1am or something times to give everyone else a fair shot. I will say, it's highly unlikely that there will ever be any posted between about 5am and 10am, tho, due to sleep.

With all the GSB's off the board, I'm surprised to see not more people have gone after the freebies. Still some from as far back as the Sid Meyer/Will Wright day including some that people who haven't guessed today have already said they know.

As for the "title" ruling, I'd like to hear (see?) what more people have to say before making a decision.

SI

[Airhog]

My thoughts on the title is you need to give the specific game. For example Zelda wouldnt work, but Zelda: Ocrina of Time would work. I think you should try to be as exact as possible, however I dont think you need to be perfect. For example, if it was the original zelda, and I said the Orginal Zelda, I think that would suffice.

[sterlingice]

Today's Theme: Arcade Classics

Most of these are really old and some have been more forgotten to the times than others. There are a couple of great arcade sites to help out with these and explain a lot about these games since I've only seen most old games in places like laundromats and you can only play Galaga so many times. Frankly, I'm pretty sure the gold game isn't a classic at all but it looked like a cool idea when I was reading about old arcade games so I went with it.

Sensing indifference among most players, I'll go with what the couple who had strong feelings felt- we'll keep doing it as is. If the game is distinguishable, in my judgement, by what is said, then we'll go with that- but try to be complete with your answer so as to avoid close calls. The one thing I will say to make sure of is that you specify which game is it- if it's the original versus the third or fifth or whatever.

Remember, the next possible day is Friday so everyone gets guesses for both today and Thursday (remember, they reset at midnight) with no danger of missing out on GSBs. There are still old freebies up on the board so you can bulk up your game count with one each day until they're gone.

Status: Complete

Game Rank: GSB and Freebies


Freebie 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050706gsb/a35ae69a.png

Freebie 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050706gsb/8580c157.png

Freebie 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050706gsb/1c365aa3.png

Freebie 4. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050706gsb/334cde16.png

Bronze 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050706gsb/3dd9711b.png

Bronze 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050706gsb/9984acee.png

Bronze 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050706gsb/24ba6b13.png

Silver 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050706gsb/5180a09a.png

Silver 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050706gsb/b6e3cfa8.jpg

Gold. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050706gsb/58b0d27c.png


Correct Answers
F1. Pong (JeeberD)
F2. Frogger (Wolfpack)
F3. Millipede (Chas in Cinti)
F4. Asteroids (kingfc22)
B1. Joust (TargetPractice6)
B2. Missile Command (JeeberD)
B3. Pac and Pal (Airhog)
S1. Tempest (Wolfpack)
S2. Robotron 2084 (MattJones4Heisman)
G. Tapper (TazFTW)

SI

[TazFTW]

Gold: Tapper

[terpkristin]

G: Beer Tapper?

/tk

[JeeberD]

Bronze 2: Missile Command

[GoldenEagle]

B3 - Pacman

[kingfc22]

B3. Mrs. Pacman

[sterlingice]

Tapper is right- a Budweiser sponsored game where you do beer mini games. Sounded like fun to me. Thus, tk's guess doesn't count as having been made.

Missile Command is right. Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man are not right (if I had used those, they would have been freebies, most likely).

SI

[Wolfpack]

Silver 1: Tempest

(Yes, I'm still popping by...told you I never played the consoles except through others and I haven't played anything besides X-Box at my sister's house in years....)

[sterlingice]

Silver 1: Tempest

(Yes, I'm still popping by...told you I never played the consoles except through others and I haven't played anything besides X-Box at my sister's house in years....)
Definititely the classic Tempest. I wanted to get a more colorful shot of the game but was kindof in a rush. It's such a cool looking game for how old it is. As for console only, I try to mix in what I can, but NES/SNES are my strong points- so I lean a bit that way. Still, I'm trying to get all kinds of different games.

Oh, that reminds me. Tomorrow, I'll throw out an announcement about Guest Submissions for next Monday- how to submit, what to submit, etc (it would be tonight, but I'm heading off to watch a movie in an hour or so).

SI

[Airhog]

B3: Pac and Pal

[MJ4H]

s2 robotron 2084

[MJ4H]

wish i wasnt late to this one. knew every single game immediately :(

[TargetPractice6]

B1. Joust

[sterlingice]

Airhog got the elusive Pac game and MJ4H and TP6 pick up games as well.

Remember, even if you didn't get in on the GSBs, you can get in on the freebies (anyone can)- but like the others, you only get one. That said, I know there are some really easy ones out there for people to guess. Also, guesses reset at midnight so some people might get a chance to pick up 2 games this time around since the next game won't be until Friday/Saturday.

SI

[sterlingice]

Thirteen freebies up for grabs today from 4 previous games. GSB players- you get a free crack at them. Since guesses reset at midnight, everyone's eligible. You have a chance to get one of these all important tiebreakers- they're one per day just like every other game. Sure, they don't get you any points, but they increase your game total.

SI

[sterlingice]

Next Monday is the first Guest Submissions Monday. It's a chance for people to submit their own screenshots and games.

Guidelines for Guest Submissions
1. You are limited to the systems used thus far (Atari, Sega Genesis, NES, SNES, PC, Arcade, Playstation, N64). Shouldn't be too hard- there's a lot to work with there.
2. You are allowed to submit up to three games.
3. To submit, send an email with the subject "NAME THAT GAME" to rocket34*AT*yahoo*DOT*com (hopefully the spam filter won't get it).
4. The format for each game submission should be as follows:
Game:
System:
Link to Screenshot:
Suggested Rank: (Freebie, Bronze, Silver, Gold)
5. Keep in mind, you won't be able to guess your own games during Guest Submissions.
6. Also, I can't use every submission but I will try to get as many as possible, up to 10. I may change up the suggested ranking but I could also go with it. If I don't pick a game- it could possibly be because I had it saved up for a future game and you may see it there (at which time, you can guess since I'll use a different screenshot).

SI

[TazFTW]

From the Sid Meier/Will Wright category


Freebie 3: Sid Meier's Pirates! (the new version)

[TargetPractice6]

N64 F2. Super Mario 64

[Raven Hawk]

Damn, I missed out on these. This is my generation of gaming. This was the first list that I could name the whole list straight from memory. Usually I have to look things up. Great games!

[JeeberD]

Today's Theme: Arcade Classics
Freebie 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/20050706gsb/a35ae69a.png


Pong!

[sterlingice]

A couple of freebies have been picked up but quite a few are still on the board for people looking to bulk up their game count by 1.

SI

[MJ4H]

Are there updated standings somewhere?

[kingfc22]

F4. asteroid

[Airhog]

[QUOTE=sterlingice]Today's Theme: N64 Classics

Freebie 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/20050704gsb/2cfd01ee.jpg

Banjo Kazooie

[Wolfpack]

I could take down all the rest of the arcade freebies, but since I'm allowed just one, it's F2. Frogger.

[sterlingice]

Today's Theme: NES Classics (3rd Edition)

Sure, we've done a lot of NES but there were a *ton* of games for that system. Over 700, to be precise. Don't worry- these will be the last for a while but they are ones I have screens up and ready to go so that's what you get today. I think I threw in some harder ones today but I never know. People seem to be a lot better at guessing these than I figure they will be so it's kindof hard to come up with stumpers that aren't really obscure.

Administrative

Still lots of freebies on the board to be cleaned up. Everyone has guesses for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday so people can grab up to 3 games this weekend.

Haven't gotten any submissions from anyone yet- if no one submits any games, well, I'm not sure what we're going to do Monday. The submission rules have been added to the rules post on the first page so they can be easily found.

The standings and games lists have been updated on the first page.

Status: Complete

Game Rank: GSB and Freebies


Freebie 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050708gsb/3da195af.jpg

Freebie 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050708gsb/1c9370a3.jpg

Freebie 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050708gsb/11622c05.png

Freebie 4. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050708gsb/12ab68ad.jpg

Bronze 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050708gsb/3965a9c9.jpg

Bronze 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050708gsb/7e468b69.gif

Bronze 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050708gsb/460668d0.jpg

Silver 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050708gsb/ae8da8bb.png

Silver 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050708gsb/28e07099.jpg

Gold. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050708gsb/ee85a0bd.jpg


Correct Answers
F1. Paperboy (Chas in Cinti)
F2. Gradius (Ragone)
F3. Battletoads (terpkristin)
F4. Dr. Mario (JeeberD)
B1. World Class Track Meet (terpkristin)
B2. A Boy and His Blob (Vince)
B3. Mickey Mousecapade (TargetPractice6)
S1. Adventures of Bayou Billy (NevStar)
S2. Gyromite (MattJones4Heisman)
G. Action52 (TargetPractice6)

SI

[TazFTW]

Yikes. The Gold is Cheetahmen

[Vince]

Damn. I can't for the life of me figure out what the silver or gold games are, though they all look familiar.

B2: A Boy and His Blob

[MJ4H]

s2 Gyromite

[Chas in Cinti]

F1: Paperboy...

-Chas

[terpkristin]

B1. World Class Track Meet

Man that power pad rocked.

/tk

[NevStar]

B3. Mickey Mouse

A wild shot in the dark.

[JeeberD]

F4. Dr Mario

Wish I knew some of the GSBs... :(

[Ragone]

just noticed i had to guess a freebie.. eep
f2 Gradius

[TargetPractice6]

G: Action 52

[NevStar]

Can we make another GSB guess on the second day?

[NevStar]

Risking the wraith of sterlingice:

S1: The Adventures of Bayou Billy

sorry if i locked it for everyone else.

[GoldenEagle]

B3 is Mikcey Mouse Adventure.

I played that game so much.

[mrsimperless]

Is S1 Rambo?

[sterlingice]

Ok, games updated for this most recent one. No one has correctly guessed the title for Bronze 3 yet.

I went with TargetPractice6 on the Gold because "Action52" was what I was really looking for. For those unfamiliar with what it is, it's one of those games widely regarded as the worst game for the NES (tho there certainly was some competition for that title). It's a set of 52 minigames, all of them bad, packed onto one cartidge. The particular one in the image was Cheetahman (Taz's guess) but I was thinking of it like WarioWare or Super Monkey Ball or anything which is comprised of a lot of smaller games- I would think it would be referred to the overall title, not by one of the smaller games.

To answer NevStar's question, yes, you're allowed to guess once per day (game resets at midnight CST). I could have sworn I had that in the rules, but I guess not- I'll have to add it later on today when I have more time. Since the game has gone on this long, it's possible to have picked up 2 or even 3 GSBs this weekend. So, aside from GE and mrsimperless who have made Sunday guesses, everyone else can still make a guess. And that includes on the old freebies to bulk up game counts. Try to close out some of those old sets wink, wink :p

Lastly, I've only gotten one set of guest submissions for tomorrow's game. I need more screenshots or we aren't having much of a game tomorrow. If you need help finding a screenie, VG Museum is great for older systems: http://www.vgmuseum.com/ (tho, there are lots of popups, beware) and for the N64 or PSX, newer sites like Gamespot and IGN have lots of quality shots.

SI

[NevStar]

*grumble grumble*

[TargetPractice6]

B3. Mickey Mousecapade

[Wolfpack]

Freebie 3 on the Classics one is (most likely) Centipede.

[sterlingice]

B3. Mickey Mousecapade
I actually owned that game (tough bastard, as many platformers were back in the day) so it's one of those I know for sure. While the title screen does just say Mickey Mouse, as NevStar showed, the game is actually called Mickey Mousecapade (see below, both the box and cartridge have that title on it)

http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/nes/micmouf.jpg

Freebie 3 on the Classics one is (most likely) Centipede. Dang. I knew I should have gone with the more popular one. But it's the other one ;)

SI

[Chas in Cinti]

F3 on Arcade Classics must be Millipede then?

lol

:)

[sterlingice]

F3 on Arcade Classics must be Millipede then?

lol :)
Yeah, that's what it is. Everyone gets one more day to clean up the freebies. I've only gotten Guest Submissions from one person and that's not enough. If I don't get some submissions by tonight, I don't think we're going to have a game tomorrow. :(

Here are the remaining freebies out there:

Sid Meyer/Will Wright; Freebie 1:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050627gsb/d93ce0df.gif

Nintendo RPGs; Freebie 1:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050629gsb/fda07cba.jpg

Nintendo RPGs; Freebie 2:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050629gsb/a055db43.png

Nintendo RPGs; Freebie 3:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050629gsb/2d4d83a3.gif

Nintendo RPGs; Freebie 4:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050629gsb/2eeb15ce.gif

N64 Classics (1st Ed); Freebie 4:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050704gsb/a221a647.jpg

NES Classics (3rd Ed); Freebie 3:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050708gsb/11622c05.png

SI

[mrsimperless]

Edited for rule-breaking.

[sterlingice]

Check out the rules before posting: One per day.

SI

[mrsimperless]

Sorry SI

Hopefully I didn't screw things up - I'll try again tomorrow.

[terpkristin]

NES Classics 3rd Edition F3: Battletoads

/tk

[NevStar]

Nintendo RPGs; Freebie 1:

Final Fantasy II (a.k.a Final Fantasy IV)

[Vince]

Nintendo RPGs F2: Chrono Trigger

Perhaps my favorite game of all time.

[MIJB#19]

If nobody else wants to grab the Sid Meier Freebie 1, I'll grab it by calling it Sim City 2000.

[JeeberD]

N64 Classics (1st Ed); Freebie 4:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/20050704gsb/a221a647.jpg


Yoshi's Story?

[sterlingice]

Unfortunately, I only got one set of submissions (thx, Airhog!) so no Guest Submissions today. :(

NevStar, Vince, terpkristin, and MIJB#19 pick up some freebies. Sorry, JeeberD, not the right N64 game. That one is still on the board along with freebies 3 and 4 on the Nintendo RPGs. If no one gets those before midnight tonight, they're getting retired.

As to the ones answered, FF2 is probably my favorite game I've ever played and I give Chrono Trigger the mantle of "Best RPG Ever". They just don't make plots like those any more in RPGs.

SI

[NevStar]

Nintendo RPGs; Freebie 3:

EarthBound

A weird RPG set in modern time. Never really sold well, but became a cult classic.

[sterlingice]

Nintendo RPGs; Freebie 3:

EarthBound

A weird RPG set in modern time. Never really sold well, but became a cult classic.
I remember buying it for about $25 on Ebay but still haven't played it :(

SI

[Coffee Warlord]

I'll clear out the N64 Freebie 4 game for the heckuvit.

Super Smash Brothers. Best game to play in college ever.

[sterlingice]

I'll clear out the N64 Freebie 4 game for the heckuvit.

Super Smash Brothers. Best game to play in college ever.
I think some people would give you some objections with Goldeneye or Mario Kart, but all 3 are excellent. And the Gamecube version of SSB is even better- one of the top couple games for the system.

"Nintendo RPGs; Freebie 4" is the only one left now.

BTW, for the upcoming schedule, I have 3 sets of 6 for this Wed/Thu, Fri/Sat, and next Mon/Tues. But then the game will be gone for 2 weeks- this whole wedding thing (and subsequent honeymoon) getting in the way. The game will be back Wed/Thurs August 3rd/4th.

SI

[Vince]

Nintendo RPGs; Freebie 4: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Another great, under-the-radar type game (a bit more popular than EarthBound, I believe).

[sterlingice]

Nintendo RPGs; Freebie 4: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Another great, under-the-radar type game (a bit more popular than EarthBound, I believe).
Yeah, a crazy collaboration by Square and Nintendo. Not that the Paper Mario series is a direct sequel but had to be in some measure inspired by Seven Stars. Heck, I'm playing Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for the GBA right now and that's along those same lines (good game, btw).

That cleans up all of the games that were just hanging out there. All of their respective set pages have been updated with answers and who got them. The standings have also been updated as has the game list and the rules about one game per day, which I could have sworn was there, but I guess not.

SI

[sterlingice]

Today's Theme: PC FPSs

Last set was pretty hard- took a couple of days to get all of those off the board. Back to the PC for First Person Shooters and these should be a cakewalk. Most PC gamers worth their salt will recognize all of these games, with the possible exception of the Gold game. Hard to find really bad and/or unpopular FPSs since back in the day, the only ones that really suck or have no following just licensed one of the major engines so they looked just like the game they were made from. So the silvers and bronzes would be freebies and borderline bronzes on a regular day, but they're easy points today.

Status: Complete

Game Rank: GSB Only

Bronze 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050713gsb/9bf38f5c.jpg

Bronze 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050713gsb/8710ff4f.jpg

Bronze 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050713gsb/ab9a5668.jpg

Silver 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050713gsb/8d8836aa.jpg

Silver 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050713gsb/2b2d818e.jpg

Gold. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050713gsb/041318ba.gif


Correct Answers
B1. Quake (Wolfpack)
B2. Half Life (Vince)
B3. Doom2 (MattJones4Heisman)
S1. Duke Nukem 3D (MattJones4Heisman)
S2. Starseige: Tribes (Airhog)
G. Marathon (Raven Hawk)

SI

[oykib]

B3. Doom

[MJ4H]

S1 Duke Nukem 3D

[sterlingice]

Doom is not correct, Duke Nukem 3D is. That's such a Duke Nukem type shot, I hesitated to use it, but it does a great job of capturing the essence of the game so I couldn't help but use it.

SI

[JeeberD]

I have no chance with any of these...

[Coffee Warlord]

S2 - Tribes 2

[kingfc22]

B3. Wolfenstein

[Chas in Cinti]

B1: Doom

-Chas

[TazFTW]

Gold: Marathon 2 ?

[Vince]

B2: Half-Life

[Wolfpack]

Bronze 1: Quake (the original)

Nothing like having invincibility and lighting up everybody in the water with that gun. Gibbing is an understatement.

[Raven Hawk]

Gold: Marathon (Original)

[sterlingice]

Tribes 2, no. Doom, no. Wolfenstein, no. Ouch. Didn't realize these were that tough.

Quake, Half Life, and Marathon are correct. I guess it was kindof a misnomer since Marathon was not a PC FPS (it was a Mac FPS) but close enough. Definitely one of the more underrated games of all time.

SI

[Airhog]

s2: tribes 1

[TazFTW]

Tribes 2, no. Doom, no. Wolfenstein, no. Ouch. Didn't realize these were that tough.

Quake, Half Life, and Marathon are correct. I guess it was kindof a misnomer since Marathon was not a PC FPS (it was a Mac FPS) but close enough. Definitely one of the more underrated games of all time.

SI
That was the reason I went with Marathon 2 :mad:

[NevStar]

B3: Unreal

FPS's R TEH SUKC!!1

[Vince]

What's with the gun in the Half Life one? I totally didn't recognize it. What gave it away for me were the lambda signs in the background, and the Health/Armor readout in the bottom left corner.

[MJ4H]

I knew Doom was wrong and almost posted the correct answer but then saw I knew one of the silver ones.

[sterlingice]

What's with the gun in the Half Life one? I totally didn't recognize it. What gave it away for me were the lambda signs in the background, and the Health/Armor readout in the bottom left corner.
I have no idea. I never played much of Half Life (one of my bigger gaming crimes), but it was in the Gamespot screenies for Half Life.

Bronze 3 is still on the board but another set will be posted shortly so you'll have to decide what you want to go after today.

SI

[sterlingice]

Today's Theme: SNES Sports

Genesis and SNES had some of the best sports games ever and here's a small sampling from the latter. The three bronzes are particularly great versions for their sports. I owned and put a ton of hours into all three and I know I'm not the only one. Be careful with version names, numbers, and years- this is one where it'll be a little stricter than in the past because some sports games do change from year to year but the names are similar so get the complete game name this time out (ie Madden != Madden 94 and you would get no points). It's almost 2am, time for sleep.

Status: Complete

Game Rank: GSB and Freebies

Bronze 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050715gsb/44d7ea86.jpg

Bronze 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050715gsb/a3758dfe.gif

Bronze 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050715gsb/6e36ab99.jpg

Silver 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050715gsb/a6ae31e6.jpg

Silver 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050715gsb/2fd09d32.jpg

Gold. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050715gsb/03297297.gif


Correct Answers
B1. NBA Jam: Tournament Edition (Ragone)
B2. Tecmo Super Bowl (Katon)
B3. NHLPA Hockey 93 (Airhog)
S1. Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball (MattJones4Heisman)
S2. Super Off Road (TazFTW)
G. Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball (Vince)

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[Vince]

G: Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball

[Vince]

Dola -- I believe B2 (possibly the best game ever) is actually a NES game.

[TazFTW]

Dola -- I believe B2 (possibly the best game ever) is actually a NES game.No, it's not. There's a key word in the title.

[edit]My bad, it could be the NES version. I had no idea it was released on the NES, I did know there were multiple versions on the SNES.

[TazFTW]

Silver 2: Ivan "Iron Man" Stewart's Super Off Road

[Vince]

No, it's not. There's a key word in the title.

[edit]My bad, it could be the NES version. I had no idea it was released on the NES, I did know there were multiple versions on the SNES.
Ah. The only version I have ever played was on the NES. There could very well be an SNES version.

[Katon]

B2: Tecmo Super Bowl

[MJ4H]

s1 Ken Griffey Jr Major League Baseball

[Ragone]

B1 Nba Jam Tournament Edition

[Airhog]

b3: NHLPA Hockey 93

[sterlingice]

Nice job. :)

The site I took the Tecmo shot off of talked about multiple version of Tecmo Bowl and had them by system so I thought it was safe. One of my favorite memories of that one is that I played a season on there with 5 different teams simultaneously- good times. Also, a friend and I had an entire NBA Jam: TE tourney where we drafted all of the teams and then played it out.

Bronze 3 from the FPSs is still on the board for anyone who still has a guess left for today. Standings and games will be updated when that one is off the board.

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[JeeberD]

Gah! I knew all of these!!!

[sterlingice]

Today's Theme: Dreamcast Classics

Last one for a while since I've got this whole wedding thing coming up. The game will resume on August 3rd. But for today, we'll go for one of the most underappreciated systems out there, the Sega Dreamcast. Lots of good games, but just never got any killer aps unless you consider Bronze 1. Here's some of their better games, tho there are no RPGs since there are enough to have a category unto themself. Remember, there's still the one bronze from the FPS set, too, if you don't know your Dreamcast.

Status: Complete

Game Rank: GSB Only

Bronze 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050718gsb/2982588b.jpg

Bronze 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050718gsb/d3b78ade.jpg

Bronze 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050718gsb/bc531224.jpg

Silver 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050718gsb/49caee51.jpg

Silver 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050718gsb/c34259d4.jpg

Gold. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050718gsb/32cbf1db.jpg


Correct Answers
B1. Soul Calibur (Coffee Warlord)
B2. Sonic Adventure (terpkristin)
B3. Samba de Amigo (NevStar)
S1. Starlancer (TazFTW)
S2. Confidential Mission (Raven Hawk)
G. Typing of the Dead (j51)

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[NevStar]

B3. Samba de Amigo

[terpkristin]

B2. Sonic Adventure

total guess
/tk

[sterlingice]

Both are right. Samba de Amigo is like DDR with maracas, if you can picture that. Sonic Adventure, of course, was the first installment in the Sega flagship series for the Dreamcast.

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[sterlingice]

Guess the Dreamcast was tougher than I thought. FYI: guesses have reset for NevStar and terpkristin. 4 Dreamcast and 1 PC FPS still on the board. That PC one should be a gimme.

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[j51]

G: Typing of the Dead

[TazFTW]

Silver 1: Starlancer

[Coffee Warlord]

B1 - Soul Calibur. I think. I guess.

[Raven Hawk]

S2: Confidential Mission

[MJ4H]

FPS B3: Doom2

[sterlingice]

All of the guesses were correct. Typing of the Dead- I can't believe someone got that so quick, nice job j51. Yes, the Dreamcast had a typing program and it's actually pretty fun- it's like Resident Evil meets Typing Tutor- picked it up for something like $3 in a Toys R Us clearance bin. While the DC had a keyboard, it also had a light gun that was rarely used, but an exception was Confidential Mission. Never played it or Starlancer but the screens were right off of IGN so I figured they were right. Soul Calibur is still fun to this day, tho I play SC2 much more (defense exhibit A of "if you actually make a good game, it will sell on the Gamecube" as it's about the only game that sold better on the Gamecube than PS2 or XBox yet they're still releasing SC3 for the PS2 http://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/mad.gif). And, yeah, the last FPS was Doom 2, the final boss no less. I could never get to him without the god code. But it's a really fun level if you turn on the god mode- basically it keeps spitting out monsters and you can go crazy nuts on them if you're invincible.

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[sterlingice]

Ok, game's on vacation now until I get back (projection: August 3rd).

Game list has been updated- we've covered a ton of systems and there's a lot more to come as well as more from systems we've already done. But there's new stuff coming, too. I'd like to get in some handheld systems (Gameboy, Gamegear), some other classic systems (Sega Master System, Commodore), and there's a week coming up fairly soon that I have slated for this generation's systems (Gamecube, PS2, Xbox).

As for the standings, MJ4H and Taz are lapping the field in points, tied at 32. However, MJ4H has the edge based on games played. There's a second tier at half those points with tk, TP, and CW and then below that SirFozzie has 10, edging out Vince at 9 (8 games) and a lot of others at 9. Still, it's early and there is lots of time to make up ground and points on people when we restart.

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[sterlingice]

Ok, I'm back more or less but this whole post-wedding stuff is taking longer than I thought so the game probably won't be back until next Monday.

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[terpkristin]

*bump*

???

/tk

[sterlingice]

Sorry, this whole post-wedding stuff is taking a lot more time than I thought and compound that with being sick for two weeks and I just haven't had time for much. Provided there are no more earthquakes, fire, flood, pestillence, famine, or angel of death in my apartment, I'm hoping to get this back up and running next Wednesday (the 24th, I think)

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[sterlingice]

Today's Theme: SNES Classics (2nd Edition)

And we're back so let's see if anyone still notices this thread. :) Got a hodge podge of SNES games for everyone and I must confess I've only played one of these. Not sure how many are really classics (bronze 1 for sure) but all have their own little niche markets or cult popularities. Probably a little tougher than the usual ones due to the obscurity of the games but maybe not. Also, there are some crazy named ones this time so be sure to be specific in your answers.

Anyone who isn't in and wants to join up, post a message about it because there aren't many freebies slated for the near future so I may have to reshuffle some future sets. Remember, if you haven't done a freebie yet, you can't guess on the GSBs.

Status: Complete

Game Rank: GSB Only

Bronze 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050824gsb/07c16917.gif

Bronze 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050824gsb/b9fb8c9e.jpg

Bronze 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050824gsb/71196f0a.gif

Silver 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050824gsb/0abfa9ca.gif

Silver 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050824gsb/a6e1cb3e.jpg

Gold. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050824gsb/ced8e400.gif


Correct Answers
B1. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (kingfc22)
B2. Mega Man X3 (Raven Hawk)
B3. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (Golden Eagle)
S1. Secret of Mana (terpkristin)
S2. Harvest Moon (TazFTW)
G. Shadowrun (Calis)

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[TazFTW]

Silver 2: Harvest Moon

[terpkristin]

Silver 1: Secret of Mana

/tk

[GoldenEagle]

B3 is Donkey Kong 2.

[Calis]

Gold is Shadowrun isn't?

Btw, the Genesis version rocked even harder, loved that game.

[sterlingice]

B3 is Donkey Kong 2.
Ok, I'll go easy on this one since it's the first day back in a while and since there is no other DK set of games for the SNES but, really, it's DKC2 not DK2

The others were correct. Two more on the board to go.

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[kingfc22]

B1. Yoshi's Story

[sterlingice]

Bronze 2 is still on the board and no one has guessed for today.

SI

[RainRaven]

B2 Mega Man X

[sterlingice]

Not Mega Man X

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[Raven Hawk]

Lol,

B2 = Mega Man X3

[RainRaven]

damn, so many of those variations...

[sterlingice]

damn, so many of those variations...
Sorry, just figured that with that screen, guessing a Mega Man would be a complete layup.

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[sterlingice]

Today's Theme: PC Classics (2nd Edition)

Compeltely forgot to put this out yesterday. But maybe with a weekend version, some people who wouldn't normally play will get a shot. Today's has some old PC classics on it- some kindof easy, others a bit harder. Like Wednesday, I've actually not played a majority of the games but I do know of all of them. So another hodgepodge, just like the last one, only these are PC.

FYI: Standings and game list have not been updated after Wednesday but they will be after today's game.

Status: Complete

Game Rank: GSB Only

Bronze 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050826gsb/479f1115.jpg

Bronze 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050826gsb/ae7160af.jpg

Bronze 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050826gsb/1eedf034.jpg

Silver 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050826gsb/6a95a875.png

Silver 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050826gsb/2bdcd8c7.jpg

Gold. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050826gsb/dd94a55d.jpg


Correct Answers
B1. Tomb Raider 2 (Katon)
B2. Virtual Pool (MattJones4Heisman)
B3. Master of Orion (Katon)
S1. Alone in the Dark (Calis)
S2. Silent Hunter (Raven Hawk)
G. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (TazFTW)

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[TazFTW]

w00t! An adventure game!


Gold: Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

[GoldenEagle]

I know Silver2 but I can not think of the name of it.

[MJ4H]

B2 is virtual pool

[Katon]

B3: Master of Orion

[Raven Hawk]

S2: Silent Hunter (Original)

[sterlingice]

All correct so far. Bronze 1 and silver 1 still on the board.

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[Calis]

is S1 Alone in the Dark?

Been too long, and I'm not for sure if it's the original, but it sure looks like it.

[sterlingice]

Yup, that's from the classic Alone in the Dark. One left to go.

SI

[Wolfpack]

Well, bronze 1 is a Lara Croft game, but which? Since it is "classics", I'll go with the original "Tomb Raider".

[sterlingice]

Dang, yeah- should have thought of that. But again, like Mega Man X yesterday, I thought Tomb Raider would be too easy so it's not the original.

SI

[Katon]

Since I'm pretty sure I can guess again by now -

B1: Tomb Raider 2

[sterlingice]

Since I'm pretty sure I can guess again by now -

B1: Tomb Raider 2
Yes, you can guess once per day. And, yes, that's correct so the PC Classics (2nd Edition) category is done.

Last week was a system week so this week is a theme week. We've got an NES theme later today or tomorrow and a PSX theme for Wednesday/Thursday. Then, time to test out a new game Friday and see how that goes.

Standings have been updated.

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[sterlingice]

Today's Theme: NES Baseball

Back when sports games weren't just about putting out a new one every year and putting a fresh coat of paint on them, there were lots of unique choices for baseball games. Here's just a small sampling of some of the more popular and unique ones for the NES. Bronze 1 was a favorite of mine, both silvers are quite good tho one more for it's uniqueness since it was kindof unbalanced, and I thought the gold was kindof fun.

There's a freebie if anyone new wants to join. Again, Friday we have a new game that I'll explain when we get there. Tomorrow's theme is PSX based.

Status: Complete

Game Rank: GSB and Freebies


Freebie 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050829gsb/aca117ba.gif

Bronze 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050829gsb/c67a5202.gif

Bronze 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050829gsb/e6f09204.gif

Bronze 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050829gsb/7c312ce3.jpg

Silver 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050829gsb/9c400d80.gif

Silver 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050829gsb/d59f1011.gif

Gold. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050829gsb/e1089c36.gif


Correct Answers
F1. Baseball (BillyNYC)
B1. R.B.I. Baseball (j51)
B2. Tecmo Baseball (GoldenEagle)
B3. Bases Loaded (Raven Hawk)
S1. Base Wars (TazFTW)
S2. Baseball Simulator 1.000 (NevStar)
G. Little League Baseballl, Championship Series (Coffee Warlord)

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[GoldenEagle]

B2 is Tecmo Baseball.

[sterlingice]

Wow. That was quick. I remember renting that game one time when I was sick. Couldn't hit in it to save my life. The one time I was winning, it was 1-0 through about 6 innings and there was a freak power blink and my game died :(

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[Coffee Warlord]

Gold: Little League Baseballl, Championship Series

Greatest NES baseball game ever.

[Coffee Warlord]

Dola. How disturbing is this. I know (and owned) every one of these except for the Freebie.

[sterlingice]

Gold: Little League Baseballl, Championship Series

Greatest NES baseball game ever.
I had it and liked it. A couple of friends and I set up a tourney where we drafted the teams and played to a winner. My main team was Canada- great lineup for that game.

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[Coffee Warlord]

Fear me and California.

[sterlingice]

Fear me and California.
They had a great pitcher but I can't remember his name. That was Canada's weakness. They had a decent workhorse type to start, a junkballer, and a straight pitch fastballer. If the game went long and the SP got tired, things were going to get ugly.

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[NevStar]

S2: Baseball Simulator 1.000

[sterlingice]

The overwhelming majority of "old school" game critics seem to think that Baseball Sim 1.000 was the best overall package for an NES baseball game. Never played it much, myself.

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[TazFTW]

Silver 1: Base Wars

[Raven Hawk]

B3: Bases Loaded

[Coffee Warlord]

The overwhelming majority of "old school" game critics seem to think that Baseball Sim 1.000 was the best overall package for an NES baseball game. Never played it much, myself.

SI

Heh, now that Base Wars has been called out, I gotta say that was the most *fun* I had with an NES baseball game. When we were kids, we had great fun, but it really game into its own in college. Busted that game out and had and absolute BLAST.

[DeToxRox]

F1 = Baseball Stars

[sterlingice]

Freebie 1 is not Baseball Stars but the others are correct. That said, it's a new day so you can get a new guess if you want in on the game :)

Heh, now that Base Wars has been called out, I gotta say that was the most *fun* I had with an NES baseball game. When we were kids, we had great fun, but it really game into its own in college. Busted that game out and had and absolute BLAST. I remember that was being a very fun rental, but IIRC (and it's been a while), I thought that game was fairly imbalanced. For instance, the machine gunner guys could pretty much kill anyone so any non strikeout was a homer, for example.

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[BillyNYC]

F1 is just "Baseball" I think? Talk about old skoooool....

[sterlingice]

Billy's in the game. Freebie 1 is just plain old Baseball by Nintendo. Bronze 1 is still on the board.

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[j51]

B1- RBI Baseball

[sterlingice]

Today's Theme: Playstation RPGs

Definitely one of the genres that had a good showing on the original Playstation was the RPG. There lots of quality ones and they weren't just all by Squaresoft. Here's a few notable ones for the discerning eye. A couple of FMVs and some regular gameplay. Remember to name the Playstation version of the game.

Status: Incomplete

Game Rank: GSB Only

Bronze 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050831gsb/dd62ff94.jpg

Bronze 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050831gsb/d8d65baf.jpg

Bronze 3. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050831gsb/a809324e.jpg

Silver 1. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050831gsb/6ec54715.jpg

Silver 2. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050831gsb/57e3f053.jpg

Gold. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050831gsb/49a35019.jpg


Correct Answers
B1. Chrono Cross (Coffee Warlord)
B2. Grandia (Coffee Warlord)
B3.
S1. Xenogears (NevStar)
S2. Vagrant Story (NevStar)
G. Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (TazFTW)

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[Coffee Warlord]

B1 - Chrono Cross

[TazFTW]

Gold: Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure

[NevStar]

S2: Vagrant Story

[sterlingice]

All three are correct. Anyone else might want to get in a guess in the next few minutes since guesses reset at midnight (CT) and then you can get another one. And, TazFTW, you scare me.

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[NevStar]

S1. Xenogears

Tough list this time.

[Coffee Warlord]

B2 - Grandia

[sterlingice]

Both correct. Anyone got a stab at the FMV in Bronze 3? A little later today, I'll detail the game for tomorrow.

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[kingfc22]

I had it and liked it. A couple of friends and I set up a tourney where we drafted the teams and played to a winner. My main team was Canada- great lineup for that game.

SI
Saul from NY was the MAN!!!

Texas had some big power hitters in the middle of the order.

[sterlingice]

Saul from NY was the MAN!!!

Texas had some big power hitters in the middle of the order.
My main competition among my friends was a guy who played with Texas. I swear, it was impossible to pitch to Daniel- if he caught one, it was going on. That said, I'd always get him back with Fred from the great state of Canadia ;)

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[sterlingice]

Still one on the board from today but it's time to talk about tomorrow's game. It's the lamely named "Fuzzy Friday".

It's similar to the normal game in that I'll take a shot from a game and people will guess. The difference is that I'll start with a really small part of the screen. Then, a little bit later, expand out to a larger one, then a larger one, etc, until it's guessed. Everyone gets 1 guess per picture (ie you can guess after the small one then after the next one then after the larger one, etc). I think I'm going to make this worth 7 points since it should be worth more than a normal gold but not a ton. We'll see how this works out.

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[sterlingice]

Fuzzy Friday
Time to try out a new game. As I said in the above post, I'll post a small portion of a screenshot and people can guess. Then I'll show a larger shot, more guesses. Larger, more guesses, etc until it's guessed. Here we go:

Image 1: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050902fuz/f1asdfsafd.jpg

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[sterlingice]

Bueller? Bueller?

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[terpkristin]

<-- Just saw it now. And still clueless. :D

/tk

[TazFTW]

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

[sterlingice]

Had to rename the pics since you probably could have just looked at the future pics to get the name. No answer yet so here's image 2. I'm worried this could be a dead giveaway but maybe not:

Image 2: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/FOFC/Name%20That%20Game/20050902fuz/f1basdfs.jpg

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[GoldenEagle]

StarFox?

[TazFTW]

Myst