"Forgive me
Miyamoto for I have sinned. It's been many years since my last confession…"
As
this wonderful site illustrates (I like the person that made a catfood sandwich for the work colleague who kept stealing their lunch) confession is good for the soul.
Today it's time to admit those deep, dark gaming secrets.
You know, like how you actually enjoyed Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball even though you felt like a pervert, or you think Castlevania or Final Fantasy are absolute shite, how can't resist honking your car horn as you drive around virtual worlds, or you reckon Super Mario 64 isn't anywhere near as good as Superfrog.
Go on, fess up.
I'll start by sharing a few of mine, and look forward to reading your dirty little secrets…
- I think the Parappa the Rapper games are genius.
- A newspaper feature I wrote eons ago on the hapless 3DO console stated "the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer is a machine that could revolutionise home entertainment" and ended with "Here comes the future".
- I'm a sucker for gimmick peripherals - drums, guitars, bongos, maracas,
vibrators, anything.
- I can't see what the fuss is about over Metal Slug.
- I'll never be much good at fighting games.
- My gaming skills appear to be becoming more feeble as I get older, and my thumb often gets RSI.
- In hindsight, I think Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was much better than San Andreas.
- I think behemoth Electronic Arts is actually good for the games industry.
- I've never owned a Master System, NEO GEO or any Atari hardware other than a 2600.
- My favourite SingStar song is Blondie's Heart of Glass.
- I think Sierra's old Quest games sucked.
- My personal favourite 50 games ever would look very different to
this one.
- I often find myself enjoying "kids" games more than "mature" titles.
- Early in my game reviewing career, my (now absolutely embarrassingly inane) newspaper review of Doom was
quoted in NSW parliament as support for why the classification regime of the day should be tightened.