I dont play them except for Fight Night. Sports gamers may expect a new one each year because thats been the routine since the mid 90s? Ive watched people play them a lot and I have played a bunch of EA sports games. A good example is the first Xbox360 EA sports titles were released at the same time...

I understand the side of the argument for people who want to abolish the potential negative connotations of prejudice or petty elitism. Id like to add something that hasn't been addressed in this thread. I think you miss a very important point by focusing your arguments on labels instead of looking ...

Lots of good mentions, here are a few I can think of that arent in the thread yet. Full Throttle- An old PC title that is sort of an interactive cartoon, with a lot of puzzles to solve. Eternal Darkness- For the GC, has some of the most unique breaking the fourth wall moments. Oddworld Strangers Wra...

Great podcast guys very entertaining. I'm enjoying the forums quite a bit, good group of people here.

I liked that SignificantBits breakdown, sort of a Miyamoto 101 for Mario3.
The tutorial in Fallout 3 was pretty funny I thought. They make it part of the intro story which was a nice buildup that gave you a chance to learn the basic mechanics of the controls and of quests.

Developers make no money off of the trade ins that we are buying from gamestop/EB. So we get devs who are forced to take little to no chances on funding new or innovative ideas because only well established brands will make them guaranteed money... I Worked at a independent game store, we made more ...

One thing I would like to add is that when your starting a new round you can repeatedly press select to get some health back. Farthest I can remember getting is the 2nd Piston Honda on the 2nd play through... The mechanics of this game are fairly timeless its always fun. Super Punchout has a more st...