Count_Zero

Well, a little before I got the PS3, I got a slimline PS2 for the family, so I do have a backup (besides, my old PS2 was one of the larger models which didn't handle older PS1 games that well anyway.

I buy used when I can, and buy new games after they've been out for a while and the price has gone down, and for some new games I just rent them - particularly ones that won't take very long to beat (Path of Neo for instance). For new games I really want, I pre-order several months in advance and put a moderate amount down, so I can spread the damage to my budget out over time, rather than one large whack. Oh, and for old consoles where I've got a newer version with backwards compatibility (like my 60GB PS3) I trade the old console in. Now, I'm still hanging on to my Genesis and everything, but I don't need the PS2 taking up space in my entertainment center if I've got a PS3 that will play PS2 games, so why not get the PS2 to someplace where it will get a good home - rather than filling up a landfill.

The only game that ever made me want to throw my controller was KOF Maximum Impact - on the last boss. No other game (including other SNK games) has had that effect.

Final Fantasy 6 Final Fantasy 5 Final Fantasy 7 Final Fantasy Tactics. Disgaea (1 & 2) La Pucelle Tactics Persona 3: FES (I'm a bad boy - I haven't played 4 yet). Kingdom Hearts 2. KotOR

Well, if we're going that way, then before I got Dragon Warrior, I got Gateway to Aphsai (that's probably spelled wrong) for the Atari 800. That game was probably my first introduction to the Roguelike* (though the dungeons weren't actually randomly generated) and, for that matter, exploiting the (nonexistant) pathfinding AI of the enemies for cheap kills (enemies went on a straight line towards you, meaning that if you interposed a corner between you and them just right, you could take them out without fear of retribution. It's, technically, the first RPG I ever beat too. *Yes, I know it's not a proper roguelike - for starters the dungeons weren't randomly generated, but it's close enough for government work. ---------------- Now playing: 1UP.com Staff - Retronauts Podcast Episode 53 via FoxyTunes

Final Fantasy 1 for the NES, but at a friend's house. The first one I bought was Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest I, and it's the first CRPG that I beat.

Hmm... that's a toughie. Most of what I play in arcades more than anything else are light gun games, shmups, and the occasional fighting game. So, I'm going to go with... Raiden Gauntlet Time Crisis 4 Street Fighter 3 Star Wars Trilogy Arcade House of the Dead 4 Guilty Gear XX Reload (was there an arcade release of this game?) Macross Plus (the one that was sort of a 19xx-alike - that one - I thought it was fun.) 1942 (sharing the love amongst the franchise). Street Fighter 2 Turbo ---------------- Now playing: 1UP.com Staff - Retronauts Podcast Episode 49 via FoxyTunes