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Well every once and awhile I feel guilty playing some video game I
haven't payed for.

AND THEN THIS HAPPENS

I payed for an old Agent Under Fire for original Xbox. I have tried now
over a dozen times and simply cannot make it thru even the first
introductory level. There's no way to save so it's start over again and
again and ...

So the game isn't even worth a $1.00 to me. This is far from the first
game I've had simiular issues with games and idiotic designs for saving
and continuing etc..

Yea, I agree I suck at playing console games ... so what? Shouldn't I
still be able to get some enjoyment out of them. Why can't they keep
making the AI stupider and stupider as you continue to die so at least
you do end up being able to "see" the entire game.

I'm still waiting for my refund for Final Fantasy VII I've never
successfully been able to run on any pc.

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On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 00:49:15 -0300, pjp wrote:

Yea, I agree I suck at playing console games ... so what? Shouldn't I
still be able to get some enjoyment out of them. Why can't they keep
making the AI stupider and stupider as you continue to die so at least
you do end up being able to "see" the entire game.

For old games which I couldn't manage to complete, or for nostalgic purpose,
mostly for adventure games, I just watch the game "playthrough" video on
YouTube, if there's one. I find it pretty enjoyable. No frustration at all.

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On 03/31/2018 07:40 AM, JJ wrote:
On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 00:49:15 -0300, pjp wrote:

Yea, I agree I suck at playing console games ... so what? Shouldn't I
still be able to get some enjoyment out of them. Why can't they keep
making the AI stupider and stupider as you continue to die so at least
you do end up being able to "see" the entire game.

For old games which I couldn't manage to complete, or for nostalgic purpose,
mostly for adventure games, I just watch the game "playthrough" video on
YouTube, if there's one. I find it pretty enjoyable. No frustration at all.

And there are probably cheats on line too. I used to (cough cough) yrs
ago play Dune and Quake. I had to resort to finding those 'how to'
answers. Even if my 12 year old could do it and he'd show me, but he
was way to quick, which comes back to the OP's problem, "I suck" too.

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On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 08:16:46 -0400, Big Al wrote:

On 03/31/2018 07:40 AM, JJ wrote:
On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 00:49:15 -0300, pjp wrote:

Yea, I agree I suck at playing console games ... so what? Shouldn't I
still be able to get some enjoyment out of them. Why can't they keep
making the AI stupider and stupider as you continue to die so at least
you do end up being able to "see" the entire game.

For old games which I couldn't manage to complete, or for nostalgic purpose,
mostly for adventure games, I just watch the game "playthrough" video on
YouTube, if there's one. I find it pretty enjoyable. No frustration at all.

And there are probably cheats on line too. I used to (cough cough) yrs
ago play Dune and Quake. I had to resort to finding those 'how to'
answers. Even if my 12 year old could do it and he'd show me, but he
was way to quick, which comes back to the OP's problem, "I suck" too.

The last two games I played were Lemmings and Sim City. Sim City had a
cheat where you could add $10K to your bank account. Keep doing that
until you can afford to build an airport and a sports stadium. Pretty
soon, demand for housing increases, followed by demand for more retail,
and of course more demand for industrial areas. How about a second
airport on the other side of the city? ;-)

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On 03/31/2018 12:56 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 08:16:46 -0400, Big Al wrote:

On 03/31/2018 07:40 AM, JJ wrote:
On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 00:49:15 -0300, pjp wrote:

Yea, I agree I suck at playing console games ... so what? Shouldn't I
still be able to get some enjoyment out of them. Why can't they keep
making the AI stupider and stupider as you continue to die so at least
you do end up being able to "see" the entire game.

For old games which I couldn't manage to complete, or for nostalgic purpose,
mostly for adventure games, I just watch the game "playthrough" video on
YouTube, if there's one. I find it pretty enjoyable. No frustration at all.

And there are probably cheats on line too. I used to (cough cough) yrs
ago play Dune and Quake. I had to resort to finding those 'how to'
answers. Even if my 12 year old could do it and he'd show me, but he
was way to quick, which comes back to the OP's problem, "I suck" too.

The last two games I played were Lemmings and Sim City. Sim City had a
cheat where you could add $10K to your bank account. Keep doing that
until you can afford to build an airport and a sports stadium. Pretty
soon, demand for housing increases, followed by demand for more retail,
and of course more demand for industrial areas. How about a second
airport on the other side of the city? ;-)

Dang, I forgot about Sim City. I always thought that was a fun game.
I found lemmings again once maybe just a few years ago. Yep! Just as
dull as it was then. Fun, but....

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On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 13:15:13 -0400, Big Al wrote:
On 03/31/2018 12:56 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 08:16:46 -0400, Big Al wrote:

On 03/31/2018 07:40 AM, JJ wrote:
On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 00:49:15 -0300, pjp wrote:

Yea, I agree I suck at playing console games ... so what? Shouldn't I
still be able to get some enjoyment out of them. Why can't they keep
making the AI stupider and stupider as you continue to die so at least
you do end up being able to "see" the entire game.

For old games which I couldn't manage to complete, or for nostalgic purpose,
mostly for adventure games, I just watch the game "playthrough" video on
YouTube, if there's one. I find it pretty enjoyable. No frustration at all.

And there are probably cheats on line too. I used to (cough cough) yrs
ago play Dune and Quake. I had to resort to finding those 'how to'
answers. Even if my 12 year old could do it and he'd show me, but he
was way to quick, which comes back to the OP's problem, "I suck" too.

The last two games I played were Lemmings and Sim City. Sim City had a
cheat where you could add $10K to your bank account. Keep doing that
until you can afford to build an airport and a sports stadium. Pretty
soon, demand for housing increases, followed by demand for more retail,
and of course more demand for industrial areas. How about a second
airport on the other side of the city? ;-)

Dang, I forgot about Sim City. I always thought that was a fun game.
I found lemmings again once maybe just a few years ago. Yep! Just as
dull as it was then. Fun, but....

Always end up destroying your own city? :-D

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Char Jackson
Sat, 31 Mar 2018
16:56:24 GMT in alt.windows7.general, wrote:

On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 08:16:46 -0400, Big Al
wrote:

On 03/31/2018 07:40 AM, JJ wrote:
On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 00:49:15 -0300, pjp wrote:

Yea, I agree I suck at playing console games ... so what?
Shouldn't I still be able to get some enjoyment out of them.
Why can't they keep making the AI stupider and stupider as you
continue to die so at least you do end up being able to "see"
the entire game.

For old games which I couldn't manage to complete, or for
nostalgic purpose, mostly for adventure games, I just watch the
game "playthrough" video on YouTube, if there's one. I find it
pretty enjoyable. No frustration at all.

And there are probably cheats on line too. I used to (cough
cough) yrs ago play Dune and Quake. I had to resort to finding
those 'how to' answers. Even if my 12 year old could do it and
he'd show me, but he was way to quick, which comes back to the
OP's problem, "I suck" too.

The last two games I played were Lemmings and Sim City. Sim City
had a cheat where you could add $10K to your bank account. Keep
doing that until you can afford to build an airport and a sports
stadium. Pretty soon, demand for housing increases, followed by
demand for more retail, and of course more demand for industrial
areas. How about a second airport on the other side of the city?
;-)


I know this is a late reply, but, I had a blast playing those two
games myself. I also had a lot of fun playing DOOM over dialup with a
friend in another city. And later, in some small LANS (long before it
was common to have a LAN party); these weren't really parties per
say, it was likely a weekend spent doing some board maintenance. As
in, BBS. Or, if I was uber lucky and could get the permission of the
instructor, DOOM day at voc.


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JJ
Sun, 01 Apr 2018
05:39:36 GMT in alt.windows7.general, wrote:

On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 13:15:13 -0400, Big Al wrote:
On 03/31/2018 12:56 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 08:16:46 -0400, Big Al
wrote:

On 03/31/2018 07:40 AM, JJ wrote:
On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 00:49:15 -0300, pjp wrote:

Yea, I agree I suck at playing console games ... so what?
Shouldn't I still be able to get some enjoyment out of them.
Why can't they keep making the AI stupider and stupider as
you continue to die so at least you do end up being able to
"see" the entire game.

For old games which I couldn't manage to complete, or for
nostalgic purpose, mostly for adventure games, I just watch
the game "playthrough" video on YouTube, if there's one. I
find it pretty enjoyable. No frustration at all.

And there are probably cheats on line too. I used to (cough
cough) yrs ago play Dune and Quake. I had to resort to finding
those 'how to' answers. Even if my 12 year old could do it and
he'd show me, but he was way to quick, which comes back to the
OP's problem, "I suck" too.

The last two games I played were Lemmings and Sim City. Sim City
had a cheat where you could add $10K to your bank account. Keep
doing that until you can afford to build an airport and a sports
stadium. Pretty soon, demand for housing increases, followed by
demand for more retail, and of course more demand for industrial
areas. How about a second airport on the other side of the city?
;-)

Dang, I forgot about Sim City. I always thought that was a fun
game. I found lemmings again once maybe just a few years ago.
Yep! Just as dull as it was then. Fun, but....

Always end up destroying your own city? :-D


Yes. :)
I printed mine out once. Using fanfold paper from a 24pin Dot matrix.
It took awhile. And took up alot of space on my wall when I got the
sections lined back up.


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