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I’m Being Eaten by Pac Man

Chris — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:16:34 +0000

I’m Being Eaten by Pac Man is a post from Chris Pirillo

What’s the Scariest Video Game You’ve Ever Played?

Chris — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:55:22 +0000

What’s the Scariest Video Game You’ve Ever Played? is a post from Chris Pirillo

Several of you have been having this very discussion over on Geeks recently. There have been so many different games thrown out there that there doesn’t appear to be a clear-cut “winner” for scariest video game. I decided to ask some others what they thought about this. What’s your take? What game do you feel is the scariest?

lbutlr: Scariest Video game. 3rd party wad for Bungie's Marathon .. very dark, monsters lurking around corners, marathon. Very scary

about 5 minutes ago

Sun Feb 08 04:48:13 +0000 2009

dbbell: Phantasmagoria for the PC back in 1995! http://tinyurl.com/6mcllw

about 24 minutes ago

Sun Feb 08 04:29:12 +0000 2009

Outsanity: “Silent Hill 4: The Room” by far

about 28 minutes ago

Sun Feb 08 04:25:53 +0000 2009

wmcleanw: Doom made me jump back in the day.

about 30 minutes ago

Sun Feb 08 04:23:02 +0000 2009

BayleeBlue: The scariest video game I've ever played was BioShock. Just thinking about it still gives me the creeps.

about 31 minutes ago

Sun Feb 08 04:22:12 +0000 2009

mikevpark: Bioshock.

about 32 minutes ago

Sun Feb 08 04:21:16 +0000 2009

damondnollan: I would say the scariest game I've played is Resident Evil. I typically played it at night..alone…in the dark.

about 32 minutes ago

Sun Feb 08 04:20:59 +0000 2009

Matteo_Mobilio: Definitely Manhunt for the PC and Xbox.

about 34 minutes ago

Sun Feb 08 04:19:40 +0000 2009

krestivo: left4dead is pretty darn creepy too.

about 35 minutes ago

Sun Feb 08 04:18:36 +0000 2009

krestivo: bioshock.

about 35 minutes ago

Sun Feb 08 04:18:18 +0000 2009

j_holtslander: Aliens-TC for Doom 2 with the soundtrack to Aliens playing on CD

about 35 minutes ago

Sun Feb 08 04:18:06 +0000 2009

htnguyen: scariest video game has got to be either Doom3 (PC) or Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation 2) =)

about 36 minutes ago

Sun Feb 08 04:17:48 +0000 2009

vantillian: Adventure, Atari 2600 http://tinyurl.com/utpg4

about 37 minutes ago

Sun Feb 08 04:16:47 +0000 2009

Violent Video Games Targeted

Chris — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:20:36 +0000

Violent Video Games Targeted is a post from Chris Pirillo

Violent video games are once again being targeted. Over the past few years, there have been many tugs-of-war amongst politicians and consumers alike on this very subject. I’m not sure that there will ever be a middle ground, keeping everyone concerned happy. Some of my friends had a lot to say on this subject.

I went off about this on my show a few weeks ago. The law isn’t really targeting games, it’s actually trying to do something about a more prominent and strict ESRB rating. the problem isn’t in the ESRB ratings. The problem is two major things. first, a parent just won’t pay attention. I mean, if your six year old is playing GTA and the box says that it might not be good for people under 17, you may want to figure out why! Second, store clerks sell games to anyone. They just don’t pay attention to the apparent age of the person and the rating on the game. Maybe putting some more severe penalties on people selling games to minors could help a bit more than this. – Candace Holly

Sounds like Candace has the right idea. What good is a rating system if it’s not enforced? – Zach Underwood

There are no penalties if movie theaters let people under 17 into R rated movies or if rental places rent R-rated DVDs to 13 year olds. Why should video games be any different? Gaming companies are helping parents be more informed about the games their kids are playing through the ESRB rating. – Bjorn Stromberg

I think parents are just going to have to step into the room and look at what their kids are doing with the 30+ hours it takes to finish a video game. Laws can’t replace good parenting. If you restrict kids from buying games at retail, they’ll just go to BitTorrent anyways: kids are clever. – Nicholas Molnar

@Nicholas – Yeap! The stores that sell the games are only part of it. The biggest thing is..parents are just going to have to be a parent. – Candace Holly

if you squint, that looks like a tengu! – Mona N

how about this we just stop rating everything… we need to just STOP censoring the planet if parents and teens don’t care then why bother. Besides if X wants to play Y game they will find a way to do it I think the people playing the games need to know not the parents if you want to watch blood spray everywhere that’s your deal but if not you should know how to avoid the games – Cecil Sandus

I’m sorry but Patterson is a moron .. I hate it for the people of the great state of NY you guys deserve much better then him .. eveything he’s asking for is already in place and well all know it he’s just bringing up this tripe so he can continue to be NY governor. .. that’s all it is – JohnBfromMemphis via twhirl

Actually the government did a test and found that games ratings were the most well enforced of all media. Aside from that, all modern consoles can be set to completely block games of certain ratings from playing. The industry does need to communicate that better, and help parents figure out how to set it up. But really, the attacks on gaming are because politicians are playing on parents’ fear of the unknown. It’s an age-old tactic that happens to every form of media in it’s adolescence. – invariant

Are you happy with the current ratings placed on things like music and video games? Should the standards be removed… or get even tougher?

Top Five Classic Video Games

Chris — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:25:27 +0000

Top Five Classic Video Games is a post from Chris Pirillo

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What is your favorite video game of all time? I’m talking go all the way back to the beginning of console gaming, and think forward. Walfred sent in his top five favorite games of all time, so let’s take a look at them, and see if your favorite is in there.

Tales of Phantasia for the Nintendo game system. This is a greatly unmentioned game with an excellent story line.
The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past again for the Nintendo game console. This has an awesome story line, and I have probably beaten it more than any other game… ever.
Donkey Kong 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest for the… you guessed it… Nintendo gaming system. I’m seeing a pattern here that Walfred feels Nintendo is the best console system of all time!
Tetris is the game that has been the most sold and most copied game ever. It is probably also the single most well-known game of all time. Walfred knows that this is probably #1 on most people’s list, but he has a different favorite.
Final Fantasy IV is the “bestest and goodest” game of all time, according to Walfred. Keep in mind, those are his words, not mine! He feels it has the best mix of characters, the best story line… and he feels the music is so good, it should be the National Anthem of every country in the world.

There you have it, Walfred’s top five favorite video games of all time. What’s your top five? I’m interested in hearing what they are. Leave a follow-up comment to this video with your list, or email me at chris@pirillo.com

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