Quote Originally Posted by tcv View Post
Great post! What were your thoughts on his overall frustrations? Such as the snipers?

That's why I initially asked the question about game play. He seemed to be so far out of tune with the game that I had a little trouble believing him. Sure, there are bad games and there are REALLY bad games, but few of them are so poorly designed that one cannot progress at all. An example would be TMNT. Yeah, that has some f'ed up controls and he played to that well, but he was still able to get somewhere. Another example: Landing in Top Gun.
I do find the videos enjoyable, but a large portion of the games he ranks on are actually very good games. (Castlevania II is a "shitty game that sucks ass"? Come on!) They are often older, and require a bit of imagination and experimentation to master, and often demand precision timing and development of an actual moroe skill. Either James plays up a minor inconvenience for comedic effect, or he's mildly mentally retarded with limited capacity for abstract thought which keeps him from figuring out these puzzles he gripes about. That said, there are some examples (Deadly Towers) where the game design is flawed in some way, but that doesn't mean it's a piece of shit. They can't all be SMB 3.

I've given up defending the games he ranks on in this thread because I tend to get railroaded after doing so. But as far as NES games containing licensed property goes, Dick Tracy ain't half bad, really. It's got quality visuals and interesting game design. The controls are a bit rough, but like I said, they can't all be SMB 3.