Current Events > Cheat codes, demo discs, game manuals, game magazines (Nintendo Power, PSM, EGM)

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80/80

Don't you miss those times in gaming?
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Yes!
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Not really. They got me hyped up for enormous piles of shit games. I prefer multiple user reviews online.
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Achievements killed cheat codes. Companies don't put them in games anymore because they don't want people to cheat and get achievements with no effort.
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I also miss that there were a variety of video game stores. My mall alone had 3 Gamestops last I saw...

I miss Electronics Boutique.
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Duncanwii posted...

Achievements killed cheat codes. Companies don't put them in games anymore because they don't want people to cheat and get achievements with no effort.

Yes they do. They just disable achievements if you put them in. Big whoop.
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I miss Tips and Tricks
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I will say this though: I miss the days of buying a complete game and accccctually having to beat it/find it to unlock shit. Games used to have tons of unlockables, now it's, "ahhh yeah if you spend another $30 you can get the go fuck yourself pack".
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We had EB, Gamestop and a place called Games 4 Less that sold games at like $4 less than most other retailers. Also, ToysRus used to be a monster of a place to get games and toys.
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Demo Discs
Renting

Back when console gaming was good
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There was this game store around Wall Street (about 15 years ago) which had a lot of old games and old game systems. I remember getting WWE Raw 2 from there for less than $10.
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I would get hyped for games that were cancelled. F that. (Tears hole into alternate reality to play the highlander game with president sanders)
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I do miss renting games too. Going to Blockbuster in the mid-90s and seeing those awesome Sega game boxes:



was a wonderful experience
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_Kowalski_ posted...

I would get hyped for games that were cancelled. F that. (Tears hole into alternate reality to play the highlander game with president sanders)

That game sounded awesome, mainly due to how awesome the TV series was at the time.

I imagined that it would be like Mega-man when you killed another Immortal.
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Johnny_Nutcase posted...

I will say this though: I miss the days of buying a complete game and accccctually having to beat it/find it to unlock shit. Games used to have tons of unlockables, now it's, "ahhh yeah if you spend another $30 you can get the go fuck yourself pack".

I remember playing Tekken 3 like crazy to unlock everything. Extra characters, new cinematics, endings, 2nd endings in two cases, and Jin and Ling 3rd outfits.

Now, Tekken 7 has nothing to unlock.
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Vol2tex posted...

I miss Electronics Boutique.

i know a store that still has an Electronics Boutique sign. makes me sad.
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Thr shopping centre hsed to have an EB games on every floor, every big department store sold games too. Life was sweet
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PgfQpJFYp8
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Yup
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i definitely miss cheat codes. remember how cool it was to play GTA 3 with the cheats, going around and causing senseless destruction to everything?

demos still exist sometimes, but i definitely miss them. i actually saw something suggesting that demos hurt game sales which is why many folks stopped doing them.

also miss manuals, but i do appreciate the in game tutorials we have nowadays that replaced them.
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well I for one am much more likely to buy I game I didn't really know about after playing a demo

And I'm not going to download demos. demo discs or nothing
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Duncanwii posted...

Achievements killed cheat codes. Companies don't put them in games anymore because they don't want people to cheat and get achievements with no effort.

Nah, they actually gone out of the way to make the games extra grindy so people can 'buy' cheats. Like all those shortcut packs for battlefield games and buying in game currency on assassins creed games so you can unlock stuff faster.

Back in the days, you unlock skins and special weapons by completing the games. Completing certain challenges and beating hard mode n shit. Now, to get them, its $1.99 per skin.
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Vol2tex posted...

There was this game store around Wall Street (about 15 years ago) which had a lot of old games and old game systems. I remember getting WWE Raw 2 from there for less than $10.

Raw 2 was a hilarious game. Season mode was absolute nonsense with friends.
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Hell yeah

I miss the mystery of what was new in gaming and such, bc word of mouth(and all the bs rumors that came with it) were all we had! The internet has def spoiled me
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Darmik posted...

Vol2tex posted...

There was this game store around Wall Street (about 15 years ago) which had a lot of old games and old game systems. I remember getting WWE Raw 2 from there for less than $10.

Raw 2 was a hilarious game. Season mode was absolute nonsense with friends.

Wait, it had to be 2004/2005 when I got Raw 2 since it came out 2003.

Anyway, I loved that it had features that other WWE games didn't at the time such as full apron interactivity (or did WMXIX have it?), different referees with different count speeds, moves capable of being done from positions that were not in the other games, interrupting entrances, season mode with a dozen of different choices of what you can do.

My main gripe was that the game could have been more polished. The move animations were underwhelming and felt like they had no impact, the grappling engine had so few moves available...I would get bored cycling through every move in my moveset in a match. The A.I. was also stupid, I remember that Battle Royals felt like they could never end since the A.I. kept breaking up pins.

It sucks that we never got a Raw 3.
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bump
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Yes.
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Everything you need for a game all on the cartridge or disc.
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I do miss video game magazines. I guess some of them migrated to being websites but its not the same
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OPM with the PS demo disc. Good times.
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That Armored Core demo was a great PS1 experience. I also liked the Parappa demo on it.
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I have like 120 issues of EGM in a box somewhere
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thronedfire2 posted...

I have like 120 issues of EGM in a box somewhere

Do you ever look at them? I have dozens of PSM issues from 2000-2003.
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Vol2tex posted...

Darmik posted...

Vol2tex posted...

There was this game store around Wall Street (about 15 years ago) which had a lot of old games and old game systems. I remember getting WWE Raw 2 from there for less than $10.

Raw 2 was a hilarious game. Season mode was absolute nonsense with friends.

Wait, it had to be 2004/2005 when I got Raw 2 since it came out 2003.

Anyway, I loved that it had features that other WWE games didn't at the time such as full apron interactivity (or did WMXIX have it?), different referees with different count speeds, moves capable of being done from positions that were not in the other games, interrupting entrances, season mode with a dozen of different choices of what you can do.

My main gripe was that the game could have been more polished. The move animations were underwhelming and felt like they had no impact, the grappling engine had so few moves available...I would get bored cycling through every move in my moveset in a match. The A.I. was also stupid, I remember that Battle Royals felt like they could never end since the A.I. kept breaking up pins.

It sucks that we never got a Raw 3.

I miss the days of each console having its own exclusive WWE games... of course some of them really sucked, but it was great having the variety.

I really loved RAW 2. It was horrible, but if you knew how to work the system it was hilarious and lots of fun. Dunno why we can't get a crazy season mode like that anymore. If I recall correctly almost without fail someone you were feuding with would do a run-in during your matches, but it was programmed wrong and they would beat the crap out of your opponent every time, lol. Plus you could do inter-gender stuff and everyone was basically equal so I had CAWs of all my friends in and it was just crazy stupid fun.

As to the overall topic... yeah, before GameStop took over we had Software Etc, EB, and Game Crazy, and I remember Sears having a pretty decent game section.

I miss EGM as well, was definitely my favorite of the mags that covered all the major consoles. I get Game Informer because its cheap through GameStop but it isn't the same.
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PC games still have cheat codes.
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Lonestar2000 posted...

PC games still have cheat codes.

I love it when PC games / game engines feature a console. It's not just useful for when glitches screw you over (I'm looking at you, Elder Scrolls games), but it can add longevity to a game by letting you do all sorts of things you wouldn't otherwise be able to.

Unreal, Quake and Source engines and their offshoots were usually good for this sort of thing. I'm not sure if Unreal 4.0 still has a console.

The Top Crusader posted...

Vol2tex posted...

Darmik posted...

Vol2tex posted...

There was this game store around Wall Street (about 15 years ago) which had a lot of old games and old game systems. I remember getting WWE Raw 2 from there for less than $10.

Raw 2 was a hilarious game. Season mode was absolute nonsense with friends.

Wait, it had to be 2004/2005 when I got Raw 2 since it came out 2003.

Anyway, I loved that it had features that other WWE games didn't at the time such as full apron interactivity (or did WMXIX have it?), different referees with different count speeds, moves capable of being done from positions that were not in the other games, interrupting entrances, season mode with a dozen of different choices of what you can do.

My main gripe was that the game could have been more polished. The move animations were underwhelming and felt like they had no impact, the grappling engine had so few moves available...I would get bored cycling through every move in my moveset in a match. The A.I. was also stupid, I remember that Battle Royals felt like they could never end since the A.I. kept breaking up pins.

It sucks that we never got a Raw 3.

I miss the days of each console having its own exclusive WWE games... of course some of them really sucked, but it was great having the variety.

I really loved RAW 2. It was horrible, but if you knew how to work the system it was hilarious and lots of fun. Dunno why we can't get a crazy season mode like that anymore. If I recall correctly almost without fail someone you were feuding with would do a run-in during your matches, but it was programmed wrong and they would beat the crap out of your opponent every time, lol. Plus you could do inter-gender stuff and everyone was basically equal so I had CAWs of all my friends in and it was just crazy stupid fun.

As to the overall topic... yeah, before GameStop took over we had Software Etc, EB, and Game Crazy, and I remember Sears having a pretty decent game section.

I miss EGM as well, was definitely my favorite of the mags that covered all the major consoles. I get Game Informer because its cheap through GameStop but it isn't the same.

More of a GameFAN person myself.
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I have every issue of PSM
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I miss cheats and demos, demos were a great way to see how a game was before buying it, now they just make you buy the game with no demos anymore. Cheats were a great way to have more fun with a game, I think only GTA, Saints Row, and maybe RDR2 will have cheats, but I am not sure anymore, since R* games have less and less cheats now. I mean compare GTA SA to GTA IV, HUGE drop in cheats.
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KiwiTerraRizing posted...

I have every issue of PSM

I stopped collecting sometime around 2003 when I started playing games less frequently. I also hate when they stopped having artists do the covers. I like the September 2001 cover with the drawing of The Rock.
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I still have the issue of EGM with exclusive Final Fantasy art on the cover and it's apparently worth a decent amount. It was about X-2 and XI.
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the best EGM review, hands down was the one for Socom 2. The guy went on and on like he was the drill sergeant from Full Metal Jacket.

Also miss the armored core segment in Tips and Tricks

oh and Hsu and Chan.
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Vol2tex posted...

thronedfire2 posted...

I have like 120 issues of EGM in a box somewhere

Do you ever look at them? I have dozens of PSM issues from 2000-2003.

I have a couple times. Seanbabys 20 worst games of all time list is still hilarious
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seanbaby become a favorite after hsu and chan comics stopped printing in EGM
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