nekunando Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) In case you haven't been following it, there's currently a feature on the main site detailing some of my most treasured Christmas memories from over the years, focusing on some of the most influential games of my childhood that were delivered by Santa The feature will be running all the way up until Christmas Eve so be sure to check out each daily update until then : peace: The 12 Games of Christmas #1 Super Soccer The 12 Games of Christmas #2 Nintendo Scope 6 The 12 Games of Christmas #3 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins The 12 Games of Christmas #4 FIFA 64 The 12 Games of Christmas #5 Goldeneye 007 The 12 Games of Christmas #6 Conker's Bad Fur Day The 12 Games of Christmas #7 TimeSplitters 2 The 12 Games of Christmas #8 F-Zero GX The 12 Games of Christmas #9 Red Steel The 12 Games of Christmas #10 Donkey Kong Country Returns The 12 Games of Christmas #11 Nintendo Land The 12 Games of Christmas #12 Game & Wario Feel free to comment if you have your own memories of these games or simply to share some of your own festive stories Edited December 24, 2015 by nekunando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzybee Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Nice, things have changed now as I just buy so many games throughout the year. But christmas was the time as a kid to play games. I have memories of finishing donkey kong country before xmas by opening it when my mum and dad went out, gettgint he SNES and playing F Zero obsessively, my first console for myself (Spectrum and NES were family) in the gameboy and playing turtles and tetris! Most recently I'd say Metroid Prime on the gamecube was the last game I got for Christmas, last big game (not I just get games I can wait for). Playing that over christmas was glorious!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 I've just uploaded the next entry The 12 Games of Christmas #4 FIFA 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Gotta love the N64 The 12 Games of Christmas #5 Goldeneye 007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 A Rare treat The 12 Games of Christmas #6 Conker's Bad Fur Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 BANG BANG all over you The 12 Games of Christmas #7 TimeSplitters 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I fucking loved Timesplitters 2. So good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I hated Timesplitters 2. It was a game that just felt soulless and...just not that exciting to play. It's a shame, because it seemed to have the right components for success. The map maker was amazing. But, I didn't like the weapons in the game and the shooting didn't feel satisfying at all. Probably my biggest disappointment on the GameCube. I spent more time creating maps and trying different things than I did on the actual gameplay, which was average, I thought. The only people who seem to love the game are Nintendo fans, possibly because the GameCube wasn't that amazing for shooters from what I remember. (going down the route of Metroid Prime being more adventure than shooter) Xbox fans had Halo, so they took that and never looked back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Get. The fuck. Out. Timesplitters was amazing. You're on my naughty list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 (edited) I hated Timesplitters 2. It was a game that just felt soulless and...just not that exciting to play.. Like I said in my piece, I certainly enjoyed TimeSplitters 2 when it came out but time hasn't been particularly kind to it. I picked up Future Perfect a few years ago and barely touched it as I just wasn't feeling the vibe. I sold it again soon after for some Wii Points Having said that, doing this feature for the site has made me want to revisit some of these games again and I'd consider going through the story portion of TimeSplitters 2 again to see exactly how I feel about it now! ----------------------------------------------------------- SHOW ME YOUR MOVES The 12 Games of Christmas #8 F-Zero GX Edited December 20, 2015 by nekunando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 The weapon is in your hand, Master it! The 12 Games of Christmas #9 Red Steel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnas Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I hated Timesplitters 2. It was a game that just felt soulless and...just not that exciting to play. It's a shame, because it seemed to have the right components for success. The map maker was amazing. But, I didn't like the weapons in the game and the shooting didn't feel satisfying at all. Probably my biggest disappointment on the GameCube. I spent more time creating maps and trying different things than I did on the actual gameplay, which was average, I thought. The only people who seem to love the game are Nintendo fans, possibly because the GameCube wasn't that amazing for shooters from what I remember. (going down the route of Metroid Prime being more adventure than shooter) Xbox fans had Halo, so they took that and never looked back. Most of the praise I heard from the game was from PS2 fans and magazines. It's also a personal favourite of mine, since I tend to dislike/hate/not care about FPSes in general, but this one was pretty darn fun, both single-player and multiplayer. If you ask me, the soulless one was Halo, that one was boring, even by FPS standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 If you ask me, the soulless one was Halo, that one was boring, even by FPS standards. You can join Flink on my Naughty List. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Jungle Fever The 12 Games of Christmas #10 Donkey Kong Country Returns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) Fatal Attractions : peace: The 12 Games of Christmas #11 Nintendo Land Edited December 24, 2015 by nekunando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Get. The fuck. Out. Timesplitters was amazing. You're on my naughty list. Come at me, bro. The game blew. Biggest disappointment for me in the GameCube era. But then, I didn't play Starfox Adventures. Like I said in my piece, I certainly enjoyed TimeSplitters 2 when it came out but time hasn't been particularly kind to it. I picked up Future Perfect a few years ago and barely touched it as I just wasn't feeling the vibe. I sold it again soon after for some Wii Points Having said that, doing this feature for the site has made me want to revisit some of these games again and I'd consider going through the story portion of TimeSplitters 2 again to see exactly how I feel about it now! I can't imagine it's held up well. I didn't enjoy the mechanics of it at the time and can only imagine it being even more outdated now. Most of the praise I heard from the game was from PS2 fans and magazines. It's also a personal favourite of mine, since I tend to dislike/hate/not care about FPSes in general, but this one was pretty darn fun, both single-player and multiplayer. If you ask me, the soulless one was Halo, that one was boring, even by FPS standards. Both games blew. I, at least, respected both games for what they tried to do. Halo's maps were a bit boring and far too large for 2/3 player multiplayer. I never bothered playing the second game. Nintendoland: Fun whilst it lasted. The Animal Crossing and Luigi's Mansion games are great, but the rest are forgettable. One of these games that you play when your mate is over for about an hour before you order a pizza and watch a film afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Nintendoland Nintendo Land > The Witcher III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 Merry Christma$! The 12 Games of Christmas #12 Game & Wario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) Fatal Attractions : peace: The 12 Games of Christmas #11 Nintendo Land You or your brother might be timelords or something @nekunando, because we barely had a Gamecube in 2002, let alone a Wii or Wii U! :p Edited December 24, 2015 by Rummy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 You or your brother might be timelords or something @nekunando, because we barely had a Gamecube in 2002, let alone a Wii or Wii U! :p I knew this would happen at some point! I must remember to change it to 2012 when I get home from work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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