@jaysonguy

ha! thats really funny!

@zombiejonny

not repetitive? have you ever played any koei game besides romance of the 3 kingdoms before? it will no doubt be repetitive, atleast after the first 3 hours;)

sure, its (aside from the camera)a bunch better than dynasty warriors 6, and its a hell of alot better than either gundam version. but that should be expected when a developer is recreating the same game 20000 times. seriously, i really like the anime. and if this is as close of a video game of that i can get, i will take it... for now.

ha! seriously, lets be realistic.

there is a chain of stores around called the record exchange (look it up and see if there is one near you). i buy most of my games there, because 1. they are much cheaper than gamestop 2. they give you much more store credit than gamestop 3. they are not gamestop and 4. they accept trade on all dvds, cds, and all generation video games. so when i really want a game that i cant afford, i just grab some cds/dvds i havent done much with in the last 9 months and take them in. some examples of the excellent deals i have found- diablo 1 for ps, $15; guilty gear for ps2, $5. cant find those at gamestop. and if i am gonna do any game shopping online, its amazon. they tend to have games pretty cheap most of the time.

does anybody have any suggestions on how to play import games on a 360? there are some japanese games that i would like to play, but i am not sure how to go about doing this.any suggestion is welcome...

soul calibur. nuff said.

runner up is shenmue for sure. and i still think that record of lodoss war had decent models even if they arent that big.

and yes, gg looks much better than sf:3rd strike, no question.

china warrior? oh man that game is abysmal! and golgo 13 for nes, yeah that is a horrible game as well. but i still have my copy so what does that say about me?

i dont have 10, but i keep thinking skulljager for snes. i was compelled to play it through to the end, cheap deaths and crappy controls withstanding.

sword of sodan is another game that is truly awful. that is an example of nostalgia biting me in the ass 20 years later.

and just for clarification, isnt this supposed to be about truly bad, awful bad games that you might be ashamed to admit you played? for example, i would never admit to watching every single episode of dawson's creek. i got kicked out of school, dont judge me for what i did between 9 and 11 am!

oh and dont let anyone tell you simons quest is a bad game... 'cause its not!

this is a touchy subject for me as i tend to be thrifty when it comes to buying games. there is only a handful of current-gen games i have paid full retail for and thats because i understand the system at hand here- new releases are only the "flavor of the month", and i dont wont to kick myself for dropping $60 bucks on a game (i am looking at you fifa world cup 2010!)that in 2 months is going to be $40. look at darksiders, in january it was $60, in april it was $40, in july it was $30, and now its $20. still a good game 9 months later, but i would rather wait that 9 months and feel better about paying only $20 for it.

now when it comes to "legacy" systems, its all subjective. a game for neo geo? well yea i might pay $150 for it, if i spent 7 months looking for it and couldnt find it cheaper. but certain games like shining force 2, well i took the time to look for it instead of paying $45 on the first copy i found, and 3 months later got it for $7. same with M.U.S.H.A., its not worth the $80 dollars it was going for online.

if a game is rare enough, and i got the extra cash, $90 dollars is not out of the question. but it better be in mint condition with case and instruction manual!

theres a local store that buys/sells/trades games from all systems where i live, and to be honest i have made some extra cash buying from them and reselling elsewhere. found a copy of guilty gear 2 for ps2 that was 5 bucks, and sold it for 30 a few months later. all in all though, i would rather keep a rare find that i found for cheap, thats how i got M.U.S.H.A. and i wouldnt sell that game for anything. in the end thoughif i can help out a fellow collector and make a few bucks myself,then we both win! by the way, i have a copy of persona1 and 2laying around, so if your interested....:P

sunset riders, yea thats classic. i highly suggest maximum carnage, that is one great game.

an overlooked game i would suggest is final fantasy mystic quest. not quite as good as ff2 or ff3, but its not a straight rpg, more like zelda i suppose. also check out illusion of gaia, its along the same lines as far as genre is concerned. shadowrun is a good game, just not as good as its highly superior genesis counterpart. and uniracers. that game doesnt have any monsters, but it sure is alot of fun.

honestly, go to a thrift store or flea market, i have found multiple ones for anywhere from $5-10. also, depending on where you live, look for a chain store called "the record exchange". they sell them for between $15-25. but if you cant pursue/ dont have any luck with those options and are looking on ebay, i wouldnt spend more than $20. its a system that isnt in high demand (see neo geo), and shouldnt have a price much higher than that. happy hunting, and happy birthday!