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Question 6 - What was the first N64 game you played and what was the experience like?

I think mine was probably Mario 64, too. I remember getting my N64 but I don't really remember playing it for the first time that much. I remember getting it for my birthday one year, having never played a demo at a store or anything and thinking how cool it was to move around in 3D, but since I was at such a young age, I didn't really GET how amazing it was for the time.

I did fly around Bob-Omb Battlefield for probably 100 hours, though.

Also, happy birthday FS!

Also Mario 64, I think... I got both Mario 64 and Diddy Kong Racing with my N64, but I think I tried Mario first.

All I remember is my dad telling me that this game is in 3D so it's not like the games I'm used to and will be harder. Some of my first memories of that game are of exploring the outside of the castle a lot, and swimming in the water there... I believe the water stopped being blue at a certain point, and it was like yellow? I might be remembering wrong.

I also remember being really excited about finally getting my first power star because I was 7 and majorly sucky at games.

Well, that seems to have been a worthwhile question.

@ Fish - Thanks man, just don't mention my age..

Question 7 - We've seen plenty of trends/phases in gaming over the years..from the days when FPS's ruled the earth to the deluge of racing games. With the launch of a new generation of consoles it would be a good time to push into a new phase so my question is; what will that phase be?

User created content games are on the rise, and will continue to rise, and I can easily see them displacing FPS games. It's not just minecraft, though that is the bulk of it still.

People can't get enough of any game where they can make stuff and share it with a community. It was the perfect time for animal crossing. 3 previous entries barely made a splash but social media has changed the game. Now everyone's tumbling their interactions with their critters, much like everyone and their grandma is posting videos of minecraft creations... STILL.

Microsoft gave a relative lot of screen time to some prototype game about world building which shows that they are atleast passing aware of this rising trend; though for the life of me I can't remember the name of the game.

@Fish - A Nintendo games theme would actually be awesome and long overdue..people need to start appreciatin'

@Kegan - I hadn't thought about that subset of games but it seems really obvious now..will be interesting to see where things go.

Question 8 - Which game (any format) has been the most successful in capturing what it means to be a superhero?

Blue, because you'll never have to take them over a narrow water path worrying that all hell will come to murder them all... or they'll just jump in and drown themselves.