Respect at last?

Jeez, I must be an uber nerd, because I almost ONLY play games that have a plotline. My faovrite is the LAST snes game ever released, Super Mario RPG. It's choice, if you have the means I highly suggest that you pick one up.

And McDonald's can (self-censored) my (self-censored) and then eat (self-censored) until they (self-censored) and die. Whew, I feel better already. McGriddles though? Come on, IHOP is way better. Either that or Village Inn. They'll let you play D&D right in the middle of the restaurant, it's sweet.

[Jagos]

I doubt that'll ever happen. The royalties in collecting something like that long after the game wasn't profitable would be a huge undertaking that only the biggest companies could ever cover in terms of cost.

[Manos The Hands of Fate]

My faovrite is the LAST snes game ever released, Super Mario RPG.

If I'm correct Mario RPG was released in 1996, Kirby Superstar was released in 1997 on the snes, and that's not the last game released fore the snes.

Games are being more excepted also because they can be used for training and what not, the U.S. military is creating a MMORPG to help recruit more people. People have finally come to except that they're here and they can make ALOT of money off them.

[Just Jon]

The royalties in collecting something like that long after the game wasn't profitable would be a huge undertaking that only the biggest companies could ever cover in terms of cost

And that's exactly who's going to do it too.

C'mon, when was the last time you went to a movie theater and happened to get there early? Or even when the movie started? You could come into a movie a half hour late now, because all they're going to show you is car commercials, pepsi spots and some charities. I'm all for charity, but I don't want a video game centered around it.

Look at it this way: How long before a corporation like Wal-Mart start making their own games? Look at M.C. Kids for the old nintendo! Blatent advertising, but it still sold (not as well as they were hoping, which is a good sign, but this was years ago). Now take Wal-Mart, add in the profits they see going to video games at $50 a pop. Now say you want a piece of that action, and decide to cut down on the selection of "violent and sex" games in your store. So you make a game about that Wal-Mart smiley saving a wally world by lowering priced with his Price Hammer, sell it for 20 bucks, and watch money roll in. Don't tell me it can't happen.

As for commercials in the beginning of games... Give it time. It's a whole demographic advertisers are going to be tapping into soon enough.

Oh, well I guess I stand corrected. I remember reading that SOMEWHERE about Super Mario RPG though...

[RangerAidan]

Originally Posted by 'highonpawns

really you know video games are in when even the jocks play them

-Well, I work out at a gym 4 days a week, run the other three, play football and a little laX, and also play UT2004, Diablo 2 (I played Diablo 1 when it was big), Counter-Strike, Half-Life (greatest game ever made), WC3, C&C: Generals. Looks like they're in.

[Illuminatus]

Hell I'm with aiden on this one. I swim 4 hours a day six days a week and compete regularly while working out three days a week. I also play SWG, WCIII, Rise of Nations, KOTOR, CS and Neverwinter Nights.

Though maybe Aiden and I don't quite fit your definition of jocks.

[StormRider]

You two belong to the kind of jock/geek hybrid that has sort of sprung out lately. Curse your bones. I would exercise outside of P.E., but I lack any sort of self-discipline, and I'm not overweight as it is, so I don't bother. Of course, I have no muscle mass, but we all make sacrifices.

[The Tortured one]

video games are most certainly "in" most of my buddies love games like halo and ninja Gaiden. Hell when I was a freshman we had huge games of medal of honor going. 30+ people playing at once, even upperclassmen. It was bliss. Of course tagging an upperclassman was a dubious honor because usually they came up and messed with you for doing it ("oh you think you can kill your upperclassmen? pop off freak!" *turns knob's computer off*)

I think alot of it has to do with the children who first grew up playing video games are now adults who still love them. It works like music. Like back in the 50s and 60s rock and roll was considered satanic, but now its more than accepted. The same principle applies with video games, when back in the day when video games were thought of as toys, and that little kids played video games. But now that we have grown up, things have changed.

[Lycanthrope]

No no, what I'm saying is just like Andybloodredmage said, I don't want a whole damn seperate commercial when I start up or load a game. Imagine everytime you went to a savepoint you had to sit through a 20-40 second commercial. Imagine everytime the game started you had to sit through people eating taco bell or hearing about how certain tampons can help menstration.

or Sponge monkeys...*shudder*