Aww! You beat me! or: What game(s) are you just really good at?

[Aladuf]

Do you guys have any specific games where if you and anyone else played some multiplayer you would just tear them up?

For me it's Gears for the most part. I've been known to lose some matches to ol' Jim and "Campin' Max" (birdman) but I mostly blame my endless cockiness and the urge to just get a sniper headshot for every kill. For the most part, Gears is my specialty. I'm still decent at other games, but nothing amazing.

So what game out there is your specialty?

[Renwood]

No, no, I really am better than you.

I also pick Gears of War; when I really want to, I can do very well consistently. I can't claim that in other online games.

[Aladuf]

It's true, when you care you can play nasty... but you never care when we play together. :(

[Renwood]

It's for the best.

[gekko]

Multiplayer games? I am (read: was) really good at MotoGP for Xbox. By really good, I mean I was ranked #8 when the game became glitched and all of the top players, including myself, stopped playing. That's the last game I really played competitively.

I also played Ghost Recon (the original) religiously, and was pretty good at it. The team I played for did very well. The original SOCOM was another game I was absurdly good at. However, I stopped playing before scoreboards even worked, so I can't tell you how I compared.

Currently, the only game I'm really good at is Call of Duty 4, and I argue that's just because everyone else sucks. But in the 7 days of gameplay I've put in (6 during Xmas break, barely touch it except between semesters), I completely dominate almost every game I'm in. I've managed to lead rooms playing only with claymores. It's sad, but I picked it up a couple weeks ago and still led the rooms. That's why I think other people just suck.

However, aside from MotoGP, the games I am really good at are single player. Crazy Taxi mini-games were always a specialty of mine, still hold a world record in one of those, and close to most. I also am ranked 2nd, last time I checked, in 18 Wheeler. Played Monkey Ball Banana Blitz too much for my own good, and was ranked 2nd when I stopped playing. Still believe I'm in the top 5 despite new players having the benefit of watching all of our old techniques.

[flunkie44]

I was insanely good at Killzone for the PS2 at one point. That's probably my most played online game ever.

[Aladuf]

gekko, you're a little too good! that's crazy.

flunkie, you're probably pretty excited for Killzone 2 huh?

[GameMaster]

I thought I was relatively good at Brawl but my matches with BaB have caused me to rethink that stance. ;-)

However, when it comes to 4 vs. 4 matches in WarCraft 3, I'm a total domination station. My team always wins!

[Aladuf]

lol, anyone can beat BaB. I beat his ass those few times. :D

[flunkie44]

gekko, you're a little too good! that's crazy.

flunkie, you're probably pretty excited for Killzone 2 huh?

You bet! It looks amazing.

[Renwood]

I rocked hard at StarCraft before the Koreans go a hold of it.

[Dyne]

Mario Kart. I think I only had 4 total losses on Mario Kart DS. The SNES version? Nobody could ever touch me on that.

Mario Golf. I played the N64 version and GBC consecutively all summer one time. I love Mario Golf games to death.

..and Turok. :D But everybody knows they tuned Inhuman difficulty to me. Aww yeah.

[Angrist]

I don't really know how good I am at games. I know I can kick my friends' asses in Perfect Dark and Golden Eye. I know I'm a decent sniper in Team Fortress 2.
I used to be a decent Warcraft 3 player. Not in the top, but almost in the middle class.

But I suck with Super Smash Bros. :(

[birdman]

It's not my fault your tactics suck against mine.

[flunkie44]

It's not my fault your tactics suck against mine.

http://gametavern.net/forums/image.php?u=2325&dateline=1211424585

[Renwood]

It's not my fault your tactics suck against mine.

Let's play.

[Null]

Mario Kart. im untouchable. especially on the DS version. well over 1000 wins, most my loses came from when i played at work and had to leave early or got disconnected from the bad internet connection there.

Doctor Mario. im the Wizz, nobody beats me! (nuff said)


most fps games on PC, Quake 3, CSS, Team Fortress.

[Dyne]

Doctor Mario. im the Wizz, nobody beats me! (nuff said)

Have you tried Dr. Mario on Wii?

[Dyne]

http://gametavern.net/forums/image.php?u=2325&dateline=1211424585

Hahaha, Zoe avatar = perv.

[Fox 6]

CoD 4, I kick mucho ass. Only on hardcore modes, the others are just too annoying.

I was getting pretty good with the scout on TF2. When I say pretty good I mean 20-0 while on gravel pit defence good. GO SCOUT!!!!!!!!!

[BreakABone]

Mario Kart. im untouchable. especially on the DS version. well over 1000 wins, most my loses came from when i played at work and had to leave early or got disconnected from the bad internet connection there.

Doctor Mario. im the Wizz, nobody beats me! (nuff said)

Well good thing the Wii has both of those games.
Maybe you can show your skills.

I thought I was relatively good at Brawl but my matches with BaB have caused me to rethink that stance. ;-)

If you think I'm good. You should probably go one on one with Bluefire. You may consider selling your Wii at that point and hiding in the mountains. :lolz:

lol, anyone can beat BaB. I beat his ass those few times. :D
Again, I believe it was only once and it was after like a week straight of you playing against me to get better.

As for actual games, there are a few.
I dominated and I mean dominated in Mario Tennis went over half a year undefeated. Also where got the nickname Gaming God.

Ask half of Wrassle-Age on GAF who the king of Smackdown vs Raw is and there can only be one answer. I've made Aladuf sell the game twice. :p

[Null]

Have you tried Dr. Mario on Wii?



sure have. downloaded it right away.

17-0

a couple have been close though because i got carried away creating combos i didnt realize i had fallen behind. so had to drop down all the combos and win quickly. :)

[Dyne]

Nice. How do you like Virus Buster? I find it's the perfect sit-lazily-down-and-play version because it's one-handed.

[Professor S]

I am a savante at Virtua Fighter 4 stand-up arcade. When I say savante, I mean it. I can't be beaten and never have been. The first time I ever played I was in Dave and Busters, loaded off my ass, and no one could knock me off the thing. I would conservatively estimate that when playing with the "monk" avatar (don't even know his name) my opponents only got in offense half of the time.

It's an out of body experience. I don't so much play the game, as I dance with the joystick and make love to the buttons. Its organic and sensual in its intuitiveness. I know no "moves" in Virtua Fighter 4 stand-up arcade, only the fluidity and immortality of the shaolin.

On a console? I'm rubbish.

[Aladuf]

Hahaha, Zoe avatar = perv.

Don't forget pedophile too.

[Bond]

I am quite good at Halo 2.

[Perfect Stu]

-Hot Shots Golf (since HSG3, although I haven't yet even PLAYED Out of Bounds. a round of -24 on the PSP version would be a highlight.)

-Madden NFL (When I lived in residence I was undefeated head-to-head and I embarassed the guy who said he never lost the year before. Don't play with people I dont know online though, too many cheap tactics).

[KillerGremlin]

Mario Kart 64. At one point I was pretty good at Counter-Strike, before STEAM. I also used to rock at Team Fortress Classic.

[uber_paddler]

I'd say CoD4, I guess. DMC4's what I'm best at, but that's single-player.

[Aladuf]

So many people saying that they're good at COD4, I think there needs to be some 1 vs. 1 matches between them!

[BlueFire]

I think I'm pretty good at brawl. The online lag kills me sometimes, but I can still hold my ground.

[uber_paddler]

Hmmm, we should have a round of Brawl some time.

[Fox 6]

So many people saying that they're good at COD4, I think there needs to be some 1 vs. 1 matches between them!

1 v 1 are terrible. Mostly camping...... Hardcore team death match and hardcore search and destroy. No HUD, no RADAR, no grenade indications, no ammo meter. Bare bones just you and the iron sights. Beautiful.

[Aladuf]

1 v 1 are terrible. Mostly camping

I've heard this before, I'm not good enough, or play enough of COD4 to worry about 1 vs. 1 matches but my little brother played one once and he said that his opponent just camped the whole match with claymores surrounding his area. Sounds very fun :rolleyes:

[Renwood]

Gears of War lends itself to one-on-one. Many games' maps are too large to make it worthwhile. F.E.A.R. had a few good ones.

[Aladuf]

<3 F.E.A.R.

can't wait for P.O. :D

[Fox 6]

I've heard this before, I'm not good enough, or play enough of COD4 to worry about 1 vs. 1 matches but my little brother played one once and he said that his opponent just camped the whole match with claymores surrounding his area. Sounds very fun :rolleyes:

Yeah. Ive had some great moments. Too bad there are no replay saves.

[Aladuf]

Yeah. Ive had some great moments. Too bad there are no replay saves.

I know! Every game needs to have theater modes like Halo 3 has where I can save footage. I pray that Gears 2 has it, but I've gotten some nasty shots in COD4 before that leave me wanting a film saver, especially last night when I got an awesome shot.

[BlueFire]

Hmmm, we should have a round of Brawl some time.



sure. add me: 2019 9312 5261

[Aladuf]

Speaking of Brawl, I saw a used copy tonight when I was at Gamestop. I think I may pick it up on Wednesday! :D

[Fox 6]

, especially last night when I got an awesome shot.

Do tell.

[Renwood]

Speaking of Brawl, I saw a used copy tonight when I was at Gamestop. I think I may pick it up on Wednesday! :D

That or Mike Ditka's Super Pinball.

This will be tough.

[Aladuf]

Do tell.

I ran out of ammo for my pistol so I went to pick up another gun from the ground which happened to be a sniper and in mid pick-up an opponent came out of nowhere so I pulled the trigger without aiming and nailed a headshot on him. I was pretty blown away.

[Aladuf]

That or Mike Ditka's Super Pinball.

This will be tough.

Both, I've got a gnarly paycheck coming on on Wednesday.

[Renwood]

That or Mike Ditka's Super Pinball.

This will be tough.

[Aladuf]

uhh.. double post or is this one of those posts that only you understand?! :lolz:

[Renwood]

Pinball is a type of coin-operated arcade game where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more metal balls on a playfield inside a glass covered case called a pinball machine. The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible. Secondary objectives are to maximize the time spent playing (by earning extra balls and keeping the ball in play as long as possible) and to earn free games (known as replays).

[Aladuf]

Yeah, you said this at Gamestop before, who the fuck cares if I'm buying a Pinball game? I don't bowl at my house but I play Wii Sports and bowl, so what the hell? This makes no sense.

[Renwood]

The origins of pinball are intertwined with the history of many other games. Games played outdoors by rolling balls or stones on a grass course, such as Bocce or Bowls, eventually evolved into games played by hitting the balls with sticks and propelling them at targets. Croquet and Shuffleboard are examples of these games.

These games led to indoor versions that could be played on a table, such as Billiards or Carrom, or on the floor of a pub like Bowling. The tabletop versions of these games became the ancestor of the modern pinball machine.

[Aladuf]

ok, You can stop critiquing my game purchases now, I don't care if you agree with what I buy because you don't feel that I should play Pinball outside of on a Pinball machine. Don't you always say how you don't care what games others buy?

[Renwood]

The existence of table-based games dates back to the 15th century. While some games took the wickets and balls of Croquet and turned them into the pockets of modern billiards, some tables became smaller and had the holes placed in strategic areas in the middle of the table.

In France, during the reign of King Louis XIV, someone took a billiard table and narrowed it, placing pins at one end of the table while making the player shoot balls with a stick or cue from the other end. Pins took too long to reset when knocked down, so the pins eventually were fixed to the table and holes took the place of targets. Players could ricochet the ball off the pins to achieve the harder scoring holes.

In 1777, a party was thrown in honor of the King and his wife at the Château de Bagatelle, owned by the brother of the king. The highlight of the party was a new table game featuring the slender table and cue sticks, which players used to shoot ivory balls up an inclined playfield. The table game was dubbed Bagatelle by the King's brother and shortly after swept through France. Some French soldiers carried their favorite bagatelle tables with them to America while helping to fight the British in the American Revolutionary War. Bagatelle spread and became so popular in America as well that a political cartoon from 1863 even depicts President Abraham Lincoln playing a tabletop bagatelle game.

[birdman]

Wait a second, there's a Mike Ditka Pinball game?

WHERE IS IT?!?!?!

[Aladuf]

No, he's just being a hater because I want the Pinball Hall of Fame: Williams Edition. Apparently, that's not a game I should be buying and playing because I should only be playing it on a real pinball machine.

I'm being told what not to buy! How about that?

[birdman]

Dude, don't call out Ditka Pinball and not deliver. Only English cigarettes do that.

[Renwood]

no you're getting in a hissy-fit arguing with quotes I pull from wikipedia. It was all leading up to the introduction of the Apple II Pinball game but you ruined it gj gj

I WAS BUILDING A HISTORY WITH CONTEXT

Ditka was involved in my

head

[Aladuf]

epic stealth edit right there.

[Renwood]

Ditka brings the e p i

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[MrCoffee]

Counter-Strike...they call me 'clickclick' cause all you hear is the click click of my mouse and your entire team is down for the count.

[Fox 6]

I ran out of ammo for my pistol so I went to pick up another gun from the ground which happened to be a sniper and in mid pick-up an opponent came out of nowhere so I pulled the trigger without aiming and nailed a headshot on him. I was pretty blown away.


Fun. :p


Ill share one of my favs. There was a sniper in a window and he was gunning for me. I aim and tap tap. Head shot. That may not seem very skilled but I was using a god damn mini uzi. Then I proceeded to do it again once he respwaned and found another sniping spot :D

[Aladuf]

Fun. :p


Ill share one of my favs. There was a sniper in a window and he was gunning for me. I aim and tap tap. Head shot. That may not seem very skilled but I was using a god damn mini uzi. Then I proceeded to do it again once he respwaned and found another sniping spot :D

Very nice! I never end up using the uzi's. I always stick to one of three things, either an AR, Sniper, or Shotty (so I'm basically exactly like 90% of COD4 players :P)

[Fox 6]

I generally use (and get the Acog and at least 25 headshots) with every AR and every SMG. Dont use shottys though combine loves them, sometimes use LMGs and snipers. yuppers.

[Aladuf]

Yeah, I only use the shotty on basically one map (downpour) otherwise I'm not too keen on it, but I will pick one up every once in a while if I need a new gun. LMG is the same case, I only really use it on one map...I can't think of it's name. It's the one where most of the action takes place inside of a big building but there is an outside area with big metal bins and all that... I just like to unload an LMG down crowded hallways :p Tactics FTW!

[Angrist]

One time I found out that kids on my school were playing Aliens vs. Predator on the school network. I silently joined them in their game. I chose to play as a Predator, while most others were marines. I slaughtered them all. :D Without dying once, I got on top of the score list.
Then I heard some kid say "Who's Angrist??" followed by a "I think he's the guy over there..."
Then my next class was starting and the next day the school had uninstalled and forbidden games on the server.

[Pylon_Trooper]

Hmmm...Ridge Racer PSP for me. I'm next to hopeless when it comes to FPS games, despite enjoying them.

I can also cook up a great mech in Armored Core: Formula Front on the Sony handheld, too. AI and all.

Not really massive multiplayer pinnacles, but hey - they work for me.