Because morality.

The 16-bit-ness couldn't convey this as visually as it potentially would have later, but add the eerieness of it's soundtrack and some kinda fucked up/wth is that?!? moments, like the Algernon boss battle (odd, irrelevant reference and a complete enigma what the hell that thing is supposed to be, on top of it being…

The case: Final Fantasy VI... Chrono Trigger... Phantasy Star IV... a total evolution of the genre... the emergence of great RPG storytelling... some games that have never been topped...

I love BMO as much as the next androgynous/genderless adorable robot/gaming platform, but with that thing in my house I'm afraid I'd wake up in the middle of the night with him whispering random things she says right in my ear.

Oh, those Prof. Layton moments:

Probably should just keep the 'zzz'

"Is that sex doll trying to wave at us?"

That's not 'playing' a game for a record-setting amount of time. It's not really 'playing' at all; he's just having a machine idle for a period of time before returning to enable its idling further. I call shenanigans on this.

*Quietly clears a space and face-desks repeatedly, smiling, and wondering how certain people remember to breathe*

Salter survived the gaming marathon by taking power naps, letting the game claim a fraction of his pool of extra lives while he did so.

I dunno, a fake fighting game where Peter and the chicken fight in perpetuity with a nigh-endless scroll of backdrops and scenes and items to use seems like it'd be more fun.

Especially since I grew up in a household that only allowed "educational games". Earning my Detective badge was such a big thing.

Oh man, oh man, the nostalgia, right on the bullseye.

That's a fair point too; it's certainly a reinterpretation, and Laird's 'fixing what isn't broken' point and such. It's probably a development from focus groups, as will much of the rest of it be plus explosions and the 'turtles' to be seen using brand-name sponsored products.

I have to agree completely, but I also have to concede nostalgic bias - as I'm sure is where many negative reactions come from for this. Laird makes a fair point that we 'don't know' whats in store.

I live in a jar!

I cannot think of a more perfect way to summarize the perception/truth behind the new movie: a radical bastardization. This is by far the most apt, conceptually.

It's a good point to bring up, I didn't not enjoy it myself. Though it's way after the fact now, but a SNES game from 1992 could have easily cost $100 +/-, making that incredibly short gameplay time a huge disappointment. If they'd tried to make it for a demographic other than toddlers it could have been something…

It had a remarkable soundtrack, and I wouldn't quite describe it as 'bad'. But 'good' isn't what I'd describe it as either. The fact you can beat it start to finish in about 4-5 hours doesn't help.