Desert Island Discs: Gaming Edition - The Bear and Badger

RamSteelwood

Actually, swapping Sea of Thieves for GTA5 might be the smart move, just for the game play variety...

stormyskiesahead

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Can't grumble with that. It is what it is as they say.

Well now I'm grumbling with it. I originally read DS's post as "only one online" when it actually says "one online only". So, I dunno.

mk64

why super mario bros?

RamSteelwood

The purity of it. Picking any one Mario is hard...the original still feels best to just pick up and 'run at it' for 10 minutes. Plus I've played it that much already, it's the only game that's actually been tested and come through the sort of prolonged exposure that a game needs to survive to keep you going on a desert island!

mistercrayon

I have similar feelings about the original super MARIO bros.

It feels like one of the few mario games you can blaze through left to right without feeling like you’re missing a lot.

Vela

You get a choice of 8 games.
Breath of the Wild
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Yakuza 0
Advance Wars Dual Strike
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Katamari
Super Monkey Ball
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together

One is online only. Steel Battalion: Line of Contact

One piece of gaming literature.
Hyrule Historia

One gaming luxury: Sega Rally arcade cabinet (twin sit)

Moot_Geeza

This is the first time I've noticed the brief is 8 games rather than 10.

JonB

It's that kind of inattentiveness that got you stranded on this island in the first place.

jdanielp

Surely we should all be taking crap games to increase the chances of actually noticing passing boats/planes?

Blue Swirl

Dark Soldier wrote:

Shamelessly nicked from rllmuk. You get a choice of 8 games, one online only. Consoles/PC included with the game. One piece of gaming literature. One gaming luxury, that isn't 'more games' you clever bastard. Obviously wi-fi and electricity is included. GO LADS GO

I think as long as I have a 3DS and a copy of Ocarina of Time, that'll do me fine.

But for the sake of the thread, it'd have to be games that I could happily play over and over again. No point picking something amazing if I'd only play it once. (E.g., RE7). So:

1) Ocarina of Time (N64, 3DS, GameCube, whatevs)
2) Metroid Prime
3) DOOM 2016
4) Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes
5) Puyo Puyo Tetris
6) Metal Slug 3
7) Super Mario 64

Phantasy Star Online (I'll forgo online multiplayer on DOOM and PTT.)

Gaming luxury: a nice chair and a shady tree, so I can see the screen even when it's stupid hot on the island.

Gaming literature... can I blag a subscription to EDGE? A copy washes up in a bottle each month? If not, I'll go for Phoenix IV: The History of the Videogame Industry. Not read it, so fingers crossed it's good.

Blue Swirl

Just thought of Resi 4. That's perfect over-and-over-again material. Now I have to pick which one to swap out. Probably MGS:TS or SM64.

Wookienopants

Online game
Forza Horizon 4 *see gaming luxury
(Also assuming I won’t be on the island until the end of October, if not then FH3)

Offline games
Dark Souls Remastered
Mario Kart 8 DX
Breath of the Wild
Stardew Valley
Tetris
Monster Hunter Generations
Metroid Prime

Literature
A full printed transcript of every forum post in a very thick book.

Luxury
A regular team of FNF guys ready and willing to play with

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