Aboutgameusurper Expertise TOPICS I can answer questions about:
Game Strategy, Recommendations (based on age or genre preference), History of a game, Recalling a game you played, Game music, Company or Creator info, and System troubleshooting
GENRES:
My specialties are Adventure, RPG, Survival Horror, Action, and a small amount of Strategy and Puzzle. I avoid sports games like the plague, and have little interest in any racing games save for a few, F-Zero, Mario Kart and Wipeout being the main ones. Nor do I know many fighting games, mainly Bushido Blade and a few others. I am not much of a fan of First Person Shooters either. I am especially well versed in RPGs, particularly Final Fantasy and most of SquareEnix's other titles.
GAMES:
Not limited to the following. These games are series, and I know them all. There are MANY other individual ones. Feel free to ask and I will let you know if I can help you.
Actraiser, Alundra, Breath of Fire, Bushido Blade, Castlevania, Chrono Trigger/Cross, Donkey Kong, Dragon Warrior/Quest, Drakkhen/Dragon View, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, King's Field, Legacy of Kain/Soul Reaver, Mana, Mario, Mega Man, Metal Gear Solid, Ninja Gaiden, Metroid, Parasite Eve, Resident Evil, Rygar, Silent Hill, Spyro, Star Fox, Suikoden, Tomb Raider, TMNT, Wild Arms, Xenogears/Xenosaga, Zelda, and Zone of the Enders
SYSTEMS:
I have recently added the Wii and PSP to my collection. NES, Super NES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, Gameboy Color, GBA, DS, PS1, PS2 and PSP plus computer, but I'm not really a big computer gamer.
Systems I plan on getting in the future are XBOX 360 and eventually PS3 (When the price goes down...a lot) I am also a big fan of emulators on the PC. I have many of the old 8-bit and 16-bit systems and ROMS for my computer and know a lot about them. These include NES, Super NES, Genesis, Turbografx, MSX, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, and GBA.
Experience I have been a video gamer for nearly 20 years. I started with the original NES way back in 1988 and have owned or played nearly every popular console since then. I have completed hundreds of games and played thousands. I have a large file cabinet filled with hundreds of hand-made maps, lists, and various stategies for many of the games I have conquered in the past two decades. I subscribe to 5 different game magazines to keep up to date on the newest stuff out there. I would officially call myself an expert on the subject of videogames. And if I don't know the answer, I can find out about it and direct you to someplace that does.
Publications Nintendo Power magazine, and I am thinking of writing for Gamegrene and GameFAQs in the future.
Education/Credentials Experience with games baby, and lots of it. Nothing formal if that's what you're wondering. Just good old playing and reading.
Question Hi, I am trying to choose a game for a holiday tree gift for the Salvation Army. The child I am buying for is a 10 year old boy...who had requested a handheld game. I have been searching and searching and cannot find the right one. I would buy him a gameboy - but the cost for him to purchase additional games going forward is too high - this is a child in need. the traditional handheld games - like at Walgreens - just won't do for what I want. Leapfrog is a bit too young - Any recommendation you could provide would be great! Is there a gameboy type game with just a single game on it?????
Answer I agree with you that a Gameboy would be a bit difficult for a 10 year old to get additional games for. But you also might consider what kind of game you get him, as many adventure games such as Zelda, Golden Sun, Metroid, Donkey Kong, Final Fantasy, Megaman and Mario can last quite some time. But I do see your desire to want to find a more self contained unit, and I am here to oblige you.
The handheld at this link on Amazon has 75 games and runs price-wise what a Gameboy and a game together would cost new. So it is a pretty good value that way.
Although Amazon does not have it currently, you might find it elsewhere. You can also try going to other online shopping sites and searching for things like 'handheld game'. That's what I did on Amazon to find these two.
I would definitely not go to Walgreens if you are looking for a decent selection of handheld games. Try someplace like Toys 'R Us. There are many handheld games that have single or a small group of games on them for $15-20. Even try someplace like Best Buy, Circuit City or another store that specializes in electronics and games. Many cities also have specialty used game stores where someone might have traded or sold them a handheld like what you are looking for.
There are many avenues you can go here. If what you are wanting is just a simple game or two with a black and white picture, those run fairly cheap. If you are wanting something with a color picture and better and more numerous games, expect to spend a bit more. I don't know what you were thinking of cost-wise.
Either way, feel free to let me know what you manage to find. And if you need some assistance if you decide to get a handheld like a Gameboy with separate games, let me know.
