Running video games (and consoles) thread

I play 06 and got screwed by the media one year.

Went 12-0, won the ACC with Carolina, and didn't get to play in the title game for some fucked up reason.

 

Which one of (or group of) you losers was this? Gamers played game over 18 hours and still didn't defeat video game boss.

http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/new-game-enemy-takes-a-solid-day-to-defeat/1238418

 

OK, Guitar Hero maniacs. 58 of the more than 80 songs have been confirmed. Here's the list according to wikipedia. (ignore the stupid numbers after the songs).

"About a Girl"[31] Nirvana
"Aggro"[32] The Enemy
"American Woman"[31] The Guess Who
"Are You Gonna Go My Way"[33][34] Lenny Kravitz
"Assassin"[35] Muse
"B.Y.O.B."[37] System of a Down
"Beat It"[36] Michael Jackson
"Bullet with Butterfly Wings"[36] The Smashing Pumpkins
"Crazy Train"[14] Ozzy Osbourne
"Dammit"[37] Blink-182
"Escuela de Calor"[32] Radio Futura
"Everlong"[6] Foo Fighters
"Eye of the Tiger"[37] Survivor
"Feel the Pain"[37] Dinosaur Jr.
"Float On"[31] Modest Mouse
"Go Your Own Way"[38] Fleetwood Mac
"Good God"[32] Anouk
"Hail to the Freaks"[32] Beatsteaks
"Heartbreaker "[38] Pat Benatar
"Hollywood Nights"[37] Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
"Hot for Teacher"[39] Van Halen
"Hotel California"[37] Eagles
"In the End"[36] Linkin Park
"Joker" "The Joker"[36] Steve Miller Band
"L'Via L'Viaquez"[38] The Mars Volta
"Lazy Eye"[37] Silversun Pickups
"Light My Fire"[36] The Doors
"Livin' on a Prayer"[31] Bon Jovi
"Love Me Two Times"[36] The Doors
"Love Removal Machine"[40] The Cult
"Low" (Travis Barker Remix)[41] Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
"Misery Business"[37] Paramore
"Monsoon"[32] Tokio Hotel
"Mr. Crowley"[14] Ozzy Osbourne
"Never Too Late"[42] The Answer
"No Sleep Till Brooklyn"[31] Beastie Boys
"Nuvole E Lenzuola"[32] Negramaro
"Obstacle 1"[36] Interpol
"One Armed Scissor"[43] At the Drive-In
"One Way or Another"[38] Blondie
"Overkill"[31] Motörhead
"Purple Haze" (Live)[13] Jimi Hendrix
"Rebel Yell"[6] Billy Idol
"Rooftops[31] Lostprophets
"Santeria"[6] Sublime
"Shiver"[44] Coldplay
"Some Might Say"[32] Oasis
"Spiderwebs"[44] No Doubt
"Stillborn"[37] Black Label Society
"Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast"[37] Airbourne
"Toy Boy"[32] Stuck in the Sound
"Trapped Under Ice"[37] Metallica
"Up Around the Bend"[31] Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Vinternoll2"[32] Kent
"Weapon of Choice"[37] Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
"What I've Done"[37] Linkin Park
"Wind Cries Mary" "The Wind Cries Mary"[13] Jimi Hendrix

 

Just got into Madden and ehh, 08 seemed smoother for some reason, but maybe that's just me. I only played one regular season game thus far but I'll get more into tonight.

 

Happened to me while playing '05. Played with Arizona State, lost my opener to Air Force in overtime (option teams always give me trouble), then gave up something like 20 points the rest of the season. Thanks to the quirks of the Pac-10 schedule, USC was the only team I didn't play that year.
Guess who went undefeated and finished No. 1?
So it should have set up an ASU-USC national title game, except Michigan also finished with one loss and somehow edged me out for the No. 2 spot. Even worse, not only did I not end up playing for the NC, I was passed over for a BCS game. I'm still trying to figure this out three years later.
So I went to the Holiday Bowl and took out my frustrations on Texas A&M. Beat 'em 72-0 and set a school record for touchdown passes. It made me feel slightly better.

 

Really? I really like 09 so far.

 

Currently doing the first of what will probably be many fantasy drafts. Maybe get a game in tonight..

 

My beef with Madden 09 is that in regular season sims, the stats are so tilted towards the run that it makes the game have a 1970s feel. Ryan Grant carries the ball 500 times and rushes for 2,300 yards? Five backs go over 2,000 with at least 400 carries.

Whack, especially when just two receivers go over 1,000 yards and the leading passer finishes with 3,500.

 

Interesting. I haven't been through a full season yet, I'll definitely look for that. What system do you play on?

 

it also depends what level you're setting is at.

 

We (myself and roomie) play on All-Madden and we're about to play each other for the first time; Browns vs. Bengals (fantasy draft). Training seems okay thus far. Still can't believe Jason Peters is rated at 97..

 

Just got Madden over the weekend. WTF is the secret to running a fast 40 when creating a SuperStar?