So, my birthday is coming up really fast (Halloween is the day I turn 16!) and my party is a week from Saturday. I am expecting a bit of a large cash flow, so I was pondering what to get. Then it hit me.

A PSP 3000 FF: Dissidia pack.

It's only $30 more than a regular PSP, and it includes the Advent Children movie! It's also a PSP 3000, so we know that's a good thing

But...I don't know what else to get. The selling factor here for me was the announcement of the marvel comics download store and over 100 new DL games...oh, and STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT ELITE SQUADRON!!

So, I have a couple games on my list, but they're mostly *gulp* shooters, can some of you reccomend a few RPGs and such, I wouldn't mind a puzzle game or two, either.

I do know about KH: BBS, thank you, in fact, a plot twist in KH: 358/2 days made me want to get BBS.

So, yes, please, reccomend!

Ha, I didn't even blog about what new games I got. You know I must be busy. Oh well.

So, without further ado...

For those of you who know your video game history, the "Golden Age" of video games was when the Atari 3000 and Intellivision consoles were released and became a common household item, much like the Wii is today. Families were getting more and more into the video game industry, and they became a big hit. This is how video games as an entertainment item really got off the ground. Now, since every other family had a video game system, they need games to play it, right? This became a problem for the industry.

It wasn't that the video game industry couldn't come out with games quick enough or they were too expensive, on the contrary, video games were relatively easy to make, and could be sold for a low price to make a lot of profit. This is where the problem came from. Since so many people had a gaming console at their house, video games were a very easy way to make a profit. Everybody and their brother wanted to make a game, and with about a day's worth of research (or training) anybody could make a half-assed game and put out for retail.

Now we have a problem. People didn't know the difference between a good and bad game, and when they went to the store to buy a game, they saw two things. The first was shelf with good games lined up on it for $40 each, but if they looked to their right, they saw a bin filled to the brim with games for $4 each. People didn't realize that these games were cheap because they sucked, so they bought those games instead of the $40 ones on the shelf that were ten times better than the crap they were buying.

In turn, since people were buying bad games at low prices, developers of more expensive but better games went bankrupt and closed down. Soon, people finally realized that the more expensive games were better, but it was too late, all of those companies who poured time and love into their games were closed.

Gaming started to die down, it was being seen as a "fad" and people thought they would never come back.

Until, of course, Nintendo, a Japanese playing card company, decided in their final dying breath of bankruptcy to make a video game console. The NES, bundled with Super Mario Bros.

The rest is, literally, history. Nintendo saved the day.

Does anybody find it ironic that who was once the hero of the industry is now being seen as tthe enemy? Everybody and their grandmother has a Wii now, and they are looking for games to play. So, when they go to the store and see "Boom Blox" and "Carnival Games" and seen "Boom Blox" is more expensive, they're going to buy the latter.

Developers are starting to see this opportunity at hand, so in turn they're putting out shovelware with a nice box and selling it off as a good game.

I don't hate the Wii. I love the Wii. In fact, Nintendo holds the rights to produce my favorite gaming system, the DS.

But, if history repeats itself...who will save the industry?

If any of you got my play on words, I just hit level 30, and to top it all off, this is my 2 year anniversary of blogging on GS! I realize it says I've been blogging since June 1, but I haven't. I really started in September, I really just wanted to write reviews!

The best part about being on GS for me is how the community here is passionate in what they play, and have strong opinions on their games and tastes. I have been in many-a-debate about games, and have gotten many-an-update on gaming news.

I have nothing of real value to blog about, besides that I now have gotten so far in FFIV I have reached the point in my game where I just can't go on because of how hard it's getting (I'm close to the climax) . I'm trying so hard to push foward, but it's tough. No worries though, I'll just do an hour or two of grinding.

Have a good day!

THUNDA OUT!