Games That Travel Well 317
hipernoico writes "Wired has a summary of good portable RPG games for the end of this year. 'What better way to travel than in the company of a dragon-slaying knight? ' " I've travelled thousands of miles playing various Game Boy Pokemon titles. Although lately WarioWare Touched and Meteos have taken the place of my usual RPG travel companions. What games will you be playing while dreading arriving at your parents house?
Uuuuh... (Score:5, Funny)
This is Slashdot, I live at my parent's house!
Dread arriving at my parents' house? (Score:3, Funny)
Just kidding, I don't live in my parents' basement... I live in the attic.
Save the batteries...Pen AND Paper Games... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Well... (Score:5, Funny)
I have a game (Score:5, Funny)
Imagine it is like slashdot, but without moderation and only between two or 3 people. I had a feeling it would supplement and even replace gaming and web forums, but I don't think it will catch on.
If you try it some time, remember that is might be trademarked or patented, so be cautious who you do it around.
What games? (Score:5, Funny)
Obviously, Need for Speed Underground 2 [eagames.com] .
No, not on a game console. I mean fighting my way through holiday interstate and city traffic.
Re:Uuuuh... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I have a game (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Dread arriving at my parents' house? (Score:2, Funny)
What games will you be playing? (Score:5, Funny)
As always my saving strategy is to drink heavily, hopefully inconspicously, while waiting for the Good Mother, the Saintly Daughter and the Rigtheous Father to fall asleep and allow me to spark up a phat doobie on the deck and watch the ocean rock the Christmas lights strung on the masts of the sail boats.
Re:Save the batteries...Pen AND Paper Games... (Score:4, Funny)
Because that's how long it takes for you to realize you just spent 78 minutes doing a dull, monotonous crossword puzzle.
And that's not 78 minutes for the trip. Its 78 minutes for your whole life.
Yeah, pen and paper games don't really seem like such a good idea to me. It seems like another extension of those lame car songs they sang in all those Chevy Chase National Lampoon movies. I can see what would happen:
"Take that pen out of your sister's eye, or so help me I WILL STOP THIS CAR!"
"The window is not a sketchpad! Don't think that I can't take this belt off while driving."
"No, you can't get high off the ink. I don't care if you drink it. We're not stopping to get you a coke."
"No, the dog doesn't like it when you put a pen there. DON'T PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH AFTER THAT!"
Re:Save the batteries...Pen AND Paper Games... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Screw brain dead games (Score:2, Funny)
Travel Jenga (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Save the batteries...Pen AND Paper Games... (Score:3, Funny)
Recharge the batteries, save the trees.
"tic tack toe"
The only way to win is not to play.
"crossword puzzles"
Yeah, throw a twelve-year-old kid today's New York Times crossword puzzle and see how many they're actually able to complete before "I don't understand any of these, this sucks, are we there yet?"
Re:Break out the Pokemon (Score:4, Funny)
Um. Pretty much everyone, circa 1999... I never did quite catch 'em all.
Re:Gotta agree about FFIV (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Super Mario (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Break out the Pokemon (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I have a game (Score:4, Funny)
So, you repeat yourself every so often and at every new topic one of you shouts "FIRST POST!!!"?
Re:I have a game (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Uuuuh... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Break out the Pokemon (Score:4, Funny)
When my husband determined that
A girl on slashdot? Or do you live in Massachusetts.
Re:I have a game - Is it called Eliza? (Score:5, Funny)
How do you do. Please state your problem.
>> I spend too much time with computers.
Why do you mention computers ?
>> You are one.
Does it please you to believe I am one ?
>> Yes.
You seem to be quite positive.
>> I suppose I am.
How long have you been ?
>> 31 years.
I'm not sure I understand you fully.
>> Join the club.
Please go on.
>> You don't make too much sense yourself.
We were discussing you -- not me.
Re:Break out the Pokemon (Score:3, Funny)
RIAA & MPAA Cease And Decist (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Break out the Pokemon (Score:2, Funny)
It galls you to admit that your husband was right about the well-being of your family during a road trip? What a BEEE-YATCH!