Well, actually, gaming afternoon/night.
After a few beers (unusual for a games night, but as we all know, innovation is everything), we are in full flow, having checked out the new games and watched the Initial D movie (not bad!).
So attention turns to multiplayer gaming and we instantly think Dreamcast, perhaps starting off with a sesh on Rush 2049.
Denied! Disaster strikes. The drive motor isn't working. So, after much wailing and grinding and nashing of teeth, what could we turn to instead? A bottle of champagne helped us decide. To be lazy. What was on offer right in front of us? And what could possibly replace Chu Chu Rocket, Powerstone and Oooga Booga? Xbox and Gamecube.
We started off with the Xbox:
Outrun party mode: I wasn't a big fan of the single player or online experience (much to my disappointment). But the party mode is damn fun apart from being too tricky if you haven't played it for a long while. Which was er me. The excuses never fail me
As a spectator, it was lots of oooos and aaaaghhs, as people got close to scoring... some points. The rivalry for last place was hot! But what a battle.
Having exhausted that, Burnout3 went on, purely to start some arguements. We were playing the crash junctions, which bored me to tears when I tried them single player, but the competition was pulling off some fluke moves and getting some impressive scores, so winning at all costs concentrated the mind. I thought we'd only be playing it for a bit, but we played it just as long as Outrun.
Topspin. I really don't believe this is a good as virtua tennis - there's something about the risk shots that is offensive, mainly because it's exactly the same move and timing every time. But because any tennis game makes for a great party game, we rinsed this for ages. Towards the end, some impressive rallies built up, with neither side willing to let go. Attitude though. What a waste of space.
And then on to the Gamecube. Guess? Obvious isn't it....
Super Monkey Ball. And the brilliance of Monkey Target. And the amusing way everything is called "Monkey [insert genre here]", as if you could forget you were playing a game where monkeys are everywhere (including in the room).
It all got a bit hazy after that. Shame we didn't have Alien Hominid's PDA Games available. However, it's good to know that you really don't have to try hard to have a good multiplayer gaming sesh. You just need the right people, willing to give anything a go, and disregard any predjudices about the single player version of a game.
After a few beers (unusual for a games night, but as we all know, innovation is everything), we are in full flow, having checked out the new games and watched the Initial D movie (not bad!).
So attention turns to multiplayer gaming and we instantly think Dreamcast, perhaps starting off with a sesh on Rush 2049.
Denied! Disaster strikes. The drive motor isn't working. So, after much wailing and grinding and nashing of teeth, what could we turn to instead? A bottle of champagne helped us decide. To be lazy. What was on offer right in front of us? And what could possibly replace Chu Chu Rocket, Powerstone and Oooga Booga? Xbox and Gamecube.
We started off with the Xbox:
Outrun party mode: I wasn't a big fan of the single player or online experience (much to my disappointment). But the party mode is damn fun apart from being too tricky if you haven't played it for a long while. Which was er me. The excuses never fail me
As a spectator, it was lots of oooos and aaaaghhs, as people got close to scoring... some points. The rivalry for last place was hot! But what a battle.Having exhausted that, Burnout3 went on, purely to start some arguements. We were playing the crash junctions, which bored me to tears when I tried them single player, but the competition was pulling off some fluke moves and getting some impressive scores, so winning at all costs concentrated the mind. I thought we'd only be playing it for a bit, but we played it just as long as Outrun.
Topspin. I really don't believe this is a good as virtua tennis - there's something about the risk shots that is offensive, mainly because it's exactly the same move and timing every time. But because any tennis game makes for a great party game, we rinsed this for ages. Towards the end, some impressive rallies built up, with neither side willing to let go. Attitude though. What a waste of space.
And then on to the Gamecube. Guess? Obvious isn't it....
Super Monkey Ball. And the brilliance of Monkey Target. And the amusing way everything is called "Monkey [insert genre here]", as if you could forget you were playing a game where monkeys are everywhere (including in the room).
It all got a bit hazy after that. Shame we didn't have Alien Hominid's PDA Games available. However, it's good to know that you really don't have to try hard to have a good multiplayer gaming sesh. You just need the right people, willing to give anything a go, and disregard any predjudices about the single player version of a game.
), I'd host a meet. At least I won't have to cart a whole car full of stuff around for nobody to play 
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