The Stupid Factor
May 19, 2004
I remember chatting with Dennis not long ago about how stupid it is that companies keep putting out ancient games like pacman, galaga, tetris, dig dug, etc. and just improve the graphics or add some options? And why do people keep buying the same game?
As you all know, I have a Gamecube now and today after work, I went to Den Den Town again and bought myself some games. One game was dirt cheap. It’s called, “Space Raider” and it said on the cover, “Shooting Game”. I figure it was something like those side scrolling arcade games. The screenshots on the back don’t really show the game much. There is one screen of the actual game and the rest are all of the intro. Be warned – this is a sign that the game sucks.
I had a bad feeling on the way home that I just bought Space Invaders for Gamecube… I mean, “Space Raider”, no good screen shots of the game, the game was dirt cheap (1000 yen)…
Sure enough. It is Space Invaders. It’s slightly cooler – you play characters who side scroll and shoot wave upon wave of hideous alien crawlies. You can upgrade the weapon too. When it comes down to it though… I am so fucking stupid.
