# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=639 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 640 --- ## [Which was the harder NES game: Contra or Castlevania?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-the-harder-nes-game-contra-or-castlevania/451213)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-the-harder-nes-game-contra-or-castlevania/451213 "2008-06-04T07:55:00Z")
So we have a dispute here. Someone mentioned how Castlevania was an incredibly hard NES game and someone else said that while it was hard it wasn’t as hard as beating Contra without the 30 man code. So I am turning to … --- ## [Name That Author!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-author/451047)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-author/451047 "2008-06-03T23:43:36Z")
It’s time once again for Name That! I haven’t done this for a while, but it’s fun, and I’m gonna do it again. Following is a list of fictional books and stories and plays — that is, not books of fiction but books menti… --- ## [Mass Efect: Biotics and Renegade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-efect-biotics-and-renegade/451473)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-efect-biotics-and-renegade/451473 "2008-06-03T20:48:57Z")
Just got Mass Effect, and I have a coupla questions: I started playing a goody-two-shoes Paragon Soldier, and well… I got a little sick. This guy’s so polite it’s frightening. While I do enjoy shooting people, it’s actu… --- ## [Queen Madness Championship Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-madness-championship-round/450825)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-madness-championship-round/450825 "2008-06-03T19:45:06Z")
I must say,I am stunned '39 made it all the way through,love the song, but never imagined it in the finals. So here we are… '39 versus… can ya guess? Bohemian Rhapsody. Voting ends on June 2nd. --- ## [Flip Saunders Gone...Yeah, You Told Me It Wouldn't Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-saunders-gone-yeah-you-told-me-it-wouldnt-last/451672)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-saunders-gone-yeah-you-told-me-it-wouldnt-last/451672 "2008-06-03T19:34:32Z")
So Flip Saunders has been fired from the coach of the Pistons and you Timberwolves fans definitely told us. Let the Michael Curry era begin! --- ## [I hope Jens Pulver beats Uriah Faber's ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-jens-pulver-beats-uriah-fabers-ass/451416)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-jens-pulver-beats-uriah-fabers-ass/451416 "2008-06-03T18:59:59Z")
I can’t frickin’ stand Uriah Faber. I hate his face, I hate his hair, I hate his attitude, I hate the way the the WEC commentators lick his asshole any time they talk about him. I hope he ends up as a bloody heap of bloo… --- ## [Deja Vu all over again: online poker cheating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deja-vu-all-over-again-online-poker-cheating/451313)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deja-vu-all-over-again-online-poker-cheating/451313 "2008-06-03T18:08:28Z")
http://www.billrini.com/2008/05/30/ultimate-bet-comes-clean-sorta/ Long story short, just like at Absolute Poker, a player at UltimateBet had a “super user” account enabling him to cheat for millions of dollars. I’m s… --- ## [Name that capital!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-capital/451444)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-capital/451444 "2008-06-03T18:03:55Z")
Here we are again. This one was a little harder to put together because I couldn’t find enough online sources, but I’m sure you guys can throw some in of your own. Below is a list of fictional capitals — I won’t say ca… --- ## [Help me St. Louis Blues Fan, you're my only hope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-st-louis-blues-fan-youre-my-only-hope/451590)
**Author:** [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-st-louis-blues-fan-youre-my-only-hope/451590 "2008-06-03T14:44:37Z")
Watching tonight’s hockey game got me reminiscing about the days of my youth, in the 90s. My best pal and I would play street hockey with other people in the neighborhood, one of whom was a major St. Louis Blues fan. I… --- ## [MLB The Show: How can I make myself not suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-show-how-can-i-make-myself-not-suck/451572)
**Author:** [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-show-how-can-i-make-myself-not-suck/451572 "2008-06-03T10:26:55Z")
I like the game (playing the 07 iteration because it was cheap used, but any year will do). It’s pretty, and appears to be a good, deep simulation. But I am really really bad at it. Especially batting. Under me, a pl… --- ## [Italy Captain Cannavaro to Miss Euro 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italy-captain-cannavaro-to-miss-euro-2008/451600)
**Author:** [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italy-captain-cannavaro-to-miss-euro-2008/451600 "2008-06-03T08:59:36Z")
Bad news for the Azzurri, but an interesting development. Patrick Vieira is doubtful for France as well, according to the article. Current odds on Paddy Power: Tournament winner: Germany 4-1, Spain 11-2, Italy 13-2. (H… --- ## [Disney Animated Movie Madness ROUND TWO!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-animated-movie-madness-round-two/451219)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-animated-movie-madness-round-two/451219 "2008-06-03T00:32:44Z")
Some tight ones and some surprises (at least to me) with the opening round. But all that is behind us as we move into round two! The heavy hitters who had first round byes are now forced to defend themselves on the fie… --- ## [Million Dollar Password](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214 "2008-06-02T22:01:01Z")
Anyone else geeked about the return of this classic game show? --- ## [Comics Feud \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-feud-closed/451129)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-feud-closed/451129 "2008-06-02T14:20:43Z")
(This list brought to you by Maus Magill!) Read all the Rules! DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Scoring - Any answer du… --- ## [Nintendo DS - Now Helping You Quit Smoking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-ds-now-helping-you-quit-smoking/451368)
**Author:** [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-ds-now-helping-you-quit-smoking/451368 "2008-06-01T17:53:44Z")
Allen Carr’s Easyway To Stop Smoking Yes, it now seems that your Nintendo DS can do more than help you get weird looks after yelling “Objection!” at it in the middle of a crowded airport. Now it can help you quit smoki… --- ## [Chicago area gamers, I look to you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-area-gamers-i-look-to-you/451367)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-area-gamers-i-look-to-you/451367 "2008-06-01T17:44:50Z")
Hey, I’ll make this short and sweet. I live out in the western 'burbs of Chicago, and I’m finding, of late, my tabletop gaming group isn’t cutting it for me. I’ve been GMing since the dawn of time, and I’m looking for a… --- ## [Baseball Thread May 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-thread-may-2008/447618)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-thread-may-2008/447618 "2008-06-01T13:19:55Z")
Same as last time: This is it the general-purpose place to celebrate, gloat, bitch or moan about your team or any team. Personally I am not happy with the way the Yanks have been playing and all of our injuries. Jim --- ## [How Well Can You Spell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-can-you-spell/451006)
**Author:** [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2008, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-can-you-spell/451006 "2008-06-01T03:09:00Z")
With the Scripps National Spelling Bee underway in Washington, D.C., the local paper has posted a five-word challenge hosted by 2006 champ Kerry Close. You can click on buttons to hear definition, language of origin, ti… --- ## [Professor Plum, in the Dining Room, with the Lead Pipe!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professor-plum-in-the-dining-room-with-the-lead-pipe/450710)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professor-plum-in-the-dining-room-with-the-lead-pipe/450710 "2008-06-01T00:11:07Z")
Just wondering how everyone out there plays clue. Do you just use one column on the sheet, or are you like me, marking down everyone’s answers to everything as well as what you’ve shown across all the columns? Which is… --- ## [Foodie Feud: The Next Course! \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foodie-feud-the-next-course-closed/450748)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foodie-feud-the-next-course-closed/450748 "2008-05-31T20:18:56Z")
(This list brought to you by Brujaja!) Read all the Rules! DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Scoring - Any answer dupli… --- ## [Man Milk or Moo Milk? (NSFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-milk-or-moo-milk-nsfw/450439)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-milk-or-moo-milk-nsfw/450439 "2008-05-31T11:28:45Z")
Take the challenge here. Warning: Very much NSFW!! In fact, this could warp some people’s brains. I scored 9/16. :smiley: --- ## [I Ned More People To Crush In Mario Kart Wii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ned-more-people-to-crush-in-mario-kart-wii/447793)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ned-more-people-to-crush-in-mario-kart-wii/447793 "2008-05-31T07:09:36Z")
Put the appropriate codes here. I need people on my friends list to crush. --- ## [Disney Animated Movie Madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-animated-movie-madness/450840)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-animated-movie-madness/450840 "2008-05-31T04:58:32Z")
Viewing some DVD trailers with my kids today it occured to me that there are a LOT of Disney animated movies. So I figure let’s you and them fight, right? The list isn’t complete so I could make the brackets work prope… --- ## [I need a gaming computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-gaming-computer/450572)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-gaming-computer/450572 "2008-05-31T03:41:34Z")
Last weekend, I picked up Age of Conan. Unfortunately, I liked it- I say “unfortunately” because my current computer just can’t play it at more than slideshow speeds. So… I need a new computer. In the past, I’ve alway… --- ## [Edit and misquote the previous Poster.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-and-misquote-the-previous-poster/450609)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-and-misquote-the-previous-poster/450609 "2008-05-31T00:17:17Z")
Inspired by…well, this type of post…, I thought we could do this intentionally. The idea is to pick key words from the previous post and make is something inflammatory or just wrong. For example, if I posted: I hate h… --- ## [HL2 Deathmatch: how to NOT dl sounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hl2-deathmatch-how-to-not-dl-sounds/451150)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hl2-deathmatch-how-to-not-dl-sounds/451150 "2008-05-30T20:51:01Z")
Look, I appreciate your attempts at exposing me to generic rock. Really. But I have a tub of store-brand vanilla ice milk in the freezer, and if I want to hear something that bland I’ll throw a glob of it against the wal… --- ## [Fable: Way to expose Mayor/marry the girl? \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fable-way-to-expose-mayor-marry-the-girl-open-spoilers/450820)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fable-way-to-expose-mayor-marry-the-girl-open-spoilers/450820 "2008-05-30T18:36:31Z")
In the game Fable, you can get married. There’s a specific sidequest in which you can get married to the sexy-but-evil Mayor-ess with her big house and get a legendary weapon. Me wants. Alternatively, you can expose the … --- ## [Medical Feud \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999 "2008-05-30T18:25:12Z")
(This list brought to you by Freudian Slit!) Read all the Rules! DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Scoring - Any answer … --- ## [AMd PC's to include gaming capability indicators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amd-pcs-to-include-gaming-capability-indicators/449893)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amd-pcs-to-include-gaming-capability-indicators/449893 "2008-05-30T16:41:31Z")
I’ve been saying this for a while now. The PC gaming market has huge potential based on it’s unparalleled install base. But confusing consumers and providing substandard hardware configurations only frustrates possible… --- ## [Video games you want to see made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-you-want-to-see-made/450210)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-you-want-to-see-made/450210 "2008-05-29T23:29:48Z")
Let’s have a thread where we describe games that don’t exist but we’d love to play. Mine is a Zombie outbreak grand strategy game. Much like the story laid out in the book World War Z, I’d like to try my hand at leadin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=638) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=640)