I like to think that I am a gamer, but I know that I am not. Gaming is something that I do enjoy doing and I do like watching other people do, but I don't play games enough to classify myself as one of them. I do talk about games though, and sometimes more than books or TV shows because I hang out with serious(ish) gamers. People who all they do is play Xbox, and when they are not playing Xbox they are playing a game on their phone or computer, or watching someone else play, or talking about a game, or talking about wanting to play a game. It has become a bit of an exhausted topic, but with new games coming out all the time, it renews itself continually.
They're technically not mine, but I do own lot's of gaming consoles. We have an Xbox 360, a Wii, the old Play Station 2 and the even older Nintendo 64 (three of them actually), and it's sad how some people don't even know what that is. I used to play a lot of games on the computer and my phone, but I just use those for pictures and word documents now, so there is never enough storage. When I do play games though, they are usually Call of Duty or an RPG game meant for the Xbox or tablet. I also like the classic Mario and Legend of Zelda. Classics are always the best! Always. Don't you dare ever deny it. We have a couple Sherlock Holmes games too though, and those are interesting because there is a lot of puzzles and things to remember as you go throughout the darkest streets of London. I guess you could say I like a lot of different types of games, even though I don't have the time to play them very often.
My favorite game would probably be...I don't know. I am the most indecisive person and now you are wanting me to pick one game to be my favorite? It would be worst if it was a book or movie, but still! It's a hard thing to do! I have already mentioned some that I like above, so I guess you could consider those as my "favourites".
When using Sploder, I like how there are different types of games you can design. Not everyone is making the same one, and I like how there are different mechanics and aspects in each of those designs. Of course with a ton of people all using the same things, they start to get old and you realize how most of the games are exactly a like, besides a background or slightly altered story line.
I used the Retro Arcade for creating my game, just for the fact that it was retro. When he walks it sounds like Kirby! I was excited! There are also cat monsters and lizards with moustaches, who doesn't like lizards with moustaches? If I were to start over now or make a new game though, it would not be Retro Arcade. I was one of the first to start making my game, and didn't realize how popular that platform would be, but oh well! You can't be original all the time, especially if someone else did it first.
The only thing that was kind of confusing was the sliding mechanic when picking what you wanted in your game. It felt kind of like it was meant for a touch screen and was a little hard to manoeuvre. Plus the canvas and how it was a little glichy when putting the floor and ceiling. It might have been just me, or the fact that I was using the netbooks and sometimes they aren't that great.
I don't think game creation is something that I would ever do, but then again I never really thought about it much. I have considered going into computer science though, and that can have a gaming aspect to it if that's what you want to do. Games are fun though, and the world wouldn't be the same without them.
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