It amuses that every time I start playing SMRPG again, I grind through to the same spots before I stop. The closest I have come to beating the game is always the Nimbus Kingdom, or the area right around there. I’ve never had the begrudging pleasure of taking on Smithy himself, other than some tough words with him at the beginning of the game. Seems so amusing that now I’ve started playing it again via the Wii Virtual Console (bought it back in May I think..), I may actually finish the game after first seeing it way back in 3rd grade (nearly 12-13 years ago).
That’s the biggest thing I have noticed of my gaming habits over the last few years and the last few months especially. If I have a copy of a game sitting somewhere in plain sight, I’ll finish it. I just recently purchased Halo1 for the original Xbox for 3$, after having had a copy of it for the PC since it originally came out. I never beat Halo 1, or even Halo 2 for that matter, primarily because I never had a copy on a console. On the PC, I would play for a bit and eventually get sick of it or go back to playing Pharaoh or Age of Empires II, two games I’ve put far too many hours in to even want to consider. Now that I have the original Xbox version, it seems I might actually get the whole story for Halo finally. Hell, I’m already halfway to my farthest point in the game from the PC version and I’ve only put two hours in. And yes, I’m a slow gamer who is far too patient. Plus giving yourself various requirements to beat a level (like play the game on Legendary or at least Heroic) don’t exactly speed things up. But of course, if I wanted to burn though a game.. I’d purchase a new-ish title that tops out at 10-15 hours. Amusing how the length of games have changed from the 30-50+ into the 10-15 hour mark for most newer titles.
Either way, I got my SMRPG and Halo 1 to play alongside of Mass Effect 2 (currently a rental). And then maybe after these two ancient games, I can finally go through and beat Halo 2 and the DS games I never completed. =) Finally getting my monies worth after all these years would be appreciated.