Which other games do you guys play besides DK ?

[Xermon54]

Personally, I don't play a lot of games. But Super Mario 64, Tetris, World of Warcraft, Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, the three Paper Mario's, Super Mario RPG, were my games before starting Donkey Kong.

I don't really play any other arcade game other than Donkey Kong, I might try to get good at Tetris (because there's a lot of competition, and that's what I like!).

If I really wanted a "competitive" game, I would play Starcraft 2... but only Koreans, I can't do 10 actions per second (mine is pretty much 10 actions.. per game, haha. /close enough).

Mike: League of Legends could be an interesting game to play. It's not a fast game like Starcraft 2, you don't need to play 12 hours per day like WoW to have the best gears, etc. And it's a very popular/competitive game (extremely popular on twitch.tv). Maybe that could be a good game to try!

[KIG666]

Yeah, I play Dig Dug on my PS2 right now (I have the Namco Arcade Collection games for PS1). Eventually I will try to roll the machine at my local arcade, but I believe it has an 8-way joystick on it, so it is pretty tough to handle. I'll just have to practice more then.

It's possible to play it good on a 8 way stick but from time to time you will experience control f@ckups and you will dig in a total diferent direction. On the other hand everything is learnable so you just need to do everything super exact to make sure you get the right directions.

The power of a 8 way joystick LOL

Since I love the TGTS 5 man track for Dig Dug it's not the best to lose a life cause of a not proper working stick. Right now I use an x-arcade stick and I must say it works halfway decent.

[marinomitch13]

Yeah, digging in the wrong direction is definitely the most common problem I have with the 8-way. It also causes me to die often by turning to the side rather than turning straight around when I am trying to do the quick turn-around-and-pump-them-once maneuvers. So annoying. But yeah, just gotta learn some safer patterns then and I won't have that trouble.

[ChrisP]

Elevator Action always gives me headache, don't know why but maybe it's the permanent moving background due to the elevator movement or the music

Haha. The music...

At any time, no matter how many years it has been since I last played it or saw it played, I can bring that freaking Elevator Action music to mind, note for note.

doot, doot, doot, doo dee doo dee doo deeeee...

It's not the worst though.

Dig Dug I think is the worst. I like the game, but to me what's most impressive about harcore Dig Dug play is that they can endure the music. The tune isn't bad, it's just endless and very prominent. (And then of course there are the moments where it speeds up, just to drill it into your skull even harder.)

The DK music is nice because it just sort of fades into the background. The jump sound starts to get taxing after a while though.

[Dustin(tiptop)Myers]

I like to play Centipede, Ms. Pacman, Mr.Do and popeye. once in a while Burger Time. However, Donkey Kong is the game I play most of the time.

[KIG666]

Yeah, digging in the wrong direction is definitely the most common problem I have with the 8-way. It also causes me to die often by turning to the side rather than turning straight around when I am trying to do the quick turn-around-and-pump-them-once maneuvers. So annoying. But yeah, just gotta learn some safer patterns then and I won't have that trouble.

Yeah guess you need to work to make your patterns save, simple patterns that don't require a too strict timing should be doable on a 8 way stick as well.

If you don't play for max points yet it's not a big deal to lose some points and a life from time and you can always get a good 4 way stick after you mastered the game to a certain level or if the 8 way stick annoys you too much 

Haha. The music...

At any time, no matter how many years it has been since I last played it or saw it played, I can bring that freaking Elevator Action music to mind, note for note.

doot, doot, doot, doo dee doo dee doo deeeee...

It's not the worst though.

Dig Dug I think is the worst. I like the game, but to me what's most impressive about harcore Dig Dug play is that they can endure the music. The tune isn't bad, it's just endless and very prominent. (And then of course there are the moments where it speeds up, just to drill it into your skull even harder.)

The DK music is nice because it just sort of fades into the background. The jump sound starts to get taxing after a while though.

Believe it or not I really like the Dig Dug music, at least I never got headaches from playing Dig Dug so this must be a exclusive Elevator Action feature LOL

[syscrusher]

Like Steve, I tend to play games that will be in tournaments because I like to compete.  Sometimes I really like the games and continue to play afterwards.  It's a good feeling to find a "new" game that you really like that would've otherwise gone unnoticed.

[KIG666]

Tournaments are fun no question, I played in a few in the past and discovered quite some games that I like now 

Only problem for me is the time factor. I alrerady play around 10 games pretty serious and to start a new one always means to lower the play time of the others.
I try not to start too many new ones although a few would really interest me. Games like Robotron, Asteroids, Centipede, Mario Bros, Frogger, Popeye, Ms. Pac-Man or Moon Patrol.

I would play 24/7 if I would start to play all those games LOL

[mikegmi2]

Vincent - You're right about League of Legends...it doesnt require hundreds of commands per minute, its easy to get into and try out (free), and its extremely strategy based.  It may look like a weird game full of spells and people fighting...but it boils down to strategy...working with your team to take out the enemy in an efficient manner.

I'd recommend the game to anyone, but also warn them that it is addicting, just like DK.

As far as games you can compete in, there isn't another game in the world that is more contested right now than League of Legends (it's bigger than Starcraft)...which is why I got into it...I also love to compete.