Video Game Collecting

Hey, I saw this post: http://nintendotheory.tumblr.com/post/3569138223/30-days-of-gaming-challenge  and I thought it was cool.  But I didn’t want to spam up Salzmafia.Com with 30 posts of semi-related content.  So in an effort to be efficient I decided to post all 30 days at once.  Updated: After doing this exercise it’s kinda futile.  For me the questions are not specific enough to provide an accurate answer.  If there is anyone who did this and had no thoughts of exceptions than I can only imagine that you haven’t played many games.

Day 1 – Very first video game.  This would be Donkey Kong on ColecoVision, since the ColecoVision was the first game system I owned.  But it probably isn’t the first game I ever played.
Day 2 – Your favorite character.  I have many favorite characters, but would probably be the Chef Peter from Burger Time
Day 3 – A game that is underrated.  Fatal Fury is the most underrated game of all time.  There is a feel to the game that is very cohesive.  The talent who created the game clearly worked on each character and particularly each stage together. 
Day 4 – Your guilty pleasure game.  Fatal Fury.
Day 5 – Game character you feel you are most like (or wish you were).  The Wizard from Wizard of Wor, because I’d love to have a creepy voice.
Day 6 – Most annoying character.  Any character in a game with “Duty” or “Grand Theft” in the title.
Day 7 – Favorite game couple.  Arthur and Gwen from Ghosts N Goblins.
Day 8 – Best soundtrack.  Raiden Project: Raiden II.
Day 9 – Saddest game scene.  When the chef from BurgerTime Dies.
Day 10 – Best gameplay.  The original Super Mario Bros. since there is a timing to the game that can give you a good rhythm.   When you run through the stages you can jump and dash and slide and it is incredibly fluid.
Day 11 – Gaming system of choice.  Original NES – only because it was the one system I waited for the longest to receive and have the most positive memories around.
Day 12 – A game everyone should play.  Jungle Hunt.  Or Elevator Action.  No, wait.  Jungle Hunt.
Day 13 – A game you’ve played more than five times.  I’ve probably spent more time playing Street Fighter 2 and Super Mario Bros. than all the other games I’ve played combined.
Day 14 – Current (or most recent) gaming wallpaper.  I’ve never used a gaming wallpaper.
Day 15 – Post a screenshot from the game you’re playing right now.  I’m not playing a game right now, I’m writing a post.
Day 16 – Game with the best cut scenes.  I hate cut scenes.  If I wanted to see a movie then I’d watch a movie.  Once upon a time games didn’t have cut scenes as much as they had bonus games.  Thats what I’d prefer to experience in a game to break up the monotony.
Day 17 – Favorite antagonist.  Abobo from Double Dragon.  He seems like a total prick.  Can you imagine him in line at the DMV?  Just tossing motorist around.  Shesh.
Day 18 – Favorite protagonist.  Arthur from Ghost’s N Goblins / Ghouls N Ghosts / Super Ghouls N Ghosts
Day 19 – Picture of a game setting you wish you lived in.  I don’t want to live in any game.
Day 20 – Favorite genre.  Platformer, or beat ‘em up.  Or a platforming beat ‘em up.
Day 21 – Game with the best story.  Games with as little of story as possible are the best.  If you play the game enough to fill in your own backstory then the game accomplished what it sent out to do.
Day 22 – A game sequel which disappointed you.  Rastan SAGA II.
Day 23 – Game you think had the best graphics or art style.  When I was younger and I saw the ads for TV Sports Football on Turbo Grafx I was convinced that graphics would never get better than that game.
Day 24 – Favorite classic game.  Rastan.
Day 25 – A game you plan on playing.  I presume this is meant to be a game I plan on playing but haven’t yet.  Paperboy on SEGA Genesis.  I’ve never played it, but I plan to buy it.
Day 26 – Best voice acting.  I’ve always liked the announcer in Fatal Fury.
Day 27 – Most epic scene ever.  In Pitfall II… if you die you get dragged to your previous checkpoint.  That is just cool.  No game at the time ever did that.
Day 28 – Favorite game developer.  Capcom, Data East, SNK
Day 29 – A game you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving.  Rastan
Day 30 – Your favorite game of all time.   This is tough to answer, so I’ll re-phrase it.  If I was stuck on an island and had only one game to play until the end of time it would have to be Super Mario Bros.  25 years later people are still finding tricks and bugs in it.