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A complete FF/Mana fanboy rant...
errntnarcsst | 6:49 PM on 03.31.2009 12 comments


I love XKCD. If you don't know what I'm talking about, check it out: xkcd It is a very sharp web comic for nerds with a lot of humor that goes over my head at first glance. This, however, I must comment upon:



This is an obvious reference to Penny Arcade. If you don't recognize this...you're at the wrong website. I applaud the drawing and the good-natured jab, but the accuracy of the information will not stand. To start, "Seiken Densetsu" was not an SNES game in 1995. It was released in America as "Final Fantasy Adventure" for the Gameboy in 1991. This seemingly trivial knowledge is important to me because "Secret of Mana" (or "Seiken Densetsu II", if you're nasty) is one of the greatest games ever made. My brother and I went through it (as the Sprite and the Hero, respectively) in 1995, 2 years after its American release...in 1993. This may seem inane, but it was a big part of who I am today as a gamer.

Sadly, I've never played the aforementioned "Seiken Densetsu". I should probably make that happen.

...and that ends my nerdy, fanboy rant.



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Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2009 19:20
Diverse
I hate Penny Arcade with a passion. But I'm going to PAX 09 to meet up with dtoiders. A PARADOX!
garison's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2009 19:41
garison
God PAX will be so fun!
Persona's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2009 21:17
Persona
haha, don't bother with picking up the aforementioned, as that gameboy game was kind of horrible. Its one of those games where your weapons have hit points, so you have to keep fighting to get money, to buy weapons, to keep fighting, its basically just a random battle fest.

I loved Secret of Mana though, its a great game. I must admit I didn't catch the joke though, I thought that is what it was in reference to.
Persona's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2009 21:18
Persona
haha, don't bother with picking up the aforementioned, as that gameboy game was kind of horrible. Its one of those games where your weapons have hit points, so you have to keep fighting to get money, to buy weapons, to keep fighting, its basically just a random battle fest.

I loved Secret of Mana though, its a great game. I must admit I didn't catch the joke though, I thought that is what it was in reference to.
notdryad's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2009 22:45
notdryad
"Gameboy Mana"
"weapons had HP"

wat? I think you got the wrong game there, brah.
ChronosWing's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2009 23:13
ChronosWing
@Persona

I think your thinking of Final Fantasy Legends, not Adventure. Thanks to shitty NA name changing conventions all Squaresoft RPG's in that time just got final fantasy as the name. Legends was actually part of the SaGa series in Japan. Legends also had random encounters and weapons had HP. Adventure on the other hand was an action RPG just like the rest of the Mana series.
ParaParaKing's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 02:34
ParaParaKing
I don't know. Calling oneself a FF/Mana fanboy and not having played Final Fantasy Adventure is not very nerdy.

Also the SNES game was Seiken Densetsu 2.
errntnarcsst's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 08:19
errntnarcsst
I never had an original Gameboy. I did get a GBA, but I was pretty in FF Tactics: Advance at that point with little desire to revisit monochrome. You're right, though...shame on me.

Also, I'm a roman numeral fanboy.
welkstar's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 08:51
welkstar
XKCD is awesome. I love the rollover text.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 11:13
Holyetheline
OMFG you never had an original gameboy? I spent most of my time playing gameboy while going poop as a kid.
errntnarcsst's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 14:45
errntnarcsst
Thank you for the graphic depiction of your childhood, Holyetheline. There's nothing quite like taking a growler while enjoying a game of Tetris.
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