My Dog Ate It
Screw that essay and play computer games. It's what all the cool kids are doing
| 13 Sep 2006
We all know the feeling; you're hung-over, telly is crap and you are supposed to be setting off for your 11am start soon. But there is one issue: You just can't be arsed. So what do you do? The answer, friends, is to read on…
Multiplayer gaming is an excellent and (I found) mildly addictive way to avoid getting anything learnt proper at Uni. And if done correctly will not take too much of a toll on your loan. All of these games can be picked up cheap second hand or via eBay.
First off, if you don't have one, get a Gamecube. Both 'Smash Brothers' and 'Super Monkey Ball' need one if you are to feel any benefit from the small shiny discs…
'Super Smash Brothers Melee' is a pure multiplayer game, four players take control of various Nintendo characters, each with their own set of moves and battle it out on a variety of stages. Very simple, but very, very awesome. You will get hooked very easily, especially with the game stats being recorded - everything can become quite competitive.
'Super Monkey Ball 2' has twelve different minigames, each allowing for control of your ball-enclosed primate in a different way. Race, battle, play tennis and even bowl - all with monkeys. You can't ask for more than that really.
Finally, for anyone with an Xbox: buy 'Fusion Frenzy'. Turbo cheap (£5 last I saw it), but turbo brilliant. Play through a huge variety of mini-games, battling against three friends. Modes vary from simple reaction tests ('Parapa the Rapper style dance section) and 'Gladiators' style Sumo (those large metal balls) right through to more abstract and (initially) quite disconcerting games involving controlling two characters at once. There really is at least two games for everyone here.
So there you have it, screw that essay and play computer games. It's what all the cool kids are doing.
Multiplayer gaming is an excellent and (I found) mildly addictive way to avoid getting anything learnt proper at Uni. And if done correctly will not take too much of a toll on your loan. All of these games can be picked up cheap second hand or via eBay.
First off, if you don't have one, get a Gamecube. Both 'Smash Brothers' and 'Super Monkey Ball' need one if you are to feel any benefit from the small shiny discs…
'Super Smash Brothers Melee' is a pure multiplayer game, four players take control of various Nintendo characters, each with their own set of moves and battle it out on a variety of stages. Very simple, but very, very awesome. You will get hooked very easily, especially with the game stats being recorded - everything can become quite competitive.
'Super Monkey Ball 2' has twelve different minigames, each allowing for control of your ball-enclosed primate in a different way. Race, battle, play tennis and even bowl - all with monkeys. You can't ask for more than that really.
Finally, for anyone with an Xbox: buy 'Fusion Frenzy'. Turbo cheap (£5 last I saw it), but turbo brilliant. Play through a huge variety of mini-games, battling against three friends. Modes vary from simple reaction tests ('Parapa the Rapper style dance section) and 'Gladiators' style Sumo (those large metal balls) right through to more abstract and (initially) quite disconcerting games involving controlling two characters at once. There really is at least two games for everyone here.
So there you have it, screw that essay and play computer games. It's what all the cool kids are doing.