You have 30 minutes...

[bob]

...to play a video game. What do you pull off the shelf?  I often find myself in this situation where i have just a few minutes to kill and dont have the time to get into something serious. My go-to is usually a pew-pew-pew, or a beat-em-up. Something that you can just dive right into and i dont care if i need to just turn it off. Blazing Lazers, Air Zonk, or sega cd Final Fight seem to get the most "quick play". Or, dare i say it, madden 03 on PS2. Its the best one.

Where do you turn for a quick fix?

[seieienbu]

If I've got a little bit of time to kill and I'm alone, I'll either play a shooter or a puzzle game on whatever console I have hooked up to my monitor at that moment. 

If I'm with a friend we'll either play a few rounds of a fighting game or generally a vs sports/racing title.  Sometimes we still play a puzzle game but generally not.

[jtucci31]

I don't and wish I did. I'm bad at that

[MrBroadway]

Shooters are definitely my go-to for 30 minutes, but a handful of other games fit the bill, chiefly Road Rash 2/Road Redemption, Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Spirit, Flicky, Frogger, or nearly any Atari 2600 game.

[bob]

If I've got a little bit of time to kill and I'm alone, I'll either play a shooter or a puzzle game on whatever console I have hooked up to my monitor at that moment. 

If I'm with a friend we'll either play a few rounds of a fighting game or generally a vs sports/racing title.  Sometimes we still play a puzzle game but generally not.

Good call with a racer.  I do go to Chase HQ quite a bit.

[grolt]

For me it is usually a racer on the Saturn - either SEGA Rally, Daytona USA or a level in my favorite game, NiGHTS. Really easy to just pick up and play any of those games.

[Lost Monkey]

Well it is definitely not going to be the PS3 - every time I turn it on there are 30 minutes of updates...

Almost everything I will play is going to be a quick fix - I just can't have a marathon anymore, too busy...

That said- shooters, pinball sims, and racers all rule the day.  Arcade style is what I am all about.

Lately - Air Zonk, Devils Crush, Gate of Thunder, Pinball Arcade, Mr Driller, Mario Kart 8. 

I call these games QUUMPS  (Quick-Em-Ups) - don't know why the M and U are reversed - they just are...

[Lost Monkey]

For me it is usually a racer on the Saturn - either SEGA Rally, Daytona USA or a level in my favorite game, NiGHTS. Really easy to just pick up and play any of those games.

Wow... are you.... ...me?

My comment above about the PS3 always having a long update process was because I have both Daytona and NiGHTS on my PS3 and every time I want to play them, I have to wait too long and just end up turning it off...

[sirhcman]

Good call with a racer.  I do go to Chase HQ quite a bit.

Fix the aspect ratio!

30 minute fix = Battletoads (NES)

[MrBroadway]

Just realized, why is this in Console Sales?

[bob]

Just realized, why is this in Console Sales?

shit...ha...meant to put it in console chat.  oops.

[crazydean]

I don't and wish I did. I'm bad at that

This sounds about right.

[grolt]

For me it is usually a racer on the Saturn - either SEGA Rally, Daytona USA or a level in my favorite game, NiGHTS. Really easy to just pick up and play any of those games.

Wow... are you.... ...me?

My comment above about the PS3 always having a long update process was because I have both Daytona and NiGHTS on my PS3 and every time I want to play them, I have to wait too long and just end up turning it off...

Haha...must be a Canadian thing. Love the ports for Daytona and NiGHTS on my XBOX, but yeah, same thing, the mandatory updates are so annoying. That's always the best part about retro games - flick the switch and sit down and you're ready to go.

[esteban]

Timeball
Tricky Kick
Hatris
Spin Pair

[Black Tiger]

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