Contest (CAG Foreplay #35): Win Shadow of the Colossus w/ Strategy Guide

[shipwreck]

As detailed in CAG Foreplay Podcast #35, CAG "the ender" was kind enough to donate a used, but mint non-Greatest Hit copy of Shadow of the Colossus for the PS2 with the strategy guide.

Listen to the show for details on how to win (or just copy the trend that you see forming of those that actually listened)! Winner will be announced on the next CAG Foreplay. One winner will receive all three items.

Good luck everyone and thanks again, the ender!

[InuFaye]

Rock Band.

She wont play anything else.

Despite my constant attempts she finds them "boring".

It might be time for another "accident".

EDIT: I kid, I kid.

[Emptybottle]

Pinball, for the NES.

[coolpapa]

Hmmm, I guess the first one was the American Idol game for the PS2, and of course she had to have the new AI: Encore thing they just came out with for the 360... I liked it when I got her hooked on Viva Pinata, it was a lot better than listening to all the singing.

[xtakeitallbackx]

Rock Band and Wii Tennis.

Thats it.

Seriously won't even TRY any other games.

[dwhelan]

Guitar Hero 1 would be the first one we played together. It was a funny night.

But we also played DDR, GH2, and Street Fighter before we broke up.

[crunchewy]

Mario Kart Double Dash, but it gave her motion sickness. She hasn't played anything since. She has talked about, possibly, playing Animal Crossing (GC), but it hasn't happened yet.

[IGC]

Almost all the mini game collections on the Wii (sports, wario, wii play, rabbids, smarty pants, etc...). Other than that, GH2 and Singstar (whenever it comes out here)...

Other than that, anything related to videogames is evil!! hehehe.

[Darklighter]

I don't currently have one *cry*
But, she will be a gamer, and play everything I do!

[nadsofed]

My SO is a gamer so we play many games together. I like playing RPGs together (too bad there are more good co-op RPGs)

[seastark]

Dynasty Warriors 3! Nothing like killing hundreds of people to bring couples together...

[darkandlong]

Carcassonne, Lumines, Tetris, Bust-a-move. Co-op is any 2 player action RPG that allows her to take a support role (ie Dark Alliance, D&D Heroes). Anything 1st/3rd person makes her nauseous so I couldn't convince her to be Kane to my Lynch. Too human might be interesting if it has local spliscreen co-op.

She'll pretty much try anything co-op once, but we prefer competitive stuff as I don't let her win. Puzzle games are usually the safest bet though since she kicks my ass. I keep wanting to buy PixelJunk Monsters, she'd like that.

[Tootythebear]

Animal crossing is a great game we both play, we switch off alot

[Dreamer]

We really got into Baldur's Gate! We love two player co-op action style rpg's and wish there were more of them! Lately, it's been Arkadian Warriors and American Idol. We also loved the Ratchet and Clank series, played all of them together, taking turns passing the controller. It worked well because we were both good at different tasks!

Can't wait till tomorrow as there is a new one coming out on Live that we will hopefully be able to play together!

[radjago]

The first we played together was Super Monkey Ball.

[dmunkee]

The first game my girlfriend and I played together was Tony Hawk's Underground for the Gamecube, in which she promptly schooled me in every mode. She also really likes dungeon crawlers like Champions of Norrath, and we enjoy going at it in Bomberman.

I'm really hoping that she'll get into Brawl, since it has the Subspace Emissary co-op adventure mode that we can play together, and it has Sonic, one of her favorite video game characters.

[SnotRocket]

Bubble bobble! No I haven't been with her thatt long, but it was a game she remembered when she was a kid and I LOVE the game.

Now we play Rock band! I like playing with her so she won't yell at me and I can still play games :D

[kvadair]

Mario Party 8 was the only game I have gotten my significant other to play, but it was short lived.

[freakyzeeky]

Super Mario Kart and Contra 3. We're old-school like that. ;)

[GLOCKGLOCK]

Rock Band or Scene It are what we usually play. Tried to get her to play some GH but that didn't go that well! Oh well.

[JohnnyDeLicious]

She likes Phoenix Wright, Trauma Center and Lifesigns, Mario Party and loves Mr. Driller DS.

[JadedJedi]

I do not have a girlfriend because for some reason, none of them will attempt to communicate with me, or return any communicatiuon with me, the dark lord of nerds. I would like to play any game at all with a significant other, just because that would mean that she would accept me for who and what I am.

[juvo]

I cannot remember our first game together, for she was a gamer long before we met. We do have fond memories of X-Men Legends. She is primarily into RPGs (read as single-player), so finding a co-op alternative was a great score.

[HuBu]

the first one we played together is street fighter 2 on the snes.

we are playing a lot of the casual wii games, phoenix wright, and professor layton.

one game that i would never play with her again is world of warcraft. its just too frustrating.

[MrBudah]

Mario party for the N64! id love to play rock band though

[Tofu_Golem]

She doesn't like any games where you need to hit a lot of buttons. The only game I've caught her playing when I come home is Katamari Damacy or a Wii-ware version of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.

Mostly, though, she just complains when I don't set the input on our TV back to cable after I'm done gaming as the remote sometimes gives her problems.

[Tailzo]

I played hundreds of hours of Phantasy Star Online co-op with my fiancé. We played that game so much, it's insane! We LOVED the splitscreen! So when Phantasy Star Universe came, we had two xbox 360's ready, 2 TVs, two copies of Phantasy Star universe and two PSU subscribsions ready. Imagine how sad we were when the game didn't live up to our expectations!

Lately we have been playing Pixel Junk Monsters togheter, and we love it.


edit: is this really my first post? I joined in September, but I don't think I've ever posted. PS. I love your podcasts!

[bcskid]

Well, if I had a girl friend then I suppose something like Zack and Wiki where you can both work together to figure out those puzzles, plus it is funny and has a cool visual style apealing to everyone(or so I assume). Either that or Mercenaries because you can easily take turns messing around in that world, blowing cars sky high.

[buttle]

my wife loves to play tetris ds vs me. it was the main reason we bought a second ds. she also liked playing planet puzzle league and maio kart double dash vs me. but i got so much better then her that it stopped being fun. there was also a vs mode on lemmings for the snes that we both played quite a bit. but she got tired of me sending my lemmings over to her side to ruin her progress.

[Napegator]

Guitar Hero & Some Wii Games we've played together

[thorbahn3]

Taito Drum Master (PS2). I have two drum sets, but nobody to play with. :(

[skwak]

The first game I played with my fiancee was Wii Sports, and she beat me stupid at bowling.

[Z_meista]

We played Tekken 5.

[stonefry]

Bust a move!

[blackhole82]

ddr

[thesideburns]

Wii Sports, and recently N+'s co-op levels on xbox live arcade!

[PleasantOne]

I try to get my husband involved in console games, but he generally ends up getting frustrated. I *was* able to get him hooked on Burnout Paradise. We'd take turns driving. Occassionally I can get him to play bass on Rock Band. He liked Wii Bowling until I started beating him at it :P He'll play trivia sorts of things, as well... like Jeopardy.

Mostly he sticks to his computer games, though. We used to MMO together... Earth and Beyond and Star Wars Galaxies.

[Paradroid]

The first game I can remember playing together was probably Neverhood or perhaps Grim Fandango.

The only game she's played recently was Lego Star Wars and that didn't last vary long anyway :(

[iowaholdem]

Super Mario Bros 3, Tetris, Wheel of Fortune and Guitar Hero II and III are what we play together most often. First game would have been SMB3, I'm sure.

[Quarkus]

We play guitar hero together. And we take turns playing Fire Emblem.

[contej85]

Lego Star Wars was the first, though Rock Band and Boom Boom Rocket seem to be the biggest winners.

[Hovercraft]

The first game we played together was Zelda, But she mostly just loves watching it. Game we play most often is Harvest moon as it is her favorite.

[maxgle]

Believe it or not, it's Chocobo dungeon on PS1 that she digs..yeah, it's a long long time ago..
and we broke up soon after because she is seeing someone else on the side.. I blame it on the stupid chocobo..

[caedeskhan]

The first and only game is Mario Kart Double Dash..

[SteveDaWonder]

Cooking Mama: Cook-Off.

[prisonerac]

Wii sports, which everyone I know likes. And any singing game under the sun, Rock band at my friends house because only girls are willing to take a swing at the mic.

[PrarieD0G]

I don't have a gf at the moment, but Rock Band, Wii Sports, DDR, and Mario Kart are all safe bets.

[koruwa]

guitar hero, mario kart, and gears of war

[youruglyclone]

Raze's Hell...which explains why I'm single.

[easper]

While we were dating, my wife really enjoyed watching me play Banjo-Kazooie (for some reason). After we got hitched, I can't think of much we played together until I picked up a Wii. (The Guitar Hero thing didn't work as well as I'd hoped.) So Wii Sports Bowling was, and is, "our game."

[maskmanx]

Mario cart, Bubble Bobble, I got her to play silent hill 3 after I unlocked the infinite ammo. DDR. Karaoke revolution.

[Hostile]

Ouendan for the Nintendo DS.

[Stealthcat]

She's for anything Wii it seems like. Biased against anything else, even Guitar Hero and DDR. Tried Puzzle Bobble too.

[rendochai]

Katamari Damaci ... It's hands down her thing now. I was a bit dissapointed that my 360 red ringed on beautiful katamari the day we got it. She's currently giving City of Villains a try o.O

[jlafount]

Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

[troll_tracka]

when she will play she drives me nuts getting every single brick in lego star wars complete saga lol

[ConanOBrien]

Super smash bros, so she can kick my ass as jigglypuff

[Mocha]

My girlfriend loves to play Burnout 3 and Burnout Revenge with me. She gets some kind of wicked thrill in running me off the road. Rawr! :)

[Dr Mario Kart]

I dont think I would want to play anything with a theoretical significant other.

[GAMERMASTERMAN]

I don't have a significant other. :cry:

8-)

[cranguy]

Viva Pinata is the only thing on the 360 that she'll play

[GT]

No SO, so gaming solo, but my fantasy women all love coop DW6.

[shajek]

First game together: Super Mario 64... taking turns, of course.
Now: GHIII

Though now, it's all about the co-op with my kids. Any game, all the time.

[KingCrow02]

Wii Sports, Mario Kart, and Rock Band.

[lebkin]

The first time my SO brought me home to meet her parents, we played a LAN game of Unreal Tournament with her brother and her dad. You don't meet many girls like that. So I married her.

We still play games together even now, almost six years later. Rock Band is our current obsession, though Lego Star Wars gets a good run as well.

[Swinghi]

My wife is a killer at Dr Mario for the N64. I play at the lower levels and she still beats me.

[Derrick1979]

MY SO loves the Grand theft Auto games lol, other than that she used to play alot of Animal Crossing on the GC and some of the sonic games from the Sonic Mega collection other then that she used to watch me play FFX and the ending made her cry lol.

[DarinIsAwesome]

Had I a girlfriend, I'd love to play MMOs with her. Static parties FTW.

But, all my experience with actual girls as opposed to dream girls indicates that the best games to play with non-gaming girls are artsy games like Shadow of the Collossus (hey!) and Katamari. Also, Galaga (?!). Oh, and my ex stole my 360 to play Viva Pinata for weeks. So no viva pinata. ever again.

[ObiBen]

My wife loves Dr. Mario so we play that. Recently we've been playing Super Mario Galaxy

[ThatDamnDave]

Ex-girlfriend #1: Dr. Mario
Ex-girlfriend #2: Donkey Konga (and occassionally Bust A Move Dreamcast)
Current Girlfriend: Rock Band (We mix in Carcassone at times)

[SeanNOLA]

The first game I ever played with a girlfriend was Bubble Bobble (a word to the wise, women love Bubble Bobble)
The most recent game I played with my current GF was Jet Set Radio Future, which she loved until I let slip that I had played it with one of my previous girlfriends. Now she won't even touch the XBox.

[apbeatty]

I have tried to get my wife to play many types of different video games but the only ones that ever work out are Co-Op and they can't involve 3D movement. She does like gaming but just a subset of the genres available.

Our most recent hit has been PixelJunk Monsters for the PS3 which offers 2 player Co-Op and actually requires some nice cooperation. I was surprised that my wife actually got into this game. She was very hesitant at first but then she got hooked.

We have been playing the Guitar Hero series for a few years now and we also have Rock Band.

[Fuzi0n]

She likes to play my DS, but the only game I can get her to play with me is Mario Kart DD and Mario Party on the GCN.

[I_Am_ProZac]

First game was either Mario Kart Double Dash or Super Dodge Ball (NES). Now she plays a few games like Katamari, GH, and Peggle. She started FFX, and I know she started Okami too. She claims she beat, but last I heard was when she was 10 hours in. I have my doubts.

[hohez]

Clock Tower 1 and 2. I think it has something to do with there really aren't any attacks or lots of button combinations. Just run away a lot.

[my2k2zx2]

First game we ever played together was Need for Speed 3 online, had to dial her computer long distance to play.

We love Mario Kart Double Dash, I drive and she controls the items, never swap positions.

Lately we've been going through the Halo 3 Co-op campaign.

(We've also been know to play arcade DDR, I play 6-8 footers and she can do anything on easy. She cant do the harder stuff but I cant beat her accuracy on easy.)

[CAGIronMan]

Well, I don't have a significant other... but if I did:

1. Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz (Wii)
2. (If she was REALLY cool) Army of Two (PS3)

[Kingfalcon]

The first game the GF and I ever played together was probably the original Lego Star Wars for the original Xbox. We've since had fun playing Viva Pinata and LSW2.

[Johnny-C]

It was something at D&B. I think it was Time Crisis 4, but I am not 100% sure.

[jello00]

I tried to play Trauma Center: New Blood with my gf on the wii but that didn't go too well. Recently I got Super Mario 3 on the VC and she loves that. We switch off lives and levels. Its a lot of fun. I'm hoping that when Mario Kart comes out for the Wii she'll be into it.

[pzivh]

Mario Kart Doubledash, though she will never drive.

[dpac]

I would like that game to be the next Marvel: Ultimate Alliance title. (Go, Wombat!)

[zerowing]

Wii Sports, thats it, though we dabble in Mario.

[MattX66]

Our first game together was Final Fantasy 7, she loved to breed Chocobos and just watching. Also any Zelda game.

[Winkels]

Mega Man Anniversary Collection was first, but nowadays just Rock Band.

[chodax]

Super smash bros and occasionally the mario kart double dash

[EastBayAnt]

My GF isn't really a gamer, but the first (and still most common) game we play together is Wii Sports. We might also fire up Katamari Damacy or Warioware: Smooth Moves occasionally.

[doctorfaustus]

Baldur's Gate I & II (PS2). Good times.

[Stalemem]

I currently don't have a significant other, but games I would like to play would be:
WoW - I think would be great to quest & hang out in the same room. I know its fun when I do that with my friends.
Smash Bros - the game is just good
Mario Party/Monkey Ball - makes great drinking games
Basiclly I just be happy if she just enjoyed video games.

[Princess Zelda]

The first game was a Star Wars PC game called Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II that had multiplayer. He brought over his PC and Networked them. I beat him multiple times and he never played the game with me again. I learned an important lesson "let the Man (wookie) win". Now he'll play the DS games with me or an occasional race with Forza which he usually beats me.

[Issue13]

When I was playing through Portal for the first time, I remember thinking that it would be an awesome game to play with a SO. Since it isn't much of a hardcore game, I could probably get a non gamer to play. Also, if they get the humor in the game, then it is a pretty good sign that our personalities will work together. Plus, solving puzzles together can be pretty fun.

[usickenme]

My wife is strictly a Palm gamer. Every once in a while we will play Bubblet or Yahtzee! by taking turns. (and those were the first)

[ma]

Two words: Mario Party.

And recently, Wii Sports.

[s0lid]

The first game my girlfriend and I played together was Doom 3, switching on and off on the single-player. Thankfully she's a gamer, so we play tons of stuff together.

Nowadays we play a lot of Rock Band, like it seems the rest of you are.

[bryanmmc]

We've been together for the past 11 years. In ALL this time we have only played two games together. The first, and her favorite, is any flavor or variation of Tetris. The second, and it takes some pushing, is Smash Bros. Melee and hopefully Smash Bros. Brawl this weekend.

On a side note, she will only play as Jigglypuff!!

[TheBlueWizard]

This is kind of an interesting (sad) story.

I got my PS2 on release day, but since I was just getting back from a business trip from Japan a buddy picked it up. As I didn't have any games that day, my wife (girlfriend then) decided to play some PS1 games. I thought some Need For Speed, Hot Pursuit would be fun.

I popped the game in and we started a race. By the end, my wife turned several shades of green and was sick. That was the first we found out that she can't watch or play many video games. She's fine, but we have found that many games cause her to have a very bad reaction.

As a result, we don't get to play many games together anymore (hence, the sad part).

We do play some Guitar Hero, but my wife really hates Rock Band, so that's about it.

TBW

[kisaragi475]

I'm lucky to have someone that can play Halo with me, Unfortunately shes pretty bad, so we go back to the usual Rock band, GH, or a selection of Wii games. She has tried Steel Batalion, I dont care how terribly she played, I was proud.

[Ketricel]

DDR at an Arcade was the first game we played together. I got my but kicked hard core by my wife it wasn't even funny how much I lost by. Since then we usually play a lot of RPG's together (well she plays I'm forced to watch) such as Enchanted Arms, KotoR, Oblivion, and Blue Dragon. Other then that its just the typical Guitar Hero and Wii Sports.

O and I almost forgot Celebrity Death match for the PS2, my wife saw it at a Gamestop for like 5 bucks and she wouldn't let us leave without it, the game may not be the best but it's really funny to watch her laugh when those little clay people tear into each other.

[Loonknight]

The first game I played with my now exgf was Diablo II. I set up a private lan party for two and I would have to say that the most notable moment was when I was going to summon Diablo she was messing around on the pentagram and said "I am Diablo!" at the very moment I summoned him, trust me you had to be there for that one. Was good times.

At any rate, the current game that I would like to play with my next girl would have to be either Rockband, or Pixeljunk Monsters.

[Yoohoo1231]

Mario Kart.

[flasht3]

Mario Party

[Walt Jay]

Mario Kart Double Dash. I'm driving, she's pelting people with shells. :hot:

Other games we play now include the usual suspects mentioned here, i.e. Wii Sports, Mario Kart/Party, and Scene-It.

[Gillespee]

I think the first game my wife and I played together was Smash Bros. Melee at a friends house. It's a good choice of a starting game because it's easier for button mashers to keep up. We've been married five years now, so we've played a lot of other games since. The first game we beat together was Guantlet Dark Legacy (it's still saved on my memory card.) When MS gave away Undertow not so long ago we've decided we like that. We've played the X-Men Legends games together too plus Mario Kart on the GCN and the DS. We were big into Donkey Konga and Guitar Hero 2 for a while too (in fact she busted out the bongos last night while I fed our son.) I guess most recently she was a huge help in Super Mario Galaxy. Wii Sports and Super Mario 3 on the VC are ones we enjoy playing too.

[YG_Banga]

NCAA 08 on 360. I taught her to run the triple option with West Virginia and she is awsome.

[Morlac]

My wife only started playing video games when our son became old enough to get interested in them. So our first joint game with all three of us together was either Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee or Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, both for the Gamecube...

[whiptcracker]

Mario Party 4. Recently she's been hooked on Halo 3, which is weird because she normally hates those games.

[BennyWii]

With my significant other i play the guy game for xbox because it gets her "in the mood!!"

[Unlucky97]

Rockband but only when I force her to besides that nothing

[Maklershed]

Guitar Hero 2

[underliness]

My current gal doesn't play video games. I had one previous one that liked some retro games from nes/snes when she was young. But if I could get my current girlfriend to play it would be basicly anything coop. Probaby a Wii title or Rockband/Guitar hero would be best.

[XXXplosive1]

The first game she played with me was THPS4 on the original Xbox. Now she will only play Wii Bowling with me and our 4 year old.

[deszaras]

My ex-wife and I use to play Super Puzzle Fighter on the PS1. We had a lot of fun with it and I still enjoy the game despite the marriage not working out. Off the top of my head, I can't think of a game I'd want to play if I decided to date again.

[mtdrummer]

We played through Super Mario Galaxy together and that was perfect. i hope she'll brawl with me!

[TBlackbird]

Skip-Bo on the DS. It was a battle, but I've finally gotton my wife playing games. She is more of a casual gamer so finding games that we can play together and both enjoy is the issue.

[bsesb2003]

Wii Fit!

[trent82]

rock band

[Splatoon]

Soul Calibur 2, where I'm consistently beaten thru a combination of determination and manic button mashing.

[ghozt]

first game was mario kart double dash. we also had many endless nights with hexic when i first got the 360.

[Anthem]

I have found that many girlfriends I've had, and plain female friends, throughly enjoy a good Mario Kart game, although one was partial to Diddy Kong Racing.

[JosephD1014]

We played Soul Calibur 3 on our first date - knew then I had one to hold on to ;)

[VidPower]

Tetris, cause even non-gamers like Tetris, which makes it easier to get anyone to play with you.

[Adrael]

I would like to play a Co-Op RPG(and I mean real Co-Op, not just "bucket carrier"). Mario Party or Mario Kart would be awesome too, especially the 64 versions, they never get old.


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/Shalnark/22.gif Ja ne! :-P

[bo0]

We play animal crossing and smash brothers brawl... and marvel ultimate alliance

def brings couples together

[evangelion11]

the first game we played together was halo three and my friend cory wouldn't stop killing her with sticky grenades....she doesn't play online anymore

[jer7583]

My last girlfriend and I played most of Earth Defense Force 2017 together on Co-Op. And Lumines.

[paintball745]

well i and the misses love to play tetris against each other (old school) and we also like guitar hero 3 on co-op. and halo 3 on co-op story.

[Vampyreonline]

I have to harken back to the days with my Ex-Wife.. we played Ultima Online... she was really into the game, and it was cool, to find something we could do together...

I still remeber "guarding" her as she would spend hours trying to tame horses.....