I was looking at Metroid for my first console outing, simply because it's one of the few console games I've played all the way through and feel comfortable talking about off the cuff. I'd like to dig deeper, though, perhaps looking at something like Utopia. I guess I could always do something like Mario, Zelda, or Final Fantasy, though IMO those have all been done so many times, I'm really not sure what I could offer. I mean, those games already have plenty enough fanboys and don't need anyone to persuade people that they're great games. If it's something like M.U.L.E. or Lemmings, fewer people are aware of them and the ones that are REALLY appreciate seeing them covered. I think that's why I like the idea of doing more obscure console titles, though obviously I'd be up against a considerable amount of preliminary work. I also thought about some old arcade games like Donkey Kong. I'm not really interested in the technological side so much; I'd just get bored talking about why something like Pitfall was such a technological marvel. I'm more interested in the gameplay that anything else when it comes to games.

The older stuff has more charm to me, especially Pitfall. I guess I could look at Shenmue for the DC and perhaps something like Phantasy Star. I could definitely use some more tips on influential console games that haven't already been done to death. Bill, you know me as well as anyone, so I'd definitely look at any console games that you think I'd find pleasurable given my tastes and preferences.

I did consider Adventure, but again kept running into the "how do I talk about this for ten minutes" problem. It's going to be hard enough tackling Metroid; I thought it'd be easier because I could talk about the gameplay and the music.