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Throughout the years of my life, video games and computer games have been part of my life. Concerntration, Determination, Effort, Focus, Alertness, Speed, these are keyword to gaming. You can start of with a simple game, from handheld console, then step up to console, then step up to PC. Puzzle games are the simplest and the least effort to put in, is just that you don't have to arrange anything, with a click of a button or key, everything will be rearranged back to its normal position for you to start again. But and times, puzzle games like Chess, cards, Tetris and etc. can be a little bit annoying. At least it builds up the gamer in you for a start. As for adventure games, like Donkey Kong, Mario Bros, Super Metroid, Contra, Rockman(Megaman) and etc. this are the games which provide thrills and spills to tell you that time is not on your side. Next is, RPG (Role Playing Game), games like Eye of the Beholder, Dungeon and Dragons, Gaunlet and etc. are mostly converted from board games. Rather slow, but addictive. There are 2 types, Turn-Base and Real-Time, as i mention earlier on, thats all real time, turn-base are more like UFO-Terror From The Deep, Jagged Alliance and etc. The evolvement of these to genres of RPG is made by Squaresoft which developed Final Fantasy, whereby, Final Fantasy 6 (Version 3 for english) introduces both genres, real time and turn base. Interestingly comes Chrono Trigger, then Blizzard made a hit with Diablo. These are the few famous genres which you can find in any PC, console or handheld in the earlier days.


Then comes the new era of computer games, FPS (First Person Shooter) which became a hit, it hit so badly that everyone is hooked to it. Doom started it all, then Quake, then a few other titles which barely made it through, then came Half Life, Counter Strike and etc. These games need you to play it frequently for you brains to get use to the pressure that you're going to handle. I have witness people puking, headache and loss of appetite often. RTS (Real Time Strategy) is also an interesting genre where Command & Conquer from Westwood started off, then comes Warcraft from Blizzard then, Starcraft from Blizzard again (No wonder they are lazy to come up with any sequels lately..dammit). After that generation, comes lots of other interesting RTS games which didn't really made games as interesting as the pioneers made it.

Sports games are kind of addictive too. I have witness it myself. I remembered when I was working in a Cyber Cafe in the past few years. I stumble across a game called "Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2". Well from the moment I read the review over gamespot.com, I knew this is going to be a hit game, but how would i implement it in cyber cafes? Frack it! So I decided to buy a copy of the game, and try it out in the cyber cafe, miraclously it end up that the whole cyber cafe is hooked to that game, 30 PCs all playing the same game. Hell no! Its not a multiplayer game! Well, thats where I notice that I do really have talent in marketing games for an outlet, too bad nobody needs people like me to promote games, why? This bloody country don't have any game developer.


Recently, Codemasters has opened up its branch in Malaysia, and they are kicking off
things soon, to build up games for Codemasters. No doubt Colin McRae series was a good one from Codemasters, other games like Operation Flastpoint was also a good one . The point is, from what I read from the papers, they(Malaysia Branch) don't need any lamers like me to promote their games, they need fracking genuises to make games! What the frack? You think a genius can make games? Genius makes good lecturer and philosopher, people like me need a job in places Codemasters, too bad still, in Malaysia, if you don't have the connections or status or your daddy ain't rich enough to be called a rich bastard, dude, you're going no where! Wheres the free country policy that once the society of Malaysia can be proud about. I have to admit that I'm one lucky bastard that is born here, imagine all different races staying in a country. But if what is happening to Malaysia today? Why all this must be happening? Can't we all work together strife together and be successful together? Why must the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, I'm telling you, the worst one is the average earners, they don't move even a notch! *laughs*

Coming back to Codemasters. i'm still very dissapointed with what they wrote in the newspaper article. Its all wrong people! Yes you need a good animator, yes you need a good sketcher, yes you need a good programmer, yes you need a good art director, but whos gonna benchmark you games? Who is going to like your game? You still need people like me, people like me are all over Malaysia, these are the people will do what it takes to make Malaysia proud, at least for once we are good in gaming, and the government would give support after that, unless the government thinks its stupid to let the younger generation stick on playing games, come on! Its going forward not backwards? Gosh! If this keeps on happening, soon Malaysia will be lousier then India. Why must the status and the connection comes first? Why are the top management level so money minded? Which leads to corruption and bribery! For once can you guys up there just give a chance to the younger generation to prove something for Malaysia and don't think so much about your credits. Cause you guys up there are getting old and soon enough you're gonna leave this world, are you taking all that pride and status and newspaper cutting with you 6 feet underground?


Human was born into this world to live. To live they need a job sooner or later to survive, don't tell me that "You're in the wrong country" just tell me that "You suck, you don't look good, you don't look rich and you're nothing but a piece of shit, so I won't hire you", now isn't that better? To know that people like me will not be getting a job? The moment I read the papers, it really pisses me off, The spokesperson said the animator in Malaysia is not good enough because of the course that they went through. Of course they are not good enough, because they only do what the Uni/College/Institute gave them to do, do you think they are hardcore gamers like the Koreans? or Japanese? or Taiwanese? and you expect the graduate to be able to cope up with that level of madness? Well either you give them the job, they learn how to perfect it or just get dropouts, and why is that? In the first place, why are they called dropouts? Either they are not interested in studying, or they already set their mind to do a certain thing with what they had learned. Can't you see all this? Yes you can! You're just scared that people will look down on your company, thats why! Again, status involve, frack the status and make it happen, you'll get a bigger status internationally, isn't that what everyone wants? International game developers will not succeed in giving Malaysia a chance, unless a few of them are going to be in the bloody company to brainwash those frackers so that people like me can join the team and make it happen! Other then that, forget the frack about coming to Malaysia to help you develop games, wasting your resources and time and the quality of your games drop tremendously. All this arrogant bastard are thinking of their money all day long. Whats the excuse they give to motivate you? "The fittest survives!" Is that how everyone motivate the demotes? I thought is "Teamwork counts"? Anyways, I'll still continue on playing my games, because its in my vains, I have the patients to wait for the opportunity to come, and yes I will pursue my dreams in any means necessary.

So boys and girls, get Nintendo Wii for Xmas! hehe Support Nintendo! *smiles* Until Then Ja-na!