So I was a little late getting on the Wii bandwagon, and until about two weeks ago I had hardly played the system. Luckily due to some fortunate circumstances, I had a Wii fall into my lap for the summer.
That being said, Wii Sports is an excellent game. Sure, there's almost nothing to it, but that's the beauty of the game. There is nothing more satisfying in all of video-game-land than when you hit a home run in the Wii Sports home run derby. You hear the crack of the bat after solid contact, and you get to see the ball fly "OUT OF THE PARK!" as the announcer bows down to your home run power. Very inspiring to say the least.
This is how I on got hooked on the quest to hit 10/10 home runs in the home run derby training game. It seemed like an attainable goal, something that would hold my interest for an hour or two. Little did I know, I was about to undertake a journey of epic proportions.
Two weeks later, I was still flailing away hopelessly. I had done everything imaginable EXCEPT hit 10 HRs in a turn. A summary of my "accomplishments..."
- 9/10 HRs including 5 Out of the Park for a total distance of 5220 feet. (Not to mention the last 3 flew OOTP)
- 29/32 HRs hit spanning 4 turns. Including 3 turns in a row of 9 HRs
- 15 HRs in a row (twice) spanning 2 different turns.
Pretty "impressive," right? I mean there's not much more you can do in the HR derby than what I just listed...except hit 10/10 in a turn!! It didn't help that The Official ATB Roommate had already accomplished the feat twice. It seemed I would never be able do it.
Then this morning happened. After warming up with some Wii Fitness Training, I thought I'd give the HR derby another go-around. With the Official ATB Roommate looking on (and heckling) I finally reached down deep, fought the pressure and the demons and hit 10 in a row. It was over. There are no words for how relieved I am that this quest is over. I wasn't even having fun playing, it was just something that I needed to do. I finally feel satisfied.
Now I need another mountain to climb. What are some other challenges that need to be defeated in Wii Sports?
6 comments:
you need to work on ur bowling spin skills
WTF... i wait ten days to hear about this?!?! Yes I'm jealous that after eight months of the place you finally get a system. Not cool man, not cool.
Should I add the official Ex-Roommate to the poll?
As the Official Future Roommate you can direct all thanks to me for getting the Wii. And I agree that playing the home run derby isn't fun if you haven't hit 10 in a row. After five I get too nervous to see straight
You definitely need to start writing some more blogs. I was tired of seeing the same versus story a million times. How about adding the story that the Wings and Pistons are on at the same time for three games, WTF... ESPN has it tho.
You definitely need to start writing some more blogs. I was tired of seeing the same versus story a million times. How about adding the story that the Wings and Pistons are on at the same time for three games, WTF... ESPN has it tho.
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