9th March 2005, 8:43 PM
Quote:You can't expect everyone to do everything you have (no one should)... and when you think about it isn't it obvious why Ninjas are more popular in America than Samurai? Sure, there's a lot of ignorance shaping it. But the concept of 'Ninja' an American would think of isn't realistic anyway, so who cares?
Think of it like how you and GR talked about Bo Jackson. Not based on any facts or real-world data, just fun and 'that could be cool'. And really, is there somoething so wrong with that? Sure, it's not quite the same issue you're talking about, but it's more pertinent to the actual discussion.
It was relating, partially, to what Geno said here.
Quote:I don't just the coolness based on which one's stronger, just by which one is more entertaining to watch in the movies, on TV, and in video games. Shadow from Final Fantasy VI, for example, is awesome and he's a ninja. Samurai are still awesome (Rurouni Kenshin is the only anime I've been watching lately, and the manga is even better than that dubbed crap) and I realize that they're actually more powerful, but ninjas put on a better show in fiction, if only slightly.
Quote:What point? About playing N64 games? Whup-dee-doo!
Ogre Battle 64 is fun, but annoyingly tough at times... :)