I just read this. These guys come up with a great concept and ruin it, so I’m going to help them out. I surveyed some gamers on Fazed and some foodies on Yelp and here’s what we came up with (in no particular order):
12. *Smile* – River City Ransom
Technically not food, but food plays a huge part of this game. Pick anything else in the game, put it here, and the post has the same effect.
The range of food in River City Ransom extends from burgers to eel and swordfish (and even a vegetarian roll at a sushi shop; the game was released in 1989, way ahead of its foodie time). In each town, there are several different restaurants in which you may purchase food to build your characteristics and get health. It’s the first game to offer such a selection of restaurants and associated dishes. The restaurants are eat-in only, and you pay in dollars and cents.
Toward the end of the game, you go into Hack’s Chicken Shack and smiles are on the menu. Of course, like many a cliché sign has offered, “Smiles are free.” When you order one, the girl smiles at you; you blush. Even though it never increased your health, I think I ordered a smile every time I went in there, usually two – sometimes I went in just for the smile (I think the girl behind the counter liked me). read more . . .
