Opinionation: Distinct Downloadables

If there's one thing that's been a bit of a double edged sword with this generation of consoles it's been DLC. We've all seen downloadable games priced too much, just like they're retail counter parts, but occasionally we see them priced really well, even if only temporarily. And then there's add-on stuff like additions levels, characters, and a potpourri of other extras ranging everywhere from Call of Duty's Stimulus Package at $15 to Rock Band songs that go for $2 a pop.

I know that I've spent quite a bit of coin on stuff like this, but this past weekend I was able to purchase something really special. Well, it's special to me at least. See, as a young queer lad growing up just a hop, skip and jump from Canadian boarder in Vermont I got exposed to a lot of "uniquely Canadian" things, especially their TV. Yes, I loved watching Degrassi, but that's only the surface. There were awesome shows like He Shoots, He Scores!, a dramatic téléroman that follows a plucky pair of rookies in the National Hockey League. Think of it as Dynasty in skates. There were also unedited episodes of The Kids In The Hall. But one of the coolest things about catching Canadian TV was getting to see some of the video music videos they would show. Now you kids might not remember a time before the YouTube, but for a little gayling like me, trapped in rural Vermont, getting to see imported music videos were a real, rare treat. They'd always be a little weirder than whatever MTV had on at the time with artists I had never heard of and just a touch gayer. Ever since then I've always had a thing for French dance and pop music. There's just something about it that reminds me of staying up way to late in front of the TV.

Well fast forward a decade or two-ish to this past weekend as I was strolling down the virtual aisles of Singstar's online store and I rediscovered this little gem named Boule De Flipper sung by Corynne Charby. I've had a copy of the song for ages, but I never thought in a million years that Singstar would actually bring over a non-English vocal from my past. Ms. Charby may not be Canadian, but the memories of those old videos came flooding back to me while I sang the song this weekend. The oddest thing about the whole thing is that while I don't speak a word of French, I was able to do pretty well score-wise while keeping up as best as I could. I'm probably one of the very few people in my neck of the woods that purchased this song, but I'm so glad that the Singstar overlords decided to bring it over here. I don't there there's a piece of DLC I appreciate more.

This got me thinking about you, dear reader. What's your favorite piece of DLC that you've downloaded? I'm sure there's something that you've got that's totally made a game or two for you personally. Maybe it was a level set that brought a bunch of people back into multiplayer. Maybe it's that weird, quirky song on a music game that "only you" can truly appreciate like my silly story above. Whatever it is, I want to hear about it. Head to the comments and tell me what you're favor piece of DLC has been.

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Posted to Miscellany, Video Games on 3 May 2010 · Comments (9)
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