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I don't know why you'd spend $300 on an XBox when you can get a Dreamcast which also has many amazing games for $50.

So you could actually play new (professionally made, not homebrew) games, maybe? Whatever floats your boat though.

Oh, and you can get XBox bundles starting at $119, not $300.

>The second XBox wave promises...exclusives like Spiderman

Hmmm, the brand new issue of the Official Playstation Magazine has Spiderman on the cover and a long story of his history, and the movie. Its nice of them to help promote an Xbox exclusive!

No, wait, a quick look look at ebworld.com shows that Spiderman is actually available for Playstation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advanced, and PC.

As many others have said, this is Xbox's main problem - there is little or nothing of interest that is actually exclusive to it.

Moreover, I don't think there ever can be. If a company spends a lot of money and effort producing a mega-hit for the Xbox, why would it not spend a tiny additional effort to port it to the PC and reap a huge additional bonanza?

Electronic Boutique offers returns on opened packages, for full refunds. They never have a problem with me returning any game, just cause I "don't like it".

I started off with pre-ordering Q3 for Linux; I still use it, especially in Win98. Why? The cash, as I saw it, went to Loki; the performance is only decent on Linux. My 64M DDR Radeon, for example, pushes around 50 frames at 800x600x32. In windows, I get around 75 frames at 1024x768x32. Add the drop in framerates during all the action on CTF4, for example, and Win98 seems to take the lead. And, yes, this is used with the "timedemo 1; demo demo127" commands and not "cg_showfps 1" stare at the walls ****.

Secondly, pricing. With the exception of the $10 games at EB World, the Linux games can be more expensive than the Windows counterparts; I still refused to take EB up on their $10 offer. The more I spent, and I hope I am right ;), the more money would go to Loki. I could be wrong, who knows. Anyway, let's look at a sample of the games I personally purchased:

These prices are from Tux Games and the local EB and Gamestop.

• Unreal Tournament
• • Linux: Now $20
  • Win98: Now $20
  • Cool. :)
• Shogo: MAD
• • Linux: Now $26
  • Win98: Now $10 at Best Buy and Fred Meyer
• Descent 3
• • Linux: $23, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $10
• Rune
• • Linux: Now $29
  • Win98: $30
• Jagged Alliance 2 by Tribsoft
• • Linux: Now $26
  • Win98: $10
• Alpha Centauri
• • Linux: $28
  • Win98: $10
• Civilization: Call to Power
• • Linux: $27
  • Win98: $20
• Heavy Gear 2
• • Linux: $25
  • Win98: $10
• Heroes of Might and Magic III
• • Linux: $27, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $15
• Myth 2: Soulblighter
• • Linux: $25, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $10
• Rune: Halls of Valhalla
• • Linux: $28
  • Win98: $20
• Soldier of Fortune
• • Linux: $46, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $20
• Tribes 2
• • Linux: $48
  • Win98: $30

Hrm. Ack! Yes, I have purchased all of these games, with the exception of Shogo: MAD, Unreal Tournament and the Rune series, as Linux ports. In short, Linux games can be, almost, twice the cost of their Win98 counterparts. For the economically challenged ( or conscious ), why spend the extra cash on a Linux port when you could get an additional game?

I started off with pre-ordering Q3 for Linux; I still use it, especially in Win98. Why? The cash, as I saw it, went to Loki; the performance is only decent on Linux. My 64M DDR Radeon, for example, pushes around 50 frames at 800x600x32. In windows, I get around 75 frames at 1024x768x32. Add the drop in framerates during all the action on CTF4, for example, and Win98 seems to take the lead. And, yes, this is used with the "timedemo 1; demo demo127" commands and not "cg_showfps 1" stare at the walls ****.

Secondly, pricing. With the exception of the $10 games at EB World, the Linux games can be more expensive than the Windows counterparts; I still refused to take EB up on their $10 offer. The more I spent, and I hope I am right ;), the more money would go to Loki. I could be wrong, who knows. Anyway, let's look at a sample of the games I personally purchased:

These prices are from Tux Games and the local EB and Gamestop.

• Unreal Tournament
• • Linux: Now $20
  • Win98: Now $20
  • Cool. :)
• Shogo: MAD
• • Linux: Now $26
  • Win98: Now $10 at Best Buy and Fred Meyer
• Descent 3
• • Linux: $23, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $10
• Rune
• • Linux: Now $29
  • Win98: $30
• Jagged Alliance 2 by Tribsoft
• • Linux: Now $26
  • Win98: $10
• Alpha Centauri
• • Linux: $28
  • Win98: $10
• Civilization: Call to Power
• • Linux: $27
  • Win98: $20
• Heavy Gear 2
• • Linux: $25
  • Win98: $10
• Heroes of Might and Magic III
• • Linux: $27, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $15
• Myth 2: Soulblighter
• • Linux: $25, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $10
• Rune: Halls of Valhalla
• • Linux: $28
  • Win98: $20
• Soldier of Fortune
• • Linux: $46, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $20
• Tribes 2
• • Linux: $48
  • Win98: $30

Hrm. Ack! Yes, I have purchased all of these games, with the exception of Shogo: MAD, Unreal Tournament and the Rune series, as Linux ports. In short, Linux games can be, almost, twice the cost of their Win98 counterparts. For the economically challenged ( or conscious ), why spend the extra cash on a Linux port when you could get an additional game?

I started off with pre-ordering Q3 for Linux; I still use it, especially in Win98. Why? The cash, as I saw it, went to Loki; the performance is only decent on Linux. My 64M DDR Radeon, for example, pushes around 50 frames at 800x600x32. In windows, I get around 75 frames at 1024x768x32. Add the drop in framerates during all the action on CTF4, for example, and Win98 seems to take the lead. And, yes, this is used with the "timedemo 1; demo demo127" commands and not "cg_showfps 1" stare at the walls ****.

Secondly, pricing. With the exception of the $10 games at EB World, the Linux games can be more expensive than the Windows counterparts; I still refused to take EB up on their $10 offer. The more I spent, and I hope I am right ;), the more money would go to Loki. I could be wrong, who knows. Anyway, let's look at a sample of the games I personally purchased:

These prices are from Tux Games and the local EB and Gamestop.

• Unreal Tournament
• • Linux: Now $20
  • Win98: Now $20
  • Cool. :)
• Shogo: MAD
• • Linux: Now $26
  • Win98: Now $10 at Best Buy and Fred Meyer
• Descent 3
• • Linux: $23, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $10
• Rune
• • Linux: Now $29
  • Win98: $30
• Jagged Alliance 2 by Tribsoft
• • Linux: Now $26
  • Win98: $10
• Alpha Centauri
• • Linux: $28
  • Win98: $10
• Civilization: Call to Power
• • Linux: $27
  • Win98: $20
• Heavy Gear 2
• • Linux: $25
  • Win98: $10
• Heroes of Might and Magic III
• • Linux: $27, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $15
• Myth 2: Soulblighter
• • Linux: $25, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $10
• Rune: Halls of Valhalla
• • Linux: $28
  • Win98: $20
• Soldier of Fortune
• • Linux: $46, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $20
• Tribes 2
• • Linux: $48
  • Win98: $30

Hrm. Ack! Yes, I have purchased all of these games, with the exception of Shogo: MAD, Unreal Tournament and the Rune series, as Linux ports. In short, Linux games can be, almost, twice the cost of their Win98 counterparts. For the economically challenged ( or conscious ), why spend the extra cash on a Linux port when you could get an additional game?

I started off with pre-ordering Q3 for Linux; I still use it, especially in Win98. Why? The cash, as I saw it, went to Loki; the performance is only decent on Linux. My 64M DDR Radeon, for example, pushes around 50 frames at 800x600x32. In windows, I get around 75 frames at 1024x768x32. Add the drop in framerates during all the action on CTF4, for example, and Win98 seems to take the lead. And, yes, this is used with the "timedemo 1; demo demo127" commands and not "cg_showfps 1" stare at the walls ****.

Secondly, pricing. With the exception of the $10 games at EB World, the Linux games can be more expensive than the Windows counterparts; I still refused to take EB up on their $10 offer. The more I spent, and I hope I am right ;), the more money would go to Loki. I could be wrong, who knows. Anyway, let's look at a sample of the games I personally purchased:

These prices are from Tux Games and the local EB and Gamestop.

• Unreal Tournament
• • Linux: Now $20
  • Win98: Now $20
  • Cool. :)
• Shogo: MAD
• • Linux: Now $26
  • Win98: Now $10 at Best Buy and Fred Meyer
• Descent 3
• • Linux: $23, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $10
• Rune
• • Linux: Now $29
  • Win98: $30
• Jagged Alliance 2 by Tribsoft
• • Linux: Now $26
  • Win98: $10
• Alpha Centauri
• • Linux: $28
  • Win98: $10
• Civilization: Call to Power
• • Linux: $27
  • Win98: $20
• Heavy Gear 2
• • Linux: $25
  • Win98: $10
• Heroes of Might and Magic III
• • Linux: $27, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $15
• Myth 2: Soulblighter
• • Linux: $25, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $10
• Rune: Halls of Valhalla
• • Linux: $28
  • Win98: $20
• Soldier of Fortune
• • Linux: $46, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $20
• Tribes 2
• • Linux: $48
  • Win98: $30

Hrm. Ack! Yes, I have purchased all of these games, with the exception of Shogo: MAD, Unreal Tournament and the Rune series, as Linux ports. In short, Linux games can be, almost, twice the cost of their Win98 counterparts. For the economically challenged ( or conscious ), why spend the extra cash on a Linux port when you could get an additional game?

I started off with pre-ordering Q3 for Linux; I still use it, especially in Win98. Why? The cash, as I saw it, went to Loki; the performance is only decent on Linux. My 64M DDR Radeon, for example, pushes around 50 frames at 800x600x32. In windows, I get around 75 frames at 1024x768x32. Add the drop in framerates during all the action on CTF4, for example, and Win98 seems to take the lead. And, yes, this is used with the "timedemo 1; demo demo127" commands and not "cg_showfps 1" stare at the walls ****.

Secondly, pricing. With the exception of the $10 games at EB World, the Linux games can be more expensive than the Windows counterparts; I still refused to take EB up on their $10 offer. The more I spent, and I hope I am right ;), the more money would go to Loki. I could be wrong, who knows. Anyway, let's look at a sample of the games I personally purchased:

These prices are from Tux Games and the local EB and Gamestop.

• Unreal Tournament
• • Linux: Now $20
  • Win98: Now $20
  • Cool. :)
• Shogo: MAD
• • Linux: Now $26
  • Win98: Now $10 at Best Buy and Fred Meyer
• Descent 3
• • Linux: $23, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $10
• Rune
• • Linux: Now $29
  • Win98: $30
• Jagged Alliance 2 by Tribsoft
• • Linux: Now $26
  • Win98: $10
• Alpha Centauri
• • Linux: $28
  • Win98: $10
• Civilization: Call to Power
• • Linux: $27
  • Win98: $20
• Heavy Gear 2
• • Linux: $25
  • Win98: $10
• Heroes of Might and Magic III
• • Linux: $27, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $15
• Myth 2: Soulblighter
• • Linux: $25, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $10
• Rune: Halls of Valhalla
• • Linux: $28
  • Win98: $20
• Soldier of Fortune
• • Linux: $46, $10 at EB World
  • Win98: $20
• Tribes 2
• • Linux: $48
  • Win98: $30

Hrm. Ack! Yes, I have purchased all of these games, with the exception of Shogo: MAD, Unreal Tournament and the Rune series, as Linux ports. In short, Linux games can be, almost, twice the cost of their Win98 counterparts. For the economically challenged ( or conscious ), why spend the extra cash on a Linux port when you could get an additional game?

Check out Loki, since they wrote (or at least have done heavy development) on SDL exactly for the purpose of porting "professional" games. Get some of their demos; buy some of their games. Just last week or so I got Descent 3, Terminus, and Soldier of Fortune (for about $10 each from ebgames.. can't pass up a deal like that), and am highly impressed with the quality. Pop in the SoF CD, run the cute little graphical installer, and go. It works. Flawlessly. Terminus too. (Actually that's slightly inaccurate, there were some minor GL problems with the G400 drivers in 32bpp mode that came up later, but switching to 16bpp seemed to fix them.) D3 I have problems with, related again to the XFree86 4.x G400 drivers, but still.

I've played some of their demos as well, and they're equally solid and polished. The SDL stuff is where it's at. Loki has proven it works for "real" games. The API and related packages you can get are great. Easy to install, easy to code for, flexible, Free(tm), portable, proven. What more could you ask for?

Why pay $99 for the console and then a whopping $60.00 for the network adapter? I think if Sega is liquidating their hardware or whatever, they need to lower the price on these babies about %50 or more.

I own a Dreamcast, but I'd never pay that much ...

... except for Quake III Arena, Pod 2, Unreal Tournament, and Phantasy Star Online, but those don't really count.

two of my friends at work both pre-ordered units from EBWorld. they got emails this week saying that people that had not pre-ordered prior to July 1, 2000 would not be receiving their units on the Oct 26th release date.

Looking bad beating that weekend sales record during the Japanese release.

I asked him and he gave me a link to it.

-jpowers

You also have the Neo Geo CD machine, which I've never tried, and the Neo Geo Pocket, a quite recent and apparently very neat handheld console.

However, SNK announced a few months ago that it's ceasing all operations in the US and Europe, so good luck finding one or games for it outside of Japan from now on :(

You can find a bit of info about the Neo Geo at EmulationZone.
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You can always get it from EBworld.com here.
It says it will ship within 24 hours, so the must have lots in stock. (Also, limit of 4/person/day) However, the page looks pretty hastily put up (Game title repeated three times in a row, two different ways [II instead of 2]).

Hehe, its kinda funny that under the catagory "EBWorld.com customers who bought this item also bought:" they include The Sims (i thought that game was for little kids, D2 is rated M)

Mark Duell

EB and software etc/Gamestop have been taking pre-orders both online and in brick and mortars for months now

haha, 22 reviews on a product that ships in June. lol. Gotta love hardcore gamers :)

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Pre-Order it at Electronic Boutique's 6/2/00!!!!

Um, do you mean this Heroes of Might & Magic III? It's ported. It's available. It's on sale at EBWorld (search PC for Linux). Yeah, it's $30, but it's worth it! Oh, man is it worth it...

(BTW, there is a demo available of the Linux version. It's 93M, so hope you have time and/or bandwidth...)

For all those out there bitching over the $50 price tag on some of these Loki games, I note that EBWorld has several Loki titles for between $25 and $29... very reasonable. The games are Heretic II, Hero's of Might and Magic, and Railroad Tycoon. They did have Myth II for $25, but it looks like they've sold this out! Good.

For all those out there bitching over the $50 price tag on some of these Loki games, I note that EBWorld has several Loki titles for between $25 and $29... very reasonable. The games are Heretic II, Hero's of Might and Magic, and Railroad Tycoon. They did have Myth II for $25, but it looks like they've sold this out! Good.

I saw this first on the linuxgames.com website: pre-order s for a Loki port of Heavy Gear 2. Finally, some killer action games! (I like strategy games, and I know they were the easiest to port, but I was waiting for some action. [sorry, I just don't dig the quake-style FPS games, although I know those are 'action' too...])

that is, the mac version is here.Hello? Santa? Can you hear me? :)

EB Online has it here. Interestingly enough, they put the Linux version under Buissness Software!

EB Online has it here. Interestingly enough, they put the Linux version under Buissness Software!

So what would www.ebworld.com mean? =)

You can buy an S-Video out for the current Playstation. They sale for around $10. You can get one online at probably any game dealer, but I know Ebworld has them.