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Portable GameCube

Posted by michael on from the gameboy-on-steroids dept.

Bodero writes: "After Slashdot ran a story about the Portable N64 over a month ago, many of us have been enlightened to the idea of portable home console systems. The Portable N64 was more of a novelty item whose cost and development factor outweighed its feasibility. However, IGN Cube is running a hardware review on the Interact Mobile Monitor 5.4, a 5.4" LCD that hooks up to your gamecube, providing a screen and power from either AC or an included car adapter. All that for only $150. For only $50 more, Interact sells an optional battery pack, which IGN claims can power the GameCube and monitor for up to three hours."

132 comments

  1. yup by mahtaaaain · · Score: 0

    I think I got it....not the portable....

    I still want the ps2 w/ the flat panel

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    1. Re:yup by Plinko · · Score: 1

      PS2 w/flatpanel would be a handheld running linux!! Business expense anyone?

    2. Re:yup by jx100 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Are you the guy that made the Xbox controller? I'm asking because you apparently can fit both a flatpanel and a PS2 in your hands...

  2. Gonzales by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yippee

  3. Cigarette adapter too? by RogrWilco · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I'll get run off the road by some guy playing Luigi's castle instead of reading his morning paper? Isn't progress grand?

  4. Portable game system. by pj7 · · Score: 0

    I already have one, it's called my palm pilot. I can play the latest games on it, mine sweeper, whel of fortune, hangman. What else would someone need?
    As if you can really get into a good game of Quake on a small device like that.

    1. Re:Portable game system. by BSDGeek · · Score: 2, Interesting

      As if you can really get into a good game of Quake on a small device like that.

      Actually you can, this /. article says so.
      Anyway a portable GameCube would be sweet.

    2. Re:Portable game system. by mlk · · Score: 2, Interesting

      you can get Doom for the Psions and, as the Psions come with a Keyboard, you can get a dam good game out of it.

      Mlk

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    3. Re:Portable game system. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I already have one, it's called my palm pilot.

      Yeah, me too, only mine is a lot bigger than 5.4".

    4. Re:Portable game system. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Now there are snap on keyboards and game controllers for the iPaq. That fixes the "button problem" (no two buttons will work at the same time), so the iPaq becomes a *REAL* game machine!

  5. More components means... by FlowerPotAdmin · · Score: 0

    More components to perform more functions... the problem with this is there are more points of failure for your mobile gaming experience. If one component gets (broken / lost / stolen), you're out of luck. ::shrugs::

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    1. Re:More components means... by sahala · · Score: 1
      More components to perform more functions... the problem with this is there are more points of failure for your mobile gaming experience. If one component gets (broken / lost / stolen), you're out of luck.

      I don't think the issue of the system being "broken/lost/stolen" is particularly as relevant as the intent of the GameCube itself. While this monitor add-on seems cool and the GameCube is packaged in a cute little box with a lunchbox handle, I really don't think it's something that is meant to be truely portable.

      It's in a different class entirely from a "real" integrated portable gaming device, such as the Game Boy advanced or NeoGeo pocket. I can keep my GBA in my pocket for the 10 minute ride in a train or bus, while this thing seems to be mainly targeting the back of a family mini-van on a long road trip. Even with the nice neat snap on monitor the Cube will still require time for set-up and pack-up every time it's played. But I guess for long plane trips or car rides this possible.

      As mentioned in the IGN article this monitor add-on really is intended for a niche market, which is probably why Nintendo didn't come out with one themselves even though the concept has been around for quite some time (PSOne, etc).

  6. Yeah, it's called a 'laptop' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You portable idiots.

  7. Great by Trollmastah · · Score: -1

    Now all we need is really long cables to play head to head on the interstate.

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    1. Re:Great by kungfooguru · · Score: 0

      Na, wireless

  8. GameCube portability by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    In my opinion, GameCubes were designed for portability. They're light, their discs are easy to carry (they fit in my CD holder), and they're small.

    I would venture to say this is the kind of thing Nintendo intended for the GCN.

    1. Re:GameCube portability by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

      indeed. they were designed to fit into a child's backpack.

      i guess little kids know what LAN parties are too :-P

  9. This gets me hyped. by Vardamir · · Score: 1

    I knew about the LCD display, but not the 3Hr battery! Now I can take my GameCube anywhere - see if something like this for the damned XBox ever comes out!

    1. Re:This gets me hyped. by megacia · · Score: 4, Funny

      something like this is already out for the XBox, it's called a TV! if you have room for the XBox you can bring a television too :)

    2. Re:This gets me hyped. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      any portable TV?

    3. Re:This gets me hyped. by sahala · · Score: 2, Interesting
      Actually this reminds....

      About 2 years ago in my last semester of college I got pretty deep into a few RPGs for the PSX. Since this was back in the let's-recruit-every-college-grad-that-knows-Java days, I had to fly out to job interviews every other weekend, which seriously hampered my game playing progress.

      (hey, it was senior year...time to goof off a bit)

      I had this great idea of taking my PS along and playing during the evenings in those nice hotel rooms they put me up at (now of course they fly you out 5 minutes after the last interview). I mean the alternative would be...what, going out and drinking? So I embarassingly packed my PS along in my carry-on bag, which I'm sure the x-ray peeps would love today -- "can you turn that on please?" -- and tried to hook it up to the TVs in hotel rooms. So apparently a large number of hotels really do not like their guests bringing their own electronics. It was a repeated nightmare trying to get physical access to the back of a TV, and in some cases they did a great job making sure the original cables could not be easily unplugged (plastic boxes screwed in around the plugs, etc) for the use of other devices. There were a few times when I had to dig out the swiss army knife i never otherwise use to really go to work, sometimes wreaking havoc on the cable TV setup -- all for my gaming habit/addiction. And I never stayed at a hotel with TVs with convenient RCA plugs in the front.

      But I guess the point of my lame story is that it's sometimes a pain in the ass to assume that just because there's a TV, you can play your XBox/PS1/PS2/N64. It's more worth it to just get a Game Boy with Harvest Moon, or maybe even go out at night in a new city (imagine that).

    4. Re:This gets me hyped. by C0LDFusion · · Score: 1

      Dear gawd!!! A night without gaming?! What the HFIL?! I cannot believe such things! Blasphemy! Just be glad there's not Inquisition, or j00 w0uld be reprimanded by the l337 police!

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  10. And in other /. news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Another [insert stupid gadget here] has been released. Oh joy!

    As well, the BBC is reporting that [insert lame tech article here]. Wow!

    Finally, a website running M$ IIS has been cracked. Again???!!!

  11. Hmmm, game appliance for $350 by KarmaBlackballed · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...$400 and it becomes portable for 3 hours of play. (Game cube retail $199 + 150 screen + $50 battery pack.)

    This is getting into used laptop territory. Why would I want this GB setup when I can buy a used laptop with 10.4 inch active matrix screen and 5 hours of gameplay?

    I think their price point is a little high. Maybe for $250 it would be sweet. At $400 it is for the rich kid that has everything and needs one more thing for the closet.

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    1. Re:Hmmm, game appliance for $350 by spencerogden · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Yes, it is expensive, but it is still a lot more powerful than a $500 laptop. The laptop might be good for retro gaming, but this plays the latest (not that I could afford one).

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    2. Re:Hmmm, game appliance for $350 by KarmaBlackballed · · Score: 2

      not that I could afford one

      That is why they have a pricing problem.

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    3. Re:Hmmm, game appliance for $350 by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Well... u might want to play WaveRace, or Luigi's Mansion, or MonkeyBall, or [insert game that you can play on the GameCube but not on the PC here]... This is the TRUE reason to own a game system. Not hard drives, processors, RAM, Nintendo, MS, whatever.. its because there are GAMES you want to play on it.

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    4. Re:Hmmm, game appliance for $350 by cheese_wallet · · Score: 1

      Exactly. I bought a game cube because I like nintendo's games. Not all of them of course, but the mario bros of old and the zeldas are some that I liked in the past. Pikmin sounds interesting, although the name isn't so good...

    5. Re:Hmmm, game appliance for $350 by spencerogden · · Score: 1

      Weel if I can't afford a Game Cube at that price, I'm certainly not going to buy a less powerful laptop for that price, at least not for its gaming value. The whole point here is that you can get gaming power equivelent to todays fastest computers in a portable package for less than $400, expensive but impressive.

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    6. Re:Hmmm, game appliance for $350 by Milkyman · · Score: 1

      how do you get 5 hours out of a laptop?

    7. Re:Hmmm, game appliance for $350 by calibanDNS · · Score: 2

      Well, unless the power adapters are specific to the GameCube's hardware, then $150 screen + $50 Dreamcast + $50 battery = $250 portable game console. The DC may not have the latest and greatest games any more, but it's still alive and kicking.

    8. Re:Hmmm, game appliance for $350 by calibanDNS · · Score: 2

      Console manufacturers have traditionally taken a loss of the sale of consoles and made up for it with licensing fees from games, so it's hard to think that a company has a pricing problem with a product that they are losing money on. Also, look at the price tags on the competition: PS2 and XBox are $100 more expensive and neither offer portability yet. Sure, you get the DVD capabilities, but I've already got a DVD player and even if I didn't, I could pick one up at Best Buy for less than $80 that will also play mp3's.

    9. Re:Hmmm, game appliance for $350 by poot_rootbeer · · Score: 1

      Yes, it is expensive, but it is still a lot more powerful than a $500 laptop

      So what spreadsheets are available for the Gamecube? Web browsers? Have the GNU utilities been ported over yet?

      Your definition of 'more powerful' is pretty narrow.

    10. Re:Hmmm, game appliance for $350 by C0LDFusion · · Score: 1

      Buy a G4 Mac.

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  12. File this under "old news" by palo0019 · · Score: 1

    Sheesh, Interact's Mobile Monitor has been available for the PSone for maybe a year or so now. And Sony just came out with their own.

    Hate to be an ass, but that's SO five minutes ago!

  13. Another article on the portable GameCube by Harumuka · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Over at Emugaming.com they have a short but informative article on IGN's portable GameCube. Includes some nice pictures.

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    1. Re:Another article on the portable GameCube by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      shut up you worthless pimp, that article you wrote SUCKED, lacked any substance whatsoever, and you stole all your info and probably your pics too, from IGN.

  14. You moderators are quick today! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    But are you fast enough to catch the load I'm about to blow in your mouth?

  15. The Original Article by Lunastorm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Here's the original article that this one's based on.

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  16. Flamebait, but what the hell.. by antis0c · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I used to work for InterAct Accessories, Inc.
    First off, let me tell you that Interact has a very close business relationship with IGN. IGN/Snowball now hosts their website. In turn GameShark provides them exclusive codes, and other perks. So I don't trust this review very well to begin with.

    I no longer work for them now, but I can tell you this, InterAct products are not of good quality. In fact InterAct makes no actual products. They are outsourced from two major companies, one, STD based in China, and Datel based in the UK. Datel makes semi-decent products (eg, GameShark), but STD makes shit products. For example, STD produced a Lightgun for the Dreamcast, not only was the Lightgun made of poor housing materials, but the aim wasn't accurate. It would shoot about an inch to the upper left of where you actually were targetting. When Interact gave STD a call to ask what was up about the lightguns, STD's response was merely, "Sorry, we're not very good at making lightguns." I'm glad I didn't work in customer service, because they god a beating all the time. Nintendo 64 GameSharks will fry randomly. Interact really didn't bother pressure Datel to figure out why, and just kept making them.

    Secondly, InterAct/Datel has violated the GPL multiple times. Anyone that's listening, the GameShark that was produced for the PC (another horrible product, and has been discontinued), includes an MP3 player. The MP3 player is not of their own creation, but merely a hacked up version of FreeAmp, which they sold and never released the source too. As you can see I have a lot of greif with this company, so my views are a bit slanted myself ;) In conclusion, I wouldn't purchase this product, it's most likely produced by STD, and will probably break for you in the not so near future.

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    1. Re:Flamebait, but what the hell.. by antis0c · · Score: 1

      Hah, I mean distant future. It'll break in the not so distant future. I got myself all worked up and messed up the comment :)

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    2. Re:Flamebait, but what the hell.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Never purchase products from a company named STD.
      heh

  17. This is just... by Evil+Oli · · Score: 5, Insightful

    natural progression of technology via miniaturisation and improvements in power consumption. We've already witnessed essentially the SNES being shrunk into the Gameboy Advance. The next handheld will surely be a shrunken version of the N64, and so on.

    We're only really up to the second generation of portable consoles, so these things are naturally surprising to us. Not that I'm putting it down - I think we'll see a lot more power in portable gaming/computing units in future. I think the issue that needs to be addressed now is battery life.

    Perhaps combining those technologies that provide power from body movement (eg, rapidly moving thumbs) with these handhelds is the answer...

    1. Re:This is just... by RogrWilco · · Score: 1

      Here's something from sony labs that might be of Interest. A watch that acts as an input device.

      I wonder what the Goatse Guys would end up typing at 12:30 am....

  18. Only 3 hours? by mjed · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Reading (tm) can last an infinite amount of time, and is supported on a variety of platfroms (eg, the Book, the Magizine, the Newspaper). Expect the source code to be realesed soon.

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  19. Portable Snotcube! by George+WIPO+Bush · · Score: -1
    THE OFFICIAL TACO-SNOTTING FAQ By The WIPO Troll, $Revision: 1.12 $

    Why have I been receiving emails from CmdrTaco, in which he seems to be speaking in some kind of code language?

    Whenever Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda gets bored (and who wouldn't, running a site like Slashdot all day), he roams through the Slashdot database, penis in hand, looking for people who might enjoy engaging in homosexual orgies with him. How he determines this is anyone's guess; but if you have a homosexual-sounding nickname, or a nick with the letter P in it, you're in trouble.
    So this time, he found you. Lucky you.
    CmdrTaco's code language is relatively easy to decipher. He prefers to speak in thinly-veiled sexual innuendo to evade the watchful (but relatively stupid) eye of Slashdot's parent corporation, VA Software. CmdrTaco's "Commander" is, of course, his penis -- a small, withered little thing that lives in his pants that only comes out in the presence of other men or at the beck and call of CmdrTaco's own right hand. His "Taco bells" are the shriveled testes that droop beneath his Commander, and his "Taco sauce" is his, well, jizz. It should be more than obvious to you now what he means when he asks you to "ring his Taco bells" or "taste his gourmet Taco sauce."
    Lastly, there is a practice he refers to as "Taco-snotting" and the more shocking "circle-snot."

    Good Lord. What is "Taco-snotting?"

    "Taco-snotting" is the term used by CmdrTaco to refer to the practice of sucking the penis of a homosexual man (or unwilling heterosexual; CmdrTaco is rumored to prefer rape), then blowing the semen out his nose onto his partner's (victim's) face and body. A long, bubbly stream of milky-white semen is left on CmdrTaco's face, dribbling out of his nose and down his cheek: hence the term, "Taco-snotting."
    A "circle-snot" is a Taco-snotting circle-jerk, another practice common among the Slashdot crew. CmdrTaco, CowboiKneel, and Homos get together and Taco-snot each other with their gooey, sticky cum -- spooging their jizz-snot all over each other's faces and pasty, white bodies, until they're covered head to toe with each other's man juice. This can go on for hours. For the homosexual penetration that follows this lengthy foreplay, Roblowme is usually there to provide plenty of anal lubricant; he owns a limo service and has ample supplies of motor oil and axle grease ready to go.
    To complete this perverted orgy, fellow geeks Michael, Timothy, and Jamie will usually join in, dressed in tight leather mock-S.S. uniforms, jack boots, and leather gloves. The whole group then proceeds to snot each other's spunk and whip each other's pudgy asses with riding crops and chains until their pale, white geek bodies are exhausted and soaked in stinking sweat from the hours of passionate, homosexual revelry.

    Ewwwwww. So, can I stop receiving these emails?

    Hopefully.
    You most likely forgot to uncheck the "Willing to Taco-snot" checkbox in your account preferences. CmdrTaco has probably already got the hots for your wad, and he's probably already been lurking outside your bathroom window for weeks with a camera, some tissues and lube. There's no escaping a geek in heat, so it's probably too late for you, but you can possibly rectify this situation. To remove yourself from CmdrTaco's sights, log into your Slashdot account, go to your user page, click on Messages, and uncheck the box next to "Willing to Taco-snot." Maybe he'll ignore you. Probably not.

    I can't stop receiving these emails from CmdrTaco!?

    If you indulge him in a Taco-snot or two, he might leave you alone. You might also want to look into mail filtering, restraining orders, or purchasing a heavy, blunt object capable of warding off rampaging homosexual geeks in heat. Trust me, when they charge... oh, the humanity. If he gets you, and you let him Taco-snot you, you will most likely end up tied up in his basement to be used as his sex slave for the rest of your life (or until he accidentally drowns you in spunk in a circle-snot).

    Have you ever been Taco-Snotted?

    Unfortunately, yes. I first met CmdrTaco at an Open Source Convention. He invited me back to his room for a game of Quake and some "gourmet Tacos," but when I got there, he jumped me and tied me to his bed, stripping me. After taking his "Commander" out of his pants, Mr. Taco made me suck the withered thing six times. He then performed his vile Taco-snotting ritual on me three times over the next two hours, bringing me to orgasm after sweaty, mind-numbing orgasm... then he snotted my own milky-white jizz back onto my face, into my mouth, then again on my exposed belly.
    CmdrTaco invited several of his Open Source (or rather, "Open Sauce" -- man sauce) buddies over to continue the twisted snotfest. Linux Torvalds raped my ass with his "monolithic kernel," and Anal Cox used his "network stack" in a multitude of unspeakable ways on and in every orifice in my defenseless body. Michael was there in his leather Nazi uniform, caning my ass with a bamboo pole and ranting about "all those Censorware freaks out to get him."
    How did you finally escape, you ask? After about 16 hours of countless homosexual atrocities perpetrated against my restrained body, they all finally went to sleep on top of me, sweat-soaked and exhausted. I was left there, covered in bubbly, translucent jizz-snot, chained to the bed, with half a dozen fat, pasty-white fags lying around and on top of me. Fortunately the spooge coating my flesh worked wonderfully as a lubricant; I was able to squirm my way out of the handcuffs and slip out the back door. I'm just glad I survived the ordeal. These geeks had a lot of built-up spunk in their wads -- I could've easily been drowned!

    That's horrible. Does "Taco-snotting" have anything to do with CmdrTaco's "special taco"?

    No, that's a different disgusting perversion CmdrTaco indulges himself in. CmdrTaco is usually not satisfied with merely snotting your own jizz back onto your face, he most often enjoys involving his own bodily fluids in his twisted games. WeatherTroll has spent some time trying to educate the Slashdot readership about this vile practice (emphasis added):
    You may be wondering what CmdrTaco's "special taco" is. You will be wishing that you hadn't been wondering after you finish reading this post. To make his "special taco", CmdrTaco takes a taco shell and shits on it. He then adds lettuce, jacks off on the taco, and adds a compound to make the person who eats the taco unconscious. Of course, the compound does not make the person unconscious until the taco is fully eaten. Thus CmdrTaco force-feeds the taco to the unsuspecting victim.
    After the victim is unconscious, he is held against his will and used for CmdrTaco's nefarious sexual purposes. This includes shoving taco shells up the victim's ass, Taco-snotting, and getting Jon Katz involved.
    Completely different, yet no less revolting. It should be clear to you now that CmdrTaco is a very, very sick individual, as are most of the Slashdot editors.

    Does Jon Katz get involved in any of this? I thought he was a paedophile, not a homosexual.

    Actually, Jon Katz is a homosexual paedophile. He's also a coprophiliac, and, many suspect, a zoophile. Jon Katz is somewhat of a loner and doesn't involve himself in circle-snots. Mr. Katz usually engages in a game called " Katz juicy-douching" with his harem of little-boy slaves: a vile practice which involves administering an enema to himself of the little boy's urine (forced out of them with a pair of pliers), spooging the vile muck from his ass back into the enema bag, then squirting and slathering the goo all over himself, and the little boy's chained-up and naked bodies. If he's in the mood, he will sometimes skip refilling the enema bag and just squirt it from his ass onto his boys. Unwilling boys are further tortured with the pliers until they comply and allow Mr. Katz to juicy-douche them for the rest of their lives.
    As I already said, Mr. Katz is also a zoophile. As if the sexual escapades with the helpless little boys aren't enough, Jon usually enjoys his juicy-douches best when his penis is firmly planted in a female goat's anus. He is also rumoured to get off on watching his little boys eat the goat's small, bean-like turds.

    ...Are you getting hard writing this?

    Why, yes. :) Join me in a WIPO-snot?

    No, thanks. I'm already CmdrTaco's boi toi.

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    READER COMMENTS

    1. Fucking hilarious too bad it didnt get a 5:Funny (Score:-1, Offtopic)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.12.02 19:01 (#2644105)

      this is good shit man

    2. Re:Taco-snotting@Home! (Score:-1, Offtopic)
      by Dark_Cobra87 on 2001.12.01 23:03 (#2642180)

      Oops, forgot to check that Taco-snot option...

    3. Re:Fuck Linux! Fuck him hard! (Score:-1)
      by Fecal Troll Matter on 2001.12.01 20:55 (#2641791)

      Mmmmmmm, Taco Sauce...

      Sig (appended to the end of comments you post, 120 chars)

    4. Look (Score:-1)
      by ArchieBunker on 2001.12.01 20:19 (#2641679)

      I love trolling but this shit is getting old, fast. At least start mixing them up a little bit. How about the 'How OSM was Freed' series?
      http://www.naawp.org/

    5. Re:Congratulations! You have been WIPO'd!! (Score:0)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.12.01 8:37 (#2640602)

      Stop posting this! I've got hangover and Taco Snotting doesn't make me feel any better.

      I'm really glad that Taco Snotting is illegal here in Europe.

    6. Re:Snot me baby, one more time! (Score:0)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.30 1:01 (#2634213)

      Get a life you loser! Don't you have anything better to do than insult CmdrTaco and the gay community? We are not perverts, we are human beings just like you. So give it a rest!

    7. Re:Hello, perdida!!! Won't you snot my face tonigh (Score:-1)
      by perdida on on 2001.11.27 14:13 (#2618764)

      Shut up you asshole.

      I am not great, I am merely adequate. I live in adequacy.

    8. Go back to Russia. (Score:0)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.26 22:22 (#2616035)

      You weiner trool!

    9. Re:The Taco-Snotting FAQ Rides Again!! (Updated so (Score:0)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.25 9:14 (#2609574)

      try to find a pic of actual "taco-snotting"! fucking funny it would be! so go to gay porn sites day in and day out until you find a man giving another man a blowjob that has jizz coming out of his nose and mouth. by the way, keep up the good work

    10. Re:Snotting another first!! (Score:0)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.23 12:18 (#2603370)

      WIPO, this is getting waaaay old, either drop it or revise it.... there've been no updates for days now...

      CmdrTaco

    11. Re:It's Taco SPAM!!! (Score:0)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.22 17:28 (#2600815)

      A truly excellent and very humourous troll indeed!
      However...

      To complete this perverted orgy, fellow geeks Michael, Timothy, and Jamie often join in, dressed in black Gestapo uniforms, jack boots, and leather gloves.

      Black GeStaPo uniforms? The GeStaPo (Geheime Staatspolizei - Secret State Police) wore civilian clothes (although there are reports on them occasionally using Allgemeine SS uniforms in occupied territories).

      I seriously doubt that perverted individuals like CmdrTaco et al would have the good taste to ever wear the outstandingly beautiful black Waffen SS uniforms! Please update the FAQ accordingly.

      • Re:It's Taco SPAM!!! (Score:0)
        by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.23 4:06 (#2602610)

        Actually, it appears you are both wrong!! Ah ha!! I think our boy WIPO was thinking of the Allgemeine SS uniforms. Waffen SS were grey.

    12. Re:Microsoft's Taco-Snotting Connection (Score:-1, Troll)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.21 4:49 (#2594325)

      oh yeah, you say you have masturbated only 2 times to this post. well, by the time it takes for me to get through reading it, i usually end up masturbated 5 to 6 times, 10 to 12 if i have the goatse.cx homepage loaded up and am looking at it side by side with the slashdot page. my keyboard, hands, mouse, monitor, the underside of my desk and around the floor under my desk are cum soaked and sticky with the man smell i know and love.

    13. Re:Microsoft's Taco-Snotting Connection (Score:0)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.21 4:41 (#2594311)

      for version 2 you should make a total re-write of the cod...errr...text and add some details about cmdrtaco and the homo-gang's happenings with their coworkers (osdn?) and all of the gay revelry they enjoy and promote. by the way, did i just see cmdrtaco on television promoting the nax hair removal system? i guess after using vaseline in and around his ass he grew quite a ponytail and it had to be removed somehow...ouch!

    14. Re:Microsoft's Taco-Snotting Connection (Score:-1, Troll)
      by TRoLLaXoR on 2001.11.21 3:59 (#2594191)

      WIPO, do you notice how few comments you get for anything you write/post/spam nowadays?

      -Trollaxor

    15. Jon-Katz docking (Score:-1)
      by sales_worldwide on 2001.11.20 11:53 (#2588488)

      You forgot to mention Jon Katz's "docking" games, where he places his chopper head to head with another chap, and rolls the other guys foreskin over his own circumcised end ("docking"), providing him with fantasies of actually having his own forskin ...
      "Making linux GPL was the best thing I ever did" - Torvalds. I'd hate to see the worst thing...

    16. Re:Snotting a first! (Score:-1)
      by Fucky the troll on 2001.11.20 11:28 (#2588446)

      Woah! When did the WIPO troll get freed? And how the fuck did I miss it?

      Excellent FP, sir.

      This is a sig virus. Please put me in your sig

    17. Re:Snotting a first! (Score:-1, Troll)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.20 11:04 (#2588407)

      omg that is crapflooding material if i ever saw it!!!!!! and u got a first post!!!! whoot to the wipo troll!!!

    18. GW, please.... (Score:0)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.19 9:03 (#2583756)

      GW...you know we love every hair on your 27 acre ass... and I, for one, would never do anything untowards your graceful demeanor. And you probably have several friends that would love to help you do the bear dance all over my face if I so much as spelled your name wrong. And you know I'd defend your Constitutional right to defame God in heaven. I'd even help fund your education, should you ever decide to take that route. Hell, I'd buy you a tall tepid bear-whiz beer if you were here with me, right now!

      But. ...if you can't find another topic, I'm gonna step over your dead mother's grave and kick your assuredly anesthetitized butt clear across the playground.

      Now go stick your shaved head back down inside the woman's toilet, and just to show there's no hard feelings, I'll jump in the tow-truck and drive right over to help you pull it right out...ok?

      thanks

    19. Re:Help me Taco-Snotters!! (Score:-1)
      by mark knopfler 69 on 2001.11.19 8:25 (#2583695)

      I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU SIR. FOR ONE THING, THE E-MAIL FROM CMDRTACO DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH GRAMMATICAL AND SPELLING MISTAKES. Let's be realistic here, CmdrTaco usually types with one hand, and since he is shaking from jacking off his aim on the keyboard isn't too good. Those e-mails were a little too well written. Sorry boy, you'll have to do better.

    20. Re: What the hell is "taco snotting"? (Score:-1)
      by WeatherTroll on 2001.11.19 8:14 (#2583667)

      You should update this to say VA Software instead of VA Linux.

    21. YOU ARE WINNER (Score:1)
      by smackmonkey on 2001.11.19 7:06 (#2583510)

      Crackhead moderators: this is +5, Hilarious material.

      --
      CNN declares War on Islam!
      Left-wing America declares War on its Civil Liberties!

    22. Re:On Taco-Snotting 1.9 (Score:0)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.19 5:40 (#2583336)

      This was funny the first 100 times. Now it is getting boring!

    23. Digusting and Shameful (Score:-1)
      by egg troll on 2001.11.18 22:27 (#2582054)

      Having masturbated *twice* to this post, I'm still incredibly aroused! Come over for a Taco Snot. I'll be wearing my crotchless Clifford the Big Red Dog outfit!!

      For more info check out this /. article

    24. IMPROVE THE FAQ (Score:-1, Flamebait)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.18 12:03 (#2580822)

      add more links to goatse and to cowboineal's site to make it better. a link to rotten.com would be nice too

      • Re:IMPROVE THE FAQ (Score:0)
        by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.18 12:18 (#2580832)

        and a link to michael's site and to jon katz's site if he has one and homo's site. i dont know what else to say. maybe a few links to phallic.org they have nice penis pictures! a link to the planet quake site or whatever. really make the reader feel this faq really answers their questions. oh yeah, and when you talk about cmdrtaco snotting you, say he brought you to "orgasm after sweaty orgasm". describe it more is all i'm saying. and use more italics and bolding! and when you talk about jon katz shitting or whatever have a link to fecal japan on rotten.com

        other wise a great job wipo troll! keep up the good work!

    25. Re:CmdrTaco's filthy secret! (Score:-1)
      by Wil Wheaton on 2001.11.18 6:41 (#2580438)

      Hi. Let's be buddies.. butt buddies.
      --
      WIL WHEATON DOT NET

    26. WIPO speaks the truth (Score:-1)
      by dead_puppy on 2001.11.18 5:33 (#2580342)

      Here is an e-mail I received a week ago:

      From: malda@slashdot.org
      To: puppy_dead@hotmail.com
      Subject: were where you last friday? :(

      I thought we where supposed to meet at Backdoor's at 8-ish, sugar-lips? You could've at least told me that you could'nt make it! I was even in my favorite pink skirt for you, honey-cup... next time, you could be more considarite and tell me you cant come... bastard.

      --
      CmdrTaco (malda@slashdot.org)
      You finding Ling-Ling's head?

    27. Taco snotting is WRONG!!! (Score:-1)
      by Big_Ass_Spork on 2001.11.18 4:53 (#2580300)

      I do it wrong

      Laying here in the shadows of my room, I squint up at my love. My Ms. Portman. I am sore and tired after fucking her for eight solid hours. My chapped and aching dick is soaking in grits to relieve the pain. She gets on her knees and starts lapping the grits up out of the bowl. She places her beautiful hands on my penis and starts to lick the grits off my achy piece.

      Massaging my nutsack she....

      WAIT, I DO IT WRONG!!!!

      Yanking my dick out of her mouth I throw her to the ground and shove it in to her gaping freshly fisted ass. [goatse.cx]

      "OH BIG ASS SPORK!! Fuck my ass, fuck my ass good. DEEPER, my stallion, deeper!! Make a Beowulf cluster of sperm on my back!!"

      "Imagine a Beowulf cluster of this baby!"

      I DO IT WRONG!!!!

      ---
      All your Sporks are belong to Big_Ass_Spork! What you say?! All your Sporks are belo... forget it...

    28. Rob Malda Dead at age 25! (Score:-1)
      by j0nkatz on 2001.11.17 22:54 (#2579596)

      I just heard some sad news on the radio -- famous queerbait Rob Malda was found dead in his Holland home this morning. The details were a bit hazy, but it seems that he drowned in jizz while Taco Snotting his friend Hemos. I'm sure everyone in the /. community will miss him -- even if you didn't enjoy his queer antics and boring ass website, there's no denying his contributions to the homosesual cultural development, particularly in the areas of Taco snotting. Truly an American icon.

      I wanna Open Source sex so it won't be worth a shit either.

    29. TACO-SNOTTING is really Donkey-Punching (Score:-1, Troll)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.15 6:38 (#2567601)

      No no no, the correct term for that is "donkey-punch". I have eye-witnessed this amazing eye-popping event demonstrated on unsuspecting hose-monsters by my frat brothers in the past.. . :-)

    30. Re:the effect of knowlege laws... (Score:1)
      by AbsoluteRelativity on 2001.11.15 5:31 (#2567457)

      The WIPO Troll
      Slashdot and the Karma Lottery - News for uber monkeys, by uber monkeys.

    31. Re:Taco-Snotting (Score:-1, Troll)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.13 9:27 (#2557632)

      Oh, man that's just sick !

    32. HOW DO I GET AN ANONYMOUS PROXY? (Score:-1, Troll)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.13 9:03 (#2557604)

      TELL ME WHERE I CAN GET AN ANONYMOUS proxy please WIPO Troll. Maybe later i will join you in a snotting at my place. ;P

    33. Re:Taco-Snottage!?!?!? (Score:-1, Offtopic)
      by vikool on 2001.11.13 7:43 (#2557495)

      what is this bull shit,i feel offened that some people feel so so senseless to post stuff like these esp when such a tragic incident has occured

    34. Re:Taco-felching!! (Score:-1)
      by I.T.R.A.R.K. on 2001.11.11 22:38 (#2551890)

      Where the fuck do I sign up?!

      - I throw rocks at retarded kids

      "Adequacy.org: Where congenital stupidity is not an option, but a requirement."

    35. Re:Taco-felching!! (Score:-1, Troll)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.11 21:53 (#2551753)

      this shit is hilarious..keep up the good work.

    36. Re:Taco-felching!! (Score:-1, Offtopic)
      by rockwood on 2001.11.11 21:49 (#2551746)

      OMG! That is the most disgusting thing I have ever heard! WHo in their right mind would sit down and waste the time to construct such a replusive story. I guess I'll be skipping lunch and dinner today.. and possibly tomorrow also. The game doesn't affect reality. Reality affects the game.

    37. Re:Ban this! It's disgusting!! (Score:0)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.11 14:43 (#2550701)

      dude, this is crap-flood material if i ever saw it.
      duuuuuuuuudddddddddddddeeeeeeeee.

    38. Re:Taco-Snotting = HATE SPEECH (Score:-1, Flamebait)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.11 8:16 (#2550266)

      horny_rob_6969@hotmail.com

      Ah, so that's what the alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.horny-rob newsgroup is about!

    39. MOD THIS UP PLEASE!!! (Score:-1)
      by egg troll on 2001.11.11 5:34 (#2550024)

      +5, Arousing

      For more info check out this /. article

    40. Re:Taco-Snotting = HATE SPEECH (Score:-1, Offtopic)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.11 4:39 (#2549891)

      WINNER>

    41. Re:Taco-Snotting = HATE SPEECH (Score:-1, Offtopic)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.11 4:37 (#2549887)

      I love you. Why do you use your bitchslapped account, rather than signing up for a new account to post at +1 before getting bitchslapped by the censors here? I guess I should speak for myself, but I don't want to log out and lose all my slashdot customization properties, nor do I want to lose my 50 karma yet.

    42. Re:On Taco-Snotting (Score:0)
      by Anonymous Coward on 2001.11.09 9:19 (#2542412)

      you fucking rock! right down to the expanded cvs id!

      WIPO trolls > linux

    ________________________________________

    $Id: tacosnotting.html,v 1.12 2001/12/02 20:07:02 wipo Exp $
    --

    J. Wipo Troll, Esq.
    Crapflooder Associates
    Slashdot.org

    1. Re:Portable Snotcube! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      stfu. no one really cares about your lame little "troll". make some new material (not that anything you've ever said is worth a damn..)

  20. New York, New York... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You thought cell phones were bad?! :)

  21. really useful? by Teflon+Coating · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I dont see how well this could really work. Outside of using it for the once a year trips to somewhere, little jimmy would have no use for this. I doubt that it would even work that well on a road trip, how do you balance a cube that has a 5.3 inch screen sitting on top of it? It might work fine on a desk, but i dont see how you could play it in a car where there would be no sturdy surface to rest it on.

    1. Re:really useful? by calibanDNS · · Score: 2

      Ever had a lay over at an airport or been stuck in the hotel during vacation because of lousy weather?

      Think outside of the box (er, car) and see how great this would be for a kid during that 2hr flight to see the grandparents or when flying home from college during breaks.

  22. Making plane rides fun by MikeyNg · · Score: 3

    This sounds like a fun device for those plane rides. I would think that the GameCube and the LCD screen don't put out enough RF to really interfere with the plane. I could get three hours of Rogue Squadron or Super Smash Brothers lovin'! That would make the ride THAT much more bearable. Of course, you'd also have about a dozen little kids clamoring all over your seat trying to play. You could then charge admission or something and make back your plane fare. :)

    --
    Where the wind blows, the tumbleweed goes.
  23. Marine Corps Haiku by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant


    This is my haiku
    There are many more like it
    But this one is mine


    Semper Fi, Devil Dogs!

  24. Stephen King, author, dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF

    +MONDAY MORNING+
    Cmdr Taco: I will not suck any more dick ever again.
    +MONDAY EVENING+
    Cmdr Taco: *slurp* *slurp* *slurp*

    +TUESDAY MORNING+
    Cmdr Taco: I will not suck any more dick ever again.
    +TUESDAY EVENING+
    Cmdr Taco: *slurp* *slurp* *slurp*

    +WEDNESDAY MORNING+
    Cmdr Taco: I will not suck any more dick ever again.
    +WEDNESDAY EVENING+
    Cmdr Taco: *slurp* *slurp* *slurp*

    +THURSDAY MORNING+
    Cmdr Taco: I will not suck any more dick ever again.
    +THURSDAY EVENING+
    Cmdr Taco: *slurp* *slurp* *slurp*

    +FRIDAY MORNING+
    Cmdr Taco: I will not suck any more dick ever again.
    +FRIDAY EVENING+
    Cmdr Taco: *slurp* *slurp* *slurp* *slurp*

    +SATURDAY MORNING+
    Cmdr Taco: I will not suck any more dick ever again.
    +SATURDAY EVENING+
    Cmdr Taco: *slurp* *slurp* *slurp*

    +SUNDAY MORNING+
    Cmdr Taco: Today is the Lord's day.
    +SUNDAY AFTERNOON+
    Cmdr Taco: *slurp* *slurp* *slurp*

  25. Barely legible fortune cookie say... by Fortune+Master · · Score: 1, Funny

    You will renew your glasses perscription for the first time in years after discovering the joys of small flatpanels.

    --
    ...in bed.
  26. Hmm... You can see where this is going, right? by Nindalf · · Score: 2

    In a couple of years, when the components have shrunk, become cheaper and less power hungry, we have the instant Gameboy Advance successor selling for $100 a pop, with a nice library of games on small, portable media.

    Nintendo is the king of portables, and I think they intend to stay that way.

  27. GameCube Bites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I bought the Nintendo GameCube the night it was released. I went to my local Walmart at 11:00 p.m. and waited for them to start selling them at midnight. I bought the GameCube, a memory card, an extra controller, and 2 games, Luigis Mansion and Super Monkey Ball. Since then I have also purchased Waverace Bluestorm, Pikmin, Super Smash Brothers Melee, Tarzan, and Tony Hawk 3. I've also rented Star Wars Rogue Leader, Madden Football, Crazi Taxi, and Batman.

    Luigis Mansion

    This game had "good" graphics (which are complete shit compared to computer graphics but are good for a television screen) and it was interesting to play. Unfortunately the game is very short. You can beat it in about 10 hours, which by the way is about how long it will take you to get good at aiming the vacuum cleaner.

    Super Monkey Ball

    Lame, borring, stupid... nuff said.

    Waverace Bluestorm

    Hard to control and borring to play.

    Tarzan

    OK this game is clearly for young kids but at least it's easy to control your character (which seems to be a rarity with GameCube games).

    Tony Hawk 3

    If riding around on a skateboard doing tricks is your idea of good time, this game's for you. Otherwise it's completely borring. There's nothing to do. It's easy to control though.

    Pikmin

    Extremely difficult to control. This game seems like it was designed to work with a mouse, not a joystick. I have no idea if the game is fun or not (I'm guessing not) because after 30 minutes of fighting the control stick I through it down and said screw it.

    Super Smash Brothers Melee

    Easy to control, impossible to know what's going on. Move your control stick around and frantically hit your buttons. Then "GAME" appears and you either won, or lost. You're guess is as good as mine.

    Crazi Taxi

    Completely pointless. You're an insane taxi driver who drives around looking for people to pick up. You pick them up, take them to their destination, get paid and go find someone else. Sound interesting? Didn't think so...

    Madden Football

    I shouldn't have even bothered with this game. I hate sports. But since there are only a few games available for the GC right now, I wanted to check it out. I played it for about 10 minutes and shut it off.

    Batman

    Relatively easy to control, as long as you manage to keep the camera view on Batman. The camera constantly swings around behind objects which block your view and you can't see what's going on. And the camera angle switches to akward viewing angles. I thought it sucked. Your milage may vary.

    Star Wars Rogue Leader

    Disclaimer: I've never seen Star Wars and I basically hate all things "Star [insert name here]". However, to my suprise, this game wasn't bad. I should have bought this one instead of any of the others I got and ended up hating. But after renting it, I didn't think I would like it enough to pay for it.

    Almost makes me wish I had bought an XBox. *shudder*

    1. Re:GameCube Bites by mancxvi · · Score: 1

      Wait... you bought ALL OF THAT on a whim?

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    2. Re:GameCube Bites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Me smells a bit of M$ in this.

    3. Re:GameCube Bites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Get off ./ BillyG

    4. Re:GameCube Bites by AaronBaker2000 · · Score: 1
      There's no chance in hell that you actually own a gamecube.


      Read a few reviews before believing a word of what this guy says.

      I don't know why I'm taking the time to reply to this...How bored am I?!?

      --

      My Blog Sucks.

    5. Re:GameCube Bites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      /.

    6. Re:GameCube Bites by VALinux · · Score: -1

      Why don't you just deep throat a 12-gauge shotgun, pull the trigger with your toe and eat a bullet. It seems like your problem is that you are incapable of liking anything.

    7. Re:GameCube Bites by James+Foster · · Score: 1

      I've never tried a GameCube so I'm not agreeing/dis-agreeing with you, but you seem to be picking out that the games are challenging... and I hate to break it to you, but they're meant to be!
      Also consider the genre of games that you like and whether or not the GameCube was a wise purchase for you. You seem to hate a lot of genres which will be very dominant on the GC (Sports, Star-Anything, arcadey games, etc).

      You also described Crazy Taxi as "Completely pointless"... Crazy Taxi is widely accepted as a very fun game and perhaps you haven't realized but when you play a game the only point of playing it is to waste away time and have some fun. All games are "Completely pointless" and 100% unproductive, but they're fun.

    8. Re:GameCube Bites by blixel · · Score: 1

      There's no chance in hell that you actually own a gamecube.

      Oh really? Visit my Ebay Auctions. I'm currently selling Super Monkey Ball and Waverace Bluestorm and I've already sold Tony Hawk 3.

      I do own a GameCube... Allthough, at this point, I wish I hadn't bothered buying one.

    9. Re:GameCube Bites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      but you seem to be picking out that the games are challenging... and I hate to break it to you, but they're meant to be!

      Final Fantasy is challenging, StarCraft is challenging... Engineering a game so that's it's difficult to control isn't challenging, it's just dumb.

    10. Re:GameCube Bites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Wait... you bought ALL OF THAT on a whim?

      What's the big deal? GameCube $199, Extra Controller, $30, Memory Card $15, 7 games $50 each = $350. The grand total is aprox. $595. He rented the other 4 games. That's not exactly a huge sum of money if you have a job you know.

    11. Re:GameCube Bites by mancxvi · · Score: 1

      Yes, but it seems like it was a walk down the street and the thought, "I think I'll go spend a shitload on games I don't even know I will like! I have a job!", popped into the author's mind. The main thing that irked me was the fact that the author seemed not to care whether or not a game looked good when making the purchase.

      --
      LIVE NUDE PETS!
    12. Re:GameCube Bites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The main thing that irked me was the fact that the author seemed not to care whether or not a game looked good when making the purchase.

      Hmm... well like he said, the system just came out so there aren't a lot of games available to compare and renting games for a brand new system is always impossible. So I can understand buying a few random titles the first week a system comes out. God only knows how much money I've spent on lousy PS2 games in the past year.

  28. Re:Hmm... You can see where this is going, right? by NanoGator · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I agree with you. I have a feeling Nintendo designed not just a powerful home system, but their next portable system in the next 5 years.

    Think about that... by the time it launches you have a library of 500 or so games. Heck, by then they might even have an 802.11 adapter for it. Imagine the LAN Party you could have then? Everybody brings their GBA sized GCN and their Network cards, somebody sets up a cheap $100 wireless hub, and everybody sits around an apartment playing a cool game.

    Heck.. have the party at StarBuck's or something. Heh.

    --
    "Derp de derp."
  29. Screen by _ganja_ · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Hmmm... I saw one of these a month or so ago in Amsterdam airport connected to a ps one, can't remember who made it but it looked exactly the same but white and cost the same also. Quality is an issue, I notice on IGN they don't show any good quality stills of the thing in action but just a quick time movie from a distance, there is good reason forn this. Then again its is portable I supose but I recommend you check the thing out in person if you are interested in one and don't just order it from the web without seeeing it in real life.


    One other possibility could be to use it for an in car movie/GPS etc dislay when hooked up to a PC in the trunk?

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    A journey of a thousand miles starts with a brutal anal raping at airport security

    1. Re:Screen by Suppafly · · Score: 1

      yeh i was just thinking that this isnt really news worthy.. those little screen fors the ps1's have been out for quite a time..not to mention the format of a ps1 is much better for a portable device.

  30. xbox do this? by horster · · Score: 1

    heh, I'd like to see them do this for an xbox.

    the product has an adapter for a car - I can only imagine what such a setup would do to the battery!

  31. Why not a head mounted display ? by sien · · Score: 2

    An LCD that size must use a fair amount of batteries and be reasonably large.

    If you really want to make you're GameCube or PS2 portable ( Xbox's themselves aren't portable so I'll skip them ) you can get a pair of Sony Glasstrons. These are glasses that do TV resolution. Unfortunately they have been discontinued.

    You can pick them up on Ebay for ~$350. I've used these things once or twice and I was quite impressed. Has anyone else used them for any length of time ?

    1. Re:Why not a head mounted display ? by RzUpAnmsCwrds · · Score: 1

      "Unfortunately they have been discontinued."

      With good reason. Sony found out that they caused an undue amount of eye-strain - it's highly recommended that someone under 18 does not use the glasses (because they could damage eyes that have not finished developing). They also caused seizures. That's the problem with these goggles - eye strain and seizures. Focusing on anything that close is a major problem for your eyes; their minumum comfortable focus range is about one foot.

    2. Re:Why not a head mounted display ? by HamNRye · · Score: 2

      http://www.epanorama.net/documents/pc/3dglass.html

      Here you go, all the links you need and instructions on how to make your own.

      Hoobalicious.

      ~Hammy
      nothing4sale.org

  32. Mattel Football by Rothfuss · · Score: 2, Funny


    You can get an old Mattel Football game on Ebay for around $20. That's about $400 less than the (NCube + Madden 2002 + PortaScreen).

    I also think the screen is slightly bigger, although I haven't actually measured.

    That'll free up more than enough cash to buy yourself a GeForce3, processor, and giant bag of Doritos. Morpheus will happily meet your software needs.

    1. Re:Mattel Football by OvenMitt · · Score: 1

      ...or you can the retro version of Mattel Football for $12.99 at Amazon.com

  33. WOOOOO by Fecal+Troll+Matter · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I got modded up yet again

  34. Great for Planes! by Lunastorm · · Score: 1

    This sounds like a fun device for those plane rides. I would think that the GameCube and the LCD screen don't put out enough RF to really interfere with the plane. I could get three hours of Rogue Squadron or Super Smash Brothers lovin'! That would make the ride THAT much more bearable. Of course, you'd also have about a dozen little kids clamoring all over your seat trying to play. You could then charge admission or something and make back your plane fare. :)

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    You die too easily.
    1. Re:Great for Planes! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      hehehehe

  35. How about XBox? by CaseyB · · Score: 2
    the Interact Mobile Monitor 5.4, a 5.4" LCD that hooks up to your gamecube, providing a screen and power from either AC or an included car adapter ... Interact sells an optional battery pack, which IGN claims can power the GameCube and monitor for up to three hours

    I can't wait for the Xbox version, complete with diesel generator and trailer.

  36. Only good as a small perm display by RobPiano · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is a neat toy, but I'd say save your money.

    Most people get a gameboy to hush up their kids, to play on car trips/plane trips, or to play at a boring desk job. Where gameboy is well suited for this because of its high portablity and battery life, gamecube is not.

    This thing is a $400 investment which can be easily damaged if dropped. It only lasts for 3 hours and it has many cords that could easily get tangled. The controller aspect alone is enough to not warrent the trouble. The only use I see for this is if you want to bring it to work to play during your lunch break (Hey smash brothers is really cool, might be a good way to make friends). That makes it only worth buying more as a small TV than as a portable toy.

    If you're board during work and can get away with a small display, go for this. Otherwise, get a gameboy.

    Rob

  37. Re:Hmm... You can see where this is going, right? by hexix · · Score: 3, Redundant

    Wow, now that I think about it that really does make sense. I mean why else would they have gone with such small sized media (those mini dvd-rom things).

    Doesn't really make since to cut the size of your game discs down so much, especially when your last gaming system was flamed so much for having cartridges that were lacking in space. They must be doing it so when they come out with the portable game cube all the games will still work fine.

    Interesting.

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  38. � by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  39. Coming Soon! Xbox version! by jvmatthe · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Interact sells an optional battery pack, which IGN claims can power the GameCube and monitor for up to three hours.

    You left the part out about the Xbox version which will be out soon. The battery pack can power an Xbox for up to 4 hours along with the 4.5" LCD screen that snaps right onto the ample acreage of the Xbox controller itself. Further, there is some extra juice left over to power the Linux box sitting over on the side so you can actually use the ethernet connection to play with your friends online. As if that weren't enough, it comes in an enclosure no larger than 5 Xboxes and has a sporty green Xbox logo on the side so that everyone knows you are a gamer with a flair and style unmatched by your peers.


    At the jaw-droppingly low price of $450 for all the extra hardware (Xbox and games not included), it can be yours.


    And you have to admit, it is really quite amazing what they can do now with four car batteries, 20 pounds of wire, and a huge metal cart (required for portability).


    Yeah, so brand me a troll. I am, after all, tired and cranky and sitting under a bridge. How about tossing me a Scooby snack while you're at it?

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    1. Re:Coming Soon! Xbox version! by Cow4263 · · Score: 1

      Yeah, so brand me a troll. I am, after all, tired and cranky and sitting under a bridge. How about tossing me a Scooby snack while you're at it?

      Your not supposed to feed the trolls :P

    2. Re:Coming Soon! Xbox version! by DivineOb · · Score: -1

      Yeah, you mods rate this interesting, yet mod me down just because of my sig? Jesus christ... worthlessness called, it wants it's job back...

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      But Gods the one who's losing, Satan always wins!

  40. 3 measly hours by fireboy1919 · · Score: 2

    I want a battery I can carry on my back.

    A battery whose half-life is guaranteed for over 3000 years.

    A battery that is not environmentally safe or even a good idea to carry around.

    A battery that doubles as a flamethrower and ghost-catching device.

    I WANT A PROTON PACK!

    Seriously...I don't mind toting a batterey that weighs 20 pounds and is approximately half the size of my laptop/portable device. Then maybe I'd get a good 10 hours of use out of it. Am I alone? I think that would solve a lot of the battery problems.

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  41. Portable Head by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Looks kind of like the portable toilet on my friends boat.

    1. Re:Portable Head by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      yes portabale suck dick jon katz

      cmdr taco licks cowboy neals balls

      va linux is for fags only

      quit wearing my panties you faggot bitch

      nigger jew

      fuck a duck

      bitch nigger jew

      ball sweat licker

  42. SLASHDot Sucks Fucking cock bitch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    [b]
    gay nerd

    dick suckers

    cock gobblers

    linux faggets

    jizz on rob malda

    sucks cowboy neals balls

    jonkantz is a ass packer[/b]

    1. Re:SLASHDot Sucks Fucking cock bitch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Humm suffering from Kernel envy?

  43. Doesn't seem THAT small to me... by Jayde+Stargunner · · Score: 2

    I know the GameCube is small, but it's not nearly small enough for this purpose, IMO. Plus, it's a cube--not flat like the PSOne...

    Call me a pessimist, but I just don't see this as being all that worthwhile...

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    1. Re:Doesn't seem THAT small to me... by cheese_wallet · · Score: 1

      I think it is. It might be a little awkward by itself, but in a carrying bag with the top open it'd be great.

      I've got one (the cube that is), and a carrying bag made for it as well. It isn't big at all, about as awkard as a lunchbox in gradeschool.

      I don't forsee myself using this in a car, but I do fly a lot, and I could easily see enough room for this.

      Glasstron from sony or I-glasses if they still make those would be better, but they cost more too.

  44. Or buy it new by freeweed · · Score: 2
    I kid you not, they've released a retro/classic version of football, THIS YEAR. I saw it in a wal-mart or toys r us catalog a couple of weeks ago. Was less than $20 too :)

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  45. Some MAME file by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    how much troll could a troll troll if a troll could troll troll?

    Fixes/Additions:
    1.Fixed $eval() bug.
    2.Link control in custom dialogs triggers sclick event again.
    3.Fixed $var() bug.
    4.Fixed /channel display info bug.
    5.Standardized on the word 'color' in identifiers and commands, and
    in the help file.
    6.For Undernet servers CHANTYPES is now set to #&+ by default.
    7.Fixed install program always creating desktop shortcut icon.
    8.Fixed mIRC taskbar icon being redisplayed in some situations after
    you've minimized mIRC to the tray.
    9.Fixed function keys not working in non-joined channel window if
    "keep open" switch is turned on.
    10.Fixed tab completion not working with $? and $input properly.
    11.Fixed /userhost not updating IAL.
    12.Added ctcp and whois protection options, and queue op commands
    option, to Flood dialog.
    13.Fixed window icon highlighting when switchbar is turned off.
    14.Added support for numeric 005 NETWORK=name token (not supported
    by any servers at this time) which tells the IRC client the name
    of the IRC network it's connected to, eg. NETWORK=DALnet.
    15.Fixed status window log filename not being updated when a new day
    begins and you have when the "log by day" option enabled.
    16./font can now handle quotes around font name.
    17.Fixed Script Editor dialog 64k limit bug.
    18.Fixed Info section not working in address book if you typed in
    a nick and pressed the ctcp ping, etc. buttons.
    19.Fixed the way /dialog and $dialog() windows are centered around
    other windows.
    20.Fixed numeric 433 triggering script twice if nickname in use.
    21.Fixed dir -b not displaying bytes in fileserver.
    22.Added "Method" and "Notify list" options to Nick color list Add
    dialog.
    23.mIRC now supports servers that send a /names list which contains
    a full nick!id@host format in the reply, enables mIRC to fill the
    IAL on joining a channel (no servers do this yet, so this hasn't
    been tested).
    24.Fixed fserve max cps feature not being turned off if set to zero.
    25.Fixed $rand() behaviour.
    26.Can now /filter blank lines by specifying $crlf for matchtext.
    27.Added "Use query for notify nicks" option to IRC dialog.
    28.Fixed switchbar right-click popup menu bug.
    29.Fixed $readini() not handling filename enclosed in quotes.
    30.When you have the "keep channel open" option enabled, mIRC now
    clears the nicklist if a channel window is open but not joined.
    31.The listbox in the Control dialog is no longer sorted.
    32.Fixed $regsub() not returning original text if there were no
    substitutions, and not handling backreferenced values correctly
    when global modifier is used.
    33./tokenize now correctly resets all $N to $null if no parameters
    are specified.
    34.Can now use $style() in custom dialog menu definitions.
    35.Added Up/down buttons to Control dialog to allow re-arranging
    of listbox entries.
    36.Fixed Control+H scroll bug.
    37.Improved the way $null is handled in scripts.
    38.mIRC now reroutes text to the status window if it can't display
    text in the current window, eg. a picture @window.
    39.Added $window().ontop property.
    40.Fixed Line marker bug when text buffer reached maximum buffer
    size in Options/General dialog.
    41.Fixed font size bugs, relating to positive/negative font sizes,
    in /font, $width(), $height, $wrap(), /drawtext, /window, etc.
    42.Fixed $readini() bug when used without the -n switch.
    43.Added "Blink icons" option to Display dialog, blinks switchbar
    icons for channel/query windows if there's a message/highlight
    event, or a flash event.
    44.Fixed !$identifier not prefix bug.
    45.Fixed editbox bug in 16bit mIRC under win3.x.
    46.Added /drawrect [-d] x y w h [w h], draws rounded rectangle,
    must specify width and height of ellipse used to draw corners.
    47.Notify no longer triggers on a nick change if nick has only
    changed case.
    48.Added "monitor file changes" option to Editor dialog.
    49.$count() can now handle multiple substrings.
    50.Added $+(n1,...,nN) identifier, combines parameters.
    51.Added /hadd -uN, unsets item after N seconds, and /hsave -u, by
    default /hsave excludes items that are in the unset list, -u
    forces it to include the unset items.
    52.Dcc Chat/Get windows are now re-used if they are inactive and the
    same person tries to chat with you again, or tries to re-send the
    same file.
    53.Added back notify options to show address and time.
    54.Extended Hash commands to allow storage of binary variables:

    /hadd -smbc [data | &binvar]

    The -b switch indicates that you're adding a &binvar item to the
    hash table, the -c switch chops the &binvar up to the first null
    and treats it as plain text.

    $hget(name/N,item, [&binvar])

    Assigns the result of a $hget() lookup to a &binvar.

    All other Hash commands handle binary variables as well, eg.
    /hload, /hsave, etc.

    55.Fixed alias/script recursion gpf bug.
    56.Added multibyte characters option to options/messages dialog.
    57.Can now use /did -z name id [min max] to reset a scrollbar range in
    a custom dialog.
    58.Added -i indent switch to /aline, /iline, and /loadbuf.
    59.Fixed minimized icon and editbox bugs in 16bit mIRC.
    60.Fixed /whois on query option not working in single message window.
    61.Token identifiers can now be made case-sensitive by adding "cs" to
    the identifier name, eg. $addtokcs().
    62./filter -g switch now treats wildcard text as a regex expression.
    63.Added /aline and /iline -n switch, doesn't add line if it already
    exists in window.
    64.Added two new variable types to $com(), dispatch and unknown.

    These allow you to pass dispatch/unknown pointers as parameters
    in a $com() call, or to retrieve dispatch/unknown pointers from
    a $com() call, by reference.

    To pass a dispatch/unknown pointer as a parameter in $com(),
    specify the variable type as dispatch/unknown, and specify the
    name of an existing $com() connection as the value.

    To retrieve a dispatch/unknown pointer through a call to $com(),
    specify the variable type as dispatch/unknown with *, and assign
    it a variable name. When $com() returns, mIRC will create a new
    $com() item with that variable name and assign it the dispatch
    or unknown pointer.

    In the case of retrieving an unknown pointer, mIRC will extend
    it to a dispatch pointer if it can, allowing you to call it
    directly via $com().

    You can use $com().dispatch or $com().unknown to see if a pointer
    exists for that $com() item.

    65.mIRC now treats mode format +k * as a hidden key on all servers,
    for servers that hide the key from non-ops.
    66.Fixed /dcc send -l max cps bug.
    67.Added "mp3 playing" to confirm section in IRC options dialog.
    68.Added on *:unload:/command event, triggers only in the script that
    is being unloaded. Also triggers if unloading via the Unload menu
    in the Editor dialog.

    You can use /unload -n to unload a script without triggering the
    on unload event.

    69.Added history listbox to Control+F find dialog.
    70.Added /timer -pr switches, pause and resume a timer.
    71.mIRC now waits 30 seconds before a re-connect attempt if the server
    says that you were throttled for connecting too fast. mIRC looks for
    the word "throttled" in the ERROR Closing Link server message.
    72.Fixed /ignore -uN not resetting nick color list colors when ignore
    removed after N seconds.
    73.Fixed ignore button in dcc send/chat dialogs not working.
    74.Fixed Flood protection ignore feature not working for dccs.
    75.Pressing the enter key in the Channels folder now joins a channel
    when you have an item selected in the listbox.
    76.Fixed $abook() gpf bug.
    77.Undo no longer works in a disabled editbox in a custom dialog.
    78.Fixed drop event not working properly in custom dialogs.
    79.Binary variables can now be 8192 bytes in length.
    80.Added /filter -a switch, allows you to specify a sort alias which is
    called to sort the filtered lines.
    81.Added /cline -m switch, makes mIRC color a nick in channel messages
    with the /cline color.

    26/04/2001 - mIRC v5.9

    Fixes/Additions:
    1.Fixed wheel mouse bug when meeces were set to scroll by page
    instead of by line.
    2.Fixed line marker not being reset in some situations when mIRC
    isn't the active window.
    3.Fixed line marker text indent bug in following line.
    4.Log view dialog can now display large numbers of log files far
    more quickly.
    5.The mIRC tray icon now displays the letter A for Active to
    indicate the active mIRC window, if you are running more than
    one mIRC at a time.
    6.Fixed DCC Send/Get cps calculation display.
    7.Fixed function key focus bug while in channel windows.
    8.Added /echo -m switch, indicates that the line should be
    processed as a user message instead of an event.
    9.Fixed line marker being lost if lines in a window exceeded max
    line buffer size.
    10.Agent support no longer strips out high-ascii characters used
    in non-english languages.
    11.Fixed tray icon refresh bug.
    12.Fixed custom dialog display bug, controls weren't being re-
    displayed properly in some situations.
    13.Added Hide channel key option to IRC dialog.
    14.Fixed /play -e not working with custom windows.
    15.$duration(seconds,N) now accepts its own output and changes
    it back into seconds, and if N == 2 returns format without
    seconds.
    16.Fixed line marker bug, was being set inbetween lines in some
    situations.
    17.Log view dialog now maintains cursor position in listbox after
    you delete or merge files.
    18.Added on 1:APPACTIVE:echo $appactive event, triggers when the
    mIRC active application state changes. $appactive is $true if
    any mIRC window is active.

    Also added on 1:ACTIVE:@#?=!*:echo $active $lactive event,
    triggers when a window in mIRC is activated. $lactive returns
    the previously active window. If the previous window is no
    longer open, $lactive returns $null.

    19.Added on 1:AGENT:echo $agentname finished speaking! event.
    20.Added new DDE Topic, EVALUATE, makes mIRC evaluate identifiers
    or variables in a line of text.
    21.Added 'auto-minimize on join' option to channels folder edit
    dialog.
    22.Control section in Options dialog has been moved to the Address
    Book dialog, and has been improved.
    23.Added /ignore -d switch, ignores DCCs such as Sends/Chat/etc.,
    /ignore -t ctcp no longer ignores DCCs.
    24.Added auto-voice list to Control dialog.

    Changed /auto command to /aop, isauto to isaop, $auto to $aop,
    the old formats are still supported for now.

    Added /avoice command, isavoice if comparison, and $avoice.

    Added identifiers $aop(address/N), $avoice(address/N), and
    $protect(address/N), all with .type property.

    25.Channels which are auto-joined on an invite are now minimized
    on join.
    26.Added Options section to IRC dialog with default flash settings
    for channel/query windows, and mIRC exit confirmation options.
    27.Extended /flash to /flash [-wbrN] [window] which allows
    you to flash the desktop icon of any open mIRC window including
    custom windows.
    28.Can now specify a titlebar icon for a custom dialog using
    icon filename, index
    29.Scrollbars can now handle up to 64000 lines in a window.
    30.Fixed $timer().secs bug.
    31.Changed max cps method in fileserver, now represents total max
    cps for all dcc sends combined. This also limits dcc sends
    initiated with /dcc send -l. If you use /dcc send -l0 this
    prevents a script-initiated dcc send from being limited.
    32./ignore /aop /avoice /protect now allow you to properly remove
    #channels one by one with -r.
    33.Added agent dialog speech option to avoid repeating channel
    name in channel messages/actions.
    34.Can now use SendMessage() to communicate with 32bit mIRC:

    SendMessage(mHwnd, WM_MCOMMAND, cMethod, 0L)

    mHwnd mIRC window, or Channel/Query/etc. window
    WM_MCOMMAND WM_USER + 200
    cMethod 1 - As if typed in editbox
    2 - As if typed in editbox, send as plain text
    4 - Use flood protection if turned on
    Can be or'd with 1 or 2
    Returns 0 if fails, 1 if successful

    SendMessage(mHwnd, WM_MEVALUATE, 0, 0L)

    mHwnd mIRC window, or Channel/Query/etc. window
    WM_MEVALUATE WM_USER + 201
    Returns 0 if fails, 1 if successful

    The application that sends these messages should create a
    mapped file named "mIRC" with CreateFileMapping(). When mIRC
    receives the above messages, it will open this file and use
    the data it contains to perform the command or evaluation.

    In the case of an evaluation, mIRC will output the results
    to the mapped file.

    The mapped file must be at least 1024 bytes in length.

    35.Added Position Default Save/Forget menu items to system menu
    for Channel and Query/Chat windows.
    36.Auto-tile/cascade no longer trigger if a window is opened in
    a minimized state.
    37.mIRC now supports the numeric 005 tokens: CHANTYPES=# and
    PREFIX=(ohv)@%+ and can handle a dynamic set of channel and
    nick prefixes.

    mIRC assumes that @ is supported on all networks, any mode
    left of @ is assumed to have at least equal power to @, and
    any mode right of @ has less power.

    mIRC has internal support

  46. Am I the only one who notices? by Lord+Bitman · · Score: 1

    One portability cancels out another, this Mobile Screen covers up the carrying handle.
    Is Anyone Not A Dumbass, by chance?

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  47. blargh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    beowulf cluster hot grits down the pants you suck so do I mwahaha l33t hax0r u suck im high hahaha bg rules you suck i love microsoft all your base are belong to donuts put your balls in the air and bend under to kiss my ass cocksucker!!!

  48. What?!? by jred · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd just like to say I'm shocked and appalled that not one single /.er has said anything about using one in conjuction with (insert whatever game machine is currently booting Linux) and using it to hack on the kernel source in the back of the car. Oh, yeah, and usb wireless nics will allow them to surf the net through the chain of all the wireless nics in all the cars. Hey! A beowolf cluster! rotflmoa, I slay me...

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    jred
    I'm not a mechanic but I play one in my garage...
    1. Re:What?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Because it can be done more effectively with a used laptop of the same price, longer battery time, more convenient form factor, and of course, lighter weight.

    2. Re:What?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Geek Alert!

  49. oh please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I can't beleive all you weenies are worrying about this crap when there is a war in the middle east. If you wanna read something more important than some video game shit check this out.

  50. Lunchbox by SilentChris · · Score: 3, Funny
    As if the thing didn't already look like a child's lunchbox, now it even has a lid. :)

    I fear purchasing one so my girlfriend doesn't think I'm gay.

    1. Re:Lunchbox by stalwart · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      wow, you have a girlfriend? man you're lucky.....

  51. Helpful hints from those who know by the_furies · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    When you finally decide that it would be a good idea to spend $400.00 on a portable Gamecube, just so you can enjoy Super Monkeyball, Zelda MCXDVIII, and WaveRace anywhere, anytime, it's actually a sign that you should just give up trying to have any kind of a life, become a raging homosexual, and spend the rest of your days sucking cock in men's restrooms.

  52. ps2 is better by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Ya but will it have good anime style games like the PS2 does?

  53. Re: SLASHDOT FRAUD EXPOSED by SignaI+1l · · Score: -1, Troll

    These companies were part of a fraudulent stock deal, commonly known as a "Pump and Dump". It is alleged in the leaked OSDN documents that Malda and Bates received payments in return for posting links to these falsified webpages, and stimulating grass roots interest in the Linux-based electronic products.

    Why don't you just post the documents, instead of teasing us with this summary? If it's true, the facts will speak for themselves. It's not like Taco and Hemos will delete your comment.

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    You want to play a fucken game?
  54. Why this is cool. by lightware · · Score: 1

    This is cool, because it makes it much easier to haul a complete system to a LAN party.

    No lugging a huge seperate TV for networked console games.

    All you need then is a room and power outlets to plug into and you're up and racing!

  55. heres a good one! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    they probably scratch their crotches more than they do actually making products

  56. Re:Hmm... You can see where this is going, right? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    the reason that i read was so nintendo could hold off the pirates for a few years. withing a 18 months to a year, dvd-r's will be pretty common, so copying ps2 and xbox games will start up.
    since they probably wont sell blank mini-dvds, the gamecube is safe

  57. Re:Hmm... You can see where this is going, right? by Guitarzan · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well, I don't have an exact number on the amount of data that can be stored on the little dvds, but it is still quite substantial for a game. Somewhere around 1.5 Gigs should be plenty for a majority of games out there for the near future. The only thing that takes up tons of space is FMV, and if you want a game with tons of that, put it on a couple little dvds. They can't cost that much.

    Besides, by doing this, Nintendo is essentially free from piracy.

    Here's a link to the 1.5 GB estimate.

  58. In the car? Put down that cell phone! by aiken_d · · Score: 2

    Why does it have to be used in a car? That would the most annoying place to use it. Why not on a pinick with your girlfriend? Come on you can't wait til Mario Karts comes out for this system..

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  59. Can't have it all? Then pick one. by KarmaBlackballed · · Score: 2

    There is a reason XBox and PS/2 sell at a loss for $300. Anything more and they are too expensive for most consumers, or so Microsoft and Sony believe.

    The issue is not about buying a used $400 laptop for retro games. It is about people having enough money for a computer that they can use for school/work and some games OR a game machine.

    And of course, if you can afford both ... why not just buy an even better laptop?

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  60. "Luggable" is a better word... by NanoGator · · Score: 1

    I think luggable would be a more suitable word than portable in this case. You wouldn't walk around carrying the GameCube AND the controller to play it. I really do like the idea of having a display like this so I can pick up the machine and use it in a more comfortable area of my apartment.

    I don't know about everybody else, but my apartment has it's fair share of hot and cool spots...

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  61. Interesting use for it... by NanoGator · · Score: 1

    Hmm.. I had an idea I wanted to share. One thing I have always wanted is the ability to watch TV while laying down. I've actually thought about building some kind of contraption that'd allow me to hang a TV, screen down, so I could lay under it and watch TV more comfortably.

    I'm afraid to tackle something like this because of how heavy TV's are... I wonder, since this device is LCD, and I imagine it's pretty lightweight, I wonder if I could run an A/V cable to it and maybe hook up my DVD player to it?

    It'd be more comfortable playing games, too. It'd be so wonderful to be able to sit down and play a game without being distracted by a sore back. Anybody else feel my pain?

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  62. The coolest thing this article demonstrates by t0qer · · Score: 1

    Is you can hook a battery up to anything that uses an AC to DC adapter and Voila instant portable. There's been many a time where i've used a battery powered 5 port hub as a cable tester.

  63. TrollMaster 2001 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That leaky sound you hear is CmdrTaco pissing himself after seeing this.

    Slashdot trolling just got a whole lot easier...

    http://www.geocities.com/frostpist/

    Spread the word!

  64. Two machines, two purposes by sweatyboatman · · Score: 2, Interesting

    First off... I believe that all the consoles out now are being sold at a very small profit. Perhaps a dollar or so. I've heard that only the Dreamcast was sold at a loss and even then it wasn't a very big loss.

    A game console is not a computer. A computer is not a game console. Although one can serve as the other, it cannot do the same things as well. And, of course, if you want to play Pikmin, Halo, or Metal Gear Solid on your PC... uh... well, you can't.

    The GC, PS2, and XBox can all pump out better graphics than my $1200 laptop, not neccesarily because the hardware is better, but because the hardware is specialized. The games are written specifically for it and it is designed to do ONE thing (I leave it to your imagination to figure out what that is)

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    1. Re:Two machines, two purposes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      MS loses nearly $100 for each xbox sold.

    2. Re:Two machines, two purposes by C0LDFusion · · Score: 1

      I work at a retailer, and I can say for a fact that ALL game consoles are sold at no more than $1 profit. In fact, we only get about 30 cents of profit on the X-Box, and about 70 cents of profit on the PS2. DC's are getting sold at about $150 loss @ most places now. We really recieve the shaft on the deal, but we have to get the shite out of the store.

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  65. Not really all that useful by NanoGator · · Score: 1

    Sorry bud, but once ppl start using that, it'll quickly get modded down. Then nobody will see it. What amuses me is that I think the same people who spend too much time 'trolling' here are the same ppl that complain they can't get laid.

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  66. Re: SLASHDOT FRAUD EXPOSED by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Best. Troll Post. Ever.

  67. What every nerd wants to know... by Lunastorm · · Score: 1

    Is it open source?

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    You die too easily.
  68. This would rule for ski trips and talegate parties by Aqua+OS+X · · Score: 1

    Dude, for long ski and snowboard trips,as well as tailgate parties, this would be the bomb. Playing games on my laptop is always fun, but cube would allow me to not look like a major geek...just a minor one ;).

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  69. That's all well and good... by Kraphty · · Score: 1

    But the GBA does essentially the same thing. You can plug the GameBoy Advance into a GameCube and use the GBA's screen and controls to play the game.

    And, at approximately 60-70 dollars you get quite a better deal. It even has it's own games and everything.

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    1. Re:That's all well and good... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      except you CANT play Gamecube games on the Gameboy Advance screen....

  70. Re:This would rule for ski trips and talegate part by Ziviyr · · Score: 1

    but cube would allow me to not look like a major geek...just a minor one ;).

    I can hear them now.

    "Freak boy is playing that monkey game on his purple lunchbox again."

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    Someone set us up the bomb, so shine we are!
  71. "Recycled" parts - beware! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I actually bought got one of these screens 2 days ago and have to send it back. I has an entire line of non-connected pixels and one bad pixel on another line. There's a nice slip of paper inside the box saying that some parts are "recycled" - I can only assume that explains the cheap price and poor quality. Hopefully I'll get one with better system pull parts after returning it.

  72. It's only hard until you get use to it. by PeelBoy · · Score: 0

    You can't tell me Halo is easy to control. It's not. It takes a good hour or two to get decent at it and I didn't get really good until after I had nearly beat the game off..

    Now that I am good at the controls I think they are bad ass. (I hated them at first)

    Some times things have to be setup complex in order to give you more control over the game once you get use to them.

  73. Why the heck is this flamebait? by JMZero · · Score: 2

    I don't think people know what flamebait means.

    I assume someone looked at it, and didn't like it for a reason like:

    1. He was trying to be funny, but I didn't laugh
    2. XBox isn't portable. Gamecube rules!
    3. GROUTY!
    4. He was making a point via sarcasm and humor, which is no longer allowed on here.

    Don't think this is the place for meta-moderation? Just write some replies!

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  74. Portable DVD player...oh wait by Arthen · · Score: 1

    This makes it even more unfortunate that the GC doesn't play DVDs...~$400 is fairly steep for a portable DVD player, but not bad for both DVDs and games on the road.

    "Inquisition this, you science dinks!" --The Tick

  75. Microoptical displays? by zmalone · · Score: 1

    Microoptical (http://www.microopticalcorp.com/), sells 640x480 monoculars that use half a watt, one of those, combined with a gamecube would be really nifty. Split screen would be out though, unless you were to drop a splitter into the video line and buy a second display.