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Hands-On With The Nokia N-Gage

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-it-looks-so-cool dept.

CokoBWare writes "Finally! Gamesindustry.biz has done a hands-on review of the Nokia N-Gage cellphone/games machine. The results don't impress the judges much, but I suppose the consumer will ultimately be the judge."

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  1. Obvious Questions... by strredwolf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does it run Linux? Or can we port it over? :)

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  2. Oh, good... by ckafura · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...another thing to distract people while they're driving.

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    1. Re:Oh, good... by Tofino · · Score: 3, Funny

      Indeed. While in the UK recently we took a coach from Gatwick airport to Heathrow, about a 50 minute drive. From high up in the bus you could see all the truck drivers' activities. From casual viewing, we saw no less than four truck drivers fiddling with their cell phones at length, either texting or playing games, WHILE DRIVING their bloody great lorries. Glad to get up in the air where it's safe...

    2. Re:Oh, good... by Oliver+Wendell+Jones · · Score: 4, Funny

      Worst I ever saw was on the interstate that runs N/S along the Vegas strip in NV. A woman was driving with her windows open and her head ducked down trying to light a cigarette without the wind blowing her lighter out. She ducked back up just in time to notice all the cars across all four lanes were stopped. She locked up her brakes, spun completely around and slid across three lanes of traffic right in front of me, and came to a complete stop on the right shoulder, thankfully facing the right direction. She then proceeded to finish lighting her cigarette and pulled back out into traffic.

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    3. Re:Oh, good... by Amorpheus_MMS · · Score: 5, Funny

      ... and there is an autopilot while the pilot is busy rescuing the princess.

  3. Penny-Arcade by da3dAlus · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2003-08 -22&res=l

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    1. Re:Penny-Arcade by ErikTheRed · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, but this version is so much more poignant (in one frame, no less)...

      For the link-phobic:
      http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2003-05 -19&res=l

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  4. Are you so sure about that? by American+AC+in+Paris · · Score: 4, Funny
    The results don't impress the judges much, but I suppose the consumer will ultimately be the judge.

    Really? What if the consumer is a construction worker? Or a student?

    Or imagine a scenario where they sell two N-Gages--it could be a judge and a construction worker!

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  5. The Important Question... by lord_paladine · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...I suppose the important question is, does this model spontaneously burst into flames?

  6. Dumb Idea by AngryCodeMonkey · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think that this is just a bad implementation of a bad idea.

  7. So when will they come out with the HO-Gauge? by Buran · · Score: 4, Funny

    Inquiring minds want to know...

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  8. Besides this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Apparently early reports is that at least the first batch of Ngages, the design is such that the game tends to get stuck in its little space. Like, initial reports are that if your ngage winds up like this, you often have to get a screwdriver or something and pry the game out of its place to change it.

    If anyone can confirm or deny this let me know.

  9. Re:How Long... by netsharc · · Score: 3, Funny

    Forget Half-Life 2, will it run Doom 3?!?

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  10. Re:How Long... by mcpkaaos · · Score: 2, Funny

    will it run Doom 3?!?

    Yeah, about as well as it runs Duke Forever.

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  11. Re:reminder by Thedalek · · Score: 2, Funny

    PS1 level graphics, maybe. TRS-80 level framerates, though.

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  12. Re:Haven't I heard this somewhere before? by Moofie · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, we call it "English", and it doesn't seem to be THAT crappy. Inconsistent and unclear at times, but that's mostly operator error.

    Or was that William Tindall in the 1560's? It's so hard for me to keep them straight.

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