Starcraft was the first game I can rememeber running under DX I remember running into DirectX for the first time and going "What the heck is this?" when installing a little gem called Mechwarrior 2 in '96. It actually ran pretty decent, and if you had bought one of those new fangled "3D graphics card" doohickeys, Mechwarrior actually flew pretty well under DirectX. I remember being blown away by the sky moving so cleanly...
Now there is little that impresses me.
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My hard drives are easily the loudest part of my machines. Apparently, you have never worked in tech support. In my experience, the loudest part of the machine, is the user. The more ignorant/dumb, the louder.
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Bruce Willis saw dead people, I see dumb people...
Funny that I've bought 4 disc-based games and at least one downloadable game since the beginning of July, and have been using my PS3 almost exclusively for gaming since then. I'll be buying at least 4 more games before the end of the year, too. No, whats funny is that the downloadable game was probably a better game then the 4 disc-based games you purchased. Thats funny, unless you own a PS3. Then it's just sad. The "game drought" may be over, but the "quality game drought" lives on. Hey, at least you can recoup some of your money reselling your PS3 to./ers looking to make a beowulf cluster.
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Bobfrankly, Post-PS3 Purchase Trauma Therapist
I'd try for something worth more...
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Cracking Go
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I'd try for something worth more, cause after you pass Go, you only get 200 dollars...
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RIAA Involvement: Do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars
Apple: Iphone burns up in owner's pocket, flames burn up to his neck
First slashdot post:
"Liar Liar pants on..." ...followed shortly by...
"Was he running FireFox?"
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...skip cut scenes using a non-gameplay key. There's nothing more annoying than missing an important cut-scene because you accidentally hit the Fire button. Especially when the cut scenes intrude on the game suddenly and unexpectedly. Couldn't agree more that being penalized for accidentally pressing a button (especially after an intense boss battle that took 10+ tries to complete) but some games have givin the option to skip, but with a confirmation dialog. Xenosaga was a pretty great game, but some of the cutscenes were long-winded, and playing through a second time, you could press start, and then choose b (i think) to return to the cutscene or press x to skip. Give the player a choice, but make sure it's the player's choice with a confirmation.
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I've been known to have intelligent thoughts on occasion, I just need my first occasion...
I want to throw a phonebook at her and knock her off the podium. No offense IndustrialComplex, but you need to get with the times. Throwing phonebooks is so 90s. Throwing chairs is the in thing now, it's the thing even CEO's get!
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Hey, you're forgetting localization. It takes a few days to re-record all voice track references to the "torch" as the North American language "flashlight". They also have to remove all the crumpets!
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Monkey Doodles!
"Microsoft has just turned on Reduced Functionality mode, worldwide, and sent a letter to OEMs explaining the consequences of Vista piracy."
Translation: Microsoft has just discovered a security hole in MS Vista, which causes a black screen instead of a blue one. The spin doctors at Microsoft immediately distributed leaflets by plane that this is a *feature*, which will prevent *pirated* vista installs from functioning properly.
I thought pirates only went after working software...
I mean, it's not like there have ever been great movies that make you uncomfortable, right? It's funny how the term "great" is a matter of opinion, as I have my choices of "great" movies, and yet have never seen any of the movies in your list. Perhaps what made those movies "great" to you was precisely THAT they made you uncomfortable.
Getting back on topic, I personally think this game is trash, but I know there will be many (perhaps a majority) of people who not only buy, but worship the game. Pushing videogames into the realm of the insane isn't innovative and creative, it's the easy way out. - Bobfrankly
...and they took my Wii... Seems like everyone is missing the true purpose of the raid here. Someone in higher government got tired of checking with their local retailer every Tuesday! - It just didn't seem like tommorow yesterday...
In other news, a single rouge SWORDS has been reported having replaced it's M249 machine guns with a red metal toolbox. This rouge has reprogrammed other SWORDS into acting out old 3 Stooges episodes. Residents have observed this "Johnny 5" disassembling cars of angry ex-boyfriends and flying remote control airplanes into the butts of bent over pedestrians. Film at 80's. - I'm smarter today then I was tommorow, I think...
If you want natural; starve, along with the billions of others that this planet couldn't naturally support. Actually, this planet is quite capable of supporting the billions that live here. It's typically the small *ruling class* percentage of those billions that control either the food or it's methods of delivery that cause starvation.
(Defining "ruling class" I include those in recognized government along with so called freedom fighters, miltiant groups and the like)
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If you are found sharing this comment, MediaSentry will be glad to render mis-testimony against you...
Can't wait to read some word documents written using solar panel nanotube ink, too. DAMNNIT! This TPS report keeps shocking me! Peter, you forgot to put a cover sheet on it!!!! - TGIF
And I really wanted to play co-op with some kid telling me in his whiney voice how much smaller my anatomy is then his...
Besides, co-op is not as much fun when you can't see your friend falling off the couch laughing after assasinating you in the middle of a firefight =D
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Stupid friend....
I'm sorry, but there's something a little OFF here. No wireless hardware requests a MAC address. You have to remember that this is Apple hardware. The cute little iPhones just want to know where thier Mac friends are!
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Duuuuuuuur....
Well if they just move the petaflops out of the way before it gets there, they won't have to worry about it hitting them.
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In Soviet Russia, TFA reads you!
200 Retail and 180 Downloadable...
So 50 new retail Japan-only games, 50 new most other countries games, and 100 new hentai dating simulators. Which will pale in comparison to the PS2 Hentai dating sims, because PS2 has the vibra....er, rumble feature.
Also, they forgot to include how many of these games will suck, which is probably going to be a large percentage. So the story should be "Sony puts out 'news' in attempts to cover for vastly misjudging it's market" most likely to distract from the rumors of a PS3 price drop.
I now await the ever present blind fanboi army to tell me how wrong I am.
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In other news the sky is blue and nuts are itchy...
I decided to run the Jack Thompson Translation software on the first comment from TFA...See the results below. Comments in italics, translations are not.
Just off the top of my head, benefits I've gotten from gaming
1. Faster, more accurate typing skills (for dodging bullets)
2. better reading comprehension (so I know who to shoot)
3. Sharpened Problem solving skills (when the gun doesn't work, switch to the knife)
4. Computer and Programming knowledge (old aimbots didn't install themselves you know!)
5. Experience using CAD like programs (to make maps of my school of course)
6. better hand eye coordination (the better to shoot you with my dearie!) -
I had a good signature until format c:
The schematics for the paper clip are widely available, and easily cloned, and it runs the open source uBendTo OS! - Apoligies for bad joke in advance, apoligies for bad spelling come later.
Buisness (capitalism) is doing what "it is", makeing sure it obtains... I wouldn't be talking about capitalization when I have trouble spelling "making", but then again, maybe I should mind my own buisness... - OMG, Donkeys!
The latest innovation finds Bots capturing and securing host computers from other bots. Security includes installing software patches, shutting down ports, etc." I wonder how long it will be before we have bots that secure themselves out of the computers. - Cheesy Quotes! 5 Bucks, get your Cheesy Quotes!
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Now there is little that impresses me.
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Bruce Willis saw dead people, I see dumb people...
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Bobfrankly, Post-PS3 Purchase Trauma Therapist
I'd try for something worth more, cause after you pass Go, you only get 200 dollars...
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RIAA Involvement: Do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars
Apple: Iphone burns up in owner's pocket, flames burn up to his neck
...followed shortly by...
First slashdot post:
"Liar Liar pants on..."
"Was he running FireFox?"
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...skip cut scenes using a non-gameplay key. There's nothing more annoying than missing an important cut-scene because you accidentally hit the Fire button. Especially when the cut scenes intrude on the game suddenly and unexpectedly. Couldn't agree more that being penalized for accidentally pressing a button (especially after an intense boss battle that took 10+ tries to complete) but some games have givin the option to skip, but with a confirmation dialog. Xenosaga was a pretty great game, but some of the cutscenes were long-winded, and playing through a second time, you could press start, and then choose b (i think) to return to the cutscene or press x to skip. Give the player a choice, but make sure it's the player's choice with a confirmation.-
I've been known to have intelligent thoughts on occasion, I just need my first occasion...
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Munchkinites
Hey, you're forgetting localization. It takes a few days to re-record all voice track references to the "torch" as the North American language "flashlight". They also have to remove all the crumpets!
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Monkey Doodles!
Microsoft did it.
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Translation: Microsoft has just discovered a security hole in MS Vista, which causes a black screen instead of a blue one. The spin doctors at Microsoft immediately distributed leaflets by plane that this is a *feature*, which will prevent *pirated* vista installs from functioning properly.
I thought pirates only went after working software...
Getting back on topic, I personally think this game is trash, but I know there will be many (perhaps a majority) of people who not only buy, but worship the game. Pushing videogames into the realm of the insane isn't innovative and creative, it's the easy way out.
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Bobfrankly
...and they took my Wii... Seems like everyone is missing the true purpose of the raid here. Someone in higher government got tired of checking with their local retailer every Tuesday!-
It just didn't seem like tommorow yesterday...
In other news, a single rouge SWORDS has been reported having replaced it's M249 machine guns with a red metal toolbox. This rouge has reprogrammed other SWORDS into acting out old 3 Stooges episodes. Residents have observed this "Johnny 5" disassembling cars of angry ex-boyfriends and flying remote control airplanes into the butts of bent over pedestrians. Film at 80's.
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I'm smarter today then I was tommorow, I think...
(Defining "ruling class" I include those in recognized government along with so called freedom fighters, miltiant groups and the like)
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If you are found sharing this comment, MediaSentry will be glad to render mis-testimony against you...
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TGIF
And I really wanted to play co-op with some kid telling me in his whiney voice how much smaller my anatomy is then his...
Besides, co-op is not as much fun when you can't see your friend falling off the couch laughing after assasinating you in the middle of a firefight =D
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Stupid friend....
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Duuuuuuuur....
Well if they just move the petaflops out of the way before it gets there, they won't have to worry about it hitting them.
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In Soviet Russia, TFA reads you!
Well, I suppose he'd need to know who he's talking smack to...as AC has SOOO many faces
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200 Retail and 180 Downloadable...
So 50 new retail Japan-only games, 50 new most other countries games, and 100 new hentai dating simulators. Which will pale in comparison to the PS2 Hentai dating sims, because PS2 has the vibra....er, rumble feature.
Also, they forgot to include how many of these games will suck, which is probably going to be a large percentage. So the story should be "Sony puts out 'news' in attempts to cover for vastly misjudging it's market" most likely to distract from the rumors of a PS3 price drop.
I now await the ever present blind fanboi army to tell me how wrong I am.
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In other news the sky is blue and nuts are itchy...
I decided to run the Jack Thompson Translation software on the first comment from TFA...See the results below. Comments in italics, translations are not.
Just off the top of my head, benefits I've gotten from gaming
1. Faster, more accurate typing skills (for dodging bullets)
2. better reading comprehension (so I know who to shoot)
3. Sharpened Problem solving skills (when the gun doesn't work, switch to the knife)
4. Computer and Programming knowledge (old aimbots didn't install themselves you know!)
5. Experience using CAD like programs (to make maps of my school of course)
6. better hand eye coordination (the better to shoot you with my dearie!)
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I had a good signature until format c:
The schematics for the paper clip are widely available, and easily cloned, and it runs the open source uBendTo OS!
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Apoligies for bad joke in advance, apoligies for bad spelling come later.
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OMG, Donkeys!
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Cheesy Quotes! 5 Bucks, get your Cheesy Quotes!