Poor quality materials? All of my old Nintendo systems still work. Even the venerable NES still comes on after all these years with just the tiniest bit of effort. My Super NES is missing chunks of the plastic casing from being repeatedly dropped on the floor and I've yet to have problem 1 with it. Even my old brick-style Game Boy works, and I know that's been dropped on the floor and had various liquids spilled on it. Regardless of how 'pretty' you think their systems are, they're some of the most durable I've ever used.
X-Play's reviews have devolved into little more than pointless meandering monologues that generally have little to do with the game, and concentrate on trying to be funny to make up for the shallow coverage.
In my area, the only Mom & Pop game stores left are the ones that specialize in used games, typically the NES-era through about 2000ish, but a few current generation games pop in on occasion. Of course they also offer the used books/cds/dvds/etc. which can't hurt (especially since they want $100 for Chrono Trigger with or without the box).
I care. I care lots. I tend to keep my old systems because for a long time there was no such thing as backwards compatibility. I just can't bear to think of throwing out hundreds of dollars of software, especially if they still provide me with some occasional enjoyment. Backwards compatibility means that I can still give the old games a spin on occasion while at the same time keep the number of electronic devices on my already overcrowded entertainment unit down to a manageable number.
"Although he made his debut in 1981's Donkey Kong, Nintendo has pronounced today, September 13, as Mario's official birthday. It's 20 years since his first proper adventure, Super Mario Bros. was released for the Famicom in Japan."
Believe it or not, slapping an already recognizable character on an unestablished game idea or franchise will ensure more people will at least give it a chance.
Take for example Panel de Pon. Change all the characters to Yoshi's Island characters and call it Tetris Attack you have a moderately successful game. Further, throw out the Yoshi characters and crowbar in Pokémon characters and you have yet another decent seller.
As an added bonus, some gamers get a pretty decent puzzle game they may not have otherwise given a second glance.
Every once in a while you'll run into a stickler (like my local Post Office) that will require the signature on the card to match the signature on the receipt... So if you put SEE ID on your card, you better be willing to put SEE ID on your credit card slip.
I can't get to the article, so I have to wonder what kind of benchmarks they used that were consistant on all those platforms. Old benchmarks tend to freak out on newer hardware, and I can't imagine newer benchmarks running properly on older hardware.
Not innovate? Nintendo is responsible for the D-Pad, Rumbling controllers, the Virtual Boy, the e-reader, wireless controllers for the NES, and the Game & Watch, among other things. Granted, not all of those were particularly successful, but they were innovative.
Negative. For the price of two tickets, you can own the media the movie is stored on and a license to watch it. You can't own the contents of your DVD.
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Poor quality materials? All of my old Nintendo systems still work. Even the venerable NES still comes on after all these years with just the tiniest bit of effort. My Super NES is missing chunks of the plastic casing from being repeatedly dropped on the floor and I've yet to have problem 1 with it. Even my old brick-style Game Boy works, and I know that's been dropped on the floor and had various liquids spilled on it. Regardless of how 'pretty' you think their systems are, they're some of the most durable I've ever used.
But there's no "computer game rental"
There is at my local library, and it's free. I'd be surprised if your local library didn't have a similar service available.
*sigh* Morgan Webb's really not that hot...
X-Play's reviews have devolved into little more than pointless meandering monologues that generally have little to do with the game, and concentrate on trying to be funny to make up for the shallow coverage.
I can purchase another part of my childhood.
Now all that's missing is Video Power and Captain N.
There is a such thing as Duck Tape brand Duct Tape.
I imagine it'd be a bit tougher to arrest GTA.
In my area, the only Mom & Pop game stores left are the ones that specialize in used games, typically the NES-era through about 2000ish, but a few current generation games pop in on occasion. Of course they also offer the used books/cds/dvds/etc. which can't hurt (especially since they want $100 for Chrono Trigger with or without the box).
Won't sell well in the United States? The game sold about 250,000 units within a week of its release.
I care. I care lots. I tend to keep my old systems because for a long time there was no such thing as backwards compatibility. I just can't bear to think of throwing out hundreds of dollars of software, especially if they still provide me with some occasional enjoyment. Backwards compatibility means that I can still give the old games a spin on occasion while at the same time keep the number of electronic devices on my already overcrowded entertainment unit down to a manageable number.
Believe it or not, slapping an already recognizable character on an unestablished game idea or franchise will ensure more people will at least give it a chance.
Take for example Panel de Pon. Change all the characters to Yoshi's Island characters and call it Tetris Attack you have a moderately successful game. Further, throw out the Yoshi characters and crowbar in Pokémon characters and you have yet another decent seller.
As an added bonus, some gamers get a pretty decent puzzle game they may not have otherwise given a second glance.
They forgot the Battletoads Cartoon.
Every once in a while you'll run into a stickler (like my local Post Office) that will require the signature on the card to match the signature on the receipt... So if you put SEE ID on your card, you better be willing to put SEE ID on your credit card slip.
I can't get to the article, so I have to wonder what kind of benchmarks they used that were consistant on all those platforms. Old benchmarks tend to freak out on newer hardware, and I can't imagine newer benchmarks running properly on older hardware.
Not innovate? Nintendo is responsible for the D-Pad, Rumbling controllers, the Virtual Boy, the e-reader, wireless controllers for the NES, and the Game & Watch, among other things. Granted, not all of those were particularly successful, but they were innovative.
Million Man Lan 2 is coming up June 26 - June 29. Got room for a couple thousand I believe.
Army of Darkness. It introduced me to the world of Bruce Campbell.
Negative. For the price of two tickets, you can own the media the movie is stored on and a license to watch it. You can't own the contents of your DVD.
Umm, sex is already open source, you just have to get out there and 'compile'.
So it can do all that stuff in the article, without costing so much.
Jumping the shark. A good explanation of that is at Jump the Shark.
It's not like people click on the links in a story anyway. They just run over to post something after reading the summary.
"...experimentation and innovation in the game industry"
Hey, now there's an idea. It's nice to see a game every once in a while that doesn't fit neatly into a specific genre. Helps keep things "fresh".
And I just heard that it will be released as a new expansion for Diablo 2 instead of a standalone game.
There is an article on the PBS web-site about this very thing. Doesn't seem to be too complicated.