Not having Quake 1 on the list is a travesty. It is one of the most groundbreaking PC games of all time.
Quake was one of the first games that was able to successfully take advantage of OpenGL. I know I wasn't the only one who ran out and picked up a Voodoo 1 card when I saw what it looked like.
Don't forget Quakeworld. Quakeworld was a groundbreaking addon that allowed you to actually play the game over dial up, something almost unheard of at the time.
Don't forget all of the mods. Quake was one of the first games out there that had a successful modding community. Sure there were a few Doom mods, but nothing like Quake 1 had. Does anyone remember Team Fortress or CTF?
If Quake 1 was truly a groundbreaking game that should not be so easily overlooked.
Probally the same people that care Commander Taco is playing World of Warcraft and Lumines or Hemos is playing Golden Sun 2 and Unreal Tournament 2004.
My download will be complete in under 90 minutes and I will be helping others get their demo at the same time. We can thank the Torrent technology for that.
I think you are looking at the Sirius units. XM has a reciever that is portable and will fit in your hand. It has a battery and a internal antenna so you can listen as you are taking a walk. It also has the ability to record 4 or 5 hours of programming for playback at a later time.
I find it amusing everyone complaining about the price. Most of these people are the same ones that are willing to throw down 400-500 dollars for that top of the line video card when one that goes for 150-200 would work just fine.
Of course they do. I remember playing a ton of educational games at school back on the Apple 2e. The ones that seemed effective to me were the math and learn how to read/type ones.
The one I remember the clearest was called Kids on Keys. The game would drop letters from the sky and you would have to hit the corresponding key on the keyboard before it hit the ground. When you are in the first grade you are having too much fun playing it to realize you are actually learning.
I wouldn't say it is the "nerdy" gameplay that turns me off of these type of games. The redundancy of the gameplay is where I get bored. You can only kill so many whomp rats or orcs before you are bored to tears trying to get that last bit of experience to level up. What happens when you level up? The whole process repeats itself.
Anyone who has lost a new release VHS tape from Blockbuster knows this is true. I have had to pay around 80 dollars twice because I have lost a tape from there. That is actually why I will only buy them now. It seems to be much cheaper in the long run for someone like myself who is very unorganized.
Apple has been dying since Steve Jobbs founded it? That must be why they have been in buisness for almost 30 years now. Lasting 30 years in the technology sector is quite a feat.
I agree. I remember buying Quake 2 the day it came out so I could play some TF2. It has taken so long, and so many other great mods have come out, that I really don't even care anymore.
I suspect they will. It's called the MPAA v Betamax decision; it states you have a legal right to make recordings for the purpose of 'time shifting'.
The problem isn't the fact you can record something from XM. The problem is that TimeTrax seperates the songs itself and applies the proper id tages on them. You can go to bed and wake up the next morning with several hundred mp3s on your machine all labeled correctly and ready for distribution.
I thought it was ruled a year or so back that all webcasts have to pay royalties to the artists if they boradcast the music over the net. How can this be legal if that is still the case?
From reading that article I have come to the same conclusion. This really does not surprise me though. After constantly hearing about how each new game was going to completely revolutionize the MMORPG genre, I am finding it almost impossible to believe the hype. I think Star Wars is what did it for me. Tales of non static spawns, dynamic content and a non level based system sounded like a dream come true. When everything was said and done though, it was basically just the same ol MMORPG.
A few months after SWG came out, I kept hearing whispers of how WOW was going to completely change everything everyone thought about how a MMORPG operates. After reading this article, I can see that the hype machine was/is in full effect again.
"The real criminal is the company that charges $100 for the latest game knowing that it will sell at that price"
Yeah, I can see how making a product and selling it for a price that you do not agree with is considered a crime. That makes absolutely no sense at all whatsoever. If it IS a crime, than every business in the country is subject to a criminal investigation and our economy will fall apart.
You cannot say capitalism is a crime. That is the most ridiculous thing I have heard all week.
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I am not sure what you are talking about because they have a official app for Android.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.netflix.mediaclient&hl=en
Speak for yourself, that cat is HOT!
Shhhh.... Your going to ruin it.
Remeber, Slashdot hates the evil EA. Who cares if they they have to spin the numbers to make their point.
Not having Quake 1 on the list is a travesty. It is one of the most groundbreaking PC games of all time.
Quake was one of the first games that was able to successfully take advantage of OpenGL. I know I wasn't the only one who ran out and picked up a Voodoo 1 card when I saw what it looked like.
Don't forget Quakeworld. Quakeworld was a groundbreaking addon that allowed you to actually play the game over dial up, something almost unheard of at the time.
Don't forget all of the mods. Quake was one of the first games out there that had a successful modding community. Sure there were a few Doom mods, but nothing like Quake 1 had. Does anyone remember Team Fortress or CTF?
If Quake 1 was truly a groundbreaking game that should not be so easily overlooked.
Probally the same people that care Commander Taco is playing World of Warcraft and Lumines or Hemos is playing Golden Sun 2 and Unreal Tournament 2004.
My download will be complete in under 90 minutes and I will be helping others get their demo at the same time. We can thank the Torrent technology for that.
The thing is though, addiction is considered a disease. I will wait until someone from the medical field says that this addiction exists.
Call me crazy, but I do not trust a marketing company when it comes to identifying possibile addictions.
I think you are looking at the Sirius units. XM has a reciever that is portable and will fit in your hand. It has a battery and a internal antenna so you can listen as you are taking a walk. It also has the ability to record 4 or 5 hours of programming for playback at a later time.
Check it out. They are awesome. http://xmradio.com/myfi/index.jsp
You had me there until you threw in the Bill Engvall reference.
I find it amusing everyone complaining about the price. Most of these people are the same ones that are willing to throw down 400-500 dollars for that top of the line video card when one that goes for 150-200 would work just fine.
Take another look at the chart. It specifically says except for all three of those games.
http://www.mmogchart.com/Chart4.html
Of course they do. I remember playing a ton of educational games at school back on the Apple 2e. The ones that seemed effective to me were the math and learn how to read/type ones.
The one I remember the clearest was called Kids on Keys. The game would drop letters from the sky and you would have to hit the corresponding key on the keyboard before it hit the ground. When you are in the first grade you are having too much fun playing it to realize you are actually learning.
I wouldn't say it is the "nerdy" gameplay that turns me off of these type of games. The redundancy of the gameplay is where I get bored. You can only kill so many whomp rats or orcs before you are bored to tears trying to get that last bit of experience to level up. What happens when you level up? The whole process repeats itself.
100? It only took 23 people complaining about that Fox show Married in America for them to recieve a fine. I take this quote from the article...
"But when asked, the FCC's Enforcement Bureau said it could find only 90 complaints from 23 individuals.
Anyone who has lost a new release VHS tape from Blockbuster knows this is true. I have had to pay around 80 dollars twice because I have lost a tape from there. That is actually why I will only buy them now. It seems to be much cheaper in the long run for someone like myself who is very unorganized.
Apple has been dying since Steve Jobbs founded it? That must be why they have been in buisness for almost 30 years now. Lasting 30 years in the technology sector is quite a feat.
They have been trying to get XM ro remove the fee. Anthony made a post about it today over at wackbag.com
Sirius play more "hits" while XM has more of a diverse playlist.
I prefer XM myself.
I agree. I remember buying Quake 2 the day it came out so I could play some TF2. It has taken so long, and so many other great mods have come out, that I really don't even care anymore.
I suspect they will. It's called the MPAA v Betamax decision; it states you have a legal right to make recordings for the purpose of 'time shifting'. The problem isn't the fact you can record something from XM. The problem is that TimeTrax seperates the songs itself and applies the proper id tages on them. You can go to bed and wake up the next morning with several hundred mp3s on your machine all labeled correctly and ready for distribution.
"I still keep my land-line operational, though... I'm beginning to wonder why"
I will never get rid of mine until they develop a system where 911 can determine my location instantly in a emergency.
Also, what are you going to do when the power goes out? My landline still works with no power.
I thought it was ruled a year or so back that all webcasts have to pay royalties to the artists if they boradcast the music over the net. How can this be legal if that is still the case?
Up at the best buy near me, Quake 3 is only 10 dollars. So, you are accually paying more for Quake 1 than Quake 3.
From reading that article I have come to the same conclusion. This really does not surprise me though. After constantly hearing about how each new game was going to completely revolutionize the MMORPG genre, I am finding it almost impossible to believe the hype. I think Star Wars is what did it for me. Tales of non static spawns, dynamic content and a non level based system sounded like a dream come true. When everything was said and done though, it was basically just the same ol MMORPG.
A few months after SWG came out, I kept hearing whispers of how WOW was going to completely change everything everyone thought about how a MMORPG operates. After reading this article, I can see that the hype machine was/is in full effect again.
"The real criminal is the company that charges $100 for the latest game knowing that it will sell at that price"
Yeah, I can see how making a product and selling it for a price that you do not agree with is considered a crime. That makes absolutely no sense at all whatsoever. If it IS a crime, than every business in the country is subject to a criminal investigation and our economy will fall apart.
You cannot say capitalism is a crime. That is the most ridiculous thing I have heard all week.