Cute little bastard isnt it...(just look at that Pic)
HELL NO!!!
Jainith
Now if they clone one of the big ones the bengals or siberians then i'd be intrested...
Beware (dog) Man eating Tiger...hehe
Obviously those idiots at cnet arnt real gamers
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1) The adventure games are dead becuase kings quest, space quest, and the like SUCKED I mean has anyone actully played them, I used to on my old tandy, and Im sorry to say but a crappy sentance based interface and a story line in which you die every few seconds made these games playable to only a few die hard freaks. As far as myst goes yeah the graphics were awsome but then you have to think that the only people who could play it are those who arn't die hards (die hards never bought a new computer they were to damn busy playing police quest). Now myst on the other hand was to damn easy for us, becuse after we got over the inital shock of its awsome graphics, we realized you could beat the dam game in under 5 min (if you still havent figured this out im not taking the time to explain it now). So we have a bunch of die hard freaks who are content with crappy games and dont buy new computers that can handel todays games, and a bunch of people with desecnt computers who dont like the games cause though pretty they arnt all that fun...
2) What makes a combat flight sim? REALISM! What kills a combat flight sim? REALISM!!! What we did is we created games so real they became to hard for the average use to play and have fun with. Face it were obviouly not all qualified to fly the moden jet fighter, so why try when its not really fun. Anyway these REALISM games replaced all the actually fun games, for example Pacific Strike, this game was awsome, it wasnt too hard but challenging...but more important it was FUN!!!
So realism killed the fun games, and the realistic games wernt fun enpught to keep the average user intresteding the genre. Thus it died.
3) RTS games now this is an intresting one, What I think killed this genre what CRITICS, every game that came out was over critisized, resulting in low sales and thus underdevelopment of the genre. Take Force Commander for example, look for reviews and you'll find 100 bad ones for every good one. If you ask me I like the game, but these people just see all these bad reviews and get scared to say anything else good about the game. Todays rts's are reasonably fun, however predictable ai, but have fairly good graphics. SO as I said I think critics killed this genre.
4) Space combat games are far from dead, Just the best one I can recall was tie fighter, It just had better features than its sucessor x v t. Then you can take a look at the Home World series, this is actully a spaced based rts. The usings actully pull strafing runs, and the graphics are prettry cool too...Anyway i dont care what cnet says this genre is still out there and if another decent game is made it will have high sales.
5) War games have siply become the other genres, so yeah I guess cnet actully got this one right.
Anyway my point is that the future for video games is just as bright as ever, just keep in mind people play games for fun if a game isnt fun people wont play it.
Jainith
HALFLIFE IS STILL KING
Re:Its time for a new leader
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RISE UP MY FELLOWS it is time for the common man to takeover! We take control scrap the current government, and setup a new one based on some of the following great examples...
sparta, athens, rome, the republic by plato, star wars, and yes the constitutuion.
And no I dont care if this whole thing is spelled wrong cause being buried so its unlikly for anyone to read it anyway...
Somehow it jsut strikes me as a bad idea to put linux on a computer that is "throwable".
My point being as much of a pain in the @$$ it is to install linux on a desktop, we might just see alot of these new things doing double duty as a frizbee.
Jainith
Red Frizbee with a hat picture going...going...gone, thrown out the window by the mad guy in the back row...
Oddly enough I recently had an intresting discussion with a scientist who had worked on the team that discover buckminsterfullierines (buckyballs). He seems to be intrested in using them as some sort of chemical delivery system.
Hey if a company doesnt want to share info for developers, dont develop for the platform. Dont wast your and everyone elses time by bitching about it...
some sort of way to ensure that only dummies can only get posts designed for them. IE any of these first posts, gibberish or other random crap
yes Im aware of how the mod/karma system works. but I think if you going to continuly do stupid things you should end up on the Slashdot for dummies list.
I noticed your all so confident in what your saying that for some strange reason you seem to post Anonymously. Did all you finger just slip, or are you just not confident in what your saying....
1) Yeah my spelling does suck, I know, it always has, and as far as i can tell will, until they impliment a spellchecker for these posts. I wonder if one like hotmails would work?
2) No, Envisonets not much to brag about, but it is the fastest growing company in the state, oh yeah and did i mention employees will soon be getting stock options...
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I know that, they are however in serious danger of becoming extinct...
Cute little bastard isnt it...(just look at that Pic)
HELL NO!!!
Jainith
Now if they clone one of the big ones the bengals or siberians then i'd be intrested...
Beware (dog) Man eating Tiger...hehe
1) The adventure games are dead becuase kings quest, space quest, and the like SUCKED I mean has anyone actully played them, I used to on my old tandy, and Im sorry to say but a crappy sentance based interface and a story line in which you die every few seconds made these games playable to only a few die hard freaks. As far as myst goes yeah the graphics were awsome but then you have to think that the only people who could play it are those who arn't die hards (die hards never bought a new computer they were to damn busy playing police quest). Now myst on the other hand was to damn easy for us, becuse after we got over the inital shock of its awsome graphics, we realized you could beat the dam game in under 5 min (if you still havent figured this out im not taking the time to explain it now). So we have a bunch of die hard freaks who are content with crappy games and dont buy new computers that can handel todays games, and a bunch of people with desecnt computers who dont like the games cause though pretty they arnt all that fun...
2) What makes a combat flight sim? REALISM! What kills a combat flight sim? REALISM!!! What we did is we created games so real they became to hard for the average use to play and have fun with. Face it were obviouly not all qualified to fly the moden jet fighter, so why try when its not really fun. Anyway these REALISM games replaced all the actually fun games, for example Pacific Strike, this game was awsome, it wasnt too hard but challenging...but more important it was FUN!!!
So realism killed the fun games, and the realistic games wernt fun enpught to keep the average user intresteding the genre. Thus it died.
3) RTS games now this is an intresting one, What I think killed this genre what CRITICS, every game that came out was over critisized, resulting in low sales and thus underdevelopment of the genre. Take Force Commander for example, look for reviews and you'll find 100 bad ones for every good one. If you ask me I like the game, but these people just see all these bad reviews and get scared to say anything else good about the game. Todays rts's are reasonably fun, however predictable ai, but have fairly good graphics. SO as I said I think critics killed this genre.
4) Space combat games are far from dead, Just the best one I can recall was tie fighter, It just had better features than its sucessor x v t. Then you can take a look at the Home World series, this is actully a spaced based rts. The usings actully pull strafing runs, and the graphics are prettry cool too...Anyway i dont care what cnet says this genre is still out there and if another decent game is made it will have high sales.
5) War games have siply become the other genres, so yeah I guess cnet actully got this one right.
Anyway my point is that the future for video games is just as bright as ever, just keep in mind people play games for fun if a game isnt fun people wont play it.
Jainith
HALFLIFE IS STILL KING
RISE UP MY FELLOWS it is time for the common man to takeover! We take control scrap the current government, and setup a new one based on some of the following great examples...
sparta, athens, rome, the republic by plato, star wars, and yes the constitutuion.
And no I dont care if this whole thing is spelled wrong cause being buried so its unlikly for anyone to read it anyway...
Blasted polititions can't do anything right its time we take over, I hearby nominate our most frequent poster for president.
Anonymous Coward 2000!!!
Jainith
If you can see whats wrong with this it just means your smarter than the "MAN" and therefore should rule...
Frozen CO2 is commonly known as Dry ice, and its perfectly safe, for crying out loud you exhale CO2...
Jainith
MR. Wizard can kick Bill Nye's ass any day...
Somehow it jsut strikes me as a bad idea to put linux on a computer that is "throwable".
My point being as much of a pain in the @$$ it is to install linux on a desktop, we might just see alot of these new things doing double duty as a frizbee.
Jainith
Red Frizbee with a hat picture going...going...gone, thrown out the window by the mad guy in the back row...
Oddly enough I recently had an intresting discussion with a scientist who had worked on the team that discover buckminsterfullierines (buckyballs). He seems to be intrested in using them as some sort of chemical delivery system.
Jainith
Yes I use msdn frequently, I was simply refering to the article at the beggining of this thread...
Very good points, and a good quote too, I think I'' copy them next time someone asks me about any of the above... Thanks Jainith
Hey if a company doesnt want to share info for developers, dont develop for the platform. Dont wast your and everyone elses time by bitching about it...
Jainith
Being the cheap bastard I am, unless someone wants to give me one for free I don't really give a damn.
Jainith
Founder of cheap bastards anomous
Sigh...can't gratify gis addiction while at work...no sound cards, plus co policy of no downloads...
Is there some particular reason you wanted to be able to type while in the tub, or am I missing the whole point of this?
Slashdot for dummies...
some sort of way to ensure that only dummies can only get posts designed for them. IE any of these first posts, gibberish or other random crap
yes Im aware of how the mod/karma system works. but I think if you going to continuly do stupid things you should end up on the Slashdot for dummies list.
I have alot of old hardware that this would be great for.
To bad its never gonna happen...
What kind of people actully ever click on banner ads?
I'll admit I occasionally glance at them, but I sure as hell won't click on them.
Thanks for pointing out such a good site, the other people just suggested crappy ones but this
www.vgmiusic.com kicks ass
Thanks Alot
Jainith
I find that its very very sad that so far no one has had anything revelant or even somewhat intresting to say...
Yes I realize this post is just as bad as the rest of yours...
Jainith
kiss my ass "I love you"
Someone tried to insult me yesterday by saying "(my actions) qualify me to work at nasa"
Sigh, I don't suppose anyone else has gotten this one.
Is it just me or are all the brains in the world concentrated in just 2% of the population...
Jainith
I noticed your all so confident in what your saying that for some strange reason you seem to post Anonymously. Did all you finger just slip, or are you just not confident in what your saying....
I'd just like to say...
1) Yeah my spelling does suck, I know, it always has, and as far as i can tell will, until they impliment a spellchecker for these posts. I wonder if one like hotmails would work?
2) No, Envisonets not much to brag about, but it is the fastest growing company in the state, oh yeah and did i mention employees will soon be getting stock options...
3) You kick ass Vladinator!
1) Find a company you want to work for.
2) Realize that this company is currently employing people that aren't qualified to run a type writer...
3) Walk straight in there and say "I'm better than the poeple you have working for you now."
4) Presto! You're hired...
This stratagy has worked for me and some others i know.
Im currently employed at Envisonet and I got the job using this method.
Jainith
Oh yeah, this stratagy only works if you have the skills to back up step #3.
Mars Exploration Program.
Jainith Slashdot 4 Life
1) Who would actully play the games if they were to hard to beat.
2) It is very easy to setup behaviors so that any of the above games become impossible to beat
3) Have you actully played some of the newer games, who's ai is actully good? Halflife...Home World etc..
Jainith
If you can't beat 'em cheat 'em.