As much as I love my Intellimouse Explorer (1.1), am I the only one who can't stand the feel of the tilt wheel? It feels cheaply made to me, while the older wheels felt really solid.
And of course, when you've been playing for 8 hours straight you don't feel any fatigue in-game.
In World of Warcraft, they have a system that the longer you play, the less XP you get from battles and your character has to rest at an inn. I haven't played the beta myself, but I've heard mixed messages on it.
I don't know if it was just me, but in the videos, especially the second one, the textures on the terrain seems to wiggle, much like on the original playstation. Is this becasue of the deformable terrain or do I need more sleep?
However if a part on your computer breaks, you can generally replace it easily. Try doing that on a console... (I know you can order parts such as optical drives or power supplies, but you can't just walk into your local CompUSA or Best Buy and pick these items up)
So the console will require a system capable of reading DVD-ROM's. If you provide that, then you end up providing a CD-player/DVD-player for free.
If you opt for the broadband choice, then you need TCP/IP. That means you can then provide online gaming/Internet terminal as free extras.
The XBox makes use of both DVDs and broadband and to use either of these costs money. To view DVDs you need to purchase the DVD kit and to make use of the ethernet jack on the back on the machine you need to subscribe to Live! (or mod it, but I'm talking officially)
Not to mention that the PS1 was doing 3D graphics long before the N64 was launched.
Hell, the Super Nintedo was doing (very basic) 3D games (Star Fox, Vortex, Stunt Race FX), thanks to FX chip which would boost the power of the console.
I've done some research on that procedure. While it will definiatlly cure hyperhydrosis, there are potential problems assosicated (mainly nerve damage). I'm not comfortable with those types of risks. Not to sound like a commerical, but products like Maxim and Drysol work pretty well (atleast in my case) at reducing or stopic excessive sweating.
I know this is off topic, but it reminds me of somethign I saw the other day. I was flipping through the channels the other day when lo and behold, Michael Moore was on the O'Reilly Factor. I was waiting for a fist fight to break out.
...i can see right away that its gonna be even more heated than the PS2/GC/XBC console war, both systems have their ups and downs and both systems have huge target audiences that will probably go down fighting with their Portable of choice.
Wow, I feel old, The PS2/GC/XBC war is nothing compared to the SNES/Genesis war, now that one was good. I can still remember s few slogans.. "Sega does what Nintendon't" and "Why got to the next level when you can go light years beyond" Ahh. memories.
He meant that B&N is more about atmosphere than about selling books. Just like you could buy a decent cup of coffee at the local gas station, but you go to Starbucks for the atmosphere.
I'm pretty sure that game publishers don't care about long-term potential. They're in the game for what sells at the moment. Hell, any given platform doesn't last any more than a few years, why should the games that run on it be made to "span the ages?"
Tell that to Nintendo who is making a killing with the NES Classics series on the GBA.
My biggest concerns with the PSP right now are 1)Price and 2)Battery Life.
Considering everything that Sony is trying to pack into the device, it doesn't look like it's going to be cheap. I can't see myself paying more than $150 for a portable game machine. As Sony has chosen to go with disc based media for it's games/movies/content, it's going to be a drain on battery life. That's one advantage that Nintendo has with going with cartridges; No moving parts means less strain on the battery.
Go to "Change source of installation" in YaST and there you can add one of the SuSE FTP mirrors to get the official packages. It works nicely although some of the packages are a bit outdated (I can't believe their only on gaim.75)
I've played with different flavours of Linux on and off and I recently tried the Suse 9.1 Personal ISO when it was mentioned on/. a little while back. I'm really impressed with YaST's and it's ability to get all of my hardware working. Even my iPod works (it gets mounted as a hard disk, but I just use gtkpod to load songs and playlists).
That doesn't seem too suprising as the NT kernel was designed to be portable. There were versions of NT that were available on a variaty of different architectures, including PPC.
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As much as I love my Intellimouse Explorer (1.1), am I the only one who can't stand the feel of the tilt wheel? It feels cheaply made to me, while the older wheels felt really solid.
It's called 'going gold' because that's when all the pirates try to get their hands on it...
....is this thing on?
And of course, when you've been playing for 8 hours straight you don't feel any fatigue in-game.
In World of Warcraft, they have a system that the longer you play, the less XP you get from battles and your character has to rest at an inn. I haven't played the beta myself, but I've heard mixed messages on it.
I don't know if it was just me, but in the videos, especially the second one, the textures on the terrain seems to wiggle, much like on the original playstation. Is this becasue of the deformable terrain or do I need more sleep?
u need to find people without a pc (no email) and find out if they play online with a console.
But how many people have an internet connection (most likely broadband for XBox Live! or PS2s online games), but no PC?
However if a part on your computer breaks, you can generally replace it easily. Try doing that on a console... (I know you can order parts such as optical drives or power supplies, but you can't just walk into your local CompUSA or Best Buy and pick these items up)
So the console will require a system capable of reading DVD-ROM's. If you provide that, then you end up providing a CD-player/DVD-player for free.
If you opt for the broadband choice, then you need TCP/IP. That means you can then provide online gaming/Internet terminal as free extras.
The XBox makes use of both DVDs and broadband and to use either of these costs money. To view DVDs you need to purchase the DVD kit and to make use of the ethernet jack on the back on the machine you need to subscribe to Live! (or mod it, but I'm talking officially)
Yeah, RTCW used the Quake3 engine, as it Jedi Knight 2 and 3.
I'm almost 100% positive that they mean PCI Express. PCI Express =! the PCI that ships in most PCs today
Not to mention that the PS1 was doing 3D graphics long before the N64 was launched. Hell, the Super Nintedo was doing (very basic) 3D games (Star Fox, Vortex, Stunt Race FX), thanks to FX chip which would boost the power of the console.
I've done some research on that procedure. While it will definiatlly cure hyperhydrosis, there are potential problems assosicated (mainly nerve damage). I'm not comfortable with those types of risks. Not to sound like a commerical, but products like Maxim and Drysol work pretty well (atleast in my case) at reducing or stopic excessive sweating.
We don't need no grammar either... ;)
I know this is off topic, but it reminds me of somethign I saw the other day. I was flipping through the channels the other day when lo and behold, Michael Moore was on the O'Reilly Factor. I was waiting for a fist fight to break out.
...i can see right away that its gonna be even more heated than the PS2/GC/XBC console war, both systems have their ups and downs and both systems have huge target audiences that will probably go down fighting with their Portable of choice.
Wow, I feel old, The PS2/GC/XBC war is nothing compared to the SNES/Genesis war, now that one was good. I can still remember s few slogans.. "Sega does what Nintendon't" and "Why got to the next level when you can go light years beyond" Ahh. memories.
Because, games are a waste of time in general?
A moment enjoyed is never wasted
He meant that B&N is more about atmosphere than about selling books. Just like you could buy a decent cup of coffee at the local gas station, but you go to Starbucks for the atmosphere.
Their only true competitor has been the Unreal engine, which has had a relatively poor showing in the market.
This list [udn.epicgames.com] tells a different story
I'm pretty sure that game publishers don't care about long-term potential. They're in the game for what sells at the moment. Hell, any given platform doesn't last any more than a few years, why should the games that run on it be made to "span the ages?"
Tell that to Nintendo who is making a killing with the NES Classics series on the GBA.
My biggest concerns with the PSP right now are 1)Price and 2)Battery Life. Considering everything that Sony is trying to pack into the device, it doesn't look like it's going to be cheap. I can't see myself paying more than $150 for a portable game machine. As Sony has chosen to go with disc based media for it's games/movies/content, it's going to be a drain on battery life. That's one advantage that Nintendo has with going with cartridges; No moving parts means less strain on the battery.
I've been playing with Suse9.1 personal and susewatcher seems to do a pretty good job of telling me when updates/patches are available.
Go to "Change source of installation" in YaST and there you can add one of the SuSE FTP mirrors to get the official packages. It works nicely although some of the packages are a bit outdated (I can't believe their only on gaim .75)
I've played with different flavours of Linux on and off and I recently tried the Suse 9.1 Personal ISO when it was mentioned on /. a little while back. I'm really impressed with YaST's and it's ability to get all of my hardware working. Even my iPod works (it gets mounted as a hard disk, but I just use gtkpod to load songs and playlists).
Yes, but can it also make thousands of julian fries?
That doesn't seem too suprising as the NT kernel was designed to be portable. There were versions of NT that were available on a variaty of different architectures, including PPC.
Putting a whole Xbox inside the Xbox2
That's what Sony did for the PS2. The original Playstation CPU handles I/O on the PS2.