Some of the most memorable sound bites from video games for me are from a Mortal Kombat game (don't remember which one). To this day, you can still find me occasionally saying "Fatality!" or "You suck!" in a raspy, throaty voice. Or "Friendship, Friendship". Or "Toasty!" I didn't even play all that much Mortal Kombat, I'm not sure why I remember these so well or why I randomly inject them into everyday conversation. I need help.
Why are we constantly seeing these claims that Nintendo is lost, that it's doing poorly, etc.? What is it that they're supposedly doing wrong? Is it their half-billion dollars in profits this past year? Is it their lack of laggy online games which only a small percentage of gamers even care about? Is it their lack of dime-a-dozen shoot 'em ups with snazzy graphics and nothing else? Maybe it's because they actually know how to make games that are fun, challenging, and interesting despite the crapflood of mediocrity that the game industry has become.
Come on Nintendo, get with the times. Don't you read Slashdot? No one wants what you're selling. The higher your profits go, the closer you are to your doom.
Not according to Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf! No American missile has struck the Ministry of Information building. Never!! We have mercilessly slaughtered all US missiles with shovels. Do not in fact repeat their lies! Lying is not allowed in Iraq, so do not believe this dwarf Bush's forked snake tongue. Their silly missiles are committing suicide on the walls of Baghdad. We will drink American blood!!
Fencing is fun. I actually took a fencing class in college with CmdrTaco (and lots of other people, of course), so I sometimes joke that I know what it's like to stab him in the heart.:-)
Yep, we had to use Oz in a Programming Languages & Semantics course I took in grad school. All I really remember is that it used "constraints" rather than "values" for variables. For example, a variable doesn't necessary contain a single value, but it might contain the constraint "greater than 100, less than 2000". And you can do all kinds of stuff with intersection and union of constraints, and... ahh, that's all I can coerce out of my brain. I thought I had repressed it forever.:-)
20,000-volt shocks are so weak. Microsoft already stepped it up two years ago with their ActiveDeath technology. A quote from the, uh, press release:
"ActiveDeath" actually kills the player when their on-screen character dies through a lethal injection carefully hidden inside the large green circle on the controller surface.
"There's been a lot of investigation on how to involve the player in the game on a physical level," said Microsoft Research Director Greg Thorton, "We've seen vibrating controllers, controllers that administer a small electric shock, and so on. We thought, 'why not take this to the next level and go all the way?'"
It sounds like you're interested in having everyone be able to upload their own code, and download and modify others' code for their own use. Why exactly is CVS overkill? It sounds like CVS or another version control system like Subversion might be a great solution for you. No one says you have to use all its features, you can just use it for what you need it for: keeping a central repository of code.
I recently got a used Dreamcast for less than $50 at Electronics Boutique, and the games sell for less than $10 or so. As far as I can tell, the hardware is just about as good as any other console, and at that price, it's hard to say it's not worth it.
It is very immersive... I remember playing at about 2 a.m. with headphones on, and at one point the soundtrack made it sound like there was someone knocking things around in the kitchen behind me. I was already freaked out about all the Space Pirates hiding in the dark, and those sounds just put me over the edge. I jumped up and turned the lights on and felt like an idiot when I realized it was the game, not some prowler in the kitchen.
For me, it was Final Fantasy II (really IV) on the SNES. It was the first game I ever played where I cared about the characters and some of them ended up dying. I bet I've played that game at least 10 times through since then.
I attended a few RoboCup lectures by CMU folks, where they gave amusing anecdotes... my favorite was the team that figured out that the server allowed players to kick the ball multiple times, increasing the ball's speed each time. So they programmed a strategy such that whenever a player got possession of the ball, he would kick it around himself in a circle until the ball got going lightning fast, then shoot it in an unblockable beeline for the goal. Of course, the server program was slightly modified after that...
Maybe the point is that if they can get $17,000 out of anyone that's ever swapped music online, they'll never need to sell any more CDs. In fact, that may be the only strategy that makes any sense if they insist on continuing to piss off legitimate consumers until they stop buying CDs at all.
I agree, when Taco said "Logged in users can choose to consolidate Games content to the main page", I thought he meant we could do something like what you suggest and I was trying to figure out how. Dang...
Slashdot Mirror
This law could be ruinous to spammers when it takes effect January 1st.
I agree with you-- in theory. In theory, communism works. In theory.
Some of the most memorable sound bites from video games for me are from a Mortal Kombat game (don't remember which one). To this day, you can still find me occasionally saying "Fatality!" or "You suck!" in a raspy, throaty voice. Or "Friendship, Friendship". Or "Toasty!" I didn't even play all that much Mortal Kombat, I'm not sure why I remember these so well or why I randomly inject them into everyday conversation. I need help.
What's this "scroll bar" you speak of? How can I get at it? Can I scroll it with the volume knob on the upper right corner of my keyboard?
Why are we constantly seeing these claims that Nintendo is lost, that it's doing poorly, etc.? What is it that they're supposedly doing wrong? Is it their half-billion dollars in profits this past year? Is it their lack of laggy online games which only a small percentage of gamers even care about? Is it their lack of dime-a-dozen shoot 'em ups with snazzy graphics and nothing else? Maybe it's because they actually know how to make games that are fun, challenging, and interesting despite the crapflood of mediocrity that the game industry has become.
Come on Nintendo, get with the times. Don't you read Slashdot? No one wants what you're selling. The higher your profits go, the closer you are to your doom.
Wow, a pretty blatant Troll modded +5 Funny. And you didn't even mention Microsoft! Not bad.
I will be there again next week.
What day/time? Is this being organized already? I'm in Utah and missed this protest but would like to show up if there's going to be another.
Not according to Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf! No American missile has struck the Ministry of Information building. Never!! We have mercilessly slaughtered all US missiles with shovels. Do not in fact repeat their lies! Lying is not allowed in Iraq, so do not believe this dwarf Bush's forked snake tongue. Their silly missiles are committing suicide on the walls of Baghdad. We will drink American blood!!
Fencing is fun. I actually took a fencing class in college with CmdrTaco (and lots of other people, of course), so I sometimes joke that I know what it's like to stab him in the heart. :-)
Yeah, but sailor is spelled with an o, not an e.
How about a couple alternatives:
HER NOSY LIAR
ROSY INHALER
HORSY NAILER
Crap, I can't believe I'm going to post this.
Yep, we had to use Oz in a Programming Languages & Semantics course I took in grad school. All I really remember is that it used "constraints" rather than "values" for variables. For example, a variable doesn't necessary contain a single value, but it might contain the constraint "greater than 100, less than 2000". And you can do all kinds of stuff with intersection and union of constraints, and... ahh, that's all I can coerce out of my brain. I thought I had repressed it forever. :-)
It sounds like you're interested in having everyone be able to upload their own code, and download and modify others' code for their own use. Why exactly is CVS overkill? It sounds like CVS or another version control system like Subversion might be a great solution for you. No one says you have to use all its features, you can just use it for what you need it for: keeping a central repository of code.
There was an interesting PerlMonks discussion about a very similar question not too long ago that you might be interested in reading.
I can't believe the ravings of an immature, name-callling child makes the news.
I find it interesting that you call Slashdot "the news". The news contains facts.
(So I Married an Axe Murderer, sort of)
Australian Computer Museum Looking For Space
What a coincidence, the Australian Space Museum is looking for computers! Why don't they just trade?
I recently got a used Dreamcast for less than $50 at Electronics Boutique, and the games sell for less than $10 or so. As far as I can tell, the hardware is just about as good as any other console, and at that price, it's hard to say it's not worth it.
It is very immersive... I remember playing at about 2 a.m. with headphones on, and at one point the soundtrack made it sound like there was someone knocking things around in the kitchen behind me. I was already freaked out about all the Space Pirates hiding in the dark, and those sounds just put me over the edge. I jumped up and turned the lights on and felt like an idiot when I realized it was the game, not some prowler in the kitchen.
For me, it was Final Fantasy II (really IV) on the SNES. It was the first game I ever played where I cared about the characters and some of them ended up dying. I bet I've played that game at least 10 times through since then.
I attended a few RoboCup lectures by CMU folks, where they gave amusing anecdotes... my favorite was the team that figured out that the server allowed players to kick the ball multiple times, increasing the ball's speed each time. So they programmed a strategy such that whenever a player got possession of the ball, he would kick it around himself in a circle until the ball got going lightning fast, then shoot it in an unblockable beeline for the goal. Of course, the server program was slightly modified after that...
Homer Simpson could do well selling this thing. "Mister House, that's my name, that name again is Mister House!"
Maybe the point is that if they can get $17,000 out of anyone that's ever swapped music online, they'll never need to sell any more CDs. In fact, that may be the only strategy that makes any sense if they insist on continuing to piss off legitimate consumers until they stop buying CDs at all.
I agree, when Taco said "Logged in users can choose to consolidate Games content to the main page", I thought he meant we could do something like what you suggest and I was trying to figure out how. Dang...
I thought today was April Fools Day! But I'm so disappointed, because I haven't noticed anything different about the site today, hmph.
Will you be running for President in 2004? Every four years, I vote for you and encourage everyone I know to do the same.
If Barbie is a doll, is Ken?
Hmmmm... I'm not sure. Obviously we need to subject them to "comprehensive examinations", including "the need to remove the clothes of the figure."