This is silly. There's no need to buy new kneepads every time. One pair will suffice at least for the first few times, provided that you get a decent pair.
The reason why game/movies suck is the story structure doesn't apply well to both mediums. Games and movies rely on totally different things to attract and hold the interest of the viewer. Often time the only thing either one has going for it is graphics, and we all know that isn't enough to carry a movie or a video game.
Console games have a much higher resale value and don't require CD keys. Many PC games register the CD Key to the user, meaning if you buy a used copy you'll have to HOPE the user will give you their login and password.
Also, console games hold their value much longer than do PC games.
Remember all the ----- Quest games from back in the day? I never used a strategy guide, but I remember writing the company for hints to get past certain areas. I still have some letters around my parent's house from where I asked them how to get past parts of one of the Manhunter games as well as Gold Rush.
I once had an idea to do a short story told from the viewpoint of a soldier on the field in one of my favorite Battlefield 1942 maps, but then I thought it about for a while and realized, "Hey, that's farking dumb."
Seriously...I like them. A slightly cleaner interface with more sculpted graphics. It is more visually appealing and still not too busy. The menu buttons are too big on #3, though.
First they make a big deal out of the new rules (3rd Edition = Win98) and we buy all the books, then just a few years later they realize how messed up the 3rd editon is so they put out a 3.5 edition (WinME). That means you get to buy all new books again while your old ones barely fetch half price on eBay.
Maybe we're all just waiting for Version 4.0 (WinXP) to come out and be done with it.
The same goes for movies. You can have the best special effects and the prettiest actors, but if the plot and story are crap, then nobody will want to see it.
This dating site is functional and it does what it is supposed to do. Period.
Why would I want to read a book on my PC? If I am sitting at my computer, then I'd rather be playing a game or surfing the web or posting silly replies on Slashdot.
Ebooks lack portability, which sort of defeats the purpose of it being a book in the first place. I don't want to take my laptop into the bathroom, ya know?
I post my short stories online, but most of them can be read in 10 or so minutes. As far as downloading a full length book to read...well...screw that!
My thoughts exactly. The movie made money, but it wasn't a Titanic killer. I guess they expected to make HUNDREDS of millions in profit, rather than just a couple hundred million. Oh, the humanity!
Movies wouldn't be so damn expensive if they didn't have so much CGI. Have you seen the thousands of $$$ that it costs for 1 second of CGI? How many movies would be better with real stunts and real make-up effects rather than CGI?
I happened to like King Kong and Lord of the Rings, for that matter, but both of them were more cartoons than anything else.
It only recognized Xbox 360 games if you want to set up a gamer profile on xbox.com. I wanted to track my BattleFront kills and such. The whole Live Arcade thing is dumb, too. Most of those games or something like them can be played at Shockwave.com.
The only thing worse than a movie based on a video game is a video game based on a movie. If you've ever played Jaws or Friday the 13th on the NES, you should know this.
I combine PC-Cillin with ZoneAlarm and have been happy with the results. I've been using the combo for about 2 years now and had no problems. I had all kinds of issues with Norton 2005 and that's what lead me to try Trend Micro.
Coding errors, my ass. Just build a page with a link to the individual files, then do right click and save as. You can copy most sites in a matter of minutes if you know what you are doing.
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This is silly. There's no need to buy new kneepads every time. One pair will suffice at least for the first few times, provided that you get a decent pair.
The reason why game/movies suck is the story structure doesn't apply well to both mediums. Games and movies rely on totally different things to attract and hold the interest of the viewer. Often time the only thing either one has going for it is graphics, and we all know that isn't enough to carry a movie or a video game.
Console games have a much higher resale value and don't require CD keys. Many PC games register the CD Key to the user, meaning if you buy a used copy you'll have to HOPE the user will give you their login and password.
Also, console games hold their value much longer than do PC games.
Remember all the ----- Quest games from back in the day? I never used a strategy guide, but I remember writing the company for hints to get past certain areas. I still have some letters around my parent's house from where I asked them how to get past parts of one of the Manhunter games as well as Gold Rush.
I wonder if he gets to save the girl at punch out Biff.
I think this sounds like an awesome and (OMG!) original idea for a game.
There's nothing wrong with fighting back. I'd rather see kids fight back against bullies instead of going nuts and shooting up their schools.
I once had an idea to do a short story told from the viewpoint of a soldier on the field in one of my favorite Battlefield 1942 maps, but then I thought it about for a while and realized, "Hey, that's farking dumb."
Ya bunch of f'ing TRACERS!
Seriously...I like them. A slightly cleaner interface with more sculpted graphics. It is more visually appealing and still not too busy. The menu buttons are too big on #3, though.
Bingo!
That's why I still play Civilization III and Battlefield 1942 all the time. They never crash on me and I can depend on them to still be fun.
First they make a big deal out of the new rules (3rd Edition = Win98) and we buy all the books, then just a few years later they realize how messed up the 3rd editon is so they put out a 3.5 edition (WinME). That means you get to buy all new books again while your old ones barely fetch half price on eBay.
Maybe we're all just waiting for Version 4.0 (WinXP) to come out and be done with it.
Such a fuss...all because he wants to play without the disk.
Just get a crack for it like the rest of us!
AMEN!
The same goes for movies. You can have the best special effects and the prettiest actors, but if the plot and story are crap, then nobody will want to see it.
This dating site is functional and it does what it is supposed to do. Period.
Because International customers are not going to that tri-state show to buy software to put on PCs that they resell throughout the country.
Why would I want to read a book on my PC? If I am sitting at my computer, then I'd rather be playing a game or surfing the web or posting silly replies on Slashdot.
Ebooks lack portability, which sort of defeats the purpose of it being a book in the first place. I don't want to take my laptop into the bathroom, ya know?
I post my short stories online, but most of them can be read in 10 or so minutes. As far as downloading a full length book to read...well...screw that!
My thoughts exactly. The movie made money, but it wasn't a Titanic killer. I guess they expected to make HUNDREDS of millions in profit, rather than just a couple hundred million. Oh, the humanity!
Movies wouldn't be so damn expensive if they didn't have so much CGI. Have you seen the thousands of $$$ that it costs for 1 second of CGI? How many movies would be better with real stunts and real make-up effects rather than CGI?
I happened to like King Kong and Lord of the Rings, for that matter, but both of them were more cartoons than anything else.
My thoughts exactly. Don't forget the monthly fees on top of that.
I don't see any reason to play this game. Especially since I've got a group of real people that play the real deal at least twice a month.
It only recognized Xbox 360 games if you want to set up a gamer profile on xbox.com. I wanted to track my BattleFront kills and such. The whole Live Arcade thing is dumb, too. Most of those games or something like them can be played at Shockwave.com.
$525 for a budget box? I can scrap together some parts and build a friggin' GAMING PC for that much.
The only thing worse than a movie based on a video game is a video game based on a movie. If you've ever played Jaws or Friday the 13th on the NES, you should know this.
The MMORPG's are the reason because one addict buys the game and then plays it for the next two years without buying anything else!
My favorite pick of the bunch. That is why I don't play MMORPGs. I would be just like the Leroy guy.
Maybe #11 should be the guys behind The Pirate Bay.
I combine PC-Cillin with ZoneAlarm and have been happy with the results. I've been using the combo for about 2 years now and had no problems. I had all kinds of issues with Norton 2005 and that's what lead me to try Trend Micro.
So much for my three free months of system resource hogging antivirus protection that came with my new PC.
This is yet another reason to go with Trend Micro.
Screw all that licensing nonsense. That's keep the feds out of the net. Otherwise, we'll all be paying sales tax for Ebay purchased before long.
Shopping on the Internet is like visiting a foreign country. People need to get real familiar with how transactions work, otherwise stay away.
Why create a whole new level of government just because people falls for emails where somebody asks for their ATM pin number?
Coding errors, my ass. Just build a page with a link to the individual files, then do right click and save as. You can copy most sites in a matter of minutes if you know what you are doing.