Ummm, except Square has stated that the HD add-on is going to be a virtual necessity in order to play Final Fantasy X. That might not sound like much here in the States, but that's a near-guarantee of gargantuan sales figures over in Japan.
Besides, hasve you taken a look at the sales figures for PS2's after the announced price drop in Japan? Well-nigh equal to the sales figures of the Gameboy Advance over the same time period, no mean feat given the popularity of GBA and the price differential between the two.
Square + necessity of HD add-on == virtual guarantee of sales on the HD.
Errrm, except, to outfit a nice gaming rig, plug a GeForce3 into it and get yourself a nice monitor is going to cost you a whole heckuva lot more than $1k.
I'm guessing you missed the references to Star Wars: Dark Forces and Indiana Jones too, then.
There were a couple of secret rooms, similar to the one with the Doom Marine, featuring corpses of Indy and I believe a Storm Trooper, but I could be wrong (it's been so long since I've played...)
I know it sounds funny, but I have to admit that I've had a better chuckle when the Talking Heads of the Media say his full name, "Wang Wei" ('cept they pronounce it "Wong"), as in "He should have maneuvered away from the EP3, but instead he turned the wong wei..." Heh.
Just an aside: the Bill Gates listed in this article is Bill Gates, Jr., the King-of-Redmond's father. The B.G. we all know and love *ahem* is Bill Gates III.
And yet another who doesn't get it. The reason that Warren Buffet, in particular, is against repealing the death tax is because it puts him out of several convenient tax shelters, meaning every dollar he "earns" will now be taxed, instead of sheltered in trusts and such.
If you look closely, the loudest opponents of the repeal tend to be of two groups: the very rich (who will now get all their income taxed) or the estate lawers and CPA's associations (who would lose their source of income; namely, helping the very wealthy escape government taxation of their assests). Seems these two groups aren't all that concerned about "meritocracy" after all; they're out to save their own fat paychecks.
Ask the farm family from the midwest whose $1 million farm has to be liquidated after the death of the parents simply to pay off this tax.
Double-(or sometimes triple)taxing someone's income just ain't right...
"Increasingly, scientists are taking note of the satellite
measurements' evidence. According to satellite measurement
advocates, such as John Christy of the University of
Alabama-Huntsville, evidence of warming on a global scale
has proven elusive to satellites monitoring temperature
change. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
satellites measure the earth's temperature at a few kilometers
above the surface and serve as the most accurate
measurement today. These satellites have shown no net
warming over the last 17 years. In fact, satellites have shown
a slight cooling trend since the early 1990s--after the cooling
effects of the Mount Pinitubo volcanic eruption had dwindled.
This contradicts surface temperature measurements which
have shown a significant warming trend since the beginning of
the century. Surface temperature readings suffer from various
accuracy problems that make the data less reliable in many
ways. Industrial area heat amplifying effects as well as large
unmeasured sections of ocean in the southern hemisphere
reduce the accuracy of surface temperature readings--not to
mention the inaccuracies stemming from thermometer
reading problems. Nineteen ninety-five served as the most
recent accuracy contest between the two methods, with
scientists from East Anglia claiming a surface temperature
increase, and John Christy offering satellite data showing a
significant cooling trend for 1995. Whatever the truth, this
fundamental problem of temperature data collection--often
ignored in the popular debate over global warming--is further
evidence of the lack of consensus in the scientific community.
Even if the surface temperature measurements are taken at
face value, there are still problems with the hypothesis that
this warming is due to human factors. Most of this one degree
Celsius of warming occurred before 1940. Nearly all
anthropogenic greenhouse gases were emitted into the
atmosphere after 1940, which would imply that the global
warming trend shown by surface temperature measurements
over the past century was natural.
...
Based on the evidence available to us, we do
not subscribe to the so-called 'scientific
consensus' that envisages climate catastrophes
and advocates hasty actions. As the debate
unfolds, it has become increasingly clear
that-contrary to conventional wisdom-there
does not exist today a general scientific
consensus about the importance of greenhouse
warming from rising levels of carbon dioxide.
On the contrary, most scientists now accept
that the actual observations from earth
satellites show no climate warming whatsoever.
And to match this fact, the mathematical
climate models are becoming more realistic and
are forecasting temperature increases that are
only 30 percent or even less of what was
considered the 'best' value just four years ago."
When Mt. Pinitubo erupted, it spewed forth more CFC's and air contaminates than the entire human race has been able to produce in its entire history. I'm not advocating rampant excesses and environmental irresposibility, I'm just saying that I think global warming is a farce and a lousy reason to base any amount of conservationism on. Base it on preventing the extinction of rare species or even preserving natural beauty, just don't base your beliefs on highly suspect bogus science.
Check out Theme Park Rollercoaster. It's a very addicting theme park management sim (sounds corny, but think: SimCity meets Six Flags and you'll have a good idea as to what to expect). Also try out Super Bust-a-Move for some wacky puzzle action.
...for FAR better coverage of the PS2 launch games (that's right everybody, it's called PS2, NOT PSX2, nor PS/2. Just plain PS2).
It's amazing that this is what passed for SharkyGames' PS2 "coverage". A large number of games were just plain left off the list (Armored Core 2, Midnight Club Racing, Dynasty Warriors 2, Ready 2 Rumble Round 2, Smugglers' Run to name a few). The reviewer also seems to be confused as to which games were out at launch and which came out later (such as Nascar 2001). If we're going to include recently released games, why not include Gradius III/IV, Fifa 2001, Super Bust-a-Move, Theme Park Rollercoaster, etc.)
For those of you who have obtained a PS2 (hooray for camping out at WalMart the night before launch!) and are unsure as to what to get, here are my reccommendations:
-SSX: Everyone seems to agree that this is probably the best launch game out there. Buy it/rent it and you'll see why.
-Madden/Fifa 2001: for the sports fans out there, these games are great.
-Super Bust-a-Move:Yeah, it looks childish, but good grief is it addicting! A puzzle game that's the latest in a long series, you can't go wrong with this one. Girlfriends/fiancees/grandmothers/people who've never seen a console before can pick this one up and become addicted, quickly I might add.
-Tekken Tag Tournament: Great fighting game, lots of extra fighters to unlock, and once you unlock the Bowling Mode (you heard me right), you'll do more bowling than actual fighting. Too cool.
-Dynasty Warriors 2:Imagine a 3D clone of Final Fight with strategy elements and a morale meter, set in 2nd century China. You can have up to 40 other characters on screen at the same time, shortly before you whupp the tar out of them, that is. Oh, and plowing through the ranks of the enemy on horseback, bowling enemy soldiers over left and right is just a little too fun...
-Theme Park Rollercoaster: Umm, Sim City meets Roller Coaster Tycoon, only you can wander your creations in 3D and even ride your coasters. Prepare to lose some sleep.
Games to watch for in the coming months:
-Gran Turismo 3: All I can say is: wow! If you've seen any of the gameplay movies from this upcoming racing game, then you've begun to witness the future of driving simulations. It's eerie how lifelike the replays look.
-Zone of Enders (Z.O.E.): Should be hitting the US lat 1st quarter. Think to yourself: Neon Genesis crossed with a bit of Gundam Wing and Escaflowne. Oh, and it comes with a playable demo of Metal Gear Solid 2. Yowsa.
-Metal Gear Slid 2: Sons of Liberty: If you haven't played MGS for the PSX or the PC, do yourself a favor and do so. Then go watch a trailer for MGS2 and try not to drool on yourself.
I've got three little letters for you: SSX. The game is incredible. It's the Tony Hawk of snowboarding and, IMNSHO the best game on the system at this juncture.
Yeah, Sons of Liberty is a year off, but there are some good games available for the system now. The PS2 version of DOA2 (MHO) does indeed look better than the DC version and it's a decently fun fighting game. TimeSplitters looks like it could become the next Goldeneye (ahhh, the hours I and 3 friends wasted on that precious bit of gaming goodness...).
I guess what I'm saying is that you all should actually give the games out there a try before saying they suck. Go ahead and play SSX and tell me it's not a good game... I'll say that you haven't played it at all. Even my fiancee and my 16 year old sister (neither of whom are even close to be avid gamers) loved it.
If I may quote?:The sad political truth is that access to the Net, the Web and broadband equals creativity, confidence and opportunity.
Might I be the first to ask how you come to that conclusion? To me, such a claim seems to be pure lunacy, equivalent to saying that "access to paint and canvas equals Rembrandt-level talent" or "access to a football equals multi-million dollar contracts with the New York Giants." Perhaps we should begin converting "Katz-isms" into general lines of code... "access_to_broadband == confidence" would equate to true... or perhaps you are merely wishing this were a true statement, giving us "access_to_broadband = confidence" instead.
Just because there are good things on the 'net doesn't mean that there aren't bad things as well, Jon. There are "dark" things out there, things that most people would regard as hideous: child pornography, snuff flicks, etc. Does access to these sorts of things equate to creativity?
I don't think any candidate is correct in blaming Columbine, etc. on the 'net (poor parenting would be on the top of my "Blame List"...) but I also do not think that "unlimited access to the 'net for all" equates to virtuous ends by default.
The Internet is simply another way to access information, just like a public library. We all have access to libraries, Jon, but I know plenty of people who I wouldn't place in the creative, confident or opportunistic categories.
Unless you were attempting to be ironic and illustrate the opposite position of most politicians ("access to the net == a corrupting force capable of swaying young minds to bloodshed" vs. "accesss to the net == a shaping force capable of manufacturing miniature DaVincis from average children"), I believe you have failed. Examine your own articles for Irony and Consistency, along with the almighty Logic before hitting that Submit button in the future, mmmkay?
...so I'd like to get my hands on a couple of expansion sleeves...
Also, in the priceless category, I'd like to see TeamFortress2 and Tribes2 both hit before end of year (yeah right).
For ~$15k, I'd take a mid tier SunBlade 1000. Mmmmmmm, FC-AL disks in the box.
It also seems no one has mentioned the new Zelda game, so let me cast my vote for that. An iMode phone would be cool. Hmmmm, guess I could use a Voodoo5 6500 as well. A boxed set of all the Terry Gilliam DVD's would be the perfect stocking stuffer (yeah, it doesn't exist, but wouldn't it be keen if it did?).
And how about LiVid? I'd like to view some DVD's PC-side.
Oh, and an expansion pack for Crimson Skies (yeah, it's made by M$, but it's so stinkin' addicting!).
Yup, remember it well. Only it was the Comanche, not the Apache. Check it out over at Novalogic's site Also, both Delta Force games utilized the Voxel Space engine. Nifty terrain effects, but the people and buildings tended to not look so hot. Plus, you can't accelerate voxels with any existing card, so that huge Geforce2 you just bought won't give you any huge, accelerated advantage.
The engine was also used in Armored Fist 3, IIRC...
For further interest, check out a good r eview of Delta Force 2. It talks quite a bit about Novalogic's voxel engine.
Actually, interesting aside on NT's Posix compliance: it is implemented (at least in NT4, not sure about 2000's Posix compliance...) wholly separately from the Win32 API. NT4 was the only complete implementation of the Win32 API (95 and 98 both halfheartedly implement it but are stuck in the Win16 hierarchy). However, the Posix API for NT is wholly separate from the Win32 API; that is to say, you can't write programs for NT that are both Posix and Win32 compliant at the same time, they're mutually exclusive. WinNT can still run mots Win16 programs because it has a semi-wrapper for Win16 API calls that it funnels through the 32 API.
If this account is to believed as anything other than a pleasant piece of semi-Orwellian fiction, then it begs the question: just what did this fellow expect? I'm reminded of the video clip I saw on one of those Fox "reality" TV shows, the one where the man sprayed himself with deer pheremones and summarily got the tar whupped out of him by a horny young buck.
It is one matter to take one's beliefs to heart and valiantly stand against an oppressive regime; it is another matter entirely to go out looking for trouble and then cry "foul! foul!" when you're treated as you expected, then go "running home to mamma," writing such pieces of tripe as this story.
Please, please do not try to compare these actions in Philly with the great civil rights protests of the 2nd third of this century. Those who performed sit-ins and such rarely spouted to the press or whined about their treatment; rather, they let the righteousness of their actions and the vileness of the States' speak for themselves.
I, for one, would like to have stories such as these listed under a separate heading, so that I can ignore such garbage in the future.
Race out and buy Terminus. Not only does this badboy support Linux (*Ahem* after two patches, however), but it's darn fun. Graphics might not be on par with Freespace, but they're up there with Tachyon:TF (for any Bruce Campbell fans out there, this Windoze-only game is a must-have). The Newtonian Physics flight model is just too cool, I have to say. Haven't gotten too into the story mode just yet (a few routine patrol missions, mine-hunting, etc.) But it seems very promising.
You might want to rush out to whatever EB is handy; when I got mine, the clerk said they'd only gotten two copies in (now they have one! *grin*). She'd also never heard of the game and after taking one look at the box, said "Wow, this looks great! Why have I never heard of it?"
Oh, did I mention it supports Linux, 'doze and Mac out of the box?
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See my comment above re: the Square/Final Fantasy effect on HD sales.
Also, with FFXI going online, you can bet your bottom dollar that the BBA/modem combo (for a mere $40) will sell like hotcakes as well.
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Ummm, except Square has stated that the HD add-on is going to be a virtual necessity in order to play Final Fantasy X. That might not sound like much here in the States, but that's a near-guarantee of gargantuan sales figures over in Japan. Besides, hasve you taken a look at the sales figures for PS2's after the announced price drop in Japan? Well-nigh equal to the sales figures of the Gameboy Advance over the same time period, no mean feat given the popularity of GBA and the price differential between the two. Square + necessity of HD add-on == virtual guarantee of sales on the HD.
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Errrm, except, to outfit a nice gaming rig, plug a GeForce3 into it and get yourself a nice monitor is going to cost you a whole heckuva lot more than $1k.
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Try AirClic. Nifty little laser scanners made by Symbol.
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I'm guessing you missed the references to Star Wars: Dark Forces and Indiana Jones too, then. There were a couple of secret rooms, similar to the one with the Doom Marine, featuring corpses of Indy and I believe a Storm Trooper, but I could be wrong (it's been so long since I've played...)
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Yes, it's inversely proportional.
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Ummm, mods? Can I have a hit of the crack you're smoking this fine day?
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I know it sounds funny, but I have to admit that I've had a better chuckle when the Talking Heads of the Media say his full name, "Wang Wei" ('cept they pronounce it "Wong"), as in "He should have maneuvered away from the EP3, but instead he turned the wong wei..." Heh.
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Just an aside: the Bill Gates listed in this article is Bill Gates, Jr., the King-of-Redmond's father. The B.G. we all know and love *ahem* is Bill Gates III.
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And yet another who doesn't get it. The reason that Warren Buffet, in particular, is against repealing the death tax is because it puts him out of several convenient tax shelters, meaning every dollar he "earns" will now be taxed, instead of sheltered in trusts and such.
If you look closely, the loudest opponents of the repeal tend to be of two groups: the very rich (who will now get all their income taxed) or the estate lawers and CPA's associations (who would lose their source of income; namely, helping the very wealthy escape government taxation of their assests). Seems these two groups aren't all that concerned about "meritocracy" after all; they're out to save their own fat paychecks.
Ask the farm family from the midwest whose $1 million farm has to be liquidated after the death of the parents simply to pay off this tax. Double-(or sometimes triple)taxing someone's income just ain't right...
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Taken from http://www.csef.org/csefhome/globwarm.htm:
...
"Increasingly, scientists are taking note of the satellite measurements' evidence. According to satellite measurement advocates, such as John Christy of the University of Alabama-Huntsville, evidence of warming on a global scale has proven elusive to satellites monitoring temperature change. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellites measure the earth's temperature at a few kilometers above the surface and serve as the most accurate measurement today. These satellites have shown no net warming over the last 17 years. In fact, satellites have shown a slight cooling trend since the early 1990s--after the cooling effects of the Mount Pinitubo volcanic eruption had dwindled. This contradicts surface temperature measurements which have shown a significant warming trend since the beginning of the century. Surface temperature readings suffer from various accuracy problems that make the data less reliable in many ways. Industrial area heat amplifying effects as well as large unmeasured sections of ocean in the southern hemisphere reduce the accuracy of surface temperature readings--not to mention the inaccuracies stemming from thermometer reading problems. Nineteen ninety-five served as the most recent accuracy contest between the two methods, with scientists from East Anglia claiming a surface temperature increase, and John Christy offering satellite data showing a significant cooling trend for 1995. Whatever the truth, this fundamental problem of temperature data collection--often ignored in the popular debate over global warming--is further evidence of the lack of consensus in the scientific community.
Even if the surface temperature measurements are taken at face value, there are still problems with the hypothesis that this warming is due to human factors. Most of this one degree Celsius of warming occurred before 1940. Nearly all anthropogenic greenhouse gases were emitted into the atmosphere after 1940, which would imply that the global warming trend shown by surface temperature measurements over the past century was natural.
Based on the evidence available to us, we do not subscribe to the so-called 'scientific consensus' that envisages climate catastrophes and advocates hasty actions. As the debate unfolds, it has become increasingly clear that-contrary to conventional wisdom-there does not exist today a general scientific consensus about the importance of greenhouse warming from rising levels of carbon dioxide. On the contrary, most scientists now accept that the actual observations from earth satellites show no climate warming whatsoever. And to match this fact, the mathematical climate models are becoming more realistic and are forecasting temperature increases that are only 30 percent or even less of what was considered the 'best' value just four years ago."
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Errrm, that should read "contaminants", not "contaminates". Mod -1 for un-gud grammer. *grin*
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When Mt. Pinitubo erupted, it spewed forth more CFC's and air contaminates than the entire human race has been able to produce in its entire history. I'm not advocating rampant excesses and environmental irresposibility, I'm just saying that I think global warming is a farce and a lousy reason to base any amount of conservationism on. Base it on preventing the extinction of rare species or even preserving natural beauty, just don't base your beliefs on highly suspect bogus science.
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Check out Theme Park Rollercoaster. It's a very addicting theme park management sim (sounds corny, but think: SimCity meets Six Flags and you'll have a good idea as to what to expect). Also try out Super Bust-a-Move for some wacky puzzle action.
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...for FAR better coverage of the PS2 launch games (that's right everybody, it's called PS2, NOT PSX2, nor PS/2. Just plain PS2).
It's amazing that this is what passed for SharkyGames' PS2 "coverage". A large number of games were just plain left off the list (Armored Core 2, Midnight Club Racing, Dynasty Warriors 2, Ready 2 Rumble Round 2, Smugglers' Run to name a few). The reviewer also seems to be confused as to which games were out at launch and which came out later (such as Nascar 2001). If we're going to include recently released games, why not include Gradius III/IV, Fifa 2001, Super Bust-a-Move, Theme Park Rollercoaster, etc.)
For those of you who have obtained a PS2 (hooray for camping out at WalMart the night before launch!) and are unsure as to what to get, here are my reccommendations:
-SSX: Everyone seems to agree that this is probably the best launch game out there. Buy it/rent it and you'll see why.
-Madden/Fifa 2001: for the sports fans out there, these games are great.
-Super Bust-a-Move:Yeah, it looks childish, but good grief is it addicting! A puzzle game that's the latest in a long series, you can't go wrong with this one. Girlfriends/fiancees/grandmothers/people who've never seen a console before can pick this one up and become addicted, quickly I might add.
-Tekken Tag Tournament: Great fighting game, lots of extra fighters to unlock, and once you unlock the Bowling Mode (you heard me right), you'll do more bowling than actual fighting. Too cool.
-Dynasty Warriors 2:Imagine a 3D clone of Final Fight with strategy elements and a morale meter, set in 2nd century China. You can have up to 40 other characters on screen at the same time, shortly before you whupp the tar out of them, that is. Oh, and plowing through the ranks of the enemy on horseback, bowling enemy soldiers over left and right is just a little too fun...
-Theme Park Rollercoaster: Umm, Sim City meets Roller Coaster Tycoon, only you can wander your creations in 3D and even ride your coasters. Prepare to lose some sleep.
Games to watch for in the coming months:
-Gran Turismo 3: All I can say is: wow! If you've seen any of the gameplay movies from this upcoming racing game, then you've begun to witness the future of driving simulations. It's eerie how lifelike the replays look.
-Zone of Enders (Z.O.E.): Should be hitting the US lat 1st quarter. Think to yourself: Neon Genesis crossed with a bit of Gundam Wing and Escaflowne. Oh, and it comes with a playable demo of Metal Gear Solid 2. Yowsa.
-Metal Gear Slid 2: Sons of Liberty: If you haven't played MGS for the PSX or the PC, do yourself a favor and do so. Then go watch a trailer for MGS2 and try not to drool on yourself.
Just my $.02.
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I've got three little letters for you: SSX. The game is incredible. It's the Tony Hawk of snowboarding and, IMNSHO the best game on the system at this juncture.
Yeah, Sons of Liberty is a year off, but there are some good games available for the system now. The PS2 version of DOA2 (MHO) does indeed look better than the DC version and it's a decently fun fighting game. TimeSplitters looks like it could become the next Goldeneye (ahhh, the hours I and 3 friends wasted on that precious bit of gaming goodness...).
I guess what I'm saying is that you all should actually give the games out there a try before saying they suck. Go ahead and play SSX and tell me it's not a good game... I'll say that you haven't played it at all. Even my fiancee and my 16 year old sister (neither of whom are even close to be avid gamers) loved it.
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"Mr." Katz:
If I may quote?:The sad political truth is that access to the Net, the Web and broadband equals creativity, confidence and opportunity.
Might I be the first to ask how you come to that conclusion? To me, such a claim seems to be pure lunacy, equivalent to saying that "access to paint and canvas equals Rembrandt-level talent" or "access to a football equals multi-million dollar contracts with the New York Giants." Perhaps we should begin converting "Katz-isms" into general lines of code... "access_to_broadband == confidence" would equate to true... or perhaps you are merely wishing this were a true statement, giving us "access_to_broadband = confidence" instead.
Just because there are good things on the 'net doesn't mean that there aren't bad things as well, Jon. There are "dark" things out there, things that most people would regard as hideous: child pornography, snuff flicks, etc. Does access to these sorts of things equate to creativity?
I don't think any candidate is correct in blaming Columbine, etc. on the 'net (poor parenting would be on the top of my "Blame List"...) but I also do not think that "unlimited access to the 'net for all" equates to virtuous ends by default.
The Internet is simply another way to access information, just like a public library. We all have access to libraries, Jon, but I know plenty of people who I wouldn't place in the creative, confident or opportunistic categories.
Unless you were attempting to be ironic and illustrate the opposite position of most politicians ("access to the net == a corrupting force capable of swaying young minds to bloodshed" vs. "accesss to the net == a shaping force capable of manufacturing miniature DaVincis from average children"), I believe you have failed. Examine your own articles for Irony and Consistency, along with the almighty Logic before hitting that Submit button in the future, mmmkay?
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...so I'd like to get my hands on a couple of expansion sleeves...
Also, in the priceless category, I'd like to see TeamFortress2 and Tribes2 both hit before end of year (yeah right).
For ~$15k, I'd take a mid tier SunBlade 1000. Mmmmmmm, FC-AL disks in the box.
It also seems no one has mentioned the new Zelda game, so let me cast my vote for that. An iMode phone would be cool. Hmmmm, guess I could use a Voodoo5 6500 as well. A boxed set of all the Terry Gilliam DVD's would be the perfect stocking stuffer (yeah, it doesn't exist, but wouldn't it be keen if it did?).
And how about LiVid? I'd like to view some DVD's PC-side.
Oh, and an expansion pack for Crimson Skies (yeah, it's made by M$, but it's so stinkin' addicting!).
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$2.4k for a single license? No thanks, I'll stick with Glade...
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"Sweet Jar Jar, I shall avenge your death!"
"Mesa not dead!"
"Very well, then, I shall avenge your mortal wounding!"
"Actually, mesa tinkin mesa gonna pull thru!"
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Yup, remember it well. Only it was the Comanche, not the Apache. Check it out over at Novalogic's site Also, both Delta Force games utilized the Voxel Space engine. Nifty terrain effects, but the people and buildings tended to not look so hot. Plus, you can't accelerate voxels with any existing card, so that huge Geforce2 you just bought won't give you any huge, accelerated advantage.
The engine was also used in Armored Fist 3, IIRC...
For further interest, check out a good r eview of Delta Force 2. It talks quite a bit about Novalogic's voxel engine.
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Actually, interesting aside on NT's Posix compliance: it is implemented (at least in NT4, not sure about 2000's Posix compliance...) wholly separately from the Win32 API. NT4 was the only complete implementation of the Win32 API (95 and 98 both halfheartedly implement it but are stuck in the Win16 hierarchy). However, the Posix API for NT is wholly separate from the Win32 API; that is to say, you can't write programs for NT that are both Posix and Win32 compliant at the same time, they're mutually exclusive. WinNT can still run mots Win16 programs because it has a semi-wrapper for Win16 API calls that it funnels through the 32 API.
Just an FYI.
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If this account is to believed as anything other than a pleasant piece of semi-Orwellian fiction, then it begs the question: just what did this fellow expect? I'm reminded of the video clip I saw on one of those Fox "reality" TV shows, the one where the man sprayed himself with deer pheremones and summarily got the tar whupped out of him by a horny young buck.
It is one matter to take one's beliefs to heart and valiantly stand against an oppressive regime; it is another matter entirely to go out looking for trouble and then cry "foul! foul!" when you're treated as you expected, then go "running home to mamma," writing such pieces of tripe as this story.
Please, please do not try to compare these actions in Philly with the great civil rights protests of the 2nd third of this century. Those who performed sit-ins and such rarely spouted to the press or whined about their treatment; rather, they let the righteousness of their actions and the vileness of the States' speak for themselves.
I, for one, would like to have stories such as these listed under a separate heading, so that I can ignore such garbage in the future.
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Ummmm, I could be wrong on this, but isn't OS(Ten) supposed to run on G4's? Last I checked, the iMac didn't really have the brawn to run OSX.
Also, who mentioned anything about Sun hardware? Seems the article made statements about Linux and *BSD, not Solaris for SParc.
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Race out and buy Terminus. Not only does this badboy support Linux (*Ahem* after two patches, however), but it's darn fun. Graphics might not be on par with Freespace, but they're up there with Tachyon:TF (for any Bruce Campbell fans out there, this Windoze-only game is a must-have). The Newtonian Physics flight model is just too cool, I have to say. Haven't gotten too into the story mode just yet (a few routine patrol missions, mine-hunting, etc.) But it seems very promising.
You might want to rush out to whatever EB is handy; when I got mine, the clerk said they'd only gotten two copies in (now they have one! *grin*). She'd also never heard of the game and after taking one look at the box, said "Wow, this looks great! Why have I never heard of it?"
Oh, did I mention it supports Linux, 'doze and Mac out of the box?
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