A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever. - Shigeru Miyamoto
That's a nice quote, but there are some delayed games that still manage to be bad forever. Look at Daikatana. Perhaps they were not delayed enough?
"People that would otherwise make a huge difference by marching, protesting, suing, find it much more comfortable to Blog, which is just meaningless masturbation.
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My Starcraft 2 Blog [sc2blog.com]
You are correct, and my comment here should not lessen your point, but.. Dude, I've got tears from laughing at this confluence of post and sig.
I can't believe no one mentioned BattleCruiser 3000 yet. of course, the funny part came in reading the authors usenet posts and the flame wars they generated, but still. If you consider the whole experience part of the game, then it was so bad, it was great.
I really hope Derek Smart replies to this. It would be just like the old days!
Billy Mitchell is pretty good at lots of games, so I'm guessing he could practice up and be a contender on Lunar Lander. Scott Safran will undoubtedly win the next contest, which I assume to be Asteroids, since it was released next. After that, BattleZone, Missile Command, Centipede, Tempest, etc. I think it's pretty cool that these X-Prize guys have taken an interest in classic Atari Coin Op.
"We looked into options to turn this into a paid service however we do not have the infrastructure at this time."
So:
GET the infrastructure. Beg, Borrow, Steal. Make it happen.
Put a disclaimer up that says "We will now aggregate data and sell it to anyone who pays for it. If that bugs you, feel free not to use us. Otherwise, please enjoy not having to change a thing."
"iPhone will not be sold through established business channels -- forcing Cingular business customers to stand in line for their goodies, as individuals, at Apple stores."
Yeah, man. Like, you gotta wait in line with the rest of us. Hey, you mind if I blaze up? Thanks man. *fffffffttttt* Sure, I can spare a spliff. *fffffttt* Sure, I'll show you my Powerbook, man. Check out that widescreen.
Why does believing that God created the Earth plunge us into future Dark Ages? Didn't (at least some of) the greatest scientists of the past believe in God? And yet they were intensely curious about the world around them. Sure, some established religions REALLY wanted to keep the status quo, but they couldn't.
If "The Church", which could burn people for dissenting views, couldn't repress science then, why do you think it could now?
A really good terrain editor with *fine* control. The ability to create roads exactly the way I want. No more auto-rotating onramps. A checkbox that gives me unlimited simoleans. A way to specify what type of store/office/house gets built. I like to build cities/neigborhoods that look how I want them to. I don't care what the sims want.
None of this will affect the way anyone else plays the game, BTW. You could still let the game run itself like it always did.
"It is tantamount to Yoda hanging out with Darth Vader! The only explanation is that Jobs has sold out to the dark side!" Apple is actually creating the dark side. Remember? It started out as a republic. Everyone votes; do what you like; run your planet however you like; we all prosper. Like a big hippie commune. But then it got big. Trade groups sprung up, deals got made and broken. Whispers in back rooms. Greed, ego, power. Even now, the power hungry are positioning to fill Jobs' seat. Dark times await.
Do they really dislike each other? Really? Maybe they used to, back when business was shaky and they were only multi millionaires. But now? They both won. Both Apple and MS could go bankrupt tomorrow and Gates/Jobs would still have more money that they could ever spend. It's easy to be magnanimous when you are untouchable.
I did RTFA, but it doesn't say whether they mean "This year, in time to cure your summertime boredom" or "This year, in time for Christmas". Cause Christmas seems like F-O-R-E-V-E-R.
Hmmm... Peer through a telescope at night, or pilot a FTL starship through the universe dodging space pirates and hooking up with hot humanoid aliens. Can't quite seem to make up my mind, here.
Man, and all this time I was having a lot of fun with my family and friends, playing 4 player games that end up with everyone laughing and having a good time. Rats, I'm really going to miss that.
Last night for dinner I cut up some lettuce with a chef's knife, then later used a shovel to plant some flowers. Others have used those tools to kill people and bury the body, so I'm glad the hardware store I bought my stuff from didn't have any Social Consciousness, otherwise they never would have sold those items.
"Cary Police Chief Ron Delelio said the charge was appropriate even though the essay was not published or posted for public viewing.
Disorderly conduct, which carries a penalty of 30 days in jail and a $1,500 fine, is filed for pranks such as pulling a fire alarm or dialing 911. But it can also apply when someone's writings can disturb an individual, Delelio said.
The writings of (insert whatever political figure I disagree with) disturbs me. Looks like I just found a new tool to shut them up. Don't worry though, me and Police Chief Delelio are the good guys who know what's best, and we promise not to abuse this law.
Whoever put this law on the books really needs to have it used on his/her arrest warrant.
I wonder if he feels suing spammers is a Job, Hobby or a Quest? Maybe he's just grinding in small claims till he can level up enough to go after a Boss.
Slashdot Mirror
that copies all the comments for the "Spore: When it's ready" thread over to here and replaces "Spore" with "LAIR". Guaranteed +5 Karma!
A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever. - Shigeru Miyamoto
"People that would otherwise make a huge difference by marching, protesting, suing, find it much more comfortable to Blog, which is just meaningless masturbation.
--
My Starcraft 2 Blog [sc2blog.com]
You are correct, and my comment here should not lessen your point, but..
Dude, I've got tears from laughing at this confluence of post and sig.
I can't believe no one mentioned BattleCruiser 3000 yet. of course, the funny part came in reading the authors usenet posts and the flame wars they generated, but still. If you consider the whole experience part of the game, then it was so bad, it was great.
I really hope Derek Smart replies to this. It would be just like the old days!
Gotta go, some kids are on my lawn!
Duke Nukem Forever is at
That's the percentage you get for puting up a webpage that says "When it's done."
"From a personal standpoint I think we need to figure out why we're doing E3."
E3 still generated several front page stories *a day* on
Billy Mitchell is pretty good at lots of games, so I'm guessing he could practice up and be a contender on Lunar Lander.
Scott Safran will undoubtedly win the next contest, which I assume to be Asteroids, since it was released next.
After that, BattleZone, Missile Command, Centipede, Tempest, etc.
I think it's pretty cool that these X-Prize guys have taken an interest in classic Atari Coin Op.
So:
Sounds like someone is thinking small, here.
"iPhone will not be sold through established business channels -- forcing Cingular business customers to stand in line for their goodies, as individuals, at Apple stores."
Yeah, man. Like, you gotta wait in line with the rest of us. Hey, you mind if I blaze up? Thanks man. *fffffffttttt* Sure, I can spare a spliff. *fffffttt* Sure, I'll show you my Powerbook, man. Check out that widescreen.
And another business PC user is converted.
Why does believing that God created the Earth plunge us into future Dark Ages? Didn't (at least some of) the greatest scientists of the past believe in God? And yet they were intensely curious about the world around them. Sure, some established religions REALLY wanted to keep the status quo, but they couldn't.
If "The Church", which could burn people for dissenting views, couldn't repress science then, why do you think it could now?
Geez, man, get some perspective.
A really good terrain editor with *fine* control.
The ability to create roads exactly the way I want. No more auto-rotating onramps.
A checkbox that gives me unlimited simoleans.
A way to specify what type of store/office/house gets built. I like to build cities/neigborhoods that look how I want them to. I don't care what the sims want.
None of this will affect the way anyone else plays the game, BTW. You could still let the game run itself like it always did.
"It is tantamount to Yoda hanging out with Darth Vader! The only explanation is that Jobs has sold out to the dark side!"
Apple is actually creating the dark side. Remember? It started out as a republic. Everyone votes; do what you like; run your planet however you like; we all prosper. Like a big hippie commune. But then it got big. Trade groups sprung up, deals got made and broken. Whispers in back rooms. Greed, ego, power. Even now, the power hungry are positioning to fill Jobs' seat. Dark times await.
Do they really dislike each other? Really? Maybe they used to, back when business was shaky and they were only multi millionaires. But now? They both won.
Both Apple and MS could go bankrupt tomorrow and Gates/Jobs would still have more money that they could ever spend. It's easy to be magnanimous when you are untouchable.
>>> Just because someone says the word interesting, doesn't make them interesting.
>> Interesting...
>Funny how that works out.
Thank you for the Informative post.
I did RTFA, but it doesn't say whether they mean "This year, in time to cure your summertime boredom" or "This year, in time for Christmas". Cause Christmas seems like F-O-R-E-V-E-R.
And Bill is way ahead.
"followed by understanding women....
Now, THAT'S science-fiction!"
Hell, around here, *interacting* with women is science fiction.
seven major issues cosmologists should address in the following ten years
1. Move to a better hosting service."
To whomever modded this Offtopic: You fail at funny.
Hmmm... Peer through a telescope at night, or pilot a FTL starship through the universe dodging space pirates and hooking up with hot humanoid aliens.
Can't quite seem to make up my mind, here.
Man, and all this time I was having a lot of fun with my family and friends, playing 4 player games that end up with everyone laughing and having a good time.
Rats, I'm really going to miss that.
Have they turned it into a blog where any moron can write a story and get it on the front page?
The only way this improbable event will ever happen is if there was a nice cup of really hot tea powering those boosters.
Nice spin, submitter.
Last night for dinner I cut up some lettuce with a chef's knife, then later used a shovel to plant some flowers. Others have used those tools to kill people and bury the body, so I'm glad the hardware store I bought my stuff from didn't have any Social Consciousness, otherwise they never would have sold those items.
"Cary Police Chief Ron Delelio said the charge was appropriate even though the essay was not published or posted for public viewing.
Disorderly conduct, which carries a penalty of 30 days in jail and a $1,500 fine, is filed for pranks such as pulling a fire alarm or dialing 911. But it can also apply when someone's writings can disturb an individual, Delelio said.
The writings of (insert whatever political figure I disagree with) disturbs me. Looks like I just found a new tool to shut them up. Don't worry though, me and Police Chief Delelio are the good guys who know what's best, and we promise not to abuse this law.
Whoever put this law on the books really needs to have it used on his/her arrest warrant.
I wonder if he feels suing spammers is a Job, Hobby or a Quest? Maybe he's just grinding in small claims till he can level up enough to go after a Boss.