Don't get me wrong, I liked Quake and Quake II as much as the next guy, but hasn't id beaten the point-and-die concept into the ground? Quake III is the same old game we've all been playing since the days of Wolf3D and networked Doom, but it just looks prettier now.
The older games (Wolf3D, Doom, Quake) actually felt like games. They were fun, and kept you occupied for hours.
Ever since Quake II though, it doesn't feel like you're playing a game, it feels like you're using a 3D engine. Yeah, the single player aspect was there, but for some reason the fun wasn't.
I guess the point-and-die thing still has its appeal to some people, but I'm waiting for something with more substance, not just some program that can throw a bunch of texture-mapped shapes on the screen and call itself a game.
There are quite a few Sega arcade games that "rumbled" long before Nintendo's rumble pak came out. Seems like Nintendo just took a good Sega idea and applied it to their console market.
Saturn wasn't really that bad, assuming you actually owned the system and didn't buy into the general populace's hype of how much it sucked.
You are absolutely correct. As I've been telling my friends, "Nintendo talks the talk, and Sega walks the walk." Case and point: Game expandability.
Nintendo trumpeted on for months how the N64 Disk Drive would let them make dynamic enhancements to Zelda. Of course, the 64DD will never see the light of day. Sega, on the other hand, is already doing dynamic enhancements on the Dreamcast (in the form of downloadable events and additions to Sonic Adventure).
Dreamcast has some really neat stuff in it, and once again Sega has "raised the bar and changed the rules of the game" as MS would put it.
Put briefly, Sega always puts their ass on the line so people can enjoy the newest and most innovative gaming technology.
Our old friend Bill Gates was on 60 Minutes II last night. It wasn't really an overly technical piece, more like a PR piece in light of the whole DOJ mess. The interviewer almost got him to cry when they mentioned his wife. That and some bum asked him for change at a burger shop and he autographed a 1 dollar bill for someone.
Favorite Quote: "Bill Gates has been called many things, but nobody has ever called him stupid."
Beginning with Windows 2000 a CAL is necessary for each individual requiring authentication
I may be reading this wrong, but what does this do for unix-based Windows interoperability software like Samba? Will a Windows 2000 server reject my smbclient because it doesn't have a Client-Access License?
Or is this a "soft" limitation which isn't enforced by the server?
Works just fine on my PalmPro.. Of course the fact that it has the 2MB upgrade/IR card in it (flashed to OS 3.3) might have something to do with it. (:
Haven't played Soul Calibur (yet), but as a Sonic Adventure owner, I can say that the game sure pushes the graphics hardware. One look at the first level of the game sold me on a Dreamcast. It's not too bad to listen to either (:
One thing that's on my wishlist for the Palm units is a power jack. Sure, there's hacks to get palms running on AC power (kinda like the way I busted one of my Rios open to get it running on AC), but it'd be super-neet to have it built into the model. I know the units are made for on-the-go use, but there are times when I run down a good amount of battery power when I could be using AC power. Judging solely on the battery life I get out of my PalmPro, an official AC power pack would pay for itself in the first few months. (:
I suppose this is good from a marketing standpoint.. I just find it a bit unsettling that all these community sites are being locked into corporate agendas.
Congratulations, Andover, you now have a competitor.
Has anybody written some kind of basic GUI that would meet his needs?
Windows 95 should get the job done. Netscape is your best bet as far as web surfing goes. Probably the best thing I can suggest is to place all the important shortcuts (WordPad, Netscape, etc.) on his desktop, that way he won't get lost clicking through menus for the app he wants.
Heard about it from Pater last night on Slashnet.. That's gotta suck. Didn't Hemos' house burn down once before? I think I remember reading about in in Taco Hell a few months back..
Found it odd last night that Hemos' most recent post ended with "I'd like to know if my house will be underwater."
Well, anyway, best of luck to Hemos in rebuilding.
But a 'thinking' computer is still a long way off.
I don't see it happening with anything short of a programming miracle. Computers operate solely on logic. It'd take a hell of a lot of work to get anything resembling a real "personality" running on a box that only processes 1s and 0s.
Besides, if most of the computers running Microsoft software could really think on their own, they'd probably commit suicide.
After cracking it open (figuratively speaking of course) the DC modem appears to use only about 1/3 of the pins available to it on the "expansion" port. As a sidenote, the only visible chips on the board appear to be a Rockwell R6785-19 chipset and a custom Sega chip, model number 315-6137.
There is a serial port on the back of the console, but that seems to be better placed or suited for unit-to-unit connections rather than anything high speed (like ethernet).
There is an old USENET saying that newsgroup discussion threads end when the first reference to Hitler or Nazis is used, because after that people's brains turn off.
Slashdot Mirror
The older games (Wolf3D, Doom, Quake) actually felt like games. They were fun, and kept you occupied for hours.
Ever since Quake II though, it doesn't feel like you're playing a game, it feels like you're using a 3D engine. Yeah, the single player aspect was there, but for some reason the fun wasn't.
I guess the point-and-die thing still has its appeal to some people, but I'm waiting for something with more substance, not just some program that can throw a bunch of texture-mapped shapes on the screen and call itself a game.
--
Saturn wasn't really that bad, assuming you actually owned the system and didn't buy into the general populace's hype of how much it sucked.
--
--
You are absolutely correct. As I've been telling my friends, "Nintendo talks the talk, and Sega walks the walk." Case and point: Game expandability.
Nintendo trumpeted on for months how the N64 Disk Drive would let them make dynamic enhancements to Zelda. Of course, the 64DD will never see the light of day. Sega, on the other hand, is already doing dynamic enhancements on the Dreamcast (in the form of downloadable events and additions to Sonic Adventure).
Dreamcast has some really neat stuff in it, and once again Sega has "raised the bar and changed the rules of the game" as MS would put it.
Put briefly, Sega always puts their ass on the line so people can enjoy the newest and most innovative gaming technology.
--
Favorite Quote:
"Bill Gates has been called many things, but nobody has ever called him stupid."
--
--
On another note, would this qualify as the first Slashdot book? :P
--
--
I may be reading this wrong, but what does this do for unix-based Windows interoperability software like Samba? Will a Windows 2000 server reject my smbclient because it doesn't have a Client-Access License?
Or is this a "soft" limitation which isn't enforced by the server?
--
--
Password: wanttogotoday
--
--
link
--
Best lines from this episode:
"I'll just insert a quiet moment later on. We can insert respect in post!"
"I like it when Pater does the human beatbox!" [usic plays]
Almost fell out of my chair laughing at that last one (:
--
--
--
Congratulations, Andover, you now have a competitor.
--
Windows 95 should get the job done. Netscape is your best bet as far as web surfing goes. Probably the best thing I can suggest is to place all the important shortcuts (WordPad, Netscape, etc.) on his desktop, that way he won't get lost clicking through menus for the app he wants.
--
Found it odd last night that Hemos' most recent post ended with "I'd like to know if my house will be underwater."
Well, anyway, best of luck to Hemos in rebuilding.
--
--
I don't see it happening with anything short of a programming miracle. Computers operate solely on logic. It'd take a hell of a lot of work to get anything resembling a real "personality" running on a box that only processes 1s and 0s.
Besides, if most of the computers running Microsoft software could really think on their own, they'd probably commit suicide.
--
--
There is a serial port on the back of the console, but that seems to be better placed or suited for unit-to-unit connections rather than anything high speed (like ethernet).
More DC tidbits: drwiii Stupidly Disassembles his Dreamcast
--
I think this episode might finish off my second Geeks In Space CDR.. When do the official collectors' editions come out? (:
"Oh my God, they killed Pater! You bastards!"
--
Quick reference link: Godwin's Law
--