A game where you hunt down all forms of religious zelots/fundamentalists, be they christian, muselum, etc... and pop a cap in their ass. You could hunt down the suicide bomber before he blows, or track down the nut before he starts killing at an abortion clinic.
Heck we could even have it Deathrace 2000 style where you just run down all religious types you see when you're driving, like those "two guys on mountain bikes" types... Bonus, if you get them both in one shot.
Wow... this could be a whole new game "GTA: Down Wit' Religion" (pun intended).</sarcasm>
Aside from his earlier C64 work and Llammatron for the Amiga, he's main claim to fame was the infamous Tempest 2000 for the Atari Jaguar. The game frequently also called "the only reason to own a Jaguar". He also did the Virtual Light Machine (spectrum analyzer) for CD playback that was built into the Atari Jaguar CD unit. It was pretty impressive mind you, and was a staple of many a DJ's video arsenal for years afterwards. But, this was really the peak of is his career, and I hate to say it, he's been riding it ever since. His next game Defender 2000 was a pretty sad affair, and just about everything else has either flopped or been canned before being finished.
I met him once at an E3 show and spoke with him for a little bit. A very nice, but peculiar fellow.
In the end though, I'm really torn about this VLM3 business. Amazingly enough Tempest 2000 and the original VLM were so good, that even after all of this time Minter still has come positive credit on his balance sheet, and I'm almost considering this a high selling point for the 360... on the other hand, it so smacks of corporate whoring that I'm disgusted enough to make this another tick against buying it as a protest against Minter for beating a dead horse into mush. If it turns out that the VLM3 does everything that JagCD did and more, then I'll probably soften my stance, but this is all wait and see for me.
So you're to tell me that if Steven King writes a book and throws it in the trash after he's finished with it. I can pluck it out of the trash and claim it's mine?
Just because they rescued all of the I.P. from a dumpster does not give them copyright ownership to the game. I sure hope they have some form of transfer of ownership agreement with the last owner of the game, otherwise when/if the make this successful that companay can come back, take the game and sue them for damages.
The problem is not with Microsoft creating and/or selling these products.
The #1 problem is that microsoft bundles these applications with the OS, or sells them at a loss to undercut competitors in a particular market segment, so that noone can afford to complete in that space anymore.
Some of us have just gotten to scared to protest
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Patriot Act to be Expanded
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I've got a family to provide for. I can't tell you how many times I've had to step back and reconsider speaking out on issues of concern. The last thing I want is to be labeled a terrorist sympathizer because I don't approve of things that my government is doing. Hell, I'm even worring now about posting this as non-anonymous... but damn it, this is insane! I should never have to worry about this kind of crap in my own country. Wow, this is all so screwed up, and everyone around me can only see abortion and gays as the sole issues of discourse when it comes to an election. Argggg...
While I clearly know the name, but have now idea how to spell it... I'll be honest, I've never even seen her, but damn if her name doesn't get dropped like it's supposed to mean something.
That's pretty compelling stuff there. It's to bad all of the material from the second page is no longer available to view. The server keeps kicking up "bandwith exceeded" for the videos. Anyone have a mirror of them, or want to provide me a copy to mirror?
As I mentioned briefly on the N-Scene mailing group... I'll expand more here.
I really don't think this is video of the "Revolution" system at all, I think this is very likely the special "joystick" that was mentioned briefly a month or so back.
Watch the video closely, the video clearly presents this system as a 3-D proximity controller. They always show it on the floor in the middle of the room, and that it is sensitive to someone approaching it.
Also, I don't think this is specifically a Revolution controller either. Notice that it shows in one segment, output supported for TV and some other type of screened device, then in the next segment it shows that it takes input from the GameCube and a "?" device of about the right dimensions of the Revolution concept art that has been floating around.
Also there have been complaints that I have seen about the Mario art at the end, that it either looks like Luigi, or is bad art. Oddly enough, this is the common design for Mario on most PC and Mac based games. I'm not sure what that means, but there is a precedent for Nintendo to illustrate Mario like that.
No, this video is very much in line with something Nintendo would generate and potentially show at a press event, and the fact that it appeared on the net last week is either a testament that Nintendo is attempting to execute a buzz kill on it's competitors announcements... or a very serious security breach has happened within Nintendo.
Personally, what I would like to see is the end of the video, and I'm hoping we get to see it next week.
While I'm quite impressed myself with the specs and the fact that they're going wireless with the controllers... I had this bizarre hope that going to purely wireless controllers would end the stupid limitation of 4 players max on the system. I have five members in my family. We play FIVE player games on the Saturn, Turbo Grafx, and PlayStation systems. I would like to play five player games on new my systems if the hardware guys would get their heads out of their asses.
I also hope this wireless crap like the current crop of 3rd party X-Box controllers. I have so much interference in my neighborhood that none of them work reliably (haven't tried the bluetooth ones yet though). On the other hand, my WaveBird controllers have never failed to perform. Hmmm...
You're on crack. This means nothing. He personally approved and gave his blessing to the daily comic strip that ran in newspapers for a couple of years around 1979 which featured the story of the clone wars, and Obi Wan's journey's before Episode III. Did he stick with any of that. No. There is no such thing as Canon to Lucas. He's completely lacks the concept of continuity or consistancy in story telling and cares nothing for millions he has drug into this fiasco of a story line.
If he wanted to do 7, 8, and 9, he would just do it and ignore anything printed as he has said in an interview a few years ago that the only thing canon is the movies.
Your precious books are meaningless. Feel the hatrid swell. Stike me down now and feel the true power of the force!
Here's how I seperate SCSI vs SATA. I use SATA RAID setups for video workstations that need large drive space and cheap drives... and I don't care if the drive pops after a year of abuse.
I put SCSI in my servers (RAID or otherwise) when I want the box to run for years and years under heavy load and not have to worry about replacing drives regularly.
With SCSI, your paying for the quality control/quality assurance more than anything else.
From what I understand a good SATA drive has the same TTL quality as a good IDE drive, just faster performance.
Slashdot is providing a summary and a link. The last thing I want to do is click over to another damn summary. I just want to read the original article! If I wanted to read uninformed clips and summaries of the original article, I would be reading the/.comments <sic>
Google for what? Just go to Nintendo's website, into their corporate area and pull down their corporate annual reports where they report their sales, etc... to their investors. And since when would selling 10 million pieces of hardwareb be a bad thing?!?! STFU.
Because according to Nintendo's own financial statements each console has sold more than it's predecssor by a significant amount, due mostly to the fact that there are more and more people turning to video games as entertainement each year, and because there are always new children born into this world. I really get sick of these articles which are the drivel of an person who was a fan of Nintendo back when "system x" was the king, and don't understand why "system z" has the same games. Well bub, it's because most of the "system z" owners never even heard of "system x" except in a museum and most of "system x's" games look like puke to them. Get over it.
Actually I was already planning on getting a Skyrail kit before seeing this article. http://www.quercetti.com/new-2001/skyrai l.htm
I saw these at KBToy last weekend when I was out shopping and they look pretty fun. The kits look very comparable to the SpaceWarp kits, but designed from a suspension approach.
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A game where you hunt down all forms of religious zelots/fundamentalists, be they christian, muselum, etc... and pop a cap in their ass. You could hunt down the suicide bomber before he blows, or track down the nut before he starts killing at an abortion clinic.
Heck we could even have it Deathrace 2000 style where you just run down all religious types you see when you're driving, like those "two guys on mountain bikes" types... Bonus, if you get them both in one shot.
Wow... this could be a whole new game "GTA: Down Wit' Religion" (pun intended).</sarcasm>
Sigh...
Aside from his earlier C64 work and Llammatron for the Amiga, he's main claim to fame was the infamous Tempest 2000 for the Atari Jaguar. The game frequently also called "the only reason to own a Jaguar". He also did the Virtual Light Machine (spectrum analyzer) for CD playback that was built into the Atari Jaguar CD unit. It was pretty impressive mind you, and was a staple of many a DJ's video arsenal for years afterwards. But, this was really the peak of is his career, and I hate to say it, he's been riding it ever since. His next game Defender 2000 was a pretty sad affair, and just about everything else has either flopped or been canned before being finished.
I met him once at an E3 show and spoke with him for a little bit. A very nice, but peculiar fellow.
In the end though, I'm really torn about this VLM3 business. Amazingly enough Tempest 2000 and the original VLM were so good, that even after all of this time Minter still has come positive credit on his balance sheet, and I'm almost considering this a high selling point for the 360... on the other hand, it so smacks of corporate whoring that I'm disgusted enough to make this another tick against buying it as a protest against Minter for beating a dead horse into mush. If it turns out that the VLM3 does everything that JagCD did and more, then I'll probably soften my stance, but this is all wait and see for me.
OH what a conflict.
Yet another way for cam girls to get presents without exposing their address.
So you're to tell me that if Steven King writes a book and throws it in the trash after he's finished with it. I can pluck it out of the trash and claim it's mine?
Just because they rescued all of the I.P. from a dumpster does not give them copyright ownership to the game. I sure hope they have some form of transfer of ownership agreement with the last owner of the game, otherwise when/if the make this successful that companay can come back, take the game and sue them for damages.
The problem is not with Microsoft creating and/or selling these products.
The #1 problem is that microsoft bundles these applications with the OS, or sells them at a loss to undercut competitors in a particular market segment, so that noone can afford to complete in that space anymore.
No, it's viral marketing ;p
I've got a family to provide for. I can't tell you how many times I've had to step back and reconsider speaking out on issues of concern. The last thing I want is to be labeled a terrorist sympathizer because I don't approve of things that my government is doing. Hell, I'm even worring now about posting this as non-anonymous... but damn it, this is insane! I should never have to worry about this kind of crap in my own country. Wow, this is all so screwed up, and everyone around me can only see abortion and gays as the sole issues of discourse when it comes to an election. Argggg...
While I clearly know the name, but have now idea how to spell it... I'll be honest, I've never even seen her, but damn if her name doesn't get dropped like it's supposed to mean something.
Who cares?
Why do you need to laugh when a laugh track can laugh for you?
That's pretty compelling stuff there. It's to bad all of the material from the second page is no longer available to view. The server keeps kicking up "bandwith exceeded" for the videos. Anyone have a mirror of them, or want to provide me a copy to mirror?
What's the URL for the site?
See my comments above under "You guys are misunderstanding the video"
As I mentioned briefly on the N-Scene mailing group... I'll expand more here.
I really don't think this is video of the "Revolution" system at all, I think this is very likely the special "joystick" that was mentioned briefly a month or so back.
Watch the video closely, the video clearly presents this system as a 3-D proximity controller. They always show it on the floor in the middle of the room, and that it is sensitive to someone approaching it.
Also, I don't think this is specifically a Revolution controller either. Notice that it shows in one segment, output supported for TV and some other type of screened device, then in the next segment it shows that it takes input from the GameCube and a "?" device of about the right dimensions of the Revolution concept art that has been floating around.
Also there have been complaints that I have seen about the Mario art at the end, that it either looks like Luigi, or is bad art. Oddly enough, this is the common design for Mario on most PC and Mac based games. I'm not sure what that means, but there is a precedent for Nintendo to illustrate Mario like that.
No, this video is very much in line with something Nintendo would generate and potentially show at a press event, and the fact that it appeared on the net last week is either a testament that Nintendo is attempting to execute a buzz kill on it's competitors announcements... or a very serious security breach has happened within Nintendo.
Personally, what I would like to see is the end of the video, and I'm hoping we get to see it next week.
Dude, what a buzz kill.
While I'm quite impressed myself with the specs and the fact that they're going wireless with the controllers... I had this bizarre hope that going to purely wireless controllers would end the stupid limitation of 4 players max on the system. I have five members in my family. We play FIVE player games on the Saturn, Turbo Grafx, and PlayStation systems. I would like to play five player games on new my systems if the hardware guys would get their heads out of their asses.
I also hope this wireless crap like the current crop of 3rd party X-Box controllers. I have so much interference in my neighborhood that none of them work reliably (haven't tried the bluetooth ones yet though). On the other hand, my WaveBird controllers have never failed to perform. Hmmm...
"People have done some awful things in the name of Christianity. So is it ok to go ahead and label all Christians as Bad People?"
;p
Yes, yes it does
"Her knees are too sharp. She is waaayyy below my standards"
But you need to have GBA's as well.
Zelda: Four Swords (Hands down, one of the best --if not the best-- co-operative games I have ever played.)
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (very good co-op game, but can cause some stress if you're combat styles aren't complimentary during boss battles.)
Pac-Man Vs. (while it's not co-operative, it is hours of fun for just about any skill level of gamer. It comes packed in with Pac-Man World 2.)
You're on crack. This means nothing. He personally approved and gave his blessing to the daily comic strip that ran in newspapers for a couple of years around 1979 which featured the story of the clone wars, and Obi Wan's journey's before Episode III. Did he stick with any of that. No. There is no such thing as Canon to Lucas. He's completely lacks the concept of continuity or consistancy in story telling and cares nothing for millions he has drug into this fiasco of a story line.
If he wanted to do 7, 8, and 9, he would just do it and ignore anything printed as he has said in an interview a few years ago that the only thing canon is the movies.
Your precious books are meaningless. Feel the hatrid swell. Stike me down now and feel the true power of the force!
Here's how I seperate SCSI vs SATA. I use SATA RAID setups for video workstations that need large drive space and cheap drives... and I don't care if the drive pops after a year of abuse.
I put SCSI in my servers (RAID or otherwise) when I want the box to run for years and years under heavy load and not have to worry about replacing drives regularly.
With SCSI, your paying for the quality control/quality assurance more than anything else.
From what I understand a good SATA drive has the same TTL quality as a good IDE drive, just faster performance.
Slashdot is providing a summary and a link. The last thing I want to do is click over to another damn summary. I just want to read the original article! If I wanted to read uninformed clips and summaries of the original article, I would be reading the /.comments <sic>
Google for what? Just go to Nintendo's website, into their corporate area and pull down their corporate annual reports where they report their sales, etc... to their investors. And since when would selling 10 million pieces of hardwareb be a bad thing?!?! STFU.
Because according to Nintendo's own financial statements each console has sold more than it's predecssor by a significant amount, due mostly to the fact that there are more and more people turning to video games as entertainement each year, and because there are always new children born into this world. I really get sick of these articles which are the drivel of an person who was a fan of Nintendo back when "system x" was the king, and don't understand why "system z" has the same games. Well bub, it's because most of the "system z" owners never even heard of "system x" except in a museum and most of "system x's" games look like puke to them. Get over it.
Actually I was already planning on getting a Skyrail kit before seeing this article.i l.htm
http://www.quercetti.com/new-2001/skyra
I saw these at KBToy last weekend when I was out shopping and they look pretty fun. The kits look very comparable to the SpaceWarp kits, but designed from a suspension approach.