If you have an Xbox, you could play Forza Motorsport. Its quite realistic in the driving physics, has damage modeling, etc. I was a huge Gran Turismo fan, but after playing Forza (with damage modeling and online play) I really cant go back to GT4 without really missing those things.
Plus, it has more american road racing tracks (wooooooo Road Atlanta!)
But then again, im an american road racing junkie:)
Enter the matrix was released about the same time as the second movie, way back in 2003. The Path of Neo is new, and from what i read, about as bad as enter the matrix. Then theres Matrix Online, but i dont think anybody plays that anymore
I'm not that old (23) and have owned pretty much every system out there. And yes, I am typing this from a monitor that spanks most TVs:) too bad its not mine
To clarify a few points:
SNES FF2 is the game they just released as FF4A (it was 4 in japan, 2 in US)
FF2, the one in dawn of souls, never made it here on the NES. It came as part of some playstation anthology, i believe.
Four swords is awesome, if only to have portable Link to the past. Have yet to get minish cap. I cant enjoy the multiplayer on fourswords, since i have a DS and not GBA. All great recomendations though:)
I buy used xbox titles for $20 or less. As a (somtimes) indie game developer, I want to release my games below that price point. Maybe i have low self esteem and dont think my games are worth that, but I also know that I don't really want to pay that either. So, I decided to sell em cheap and keep my dayjob (that also keeps the game deving fun)
You would be correct. As other posters noted, FF2 was also in the GBA release of Dawn of Souls. It is interesting, a lot more advanced (imho) than FF1, and was avilable on the same system in japan. I've only put about 8 or so hours into ff2 (finally got a working copy of ff7, so thats been my timesink).
Any big FF fan would enjoy 2, if only to see what square was trying different back in those days.
hm, good point. Didn't know about that one. Thanks for the heads up (might make using kubuntu on my laptop more like it used to be with debian-unstable)
Ive heard such things from FF4J (FF2A) fans. It just got released for the game boy advance (today, actually) and i've been waiting on this one. Now, if i could just keep my ps2 working long enough for me to finish FF7 (overrated, but still a good game, imho).
Thank god for the backwards compatability on the DS, I get to play so many games that I otherwise wouldn't have.
A REAL final fantasy movie would rule (even advent children was OK, spirits within, not so much)
Seconded. I used debian unstable for the longest time, and then tried out Kubuntu (what? I like kde). I personally don't like what theyve done. I generally preferred the default everything for kde. Maybe it is just what I was used to, but newer distros that mess with the defaults just dont do it for me. I cant harsh on k/ubuntu for what they are doing, because ive seen some long time windows users become linux users due to those distros, but I've got enough expirence. I need a more advanced expirence, because I'm an advanced user. But thats the great thing about linux, i can find a distro that meets my needs (or, if there wasnt, i could get LFS and make it how I wanted it)
from my expirence, I would agree. Even way back in the day (1999), their drivers have been awful, imho. Dont remind me of that awful ATI All in Wonder Pro card I was forced to use.
seconded on all points (except ive only gotten one ps2. It works, but only with some TLC).
For me, xbox live arcade paired with some indie titles from garagegames is the reason i want one. That, and i am sometimes too lazy to go and buy games. Id rather just press a few buttons. Too bad the "download and play" thing the DS has cant be used to buy titles from nintendos online service. I swear, if they had that, id hand them cash soooo fast...
I agree with you and the GP. I LOVE MY DS. I only bought it for Mario Kart, but while waiting on that I got some good DS games, some classic games that got released for the GBA (final fantasy 1&2, SMB3, Zelda:ALTTP).
Being one with disposable income enough to buy a game now and again, my DS is getting more play than my xbox, PC, PS2 combined. It is by far my favorite system since the NES. And thats saying alot from a guy who has gotten pretty much every system in the last 15 years (save original PS and sega saturn).
I get called a fanboy some places, but Id be lying if i didnt say that the DS is awesome
I thought most infectious code was finantially motivated these days, open mail relays for spammers and the like. In this case, it would seem silly to kill thier infected hosts off. Though, somebody was motivated enough, im sure it could be done.
Yeah, you ever notice that pressthebuttons used to get linked to often? That was another one of these friend of a friend things. At least they acknowledged it this time.
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If you have an Xbox, you could play Forza Motorsport. Its quite realistic in the driving physics, has damage modeling, etc. I was a huge Gran Turismo fan, but after playing Forza (with damage modeling and online play) I really cant go back to GT4 without really missing those things.
:)
Plus, it has more american road racing tracks (wooooooo Road Atlanta!)
But then again, im an american road racing junkie
http://www.prairiegames.com/games.html
An indie mmorpg, where people can host their own servers and create their own content. Im not affiliated with pararie games, just a fan!
I dont have a suggestion, but c#/java? Im not a fan of either
I think its a problem with the site not updating the RSS feed when the actual site does. Slashdot does this too :)
Enter the matrix was released about the same time as the second movie, way back in 2003. The Path of Neo is new, and from what i read, about as bad as enter the matrix. Then theres Matrix Online, but i dont think anybody plays that anymore
I'm not that old (23) and have owned pretty much every system out there. And yes, I am typing this from a monitor that spanks most TVs :) too bad its not mine
because I cant frickin afford one. I got a DS. Thats not in HD. Yet its some of the most fun gaming I've had in years.
:)
But then again, I'm a cynical prick
To clarify a few points: SNES FF2 is the game they just released as FF4A (it was 4 in japan, 2 in US)
:)
FF2, the one in dawn of souls, never made it here on the NES. It came as part of some playstation anthology, i believe.
Four swords is awesome, if only to have portable Link to the past. Have yet to get minish cap. I cant enjoy the multiplayer on fourswords, since i have a DS and not GBA. All great recomendations though
I buy used xbox titles for $20 or less. As a (somtimes) indie game developer, I want to release my games below that price point. Maybe i have low self esteem and dont think my games are worth that, but I also know that I don't really want to pay that either. So, I decided to sell em cheap and keep my dayjob (that also keeps the game deving fun)
Well, bringing some best pratices into any software project cant be a bad thing? Or is this a bad thing (c) because we hate EA?
Kidding, of course, this means they can churn out more dreck with the same number of slaves.
You would be correct. As other posters noted, FF2 was also in the GBA release of Dawn of Souls. It is interesting, a lot more advanced (imho) than FF1, and was avilable on the same system in japan. I've only put about 8 or so hours into ff2 (finally got a working copy of ff7, so thats been my timesink).
Any big FF fan would enjoy 2, if only to see what square was trying different back in those days.
hm, good point. Didn't know about that one. Thanks for the heads up (might make using kubuntu on my laptop more like it used to be with debian-unstable)
Ive heard such things from FF4J (FF2A) fans. It just got released for the game boy advance (today, actually) and i've been waiting on this one. Now, if i could just keep my ps2 working long enough for me to finish FF7 (overrated, but still a good game, imho).
Thank god for the backwards compatability on the DS, I get to play so many games that I otherwise wouldn't have.
A REAL final fantasy movie would rule (even advent children was OK, spirits within, not so much)
Seconded. I used debian unstable for the longest time, and then tried out Kubuntu (what? I like kde). I personally don't like what theyve done. I generally preferred the default everything for kde. Maybe it is just what I was used to, but newer distros that mess with the defaults just dont do it for me. I cant harsh on k/ubuntu for what they are doing, because ive seen some long time windows users become linux users due to those distros, but I've got enough expirence. I need a more advanced expirence, because I'm an advanced user. But thats the great thing about linux, i can find a distro that meets my needs (or, if there wasnt, i could get LFS and make it how I wanted it)
from my expirence, I would agree. Even way back in the day (1999), their drivers have been awful, imho. Dont remind me of that awful ATI All in Wonder Pro card I was forced to use.
$25 for system, controller, and video cables at my local pawn shop. Was great for emulation till i got my xbox.
I thought it looked awful similar to (larger) label printers. I guess, if you want to wipe with the paper that comes out of those, more power to you.
seconded on all points (except ive only gotten one ps2. It works, but only with some TLC).
For me, xbox live arcade paired with some indie titles from garagegames is the reason i want one. That, and i am sometimes too lazy to go and buy games. Id rather just press a few buttons. Too bad the "download and play" thing the DS has cant be used to buy titles from nintendos online service. I swear, if they had that, id hand them cash soooo fast...
anecdotial evidence, sure, but a buddy of mine in Michigan has been waiting a week and a half for his (was promised the console by last friday by MS)
completely OT, but when i saw your username, i first read it as "mooses cocks" not "moose socks"
I think the first way is funnier
I agree with you and the GP. I LOVE MY DS. I only bought it for Mario Kart, but while waiting on that I got some good DS games, some classic games that got released for the GBA (final fantasy 1&2, SMB3, Zelda:ALTTP).
Being one with disposable income enough to buy a game now and again, my DS is getting more play than my xbox, PC, PS2 combined. It is by far my favorite system since the NES. And thats saying alot from a guy who has gotten pretty much every system in the last 15 years (save original PS and sega saturn).
I get called a fanboy some places, but Id be lying if i didnt say that the DS is awesome
It is a welcome change to those of us who read it all the time. Some days only have 2 or 3 stories published in this section.
my website is #1 on google for "nonsensical paragraphs of poorly written prose"
:)
Pretty damn good description of my site too
I thought most infectious code was finantially motivated these days, open mail relays for spammers and the like. In this case, it would seem silly to kill thier infected hosts off. Though, somebody was motivated enough, im sure it could be done.
Yeah, you ever notice that pressthebuttons used to get linked to often? That was another one of these friend of a friend things. At least they acknowledged it this time.