..that this is exactly the kind of technology currently being implementeed to make U.S. airports a 'safer place' - unique RFID tags are being attached to passenger bags at check-in so they can't get lost, be switched for other bags, get put on the wrong plane etc. At least that's the theory.
I'll agree about the graphics and sound being terrible, but it was still the great Pacman gameplay. I played that game for hours. Remember this was a time when very few people had any sort of gaming console in their home (and if they did it was a Pong clone or something) so 2600 Pacman was a big step up.
I remember wishing for a StrongARM machine, back in the day. I *think* it lost out through having no hardware FPU but that could be my memory playing tricks..
Unfortunately it's a very small market! I can't believe people are still using Acorn machines. I loved my A3010, but then I saw a PC with a 3D accelerator and I never looked back.. ROM/flashROM operating systems were the business though. A working OS in about 10 seconds - I wish I could do that with XP.
Woop-de-doo. So I get a Java applet I can't see running while I'm at the BBC website. Oh no, it can see where I came from! What, it can tell how long I spend on each page at the BBC site? Save us all from this spyware!
Please./Any/ website can tell what page you were viewing beforehand. Oh no, it's taking up my computer's resources! Then (a) get a better computer so you don't notice or (b) disable Java or JavaScript in your browser.
There are infinitely more nasty things out there, how come this gets a/. mention and they don't?
The C64 (or Speccy, Amstrad etc) versions of Dragon's Lair were definately not state-of-the-art when they came out. Poor animation, awful long loading times, and the 'faithful' press-the-stick-in-the-right-direction-in-0.5-seco nds-or-die gameplay was just terrible.
As others have said, this new 3D version appears to just take the Dragon's Lair IP and make a boring 3D platformer with it. I've got Jack and Daxter, why do I need this?
When I was in school, we had to press the 'memory wipe' button on our calcs in front of the teacher in charge to make sure we didn't sneak formulae in.
Of course by the time you get to uni you're trusted not to cheat - conversely this is usually when most people feel the need to:)
Me too. Use of calculators is fair enough if you're forced to learn the theory. Does use of PDAs, I'm guessing with easy-to-use maths software installed, reduce every exam to a computer science practical (and an easy one at that)?
Why is this post Score 0 Troll? The author gives a valid point of view. How many people would pay that kind of money to get an Amiga emulator and a couple of standard apps? I mean, it probably won't even run IK+..;)
Bloke I know is dual-booting Win32 and some Linux distro. One day he wants to remove all the files on his Linux partition, to install a new distro or whatever. So he does
# > \rm -rf *
from/.
Unfortunately he forgot about the mounts in place to his Windows drives. Don't do it kids!
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..that this is exactly the kind of technology currently being implementeed to make U.S. airports a 'safer place' - unique RFID tags are being attached to passenger bags at check-in so they can't get lost, be switched for other bags, get put on the wrong plane etc. At least that's the theory.
I'll agree about the graphics and sound being terrible, but it was still the great Pacman gameplay. I played that game for hours. Remember this was a time when very few people had any sort of gaming console in their home (and if they did it was a Pong clone or something) so 2600 Pacman was a big step up.
> If it's targeted at workstation users, it's got to have CAD/CAM software or whatever.
:)
It's got !Draw and !Paint, what more do you need?
I remember wishing for a StrongARM machine, back in the day. I *think* it lost out through having no hardware FPU but that could be my memory playing tricks..
> Even people I know who LOVED Win2k hate XP.
That's strange, since XP is really 2k but with a few new components. The Tellytubbies look isn't mandatory, you know.
Unfortunately it's a very small market!
I can't believe people are still using Acorn machines. I loved my A3010, but then I saw a PC with a 3D accelerator and I never looked back..
ROM/flashROM operating systems were the business though. A working OS in about 10 seconds - I wish I could do that with XP.
Woop-de-doo. So I get a Java applet I can't see running while I'm at the BBC website. Oh no, it can see where I came from! What, it can tell how long I spend on each page at the BBC site? Save us all from this spyware!
/Any/ website can tell what page you were viewing beforehand. Oh no, it's taking up my computer's resources! Then (a) get a better computer so you don't notice or (b) disable Java or JavaScript in your browser.
/. mention and they don't?
Please.
There are infinitely more nasty things out there, how come this gets a
The C64 (or Speccy, Amstrad etc) versions of Dragon's Lair were definately not state-of-the-art when they came out. Poor animation, awful long loading times, and the 'faithful' press-the-stick-in-the-right-direction-in-0.5-seco nds-or-die gameplay was just terrible.
As others have said, this new 3D version appears to just take the Dragon's Lair IP and make a boring 3D platformer with it. I've got Jack and Daxter, why do I need this?
Oh, how true is that. The only reason I moved to Manchester was to get C4 and 5! Anythings better than S4C!
When I was in school, we had to press the 'memory wipe' button on our calcs in front of the teacher in charge to make sure we didn't sneak formulae in.
:)
Of course by the time you get to uni you're trusted not to cheat - conversely this is usually when most people feel the need to
Me too.
Use of calculators is fair enough if you're forced to learn the theory. Does use of PDAs, I'm guessing with easy-to-use maths software installed, reduce every exam to a computer science practical (and an easy one at that)?
Bizarrely, I thought of the exact same game despite the difference in spelling. I wonder if there's a market for a remake? ;)
Sounds like a story from Uncle Clive... oh, wait, it's there already..
The c64 released in 1979? 1982 surely!
Why is this post Score 0 Troll? The author gives a valid point of view. How many people would pay that kind of money to get an Amiga emulator and a couple of standard apps? I mean, it probably won't even run IK+.. ;)
I'm sure with a little messing about you could do that on the PS2 already, using the bundled version of BASIC.
Bloke I know is dual-booting Win32 and some Linux distro. One day he wants to remove all the files on his Linux partition, to install a new distro or whatever. So he does
# > \rm -rf *
from /.
Unfortunately he forgot about the mounts in place to his Windows drives. Don't do it kids!
Somehow I don't think this would stand up in court. An EULA in 'microscopic letters' is not valid - stuff like that has to be plainly readable.
The Program Files/CompanyName/ProgramName thing used to be a requirement for Windows logo certification. Not sure if it still is.
Notice it uses a fair amount of Java. How's Java performance on the majority of Un*xes these days - is it up to the job?