This was forseeable since the day the filters on Napster went in. As idealistic as Napster (and many of its users) claim to be about the right to exchange information and not be hampered by corporate greed, the program's popularity was based completely on the users' own greed. Put simply, people used Napster because they did not want to spend their money on CDs. Now that they can't do it anymore, all the "freedom of information" rhetoric has pretty much vanished.
I think that Midway's exit from the coin-op industry definitely has sentimental impact (I have spent countless hours in dark arcades, pumping my quarters into various pinball and video game machines), but also may be a parallel to the way our society is evolving over the last couple decades. As technology grows, it becomes more feasible and more appealing to bring all sources of entertainment into the comfort of your own home. It slowly but surely creates a state where no one needs to leave their house for ANYTHING. What happens to the masses that used to spend their free time congressing at the local arcade, eager to play the newest video and pinball games? They are at their houses, sitting in front of brand-new Xbox and PS2s, wondering why they never meet new people.
I just cannot see any type of affordable lighting option that would not lower the quality of the graphics. You would be talking about the cost of a high-quality, incredibly small monitor on top of the cost for the system, and the GBA's price would be much, much higher.
You misunderstand, I was talking about the gradual takeover of more and more household appliances by the information-mongers, not just cable and internet.
It would seem pretty stupid to put that large of a portion of your life under the control of one company. Next thing you know, they will be controlling when you can flush your toilet, or take a shower...
If Nintendo had included a screen viewable in the dark, it would have come at a cost, as the quality of the graphics would have been compromised. The size of the unit would probably be greater as well, as shown by the mammoth Sega Gamegear from a few years back. The graphics on the GBA are very impressive, and I think that they are definitely worth needing to find your own source of light to play.
One thing I have learned from video games, Ghosts are always the bad guys. And another thing I learned is, its ok to steal fruit from a ghost's maze orchard, and eat the ghost if he comes near. Yet another reason why video games really are applicable to real-life circumstances.
True, Pacman always loses, but there always remains a clear cut line between the good guys and the bad guys, and I think its obvious which represent the greedy commercial companies, and which is the always opressed GPL community.
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This was forseeable since the day the filters on Napster went in. As idealistic as Napster (and many of its users) claim to be about the right to exchange information and not be hampered by corporate greed, the program's popularity was based completely on the users' own greed. Put simply, people used Napster because they did not want to spend their money on CDs. Now that they can't do it anymore, all the "freedom of information" rhetoric has pretty much vanished.
I think that Midway's exit from the coin-op industry definitely has sentimental impact (I have spent countless hours in dark arcades, pumping my quarters into various pinball and video game machines), but also may be a parallel to the way our society is evolving over the last couple decades. As technology grows, it becomes more feasible and more appealing to bring all sources of entertainment into the comfort of your own home. It slowly but surely creates a state where no one needs to leave their house for ANYTHING. What happens to the masses that used to spend their free time congressing at the local arcade, eager to play the newest video and pinball games? They are at their houses, sitting in front of brand-new Xbox and PS2s, wondering why they never meet new people.
What I am saying is that simple backlighting would ruin the graphics quality. To maintain those nice visuals, you need something more expensive.
I just cannot see any type of affordable lighting option that would not lower the quality of the graphics. You would be talking about the cost of a high-quality, incredibly small monitor on top of the cost for the system, and the GBA's price would be much, much higher.
You misunderstand, I was talking about the gradual takeover of more and more household appliances by the information-mongers, not just cable and internet.
It would seem pretty stupid to put that large of a portion of your life under the control of one company. Next thing you know, they will be controlling when you can flush your toilet, or take a shower...
If Nintendo had included a screen viewable in the dark, it would have come at a cost, as the quality of the graphics would have been compromised. The size of the unit would probably be greater as well, as shown by the mammoth Sega Gamegear from a few years back. The graphics on the GBA are very impressive, and I think that they are definitely worth needing to find your own source of light to play.
One thing I have learned from video games, Ghosts are always the bad guys. And another thing I learned is, its ok to steal fruit from a ghost's maze orchard, and eat the ghost if he comes near. Yet another reason why video games really are applicable to real-life circumstances.
True, Pacman always loses, but there always remains a clear cut line between the good guys and the bad guys, and I think its obvious which represent the greedy commercial companies, and which is the always opressed GPL community.
It would be nice, but who needs them on one disc? I would settle for all six on seperate discs...