> I wonder if this will help TiVo and ReplyTV gain 'legitimacy'?
This idea of a ReplyTV intrigues me. Would it allow me to let those moronic sitcom writers know how I feel about that horrible cliche they just used? Or perhaps I could bitchslap that vapid anchorman the next time he screws up a technology story?
Heck, an invention like this might get me watching TV again!
The MTV Music Generator series seemed to fit the bill for a music construction kit. As an added bonus, it was released for the PSX and PC, and the sequel was released for the PS2.
I wholeheartedly agree. Unfortunantly, the "general concensus" does not agree with you, as they've never played the game. (Despite it being releasedseveraltimes.)
Heck, even paid game reviewers who are big Star Wars fans haven't played it. I don't even think the famous Gabe has played it, nevermind all the other "kiddies" out there. Alas, even in it's newest re-release, it still doesn't have enough eye candy to draw in the younger generation. They'll just go on with their lives thinking Rogue Leader is the penultimate in Star Wars sims. Bleech.
Sorry, Offtopic, but anyone else remember when Lucasarts games were this funny? Heck, I don't think you can even put that third line of text in a game nowadays.
(IIRC, what Elaine had asked Guybrush in that screenshot was something like "What have we learned from all of this?" at the end of the game.)
Since when, in America or any other part of the world, has ignorance on an issue prevented someone from filing a lawsuit? Heck, I'd say that the odds of Lucasarts pressing ahead with litigation are about 50/50, if they can't bully them into submission.
I like Lucasarts (though I used to like it more), but you've got to realize that this issue with ScummVM probably won't make it past their lawyer department, who probably have all the technical aptitude of a pack of (three-headed) monkeys.
> Cost of a DDR Machine: $8000, cost of a decent indoor basketball: $25
And the ball is the only thing needed to play a game of basketball? No hoop, no net, no court? And even if you have these things, they need maintenance. The gymnasium floor at my high school was all warped to hell. Football and baseball need fields too, not to mention various equipment like bats, gloves, padding, helmets, etc.
These things do add up.
> some people enjoy sports. It's not as much a feeling of accomplishment as it is fun and exercise at the same time.
Right, and DDR is fun and exercise at the same time also. It appeals to a wider audience, too.
Granted, there is one area it falls short in, which nobody has particularly mentioned: Teamwork. You can pair up with someone in DDR and play co-op, but coordinating with an entire team of other people to achieve a common goal is quite a different thing.
I always ask myself that very same question whenever I see these linking articles come up. Maybe they don't understand that linking isn't the same as copying? Or maybe they want people to sift though a dozen pages of banner ads and popups to get to the content?
Anyway, they should realize that if they don't want people to access their content, they shouldn't be putting it on the fscking World Wide Web.
> > I mean, isn't innovation what made [insert your country of origin] great?
> No, it was mostly the unfettered exploitation and persecution of the people we didn't like.
Ah, you must be from France.
> Sorry, its almost completely offtopic, but without any mod points to call my own, I thought it was worth the possible karma loss to highlight the above AC post. Quality wit display, on a day when I really needed it.
Why? Maybe they should scrap all the weightlifting and sports equipment and just get DDR machines. I don't see how one is intrinsically better than another. All these "exercises" that people do are pointless, you know. They're just excuses to get you to move your body around.
Sheesh, people act like they've accomplished something worthwhile when they put a ball in a goal or through a hoop. Unless you're a paid professional, the only thing you're getting out of it is a workout. And if DDR gets more kids exercising, then more power to it.
> This video game thing is pathetic. This country goes more downhill every year.
(I've quoted you because I'm sure you'll get modded into oblivion in a second.)
Anyway, your comments are short-sighted. I don't see this video game being any more idiotic than chasing some ball around a court, or hitting a ball with a stick and running around a diamond. The only difference is that it's easier for "non-jocks" to get into, more immediately gratifying, and teaches you rhythm.
It's amazing how many people aren't willing to try a new thing. I mean, isn't innovation what made [insert your country of origin] great?
One idea that's been floating around in my head for years is that someone should get a supercomputer (or a big Beowulf cluster) and try to run their own sim-universe.
Of course, it'd have to have simplified rules (we don't yet know all the rules to out own universe), and it'd probably have to be with a smaller number of bits (quarks?). But I wonder what kind of results we could get. It'd probably take a bit of tweaking to get the physical laws set up right so that stars form and function, or maybe even planets form (at least gas giants).
Is this project too big to even think about right now?
Nice site, but unrelated to the winner's entry. The IP address will only tell you where the server is, and not the location of, say, a remote business whose site is hosted on that server. In fact, an IP-address-derived location would only get in the way of his project.
...have to deal with different brnads of modems all the time. It's called Life, and AT&T should get over it.
America's Army - Biggest Surprise of E3?
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The U.S. Army-made game, America's Army was the single most surpising game to come out of E3. The thought that the Army is making a good, super-realistic, free game somehow makes me proud to be an American. It certainly shows that the Army's advertising department is willing to try out new ideas.
I wonder, if this is a success, will we be seeing a sequel? Or how about other games based on the Navy/Air Force/Marines/etc.? Well, we already have a plethora of good air combat sims already...
Sure, it's riddled with spyware, but every case the RIAA wins against services that could be used to share their songs, the more legal precedence they have to pull more of that bullshit in the future.
It doesn't matter how much spyware or other nasty stuff AudioGalaxy comes with, they are still on "our side" when it comes to the p2p issue as a whole. You'd better hope they win, though they probably won't.
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Well, other than 'classified' stuff, isn't it usually released into the Public Domain?
And about the Army game, they don't really own the code to that. The engine is licenced from Epic Games, so it's not really theirs to distribute.
But does that necessarily mean that the source is too? I think it does, but I'm just wildly guessing now.
> I wonder if this will help TiVo and ReplyTV gain 'legitimacy'?
This idea of a ReplyTV intrigues me. Would it allow me to let those moronic sitcom writers know how I feel about that horrible cliche they just used? Or perhaps I could bitchslap that vapid anchorman the next time he screws up a technology story?
Heck, an invention like this might get me watching TV again!
> It's tons of fun to have competitions with your friends' robots!
Assuming you can find a friend that will also play. Easier said than done.
The MTV Music Generator series seemed to fit the bill for a music construction kit. As an added bonus, it was released for the PSX and PC, and the sequel was released for the PS2.
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I wholeheartedly agree. Unfortunantly, the "general concensus" does not agree with you, as they've never played the game. (Despite it being released several times.)
Heck, even paid game reviewers who are big Star Wars fans haven't played it. I don't even think the famous Gabe has played it, nevermind all the other "kiddies" out there. Alas, even in it's newest re-release, it still doesn't have enough eye candy to draw in the younger generation. They'll just go on with their lives thinking Rogue Leader is the penultimate in Star Wars sims. Bleech.
I know it was dumb and inaccurate. Why do you think it was modded up?
Sorry, Offtopic, but anyone else remember when Lucasarts games were this funny? Heck, I don't think you can even put that third line of text in a game nowadays.
(IIRC, what Elaine had asked Guybrush in that screenshot was something like "What have we learned from all of this?" at the end of the game.)
Since when, in America or any other part of the world, has ignorance on an issue prevented someone from filing a lawsuit? Heck, I'd say that the odds of Lucasarts pressing ahead with litigation are about 50/50, if they can't bully them into submission.
I like Lucasarts (though I used to like it more), but you've got to realize that this issue with ScummVM probably won't make it past their lawyer department, who probably have all the technical aptitude of a pack of (three-headed) monkeys.
(sorry, it had to be said)
Chew up a lot of bandwidth? I hear SA Net Hosting offers cheap hosting - 24 cents per gig, supposedly.
Sure, you might be their first customer, but they seem to be on the up-and-up. Look here for more info: http://www.sanethosting.com/.
> Cost of a DDR Machine: $8000, cost of a decent indoor basketball: $25
And the ball is the only thing needed to play a game of basketball? No hoop, no net, no court? And even if you have these things, they need maintenance. The gymnasium floor at my high school was all warped to hell. Football and baseball need fields too, not to mention various equipment like bats, gloves, padding, helmets, etc.
These things do add up.
> some people enjoy sports. It's not as much a feeling of accomplishment as it is fun and exercise at the same time.
Right, and DDR is fun and exercise at the same time also. It appeals to a wider audience, too.
Granted, there is one area it falls short in, which nobody has particularly mentioned: Teamwork. You can pair up with someone in DDR and play co-op, but coordinating with an entire team of other people to achieve a common goal is quite a different thing.
I always ask myself that very same question whenever I see these linking articles come up. Maybe they don't understand that linking isn't the same as copying? Or maybe they want people to sift though a dozen pages of banner ads and popups to get to the content?
Anyway, they should realize that if they don't want people to access their content, they shouldn't be putting it on the fscking World Wide Web.
> > I mean, isn't innovation what made [insert your country of origin] great?
;-)
> No, it was mostly the unfettered exploitation and persecution of the people we didn't like.
Ah, you must be from France.
> Sorry, its almost completely offtopic, but without any mod points to call my own, I thought it was worth the possible karma loss to highlight the above AC post. Quality wit display, on a day when I really needed it.
Oops, my bad. You're from Poland.
Why? Maybe they should scrap all the weightlifting and sports equipment and just get DDR machines. I don't see how one is intrinsically better than another. All these "exercises" that people do are pointless, you know. They're just excuses to get you to move your body around.
Sheesh, people act like they've accomplished something worthwhile when they put a ball in a goal or through a hoop. Unless you're a paid professional, the only thing you're getting out of it is a workout. And if DDR gets more kids exercising, then more power to it.
> This video game thing is pathetic. This country goes more downhill every year.
(I've quoted you because I'm sure you'll get modded into oblivion in a second.)
Anyway, your comments are short-sighted. I don't see this video game being any more idiotic than chasing some ball around a court, or hitting a ball with a stick and running around a diamond. The only difference is that it's easier for "non-jocks" to get into, more immediately gratifying, and teaches you rhythm.
It's amazing how many people aren't willing to try a new thing. I mean, isn't innovation what made [insert your country of origin] great?
Cause - You throw a dart at a map of the United States.
Effect - Much of the nation can't access broadband if they wanted to.
Solution - For the love of God, DON'T THROW THAT DART!
I can start those rumors about someone porting Mario 64 to it! With any luck, it'll be as big as the DooM 2600 project. ;o)
One idea that's been floating around in my head for years is that someone should get a supercomputer (or a big Beowulf cluster) and try to run their own sim-universe.
Of course, it'd have to have simplified rules (we don't yet know all the rules to out own universe), and it'd probably have to be with a smaller number of bits (quarks?). But I wonder what kind of results we could get. It'd probably take a bit of tweaking to get the physical laws set up right so that stars form and function, or maybe even planets form (at least gas giants).
Is this project too big to even think about right now?
Nice site, but unrelated to the winner's entry. The IP address will only tell you where the server is, and not the location of, say, a remote business whose site is hosted on that server. In fact, an IP-address-derived location would only get in the way of his project.
Ditto. Couple of days ago I ordered:
Athlon 1700+
Soyo-Tek SY-K7V Dragon Motherboard ($110!)
512 MB DDR SDRAM
Logitech WingMan Force 3D Joystick ($25!)
Okay, so maybe that last one is unrelated to the topic.
...have to deal with different brnads of modems all the time. It's called Life, and AT&T should get over it.
The U.S. Army-made game, America's Army was the single most surpising game to come out of E3. The thought that the Army is making a good, super-realistic, free game somehow makes me proud to be an American. It certainly shows that the Army's advertising department is willing to try out new ideas.
I wonder, if this is a success, will we be seeing a sequel? Or how about other games based on the Navy/Air Force/Marines/etc.? Well, we already have a plethora of good air combat sims already...
I've had my eye on this case for a while, for a set-top box. Dunno if it's what you had in mind, but take a look.
Sure, it's riddled with spyware, but every case the RIAA wins against services that could be used to share their songs, the more legal precedence they have to pull more of that bullshit in the future.
It doesn't matter how much spyware or other nasty stuff AudioGalaxy comes with, they are still on "our side" when it comes to the p2p issue as a whole. You'd better hope they win, though they probably won't.