Yes, this has been all over the DC boards and web sites. Probally half the threads are about the defects. Very big problem for some people. I don't have one, yet, but needless to say, I'm a little bit more wary now. But Sega is doing all it can to fix it and help them, so at least they aren't ignoring them.
It is FUD because when/. hears the word "Microsoft" they automatically assume, "Oh, I guess it has to always run MS CE as it's OS, and it has to run Internet Explorer as it's browser, and if it crashes, that must mean it's Microsofts fault". You don't do any checks to see how true that is or anything.
It's been rumored, but I'm not sure if one has been officially announced. I for one would love it so I wouldn't have to get a phone ISP again for the DC.
How many times do we have to explain it! This has been rehashed countless times over Slashdot, and al it really amounts to is FUD. Anyway, to explain it read this.
Are you talking about The Onion's Columbine article? I thought it was great too, and it is actually closer than you'd think. I especially like, "Thanks to stern new security measures, a militarized school environment and a massive public-relations effort designed to obscure all memory of the murderous event, members of Columbine's popular crowd are once again safe to reassert their social dominance and resume their proud, longstanding tradition of excluding those who do not fit in." A MB I frequent is having a discussion on topic similar to this, it's pretty interesing. Nick is The Flying Banana BTW.
I saw it, sent an email to them with it in there, but stupid Hotmail didn't save the email automatically, so I don't have it. I think it basically said that "Either you are trying to access the script incorrectly, or else we're bad programmmers. If it's the latter, please tell us (something, something something)...If you are the site administrator and have read this far, you're fired : )" or something to that effect. But it's up now, with the message, "Wow. What a ride that/. effect was." And boy do they ever have cool shirts, I need the binary one. : )
My wardrobe will definitly be expanding as I get some of those cool Slashdot shirts. I don't know whether to get the "Org" (what does, "we put the 'o' in.org" mean anyway?) or the "Slashbang". Poll time.
Yes, Superman 64 is probally one of the worst games on the N64, if not the worst. But remember, Nintendo didn't make it, Titus did. And its' just one game, there are tons of other great high-quality games from Nintendo and it's thrid parties. As for the sales numbers, it was just relesased that Nintendo owns 58% of the "console" market, but that includes handhelds, so the GB pushes it over the top. Remember, that means it owns 58% of the market over Sony, Sega, Neo Geo, etc. If you count only real consoles, then Sony holds the led in this generation's war.
They've decided to "enhance" thier splash page with Flash. So just sit tight and wait a long time, and eventually a new page will show up. Or, better yet, here is a direct link.
Now that was an interesting idea. Nintendo is doing a similar thing to Sony though, by not releasing the Dolphin specs so Sony can't try to improve the PS2 quickly. But you're right, Nintendo would LOVE the breathing room and the fact that they can't release the Dolphin too much later than the PS2 would make a PS2 delay a good thing for Nintendo.
One of the original tentative release dates was December 2000 (I think it was even in IGNPSX's PS2 FAQ for a while). No one realistically expected Sony to make it, so this article isn't really news, but at least it gives a good reason to talk videogames : )
I would, and do, recomend them, for all the reasons you listed. Much less hassle, cheaper, always work, etc. The only big thing the PC has over the console in my eyes is internet multiplayer, but starting with the DC, it's no longer an issue.
. I've never read an article that claimed the PS2 would be launched as early as this one claimed. The date it's supposed to be "slipping" to, is the date I've always heard it would be released.
December 1999 was the original release date for the PS2 in Japan. This was annonced when the PS2 was first annonced as a tentative release date. I never in my wildest dreams expected it to make that, so this delay is no suprise.
By that logic, most people should still be running the original version of Quake2 and have not upgraded to the latest 3.20 or whatever it is right now. I would have to disagree with you there!
But that is a computer user. Consoles and computers are too vastly different things. console users expect the game to work perfectly when they put it in the system. They don't expect to have to d/l stuff. Hell, thats why I like consoles more, I don't have to check for patches and updates every week. I don't want my console to turn into a PC if it means that stuff is going to be rushed into production because they figure they can just have you d/l a patch later on.
It's at Hollywood Video and it started on July 15th. I rented one then, and was pretty impressed. So whatever Rob said about it, was from renting it, unless he imported a Japenese one.
I sure am. It sorta pisses me off that no one on Slashdot seems to even relize the potential power of the Dolphin. They just seem to ignore it. I, for one, am extremelly hyped about it. The announcement of the 1T-SRAM technology that Art-X will use is incredibly cool. I can't wait till the specs are officially announced, and then we'll see how the PS2 compares.
Did you ever play SMB3? That is one of my favorite games ever made. If you just look past the Mario name, you'll relize they aren't all rehashes of the same thing (cough*tomb radier*cough) but totally different games. Sure, they all have Mario in there for name recognition, but Mario Golf, Mario Party, and Mario Kart are all completely different games.
I agree, that's one of the reasons I like consoles more than PC's for gaming. I don't have to worry about incompatabilities, or upgrading my hardware. Well, actually, Donkey Kong 64 coming out in November will require a RAM pak, but it comes with the game at no extra charge, is a snap (literly) to plug in, and it won't mess with any of your other games. If PC upgrading were as easy as that, I wouldn't care as much.
Like the guy above me, the DC has a HUGE amount of games for a launch. I don't know how many the PSX had, but the N64 only had 2 games at launch, and a whopping 8 at Christmas, yet it's still doing fairly good in the states.
Why wouldn't it be released? I'd guarentee it being released by the end of 2000. This type of GB has been rumored forever under the name of Atlantis, and now it's finally official. On the subject of vaporware, the 64DD is still being released in Japan (although I think they should just screw the thing and instead incorporate the technology in the Dolphin).
The Gameboys made my Nintindo have nevered used backlight
That is actually false. Nintendo made a GBP with a backlit in Japan. It never made it to the states, but it shows they've at least attempted it. It cut down on the battery life by about half, and it weighed more. More info can be found here.
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OpenBSD has already been ported, maybe Linux isn't too far behind...
Yes, this has been all over the DC boards and web sites. Probally half the threads are about the defects. Very big problem for some people. I don't have one, yet, but needless to say, I'm a little bit more wary now. But Sega is doing all it can to fix it and help them, so at least they aren't ignoring them.
It is FUD because when /. hears the word "Microsoft" they automatically assume, "Oh, I guess it has to always run MS CE as it's OS, and it has to run Internet Explorer as it's browser, and if it crashes, that must mean it's Microsofts fault". You don't do any checks to see how true that is or anything.
First off, AOL doesn't work with the DC. I forgot why, but it doesn't. Also, no, it doesn't use IE. It uses Planetweb's browser, more info here.
It's been rumored, but I'm not sure if one has been officially announced. I for one would love it so I wouldn't have to get a phone ISP again for the DC.
Doesn't the Dreamcast run WinCE?
How many times do we have to explain it! This has been rehashed countless times over Slashdot, and al it really amounts to is FUD. Anyway, to explain it read this.
Are you talking about The Onion's Columbine article? I thought it was great too, and it is actually closer than you'd think. I especially like, "Thanks to stern new security measures, a militarized school environment and a massive public-relations effort designed to obscure all memory of the murderous event, members of Columbine's popular crowd are once again safe to reassert their social dominance and resume their proud, longstanding tradition of excluding those who do not fit in." A MB I frequent is having a discussion on topic similar to this, it's pretty interesing. Nick is The Flying Banana BTW.
I saw it, sent an email to them with it in there, but stupid Hotmail didn't save the email automatically, so I don't have it. I think it basically said that "Either you are trying to access the script incorrectly, or else we're bad programmmers. If it's the latter, please tell us (something, something something) ...If you are the site administrator and have read this far, you're fired : )" or something to that effect. But it's up now, with the message, "Wow. What a ride that /. effect was." And boy do they ever have cool shirts, I need the binary one. : )
My wardrobe will definitly be expanding as I get some of those cool Slashdot shirts. I don't know whether to get the "Org" (what does, "we put the 'o' in .org" mean anyway?) or the "Slashbang". Poll time.
Yes, Superman 64 is probally one of the worst games on the N64, if not the worst. But remember, Nintendo didn't make it, Titus did. And its' just one game, there are tons of other great high-quality games from Nintendo and it's thrid parties. As for the sales numbers, it was just relesased that Nintendo owns 58% of the "console" market, but that includes handhelds, so the GB pushes it over the top. Remember, that means it owns 58% of the market over Sony, Sega, Neo Geo, etc. If you count only real consoles, then Sony holds the led in this generation's war.
They've decided to "enhance" thier splash page with Flash. So just sit tight and wait a long time, and eventually a new page will show up. Or, better yet, here is a direct link.
Now that was an interesting idea. Nintendo is doing a similar thing to Sony though, by not releasing the Dolphin specs so Sony can't try to improve the PS2 quickly. But you're right, Nintendo would LOVE the breathing room and the fact that they can't release the Dolphin too much later than the PS2 would make a PS2 delay a good thing for Nintendo.
One of the original tentative release dates was December 2000 (I think it was even in IGNPSX's PS2 FAQ for a while). No one realistically expected Sony to make it, so this article isn't really news, but at least it gives a good reason to talk videogames : )
I would, and do, recomend them, for all the reasons you listed. Much less hassle, cheaper, always work, etc. The only big thing the PC has over the console in my eyes is internet multiplayer, but starting with the DC, it's no longer an issue.
. I've never read an article that claimed the PS2 would be launched as early as this one claimed. The date it's supposed to be "slipping" to, is the date I've always heard it would be released.
December 1999 was the original release date for the PS2 in Japan. This was annonced when the PS2 was first annonced as a tentative release date. I never in my wildest dreams expected it to make that, so this delay is no suprise.
By that logic, most people should still be running the original version of Quake2 and have not upgraded to the latest 3.20 or whatever it is right now. I would have to disagree with you there!
But that is a computer user. Consoles and computers are too vastly different things. console users expect the game to work perfectly when they put it in the system. They don't expect to have to d/l stuff. Hell, thats why I like consoles more, I don't have to check for patches and updates every week. I don't want my console to turn into a PC if it means that stuff is going to be rushed into production because they figure they can just have you d/l a patch later on.
It's at Hollywood Video and it started on July 15th. I rented one then, and was pretty impressed. So whatever Rob said about it, was from renting it, unless he imported a Japenese one.
I sure am. It sorta pisses me off that no one on Slashdot seems to even relize the potential power of the Dolphin. They just seem to ignore it. I, for one, am extremelly hyped about it. The announcement of the 1T-SRAM technology that Art-X will use is incredibly cool. I can't wait till the specs are officially announced, and then we'll see how the PS2 compares.
Did you ever play SMB3? That is one of my favorite games ever made. If you just look past the Mario name, you'll relize they aren't all rehashes of the same thing (cough*tomb radier*cough) but totally different games. Sure, they all have Mario in there for name recognition, but Mario Golf, Mario Party, and Mario Kart are all completely different games.
I agree, that's one of the reasons I like consoles more than PC's for gaming. I don't have to worry about incompatabilities, or upgrading my hardware. Well, actually, Donkey Kong 64 coming out in November will require a RAM pak, but it comes with the game at no extra charge, is a snap (literly) to plug in, and it won't mess with any of your other games. If PC upgrading were as easy as that, I wouldn't care as much.
Like the guy above me, the DC has a HUGE amount of games for a launch. I don't know how many the PSX had, but the N64 only had 2 games at launch, and a whopping 8 at Christmas, yet it's still doing fairly good in the states.
So what are public keys? I've never heard that term before on Slashdot.
Why wouldn't it be released? I'd guarentee it being released by the end of 2000. This type of GB has been rumored forever under the name of Atlantis, and now it's finally official. On the subject of vaporware, the 64DD is still being released in Japan (although I think they should just screw the thing and instead incorporate the technology in the Dolphin).
The Gameboys made my Nintindo have nevered used backlight
That is actually false. Nintendo made a GBP with a backlit in Japan. It never made it to the states, but it shows they've at least attempted it. It cut down on the battery life by about half, and it weighed more. More info can be found here.
In My Humble Opinion. Find that and other wierd acronym's at the AcronymFinder. Very handy.