What next, a remake of the originals to keep them in line with the 3rd trilogy... Followed by a remake of the prequels to fix the inconsistencies between them and the "revised" originals. Followed by a remake of the new trilogy to make them consistent. Followed by a remake of the "revised" originals to make them consistent with the "revised" new trilogy. Followed by....
If you've read any history they realized that Rattle & Hum was a mistake. Why do you think they didn't do anything for 3-4 years before Achtung Baby came out? Heck, they turned down an offer to do the Mission Impossible theme, and only Larry & Adam ended up doing that one.
The first game in the series was for the SNES. The translation group Dejap was working on a translation for it a while ago, but I dunno where that went.
Dont people usually ask the kids what the want for X-mas?
I remember getting Mega Mans, Super Marios, etc. for birthdays and holidays...
Oh wait... That was before we had licensed stuff like Mary-Kate and Ashley, WWE, etc.
Speaking of liscensed games, can anyone blame Nintendo's old iron-fist managment over what came out? Look at half the stuff on the market today! What once was gestapo tactics would almost be a blessing now
Well, i'd say it depends on how much ram in the video card that they're using. That's still not a large amount of RAM for a computer, but then again, they're not running WinXP or anything.
If you listen carefully, you can hear all the Halo fanboys scream in agony...
Backwards compatibility makes a big difference when a system is starting out. I remember telling my parents about each new system, and the first thing they'd ask was "Does it play the old games?".
This is great because it's proving my new theory that Microsoft has not learned from the mistakes that every other company has done in the past. Bad controller design, no "mascot" or established franchise, and now kicking backwards compatibility.
The PS2 roared out of the gates, because even though it had a small launch library, it didn't matter cause there were already 600+ games on the market that it could use. Add in DVD playback and it's no wonder the thing did so well. Same principle applies for Nintendo's GB series. The DS will work too cause it plays GBA games.
I guess this just proves how ready Bill is to profit off the XBox.
I was wondering if that was doable...
Pretty neat, but I don't know exactly how cost effective that is as the older styled GBAs I think are selling for less than the SP styles.
If the GBAs are less than $50 then its more effective to go with the GBA, unless you want to take into account battery expenses.
Isn't that how Epic Games did UT2004? They hired a ton of independent programmers, designers from UT2003's online community to do work on it. Onslaught was originallly a mod that was presented to Epic for further work. Take a look at the credits in the back of the manual.
Of course I think this is how Epic tends to do stuff as well. The bots from the original UT were coded by someone who made bots for Quake 1 I belive.
I'm currently playing Final Fantasy IX (I'm a little behind the times still). If you're diligent the game is wicked easy, as you're gaining skills and abilities that make the party incredibly strong.
I'm also playing Earthbound Zero, which is incredibly hard as the random battles are fairly numerous, and there are a lot of modern conveniences not present in the game due to its age (1990).
But there are still some games with challenge. F-Zero GX is by far one of the harder games I've acquired recently. I would also put the Zelda: Oracles pair in there as well.
But in all honesty, I think difficulty is sacrificed for length or story. Who wants to try and beat a 40 hour game if it's going to take you 60 - 80 hours overall due to Game Over screens and reset button hits?
It's only exclusive until they announce a PC version 8 months after the initial release. I'm sure they will do a XBox release at some time as well, not that I care. I'm gonna hold out until the PC version.
Well there's the new stuff from Capcom (Mega Man collections and more sequels)
Then there's new stuff from Square Enix (KH:Chain of Memories)
From nintnendo...
Mario 128 New Zelda Zelda: Tetra's Trackers Mother 3 Mother 1+2 (Release it stateside for crying out loud!) Metroid Prime 2 Starfox Armada (or Starfox 2???)
That sounds pretty cool having the social aspect in there though.
I haven't really played any of the games since Riven, however the books were very cool, and I've been wanting to make a return to the series at some point (especially once I get a DVD drive and Uru and the 10th anniversary edition containing Myst, Riven, and Exile).
Cyan has created a really interesting game-world, and I hope they continue it even without the Online play as a deterrance. I would not scoff at downloading additional content.
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Can anyone say milking the cash cow?
What next, a remake of the originals to keep them in line with the 3rd trilogy... Followed by a remake of the prequels to fix the inconsistencies between them and the "revised" originals. Followed by a remake of the new trilogy to make them consistent. Followed by a remake of the "revised" originals to make them consistent with the "revised" new trilogy. Followed by....
I think he's invented the perpetual trilogy...
So does this come with the standard pop up window on boot reminding you that this is only good for 30 days and then you have to pay for it?
Thats pretty funny, cause cnn.com was reporting that the release was coming soon.
"The most reliable news network"... pfft. (I blame Micrsoft rather than CNN... CNN is pretty good for news.)
This would probably explain why Microsoft isn't setting their sights on beating Nintendo in the actual market.
They just plan on flatout buying them.
If you've read any history they realized that Rattle & Hum was a mistake. Why do you think they didn't do anything for 3-4 years before Achtung Baby came out? Heck, they turned down an offer to do the Mission Impossible theme, and only Larry & Adam ended up doing that one.
The first game in the series was for the SNES. The translation group Dejap was working on a translation for it a while ago, but I dunno where that went.
Yeah it's called "We're not sure if this is gonna flop"
You'd think after Square-Enix pretty much got the PSX off the ground that they would be readily on board with this system...
Oh wait, the number of Square-Enix games being produced yearly for the PS2 is slowing down.
I wonder if they realize something we don't.
2 "unknown" gay characters:
1. Tony from Earthbound (confirmed by Shigesato Itoi)
2. Raw Steel from Unreal Tournament (as stated by Cliff B.)
Dont people usually ask the kids what the want for X-mas?
I remember getting Mega Mans, Super Marios, etc. for birthdays and holidays...
Oh wait... That was before we had licensed stuff like Mary-Kate and Ashley, WWE, etc.
Speaking of liscensed games, can anyone blame Nintendo's old iron-fist managment over what came out? Look at half the stuff on the market today! What once was gestapo tactics would almost be a blessing now
Well, i'd say it depends on how much ram in the video card that they're using. That's still not a large amount of RAM for a computer, but then again, they're not running WinXP or anything.
If you listen carefully, you can hear all the Halo fanboys scream in agony...
Backwards compatibility makes a big difference when a system is starting out. I remember telling my parents about each new system, and the first thing they'd ask was "Does it play the old games?".
This is great because it's proving my new theory that Microsoft has not learned from the mistakes that every other company has done in the past. Bad controller design, no "mascot" or established franchise, and now kicking backwards compatibility.
The PS2 roared out of the gates, because even though it had a small launch library, it didn't matter cause there were already 600+ games on the market that it could use. Add in DVD playback and it's no wonder the thing did so well. Same principle applies for Nintendo's GB series. The DS will work too cause it plays GBA games.
I guess this just proves how ready Bill is to profit off the XBox.
What about the Mother/Earthbound series???? :(
I was wondering if that was doable... Pretty neat, but I don't know exactly how cost effective that is as the older styled GBAs I think are selling for less than the SP styles. If the GBAs are less than $50 then its more effective to go with the GBA, unless you want to take into account battery expenses.
I had heard they were going to be showing Mother 3 this year.
Well if today is the last day, maybe some news will make it out.
Otherwise, there's always Spaceworld.
Isn't that how Epic Games did UT2004? They hired a ton of independent programmers, designers from UT2003's online community to do work on it. Onslaught was originallly a mod that was presented to Epic for further work. Take a look at the credits in the back of the manual.
Of course I think this is how Epic tends to do stuff as well. The bots from the original UT were coded by someone who made bots for Quake 1 I belive.
The only things that are really pushing the limits are FPS games. Maybe some MMORPG's as well.
Look at teh sys. requirements on Sims 2. Look at Warcraft III's sys. requirements.
The only types of games I use my PC are those where the use of a keyboard and mouse is better than a controller (ie. FPS and RTS games).
Some people are never happy.
Just goes to show you how greedy these guys, and how willing they are to shoot themselves in their own foot.
Hey RIAA! People weren't downloading music on Kazaa because it was in mp3. It's because it was CHEAP!
Same goes for iTunes.
end rant
I think this is fairly true.
I'm currently playing Final Fantasy IX (I'm a little behind the times still). If you're diligent the game is wicked easy, as you're gaining skills and abilities that make the party incredibly strong.
I'm also playing Earthbound Zero, which is incredibly hard as the random battles are fairly numerous, and there are a lot of modern conveniences not present in the game due to its age (1990).
But there are still some games with challenge. F-Zero GX is by far one of the harder games I've acquired recently. I would also put the Zelda: Oracles pair in there as well.
But in all honesty, I think difficulty is sacrificed for length or story. Who wants to try and beat a 40 hour game if it's going to take you 60 - 80 hours overall due to Game Over screens and reset button hits?
It's only exclusive until they announce a PC version 8 months after the initial release. I'm sure they will do a XBox release at some time as well, not that I care. I'm gonna hold out until the PC version.
Makes sense...
Bullfrog closed up shop years ago I think. A new syndicate would be awesome, but the Strike series was done by EA on their own back in the day.
Besides, Moleyneux is at Lionhead right now, and I highly doubt they'd have the IP rights to use the Syndicate franchise. I could be wrong though.
UT2004 for the most part looks like it will hit the projected release date of mid-March, 2004.
The sleeper FPS of 2004 I say.
So where's your Halo 2, Half-Life 2, or Doom 3 now? (Of the three, to my knowledge, Doom 3 is the only one expected to be out prior to the summer)
To a degree, isn't that what MMORPGs are, except drawn out to a new episode every few months at a higher subscription cost?
This is especially true of them when they are first released.
Also, look at the Sims. About every 6 months they had a new expansion on the market.
Apparently it's timing out now.
Ooops
Hmmm.... What am I looking forward to....
Let's see.
Well there's the new stuff from Capcom (Mega Man collections and more sequels)
Then there's new stuff from Square Enix (KH:Chain of Memories)
From nintnendo...
Mario 128
New Zelda
Zelda: Tetra's Trackers
Mother 3
Mother 1+2 (Release it stateside for crying out loud!)
Metroid Prime 2
Starfox Armada (or Starfox 2???)
That's all I can think of
That sounds pretty cool having the social aspect in there though.
I haven't really played any of the games since Riven, however the books were very cool, and I've been wanting to make a return to the series at some point (especially once I get a DVD drive and Uru and the 10th anniversary edition containing Myst, Riven, and Exile).
Cyan has created a really interesting game-world, and I hope they continue it even without the Online play as a deterrance. I would not scoff at downloading additional content.