Cool to know that you're associating guns = violence. Look out, those crazy rabit hunters and target shooters are gunna kill you for saying that! They got their guns and all, so that must mean they're cold blooded killers!
I dunno what crack this guy is smoking, but Walmart does indeed sell Mature rated games. They just refused to sell BMW XXX because it was ADULT ONLY. A big step from Mature. You can buy Grand Theft Auto, and the new Vice City, etc etc.. They have all the violent shooters, they have id's DOOM and QUAKE games, Unreal Tournament, etc etc.. I find it funny when someone makes stuff up.. Your figure of Walmart selling 25% of ALL games in the USA is also bogus. Try less than 1 percent. Thanks.
Oh come on! No one has said ANYTHING about the awesome Amiga yet?! It was the BEST OS ever. Back in the day the Amigas could emulate both Macs and DOS.. Neither competition had anything to fight it with. But no one knew what an Amiga was.. And if they did, they just said "Oh, look at the cool game selection."..... Bah!
Lovely 2 star unfavorable VW reviews compared to the rave 4 star BMW reviews.
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The USA gets 25% of its oil from the Middle East. Over the past few years it has been dropping by a percentage or two. We've been making deals with Russia lately to produce more oil as we slowly sever our ties with the Middle East. Iraq has nothing the USA wants other than an evil dictator that needs to have his ass booted out of power. USA is more dependent on Canada and Mexico for oil than it is from the Middle East. I wish this stupid urban myth that USA gets all its oil from the Middle East would just die. In 10 years from now we'll be getting around 5-10% of our total oil from there, less if possible.
Why wasn't Microsoft split again? It seems since this whole trial got done, they're now twice as evil as they used to be.. Everything they do is based around their Windows OS profits.. They can lose billions on giving away XBoxs to destroy the console industry into nothingness, they can buy out whoever they want made them stop making software so they can use their own.. They can give away everything for free that other companies are trying to make a profit on to drive them out.. It's a load of BS. It needs to be stopped.
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I'm busting out Beejee's when I get home for ThanksGiving. I can't wait for this!!
No one wants to pay more than a few bucks a month for any of this.. Right now cellular is fine for chatting with friends to meet at whatever resturant or bar or movie showing, but outside of that, it's impossibly expensive. If you want to use your palm online all the time, it'll cost literally hundreds of dollars per month.. They need to change that to a $5 unlimited rate/month if they want people to embrace it. Remember: Think cheap!
Square was already moving its Final Fantasy francise over to the Nintendo again. Just like Oldschool lovin' again! Sony made a fuss when they did this, but their 16% ownership wasn't enough to sway anyones opinions. They made their gold on PS2, now it's time to move on.
... As their dev studio is still in place, and Enix already makes a TON of money off Nintendo systems (Currently GBA, and plans for GC games). This will only bring DW and FF games to GC quicker.
Because the Gamecube adaptor will basically turn the Gameboy Advance into it's own console, which is even larger than the PS2. Just because it's portable doesn't rule it out.. This of it as a full fledged console that can do BOTH.. Work on the TV *and* be portable. Can't do that with a PS2 or an XBox.
Seriously, showing up unwanted materials on the computer.. Forced onto you.. Isn't this one of the definitions of a virus? I mean, you don't agree to it, and it's NOT expected. It's not given to you from the host site. It's a 3rd party pushing down unwanted software and content without your permission.. To me that sounds like a great way to land in jail and on the FBI's watch list. No?
I think they've been watching too much Lexx.. In season 2 Mantrid creates these robot arms that self replicate by destroying planets to make even more flying arms.. By the end of the season the entire Light Universe is devoured and Lexx & Crew have a final showdown. I guess it's kinda like the Borg too, in a way. Great season, you can pick it up on DVD.
And this is why Sega had to dump their Dreamcast. Much like how Microsoft will most likely have to dump the XBox. Piracy is too rampant and is literally killing the system(s).
Including the *4* Zeldas, and 2 more on the way. ANOTHER Metroid coming. Possibly another Kid Ikarus! A new Contra just came out. And A BUNCH OF FINAL FANTASY GAMES. You wont be seeing ANY of those on the SNES.
Hardly, last figures I saw, it was a step ahead of the XBox, and behind the PS2. Over in JAPAN the PS1 is outselling the XBox, maybe that is what you are thinking of... Sales charts can be found at http://www.the-magicbox.com/.. And everywhere in the world the GBA is leading them all.
The games it will not be compatable with are the VERY early Gameboy games. You know, the 4 color monochrome ones from what? 1989? The same was said when the GBA was released, it wouldnt work with those same games. But you know what? I dont think ANYONE knows of a SINGLE game that hasn't worked on these. It's more of a safeguard if someone digs up "Bobs Whacky Gameboy Adventure" from some 1997 alpha release that got leaked.. The boot disc is a device driver CD so the Gamecube can recognise the hardware and use it. The actual Gamecube games that use GBA game data for extra features will not need this disc loaded beforehand because the Gamecube game itself will have that software built-in already. And really, a tiny 2" boot disc isnt that rough. It's not like its as bad as going to the fridge to get a beer or something! Sheesh...
how do you rationalize it playing like crap then? there is no speed or freedom of movement whatsoever. this game is riddled with so many design flaws -- it's unbelievable. it would make a B+ quake clone on the PC, but combined with the completely inadequate precision x/y controls on the gamecube, combat just makes for a button mashing contest.
This is a troll.. There is full freedom of movement. There is nothing on rails like some XBox fanboys were trying to rumor. It plays at a solid 60fps in full 3D, and it is by FAR the best 1st person controlled game ever. Nintendo & Rare got the controls down so slick. Really, it is insane. You obviously haven't played it, and I will assume you're just upset you got locked out of the XBox Live because your modchip got you canned.
There is a boot disc that makes the Gamecube AWARE of the device, it's more of a device driver, but the actual GBA functionality is all hardware based. Games like Metroid Fusion that can talk to GameCube games will NOT need to have this disc loaded beforehand. The games are aware of the GBA carts in the add-on and can and will read directly from the memory of the GBA game in question. Again, NOTHING is being "emulated" with the Gameboy Player, you will just need to load the device driver disc to play the games beforehand. But you WILL NOT need to use it when using Gamecube games that use GBA linkups because thats already in the Gamecube software itself.
Zelda has ALWAYS looked like a cartoon. Nintendo is doing EXACTLY what true console fanatics want. They are giving us the next generation of THE best console games ever made. And to top it off with a nice cherry, they're giving us a great retro nostaligic kickback to the very cool 2D gaming we all fell in love with on the GameBoy Advance, and now the Adaptor to play them on the TV. If you're REALLY into the console gaming, the stuff Nintendo is doing is HEADS AND TAILS above everyone else. If you look at what Microsoft is doing, its laughable. They're trying to turn CONSOLE GAMING into PC GAMING - If I wanted to play Unreal Tournament on my TV, I would have used my TV OUT on my video card! Talk about ignorant marketing!
THAT is why it is being made. People still love the 2D side scrollers like Castlevania, but no developers have had the balls to make any more on an actual 3D based console since Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Why? I have no idea, SotN sold a LOT of copies, you would have thought Konami would have started doing more 2D based games after that. Same with Nintendo.. But I suppose they dont want to infringe on their GBA market (lol.. )!
Hands down best console game EVER. My jaw was on the ground for the 7 hrs I played it today. If there was EVER a game to buy a single console for, this game is IT. Also, when you win the GBA Metroid Fusion, and link it to the Metroid Prime, you get the ORIGINAL Metroid game unlocked to play on the GameCube. It REALLY looks like Nintendo hit a virtual goldmine with the GBA to GameCube connectivity features. Wait till you see ZELDA in a few months.
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Cool to know that you're associating guns = violence. Look out, those crazy rabit hunters and target shooters are gunna kill you for saying that! They got their guns and all, so that must mean they're cold blooded killers!
I dunno what crack this guy is smoking, but Walmart does indeed sell Mature rated games. They just refused to sell BMW XXX because it was ADULT ONLY. A big step from Mature. You can buy Grand Theft Auto, and the new Vice City, etc etc .. They have all the violent shooters, they have id's DOOM and QUAKE games, Unreal Tournament, etc etc.. I find it funny when someone makes stuff up.. Your figure of Walmart selling 25% of ALL games in the USA is also bogus. Try less than 1 percent. Thanks.
C'monnnnnn I know you do it. Or what about all those Yoga shows! Admit it!
Eat it Mac'o !
Oh come on! No one has said ANYTHING about the awesome Amiga yet?! It was the BEST OS ever. Back in the day the Amigas could emulate both Macs and DOS .. Neither competition had anything to fight it with. But no one knew what an Amiga was.. And if they did, they just said "Oh, look at the cool game selection." ..... Bah!
Lovely 2 star unfavorable VW reviews compared to the rave 4 star BMW reviews.
The USA gets 25% of its oil from the Middle East. Over the past few years it has been dropping by a percentage or two. We've been making deals with Russia lately to produce more oil as we slowly sever our ties with the Middle East. Iraq has nothing the USA wants other than an evil dictator that needs to have his ass booted out of power. USA is more dependent on Canada and Mexico for oil than it is from the Middle East. I wish this stupid urban myth that USA gets all its oil from the Middle East would just die. In 10 years from now we'll be getting around 5-10% of our total oil from there, less if possible.
Why wasn't Microsoft split again? It seems since this whole trial got done, they're now twice as evil as they used to be.. Everything they do is based around their Windows OS profits.. They can lose billions on giving away XBoxs to destroy the console industry into nothingness, they can buy out whoever they want made them stop making software so they can use their own.. They can give away everything for free that other companies are trying to make a profit on to drive them out.. It's a load of BS. It needs to be stopped.
I'm busting out Beejee's when I get home for ThanksGiving. I can't wait for this!!
No one wants to pay more than a few bucks a month for any of this.. Right now cellular is fine for chatting with friends to meet at whatever resturant or bar or movie showing, but outside of that, it's impossibly expensive. If you want to use your palm online all the time, it'll cost literally hundreds of dollars per month.. They need to change that to a $5 unlimited rate/month if they want people to embrace it. Remember: Think cheap!
Square was already moving its Final Fantasy francise over to the Nintendo again. Just like Oldschool lovin' again! Sony made a fuss when they did this, but their 16% ownership wasn't enough to sway anyones opinions. They made their gold on PS2, now it's time to move on.
... As their dev studio is still in place, and Enix already makes a TON of money off Nintendo systems (Currently GBA, and plans for GC games). This will only bring DW and FF games to GC quicker.
Because the Gamecube adaptor will basically turn the Gameboy Advance into it's own console, which is even larger than the PS2. Just because it's portable doesn't rule it out.. This of it as a full fledged console that can do BOTH .. Work on the TV *and* be portable. Can't do that with a PS2 or an XBox.
Nuff said. They wont go near XBox, though. They know how it's trying to ruin the market.
Seriously, showing up unwanted materials on the computer .. Forced onto you.. Isn't this one of the definitions of a virus? I mean, you don't agree to it, and it's NOT expected. It's not given to you from the host site. It's a 3rd party pushing down unwanted software and content without your permission.. To me that sounds like a great way to land in jail and on the FBI's watch list. No?
I think they've been watching too much Lexx .. In season 2 Mantrid creates these robot arms that self replicate by destroying planets to make even more flying arms.. By the end of the season the entire Light Universe is devoured and Lexx & Crew have a final showdown. I guess it's kinda like the Borg too, in a way. Great season, you can pick it up on DVD.
And this is why Sega had to dump their Dreamcast. Much like how Microsoft will most likely have to dump the XBox. Piracy is too rampant and is literally killing the system(s).
Including the *4* Zeldas, and 2 more on the way. ANOTHER Metroid coming. Possibly another Kid Ikarus! A new Contra just came out. And A BUNCH OF FINAL FANTASY GAMES. You wont be seeing ANY of those on the SNES.
Consider yourself owned bucko.
The games it will not be compatable with are the VERY early Gameboy games. You know, the 4 color monochrome ones from what? 1989? The same was said when the GBA was released, it wouldnt work with those same games. But you know what? I dont think ANYONE knows of a SINGLE game that hasn't worked on these. It's more of a safeguard if someone digs up "Bobs Whacky Gameboy Adventure" from some 1997 alpha release that got leaked.. The boot disc is a device driver CD so the Gamecube can recognise the hardware and use it. The actual Gamecube games that use GBA game data for extra features will not need this disc loaded beforehand because the Gamecube game itself will have that software built-in already. And really, a tiny 2" boot disc isnt that rough. It's not like its as bad as going to the fridge to get a beer or something! Sheesh...
This is a troll .. There is full freedom of movement. There is nothing on rails like some XBox fanboys were trying to rumor. It plays at a solid 60fps in full 3D, and it is by FAR the best 1st person controlled game ever. Nintendo & Rare got the controls down so slick. Really, it is insane. You obviously haven't played it, and I will assume you're just upset you got locked out of the XBox Live because your modchip got you canned.
There is a boot disc that makes the Gamecube AWARE of the device, it's more of a device driver, but the actual GBA functionality is all hardware based. Games like Metroid Fusion that can talk to GameCube games will NOT need to have this disc loaded beforehand. The games are aware of the GBA carts in the add-on and can and will read directly from the memory of the GBA game in question. Again, NOTHING is being "emulated" with the Gameboy Player, you will just need to load the device driver disc to play the games beforehand. But you WILL NOT need to use it when using Gamecube games that use GBA linkups because thats already in the Gamecube software itself.
Zelda has ALWAYS looked like a cartoon. Nintendo is doing EXACTLY what true console fanatics want. They are giving us the next generation of THE best console games ever made. And to top it off with a nice cherry, they're giving us a great retro nostaligic kickback to the very cool 2D gaming we all fell in love with on the GameBoy Advance, and now the Adaptor to play them on the TV. If you're REALLY into the console gaming, the stuff Nintendo is doing is HEADS AND TAILS above everyone else. If you look at what Microsoft is doing, its laughable. They're trying to turn CONSOLE GAMING into PC GAMING - If I wanted to play Unreal Tournament on my TV, I would have used my TV OUT on my video card! Talk about ignorant marketing!
THAT is why it is being made. People still love the 2D side scrollers like Castlevania, but no developers have had the balls to make any more on an actual 3D based console since Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Why? I have no idea, SotN sold a LOT of copies, you would have thought Konami would have started doing more 2D based games after that. Same with Nintendo .. But I suppose they dont want to infringe on their GBA market (lol.. )!
Hands down best console game EVER. My jaw was on the ground for the 7 hrs I played it today. If there was EVER a game to buy a single console for, this game is IT. Also, when you win the GBA Metroid Fusion, and link it to the Metroid Prime, you get the ORIGINAL Metroid game unlocked to play on the GameCube. It REALLY looks like Nintendo hit a virtual goldmine with the GBA to GameCube connectivity features. Wait till you see ZELDA in a few months.