Although I'm a Nintendo fan, I have to point out that as far as the Revolution's backward compatibility with retro Nintendo consoles, it's not like you're going to be able to just take a NES cart and plug it into the Revolution, so it's not truly backwards compatible either. And you may have to re-buy those old games off a Nintendo website (I doubt it's going to just work with standard ROMs and they're going to give them away for free).
Also, Microsoft never actually said you'd have to re-buy the games. That was just something the article suggested might happen. I tend to think that a more likely scenario would be that you send in your original version and get a free copy of the recompiled game, or a disk that contains both versions.
Where does it say anything about a TV station? I'm guessing that to get started, they're probably considering the more reasonable undertaking of a TV show.
Most of the games seem to just be a typical FPS with a bible or christian related scenario tagged on. Smart way to generate extra sales for a mediocre FPS! Check out the Scenario for "Ominous Horizons": 'Mainz Germany, 1455. Johannes Gutenberg, creator of the printing press, completed his great masterpiece; a printed Bible. Thus, a new era in human development would ensue where scribes were no longer needed to painstakingly hand copy manuscripts. Gutenberg could now create thousands of copies of the Bible to be distributed throughout the world, making the Word of God easily available to any who sought it. With his press destroyed, and the Bible stolen, a Paladin is called upon to once again free the world of evil and return the Bible to Gutenberg. You are that Paladin in Ominous Horizons: A Paladin's Calling.'
That award should go to Richard Linklater for casting him as the moronic asshole O'Bannion in "Dazed and Confused". He really captured that character well!
I though EchoRadio was going to be a P2P radio distribution system, but it appears to just be people producing radio-like shows as mp3s on a blog?? I'm interested in a way to broadcast radio on the net without the bandwidth problems that you encounter when you get more than a few listeners. Is there a P2P streaming radio program where peers echo the radio to other peers?
I'm into lofi computer art and related junk, and I follow several delicious feeds and blogs every day to keep up with what other artists are researching and what cool stuff is going on. It's the best and easiest way I've found to keep up with this crap that we're into.
My first thought when I read the title. Guess that's a sign of too much Slashdot.
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I've taken those kinds of tests. My thinking was that it might apply to visualizing the layout of a complex level and where enemies could be and when you would be in the line of fire. And how to navigate in a 360 degree game. Both more complex than just getting around in the real world. You make good points though.
Are there more women in gaming now than then, or a higher percentage? There's a much lower percentage based on people I know. But of course that's not a very scientific survey.;o)
-paul
This is just personal experience, but I remember many girls into video games when I was a kid and games were 2D. The first home system I ever played was an Atari 2600, and it belonged to a girl.
I think that the move to 3D gaming may be partly responsible for fewer girls playing games. In studies I've read about the differences between women and men, generally they all say that we're about the same EXCEPT that men are better at 3D thinking. From thisarticle that I quickly Googled, "...Men perform better on some cognitive tests, like visualizing 3D objects. Women tend to have greater verbal abilities..."
I'm no expert, but if this is correct and applicable, women are on average at a disadvantage with modern 3D games.
What you said. It's not mine if it's DRM'd.
I tried it once with audible.com (I didn't realize they used DRM). It was a pain in the ass to remove the DRM so I could use it on my portable mp3 and the audio quality sucked. It was easier to just rip the free realplayer streams of the show I wanted, and the audio quality was better. I got a refund and donated the money I would have spent at audible directly to the NPR show. (using Total Recorder to rip the Realplayer streams BTW)
Never again.
I've had this idea for a long time, but will never have enough time to build it. I think wooden cases would sell well, since lots of people would like to have a PC that doesn't look like a hunk of plastic technology. Personally, I'd love to have one with old skool controls and readouts. Neon bulbs for power/HD and maybe some VU meters. Probably been done by some case modder, but where can you buy one?
Has anyone here really given a thought about the EV-1 in the last few years?
I was just thinking about them the other day! Thinking about what my next car will be, and how great it would be to have an EV-1. It'd be like a trip sideways in time! Have you no nostalgia?
Everybody I know now uses Myspace, mainly because they include actual bands as nodes and have an interface to upload and post mp3s, along with photos, blogging support, event announcements etc. It's a good way to promote and network music/art projects. (and there are a lot of hot chicks on there too!) I haven't logged into Orkut or Friendster in months.
I use the FM radio on my mp3 player all the time to listen to NPR. So many times I'm listening to a news story or interview in my car and I use my mp3 player's tuner to listen to the rest of the story while I'm in line at the post office or at my desk at work.
while Beige is awesome, this record came out several years ago. (and it's somewhat well known that there was software distributed by vinyl before that.) How about posting about some of their morerecentstuff.;o)
The Wavebirds are great, but they don't have support for vibration. For some games I prefer using wired controllers for this reason. Seems like support rumble and other stuff like a headset would kill batteries pretty fast.
-paul
I tend to doubt that the courts would uphold the law as strictly if charges were actually brought against her for wiretapping. In this case, they just ruled that evidence obtained that way was not admissible.
What's much simpler to implement, possibly more practical, and almost as nice is speaking mp3 players so you can operate it without looking at the screen. Rockbox firmware supports this to some extent.
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Although to be fair, it's tough to act well when your lines are completely retarded. ;o)
Although I'm a Nintendo fan, I have to point out that as far as the Revolution's backward compatibility with retro Nintendo consoles, it's not like you're going to be able to just take a NES cart and plug it into the Revolution, so it's not truly backwards compatible either. And you may have to re-buy those old games off a Nintendo website (I doubt it's going to just work with standard ROMs and they're going to give them away for free).
Also, Microsoft never actually said you'd have to re-buy the games. That was just something the article suggested might happen. I tend to think that a more likely scenario would be that you send in your original version and get a free copy of the recompiled game, or a disk that contains both versions.
-paul
I almost always get my best ideas when I go on walks. I've heard this was true of Einstein and other famous thinkers.
-paul
Where does it say anything about a TV station? I'm guessing that to get started, they're probably considering the more reasonable undertaking of a TV show.
Most of the games seem to just be a typical FPS with a bible or christian related scenario tagged on. Smart way to generate extra sales for a mediocre FPS! Check out the Scenario for "Ominous Horizons": 'Mainz Germany, 1455. Johannes Gutenberg, creator of the printing press, completed his great masterpiece; a printed Bible. Thus, a new era in human development would ensue where scribes were no longer needed to painstakingly hand copy manuscripts. Gutenberg could now create thousands of copies of the Bible to be distributed throughout the world, making the Word of God easily available to any who sought it. With his press destroyed, and the Bible stolen, a Paladin is called upon to once again free the world of evil and return the Bible to Gutenberg. You are that Paladin in Ominous Horizons: A Paladin's Calling.'
That award should go to Richard Linklater for casting him as the moronic asshole O'Bannion in "Dazed and Confused". He really captured that character well!
-paul
...are scrambling to write to their legislators in support of the bill.
-paul
I though EchoRadio was going to be a P2P radio distribution system, but it appears to just be people producing radio-like shows as mp3s on a blog?? I'm interested in a way to broadcast radio on the net without the bandwidth problems that you encounter when you get more than a few listeners. Is there a P2P streaming radio program where peers echo the radio to other peers?
-paul
I'm into lofi computer art and related junk, and I follow several delicious feeds and blogs every day to keep up with what other artists are researching and what cool stuff is going on. It's the best and easiest way I've found to keep up with this crap that we're into.
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My first thought when I read the title. Guess that's a sign of too much Slashdot.
I've taken those kinds of tests. My thinking was that it might apply to visualizing the layout of a complex level and where enemies could be and when you would be in the line of fire. And how to navigate in a 360 degree game. Both more complex than just getting around in the real world. You make good points though. Are there more women in gaming now than then, or a higher percentage? There's a much lower percentage based on people I know. But of course that's not a very scientific survey. ;o)
-paul
This is just personal experience, but I remember many girls into video games when I was a kid and games were 2D. The first home system I ever played was an Atari 2600, and it belonged to a girl.
I think that the move to 3D gaming may be partly responsible for fewer girls playing games. In studies I've read about the differences between women and men, generally they all say that we're about the same EXCEPT that men are better at 3D thinking. From thisarticle that I quickly Googled, "...Men perform better on some cognitive tests, like visualizing 3D objects. Women tend to have greater verbal abilities..."
I'm no expert, but if this is correct and applicable, women are on average at a disadvantage with modern 3D games.
What you said. It's not mine if it's DRM'd. I tried it once with audible.com (I didn't realize they used DRM). It was a pain in the ass to remove the DRM so I could use it on my portable mp3 and the audio quality sucked. It was easier to just rip the free realplayer streams of the show I wanted, and the audio quality was better. I got a refund and donated the money I would have spent at audible directly to the NPR show. (using Total Recorder to rip the Realplayer streams BTW) Never again.
I've had this idea for a long time, but will never have enough time to build it. I think wooden cases would sell well, since lots of people would like to have a PC that doesn't look like a hunk of plastic technology. Personally, I'd love to have one with old skool controls and readouts. Neon bulbs for power/HD and maybe some VU meters. Probably been done by some case modder, but where can you buy one?
Has anyone here really given a thought about the EV-1 in the last few years?
I was just thinking about them the other day! Thinking about what my next car will be, and how great it would be to have an EV-1. It'd be like a trip sideways in time! Have you no nostalgia?
Everybody I know now uses Myspace, mainly because they include actual bands as nodes and have an interface to upload and post mp3s, along with photos, blogging support, event announcements etc. It's a good way to promote and network music/art projects. (and there are a lot of hot chicks on there too!) I haven't logged into Orkut or Friendster in months.
"Europeans traditionally pay by the minute for both fixed lines and mobiles."
Knew some about GSM and stuff, but had no idea about this! Guess this isn't something you'd be as likely to find out about as a tourist.
I use the FM radio on my mp3 player all the time to listen to NPR. So many times I'm listening to a news story or interview in my car and I use my mp3 player's tuner to listen to the rest of the story while I'm in line at the post office or at my desk at work.
-paul
while Beige is awesome, this record came out several years ago. (and it's somewhat well known that there was software distributed by vinyl before that.) How about posting about some of their more recent stuff. ;o)
The Wavebirds are great, but they don't have support for vibration. For some games I prefer using wired controllers for this reason. Seems like support rumble and other stuff like a headset would kill batteries pretty fast. -paul
I tend to doubt that the courts would uphold the law as strictly if charges were actually brought against her for wiretapping. In this case, they just ruled that evidence obtained that way was not admissible.
So the collars explode when you enter a restricted zone?
What's much simpler to implement, possibly more practical, and almost as nice is speaking mp3 players so you can operate it without looking at the screen. Rockbox firmware supports this to some extent.
Is there an OGG player?
yup, the iRivers play OGGs. Probably a bunch of other players too.