Uh, MAX300 is a 10-footer. Not to mention that not many people would be able to do that, let alone the other 10-footers for 37.5 hours straight; not even JSB (who is the best player in the USA). Not to mention that if I remember the rules that I read for the record a while ago correctly, he had to play on Heavy mode, where there would be more 1/8th notes and none of that "1 2 3 Step" garbage that you speak of.
It actually is five songs, but they come in packs rather than allowing you to select your own songs. This is mainly so you don't go picking all licensed songs, whereas right now you get four Konami Originals and a license (although the first pack doesn't contain a license =\).
I thought that it's been around for a while; I know the arcade that I go to to play DDR has had it for at least a month. No one plays it, though, and it has a god awful framerate at times as well.
... unless the developer is too lazy to bother with it.
Bingo. Back in the days of Dreamcast, developers frequently added 50/60Hz selectors on their games, but that doesn't really happen in the PS2 scene.
A long time ago, someone made a website called 50Hurtz that detailed the problems with using 50Hz and why PS2 developers should start adding selectors to their games. That obviously didn't have much of an effect, unfortunately. =\
Europe/Australia got the first one, subtitled in five languages. It's an amazing game but I have no idea how difficult it might be to mod a US console to play PAL games. (I know it can be done for the PSone.)
The problem with this is that PAL games are usually in 50Hz, and that produces a nasty vertical scroll for us with 60Hz TVs. Although patches are usually released to resolve this issue, it throws off alignment on the Y-Axis, something that is difficult to correct and can't be done via a generic patcher.
Yeah, but the unofficial discs are really just an official game (in the Gamecube's case, NHL Hitz, for PS2 it was Crazy Taxi) and the unofficial disc smashed together.
No one's forcing you to use MusicMatch with the iPod, there are a number of superior solutions available, one being free.
- Ephpod
The free one, designed for transferring to the iPod and nothing more. A lot of people use it and love it, it has a simple interface, and allows you to download the weather and other fun things to your iPod.
- XPlay
Another product designed specifically for iPod management. It integrates with Windows Explorer and allows you to drag-and-drop your music into a special virtual folder on your iPod's hard drive in order to transfer music, a feature that a lot of people love. Optionally, you can choose to use Windows Media Player to synchronize by using a plug-in included by Mediafour, the developers.
- Media Center
My personal favorite solution, Media Center. It costs $40, but it's a fantastic media management program, featuring smart playlists, video playing, and a whole bunch of other features that are too many in number to attempt to mention here. Check out the 30-day trial that they have and see if you like it. It's also the fastest program on the Windows platform when it comes to synchronizing with the iPod.
By the by, Audible files could be transferred to a 1st or 2nd generation WinniePod by using Ephpod or Media Center, and now Audible has made a program available to transfer audiobooks as well.
Not true, Winamp 2.91 does have a Media Library feature. If you would be so kind as to right click on Winamp and enable "Library," (it's under Equalizer) you'll see it there. Alternatively, you can hit Alt+L.
Actually, if you take a peak around the iPodlounge forums, the new firmware only adds AAC support. Many users were rather upset with this, as they had been clamoring for on-the-fly playlist support for sometime.
Actually, in a way, you're right. Dell stopped selling iPods because of Apple's iron grip of a contract. However, according to MacCentral, Dell, Fry's, and Micro Center all re-signed their retail contract with Apple.
I found this less funny than Slashdot's attempt at an April's Fools prank.
But required Microsoft bashing aside (for the record: no, I'm not a Linux zealot or anything, it was strictly for humor purposes), I say good luck to Microsoft. Not because I think that they'll fail or anything, but because if the competition's good enough, it'll hopefully inspire Google to come up with even more of their creative tools that I enjoy playing with so much.
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Uh, MAX300 is a 10-footer. Not to mention that not many people would be able to do that, let alone the other 10-footers for 37.5 hours straight; not even JSB (who is the best player in the USA). Not to mention that if I remember the rules that I read for the record a while ago correctly, he had to play on Heavy mode, where there would be more 1/8th notes and none of that "1 2 3 Step" garbage that you speak of.
It actually is five songs, but they come in packs rather than allowing you to select your own songs. This is mainly so you don't go picking all licensed songs, whereas right now you get four Konami Originals and a license (although the first pack doesn't contain a license =\).
I thought that it's been around for a while; I know the arcade that I go to to play DDR has had it for at least a month. No one plays it, though, and it has a god awful framerate at times as well.
Didn't the Genesis get Street Fighter II: Championship Edition, and then SNES got Street Fighter II Turbo?
Actually, I don't think Free Radical Design (the people who developed TimeSplitters) are a part of Eidos; Eidos just published the game.
Ah, another fan of the beautiful Eternal Arcadia soundtrack. Nice to meet you. :P
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you referring to Direct Connect in that last paragraph?
Only the PS2 version was censored, because it's the most popular system and Acclaim wanted the game to sell at places like Walmart.
The new MuVo NX also has a backlit LCD screen.
It wasn't the Gameboy that was like this, it was the Super Nintendo.
Mmm... wireless GBA gaming, from the folks that brought you Afterburner.
Yeah, but the unofficial discs are really just an official game (in the Gamecube's case, NHL Hitz, for PS2 it was Crazy Taxi) and the unofficial disc smashed together.
Don't forget Typing of the Date, a Japanese game with a self-explanatory concept.
No one's forcing you to use MusicMatch with the iPod, there are a number of superior solutions available, one being free.
- Ephpod
The free one, designed for transferring to the iPod and nothing more. A lot of people use it and love it, it has a simple interface, and allows you to download the weather and other fun things to your iPod.
- XPlay
Another product designed specifically for iPod management. It integrates with Windows Explorer and allows you to drag-and-drop your music into a special virtual folder on your iPod's hard drive in order to transfer music, a feature that a lot of people love. Optionally, you can choose to use Windows Media Player to synchronize by using a plug-in included by Mediafour, the developers.
- Media Center
My personal favorite solution, Media Center. It costs $40, but it's a fantastic media management program, featuring smart playlists, video playing, and a whole bunch of other features that are too many in number to attempt to mention here. Check out the 30-day trial that they have and see if you like it. It's also the fastest program on the Windows platform when it comes to synchronizing with the iPod.
By the by, Audible files could be transferred to a 1st or 2nd generation WinniePod by using Ephpod or Media Center, and now Audible has made a program available to transfer audiobooks as well.
Not true, Winamp 2.91 does have a Media Library feature. If you would be so kind as to right click on Winamp and enable "Library," (it's under Equalizer) you'll see it there. Alternatively, you can hit Alt+L.
Actually, if you take a peak around the iPodlounge forums, the new firmware only adds AAC support. Many users were rather upset with this, as they had been clamoring for on-the-fly playlist support for sometime.
Just think -- you could learn to be a DJ!
Actually, in a way, you're right. Dell stopped selling iPods because of Apple's iron grip of a contract. However, according to MacCentral, Dell, Fry's, and Micro Center all re-signed their retail contract with Apple.
I found this less funny than Slashdot's attempt at an April's Fools prank. But required Microsoft bashing aside (for the record: no, I'm not a Linux zealot or anything, it was strictly for humor purposes), I say good luck to Microsoft. Not because I think that they'll fail or anything, but because if the competition's good enough, it'll hopefully inspire Google to come up with even more of their creative tools that I enjoy playing with so much.
... am I the only one who thought it seemed like a normal day at Slashdot?
But then it'd be eight deadly sins!