Those may come directly from either the PS2 or the Gamecube. The video is pure marketing: they quickly show something that *might* be the device but they don't really show anything tangible. Although it may have a 3D engine, I am still skeptic until I see some further proof, like a video of the device running the game.
I'm not saying it can't be done. But as it is the advertisement is highly suspicious.
Cheese may be hard because it needs a lot of refrigeration. Chocolate may do it, since there are already chocolate sculptures in some museums, but you better have good heat dissipation...:-)
Would it be possible to add the suggested retail price (MSRP) of a book in a review? Yes, it can be found by searching the web, but it's just extra comfort brought by a small database tweak.:-)
Maybe they don't give a crap (no pun intended) about whether the product is successful or not. They do say that it's a publicity stunt, so the only thing they care about is people talking about the company in whatever way (good or bad, it's still better that no talk at all).
Now the question would be why the hell would MS try a publicity stunt like this, because they surely don't need it. Unless some "genius" figured out that since people will say "MS is shit" anyway, they may as well try to make people think it's because of those loos and not their OS...
The Ewoks were supposed to be Wookies originally. But then some genius thought they would sell more dolls if they were all small and cute and annoying. So there you go, they just had to flip the name... ee-wok... wok-ee...:-)
With a little bit of mental exercise you can ignore what your eyes see and imagine it's the planet of the Wookies all right. Use the force, wook.:-)
Actually whether a video game movie is good or not would depend on different criterias. Most people judge the movie on whether it stands on its own as a good movie (i.e. somebody who never heard about the game understands/likes it).
However, to be fair we should rather see if the movie is faithful to the original game, because let's be honest, there are not many games with a solid storyline.:-)
Under the second criteria, which is what I ask in a videogame movie, more of the list become "good".:-)
It's not about a single videogame, but rather the idea behind it. Living somebody else's share of life in a first person perspective is very much like a videogame.
I knew my list of video games movies (live action, no animation) would be useful one day.
If you see anything missing please reply so I can add it:-)
"DIRECT CONVERSIONS":
Super Mario Bros. Street Fighter Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat Annihilation Dungeons & Dragons (ok, it's a table RPG, but still...) Wing Commander Resident Evil Tomb Raider Final Fantasy Double Dragon Clue (table game, see D&D) Last Bronx
(MISTAKENLY THOUGHT AS CONVERSIONS) Parasite Eve (not really, book and movie released first)
"INSPIRED FROM VIDEOGAMES":
The 13th Floor Avalon Cloak and Dagger eXistenZ Joysticks The Last Starfighter Matrix Mazes and Monsters Nightmares - Bishop of Battle sequence Strange Days Tron War Games The Wizard (Code Hunter?)
I was one of the "underpaid fanboys" reviewing games. My rule of thumb in grading was always the answer to my ultimate question: "would I pay $40-$50 to own this game?". The percentage was more or less an estimation of the answer, thinking that I would never buy any game with less than 50%, very rarely one less than 60%, and sometimes one less than 70%, quite often 80%, and always 90% or more.
I gave scores ranging from 32% to 90%. I often didn't get to choose the games I reviewed, but in the rares cases I did, I sometimes picked bad games to show that we were not as biased as some might think. However it still provoked reader ire as some pestered on why we wasted space on reviewing crappy titles...:-) No way to make everybody happy...:-)
I can't help but think that these would be great to write emulators. Instead of interpreting the code, hop!, just reconfigure the chips. Instant fullspeed.:-)
I sometimes wonder if the trust on MS is not on security but in responsibility.
In other words, companies would prefer to use MS products because they can lay the blame on it if something goes wrong, and shift responsibility for a solution to them.
OOS is either very distributed or you have to work it yourself, which presents an additional risk for your person. I have no doubt that many are willing to take the blame as trade-off for ditching MS, though.
Maybe if an insurance company were to offer "computer bug funds", things would change.:-) But they would be quickly overrun with requests...
What happens to the old computers when you give them to Dell? Do they just give them away for charity, or they really dissasemble them to reuse different materials?
If it turns out they ship them abroad for dumping, it's not much of a difference...
From the article: Mystro TV is a technology that uses a cable system itself to provide viewers capabilities similar to computerized personal video recorders like TiVo.
So, does this mean that there is no extra machine to install, and a minumum service cost?
This may be a good thing actually. If you are able to select exactly the content you want to receive and when over the cable, then it's great, as long as the subscription price to cable remains the same. There used to be some widgets to automatically remove advertisements in VCRs. I think it worked by recognizing some special signal that happens when you switch from a program to an ad (among other thinks, the volume is louder). So with this AOL thingy you theoretically can attach a machine that removes the ads, and presto.
In other words (to summarize), I think AOL is aiming to stop people from buying Tivos by offering a cheaper service, and not to replace Tivos.
Outside Japan, they had to distribute the Lupin III anime with an alternate name, Cliff or Wolf (the latter being closer to the original as lupus means wolf in latin).
Anyway story-wise the guy is supposed to be the grandson of Arsene Lupin, hence the number. However, the actual grandson of the original French writer has sued companies airing it for usurping the name, which was settled by changing the character's name.
So, I wonder what kind of deal they have to release a "Lupin III" movie.
Before anybody starts whining that copyrights are bad, just remember that they're going to turn Lupin III into a commercial trademark (it already is in Japan), so it's like Hollywood making millions by distributing "Linux: the movie" and trademarking the name...;-)
I wonder what will come first with "real" biological machines: "tradional" computing (binary) or a new way of doing things ("quaternary"?). I guess the latter is more likely, since it follows a natural way of doing things...
Ok guys, let's start studying DNA sequencing. It's not "biology" anymore, it's "programmer's job security".:-)
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and a binary '10' is how much in decimal? :-)
...but still impressive nonetheless.
:-)
Nice to see creativity from France. This is a nice addition to this upcoming French anime series ("Molly Star Racer").
Check out the trailer, it very neat.
Any human would do the same thing if they were not taught how to write and how to fire up an FPE (First Person Eater).
I really wonder how a monkey would react to a videogame. Not a very complex one, of course...
Plus there are clips from a couple of games.
Those may come directly from either the PS2 or the Gamecube. The video is pure marketing: they quickly show something that *might* be the device but they don't really show anything tangible. Although it may have a 3D engine, I am still skeptic until I see some further proof, like a video of the device running the game.
I'm not saying it can't be done. But as it is the advertisement is highly suspicious.
A PC case shaped like Tux the Penguin...
Just get a big enough Tux doll...
Cheese may be hard because it needs a lot of refrigeration. Chocolate may do it, since there are already chocolate sculptures in some museums, but you better have good heat dissipation... :-)
that's were Megatokyo got the idea from...
IIRC there's even a Chobits "tribute" Dead Piro Day in one of the pages...
Would it be possible to add the suggested retail price (MSRP) of a book in a review? :-)
Yes, it can be found by searching the web, but it's just extra comfort brought by a small database tweak.
Is it me or that blue streaked background (shown in the article's picture) is originally from OS X ?
Sure... this is not a clone of the iMac...
Maybe they don't give a crap (no pun intended) about whether the product is successful or not. They do say that it's a publicity stunt, so the only thing they care about is people talking about the company in whatever way (good or bad, it's still better that no talk at all).
Now the question would be why the hell would MS try a publicity stunt like this, because they surely don't need it. Unless some "genius" figured out that since people will say "MS is shit" anyway, they may as well try to make people think it's because of those loos and not their OS...
c) Hey. Don't complain. Could have been Ewoks...
:-)
:-)
The Ewoks were supposed to be Wookies originally. But then some genius thought they would sell more dolls if they were all small and cute and annoying. So there you go, they just had to flip the name... ee-wok... wok-ee...
With a little bit of mental exercise you can ignore what your eyes see and imagine it's the planet of the Wookies all right.
Use the force, wook.
Thank you! I didn't know/seen the others but I don't see how I could forget Lawnmower Man. :-)
:-) One day I'll have to start hunting to build the DVD collection :-)
It's added.
Actually whether a video game movie is good or not would depend on different criterias. Most people judge the movie on whether it stands on its own as a good movie (i.e. somebody who never heard about the game understands/likes it).
:-)
:-)
However, to be fair we should rather see if the movie is faithful to the original game, because let's be honest, there are not many games with a solid storyline.
Under the second criteria, which is what I ask in a videogame movie, more of the list become "good".
What video game inspired "Strange Days"?
It's not about a single videogame, but rather the idea behind it. Living somebody else's share of life in a first person perspective is very much like a videogame.
It's a little borderline, yes.
I knew my list of video games movies (live action, no animation) would be useful one day.
:-)
If you see anything missing please reply so I can add it
"DIRECT CONVERSIONS":
Super Mario Bros.
Street Fighter
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Dungeons & Dragons (ok, it's a table RPG, but still...)
Wing Commander
Resident Evil
Tomb Raider
Final Fantasy
Double Dragon
Clue (table game, see D&D)
Last Bronx
(MISTAKENLY THOUGHT AS CONVERSIONS)
Parasite Eve (not really, book and movie released first)
"INSPIRED FROM VIDEOGAMES":
The 13th Floor
Avalon
Cloak and Dagger
eXistenZ
Joysticks
The Last Starfighter
Matrix
Mazes and Monsters
Nightmares - Bishop of Battle sequence
Strange Days
Tron
War Games
The Wizard
(Code Hunter?)
It's already out already out and it's free.
:-)
Okay there's no Angelina Jolie and I have no idea if the plot is good, but at least it is faithful to the original game.
I was one of the "underpaid fanboys" reviewing games. My rule of thumb in grading was always the answer to my ultimate question: "would I pay $40-$50 to own this game?". The percentage was more or less an estimation of the answer, thinking that I would never buy any game with less than 50%, very rarely one less than 60%, and sometimes one less than 70%, quite often 80%, and always 90% or more.
:-) No way to make everybody happy... :-)
I gave scores ranging from 32% to 90%. I often didn't get to choose the games I reviewed, but in the rares cases I did, I sometimes picked bad games to show that we were not as biased as some might think. However it still provoked reader ire as some pestered on why we wasted space on reviewing crappy titles...
...those tiny tanks, connected to a PC, so we can play over the Internet with our distant geek friends. :-)
:-)
Yeah of course we have videogames, but it would be much cooler to have the game happening in real-life 3D on a small table in the living room.
I can't help but think that these would be great to write emulators. Instead of interpreting the code, hop!, just reconfigure the chips. Instant fullspeed. :-)
I sometimes wonder if the trust on MS is not on security but in responsibility.
:-) But they would be quickly overrun with requests...
In other words, companies would prefer to use MS products because they can lay the blame on it if something goes wrong, and shift responsibility for a solution to them.
OOS is either very distributed or you have to work it yourself, which presents an additional risk for your person. I have no doubt that many are willing to take the blame as trade-off for ditching MS, though.
Maybe if an insurance company were to offer "computer bug funds", things would change.
What happens to the old computers when you give them to Dell? Do they just give them away for charity, or they really dissasemble them to reuse different materials?
If it turns out they ship them abroad for dumping, it's not much of a difference...
If you put all the "McD is fat/incompetent/dangerous for laptops" comments aside, it's a really neat idea.
Imagine this is distributed worldwide: Internet access for everybody! About time!
You have to buy a bigmac (you don't have to eat it though), and you get one hour of surf. It's cheaper than most European cybercafes...
From the article: Mystro TV is a technology that uses a cable system itself to provide viewers capabilities similar to computerized personal video recorders like TiVo.
So, does this mean that there is no extra machine to install, and a minumum service cost?
This may be a good thing actually. If you are able to select exactly the content you want to receive and when over the cable, then it's great, as long as the subscription price to cable remains the same. There used to be some widgets to automatically remove advertisements in VCRs. I think it worked by recognizing some special signal that happens when you switch from a program to an ad (among other thinks, the volume is louder). So with this AOL thingy you theoretically can attach a machine that removes the ads, and presto.
In other words (to summarize), I think AOL is aiming to stop people from buying Tivos by offering a cheaper service, and not to replace Tivos.
Outside Japan, they had to distribute the Lupin III anime with an alternate name, Cliff or Wolf (the latter being closer to the original as lupus means wolf in latin).
;-)
Anyway story-wise the guy is supposed to be the grandson of Arsene Lupin, hence the number. However, the actual grandson of the original French writer has sued companies airing it for usurping the name, which was settled by changing the character's name.
So, I wonder what kind of deal they have to release a "Lupin III" movie.
Before anybody starts whining that copyrights are bad, just remember that they're going to turn Lupin III into a commercial trademark (it already is in Japan), so it's like Hollywood making millions by distributing "Linux: the movie" and trademarking the name...
I wonder what will come first with "real" biological machines: "tradional" computing (binary) or a new way of doing things ("quaternary"?). I guess the latter is more likely, since it follows a natural way of doing things...
:-)
Ok guys, let's start studying DNA sequencing. It's not "biology" anymore, it's "programmer's job security".