I spoke with those people too, and at first they were going to lend me a prototype, but after stalling two weeks, they flipped around entirely and wanted me to pay $1000 for the prototype. I'm glad I didn't buy it, but I'm still really curious about it. What's it like? What did you end up doing with it?
I find it interesting that while one form of technology was trying to kill him (the car), he used another form of technology to help save his life (the cell phone).
It should be in a movie - they could call it I, Robot...or The Matrix...or T2...
I didn't notice anything mentioning if they had solved the terrible FM interference problem in the current model. I've got version 1 of this, and the interference is horrible. I drive a pickup truck, and there's no place far enough away that I can put the device where it doesn't screw up the radio.
I always found it hard to pin the Zelda games into a genre. A good way to test it is to try to find another game right after you finish playing a Zelda. If you're thinking "I want another game like that"...well, good luck to you. The closest you can get is probably Metroid (which is every bit as good, IMO). It's common now to have a growing toolset/powerset throughout a game - you could even say that about getting bigger guns playing through an FPS. But most games either go full RPG, like Final Fantasy, or very heavy on the action, like Metroid Prime. It's a fine line that Zelda walks, and I can only imagine how hard it must be to design a game like that.
I used to work in the same building as SpaceTec, back in the day. Word around the office was that the SpaceORB was the ultimate controller for Quake, but alot of us found it pretty painful to adjust to - and we got ours for free! I think it used to cost $100.
Yes, I forget the actual number, but there was some astronomical cost for each Futurama episode, mostly due to the 3D animation style that it often dipped into. From a financial standpoint, if you were going to resurrect either Family Guy or Futurama, it wouldn't be hard to choose, since Family Guy sold more DVDs and costs less to produce.
How could they possibly release it in May if they only plan to release more details at E3? That's at the end of May. Then they'll need to engage the hype machine, and that takes a few months.
Not to create rumors, but I would think November is much more realistic.
Here's a good example of a game that seems like you're enjoying it until you realize you've hated the last 10 hours of gameplay. The level design is so bad you NEED the hintbook. So you spend $50 + $20 just to follow the hint instructions so you can hurry up and trade the game in before the trade-in value drops.
OTOH, it does have the cerebral bore gun, which makes for good multiplayer games (although there's no link play 'cus it's an N64 game).
It occurs to me that they're simply not willing to take the gamble that all other console makers do. They're trying to sell the hardware at a profit instead of a loss. Then when it fails and they discontinue it in six months or a year, they'll whine that "the market wasn't ready" - a thinly veiled attempt at blaming the public for their failure, when in reality it's their unwillingness to conform to the stardard console sales practice.
If this thing was selling for $150 or $175 USD, it'd sell like hotcakes, but the people who have $450 to burn are too smart to pay that much.
I think this might make a good action/RPG style game. It's got unrealistic fighting, magic and powerups built into the movie. The game practically writes itself!
And as a bonus, you could probably get all the original actors for the voices, except maybe Kim Cattral.
Here's a bit of info on monte. Looking for "monte-mips" will get you nowhere, unfortunately. And of course, you can get the source from the alt.org link posted above.
Yeah, I actually did this without incident. I didn't want to wait six months with my fiance in a foreign country, so we used this loophole to get her in the country. They weren't too pleased when we had our immigration interview, but they didn't give us any trouble.
An interesting side effect of the Visa waiver program is that you can totally circumvent the entire Fiance Visa program. To marry a foreigner and have the person move into the US to live with you, you have to apply for a fiance visa. Then the foreigner has to wait in the foreign country until it goes through. It has an automatic 6-month waiting period.
However, if the foreigner lives in a country that's part of the Visa waiver program, s/he can come over on the 90-day waiver period, marry during that time, and BAM! instant "temporary permanent residency", which can be upgraded to permanent residency after 2 years of marriage.
Just an FYI for all you internet love-birds.:)
This site has some mirrors not mentioned above. There are several different versions - but they're all just people in the crowd recording the same Halo 2 video.
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I spoke with those people too, and at first they were going to lend me a prototype, but after stalling two weeks, they flipped around entirely and wanted me to pay $1000 for the prototype. I'm glad I didn't buy it, but I'm still really curious about it. What's it like? What did you end up doing with it?
I don't know about you, but when I bring a laptop on a plane, it's to avoid having to watch the airline TV. Isn't this a step in the wrong direction?
I find it interesting that while one form of technology was trying to kill him (the car), he used another form of technology to help save his life (the cell phone).
It should be in a movie - they could call it I, Robot...or The Matrix...or T2...
I didn't notice anything mentioning if they had solved the terrible FM interference problem in the current model. I've got version 1 of this, and the interference is horrible. I drive a pickup truck, and there's no place far enough away that I can put the device where it doesn't screw up the radio.
Screw Qigong. I'm going to get myself a forklift and Fung Shui the crap out of Hong Kong with many many crates.
I always found it hard to pin the Zelda games into a genre. A good way to test it is to try to find another game right after you finish playing a Zelda. If you're thinking "I want another game like that"...well, good luck to you. The closest you can get is probably Metroid (which is every bit as good, IMO). It's common now to have a growing toolset/powerset throughout a game - you could even say that about getting bigger guns playing through an FPS. But most games either go full RPG, like Final Fantasy, or very heavy on the action, like Metroid Prime. It's a fine line that Zelda walks, and I can only imagine how hard it must be to design a game like that.
I used to work in the same building as SpaceTec, back in the day. Word around the office was that the SpaceORB was the ultimate controller for Quake, but alot of us found it pretty painful to adjust to - and we got ours for free! I think it used to cost $100.
Yes, I forget the actual number, but there was some astronomical cost for each Futurama episode, mostly due to the 3D animation style that it often dipped into. From a financial standpoint, if you were going to resurrect either Family Guy or Futurama, it wouldn't be hard to choose, since Family Guy sold more DVDs and costs less to produce.
How did they spend $3863 on postage? We all know they weren't shipping any consoles. I never knew vaporware could be so heavy!
Out of curiousity, I searched for "porn" near Southborough, MA. I got a listing of lawyers. Google must know that I'm browsing for porn at work.
Crap?!? Didn't you see the exciting action shot?
How could they possibly release it in May if they only plan to release more details at E3? That's at the end of May. Then they'll need to engage the hype machine, and that takes a few months.
Not to create rumors, but I would think November is much more realistic.
Here's a good example of a game that seems like you're enjoying it until you realize you've hated the last 10 hours of gameplay. The level design is so bad you NEED the hintbook. So you spend $50 + $20 just to follow the hint instructions so you can hurry up and trade the game in before the trade-in value drops. OTOH, it does have the cerebral bore gun, which makes for good multiplayer games (although there's no link play 'cus it's an N64 game).
It occurs to me that they're simply not willing to take the gamble that all other console makers do. They're trying to sell the hardware at a profit instead of a loss. Then when it fails and they discontinue it in six months or a year, they'll whine that "the market wasn't ready" - a thinly veiled attempt at blaming the public for their failure, when in reality it's their unwillingness to conform to the stardard console sales practice. If this thing was selling for $150 or $175 USD, it'd sell like hotcakes, but the people who have $450 to burn are too smart to pay that much.
Okay, I admit it. I single-handedly foiled big brother's plan by marching around Logan with novelty glasses and a giant foam cowboy hat.
Double-dipped video releases & now a return to theatres? This is turning into a George Lucas-style merchandising campaign.
I think this might make a good action/RPG style game. It's got unrealistic fighting, magic and powerups built into the movie. The game practically writes itself! And as a bonus, you could probably get all the original actors for the voices, except maybe Kim Cattral.
"...the Asian video-game market is still at an early stage and even PlayStation 2 sales are not that big yet."
Uhh...what year was this article written??
This has got some good two player co-op on the XBox...but of course nothing beats Halo.
I'm getting the same thing. Apparently the world as we know it is a giant sausagefest.
Here's a bit of info on monte. Looking for "monte-mips" will get you nowhere, unfortunately. And of course, you can get the source from the alt.org link posted above.
We didn't even get videotaped. We didn't get the shampoo questions, either. In fact, it was almost too easy...
Yeah, I actually did this without incident. I didn't want to wait six months with my fiance in a foreign country, so we used this loophole to get her in the country. They weren't too pleased when we had our immigration interview, but they didn't give us any trouble.
An interesting side effect of the Visa waiver program is that you can totally circumvent the entire Fiance Visa program. To marry a foreigner and have the person move into the US to live with you, you have to apply for a fiance visa. Then the foreigner has to wait in the foreign country until it goes through. It has an automatic 6-month waiting period. However, if the foreigner lives in a country that's part of the Visa waiver program, s/he can come over on the 90-day waiver period, marry during that time, and BAM! instant "temporary permanent residency", which can be upgraded to permanent residency after 2 years of marriage. Just an FYI for all you internet love-birds. :)
This site has some mirrors not mentioned above. There are several different versions - but they're all just people in the crowd recording the same Halo 2 video.