Yeah, I'm not sure why they had decided to go on a wild name changing spree, either. Way to confuse the hell out of me.
What I find funny is that they have the balls to publicly say they're going to do all of this stupid stuff. I never said it was a smart move, just humorous.
You're right, I stand corrected. The "Virtua Tennis 2" threw me off - I assumed it was a new sequel coming out on the PS2, because the tennis game for the PS2, which was actual Virtua Tennis 2, wasn't called Virtua Tennis 2 but...oh nevermind. Fine. You win. Acclaim's marketing directors suck. They're so not funny.
Why wouldn't someone want to go near Virtua Tennis 2 because Acclaim has a marketing department with a sense of humor? I don't get it. If the previous games are any indication, Virtua Tennis 2 is going to be a great game.
Not that Acclaim "will use spray-painted homing pigeons to advertise Virtua Tennis 2," but that no one got the joke.
They're obviously not going to spray paint birds "trained to go straight for the fans and flap their logos in front of them." The idea is so ridiculous, so hilarious, and can't possibly be true. Yet we still have some people saying the idea is stupid and this and that...JOKES PEOPLE.
Acclaims marketing department rules. End of story.
The point of the Game Boy Player is to play GB games on your "fucking" TV, "retard." The PC screen is not just as good as playing on a TV screen, "retard," because for most people their PC monitor is far smaller than their TV and isn't in their living room with their couch, where they'd probably rather be playing a video game. As opposed to sitting in front a "fucking" PC at a "fucking" desk using a "fucking" gamepad. Not everyone is a major nerd whose ass and eyes are already accustomed to being glued to a chair and a monitor.
Additionally, not everyone owns or wants to own a Game Boy Advance, and that's who we're talking about. But they would like to play some of the systems titles, genius. This is a great way for them to do so on their TV. I thought I established that with my "And if I'm one of those people who feels the need to play GBA games on a TV rather than a smaller, portable screen," statement.
Way to just hurl obscenities at me, you schmuck.
I didn't say trying a game before you buy it was a bad idea; it's certainly a great idea, no matter how you accomplish it. But by the same token, maybe you weren't an asshole and actually did research on a game before you dropped $50 on it, you wouldn't own a game that was "fucking terrible."
"Oh, and if you like the game--BUY IT!!! Make sure you support those people who develop the kick ass games!!!"
If I like the game, doesn't it stand to reason that I need to own the system? And if I'm one of those people who feels the need to play GBA games on a TV rather than a smaller, portable screen, doesn't that mean I'd want the GameBoy Player?
Or are you suggesting I download VisualBoy Advance, download a bunch of ROMS, and if I like the game, I should go out and buy it, but because I don't own the system, I'd never use the actual game. I'll just let it sit around my house because I want to support the developer. Great idea!
But by the same token, if you're out on a Friday night and you "draw" anything out of your pocket to play a game you either:
a) Need to find new friends and/or friends. Period. b) Need to find a new place to hang out on Friday nights. c) Should get punched in the face. d) Are a huge doofus. e) All of the above.
Cell phone games sure are a neat waste of time, but if I'm going to blow $300 on a portable gaming system it has to blow me, too.
Postal 2 was a failure in my eyes because the game just wasn't very good. A bad engine with annoying load times, ugly graphics, and the most obnoxious, loathsome main character to ever exist = a recipe for crap.
"The Postal Dude?" Come on, how lame can you get? Is this supposed to be some Stereotypical-Uber Nerd's wet dream or something? A cigarette smoking, leather trench coat wearing, profanity spewing, software developer working, gun toting, faux bad ass? Oh, he's so cool! He shot his air conditioner, said something "politically incorrect" and peed on something! *giggle* I sure wish I had the balls to do that!
Admittedly, the story is getting a bit convoluted, but come on - you're hoping for another remake and not an entirely new adventure? I wouldn't complain about a remake since it's been some 10+ since I played through Metroid, but I'd definitely take a brand new adventure, no matter how many kinks it throws into the Metroid/Samus universe, anyday.
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Yeah, I'm not sure why they had decided to go on a wild name changing spree, either. Way to confuse the hell out of me. What I find funny is that they have the balls to publicly say they're going to do all of this stupid stuff. I never said it was a smart move, just humorous.
/taking Acclaim seriously.
Why wouldn't someone want to go near Virtua Tennis 2 because Acclaim has a marketing department with a sense of humor? I don't get it. If the previous games are any indication, Virtua Tennis 2 is going to be a great game.
Not that Acclaim "will use spray-painted homing pigeons to advertise Virtua Tennis 2," but that no one got the joke.
They're obviously not going to spray paint birds "trained to go straight for the fans and flap their logos in front of them." The idea is so ridiculous, so hilarious, and can't possibly be true. Yet we still have some people saying the idea is stupid and this and that...JOKES PEOPLE.
Acclaims marketing department rules. End of story.
Okay, shithead.
The point of the Game Boy Player is to play GB games on your "fucking" TV, "retard." The PC screen is not just as good as playing on a TV screen, "retard," because for most people their PC monitor is far smaller than their TV and isn't in their living room with their couch, where they'd probably rather be playing a video game. As opposed to sitting in front a "fucking" PC at a "fucking" desk using a "fucking" gamepad. Not everyone is a major nerd whose ass and eyes are already accustomed to being glued to a chair and a monitor.
Additionally, not everyone owns or wants to own a Game Boy Advance, and that's who we're talking about. But they would like to play some of the systems titles, genius. This is a great way for them to do so on their TV. I thought I established that with my "And if I'm one of those people who feels the need to play GBA games on a TV rather than a smaller, portable screen," statement.
Way to just hurl obscenities at me, you schmuck.
I didn't say trying a game before you buy it was a bad idea; it's certainly a great idea, no matter how you accomplish it. But by the same token, maybe you weren't an asshole and actually did research on a game before you dropped $50 on it, you wouldn't own a game that was "fucking terrible."
If I like the game, doesn't it stand to reason that I need to own the system? And if I'm one of those people who feels the need to play GBA games on a TV rather than a smaller, portable screen, doesn't that mean I'd want the GameBoy Player?
Or are you suggesting I download VisualBoy Advance, download a bunch of ROMS, and if I like the game, I should go out and buy it, but because I don't own the system, I'd never use the actual game. I'll just let it sit around my house because I want to support the developer. Great idea!
But by the same token, if you're out on a Friday night and you "draw" anything out of your pocket to play a game you either:
a) Need to find new friends and/or friends. Period.
b) Need to find a new place to hang out on Friday nights.
c) Should get punched in the face.
d) Are a huge doofus.
e) All of the above.
Cell phone games sure are a neat waste of time, but if I'm going to blow $300 on a portable gaming system it has to blow me, too.
Point taken. But the fact that it looks terrible and takes ages to load (which is does multiple times in one area alone) don't help it's case much.
Postal 2 was a failure in my eyes because the game just wasn't very good. A bad engine with annoying load times, ugly graphics, and the most obnoxious, loathsome main character to ever exist = a recipe for crap. "The Postal Dude?" Come on, how lame can you get? Is this supposed to be some Stereotypical-Uber Nerd's wet dream or something? A cigarette smoking, leather trench coat wearing, profanity spewing, software developer working, gun toting, faux bad ass? Oh, he's so cool! He shot his air conditioner, said something "politically incorrect" and peed on something! *giggle* I sure wish I had the balls to do that!
Admittedly, the story is getting a bit convoluted, but come on - you're hoping for another remake and not an entirely new adventure? I wouldn't complain about a remake since it's been some 10+ since I played through Metroid, but I'd definitely take a brand new adventure, no matter how many kinks it throws into the Metroid/Samus universe, anyday.