You're right, he is a moron. Like you said though, he has a huge following, and as another poster said, its the lowest common denominator. That could be a little troublesome for projects like this, because all the ignorant people listening to him are sure to take his word, repeat it as fact, and ignore achievements such as this launch.
WIthout starting a political battle, if the public at large doesn't care, then neither will the government, and which ever way that companies lobby is the way things will go. Could spell disaster for a budding industry.
I just heard this story on Howard Sterns radio show on the way home from school. Unfortunately, they didn't seem too enthusiastic about it. If this reflects the public opinion of America, it isn't going to get very far.
I must agree with this. Serious Sam was really anything but serious. It was bright, cartoony, and a blast to play as long as you knew that you weren't going to get anything too stimulating. IMO, It would be nice if more developers would make easy to play(though not necessarily easy) games that don't take themselves too seriously.
For my iPod, which is right now out of service:
"We're sorry, your ninety-day phone service period is expired. Since you're a student, for 49.95 we can extend that to two years."
So, they want to charge me $50 because I can't request service on their web form. Explanation? None.
Thats very true. Personally I like to have all the 'junk' negatives, and the entire contact sheet for archival. Who knows when you might use them, and they don't take up all that much space.
You'd be surprised. My parents machine has tons of spyware, so much so that I gave up on it. It takes so long to get rid of that I've found it easier to reformat and start over every couple months.
Even for the most computer literate, it can be a pain to find relevant resources AND get rid of it all. The best thing to do is avoid it as much as possible.
Emusic was really cool. But I can't overlook the fact that they just changed policies, and now, for what once got you 2000 songs a month, gets you 40 (or 50?). That wouldn't have pissed me off all that much, except you still can't cancel your service, even though they changed it in the middle of your term. Yeah, I understand that its in their rights by the agreement to do so, but that doesnt' mean I like it.
The real difference though, is that quicktime only tells you to 'go pro' when you use it. In windows, realplayer keeps a process going called realsched. Its only 128k so you don't really notice it, but its there to let you know about all your upgrade options.
You hit that one on the head. I don't get much other spyware, because its usually easy to avoid (as long as you know what not to download, and aren't using IE) I don't think its even worth usuing Real to begin with. Qualitys not that great, and if you've got the bandwidth quicktime is a far better choice in my eyes.
That said, not everyone has the bandwidth or time to spend on it. And some just don't care.
For 9.99 or 14.99 a month, I can get 2000 songs. This isn't a solution everyone, because most of what they have is indie labels. But if you're like me, into punk, techno and hip hop you should def. check it out.
Disclaimer: Its not unlimited. 2000 songs a month and you'll get capped or terminated or something, and you won't find the latest and greatest from the RIAA.
My guess, (as outlandish and wrong as it probably is) is that they probably found out the game was easily hackable. Big name game, easy hack, on Kazaa and BT in hours.
Pure speculation of course. Don't take it seriously. I have no idea why it was really delayed.
I like the quicksave option (a la Max Payne, Most shooters, etc.) you still have to do the section again, but in those especially tough sections you don't have to worry about how many lives you've got left.
You and I are in a surprisingly similar situtation.
I'll admit, I have a fairly small collection of games too. When I purchased my gamecube, it was majorly for Metroid Prime And Zelda.
I agree with you completely, I was definitely dissapointed with Metroid. But really, I never liked FPS on consoles, the controller is too clunky. If there was a PC port I might pick it up just to try the game on a platform with controls more suited to the genre. In all honesty, I played at most 50% through this one.
I have however, found lots of other games worth playing. One thing I love about gamecube is that when I go to my local Blockbuster Video, I find their used games (in surprisingly good condition) for as little as $7. I bought Resident Evil 0 for 15, and was happy with it. Of course, that isn't really a game that everyone will enjoy. Star Fox Adventures was a decent game, cheap enough now that I would even give it a recommendation (Plays similar to zelda... sort of)
Theres alot of new stuff coming out late this year thats looking pretty interesting on GC. If you're a racing fan, theres the new F-Zero game. Theres a new star fox on the way. Of course, the third coming of Mario Kart too. One of the most interesting to me, Viewtiful Joe.
Now, I can't vouch for whether or not any of these games will be good, but I'll surely give them a try(at least a rent for one or two)
If all else fails, break out your NES. They aren't so tough to repair. (You do have one, don't you?;-))
Basically, it depends what kind of games you like to play. Although, those lines are getting a bit blurry too.
Personally, I am a gamecube person. I have always been a fan of nintendos first-party games, and they are the only non-PC games I usually find an urge to play. Yes, I enjoyed Celda.
I almost like the implementation of leveling in Eve:TSG... almost... Rather then gaining XP for actions, you have to train your skills. More or less, once you have the base skill it can be set to train, and will keep training whether you are logged in or not. Sounds too easy, but once you get to level 3 or 4(of 5) It starts to take days of constant training that one skill. But that isn't so bad, since you don't have to be logged in.
On the plus side, i think many emergencies that require HAM use will have also taken out power and phone lines, and so would free them from much interference
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You're right, he is a moron. Like you said though, he has a huge following, and as another poster said, its the lowest common denominator. That could be a little troublesome for projects like this, because all the ignorant people listening to him are sure to take his word, repeat it as fact, and ignore achievements such as this launch.
WIthout starting a political battle, if the public at large doesn't care, then neither will the government, and which ever way that companies lobby is the way things will go. Could spell disaster for a budding industry.
Or maybe, just maybe, I read too much into this.
I just heard this story on Howard Sterns radio show on the way home from school. Unfortunately, they didn't seem too enthusiastic about it. If this reflects the public opinion of America, it isn't going to get very far.
I must agree with this. Serious Sam was really anything but serious. It was bright, cartoony, and a blast to play as long as you knew that you weren't going to get anything too stimulating. IMO, It would be nice if more developers would make easy to play(though not necessarily easy) games that don't take themselves too seriously.
For my iPod, which is right now out of service: "We're sorry, your ninety-day phone service period is expired. Since you're a student, for 49.95 we can extend that to two years."
So, they want to charge me $50 because I can't request service on their web form.
Explanation? None.
I think they're a little late. Isn't there a law about that?
Thats very true. Personally I like to have all the 'junk' negatives, and the entire contact sheet for archival. Who knows when you might use them, and they don't take up all that much space.
You'd be surprised. My parents machine has tons of spyware, so much so that I gave up on it. It takes so long to get rid of that I've found it easier to reformat and start over every couple months.
Even for the most computer literate, it can be a pain to find relevant resources AND get rid of it all. The best thing to do is avoid it as much as possible.
What software comes pre-loaded on Dells that brings the spyware in? Did they start bundling KaZaa?
Emusic was really cool. But I can't overlook the fact that they just changed policies, and now, for what once got you 2000 songs a month, gets you 40 (or 50?). That wouldn't have pissed me off all that much, except you still can't cancel your service, even though they changed it in the middle of your term. Yeah, I understand that its in their rights by the agreement to do so, but that doesnt' mean I like it.
The real difference though, is that quicktime only tells you to 'go pro' when you use it. In windows, realplayer keeps a process going called realsched. Its only 128k so you don't really notice it, but its there to let you know about all your upgrade options.
You hit that one on the head. I don't get much other spyware, because its usually easy to avoid (as long as you know what not to download, and aren't using IE) I don't think its even worth usuing Real to begin with. Qualitys not that great, and if you've got the bandwidth quicktime is a far better choice in my eyes.
That said, not everyone has the bandwidth or time to spend on it. And some just don't care.
For 9.99 or 14.99 a month, I can get 2000 songs. This isn't a solution everyone, because most of what they have is indie labels. But if you're like me, into punk, techno and hip hop you should def. check it out.
Disclaimer: Its not unlimited. 2000 songs a month and you'll get capped or terminated or something, and you won't find the latest and greatest from the RIAA.
My guess, (as outlandish and wrong as it probably is) is that they probably found out the game was easily hackable. Big name game, easy hack, on Kazaa and BT in hours. Pure speculation of course. Don't take it seriously. I have no idea why it was really delayed.
I always prefered miniluv. Its so much less to think about. At least, thats what our friends at the minitrue say.
I like the quicksave option (a la Max Payne, Most shooters, etc.) you still have to do the section again, but in those especially tough sections you don't have to worry about how many lives you've got left.
Like it matters. Nobody really reads them.
I like to think of it as the complete opposite of playboy.
You and I are in a surprisingly similar situtation. I'll admit, I have a fairly small collection of games too. When I purchased my gamecube, it was majorly for Metroid Prime And Zelda.
I agree with you completely, I was definitely dissapointed with Metroid. But really, I never liked FPS on consoles, the controller is too clunky. If there was a PC port I might pick it up just to try the game on a platform with controls more suited to the genre. In all honesty, I played at most 50% through this one.
I have however, found lots of other games worth playing. One thing I love about gamecube is that when I go to my local Blockbuster Video, I find their used games (in surprisingly good condition) for as little as $7. I bought Resident Evil 0 for 15, and was happy with it. Of course, that isn't really a game that everyone will enjoy. Star Fox Adventures was a decent game, cheap enough now that I would even give it a recommendation (Plays similar to zelda... sort of)
Theres alot of new stuff coming out late this year thats looking pretty interesting on GC. If you're a racing fan, theres the new F-Zero game. Theres a new star fox on the way. Of course, the third coming of Mario Kart too. One of the most interesting to me, Viewtiful Joe.
Now, I can't vouch for whether or not any of these games will be good, but I'll surely give them a try(at least a rent for one or two)
If all else fails, break out your NES. They aren't so tough to repair. (You do have one, don't you?;-))
You know, I was sort of considering one of those for my little brother. After all, Must turn him into a geek somehow.
Basically, it depends what kind of games you like to play. Although, those lines are getting a bit blurry too.
Personally, I am a gamecube person. I have always been a fan of nintendos first-party games, and they are the only non-PC games I usually find an urge to play.
Yes, I enjoyed Celda.
I almost like the implementation of leveling in Eve:TSG ... almost... Rather then gaining XP for actions, you have to train your skills. More or less, once you have the base skill it can be set to train, and will keep training whether you are logged in or not. Sounds too easy, but once you get to level 3 or 4(of 5) It starts to take days of constant training that one skill. But that isn't so bad, since you don't have to be logged in.
On the plus side, i think many emergencies that require HAM use will have also taken out power and phone lines, and so would free them from much interference
I love that book. Now, I'm going to have to read it again. (not that its a bad thing)
I thought it was common knowledge that you don't disagree with the government.
So would all of the rest of us. But if you need some cheap computers, you can get them.
I agree. Twice.