Excuse me, but I do not drag my computer with me everywhere I go. If I'm out, say at a bar, and I see a Space Invaders arcade game, I am not going to run home to save 50 cents. GOD
You forgot to take into consideration the money lost due power usage, the money lost due to the machine taking up space that could be replaced by another, more profitable machine, money GAINED by attracting nostalgic customers that will play other games, shipping costs, etc.
Then you, my friend, aren't a true gamer. As far as I'm concerned playing Space Invaders on a big nostalgic box *IS* an experience worth 50 cents a pop.
Who cares if the graphics aren't amazing? The gameplay is what counts. It's fun and I'm willing to pay 50 cents for it.
Actually, they are also coming out with a DANCE DANCE INVADERS version of the classic, which combines the nostalgia of the original with an annoying touch of the orient.
I'd pay 50 cents ot play this. That isn't much money at all. Who cares if the graphics aren't 3D or whatever, the game is FUN and that's all that counts!
Seems to me like AOL is trying to pursue a strategy (at least in regards to this latest offering) similar to Nintendo's...
Charge cheap for something the user needs to use the company's products, then hope that the customer stays on board and buys more products from the company.
Will this work? I doubt it.. IMO they will lose tons of cash.. But hey, the real beneficiaries of this are the customers, so I'm all for it.
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Doh.. that's what I meant.
Java isn't as bad as you say.. I use it every day.
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The best way to learn how to program is to sit down in front of a computer with a reference handy and dive in!
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That's it? Microsoft could afford to pay out several times that. Will it really put a dent in their monopoly?
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A very interesting question..
:)
Another interesting question: Who cares?
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Yeah.. or build a computer with two or more of everything, including the bus lines.. redundant ram, etc..
Basically a computer with redundant parts that would take over if something went wrong.
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Even I have a backup computer just in case mine breaks down and I can't play games.
The stakes are too high.
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Who knows.. but you have to assume that they equipped this thing with a lot more RAM that they could ever forsee using
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A modded alienware case perhaps?
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Just goes to show how much can be accomplished with such a slow processor.
Impressive!
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Uhhhh
Moldova and Belarus are GEOGRAPHICALLY, POLITICALLY, and CULTURALLY a part of the continent of Europe.
Go look at a map
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Then you can't view the freakin' video. Live with it!
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Jesus Christ.. that's so bad it's actually sorta funny.
but yeah, stop it with these annoying jokes that aren't really funny already
Please?
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Sure.. but where are the pictures??
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Does voting have anything to do with reality in a country with only two political parties?
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Excuse me, but I do not drag my computer with me everywhere I go. If I'm out, say at a bar, and I see a Space Invaders arcade game, I am not going to run home to save 50 cents. GOD
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Your analysis is flawed.
You forgot to take into consideration the money lost due power usage, the money lost due to the machine taking up space that could be replaced by another, more profitable machine, money GAINED by attracting nostalgic customers that will play other games, shipping costs, etc.
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Then you, my friend, aren't a true gamer. As far as I'm concerned playing Space Invaders on a big nostalgic box *IS* an experience worth 50 cents a pop.
Who cares if the graphics aren't amazing? The gameplay is what counts. It's fun and I'm willing to pay 50 cents for it.
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Actually, they are also coming out with a DANCE DANCE INVADERS version of the classic, which combines the nostalgia of the original with an annoying touch of the orient.
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I'd pay 50 cents ot play this. That isn't much money at all. Who cares if the graphics aren't 3D or whatever, the game is FUN and that's all that counts!
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ewwww Rush? Why would you want to ruin the game experience with Rush? :)
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Seems to me like AOL is trying to pursue a strategy (at least in regards to this latest offering) similar to Nintendo's...
Charge cheap for something the user needs to use the company's products, then hope that the customer stays on board and buys more products from the company.
Will this work? I doubt it.. IMO they will lose tons of cash.. But hey, the real beneficiaries of this are the customers, so I'm all for it.
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I can't.
As I've pointed out, I've got a penis.
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