I was a long time supporter of good ole Nintendo. I loved my NES (lots of great games), I loved my SNES & Gameboy (plenty of choice, better graphics or portable fun that didn't drain $6 worth of batteries in half an hour). And when I first bought my N64 and a few good games (Mario64, GoldenEye, Star Wars, Kart, etc...) I was pretty happy, but for the most part there weren't enough good games to keep me interested. The sheer bulk of quality games I can play on Playstation outweighs Nintendo considerably. Nintendo also lost some of their best game series when they lost SquareSoft, Capcom and Konami to Sony.Traditional favourites (like Final Fantasy) weren't on N64 anymore, it was time to move on.
R.I.P. N64, I'd miss you if you had more games I liked...
One of the most successful (and in my opinon, best manga authors) ever is A WOMAN! Most of her stuff is romantic comedy ranging from the serious to the insane.
Anime was next to impossible to find (I'm talking 1990 ok). The only way you could get it was through a chain of friends and even then you would be getting a dub of a dub of a dub. Or you could pay the literally astronomical prices of import companies or fun-sub groups for a copy of your favourite stuff. I recall a guy who paid over $100 USC for an Urusei Yatsura OVA. Sure, prices have always traditionally sucked in North America, but it is getting better. Also, always check places like eBay, you never know what might turn up;-)
As a old hand Otaku (the obsession began in 1988) I both love and hate the way Anime and Manga are treated in North America. When we (my Otaku group) used to get together we would talk about how cool it would be if anime was well known and appreciated for what it was, a great art form. And we would discuss about how neat it would be if we could turn on our T.V's and see our favourite shows, or go to a convention that had more than 30 people. Well, those days are gone. We are living the dream so to speak, and it ain't all peaches and cream. Why do I instantly sound bitter? The "Otaku Community" has lost sense of itself. The other community members made you feel like you were part of something, a community. A group of people that would share info on the latest stuff, or talk about the latest fan-sub, joke about happenings and the like. Now (it seems to me) like you are just another consumer that needs to be fitted with a feed bag. The last convention I went to (Animethon [Edmonton, Alberta], which I have supported since day one) was tremendously overcrowded (try getting a seat, for any show!) and most people were generally treated like numbers. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I pine for the olden days when it was just a small group of people drawn towards something they love.
I'm a hard core gamer, I started on my Commodore 64 and moved on up to the NES, and beyond. Is it just me or when you go back to playing the good ole NES, the controller feels a lot smaller and weird?
Also, is there a non-duct tape related fix for the cartidge holder that just won't stay down;-)
P.S. Proud owner of 72 mint NES games, good systems don't die, they just end up in yard sales
Having multiplayer games (outside of the immediate vacinity) and an international ranking system seems (to me at least) to be the direction most games were heading anyway...
Think about the energy saving on something like this! Having components made at the molecular level will dramatically change computing power! The PC I have now will seem like computers in the 1940's in both size and processing power.
If a game is more exciting your brain will produce more Adrenalin, your body gets a high from adrenalin therefore the more exciting you make a game the more adrenalin is produced therefore an action oriented game (i.e. killing, trying to survive) will be more popular than a passive type of game.
Does it affect society? Maybe, there just isn't enough solid data to make conclusions. (IMHO)
Canada has a strong military tradition dating back to the days when Jolly Olde and France were fighting for control of this great land.
In the 19th Century we repelled an armed invasion of Upper Canada (Ontario, Manitoba) from the American Libertarian forces (I'm sure it was some kind of deal with France due to The Napoleonic War, yes at one time Americans were friends with France and vice versa). Also during this century (as a member of the British Commonwealth) we sent troops to other regions in the Commonwealth (like India) and oddly enough, we produced beer for the British millitary forces in India (Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale, still available)
The 20th Century brought the World Wars. When Canada entered the war it was shown that our soldiers could carry more (per capita) than our European counterparts (because of a backpack system developed by the native populace and used by Canadien Voyager's & trappers for the last 300 years or so. Basically the backpack had shoulder straps AND a head strap, on average a Canadian soldier could carry up to 3 times that of a British soldier. This ability to carry coupled with the fact that Canadians were not fazed by France's 'bitterly cold' winter we were relegated to the work parties and rail crews. After much complaining to the war leaders Canadian regiments did see battle action in WWI and actually swung the tide of victory in our way at the battle of Vimy Ridge (Vimy Ridge).
World War II was filled with triumph and tragedy for Canadian soldiers (now completly autonomous from British rule) to read a brief summary of our exploits during WWII check out this page
Since WWII Canadian soldiers have seen action all around the world. And while true that Canada does not have a large standing army, if the call comes again to defend ourselves or our allies we shall rise to arms and fight for freedom.
What is my stake in all this? Well, my Great Uncle was a gunner in WWI, my Grandfather was a submariner with the Royal Navy in WWII, my Uncle was with the Merchant Marine in Korea and my father was a LRRP in Vietnam (with the American army) yowza!
Most of today's music and yes, even video games are designed to sell to the mass market. Good design or musical dedication is a rare commodity nowadays (IMHO, of course). Is Arkanoid more classic than Quake? Will Led Zeppelin outlast Brittany Spears? Who can tell...
I personally am biased to answer these questions, I'm 23, I still own a record player (280+ LP's in my collection!) and I run MAME daily (on the other hand I own a DVD player, and play Asheron's Call & Unreal Tourney).
IT Advertising works on the feeble brain of a typical PHB. Generally, it takes a lot of 'convincing' to get the common PHB (like mine) to turn around his convictions.
We are successfully destroying ourselves, our fondness for electricity is giving us cancer, we are devising new breeds with genetics (this is still something we as a race know nearly nothing about) and now we are building tiny machines that have very little current practical application (other than as a destructive nano-bot that could destroy any 'enemies' it finds headed towards some kind of millitary use).
All I can say is that I hope I'm dead before wars are fought with flesh-eating nanites and my living room furnature has to be fed twice a day...
Sure, he's over 65, but I bet he can still do the "Batoosie" like nuthin'
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I think the real motivation around "employee bonding" is one of employers despiratly trying to keep company morale up without sacrificing other stress factors. I personally am unhappy at work because of my long hours and low pay, do I want to go to the Boss's million dollar home for a 'barbeque', the answer is 'no'. But for 'the boss' it seems to him that our forced smiles and drunken behavior makes things all right. Monday rolls around and we go back to our standard drudgery.
Whatever happend to the 4 day work week concept?
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It's rather interesting when you think about the technology used in space exploration. Most of the shuttle technology is mid-70's to mid-80's. Makes you wonder what we (as an autonomous tech-collective) could come up with as far as space exploration is concerned. Could you imagine open-source space technology? Tech heads from around the world collaborating to create a better future in space (sounds like Star Trek or Gundam, don't it).
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R.I.P. N64, I'd miss you if you had more games I liked...
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God, I sound like an old man sometimes
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Also, is there a non-duct tape related fix for the cartidge holder that just won't stay down
P.S. Proud owner of 72 mint NES games, good systems don't die, they just end up in yard sales
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All I can say is 'cool'!
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Does it affect society? Maybe, there just isn't enough solid data to make conclusions. (IMHO)
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Also, to clarify, I'm not a military 'Captain' it's just a nickname...
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In the 19th Century we repelled an armed invasion of Upper Canada (Ontario, Manitoba) from the American Libertarian forces (I'm sure it was some kind of deal with France due to The Napoleonic War, yes at one time Americans were friends with France and vice versa). Also during this century (as a member of the British Commonwealth) we sent troops to other regions in the Commonwealth (like India) and oddly enough, we produced beer for the British millitary forces in India (Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale, still available)
The 20th Century brought the World Wars. When Canada entered the war it was shown that our soldiers could carry more (per capita) than our European counterparts (because of a backpack system developed by the native populace and used by Canadien Voyager's & trappers for the last 300 years or so. Basically the backpack had shoulder straps AND a head strap, on average a Canadian soldier could carry up to 3 times that of a British soldier. This ability to carry coupled with the fact that Canadians were not fazed by France's 'bitterly cold' winter we were relegated to the work parties and rail crews. After much complaining to the war leaders Canadian regiments did see battle action in WWI and actually swung the tide of victory in our way at the battle of Vimy Ridge (Vimy Ridge).
World War II was filled with triumph and tragedy for Canadian soldiers (now completly autonomous from British rule) to read a brief summary of our exploits during WWII check out this page
Since WWII Canadian soldiers have seen action all around the world. And while true that Canada does not have a large standing army, if the call comes again to defend ourselves or our allies we shall rise to arms and fight for freedom.
What is my stake in all this? Well, my Great Uncle was a gunner in WWI, my Grandfather was a submariner with the Royal Navy in WWII, my Uncle was with the Merchant Marine in Korea and my father was a LRRP in Vietnam (with the American army) yowza!
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I personally am biased to answer these questions, I'm 23, I still own a record player (280+ LP's in my collection!) and I run MAME daily (on the other hand I own a DVD player, and play Asheron's Call & Unreal Tourney).
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All I can say is that I hope I'm dead before wars are fought with flesh-eating nanites and my living room furnature has to be fed twice a day...
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Whatever happend to the 4 day work week concept?
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Anyway, it was just a thought...
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You are absolutly right, however for those of us who don't...
Personally, I found this article cool for two reasons:
I never knew how easy it was to code stuff like this
To paraphrase Homer Simpson: Mmmmm Sparkles!
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