Agreed, it does like the "villa" multi-player level from Perfect Dark a little bit.
I do find it weird that in the tight confines of an N64 cartridge they would have left in this unused level. Apparently, however, they thought they had removed it, according to quotes on that page.
So, how does a whole level (albeit incomplete) slip through? I understand it's not loadable and is missing huge chunks but its still there. It reminds me of the hidden military secrets from the film "Cloak and Dagger"...
Insightful?
This isn't Microsoft doing this, it's a hack. This isn't a trend toward customizable consoles, where you'll have to make sure you meet specs.
The Sega Dreamcast and Atari Lynx were also speed-hacked. But, again, not by their manufacturers. Manufacturers of consoles enjoy economies of scale when they stick to ONE console with NO options.
It won't change and how you got that it would from this article blows my mind.
A downside is that the guy who runs Ambrosia is a real ahole, after reading posted comments of his on various mac forums. If this bothers you stay away. I agree, though, the company makes good products. The owner, however, makes me question the ethics of supporting them.
At 6'1" and 240lbs., the man has a BMI of 31.7, in the Obese category (even worse than Overweight). Sure, he may not be pushing 300lbs anymore, but he's still fat.
I have to disagree. There is no way the the CPU and GPU will be able to emulate previous Xbox games. Matched with the lack of a harddrive, this seems impossible.
In addition, unless I missed something about the current PIII 733mhz processor in the Xbox, it is CISC technology. The G5 is RISC technology. So, there will be yet another layer of emulation.
I highly doubt this machine will be powerful enough to emulate the first Xbox. How many Xbox emulators do you see for PC?
I don't get the "hoo-ha" over backwards compatibility. Sure, it probably helped PS2 sales, but what about the Game Cube? Were people angry that it couldn't play their N64 games?
From the looks of it, this is a completely different system than the current Xbox (different CPU and GPU just to name two key aspects) and thus why should we expect backwards compatibility just because the format of the discs is (likely to be) the same? The systems are poised to be very different.
I read about this in a gaming mag. Seems really iffy at best. According to the magazine, EVERYTHING is voice controlled. You don't just interact with people via the headset, you move your character, shoot things, etc. I can see this being really, really bad. In a tense situation, do you really want to be yelling "Shoot straight ahead. No, AHEAD. AHEAD!"
But if that "hammer" is only designed and used to break open people's heads, then yes, we should be concerned.
There are certain "hammers" that do not have other uses except for killing.
Uwe Boll makes Paul W.S. Anderson (director of Resident Evil) look like a John McTiernana (Die Hard). How does this guy continue to get films made?
Actually, how do either Uwe Boll or Paul W.S. Anderson continue to make films?
Terrible.
We can only hope, however, that future Uwe Boll films will continue to dig the grave of Jurgen Prochnow's career. A once proud actor reduced to "House of the Dead."
Agreed. If you have the money to afford 8 kids and a huge SUV, you can probably afford to pay more for parking. Don't even get me started on road taxes.
Right, which is why -because they use nicknames- the author would actually have to get permission from the real Gabe (Mike) that he wrote that. Otherwise, it's a whole can of worms. Hence the "unidentified"
KYLE
Hey Stan, did you see that rainbow this morning?
STAN
Yeah, it was huge!
CARTMAN
Eeh, I hate those things.
KYLE
Nobody hates rainbows!
STAN
Yeah, what's there to hate about rainbows?
CARTMAN
Eeh, you know, you'll just be sitting there, minding your own business, and they'll come marching in and crawling up your leg and start biting the inside of your ass, and you'll be all like "Ay! Get out of my ass, you stupid rainbows!"
STAN
Cartman, what the hell are you talking about?
CARTMAN
I'm talking about rainbows. I hate those frigging things.
KYLE
Rainbows are those little arches of color that show up during a rainstorm.
CARTMAN
Oh, rainbows! Oh yeah; I like those; those are cool.
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Agreed, it does like the "villa" multi-player level from Perfect Dark a little bit. I do find it weird that in the tight confines of an N64 cartridge they would have left in this unused level. Apparently, however, they thought they had removed it, according to quotes on that page. So, how does a whole level (albeit incomplete) slip through? I understand it's not loadable and is missing huge chunks but its still there. It reminds me of the hidden military secrets from the film "Cloak and Dagger"...
-10 years, old stale anti-mac argument. Welcome to the year 2004.
Insightful? This isn't Microsoft doing this, it's a hack. This isn't a trend toward customizable consoles, where you'll have to make sure you meet specs. The Sega Dreamcast and Atari Lynx were also speed-hacked. But, again, not by their manufacturers. Manufacturers of consoles enjoy economies of scale when they stick to ONE console with NO options. It won't change and how you got that it would from this article blows my mind.
He was already the star of an awesome, awesome videogame. You know, the one where you smash things... and then smash some more?
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Did you see the picture of the guy? He's no bodybuilder.
I thought you were going to write: "Everything's backwards compatible... simple turn the machine 180 degrees!"
The Genesis and Dreamcast were good choices, my Dreamcast is still my only "next-gen" system and gets a lot of play.
There is a very active DC emulation circle, you can emulate many a classic game system, do VCD, MP3, etc.
The Neo Geo Pocket, however... well, it sounds like you learned your lesson.
A good tale of who is actually buying these machines (the 'rents).
A downside is that the guy who runs Ambrosia is a real ahole, after reading posted comments of his on various mac forums. If this bothers you stay away. I agree, though, the company makes good products. The owner, however, makes me question the ethics of supporting them.
At 6'1" and 240lbs., the man has a BMI of 31.7, in the Obese category (even worse than Overweight). Sure, he may not be pushing 300lbs anymore, but he's still fat.
I have to disagree. There is no way the the CPU and GPU will be able to emulate previous Xbox games. Matched with the lack of a harddrive, this seems impossible. In addition, unless I missed something about the current PIII 733mhz processor in the Xbox, it is CISC technology. The G5 is RISC technology. So, there will be yet another layer of emulation. I highly doubt this machine will be powerful enough to emulate the first Xbox. How many Xbox emulators do you see for PC?
I don't get the "hoo-ha" over backwards compatibility. Sure, it probably helped PS2 sales, but what about the Game Cube? Were people angry that it couldn't play their N64 games? From the looks of it, this is a completely different system than the current Xbox (different CPU and GPU just to name two key aspects) and thus why should we expect backwards compatibility just because the format of the discs is (likely to be) the same? The systems are poised to be very different.
I read about this in a gaming mag. Seems really iffy at best. According to the magazine, EVERYTHING is voice controlled. You don't just interact with people via the headset, you move your character, shoot things, etc. I can see this being really, really bad. In a tense situation, do you really want to be yelling "Shoot straight ahead. No, AHEAD. AHEAD!"
Actually, he was referring to the practice (in the south) of saying "Coke" for any and all soda pop products.
No, actually, it would be pretty hard to use a video game to directly kill someone (bludgeoning?)
But if that "hammer" is only designed and used to break open people's heads, then yes, we should be concerned.
There are certain "hammers" that do not have other uses except for killing.
You could also cite "They Live" since most of Duke's lines come from that movie.
Uwe Boll makes Paul W.S. Anderson (director of Resident Evil) look like a John McTiernana (Die Hard). How does this guy continue to get films made? Actually, how do either Uwe Boll or Paul W.S. Anderson continue to make films? Terrible. We can only hope, however, that future Uwe Boll films will continue to dig the grave of Jurgen Prochnow's career. A once proud actor reduced to "House of the Dead."
Agreed. If you have the money to afford 8 kids and a huge SUV, you can probably afford to pay more for parking. Don't even get me started on road taxes.
Or retailers have stopped carrying GC products. That would be the alternate reading of your story.
Right, which is why -because they use nicknames- the author would actually have to get permission from the real Gabe (Mike) that he wrote that. Otherwise, it's a whole can of worms. Hence the "unidentified"
What do you know, so is retardate! http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=retardate
KYLE Hey Stan, did you see that rainbow this morning? STAN Yeah, it was huge! CARTMAN Eeh, I hate those things. KYLE Nobody hates rainbows! STAN Yeah, what's there to hate about rainbows? CARTMAN Eeh, you know, you'll just be sitting there, minding your own business, and they'll come marching in and crawling up your leg and start biting the inside of your ass, and you'll be all like "Ay! Get out of my ass, you stupid rainbows!" STAN Cartman, what the hell are you talking about? CARTMAN I'm talking about rainbows. I hate those frigging things. KYLE Rainbows are those little arches of color that show up during a rainstorm. CARTMAN Oh, rainbows! Oh yeah; I like those; those are cool.