Same thing happens to my dreamcast yet that was a HUGE success in Japan.
Do this for me: count the number of American cars you see in Japan. Count the number of Japanese cars you see in America. Japan has a very protectionist economy, it wouldn't surprise me if that's why the Xbox is down.
A billion? I doubt it. There are what, 6 billion people on earth? It takes two to tango, so that's 3 billion pairs (hypothetically - assuming 1:1 M/F). A good proportion of those people are single, elderly, children, etc. I think millions has got to be closer than billion.
The difference is that your kid playing an M-rated game won't kill him but when your car crashes into a Semi and he's seatbeltless, it will.
Seatbelts are a good thing and as far as reducing mortality, yes, it is for the public good to mandate them.
Great post, Ieshan. I love the "firearms are tools" argument. Yes, "tools" that have one purpose: to destroy. Yes, cars kill people too. But they provide transportation to millions and allow higher productivity. A car's sole purpose is not to run people down. A gun's sole purpose is to shoot. And shooting causes destruction.
And you don't shoot a gun to do accounting, folks.
I think he might have meant that Tengen games in general were found to be fine (the Tetris issue is a whole 'nother ballgame). But in general, I believe Game Over shows that Tengen games were legit and Nintendo wasn't able to stop them.
That's an awesome idea! Actually, I wouldn't mind a whole page of Spielberg characters with walkie-talkies (the beach landing from Saving Private Ryan?). Unfortunately my photoshop skills suck.
Educated gamers know that sending more troops to Iraq would not necessarily mitigate the dangers of roadside bombs and ambushes -- it'd simply present more targets
So we should reduce the number of targets to zero? I like your thinking!
Many people enjoyed both sequels very much. Yes, and many people (as evidenced by ticket sales) liked Star Wars: Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. However, the majority still holds that they are terrible movies.
Given that the brothers are pretty decent directors, I would be very surprised if they made dreadful movies. There was never any intention for the first movie to have sequels. Once it was a huge hit, it got sequels. This implies that money had a role. As far as them never directing crap, "Assassins" and "Bound" might have some words with you. And I see where you're going with William Shakespeare, but please don't use his name in the same sentence as Matrix 2 or 3.
The acting was stiff and wooden, the special effects were overwrought (technically excellent, but incredibly obvious), the script was bad (and far worse than M1). Are these my opinions? Yes. But they are shared by the majority of people and critics. Among critics, the Matrix usually averages 4/5 stars, Reloaded 3/5 stars and Revolutions 3/5 stars. Does it not make you wonder why so many people don't like the second and third film? This isn't some blind hatred - many people have different opinions than yourself. It's fine that you like them, they are fun action movies. But as films themselves, they are very weak (IMO).
Having worked for the Tigard, OR Nordstrom's, I can tell you that although they accept returns without receipt, they also catalog your returns. So, if you returned your 5th item that year without receipt you'd be flagged (I don't remember the exact number).
Why not just take a remote control into the theater and keep pressing the power button. At the very least, it'll be annoying to anyone with nightvision googles.
Having been through Montana (and from a family of people from Montana), I learned what a true "Cowboy" or "Farmer" looks like. It's not what you see at a country concert. A farmer, rancher, cowboy works really really hard and usually looks really really weathered. A redneck/fake cowboy/country star only works really really hard at looking like they're the real deal.
To those of us who've seen the real deal, it's a joke. Good post Quill_28, most farmers are not all about getting drunk or riding rodeo or listening to Toby Keith.
Oh, yes, because multi-button mouses aren't available for the mac. And you can't use a standard multi-button USB mouse with your mac. Believe me, back in 1999 when I got my B&W g3 and used a Microsoft USB MULTI-BUTTON mouse with it, I almost crapped myself. I somehow beat the odds.
BTW, this means that your joke might have been relevant in 1998. Maybe.
I can't think of a more stale, worn-out cliché than the "boss fight".
There's nothing better than playing a game where you fight normal enemies/soldiers (Contra) and then end each stage fighting someone who is 3-4x your size. It makes perfect sense. The bad guys will always send a whole slew of worthless soldiers at you but spice things up a bit with the giant they've been hiding in a closet somewhere.
"You could be asleep, walking, running, sitting down to eat. It can hit ya," said Eddie Wilson, Kimber's father.
Good post. Unfortunately, I read it as "You could be asleep, walking, running, sitting down to eat. I can hit ya", implying that the causes of the attack could be sleep, walking, running, sitting or a punch from your father. It makes sense both ways, I guess.
You do realize that by far more American soldiers have died since the "war" has been over right? And that guerrilla warfare has been taken up by the true believers in that country. Why isn't his government coming back? We "beat" Afganistan and the Taliban is coming back there.
We may have bombed Iraq over a weekend but that war is certainly not done.
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Same thing happens to my dreamcast yet that was a HUGE success in Japan.
Do this for me: count the number of American cars you see in Japan. Count the number of Japanese cars you see in America. Japan has a very protectionist economy, it wouldn't surprise me if that's why the Xbox is down.
A billion? I doubt it. There are what, 6 billion people on earth? It takes two to tango, so that's 3 billion pairs (hypothetically - assuming 1:1 M/F). A good proportion of those people are single, elderly, children, etc. I think millions has got to be closer than billion.
...that millions of people across the world partake in every day.
The difference is that your kid playing an M-rated game won't kill him but when your car crashes into a Semi and he's seatbeltless, it will. Seatbelts are a good thing and as far as reducing mortality, yes, it is for the public good to mandate them.
I think his point was the design forces left-handed people to use the stylus with their right hand. Get it now?
And you don't shoot a gun to do accounting, folks.
I think he might have meant that Tengen games in general were found to be fine (the Tetris issue is a whole 'nother ballgame). But in general, I believe Game Over shows that Tengen games were legit and Nintendo wasn't able to stop them.
I love videogames and all, but I fail to see the point of speed runs (but do see the point of actual running).
Hands down the funniest geek joke I've read in quite some time. Congrats.
That's an awesome idea! Actually, I wouldn't mind a whole page of Spielberg characters with walkie-talkies (the beach landing from Saving Private Ryan?). Unfortunately my photoshop skills suck.
So we should reduce the number of targets to zero? I like your thinking!
Given that the brothers are pretty decent directors, I would be very surprised if they made dreadful movies. There was never any intention for the first movie to have sequels. Once it was a huge hit, it got sequels. This implies that money had a role. As far as them never directing crap, "Assassins" and "Bound" might have some words with you. And I see where you're going with William Shakespeare, but please don't use his name in the same sentence as Matrix 2 or 3.
The acting was stiff and wooden, the special effects were overwrought (technically excellent, but incredibly obvious), the script was bad (and far worse than M1). Are these my opinions? Yes. But they are shared by the majority of people and critics. Among critics, the Matrix usually averages 4/5 stars, Reloaded 3/5 stars and Revolutions 3/5 stars. Does it not make you wonder why so many people don't like the second and third film? This isn't some blind hatred - many people have different opinions than yourself. It's fine that you like them, they are fun action movies. But as films themselves, they are very weak (IMO).
For your sig: it's Shubs and Zuul's. Just FYI.
What a psychological conundrum: how do you ignore something that's completely false? Woah!
Agreed. Why is it that if one hates the dreadful Matrix 2 and 3 they don't get them? I got them alright, and what was there was terrible.
D'oh! That's my Best Buy. And yes, it sucks (though more from crappy service and selection).
Having worked for the Tigard, OR Nordstrom's, I can tell you that although they accept returns without receipt, they also catalog your returns. So, if you returned your 5th item that year without receipt you'd be flagged (I don't remember the exact number).
Why not just take a remote control into the theater and keep pressing the power button. At the very least, it'll be annoying to anyone with nightvision googles.
To those of us who've seen the real deal, it's a joke. Good post Quill_28, most farmers are not all about getting drunk or riding rodeo or listening to Toby Keith.
BTW, this means that your joke might have been relevant in 1998. Maybe.
There's nothing better than playing a game where you fight normal enemies/soldiers (Contra) and then end each stage fighting someone who is 3-4x your size. It makes perfect sense. The bad guys will always send a whole slew of worthless soldiers at you but spice things up a bit with the giant they've been hiding in a closet somewhere.
Good post. Unfortunately, I read it as "You could be asleep, walking, running, sitting down to eat. I can hit ya", implying that the causes of the attack could be sleep, walking, running, sitting or a punch from your father. It makes sense both ways, I guess.
Good kneejerk, though!
Thanks AC for the link! That's truly a fascinating and disturbing site! I just wasted 45 minutes wading through that (in between "working")
We may have bombed Iraq over a weekend but that war is certainly not done.