I think the DS most resembles my first Nintendo gaming experience. Good old Green House. Flip-open, dual screens...I remember begging my grandfather to get one for me and it was one of those specialty type stores (like Sharper Image) and it cost something like $100 bucks. I know it was expensive.
If you buy an Xbox you'll need to get a mod chip and a larger hard drive and install it. That's about all there is to it. You'll also have a controller to use on all your games.
As far as the emulation goes, I would say that the NES and Genesis are 100%. I think the SNES is pretty much 100% other than maybe a games with custom chips that don't work properly. They all run at full speed with sound. Even Surreal64 (emulating the n64) has many games that run at full speed w/ sound. MameoX is working really well now that they added in virtual memory support. It worked great before but it couldn't load the larger roms on the Xbox...now it can. Almost all of the emulators you can get for the Xbox are ported from their Win version so you can expect about the same results on the Xbox.
As an added bonus to your "ultimate console" you can use Xbox Media Center and stream movies, music, photos, etc, from a network share. And if you decide to get some Xbox games to play but can't get online to play them because Xbox Live bans you for having your Xbox modded you can get XLink Kai http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/ and play on it for free. They even wrote a firmware update for the Linksys WRT54G (which is what I use) so you don't have to use a PC to setup games online. It's all done through XBMC.
ColecoVision/Adam Emulator
Apple ][ emulator
Atari 800/5200/130/320/XL/XE Emulator
Intellivision Emulator
Nintendo64 emulator
Laserdisc Arcade Emulator (Dragons Lair, Space Ace)
Sega master system Emulator
Game Gear Emulator
Sega CD
Sega 32X
Nintendo
Super Nintendo
Gameboy / Gameboy Advance
Killer Instinct 1 and 2 arcade
Turbo Graphics 16
Atari Lynx
Mame
NeoGeo CD
NeoGeo Pocket Color
Wonderswan
Playstation
and
Scumm (Lucas Arts Games)
...and I may be missing a few. The Playstation emulator sucks a bit but everything else works like it should. I gives the option to play almost all the games of the past...and that's more that I'll probably ever play.
Re:Let me be the first to say something POSITIVE
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Xbox 360 Lightsynth
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...and not everyone that reads games.slashdot.org are into the FPS and MMORPGs.
I think Super Marion Brothers 3 and the movie Tango and Cash came out around the same time. I remember seeing the movie with my parents and some friends and then going home to take turns between 4 or 5 people playing SMB3. For some reason, after watching that movie, we started calling the Mario brothers "Tango Mario" and "Luigi Cash" and it kind of stuck with us. We were kind of strange I guess.
I was thinking the same thing. They didn't actually do the best/worst of all time since they left off about 10 or so years from the Star Wars games they chose from. Even if the majority of their readers weren't alive in the 80's you would think they would have at least a little interest in the games from the classic systems. If anything they are funny to look at because the abilities of the machines were so limited.
I was hoping to see an Atari game on the list or maybe the arcade version of Return of the Jedi http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=R&game_ id=9305. I thought it was a fun game and I loved playing it in the arcades. The control felt right with the game play and the keyboard/emulator combo doesn't do it justice.
Yeah, I'm with you.
"The dawn of audio in games dates back to the 1970, where games like Pong, Asteroids and the board game, Simon, were released. The implementation of Game Music began in the early 1980, where games like PacMan and Donkey Kong used small melodies in completions or endings of the game (McDonald, 2004)."
Re:They can already boot homebrew code from memsti
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PSP UMD Format Cracked
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and.... sorry to reply to my own post, but it looks like the ISOs are very small.
Paradox has released ISO files of several PSP games.
So far, the following titles are reported to have been ripped:
Vampire_Chronicle_The_Chaos_Tower_JAP_PSP-PARADOX [407.4MB in 29 files].
Wipeout_Pure_USA_PSP-PARADOX [132.9MB in 10 files].
Ridge_Racers_JAP_PSP-PARADOX [491.4MB in 35 files].
Read the NFO here
Looks like this, and the other items that have been coming out lately are sparking quite alot of interest in the homebrew code scene.
Also, it should be said that the UMD uses a standard iso9669 format on the disc itself, so the ISO can be burnt and read on a regular cd or dvd.
The games are NOT playable in this format however. That will probablly still take time to figure out.
This, coupled with the elf2pbp wrapper could make for some interesting times ahead.
They can already boot homebrew code from memstick
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PSP UMD Format Cracked
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· Score: 3, Interesting
According to this:
Elf to PBP convertor v0.3 - homebrew now possible!
Internal Reality have released Elf to PBP convertor which is a program that allows you to convert a ELF file compiled for the PSP and convert it into a PBP file which is runnable on a PSP via the memory stick. This means that homebrew is now possible but there is one limitation to this which is you will need a Japanese v1.00 firmware to run the converted file, a v1.50 Japanese PSP or US PSP (any version) will not work.
I've never been to digg.com but I was checking it out. It looks like any user can submit articles on digg. The G4 article was submitted by Deviant_Tech and this is the only article he has ever submitted (then again, he has only been a member since April 24th). At least it isn't Kevin Rose directly spreading an article that talks trash about him.
...and to me, the whole Something Awful review (is that what this is, a review of G4?) comes of as bitter. This article is comparing what it used to be with what it is now. Things change. Corin Tuckers Stalker needs to get over the fact that G4 is not the same channel as it was before and it has a different format working for it.
I just re-read the article and it still comes off as a lot of hate. G4 is at attempting to grow and develop better programing as they move along.
*purely speculative from this point on*
Maybe this troll in the form of an article has something to do with the fact that Somethnig Awful hasn't been invited to be on any of the G4 shows. I know I've seen Drew Curtis from Fark.com on there along with many other people that have no celebrity status other than what has developed for them on the Internet. Actually G4 does a lot for the otherwise regular people with interesting pages online. They're getting these people on national television and giving them even more exposure to the people that might not have heard of their site before. That's a great service...a service that hasn't been extended to Something Awful and now I can't imagine it ever will.
I have no pre-G4 bias...but here is my .02
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Something Awful on G4TV
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I didn't have access to the channel back when it was TechTV and I've only had the chance to view what is now G4. That being said, I like the channel enough to watch (at least Attack of the Show) on a daily basis. Sometimes what I see is a repeat of things I've already read about that day online, but it is still presented in an entertaining way and I can relate to the humor/personalities of the cast (Kevin Rose, Kevin Pereira, Sarah Lane, Brendan Moran). I like Icons and even Formula D is starting to become interesting to me.
Cheat pains me. That Kristin Holt is not the person for the job. I think the execs feel that all geek/gamers need is some decent looking girl repeating what was written down on a piece of paper to host the show and it'll work great. I'm 26 and that formula doesn't cut it for me anymore. I wish I could have seen Adam Sessler back when he was supposed to be good at what he does, but I missed the boat on that one. When it's him and Morgan Webb talking in those damn monotone voices doing reviews I can't imagine either of them play a crucial role in keeping X-Play alive. I need something with more personality.
The worst part of G4 is the repeat shows. I'm not talking about just reruns from the night before...or even the week before. Just today at lunch I was flipping through the channels and heard the voice of Adam Sessler talking about the future PSP...before they even knew when it would come out or how much it would cost. I know every show can't be brand new but at least keep it within a relative time range. Replaying a show that is so extremely dated doesn't work well when your dealing with something that has to stay up to date. It would be like watching reruns of the news from 5 months ago.
It was only a matter of time.
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I was thinking about MTV and the lack of dedicated video game programming the other day. G4 is starting to take steps to appeal to more than just non gamers (first with Anime Unleashed and now with Formula D, Street Fury and G4 Sports) which makes them seem more like the current MTV with every new program. The host of Street Fury comes off like a poor-man version of Xzbit and it's painful for me to listen to him talk. With the gaming market growing and pulling in large sums of the consumer dollar it seems natural for MTV to start heading in this direction at least in some form. It won't be long before we have an MTV game channel.
Look at the Xbox 360 unveiling... it will be happening on MTV and not the one channel that devotes almost everything to Video Games / Technology.
...and on a side note (off topic bit of info) Kevin Rose, Kevin Pereira, Sarah Lane and Brendan Moran make G4 worth watching. Watching/listing to Kristin Holt, Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb read back scripted lines about video games into the monitor remind me of extremely bad porno movie dialog. Give me more of the first four...or at least more people like them.
My guess is that the gym has a problem with people using the swipe card of another user to access the gym without paying. They are losing money by people sharing accounts to access the equipment without each person paying for an account. The fingerprint method is much more effective for the average joe gym user. Their friends can't just bum their thumbprint to access them gym and now they will need a membership of their own.
Karaoke Revolution was a great game to get everyone playing...and for the first time ever it had my parents handling an Xbox control. For the most part Karaoke Revolution puts everyone at an equal level and no one feels like they could possibly suck any worse than the person that went before them. It goes great with beer and helps loosen people up. Great choice as a game for the non-gamer.
I can't remember if it was the EGM/Hero Super Tour 2 or some other game magazine that hosted this particular game competition but the excitement of being there was a great moment for me.
After seeing "The Wizard" I wanted to be in video game competitions more than anything. I finished 1st in my area during the Blockbuster Video Game Championship only to lose out in the regional games at FunSphere. The next year I finished first in my age division while my younger brother took 1st place in his. We played in the 1st EGM/Hero Super Tour and brought home various little prizes for the mini-competitions they had. A year or two later we attended another video game tournament hosted by some magazine at a mall in Dallas. We knew they would have some sort of competition but we didn't know what game would be involved. After playing the various demos and new games they announced the tournament would be played on Primal Rage. Not the most popular fighter by any means and a game that neither of us had played more than a few times. While waiting for the tournament to start we practiced on a demo machine, exchanged ideas and techniques and wished each other luck. We played through the competition, slowly moving up the ranks until it was the final battle...and it was between the two brothers. It was so exciting for us to hear them announce our names over the intercom system, calling it the family battle and to have all eyes on us for this final moment. I felt like a celebrity. When the dust finally settled it was my younger brother that took the victory. Even though I lost I had a blast making it to the end and playing against my brother. It's something I'll remember for a very long time.
If they build the Xbox 360 like the current Xbox they might just not install a hard drive on the cheap version but it will still have a place for an IDE connection. This could work out good for those that are interested in modding one (if it becomes possible). You buy the cheap one, mod it and install your own hard drive, the size you want. I know I immediately replaced my 8gig Xbox hard drive with a 120gig. Now the 8gig just sits around collecting dust.
I can play the piano, drums, trumpet and I enjoy all types of music. Personally, I buy games like those mentioned above because they are fun to play. The same reason I ordered Band Brothers for the DS yesterday. The same reason I imported a DDR machine from Korea and a Beatmania IIDX machine from Hong Kong...well, OK, I imported the machines because they are fun AND I thought other people would find them entertaining enough to pay to play them and make me some cash.
I don't play "Bass Fishing" on any console because I don't find it entertaining. I also don't fish at all. It's not something I enjoy.
To each his own, but I've always wondered about people who simulate things that really aren't that difficult or expensive to do in real life...
Yeah, what is up with all of those people that play football, baseball, soccer, boxing, hockey, bmx, skateboarding, etc, etc, video games? Why don't they just go out and do it in real life? It's not really difficult or expensive to do any of the above things. I think they do it because it's fun.
I know your post was some lame attempt at sarcasm but you do realize that are people that enjoy music/rhythm games and game specific controllers aren't just a Nintendo thing...don't you?
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix - (dancepad) - Xbox
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 - (dancepad) - Xbox
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme - (dancepad) - PS2
DDR Max - (dancepad) - PS2
DDR Max 2 - (dancepad) - PS2
TAIKO: Drum Master - (drums) - PS2
...and of course Donkey Konga - (bongos) - Gamecube
with Donkey Konga 2 coming out in May. If you count import games there are so many more controller specific games that are only used for one or two games. Some of us actually like to import them. It was great to see Taiko drum master come out in the US...just seeing it at Best Buy was exciting and a step in the right direction. Maybe someday we won't have to import every music game because they'll actually be released in the US! Everyone should get to try Guitar Freaks (guitar control) Keyboard Mania (keyboard control) Drum Mania (drum control) Beatmania (turntable/keyboard control) just to name a few.
i can't for the life of me remember any of music from any tron game
I'll help you out with the Tron thing:
Do do dee
Do do dee
Do do dee do Deee do do do
do do dee
do do dee
do do dee do Deee do do do
I think I could pick out music from Halo if I heard it in concert. I'm humming it now. I can't believe people don't remember music from Sonic The Hedgehog. I'd say that one is about as planted in my memory as Super Mario Brothers.
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You can find everything at xbox-scene.com It has tutorials, reviews, news and a good forum for getting tips on how to get things done.
New for the Nintendo Gameboy Advance:
The Hunt: Rise of the Cartriadge!!
...is this a joke? It's so small so it can fit in your pocket. Yeah, you knew that already.
I think the DS most resembles my first Nintendo gaming experience. Good old Green House. Flip-open, dual screens...I remember begging my grandfather to get one for me and it was one of those specialty type stores (like Sharper Image) and it cost something like $100 bucks. I know it was expensive.
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I actually found a picture of one on ebay.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte
If you buy an Xbox you'll need to get a mod chip and a larger hard drive and install it. That's about all there is to it. You'll also have a controller to use on all your games.
As far as the emulation goes, I would say that the NES and Genesis are 100%. I think the SNES is pretty much 100% other than maybe a games with custom chips that don't work properly. They all run at full speed with sound. Even Surreal64 (emulating the n64) has many games that run at full speed w/ sound. MameoX is working really well now that they added in virtual memory support. It worked great before but it couldn't load the larger roms on the Xbox...now it can. Almost all of the emulators you can get for the Xbox are ported from their Win version so you can expect about the same results on the Xbox.
As an added bonus to your "ultimate console" you can use Xbox Media Center and stream movies, music, photos, etc, from a network share. And if you decide to get some Xbox games to play but can't get online to play them because Xbox Live bans you for having your Xbox modded you can get XLink Kai http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/ and play on it for free. They even wrote a firmware update for the Linksys WRT54G (which is what I use) so you don't have to use a PC to setup games online. It's all done through XBMC.
After modding the original Xbox I have:
...and I may be missing a few. The Playstation emulator sucks a bit but everything else works like it should. I gives the option to play almost all the games of the past...and that's more that I'll probably ever play.
ColecoVision/Adam Emulator
Apple ][ emulator
Atari 800/5200/130/320/XL/XE Emulator
Intellivision Emulator
Nintendo64 emulator
Laserdisc Arcade Emulator (Dragons Lair, Space Ace)
Sega master system Emulator
Game Gear Emulator
Sega CD
Sega 32X
Nintendo
Super Nintendo
Gameboy / Gameboy Advance
Killer Instinct 1 and 2 arcade
Turbo Graphics 16
Atari Lynx
Mame
NeoGeo CD
NeoGeo Pocket Color
Wonderswan
Playstation
and
Scumm (Lucas Arts Games)
...and not everyone that reads games.slashdot.org are into the FPS and MMORPGs.
I think Super Marion Brothers 3 and the movie Tango and Cash came out around the same time. I remember seeing the movie with my parents and some friends and then going home to take turns between 4 or 5 people playing SMB3. For some reason, after watching that movie, we started calling the Mario brothers "Tango Mario" and "Luigi Cash" and it kind of stuck with us. We were kind of strange I guess.
I was thinking the same thing. They didn't actually do the best/worst of all time since they left off about 10 or so years from the Star Wars games they chose from. Even if the majority of their readers weren't alive in the 80's you would think they would have at least a little interest in the games from the classic systems. If anything they are funny to look at because the abilities of the machines were so limited.
_ id=9305. I thought it was a fun game and I loved playing it in the arcades. The control felt right with the game play and the keyboard/emulator combo doesn't do it justice.
I was hoping to see an Atari game on the list or maybe the arcade version of Return of the Jedi http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=R&game
Yeah, I'm with you. "The dawn of audio in games dates back to the 1970, where games like Pong, Asteroids and the board game, Simon, were released. The implementation of Game Music began in the early 1980, where games like PacMan and Donkey Kong used small melodies in completions or endings of the game (McDonald, 2004)."
The closest you will get right now is at http://www.neoflash.com/
and.... sorry to reply to my own post, but it looks like the ISOs are very small.
Paradox has released ISO files of several PSP games.
So far, the following titles are reported to have been ripped:
Vampire_Chronicle_The_Chaos_Tower_JAP_PSP-PARADOX [407.4MB in 29 files].
Wipeout_Pure_USA_PSP-PARADOX [132.9MB in 10 files].
Ridge_Racers_JAP_PSP-PARADOX [491.4MB in 35 files].
Read the NFO here
Looks like this, and the other items that have been coming out lately are sparking quite alot of interest in the homebrew code scene.
Also, it should be said that the UMD uses a standard iso9669 format on the disc itself, so the ISO can be burnt and read on a regular cd or dvd.
The games are NOT playable in this format however. That will probablly still take time to figure out.
This, coupled with the elf2pbp wrapper could make for some interesting times ahead.
According to this:
w s&file=article&sid=486&tbid=6
Elf to PBP convertor v0.3 - homebrew now possible!
Internal Reality have released Elf to PBP convertor which is a program that allows you to convert a ELF file compiled for the PSP and convert it into a PBP file which is runnable on a PSP via the memory stick. This means that homebrew is now possible but there is one limitation to this which is you will need a Japanese v1.00 firmware to run the converted file, a v1.50 Japanese PSP or US PSP (any version) will not work.
If you are a developer and are lucky enough to have a v1.00 Japanese PSP then visit the homepage at http://www.internalreality.com/ for more information. You can discuss this news on the forum post here started by gbafan.
http://emuholic.emuboards.com/modules.php?name=Ne
You are correct. I've noticed G4 talking about IGN more and more and they are getting together for their E3 coverage.
Thanks for the info
I've never been to digg.com but I was checking it out. It looks like any user can submit articles on digg. The G4 article was submitted by Deviant_Tech and this is the only article he has ever submitted (then again, he has only been a member since April 24th). At least it isn't Kevin Rose directly spreading an article that talks trash about him.
Here are the comments for the article on digg
http://digg.com/links/G4_What_Art_Thou?
...and to me, the whole Something Awful review (is that what this is, a review of G4?) comes of as bitter. This article is comparing what it used to be with what it is now. Things change. Corin Tuckers Stalker needs to get over the fact that G4 is not the same channel as it was before and it has a different format working for it.
I just re-read the article and it still comes off as a lot of hate. G4 is at attempting to grow and develop better programing as they move along.
*purely speculative from this point on* Maybe this troll in the form of an article has something to do with the fact that Somethnig Awful hasn't been invited to be on any of the G4 shows. I know I've seen Drew Curtis from Fark.com on there along with many other people that have no celebrity status other than what has developed for them on the Internet. Actually G4 does a lot for the otherwise regular people with interesting pages online. They're getting these people on national television and giving them even more exposure to the people that might not have heard of their site before. That's a great service...a service that hasn't been extended to Something Awful and now I can't imagine it ever will.
I didn't have access to the channel back when it was TechTV and I've only had the chance to view what is now G4. That being said, I like the channel enough to watch (at least Attack of the Show) on a daily basis. Sometimes what I see is a repeat of things I've already read about that day online, but it is still presented in an entertaining way and I can relate to the humor/personalities of the cast (Kevin Rose, Kevin Pereira, Sarah Lane, Brendan Moran). I like Icons and even Formula D is starting to become interesting to me.
Cheat pains me. That Kristin Holt is not the person for the job. I think the execs feel that all geek/gamers need is some decent looking girl repeating what was written down on a piece of paper to host the show and it'll work great. I'm 26 and that formula doesn't cut it for me anymore. I wish I could have seen Adam Sessler back when he was supposed to be good at what he does, but I missed the boat on that one. When it's him and Morgan Webb talking in those damn monotone voices doing reviews I can't imagine either of them play a crucial role in keeping X-Play alive. I need something with more personality.
The worst part of G4 is the repeat shows. I'm not talking about just reruns from the night before...or even the week before. Just today at lunch I was flipping through the channels and heard the voice of Adam Sessler talking about the future PSP...before they even knew when it would come out or how much it would cost. I know every show can't be brand new but at least keep it within a relative time range. Replaying a show that is so extremely dated doesn't work well when your dealing with something that has to stay up to date. It would be like watching reruns of the news from 5 months ago.
I was thinking about MTV and the lack of dedicated video game programming the other day. G4 is starting to take steps to appeal to more than just non gamers (first with Anime Unleashed and now with Formula D, Street Fury and G4 Sports) which makes them seem more like the current MTV with every new program. The host of Street Fury comes off like a poor-man version of Xzbit and it's painful for me to listen to him talk. With the gaming market growing and pulling in large sums of the consumer dollar it seems natural for MTV to start heading in this direction at least in some form. It won't be long before we have an MTV game channel.
...and on a side note (off topic bit of info) Kevin Rose, Kevin Pereira, Sarah Lane and Brendan Moran make G4 worth watching. Watching/listing to Kristin Holt, Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb read back scripted lines about video games into the monitor remind me of extremely bad porno movie dialog. Give me more of the first four...or at least more people like them.
Look at the Xbox 360 unveiling... it will be happening on MTV and not the one channel that devotes almost everything to Video Games / Technology.
My guess is that the gym has a problem with people using the swipe card of another user to access the gym without paying. They are losing money by people sharing accounts to access the equipment without each person paying for an account. The fingerprint method is much more effective for the average joe gym user. Their friends can't just bum their thumbprint to access them gym and now they will need a membership of their own.
Karaoke Revolution was a great game to get everyone playing...and for the first time ever it had my parents handling an Xbox control. For the most part Karaoke Revolution puts everyone at an equal level and no one feels like they could possibly suck any worse than the person that went before them. It goes great with beer and helps loosen people up. Great choice as a game for the non-gamer.
I can't remember if it was the EGM/Hero Super Tour 2 or some other game magazine that hosted this particular game competition but the excitement of being there was a great moment for me.
After seeing "The Wizard" I wanted to be in video game competitions more than anything. I finished 1st in my area during the Blockbuster Video Game Championship only to lose out in the regional games at FunSphere. The next year I finished first in my age division while my younger brother took 1st place in his. We played in the 1st EGM/Hero Super Tour and brought home various little prizes for the mini-competitions they had. A year or two later we attended another video game tournament hosted by some magazine at a mall in Dallas. We knew they would have some sort of competition but we didn't know what game would be involved. After playing the various demos and new games they announced the tournament would be played on Primal Rage. Not the most popular fighter by any means and a game that neither of us had played more than a few times. While waiting for the tournament to start we practiced on a demo machine, exchanged ideas and techniques and wished each other luck. We played through the competition, slowly moving up the ranks until it was the final battle...and it was between the two brothers. It was so exciting for us to hear them announce our names over the intercom system, calling it the family battle and to have all eyes on us for this final moment. I felt like a celebrity. When the dust finally settled it was my younger brother that took the victory. Even though I lost I had a blast making it to the end and playing against my brother. It's something I'll remember for a very long time.
If they build the Xbox 360 like the current Xbox they might just not install a hard drive on the cheap version but it will still have a place for an IDE connection. This could work out good for those that are interested in modding one (if it becomes possible). You buy the cheap one, mod it and install your own hard drive, the size you want. I know I immediately replaced my 8gig Xbox hard drive with a 120gig. Now the 8gig just sits around collecting dust.
I can play the piano, drums, trumpet and I enjoy all types of music. Personally, I buy games like those mentioned above because they are fun to play. The same reason I ordered Band Brothers for the DS yesterday. The same reason I imported a DDR machine from Korea and a Beatmania IIDX machine from Hong Kong...well, OK, I imported the machines because they are fun AND I thought other people would find them entertaining enough to pay to play them and make me some cash.
I don't play "Bass Fishing" on any console because I don't find it entertaining. I also don't fish at all. It's not something I enjoy.
To each his own, but I've always wondered about people who simulate things that really aren't that difficult or expensive to do in real life...
Yeah, what is up with all of those people that play football, baseball, soccer, boxing, hockey, bmx, skateboarding, etc, etc, video games? Why don't they just go out and do it in real life? It's not really difficult or expensive to do any of the above things. I think they do it because it's fun.
I know your post was some lame attempt at sarcasm but you do realize that are people that enjoy music/rhythm games and game specific controllers aren't just a Nintendo thing...don't you?
...and of course Donkey Konga - (bongos) - Gamecube
with Donkey Konga 2 coming out in May. If you count import games there are so many more controller specific games that are only used for one or two games. Some of us actually like to import them. It was great to see Taiko drum master come out in the US...just seeing it at Best Buy was exciting and a step in the right direction. Maybe someday we won't have to import every music game because they'll actually be released in the US! Everyone should get to try Guitar Freaks (guitar control) Keyboard Mania (keyboard control) Drum Mania (drum control) Beatmania (turntable/keyboard control) just to name a few.
Karaoke Revolution - (microphone) - PS2/Xbox
Karaoke Revolution Vol.2 - (microphone) - PS2
Karaoke Revolution Vol.3 - (microphone) - PS2
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix - (dancepad) - Xbox
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 - (dancepad) - Xbox
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme - (dancepad) - PS2
DDR Max - (dancepad) - PS2
DDR Max 2 - (dancepad) - PS2
TAIKO: Drum Master - (drums) - PS2
i can't for the life of me remember any of music from any tron game
I'll help you out with the Tron thing:
Do do dee
Do do dee
Do do dee do Deee do do do
do do dee
do do dee
do do dee do Deee do do do
I think I could pick out music from Halo if I heard it in concert. I'm humming it now. I can't believe people don't remember music from Sonic The Hedgehog. I'd say that one is about as planted in my memory as Super Mario Brothers.