.. is the way the Retro Gamer magazine articles on "Why you must play..........."
What they do is gve a detailed break down of the what gameplay elements are used in the game, and how those work to enhance the gaming experience and make it an enjoyable experience. Also they give some history of how they game came to be and the situation of the gaming market it was released into.
As the games mentioned are not being sold in retail stores, there is no $$$ coercion factor that you get with current games.
I've tried several of the games and have discovered some worthwhile divertions of my time.
It only shows characters, not account names. Now in game spammers might make more of a go at it, ie - I noticed you have a "blah blah 2 handed sword", would you like to buy a "mega blah 2 handed sword".
Dear Rockstar, Could you please include an updated version of the 'hot coffee' easter egg in the next GTA, but with the ability to have the camera inside the car, as I believe this will be an excellent demonstration of your new technology. Yours sincelery
Eventually everything will be but dust. But we are but human and we want to give context to our lives.
The more you tighten your grip trying to hold everything, the more that will slip through your fingers. (yes I've paraphrased a starwars quote, so sue me:P)
And dont forget Machinae Supremacy, especially their cover of Great Gianna Sisters title tune.
Must admit the Visa Roster doing a cappella covers of Internation Karate was different but amusing.
I confess I've been getting hold of the recording of the original SID tunes, as I played lots of the games on the ol' C64. Many good tunes & memories:)
I wish that I could have gone to some of the retro gaming events in England to see some of these bands performing live, and one of them which had a light show setup by Jeff Minter (aka YAK), would have been a blast.
The reasons that Nintendo is doing so well IMO is: 1 - Market share.
Be it real or perceived, and yes you can say duh now:)
2 - Ease of development.
Nothing new or exciting in the hardware for the Wii over the GC. While the PS3 is making developers work hard just to get a handle on the new hardware. And the Xbox360 I'm not so sure about.
3 - Developer License Costs.
This I think is the sleeper argument. As previously Nintendo screwed this up when the N64 v PS1 generation came out, as they demanded more money from the developers to allow them to make games for their console, so most of them went to make PS1 games as it was cheaper, plus there was the advantage of manufacturing costs of cd versus cartridges.
Nintendo was arrogant then, but I believe they've learnt their lesson this time. Seems to be that Sony has taken a page out of Nintendos book and look to be repeating their mistake. But it remains to be seen if Sony will have an ace developer to make some exclusive games that gamers want, like Nintendo had Rare.
... was because there was a huge modding community that got to muck about and create their own content which was mostly shared for FREE!
That is the sort of episodic content that I like. Okay, there maybe quality control issues but until you've tasted sour, you won't know how sweet the good stuff is.
It just shits me. I've stopped watching tv, becuase of it. So I play more computer games, or read books, or draw or play music. I've stopped listening to radio, and just cd's, or mp3s. I dont go to the movies, I borrow dvd's off friends. I've stopped reading the newspaper and get just surf the web sites that have news. And block those ads that support them. I've put a no-junk mail sticker on my mail box. And thankfully in the city of canberra, roadside advertising is banned. The only way I find out about new products is through word of mouth from my friends, which I tend to observe how well it works for them for a while before I'll try it.
why not cover the roads with solar panels to help provide the power to transmit to the cars? They cover a lot of surface area already. Gonna have to 'improve' lots of roads of roads to make it feasible. But it might be cool/interesting/viable for vehicles that operate on a short circuit... maybe like race cars... now that would be cool, use it to modernise scaletrix.
couch cluster of them. But the only new thing here is the internet being used to hook up people. Most interest groups like bands, SCA, rpg/con/fandom etc have used something like this.
Why send someone who hasnt harmed anyone to jail? Wouldnt getting him to do community work be a better way of dealing with him? And a better use of your tax dollars?
I hope that Australia doesnt end up following America down this path.
I wonder if it would be usefull to be able to find other 'works' that are similar. Say like what happens with some online music shops.. you liked artist AAAAA, why not try some of BBBBB?
It reminds me of a short story by Bob Shaw where aliens were secretly buying up original earth art and replacing them with forgeries that were undetectable with our technology. Must go find it and re-read.
OT: Anyone want to buy my latest work of a chinese dragon drawn in celtic knotwork at the bargin price of AUS$100,000 ??:D Its original, one of a kind, no copies made, and actually looks good.
How many copies of a game get traded in as the days/weeks/months pass since the release date. As that is more of an indicator of wether the game sucks or is worth holding onto, IMO. Few copies of the game in the 2nd hand section gets my attention and gets me asking questions to the EB staff.
My buying habits are erratic, sometime I go by reviews, or word of mouth, or a continuing franchise that I've bought previous versions of. But wether I keep hold of a game or trade it in is based on wether I enjoyed playing the game.
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.. is the way the Retro Gamer magazine articles on "Why you must play ..........."
What they do is gve a detailed break down of the what gameplay elements are used in the game, and how those work to enhance the gaming experience and make it an enjoyable experience. Also they give some history of how they game came to be and the situation of the gaming market it was released into.
As the games mentioned are not being sold in retail stores, there is no $$$ coercion factor that you get with current games.
I've tried several of the games and have discovered some worthwhile divertions of my time.
Cheers
It only shows characters, not account names.
Now in game spammers might make more of a go at it, ie - I noticed you have a "blah blah 2 handed sword", would you like to buy a "mega blah 2 handed sword".
Dear Rockstar,
Could you please include an updated version of the 'hot coffee' easter egg in the next GTA, but with the ability to have the camera inside the car, as I believe this will be an excellent demonstration of your new technology.
Yours sincelery
Eventually everything will be but dust. But we are but human and we want to give context to our lives.
:P)
The more you tighten your grip trying to hold everything, the more that will slip through your fingers. (yes I've paraphrased a starwars quote, so sue me
just let me unzip it.
every poet is a thief
all keen with inspiration
and sing about their grief."
- U2
What would be the smallest size of object would have to collide with the sun to produce a change in the amount of solar radiation we receive on earth?
And dont forget Machinae Supremacy, especially their cover of Great Gianna Sisters title tune. Must admit the Visa Roster doing a cappella covers of Internation Karate was different but amusing. I confess I've been getting hold of the recording of the original SID tunes, as I played lots of the games on the ol' C64. Many good tunes & memories :)
I wish that I could have gone to some of the retro gaming events in England to see some of these bands performing live, and one of them which had a light show setup by Jeff Minter (aka YAK), would have been a blast.
Sony blew their chances.
But a semi-serious question though: Have sales of porn movies decressed with the greater availability of online content?
The reasons that Nintendo is doing so well IMO is: :)
1 - Market share.
Be it real or perceived, and yes you can say duh now
2 - Ease of development.
Nothing new or exciting in the hardware for the Wii over the GC. While the PS3 is making developers work hard just to get a handle on the new hardware. And the Xbox360 I'm not so sure about.
3 - Developer License Costs.
This I think is the sleeper argument. As previously Nintendo screwed this up when the N64 v PS1 generation came out, as they demanded more money from the developers to allow them to make games for their console, so most of them went to make PS1 games as it was cheaper, plus there was the advantage of manufacturing costs of cd versus cartridges.
Nintendo was arrogant then, but I believe they've learnt their lesson this time. Seems to be that Sony has taken a page out of Nintendos book and look to be repeating their mistake. But it remains to be seen if Sony will have an ace developer to make some exclusive games that gamers want, like Nintendo had Rare.
As the original system was not released here :( I'm not sure why Nintendo wont release the games to Australian users. Any ideas?
But you can get the games by changing your region to UK and then download. But the consumer shouldnt have to do that.
... was because there was a huge modding community that got to muck about and create their own content which was mostly shared for FREE!
That is the sort of episodic content that I like. Okay, there maybe quality control issues but until you've tasted sour, you won't know how sweet the good stuff is.
It just shits me.
I've stopped watching tv, becuase of it. So I play more computer games, or read books, or draw or play music.
I've stopped listening to radio, and just cd's, or mp3s.
I dont go to the movies, I borrow dvd's off friends.
I've stopped reading the newspaper and get just surf the web sites that have news. And block those ads that support them.
I've put a no-junk mail sticker on my mail box.
And thankfully in the city of canberra, roadside advertising is banned.
The only way I find out about new products is through word of mouth from my friends, which I tend to observe how well it works for them for a while before I'll try it.
or I'll have a boner to pick with you. Pity there's not much meat left on it :)
why not cover the roads with solar panels to help provide the power to transmit to the cars?
They cover a lot of surface area already.
Gonna have to 'improve' lots of roads of roads to make it feasible. But it might be cool/interesting/viable for vehicles that operate on a short circuit... maybe like race cars... now that would be cool, use it to modernise scaletrix.
couch cluster of them.
But the only new thing here is the internet being used to hook up people.
Most interest groups like bands, SCA, rpg/con/fandom etc have used something like this.
Why send someone who hasnt harmed anyone to jail?
Wouldnt getting him to do community work be a better way of dealing with him? And a better use of your tax dollars?
I hope that Australia doesnt end up following America down this path.
Santas list of naughty girls!!!
just footsteps in the sand.
I wonder if it would be usefull to be able to find other 'works' that are similar. Say like what happens with some online music shops.. you liked artist AAAAA, why not try some of BBBBB?
:D Its original, one of a kind, no copies made, and actually looks good.
It reminds me of a short story by Bob Shaw where aliens were secretly buying up original earth art and replacing them with forgeries that were undetectable with our technology. Must go find it and re-read.
OT: Anyone want to buy my latest work of a chinese dragon drawn in celtic knotwork at the bargin price of AUS$100,000 ??
paying someone to do a bit-shift operation on your 'number' to increase its significance :)
before you put on clothes, you have your be'fore skin'? :)
I'd call mine 'Bill' :D
since he'd be my 'Gate'-way to the internet
How many copies of a game get traded in as the days/weeks/months pass since the release date. As that is more of an indicator of wether the game sucks or is worth holding onto, IMO. Few copies of the game in the 2nd hand section gets my attention and gets me asking questions to the EB staff.
My buying habits are erratic, sometime I go by reviews, or word of mouth, or a continuing franchise that I've bought previous versions of. But wether I keep hold of a game or trade it in is based on wether I enjoyed playing the game.
why people should be proficent at the game 'Marble Madness' to move those marbles from start to finish faster :)