Back in the day, wars were fought for territory. The invading country benefited not only from the resources on the land, but also forced labor of the native people as well as the prestige of expanding the empire.
During the 19th and 20th centuries, due to social theorists, economic trends and costly revolutions, empires no longer seemed worthwhile. However, the nations who had colonies remained close to those governments and still reaped alot of benefits from their former colonies.
I think that because of global economics and other factors, powerful nations no longer colonize or occupy weaker ones, but rather install and maintain friendly governments a nation such as the USA, its citizens, and corporations can benefit from cheaper resources, including labor.
Game scores, over the ages:
MGS: 10
MGS2: 9
MSG3: 7
Hmm.
Seems no one else agrees with you.
Umm, where did you get your numbers from? I got mine from www.gamerankings.com :
MGS: 92.7%
MGS2: 95.1%
MGS3: 91.4%
MGS3 is an excellent game that was overlooked by big names such as Grand Theft Auto, Halo 2, Half-Life 2, and World of Warcraft being released at roughly about the same time.
I'm surprised no one mentioned this game. I assume it's because it was released about the same time as Halo2, GTA:SA, Half-Life 2, WoW.
I expected MGS3 to be a run-of-the-mill sequel. I was wrong. It's excellent. The enemy AI and gameplay have been vastly improved. The final boss battle scene is beautiful, and there's a boss battle that takes place over a huge area.
On top of this, the game story is excellent. Seriously, check this game out.
SBC has history of poor customer service. The following two issues are examples of my experience with SBC.
1. The short story is that SBC owed me ~$100 bucks. Over the course of a year, I spoke to several SBC reps over the phone to get back my money. Each time I was told a check would be cut and/or someone would call me back about the issue. I finally decided to sit down and state the facts in a well organized letter to SBC Customer Service (with legal overtones) with attached "exhibits". Lo and Behold, the day SBC receives the letter I get a call (apology) directly from its Executive Office. Within a week of this conversation I have my money.
2. SBC DSL tech support closed my trouble ticket without contacting me as they said they would. But more importantly, they closed the ticket without fixing my problem.
Also, by the end of WWII the Japanese had developed aircrafts that were more advanced than those of the U.S. These aircraft didn't enter the mass production phase. However, the U.S. government hired these Japanese engineers to help design U.S. fighter jets which adopted much of the Japanese design.
EA and Sega have had sour relations starting sometime during the days of the Sega Genesis (or was it the Sega Saturn). In any case, at some point EA refused to make games for any Sega console ever again.
Perhaps someone with more knowledge on the subject would care to elaborate. I want to say it had something to do with the Sega developing its Sega Sports brand, but that may be incorrect.
The companies that want to compete with the ipod need to add more features. Personally, I'd like to see some Sony portable minidisc features added to an MP3 player such as:
Detachable battery pack that allows one to use regular AA batteries (ie: you forgot to recharge the ipod last night)
Backlit remote which displays music title, battery life. The remote would also allow one to switch albums.
Hah, that brings back memories of getting WCII installed on the family PC. I had problems getting the game to run because it complained of insufficient expanded and extented memory.
This led me to read the DOS book, and my interest in computers took off from there.
I thought WCII was a great game: "You cannot defeat the Dhrakkai!"
I don't purchase games based on the major website reviews or reviews from any magzine publications. I use www.gamefaqs.com. Nearly every game on that site has a review section where members submit reviews.
A week or two after a game's release, I can get a pretty good distribution of reviews on a 10-point scale. If 90% of the reviewers give the game an 8, 9, or 10, I can usually assume the game is quality.
However, such high scores can be a result of fanboy-ism...which is why I don't read more than two 10/10 reviews. I usually read, a 9/10, a few 7/10 or 8/10 and a few If I deem a game worthy of my consideration, I'll visit sources to obtain a free trial and I'll buy the game if it's good.
Consumers want sequels, that's why developers make them. Popular and enterntaining (read: good) sequels consistently sell well.
On the otherhand rehashed, rushed and shoddy sequels sell poorly (See Eidos games).
Sega consistently released original titles and didn't remake alot of older franchises that they could have such as Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, etc. Sega is now merged with Sammy.
Developers need to make sequels to help ensure that they can stay in business. They'll also throw out some original titles, which is essentially a risk.
TV:Yesterday I bought a Hauppauge PVR-150 $99 - $20 MIR)at MicroCenter. I tried out SageTV which downloads my local cable company's TV guide and gives me PVR capabilities.
Music:I use iTunes to organize my music. I have some decent PC speakers, but if I want to listen to some music in the living room, I connect an RCA cable from the line-out jack on my laptop to my stereo system. I share the music wirelessly using iTunes on my PCs with my wireless router.
Of course my PC organizes photos and video files, e-books, etc. In short, my PC handles home media to my satisfaction, saves space, and allows me to modify it to my taste.
It's not like Cingular has anything except cellphone service
Cingular is actually a joint-venture between BellSouth Corp and SBC Communications, Inc. If you have both Cingular mobile phone service and SBC telephone service, you can combine the Cingular and SBC bills into one statement.
They used to be a 3rd party device for the gameboy advance that allowed you to output the gba display to a TV. But Nintendo's release of the Gameboy Advance Player for the Game Cube made that product obsolete.
When the gov't sets the Threshold Limit Value (TLV) of a substance to a certain level, it does not necessarily mean that exposure to that substance below that level is safe.
I'm no expert, but I'm familiar with US gov't regulations on occupational exposure to some toxic substances. I've seen situations where the gov't sets a TLV and assures the population that "this is still well below safe concentrations." Yet, over the course of decades the TLV is gradually reduced several times as TLV levels previously thought to be safe are proven unsafe.
This typically happens when the effects of a harmful substancet don't surface for several years. I think the gradual reduction of TLVs is due partly to huge industries that know that TLV reductions increase their cost of business.
I agree. I can't imagine anyone thinking that the DS can enhance someone's sex appeal. If you're a kid with a DS, you'll probably look cool among your peers.
If you're an adult with a DS you'll either look like geek or a professional who is wasting time, depending on the circumstances.
Yeah, they shouldn't have made both getting to the last boss difficult AND the last boss itself as difficult as they are. I gave up because the metroids pushing me off the cliffs annoyed the hell out of me.
My parents never restricted me from watching TV when I was growing up. Today, I probably "watch" about 3hrs of TV per week, and that's only because I'd be in the living room while my roommate watches TV.
The interesting thing, is that my roommate's parents restricted her from watching TV when she was growing up, but today, she watches alot of TV. This is also true of people I've met who had similar restrictions or people who did not have cable TV when they were young.
My point is that I haven't seen that placing these kind of no-TV restrictions actually work. I find that a person who watches alot of TV are not necessarily TV junkies and given an alternative activity that is interesting to that person, would rather engage in that activity.
I'm no parent, but I think if you allow your kid the opportunity to explore other activities, the kid will limit his own TV watching.
This machine has potential to well in an adult-orientated arcade such as Dave & Busters. D&B is a restaurant, bar, arcade, and amusement center in one.
I imagine a ringing cell phone is frustrating for the professor giving the lecture. Perhaps other students in the class are irritated as well. The fact is that in certain situations, the ring of a cell phone is annoying and distracting for many people.
I know of a judge who has a rule in his courtroom that states that he will confiscate any cell phones that ring in his courtroom. I imagine you get the phone back at the end of the proceedings, but I'm sure anyone who reads this rule posted on his door thinks twice about leaving their cell phone on or in ring mode.
Online I often read about PS2s and PS1s failing. I have never had a problem with these systems nor has a friend of mine. I wonder if something in the air like cigarette smoke increases the risk of PS failure. Or maybe I play my systems as much as others.
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Back in the day, wars were fought for territory. The invading country benefited not only from the resources on the land, but also forced labor of the native people as well as the prestige of expanding the empire.
During the 19th and 20th centuries, due to social theorists, economic trends and costly revolutions, empires no longer seemed worthwhile. However, the nations who had colonies remained close to those governments and still reaped alot of benefits from their former colonies.
I think that because of global economics and other factors, powerful nations no longer colonize or occupy weaker ones, but rather install and maintain friendly governments a nation such as the USA, its citizens, and corporations can benefit from cheaper resources, including labor.
Game scores, over the ages: MGS: 10 MGS2: 9 MSG3: 7 Hmm. Seems no one else agrees with you. Umm, where did you get your numbers from? I got mine from www.gamerankings.com : MGS: 92.7% MGS2: 95.1% MGS3: 91.4% MGS3 is an excellent game that was overlooked by big names such as Grand Theft Auto, Halo 2, Half-Life 2, and World of Warcraft being released at roughly about the same time.
I'm surprised no one mentioned this game. I assume it's because it was released about the same time as Halo2, GTA:SA, Half-Life 2, WoW.
I expected MGS3 to be a run-of-the-mill sequel. I was wrong. It's excellent. The enemy AI and gameplay have been vastly improved. The final boss battle scene is beautiful, and there's a boss battle that takes place over a huge area.
On top of this, the game story is excellent. Seriously, check this game out.
SBC has history of poor customer service. The following two issues are examples of my experience with SBC.
1. The short story is that SBC owed me ~$100 bucks. Over the course of a year, I spoke to several SBC reps over the phone to get back my money. Each time I was told a check would be cut and/or someone would call me back about the issue. I finally decided to sit down and state the facts in a well organized letter to SBC Customer Service (with legal overtones) with attached "exhibits". Lo and Behold, the day SBC receives the letter I get a call (apology) directly from its Executive Office. Within a week of this conversation I have my money.
2. SBC DSL tech support closed my trouble ticket without contacting me as they said they would. But more importantly, they closed the ticket without fixing my problem.
Also, by the end of WWII the Japanese had developed aircrafts that were more advanced than those of the U.S. These aircraft didn't enter the mass production phase. However, the U.S. government hired these Japanese engineers to help design U.S. fighter jets which adopted much of the Japanese design.
EA and Sega have had sour relations starting sometime during the days of the Sega Genesis (or was it the Sega Saturn). In any case, at some point EA refused to make games for any Sega console ever again.
Perhaps someone with more knowledge on the subject would care to elaborate. I want to say it had something to do with the Sega developing its Sega Sports brand, but that may be incorrect.
The companies that want to compete with the ipod need to add more features. Personally, I'd like to see some Sony portable minidisc features added to an MP3 player such as:
Detachable battery pack that allows one to use regular AA batteries (ie: you forgot to recharge the ipod last night)
Backlit remote which displays music title, battery life. The remote would also allow one to switch albums.
Mic input to record concerts and lectures
Console hardware sales data is very helpful to game developers. It's the very reason why the PS2 has more games developed for it than the XB or GC.
Hah, that brings back memories of getting WCII installed on the family PC. I had problems getting the game to run because it complained of insufficient expanded and extented memory.
This led me to read the DOS book, and my interest in computers took off from there.
I thought WCII was a great game: "You cannot defeat the Dhrakkai!"
Yes, and soon after the box office flop known as Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Square's president, Hisashi Suzuki, resigned.
Square reported a net loss of $80 million USD that year, which is likely due to the movie's failure.
I don't purchase games based on the major website reviews or reviews from any magzine publications. I use www.gamefaqs.com. Nearly every game on that site has a review section where members submit reviews.
A week or two after a game's release, I can get a pretty good distribution of reviews on a 10-point scale. If 90% of the reviewers give the game an 8, 9, or 10, I can usually assume the game is quality.
However, such high scores can be a result of fanboy-ism...which is why I don't read more than two 10/10 reviews. I usually read, a 9/10, a few 7/10 or 8/10 and a few If I deem a game worthy of my consideration, I'll visit sources to obtain a free trial and I'll buy the game if it's good.
Consumers want sequels, that's why developers make them. Popular and enterntaining (read: good) sequels consistently sell well.
On the otherhand rehashed, rushed and shoddy sequels sell poorly (See Eidos games).
Sega consistently released original titles and didn't remake alot of older franchises that they could have such as Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, etc. Sega is now merged with Sammy.
Developers need to make sequels to help ensure that they can stay in business. They'll also throw out some original titles, which is essentially a risk.
I have a PC that I decided to employ as an all-out entertainment hub:
Games: GameCube, X-box, & PS2 are connected to it via a VGA box. In addition to this I've got arcade and console emulators.
TV:Yesterday I bought a Hauppauge PVR-150 $99 - $20 MIR)at MicroCenter. I tried out SageTV which downloads my local cable company's TV guide and gives me PVR capabilities.
Music:I use iTunes to organize my music. I have some decent PC speakers, but if I want to listen to some music in the living room, I connect an RCA cable from the line-out jack on my laptop to my stereo system. I share the music wirelessly using iTunes on my PCs with my wireless router.
Of course my PC organizes photos and video files, e-books, etc. In short, my PC handles home media to my satisfaction, saves space, and allows me to modify it to my taste.
a version in english was leaked last week i believe
One can argue that the GC version of Soul Calibur sold best beacause it had Link as the special character.
I know someone who has both a PS2 and GC. One of the 3 games he owns for the Cube is Soul Calibur 2 because it has Link as the extra character.
As a note the extra character in the PS2 version is Heiachi from the Tekken series. The Xbox's character is Spawn from the comics.
It's not like Cingular has anything except cellphone service Cingular is actually a joint-venture between BellSouth Corp and SBC Communications, Inc. If you have both Cingular mobile phone service and SBC telephone service, you can combine the Cingular and SBC bills into one statement.
They used to be a 3rd party device for the gameboy advance that allowed you to output the gba display to a TV. But Nintendo's release of the Gameboy Advance Player for the Game Cube made that product obsolete.
When the gov't sets the Threshold Limit Value (TLV) of a substance to a certain level, it does not necessarily mean that exposure to that substance below that level is safe.
I'm no expert, but I'm familiar with US gov't regulations on occupational exposure to some toxic substances. I've seen situations where the gov't sets a TLV and assures the population that "this is still well below safe concentrations." Yet, over the course of decades the TLV is gradually reduced several times as TLV levels previously thought to be safe are proven unsafe.
This typically happens when the effects of a harmful substancet don't surface for several years. I think the gradual reduction of TLVs is due partly to huge industries that know that TLV reductions increase their cost of business.
I agree. I can't imagine anyone thinking that the DS can enhance someone's sex appeal. If you're a kid with a DS, you'll probably look cool among your peers.
If you're an adult with a DS you'll either look like geek or a professional who is wasting time, depending on the circumstances.
Yeah, they shouldn't have made both getting to the last boss difficult AND the last boss itself as difficult as they are. I gave up because the metroids pushing me off the cliffs annoyed the hell out of me.
My parents never restricted me from watching TV when I was growing up. Today, I probably "watch" about 3hrs of TV per week, and that's only because I'd be in the living room while my roommate watches TV. The interesting thing, is that my roommate's parents restricted her from watching TV when she was growing up, but today, she watches alot of TV. This is also true of people I've met who had similar restrictions or people who did not have cable TV when they were young. My point is that I haven't seen that placing these kind of no-TV restrictions actually work. I find that a person who watches alot of TV are not necessarily TV junkies and given an alternative activity that is interesting to that person, would rather engage in that activity. I'm no parent, but I think if you allow your kid the opportunity to explore other activities, the kid will limit his own TV watching.
This machine has potential to well in an adult-orientated arcade such as Dave & Busters. D&B is a restaurant, bar, arcade, and amusement center in one.
I hear the version going around has French audio with English subtitles.
I imagine a ringing cell phone is frustrating for the professor giving the lecture. Perhaps other students in the class are irritated as well. The fact is that in certain situations, the ring of a cell phone is annoying and distracting for many people. I know of a judge who has a rule in his courtroom that states that he will confiscate any cell phones that ring in his courtroom. I imagine you get the phone back at the end of the proceedings, but I'm sure anyone who reads this rule posted on his door thinks twice about leaving their cell phone on or in ring mode.
Online I often read about PS2s and PS1s failing. I have never had a problem with these systems nor has a friend of mine. I wonder if something in the air like cigarette smoke increases the risk of PS failure. Or maybe I play my systems as much as others.