It's this article. Again. That I see every single generation, both portable and console.
It's this simple. Nintendo knows it's power exists in first-generation titles, and it will never publish its A-list properties on other consoles. And as long as they don't, they will never fail.
I'm sure someone will, or already has, argued the VirtualBoy against the idea of Nintendo's continued success, and of course there's some merit there, but lets be honest, they were simply ahead of their time. After all, here we are a decade or two later, and what's the rage? A true 3D portable.
I could also argue that they're basically the only company still creating/publishing games that still hold to the old premise of gaming: that games should be fun - but that is admittedly opinion. And yes, I own a PS3 and an X360 - they are entertaining, in their own right. But none of their titles seem to induce that giddy Saturday morning feel of childhood quite like a Zelda game, or Smash Brothers.
Add in the fact that Nintendo produces the most polished and least buggy titles on the market, and... yeah. I think I'll buy a Wii U. Sony and their flat out abuse of their user base, and Microsoft and their pouting over 3rd party sales - can take a next gen dive.
No.
I have both, iPad and Kindle. I've used multiple tablets and eReaders. Tablets are hooooooorible for reading novels.
The one advantage that tablets have is the PDF. And PDFs are a terrible format for novels anyways (though not so much for technical manuals, cook books, etc. Anything with tables.)
I'm suprised no one's mentioned this yet (Well, so a quick CTRL+F says, anyway) but I use my PSP all the time as a eBook reader. With a copy of bookr ( http://bookr.sourceforge.net/ ), it's a nice elegent setup. True, the screen dimensions only allow a third of a page to be displayed at a time, but the little analog stick works nicely as a scroll wheel. For less than two bills, I'm guessing there are probably not a lot of cheaper solutions out there.
The one downside, IMHO, is that (Ok, besides being a Sony product) the bookr software only reads PDFs and plain text files, IIRC.
I'm afraid that I have to report that, in my personal experience, this is a bad idea. Every time I have tried to qualify myself as being a specialist in more than one area (even when true) it has lead to me not getting the job in question.
For your own sake, pick a specialty to sell yourself on. The rest of the knowledge will help you once you get in the door - but it will not help you get in the door.
Hey there,
I went through this same problem with my girlfriend before. She's a pro now, and we owe it to Serious Sam's co-op play. I will list my humble reasonings below:
1) Dying doesn't matter
There are unlimited lives, so there's really no penalty for getting killed over and over again.
2) HORDES of enemies
If she can get proficient at killing this many baddies at once, there's nothing she won't be able to overcome.
3) Wonky physics
Levels turn upside down, gravity pulls you from side to side, etc. Learn to expect the unexpected.
I would personally recommend either Serious Sam, or Serious Sam: Second Encounter (not to be confused with Serious Sam 2). Serious Sam 2 was fun, but did not have any of the above listed elements to it (at least, not at the point I've currently played it through to).
Since the game is an FPS it's a great place to start for the more hardcore action-oriented games you are likely to be into. An added bonus (at least for me) is that the game is a little bit older now, so if you have unequal computers, both are likely to handle this just fine.
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It's this article. Again. That I see every single generation, both portable and console. It's this simple. Nintendo knows it's power exists in first-generation titles, and it will never publish its A-list properties on other consoles. And as long as they don't, they will never fail. I'm sure someone will, or already has, argued the VirtualBoy against the idea of Nintendo's continued success, and of course there's some merit there, but lets be honest, they were simply ahead of their time. After all, here we are a decade or two later, and what's the rage? A true 3D portable. I could also argue that they're basically the only company still creating/publishing games that still hold to the old premise of gaming: that games should be fun - but that is admittedly opinion. And yes, I own a PS3 and an X360 - they are entertaining, in their own right. But none of their titles seem to induce that giddy Saturday morning feel of childhood quite like a Zelda game, or Smash Brothers. Add in the fact that Nintendo produces the most polished and least buggy titles on the market, and... yeah. I think I'll buy a Wii U. Sony and their flat out abuse of their user base, and Microsoft and their pouting over 3rd party sales - can take a next gen dive.
No. I have both, iPad and Kindle. I've used multiple tablets and eReaders. Tablets are hooooooorible for reading novels. The one advantage that tablets have is the PDF. And PDFs are a terrible format for novels anyways (though not so much for technical manuals, cook books, etc. Anything with tables.)
Of all the redesigns this is by far my favorite. Very nice. Writing this from my iPad everything seems to be working perfectly. Color me impressed.
Oh, thanks for the tip. I didn't know the bit about the battery. I was just bemoaning the somewhat limited battery life.
I'm suprised no one's mentioned this yet (Well, so a quick CTRL+F says, anyway) but I use my PSP all the time as a eBook reader. With a copy of bookr ( http://bookr.sourceforge.net/ ), it's a nice elegent setup. True, the screen dimensions only allow a third of a page to be displayed at a time, but the little analog stick works nicely as a scroll wheel. For less than two bills, I'm guessing there are probably not a lot of cheaper solutions out there. The one downside, IMHO, is that (Ok, besides being a Sony product) the bookr software only reads PDFs and plain text files, IIRC.
I'm afraid that I have to report that, in my personal experience, this is a bad idea. Every time I have tried to qualify myself as being a specialist in more than one area (even when true) it has lead to me not getting the job in question. For your own sake, pick a specialty to sell yourself on. The rest of the knowledge will help you once you get in the door - but it will not help you get in the door.
Hey there, I went through this same problem with my girlfriend before. She's a pro now, and we owe it to Serious Sam's co-op play. I will list my humble reasonings below: 1) Dying doesn't matter There are unlimited lives, so there's really no penalty for getting killed over and over again. 2) HORDES of enemies If she can get proficient at killing this many baddies at once, there's nothing she won't be able to overcome. 3) Wonky physics Levels turn upside down, gravity pulls you from side to side, etc. Learn to expect the unexpected. I would personally recommend either Serious Sam, or Serious Sam: Second Encounter (not to be confused with Serious Sam 2). Serious Sam 2 was fun, but did not have any of the above listed elements to it (at least, not at the point I've currently played it through to). Since the game is an FPS it's a great place to start for the more hardcore action-oriented games you are likely to be into. An added bonus (at least for me) is that the game is a little bit older now, so if you have unequal computers, both are likely to handle this just fine.