"Um, actually, yes they could be done if you could fit them on the cartridge. I have NFI why you'd claim otherwise."
Perhaps with the polygon count and number of textures cut in half. Because of its design, there is no way that the N64 could ever reproduce those games in their entirety. That is a hard fact. Live with it.
"Really? Then why is it that quite a few people have dual monitor setups? And don't tell me the stylus is a gimmick either, Palm's already proven that to not be true. So has the PC with its mouse."
How many people out there really have a dual screen setup on their PC? Why aren't there dual screen capable console systems?
This is a handheld gaming device we're talking about. The reason for voice recognition, dual screens and the stylus are hype-based. It is not a PDA nor is it a computer.
So your completely irrelevent point was?
"And they lack a backlit screen, wireless connectivity, powerful processor, etc. Battery life of an MD doesn't say much here. Partial credit for the MD's durability."
I never said that the PSP would have a great battery life. You, however. said something to the effect that the drive mechanism itself would be hoarding lots of power. The cited example proves your theory incorrect.
"It would be ignorant for you to assume that I don't know what I'm talking about, especially when the purpose of that remark is to somehow discredit me. Boy would you be embarrased to know that one can be a Nintendo zealot without actually hating Sony."
I see I cannot pull the wool over your eyes. My goal in life is to discredit nameless posters on Slashdot. How very clever of you to discover that.
Moving away from the topic for a moment, think about what you've just said and how you've been making uninformed assumptions of your own this entire time. The last sentence in the above section is evidence enough of that.
In any event, your bias is clear.
"So let me see if I understand this... your solution to the battery problem is to not use the unit you're so adamant about? Sorry bud, this is not a strong rebuttal. That's like saying "My car can only go 100 miles on a tank, but I really should ride a bike anyway." Distraction does not a good rebuttal make. Never mind that nobody ever said anything about playing an entire charge."
First off, I'm not stuck on my position with the PSP nor Sony as it would seem you are with Nintendo. I merely stated my thoughts and the reasons behind my decision to go with the PSP instead of the DS. If the feature sets were reversed, I'd easily be buying the DS.
Secondly, are you really that dense or is your memory just bad? If you'd read my first response, you'd see that my stance against playing games for very long periods of time was one of my original remarks and reasons for my acceptance of the PSP's battery life. It seems you're the one trying to skirt around the discussion.
Thirdly, I offered the idea of carrying a spare battery with you in the event that you can't bear the return to reality when the first one runs down.
"Actually, no, that doesn't render my remark 'useless' at all. Ponder on the practicality of that for a moment and you'll understand why. If you can't, then don't bother accusing me of being blinded by my biases."
Unless you have a car without an outlet or you're just being anal about having a cord attached to the handheld, your preconceived notion of not being able to use your car for power is absolutely moot.
"It can throw a few more prettier polygons on the screen. That's not a clear indicator that you can do 'more'. Compare the N64 to the original Playstation. The N64 could push prettier polygons, but the Playstation could throw more 'ugly' ones on the screen. About 3x the amount the N64 could. Sadly, niether system was really capable (graphically) of a game that the other couldn't."
FF7, FF8, FF9, MGS. Couldn't be done on N64, even if you could fit them on a cartridge.
"Funny, if you're ever pushing a button to pull up a map, then yes you'd actually be quite happy to have that second screen. Never mind what the stylus interface on the second screen adds to the mix. Again, not sure why you'd want less here."
Zelda. I don't ever recall thinking "Man, this game would be so much cooler if the map were ALWAYS present somehow". The dual screen capability is nothing more than gimmick. Same could be said for the stylus and voice recognition. This isn't a PDA. Nintendo is notorious for producing crap like this (ie. ROB, Zapper, jogging pad, SNES mouse, Super Scope 6, SFC modem, Virtual Boy, 64DD, etc.)
"BFD."
Yeah, nice argument against said technology. Like it or not, MemoryStick has become a standard storage medium that can be bought from any number of manufacturers. They range all the way up to 2GB in size as well.
"The cost of that 'good' is battery life and durability of the machine. Though I'm a Nintendo zealot/fanboy, I'm envious of this simply because I think it'll instantly mean better audio for the PSP. However, for a portable, I'm not impressed with this media. I loves my battery life. I loves my no-load-times. I loves my portable stuff not having moving parts to break."
Tell that to anyone who uses MD-based portable audio players. They seem to be pretty durable and have good battery life. Your admission of zealotry instantly brands you as a biased buttress for Nintendo with no actual clue as to what you're talking about. So far, from the statements you've made, that assessment has held true.
"You realize that comment sounds really stupid to anybody who's ever flown internationally or ridden in a car for 4 days straight driving to WallyWorld?"
You're preaching to the wrong person here. I take international flights quite often. Hell, I'm in the U.S. right now, though I live in Europe. Your comment is what sounds stupid, for jumping to the conclusion that I've never been in similar situations.
My statement still stands, anyone who plays for more than 5 hours a day needs to chill (OMG, what ever did people do BEFORE the GB/DS?!). Try reading a book sometime (they're quite entertaining), listen to some music, hold a conversation with the person next to you, draw something, do some creative writing...the possibilities are limitless. Your remark is rendered even more worthless in a car trip scenario where cigarette lighter adapters can be used.
You do get more. The PSP is quite a bit more powerful than the DS, has a larger screen (I don't need a separate screen for maps), supports MemorySticks and uses UMD media that has a higher storage capacity. People complain about the battery life, but it's fine. Anyone who plays on a handheld gaming system for more than 5 hours at a time, needs to find something else to do.
Just my thoughts.
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I'm sorry, but Fat Tire is crap. It tastes like burnt rubber or something.
Newcastle Brown is where it's really at.
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Dude looks like a lady.
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I guess using PUR filters for my homemade stillsuit is out then.
That's BS. Everyone is addicted if they actually smoke.
By which I don't mean people who smoke a single cigarette every weekend because they think it makes them look cool. Believe me, that's somewhat how I started, 12 years ago, and now I'm highly addicted.
If you're not a smoker, I don't think that you would understand.
Quality control should have caught it. I mean, hey if you get busted for having illegally obtained music that a friend put on your HD, you're still going to be held responsible. Same for Microsoft.
Why are you even defending them? You make it sound as though they have some kind of golden background (AC's, no piss jokes, please).
You're kidding, right? XM and IT are still used for both video games and electronic music composers. MIDI will never die and is used in many "amateur" and "professional" scenarios.
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Just carry a ghetto blaster around instead! I'm sure that'd be much less obtrusive. ;)
"Um, actually, yes they could be done if you could fit them on the cartridge. I have NFI why you'd claim otherwise."
Perhaps with the polygon count and number of textures cut in half. Because of its design, there is no way that the N64 could ever reproduce those games in their entirety. That is a hard fact. Live with it.
"Really? Then why is it that quite a few people have dual monitor setups? And don't tell me the stylus is a gimmick either, Palm's already proven that to not be true. So has the PC with its mouse."
How many people out there really have a dual screen setup on their PC? Why aren't there dual screen capable console systems?
This is a handheld gaming device we're talking about. The reason for voice recognition, dual screens and the stylus are hype-based. It is not a PDA nor is it a computer.
So your completely irrelevent point was?
"And they lack a backlit screen, wireless connectivity, powerful processor, etc. Battery life of an MD doesn't say much here. Partial credit for the MD's durability."
I never said that the PSP would have a great battery life. You, however. said something to the effect that the drive mechanism itself would be hoarding lots of power. The cited example proves your theory incorrect.
"It would be ignorant for you to assume that I don't know what I'm talking about, especially when the purpose of that remark is to somehow discredit me. Boy would you be embarrased to know that one can be a Nintendo zealot without actually hating Sony."
I see I cannot pull the wool over your eyes. My goal in life is to discredit nameless posters on Slashdot. How very clever of you to discover that.
Moving away from the topic for a moment, think about what you've just said and how you've been making uninformed assumptions of your own this entire time. The last sentence in the above section is evidence enough of that.
In any event, your bias is clear.
"So let me see if I understand this... your solution to the battery problem is to not use the unit you're so adamant about? Sorry bud, this is not a strong rebuttal. That's like saying "My car can only go 100 miles on a tank, but I really should ride a bike anyway." Distraction does not a good rebuttal make. Never mind that nobody ever said anything about playing an entire charge."
First off, I'm not stuck on my position with the PSP nor Sony as it would seem you are with Nintendo. I merely stated my thoughts and the reasons behind my decision to go with the PSP instead of the DS. If the feature sets were reversed, I'd easily be buying the DS.
Secondly, are you really that dense or is your memory just bad? If you'd read my first response, you'd see that my stance against playing games for very long periods of time was one of my original remarks and reasons for my acceptance of the PSP's battery life. It seems you're the one trying to skirt around the discussion.
Thirdly, I offered the idea of carrying a spare battery with you in the event that you can't bear the return to reality when the first one runs down.
"Actually, no, that doesn't render my remark 'useless' at all. Ponder on the practicality of that for a moment and you'll understand why. If you can't, then don't bother accusing me of being blinded by my biases."
Unless you have a car without an outlet or you're just being anal about having a cord attached to the handheld, your preconceived notion of not being able to use your car for power is absolutely moot.
"It can throw a few more prettier polygons on the screen. That's not a clear indicator that you can do 'more'. Compare the N64 to the original Playstation. The N64 could push prettier polygons, but the Playstation could throw more 'ugly' ones on the screen. About 3x the amount the N64 could. Sadly, niether system was really capable (graphically) of a game that the other couldn't."
FF7, FF8, FF9, MGS. Couldn't be done on N64, even if you could fit them on a cartridge.
"Funny, if you're ever pushing a button to pull up a map, then yes you'd actually be quite happy to have that second screen. Never mind what the stylus interface on the second screen adds to the mix. Again, not sure why you'd want less here."
Zelda. I don't ever recall thinking "Man, this game would be so much cooler if the map were ALWAYS present somehow". The dual screen capability is nothing more than gimmick. Same could be said for the stylus and voice recognition. This isn't a PDA. Nintendo is notorious for producing crap like this (ie. ROB, Zapper, jogging pad, SNES mouse, Super Scope 6, SFC modem, Virtual Boy, 64DD, etc.)
"BFD."
Yeah, nice argument against said technology. Like it or not, MemoryStick has become a standard storage medium that can be bought from any number of manufacturers. They range all the way up to 2GB in size as well.
"The cost of that 'good' is battery life and durability of the machine. Though I'm a Nintendo zealot/fanboy, I'm envious of this simply because I think it'll instantly mean better audio for the PSP. However, for a portable, I'm not impressed with this media. I loves my battery life. I loves my no-load-times. I loves my portable stuff not having moving parts to break."
Tell that to anyone who uses MD-based portable audio players. They seem to be pretty durable and have good battery life. Your admission of zealotry instantly brands you as a biased buttress for Nintendo with no actual clue as to what you're talking about. So far, from the statements you've made, that assessment has held true.
"You realize that comment sounds really stupid to anybody who's ever flown internationally or ridden in a car for 4 days straight driving to WallyWorld?"
You're preaching to the wrong person here. I take international flights quite often. Hell, I'm in the U.S. right now, though I live in Europe. Your comment is what sounds stupid, for jumping to the conclusion that I've never been in similar situations.
My statement still stands, anyone who plays for more than 5 hours a day needs to chill (OMG, what ever did people do BEFORE the GB/DS?!). Try reading a book sometime (they're quite entertaining), listen to some music, hold a conversation with the person next to you, draw something, do some creative writing...the possibilities are limitless. Your remark is rendered even more worthless in a car trip scenario where cigarette lighter adapters can be used.
You do get more. The PSP is quite a bit more powerful than the DS, has a larger screen (I don't need a separate screen for maps), supports MemorySticks and uses UMD media that has a higher storage capacity. People complain about the battery life, but it's fine. Anyone who plays on a handheld gaming system for more than 5 hours at a time, needs to find something else to do.
Just my thoughts.
I'm sorry, but Fat Tire is crap. It tastes like burnt rubber or something. Newcastle Brown is where it's really at.
Dude looks like a lady.
I guess using PUR filters for my homemade stillsuit is out then.
I just read that as "Ballmer Threatens Linux, Patents Lawsuits."
Too much coffee.
Love the fibre optic feces. :)
Blue and black lights? That is so corny. It's like a gaudy, retro pool-hall environment.
The last time I pulled up KLite, I saw at least 37 petabytes being shared.
Keep in mind, that's only a single p2p network.
That's BS. Everyone is addicted if they actually smoke.
By which I don't mean people who smoke a single cigarette every weekend because they think it makes them look cool. Believe me, that's somewhat how I started, 12 years ago, and now I'm highly addicted.
If you're not a smoker, I don't think that you would understand.
Quality control should have caught it. I mean, hey if you get busted for having illegally obtained music that a friend put on your HD, you're still going to be held responsible. Same for Microsoft. Why are you even defending them? You make it sound as though they have some kind of golden background (AC's, no piss jokes, please).
Did you get ordained through the Universal Life Church too? ;)
You're kidding, right? XM and IT are still used for both video games and electronic music composers. MIDI will never die and is used in many "amateur" and "professional" scenarios.
The search speed is very fast (I have playlists with up to 6,000 songs). What do you mean by "smart playlists"?
If you like fancy skins, you can get thsoe. If you like nice formatting, you can get that too. All fully customizable.
The fb2k formatting language is _extremely_ powerful.
Go here. You can also find a working Winamp reg code there.
I think Geiss still works on MilkDrop. It also works beautifully under foobar2000.
Maybe I'll check it out again. Usually I have fb minimized or running MilkDrop fullscreen, so skinning kind of gets forgotten.
Those are some pretty cool looking skins though.
it's: a contraction for "it is" It's also a contraction for "it has".
It might be time to upgrade from that Trident 8900.
I always did like Obi-Wan's quotes.
There is a freeform skin plugin for foobar. I forget the name of it since I like my custom formatting strings. Check around on Hydrogen Audio.
That's exactly what I was thinking. I've been using fb2k for quite some time now and, honestly, I could not see myself ever going back to Winamp.