Nanotechnology has potential for being beneficial, but I'm sure it will also have potential for being harmful. It isn't like some magical thing that will solve all our problems that the right wingers are keeping from us. Either way, it should be researched carefully and thoroughly.
I think that a closer investigation of politics pretty much reveals that most members of both major parties are up for sale to the highest bidders.
Just pull up the voting records for Dianne Feinstein (D-RIAA/MPAA...errr D-California) and
you'll see what I mean. When they aren't whoring off votes for corporate cash, the two parties are
fighting with eachother like little kids,
pointing fingers at eachother whenever something
goes wrong.
Most of the Democrats are voting along with Republicans in destroying our civil liberties in the wake of this current situation. Both parties have no regard for the Constitution. It seems that those on the left want to trash the 2nd. Amendment, and those on the right want to trash the 4th. Amendment. Either way we lose something.
The whole "Christian" charade that the right wing puts on is getting old, I agree. Most of them forget fun Bible phrases such as, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." They go on and on about homosexuals ruining everything, but I'm sure most of them have had their taste of Washington DC prostitutes.
Of course, the left has a nice charade of being on the side of free expression, civil liberties.
Also a barrel of lies in recent days, considering how most of them seem to support all these new, laws we've been seeing that are putting us on a nice course for becoming just another police state.
Computers could have done a lot more than they have
for our society than they have. Nanotech has the potential to do a lot more for our society than it will... partially thanks to the bonehead laws passed by politicians in favor of entities who would watch you bleed and die if it made them five bucks. It isn't just the Republicans. The Democrats are equally at fault. Really, I don't know why these jokers have stuck around since generally, nobody has much confidence in their abilities.
As people said, it was not very FF-ish.
It wasn't even really a decent sci-fi movie.
They failed to explain a lot of things except
the whole crazy philosophy of it all.
Really, I feel this game was _most_ similar to FF7 with the whole nonsense about how people's spirits are really part of the planet, and that they must return to the planet's main spirit for the planet to survive and grow. The concept was, IMO, executed
rather poorly in the movie.
Agreed... summoning in FF8 sucked. Fortunately they
fixed that problem in FF9, creating a short version of the summons.
Summoning in FF10 is much different, though, in that when you summon a monster, you actually control it (rather than your party) with commands until it is unsummoned or its HP becomes low. As far as the animations when it is summoned initially... hopefully they didn't do anything elaborate, or at least did something like in FF9. I haven't personally played 10 yet.
Really, I don't think a DVD player is really a
selling feature of a console for most people.
Sure, the DVD playback feature on my Playstation 2
is nice. I suppose that on a system the size of the Game Cube, DVD player capability coupled with a portable screen like Interact would make a good system for a road trip.
However, my consoles are in the living room. In my place there are 5 different machines capable of playing DVDs. After a while, the DVD feature isn't a big deal.
How come Microsoft has yet to show me a lineup of games making it worthwhile to buy an XBox, then?
IIRC, Square is still on board with Sony, exclusively. IIRC, Konami, Capcom, and most developers are making games for all three major consoles right now as well.
I think Sony is more pissed that people are pirating games.
You have a right to defend yourself against ILLEGAL searches, be it in your home, your car, or your computer system.
The problem is that we have a government that is becoming increasingly oppresive. All three branches of our government are basically for sale to the highest bidder. We have lawmakers and people in positions of power who don't really care about the Constitution.
The government has locked people away for nothing more than expressing opinions in the past. I don't want the FBI knocking down my door because they read an email I wrote saying that I disagree with John Ashcroft's latest violations of the Constitution.
Well, I'm not gonna get started on how misleading
the post on Slashdot is (see other posts). I see
nothing wrong with a compiling a list of games and
toys parents _might_ want to avoid. Afterall, it is much better that a private organization makes a suggestion rather than having the government force you to do it.
However, there
is a bunch of stuff I don't like on their page.
Even programs with some violence have redeeming
factors. As much as I dislike DBZ, the redeeming
factor is that Goku is able to turn his enemies
into allies. He also constantly rejects offers
for positions of power at the right hand of the
supervillain he's fighting - choosing to defend
his life and family on Earth.
Most of these parents say that violence doesn't solve anything, yet it is safe to assume that many
of them support our bombing the heck out of
Afghanistan.
Also, one of the pages linked to refers to school outcasts, like those responsible for school shootings, as "freaks" and seems to downplay the
teasing they got at school (he mentions it only once), primarily blaming Hollywood.
These groups of parents also grew up watching westerns. The Westerns they watched were certainly
not as violent as most R Rated movies today, but
they tended to depict Native Americans and Hispanics as violent criminals and savages.
Some of these groups bash today's programming while
defending the stuff they watched - saying that their generation didn't spawn any violent killers (which is false).
I think these groups do provide a quick fix. There is nothing wrong with trying to keep your 8 year old away from games like Metal Gear Solid 2. I wouldn't let a small kid touch it, that is for sure. But I think most people ignore that we put our kids under lots of stress. We put the pressure on them to do well in school and to excel in sports or activities so that they can build up a "resume" for colleges that sport a 4.5 GPA, activity in music, and a varisty sport every term, as well as charity work on the side. It seems to have gotten even worse since my days in High School. I've heard that now parents are starting to enroll their kids in cram schools even in elementary school! People have been using these for SATs (I did well on mine without attending one of these BS schools), but it is my understanding that cram courses for AP exams and such are getting popular.
It is no wonder why people apparently get addicted to video games, where they are placed in worlds where they are heroes, and don't really have to worry about making their parents proud of them, or getting a good grade.
I think we'll probably soon see an increase in teen suicides within the next 10 years due to all of this, but I won't be surprised when honor students who do badly on one test and get yelled at by their parents don't start pulling out weapons and firing.
After seeing those demos, I'm about 10 times less likely to consider AT&T broadband, and I'm NEVER going to visit boston.com ever, ever again. It doesn't seem to me that one doesn't want to ANNOY THE HELL out of potential customers, but these ads seem specifically designed to do just that.
Hate to say it, but that is basically what this is all about. Protecting artists, my ass. US Companies don't want to wait for programmers and other "DMCA Violaters" to come to the USA for conferences to throw them in jail for 25 years for providing competition to their products.
With this, they'll be able to do it no matter where you are. Sadly, the only place where these people might be safe now is Communist China, though 25 years from now that might not be so bad considering the direction we're taking in the West.
Let me guess that you HAVE NOT PLAYED Luigi's Mansion. It plays totally different than any of the Mario games. Luigi can't even jump, let alone stomp. It has Mario imagry and characters, but that is about it. It is a totally different game.
Let me also guess that you HAVE NOT PLAYED the N64 Zeldas, which were awesome... much better than any of the aforementioned Playstation 2 titles, which are also good games, two of which I own.
I think the original Zelda is _still_ a better game than Metal Gear Solid 2.
But to play devil's advocate:
I don't know WHAT Konami was thinking with Metal Gear Solid 2! Open your eyes man, it is the exact same game except it has whizbang amphibious Metal Gear, and a pretty-boy named Raiden! Other than that it is just a rehashed, uninventive clone of Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2, and Metal Gear Solid! Where is the innovation?
Naturally, the same thing could be said about all of the games you mentioned, since they are all "sequels."
Let us not forget that many companys "in Sony's camp" will probably also be making Game Cube and X-Box games. The best that Sony has exclusively right now is Square. I doubt that Playstation would have the market share it did without all of those Square games on their system.
I suppose what I'm trying to say is that if your criteria for just "the exact same game" includes the same characters and themes, it is something that is not exclusive to the Game Cube, since the same could be said about most of the popular franchises.
I've been playing Dark Age of Camelot casually since October. I find it to be much more enjoyable than EverQuest, mainly becuase it is less crowded, and is based upon Arthurian, Celtic, and Norse legends that many people are already familiar with. They are still tweaking the game quite a bit, but it runs fine, unlike the newest EQ expansion. Plus it has a great PvP system in which, rather than people killing mindlessly like in UO, "realms" are pitted against each other. It also seems easier to play causally than EQ.
I recommend this one to anyone fed up with EverCrack or other online games.
This may be a troll above, but there must be something said to those who think that Nintendo just re-releases the same game with better graphics over and over.
Really, this person doesn't seem to complain about the X-Box's Halo, which could be said to be just a revamp of Quake, which was a revamp of Doom, which was a revamp of Wolfenstein. Or DOA3, which is yet another copy of every other fighting game out there. Naturally these statements aren't entirely true, but it is the same type of argument.
Yes, Nintendo recylces the same video game characters and general themes, but they do a great job of putting them into new gaming experiences that show vast improvements over other games.
NES: Super Mario Brothers was one of the first side scrolling action games ever. Clearly a big step up from the one screen games like Donkey Kong.
SNES: Super Mario World was a huge improvement over the original SMB concept. Larger (sorta non-linear) world, multiple exits in one level, more power ups and abilities for Mario, Mario can ride on "Yoshi."
N64: Super Mario 64 was a much different game than
the side scrollers, being 3D.
With totally different objectives, power ups, level ideas, and abilities.
Game Cube: Luigi's Castle isn't a Mario game. It is a totally different type of game in which Luigi captures ghosts with a vacuum cleaner. It is a bit strange, but it isn't the same thing we've seen before at all.
And of course, by mentioning Mario and other kiddie games, we are of course forgetting Nintendo's other titles. Most of them might be family friendly in that both the small kids and adults can enjoy them, but that doesn't make them kiddie. Zelda and Metroid come to mind, as well as the fact that Miyamoto doesn't produce crappy games in the opinion of most gamers, even those that don't own Nintendo consoles. His worst game was probably Zelda 2, which is a lot better than the average PS2 title by far.
Playing as the same plumber over and over has never ceased to be fun, really.
Yeah, this seems to be a problem where one of my friends works. All the execs would rather lay off people than cut their salaries. We're talking about people who are making AT LEAST $500,000, while the engineers, who to my understanding are now being "encouraged" to work extra hours and weekends, are making something like $40,000 at this company.
It is rapidly becoming harder for them to maintain their code, and develop new software that might earn them a profit.
Here are some of my picks, right now. Depending on what your tastes are, you may or may not find these enjoyable.
Dark Age of Camelot (PC) This game is rather hefty in the system requirements department, but is a wonderful online RPG that just seems to have more character and enjoyability than Everquest.
Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2) This is a fun, and potentially challenging game.
It is good, especially if you like complex story lines. Probably not quite as good as MGS1 because of the "Raiden" character, but still an awesome game.
SSX Tricky (PS2/GC/X-Box) This is a nifty updated version of SSX, an excellent snowboarding game. Lots of fun, and
this version now has new features, tracks, and "ubertricks." I think most of the family can enjoy this game as well.
Luigi's Mansion (GC) It may be rather kiddy, but this game is tons of fun for the whole family. It is also nice to see
Luigi get his own game for once.
Mario Kart Super Circut (GBA) I think most people are familiar with Mario Kart.
This is a sweet handheld adaptation of the game, that has lots and lots of tracks (all the tracks from the original SNES game are there). Lots of multiplayer fun.
Dance Dance Revolution (PS) It has been out for a while, but this game really
is totally addictive and fun. Those with mod chips can also import the superior Japanese versions of the game. There is also a "Disney Mix" available that is fun for kids to play.
This really is another game that a family can enjoy.
A long while ago a friend and I were discussing how the Star Trek franchise was going down the tubes, and that Star Trek 10 ought to be some sort of movie that will "end" Star Trek entirely. In other words, it wouldd somehow close the open holes in TNG, and DS9 story lines all at once. I know that this won't happen, and I'm sure that the hardcore Trekkies would probably dislike it.
I think one of the rather off the wall ideas we thought of was a scenario in which Sisko returns, but returns "evil" somehow. He forges an alliance with the Romulans, and in the end the crew of the Enterprise must sacrifice their ship and themselves to save the galaxy. This could be an interesting way to end the whole franchise, would intermingle the TNG and DS9 cast (as well as providing a GOOD excuse for Worf to rejoin the Enterprise Crew).
It might seem rediculous, but I find that solution more appealing than the direction the franchise appears to be heading: more series that suck even worse than Voyager / Soft core porn.
SNK made some of the most kickass games ever, and the NeoGeo hardware lasted a long, long time compared with other things in the arcade. Surprisingly enough, SNK was churning out some great games on it, even towards the end.
Very, very sad to see SNK go down the tubes like this.
Most of the time I've used UPS, things have gone well. However, one time I sent rare piece of artwork I had bought at an auction via UPS to myself, as I was on vacation. It was mounted on cardboard. I packed it correctly, making sure UPS was properly warned not to bend it.
Surprise, when I recieved the package at home, it had been bent. The mounting cardbord had been totally destroyed. Fortunately, I was able to remount it at the place I got it framed, though there is a permanent crease in the piece towards the top that is noticable in bright lighting, if you know what you are looking for.
This kind of peeves me to this day, since there are only two copies of this in existance. The artist has the other one.
So many problems with the penny per page system. At first it sounds reasonable, but what if I get redirected to an incorrect link, or get redirected through several pages? Do pop up windows count as a page? What about loading images? 1 cent per HTTP request is going to be way too expensive.
The better solution is a subscription model, and only through web pages with valuable content. Just like a magazine, I should be able to view what I've paid for unlimited amount of times.
Not to say there aren't problems with this model either. It'd be a pain in the rear end to manage the database that says who paid for what. So it is either have a really complex database, or lock someone from all data when their subscription ends, regardless. Also, figuring out a fair price to pay is a bit tough. Should it be a yearly subscription, just like a magazine? Should there still be ads for those who subscribe? After all, I pay for magazine subscriptions - and those still have tons of crappy ads in them.
Unfortunately, the only way to find out what will work is by trying it... and that puts people who want to try it at risk of it not working.
Nintendo designs many games that are fun, and enjoyable for the whole family. I loved playing Mario and Zelda when I was in 2nd. grade, and I still love playing Mario and Zelda.
Much like television, pictures, photography, movies, and music, I only consider the top echelon of video and computer games to be "art."
For example, I would consider a game like Black & White to be Art, but not a game like Daikatana. Naturally, to make this distinction requires some personal judgement. I'm sure John Romero thinks that Daikatana is a piece of art.
My cable modem service might go out once or twice a month for a couple hours, but it is FAR less annoying than disconnects, dialup wait speeds, and all the crap I had to deal with at 56k.
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Nanotechnology has potential for being beneficial, but I'm sure it will also have potential for being harmful. It isn't like some magical thing that will solve all our problems that the right wingers are keeping from us. Either way, it should be researched carefully and thoroughly.
I think that a closer investigation of politics pretty much reveals that most members of both major parties are up for sale to the highest bidders.
Just pull up the voting records for Dianne Feinstein (D-RIAA/MPAA...errr D-California) and
you'll see what I mean. When they aren't whoring off votes for corporate cash, the two parties are
fighting with eachother like little kids,
pointing fingers at eachother whenever something
goes wrong.
Most of the Democrats are voting along with Republicans in destroying our civil liberties in the wake of this current situation. Both parties have no regard for the Constitution. It seems that those on the left want to trash the 2nd. Amendment, and those on the right want to trash the 4th. Amendment. Either way we lose something.
The whole "Christian" charade that the right wing puts on is getting old, I agree. Most of them forget fun Bible phrases such as, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." They go on and on about homosexuals ruining everything, but I'm sure most of them have had their taste of Washington DC prostitutes.
Of course, the left has a nice charade of being on the side of free expression, civil liberties.
Also a barrel of lies in recent days, considering how most of them seem to support all these new, laws we've been seeing that are putting us on a nice course for becoming just another police state.
Computers could have done a lot more than they have
for our society than they have. Nanotech has the potential to do a lot more for our society than it will... partially thanks to the bonehead laws passed by politicians in favor of entities who would watch you bleed and die if it made them five bucks. It isn't just the Republicans. The Democrats are equally at fault. Really, I don't know why these jokers have stuck around since generally, nobody has much confidence in their abilities.
As people said, it was not very FF-ish.
It wasn't even really a decent sci-fi movie.
They failed to explain a lot of things except
the whole crazy philosophy of it all.
Really, I feel this game was _most_ similar to FF7 with the whole nonsense about how people's spirits are really part of the planet, and that they must return to the planet's main spirit for the planet to survive and grow. The concept was, IMO, executed
rather poorly in the movie.
No, the FF games do NOT have a plot that rivals Lord of the Rings.
But Final Fantasy 4 is still the greatest game ever made, and I'm sticking to that assertion!!!!
fixed that problem in FF9, creating a short version of the summons.
Summoning in FF10 is much different, though, in that when you summon a monster, you actually control it (rather than your party) with commands until it is unsummoned or its HP becomes low. As far as the animations when it is summoned initially... hopefully they didn't do anything elaborate, or at least did something like in FF9. I haven't personally played 10 yet.
Really, I don't think a DVD player is really a
selling feature of a console for most people.
Sure, the DVD playback feature on my Playstation 2
is nice. I suppose that on a system the size of the Game Cube, DVD player capability coupled with a portable screen like Interact would make a good system for a road trip.
However, my consoles are in the living room. In my place there are 5 different machines capable of playing DVDs. After a while, the DVD feature isn't a big deal.
IIRC, Square is still on board with Sony, exclusively. IIRC, Konami, Capcom, and most developers are making games for all three major consoles right now as well.
I think Sony is more pissed that people are pirating games.
You have a right to defend yourself against ILLEGAL searches, be it in your home, your car, or your computer system.
The problem is that we have a government that is becoming increasingly oppresive. All three branches of our government are basically for sale to the highest bidder. We have lawmakers and people in positions of power who don't really care about the Constitution.
The government has locked people away for nothing more than expressing opinions in the past. I don't want the FBI knocking down my door because they read an email I wrote saying that I disagree with John Ashcroft's latest violations of the Constitution.
the post on Slashdot is (see other posts). I see
nothing wrong with a compiling a list of games and
toys parents _might_ want to avoid. Afterall, it is much better that a private organization makes a suggestion rather than having the government force you to do it.
However, there
is a bunch of stuff I don't like on their page.
Even programs with some violence have redeeming
factors. As much as I dislike DBZ, the redeeming
factor is that Goku is able to turn his enemies
into allies. He also constantly rejects offers
for positions of power at the right hand of the
supervillain he's fighting - choosing to defend
his life and family on Earth.
Most of these parents say that violence doesn't solve anything, yet it is safe to assume that many
of them support our bombing the heck out of
Afghanistan.
Also, one of the pages linked to refers to school outcasts, like those responsible for school shootings, as "freaks" and seems to downplay the
teasing they got at school (he mentions it only once), primarily blaming Hollywood.
These groups of parents also grew up watching westerns. The Westerns they watched were certainly
not as violent as most R Rated movies today, but
they tended to depict Native Americans and Hispanics as violent criminals and savages.
Some of these groups bash today's programming while
defending the stuff they watched - saying that their generation didn't spawn any violent killers (which is false).
I think these groups do provide a quick fix. There is nothing wrong with trying to keep your 8 year old away from games like Metal Gear Solid 2. I wouldn't let a small kid touch it, that is for sure. But I think most people ignore that we put our kids under lots of stress. We put the pressure on them to do well in school and to excel in sports or activities so that they can build up a "resume" for colleges that sport a 4.5 GPA, activity in music, and a varisty sport every term, as well as charity work on the side. It seems to have gotten even worse since my days in High School. I've heard that now parents are starting to enroll their kids in cram schools even in elementary school! People have been using these for SATs (I did well on mine without attending one of these BS schools), but it is my understanding that cram courses for AP exams and such are getting popular.
It is no wonder why people apparently get addicted to video games, where they are placed in worlds where they are heroes, and don't really have to worry about making their parents proud of them, or getting a good grade.
I think we'll probably soon see an increase in teen suicides within the next 10 years due to all of this, but I won't be surprised when honor students who do badly on one test and get yelled at by their parents don't start pulling out weapons and firing.
After seeing those demos, I'm about 10 times less likely to consider AT&T broadband, and I'm NEVER going to visit boston.com ever, ever again. It doesn't seem to me that one doesn't want to ANNOY THE HELL out of potential customers, but these ads seem specifically designed to do just that.
With this, they'll be able to do it no matter where you are. Sadly, the only place where these people might be safe now is Communist China, though 25 years from now that might not be so bad considering the direction we're taking in the West.
Let me also guess that you HAVE NOT PLAYED the N64 Zeldas, which were awesome... much better than any of the aforementioned Playstation 2 titles, which are also good games, two of which I own.
I think the original Zelda is _still_ a better game than Metal Gear Solid 2.
But to play devil's advocate:
I don't know WHAT Konami was thinking with Metal Gear Solid 2! Open your eyes man, it is the exact same game except it has whizbang amphibious Metal Gear, and a pretty-boy named Raiden! Other than that it is just a rehashed, uninventive clone of Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2, and Metal Gear Solid! Where is the innovation?
Naturally, the same thing could be said about all of the games you mentioned, since they are all "sequels."
Let us not forget that many companys "in Sony's camp" will probably also be making Game Cube and X-Box games. The best that Sony has exclusively right now is Square. I doubt that Playstation would have the market share it did without all of those Square games on their system.
I suppose what I'm trying to say is that if your criteria for just "the exact same game" includes the same characters and themes, it is something that is not exclusive to the Game Cube, since the same could be said about most of the popular franchises.
Agreed. As much as I love Linux, I think BSD is probably the better choice for the task.
I recommend this one to anyone fed up with EverCrack or other online games.
Really, this person doesn't seem to complain about the X-Box's Halo, which could be said to be just a revamp of Quake, which was a revamp of Doom, which was a revamp of Wolfenstein. Or DOA3, which is yet another copy of every other fighting game out there. Naturally these statements aren't entirely true, but it is the same type of argument.
Yes, Nintendo recylces the same video game characters and general themes, but they do a great job of putting them into new gaming experiences that show vast improvements over other games.
NES: Super Mario Brothers was one of the first side scrolling action games ever. Clearly a big step up from the one screen games like Donkey Kong.
SNES: Super Mario World was a huge improvement over the original SMB concept. Larger (sorta non-linear) world, multiple exits in one level, more power ups and abilities for Mario, Mario can ride on "Yoshi."
N64: Super Mario 64 was a much different game than
the side scrollers, being 3D.
With totally different objectives, power ups, level ideas, and abilities.
Game Cube: Luigi's Castle isn't a Mario game. It is a totally different type of game in which Luigi captures ghosts with a vacuum cleaner. It is a bit strange, but it isn't the same thing we've seen before at all.
And of course, by mentioning Mario and other kiddie games, we are of course forgetting Nintendo's other titles. Most of them might be family friendly in that both the small kids and adults can enjoy them, but that doesn't make them kiddie. Zelda and Metroid come to mind, as well as the fact that Miyamoto doesn't produce crappy games in the opinion of most gamers, even those that don't own Nintendo consoles. His worst game was probably Zelda 2, which is a lot better than the average PS2 title by far.
Playing as the same plumber over and over has never ceased to be fun, really.
It is rapidly becoming harder for them to maintain their code, and develop new software that might earn them a profit.
Dark Age of Camelot (PC)
This game is rather hefty in the system requirements department, but is a wonderful online RPG that just seems to have more character and enjoyability than Everquest.
Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2)
This is a fun, and potentially challenging game.
It is good, especially if you like complex story lines. Probably not quite as good as MGS1 because of the "Raiden" character, but still an awesome game.
SSX Tricky (PS2/GC/X-Box)
This is a nifty updated version of SSX, an excellent snowboarding game. Lots of fun, and
this version now has new features, tracks, and "ubertricks." I think most of the family can enjoy this game as well.
Luigi's Mansion (GC)
It may be rather kiddy, but this game is tons of fun for the whole family. It is also nice to see
Luigi get his own game for once.
Mario Kart Super Circut (GBA)
I think most people are familiar with Mario Kart.
This is a sweet handheld adaptation of the game, that has lots and lots of tracks (all the tracks from the original SNES game are there). Lots of multiplayer fun.
Dance Dance Revolution (PS)
It has been out for a while, but this game really
is totally addictive and fun. Those with mod chips can also import the superior Japanese versions of the game. There is also a "Disney Mix" available that is fun for kids to play.
This really is another game that a family can enjoy.
I think one of the rather off the wall ideas we thought of was a scenario in which Sisko returns, but returns "evil" somehow. He forges an alliance with the Romulans, and in the end the crew of the Enterprise must sacrifice their ship and themselves to save the galaxy. This could be an interesting way to end the whole franchise, would intermingle the TNG and DS9 cast (as well as providing a GOOD excuse for Worf to rejoin the Enterprise Crew).
It might seem rediculous, but I find that solution more appealing than the direction the franchise appears to be heading: more series that suck even worse than Voyager / Soft core porn.
SNK made some of the most kickass games ever, and the NeoGeo hardware lasted a long, long time compared with other things in the arcade. Surprisingly enough, SNK was churning out some great games on it, even towards the end.
Very, very sad to see SNK go down the tubes like this.
Surprise, when I recieved the package at home, it had been bent. The mounting cardbord had been totally destroyed. Fortunately, I was able to remount it at the place I got it framed, though there is a permanent crease in the piece towards the top that is noticable in bright lighting, if you know what you are looking for.
This kind of peeves me to this day, since there are only two copies of this in existance. The artist has the other one.
My copy of Zelda: OOT has never caused my N64 to crash. I wonder if you could be a bit more specific. I'd like to see this crash bug for myself.
The better solution is a subscription model, and only through web pages with valuable content. Just like a magazine, I should be able to view what I've paid for unlimited amount of times.
Not to say there aren't problems with this model either. It'd be a pain in the rear end to manage the database that says who paid for what. So it is either have a really complex database, or lock someone from all data when their subscription ends, regardless. Also, figuring out a fair price to pay is a bit tough. Should it be a yearly subscription, just like a magazine? Should there still be ads for those who subscribe? After all, I pay for magazine subscriptions - and those still have tons of crappy ads in them.
Unfortunately, the only way to find out what will work is by trying it... and that puts people who want to try it at risk of it not working.
I'd love it if someone were to turn some of my school's buildings into Quake maps. It'd also be nice to have models for some of my profs...
Nintendo designs many games that are fun, and enjoyable for the whole family. I loved playing Mario and Zelda when I was in 2nd. grade, and I still love playing Mario and Zelda.
For example, I would consider a game like Black & White to be Art, but not a game like Daikatana. Naturally, to make this distinction requires some personal judgement. I'm sure John Romero thinks that Daikatana is a piece of art.
My cable modem service might go out once or twice a month for a couple hours, but it is FAR less annoying than disconnects, dialup wait speeds, and all the crap I had to deal with at 56k.