That really has nothing to do with what the grandparent was getting a. If you want to get technical, I can play all Atari 2600 - 7800, Intelivision, Colecovision, NES, Master System, Genesis, SNES, Neo Geo, PS1, Gameboy [Color], Gamegear, Gameboy Advance and more games on my PSP... doesn't really change the fact that left alone the PSP's library is significantly larger than DS', and continuing to grow more rapidly than DS'.
I wouldn't mind seeing some statistics of wrongful convictions by both. I'd imagine, though, that juries are wrong far more often than a trained judge, and I for one would far rather risk my innocent ass in the hands of a judge than a group of John Q. Idiots.
M-rated games are not "adult games". They are intended for audiences 17+, the equivalent of an R-rated movie. This isn't porn we're talking about here, that would be appropriately rated AO for Adults Only, which isn't carried in like 90% of game stores.
AND Wine keeps improving. I had to do a couple of save hacks to take some PS1 saves from my PS1 memory card on my PS2 (via uLaunchElf) to my PC and then to my PSP, and to my pleasant suprise every Windows app I needed to do this worked perfectly in Wine. I'm aware that some of the more complex apps still don't work, but command line and simple gui programs work great.
I have an old P3 866MHz 256MB RAM computer sitting in my room that surprisingly ran even WMV HD videos fairly well, and anything lower than that at full speed in WMP10. Since I upgraded to WMP11, any video I play in that beast, even tiny ones like 320x240 videos, run really ridiculously choppy and slow.
Well back when I only had a PS2, I didn't really see a reason to buy a gaming magazine that went on and on about GameCube or Xbox, so OPM seemed like the best value if you're looking for informed editorials on gaming news. For me, the demo was more of an icing on the cake, and was usually something I just fucked around with and eventually threw out (considering the best demo I ever played on one of those things was for Area 51, it's not hard to see why).
A quick fact: Updates will be provided on game discs (just as with PSP), so you won't need a connection to the internet to get this.
Why this is good: Adds new features.
Why this is bad: Will likely remove software exploits to allow unsigned code to run (happens each firmare update with PSP).
I'd agree if they owned no consoles (even when compared to next-gen), but if they already have a PS2 it becomes a bit more difficult.
GameCube has a great set of games (less then PS2, but a lot more then XBox), and it is really cheap ($99 new, less than $50 used) but it's pretty well dead and Twilight Princess may well be the last game released for the console.
XBox has great homebrew applications like XBMC and all the emulators, and it has an alright set of games, but it's price is too much for such an old console, and it's also practically dead.
360 has the benefit of being next gen and having support for the next few years at leat, but it is pretty expensive ($400, and no I would never recommmend anyone pick up the $300 model), and the game library at present is woefully underdeveloped, with only a handful of titles I personally am looking forward to.
PS3 just as 360 has years of support ahead of it, and it some pretty excellent titles in development (MGS4, FF13, DMC4, Tekken 5, VF5 and on), but it is very expensive ($500 unless you really need a bigger hard drive), and... did I mention how expensive it is?
Then there's the Wii. It does have a list of some pretty good titles in development (Zelda port, Metroid Prime 3, Smash Bros Brawl), and it's cheap relative to other console, but considering the hardware $250 almost seems like a ripoff, and I can't help but worry that serious additions to classic series will be on 360 and/or PS3, with only spinoffs on Wii (like we've already seen with Resident Evil and Final Fantasy).
I'll call it for you then: SNES created better graphics by a longshot. Calling Genesis the more powerful system simply because of it's slightly faster processor is absurd. It'd be like calling PS2 more powerful then Xbox because the "Emotion Engine" is much more powerful then the depleted P3 in Xbox.
As Nintendo did back when they released "Zelda: Collector's Edition", GameCube remains and will remain even with the Wii virtual console the only system to be able to play every notable Zelda title (which means on CDI games, thank god...). Unfortionitely, the virtual console will not support GB[C/A] games, which means no Link's Awakening [DX], Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, Four Swords, or Minish Cap. This will remain true until Phantom Hourglass gets released for DS sometime in late 2007 or in 2008, or until a real Wii Zelda gets released.
Or simply buy an console, which has far more game support then Windows, better games (especially of late), and better controls (sorry if I barf at the idea of playing a game with my keyboard).
I upgraded my AMD64 box back right after GNOME 2.16 was released, and didn't have a single problem. I can't seem to figure out why it would have somehow gotten worse after that point. Of course, I did do a complete reinstall after Edgy was officially released (as I did with Dapper and Breezy) just to make sure everything was as "clean" as can be, but I'm actually regretting I did. It seems almost nothing is different, everything is just as smooth and fast as it was before.
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That really has nothing to do with what the grandparent was getting a. If you want to get technical, I can play all Atari 2600 - 7800, Intelivision, Colecovision, NES, Master System, Genesis, SNES, Neo Geo, PS1, Gameboy [Color], Gamegear, Gameboy Advance and more games on my PSP... doesn't really change the fact that left alone the PSP's library is significantly larger than DS', and continuing to grow more rapidly than DS'.
PSP actually has a larger game library than DS.
I wouldn't mind seeing some statistics of wrongful convictions by both. I'd imagine, though, that juries are wrong far more often than a trained judge, and I for one would far rather risk my innocent ass in the hands of a judge than a group of John Q. Idiots.
http://vgrc.ddstuff.com/haloinformer/index.php?sub action=showfull&id=1168130426
Since when is February Spring?
M-rated games are not "adult games". They are intended for audiences 17+, the equivalent of an R-rated movie. This isn't porn we're talking about here, that would be appropriately rated AO for Adults Only, which isn't carried in like 90% of game stores.
I built my PC. It sure as hell didn't come with any Windows tax.
AND Wine keeps improving. I had to do a couple of save hacks to take some PS1 saves from my PS1 memory card on my PS2 (via uLaunchElf) to my PC and then to my PSP, and to my pleasant suprise every Windows app I needed to do this worked perfectly in Wine. I'm aware that some of the more complex apps still don't work, but command line and simple gui programs work great.
Totem is terrible. Try using Xine, I don't get a lick of choppiness with 7 bittornado instances open on my Sempron 2800 box.
I've been running Ubuntu for 2.5 years now and not once have I ever needed to sudo to burn CDs or DVDs.
Isn't Vista also from the NT5 tree? Wouldn't that make it non-major if XP can't be considered as such?
So that would make Windows what... stinkbeetles?
VLC uses WMP's WMV codec as part of it's backend on windows for playing such files. What I need to do is gut WMP11 out of that system.
I have an old P3 866MHz 256MB RAM computer sitting in my room that surprisingly ran even WMV HD videos fairly well, and anything lower than that at full speed in WMP10. Since I upgraded to WMP11, any video I play in that beast, even tiny ones like 320x240 videos, run really ridiculously choppy and slow.
It wasn't native... it ran in a 32-bit environment, and took eons to load on my PC.
And the problem of upscaling 720p will be fixed in a future firmware update, so users like myself who were an HDTV early adopter don't get shafted.
Well back when I only had a PS2, I didn't really see a reason to buy a gaming magazine that went on and on about GameCube or Xbox, so OPM seemed like the best value if you're looking for informed editorials on gaming news. For me, the demo was more of an icing on the cake, and was usually something I just fucked around with and eventually threw out (considering the best demo I ever played on one of those things was for Area 51, it's not hard to see why).
A quick fact: Updates will be provided on game discs (just as with PSP), so you won't need a connection to the internet to get this.
Why this is good: Adds new features.
Why this is bad: Will likely remove software exploits to allow unsigned code to run (happens each firmare update with PSP).
Wii's not getting RE5, it's getting a spin-off from the series.
I'd agree if they owned no consoles (even when compared to next-gen), but if they already have a PS2 it becomes a bit more difficult.
GameCube has a great set of games (less then PS2, but a lot more then XBox), and it is really cheap ($99 new, less than $50 used) but it's pretty well dead and Twilight Princess may well be the last game released for the console.
XBox has great homebrew applications like XBMC and all the emulators, and it has an alright set of games, but it's price is too much for such an old console, and it's also practically dead.
360 has the benefit of being next gen and having support for the next few years at leat, but it is pretty expensive ($400, and no I would never recommmend anyone pick up the $300 model), and the game library at present is woefully underdeveloped, with only a handful of titles I personally am looking forward to.
PS3 just as 360 has years of support ahead of it, and it some pretty excellent titles in development (MGS4, FF13, DMC4, Tekken 5, VF5 and on), but it is very expensive ($500 unless you really need a bigger hard drive), and... did I mention how expensive it is?
Then there's the Wii. It does have a list of some pretty good titles in development (Zelda port, Metroid Prime 3, Smash Bros Brawl), and it's cheap relative to other console, but considering the hardware $250 almost seems like a ripoff, and I can't help but worry that serious additions to classic series will be on 360 and/or PS3, with only spinoffs on Wii (like we've already seen with Resident Evil and Final Fantasy).
I'll call it for you then: SNES created better graphics by a longshot. Calling Genesis the more powerful system simply because of it's slightly faster processor is absurd. It'd be like calling PS2 more powerful then Xbox because the "Emotion Engine" is much more powerful then the depleted P3 in Xbox.
What an idiot. We don't need his karma let the motherfucker burn.
As Nintendo did back when they released "Zelda: Collector's Edition", GameCube remains and will remain even with the Wii virtual console the only system to be able to play every notable Zelda title (which means on CDI games, thank god...). Unfortionitely, the virtual console will not support GB[C/A] games, which means no Link's Awakening [DX], Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, Four Swords, or Minish Cap. This will remain true until Phantom Hourglass gets released for DS sometime in late 2007 or in 2008, or until a real Wii Zelda gets released.
LONG LIVE GAMECUBE!!!
Or simply buy an console, which has far more game support then Windows, better games (especially of late), and better controls (sorry if I barf at the idea of playing a game with my keyboard).
I upgraded my AMD64 box back right after GNOME 2.16 was released, and didn't have a single problem. I can't seem to figure out why it would have somehow gotten worse after that point. Of course, I did do a complete reinstall after Edgy was officially released (as I did with Dapper and Breezy) just to make sure everything was as "clean" as can be, but I'm actually regretting I did. It seems almost nothing is different, everything is just as smooth and fast as it was before.