Quotes from civilizations that have long since collapsed don't really count. The whole point people are making now is that we are quickly heading towards societal collapse based on the behavior of younger generations today. The fact that the societies of Hesiod and Socrates no longer exist lends at least some credence, if anything, to complaints of some today.
"Somethings never change"? In a static sense, no, but in a cyclic sense, yes.
Prove it. If it can't be measured, it doesn't exist.
I assume you are talking about the soul. I offer your own post back to you as proof you (i.e. your soul) exists. Your post is a valid measurement of another conscious, thinking entity, or soul.
The soul is not some kind of mystical ghost. It's *you*.
Assuming there is a God, and assuming it is possible to clone humans, will the cloned human have a soul or just the original?
The clone would obviously be a different soul; he's a different person with his own thoughts and feelings. That's what a soul *is*: the person.
Clones happen all the time (identical twins), but they're not the same person/soul. Why should an artificial identical twin be different from a natural identical twin?
But what's amazing, is that Ron Gilbert of Grumpy Gamer, the creator of the majority of these games, actually supports it. He applauds their efforts, and seems to have no problems with the project. It's really refreshing to see a good attitude about these things.
Why is this amazing? Cool, 'yes', but not 'amazing'. Not everyone is a greedy, scum-sucking IP parasite.
Lots of authors of old games are totally fine with fans reviving their creations. Some of the original members of Binary Systems have worked as consultants for the fan-made Starflight III, for example (though the game may as well be called "Starflight Forever"). I've even received a personal email from one of the author's of the card game Rampage complimenting me on tribute to the game.
It seems to me that most game designers for old games are completely okay with this kind of thing. What would be amazing if you found some EA suit who was as supportive of a fan made version of a two year old game.
One thing the article missed though is about Metroid, specifically how Retro got into it and produced Metroid Prime (possibly one of the best games ever made)
Ah. A great game ruined by excessive backtracking and poorly placed save points. You'd think people from R-and-frickin'-D would have learned by now that these are design flaws.
My brother bought a Virtual Boy when it came out. He got some Wario game, a Mario Tennis game, and Red Alarm (think 3D, polygon Zaxxon). All three games were great! We both thought it was a lot of fun, and the depth made for some interesting effects in the games.
What kind of killed it, in my opinion, was that you had to sit at the kitchen table and stick your head in a pair of goggles to play. That kind of sucked after a while.
Maybe it would have been more of a success had come out a few years later? Imagine a pair of lightweight goggles that you wear on your head and full color games!
"When the Nintendo 64 came into fruition, the only thing Nintendo fans seemed to want were 3D sequels to the great games Nintendo created on the Super Nintendo."
I beg to differ. Mario/Zelda/Metroid on the the SNES were the pinnacle of Nintendo gaming. It all went downhill with the N64, and has only made a slight comback with the Gamecube, IMHO. I was a huge fan of these games, but the 3D versions just ruined it for me. I still think there's room for 2D games, but almost no one seems to want to try it.
I'll probably buy a DS just for New Super Mario Bros., though. It looks like a step in the right direction.
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I hope you wore protection because I hear a lot of people get viruses from IE.
There is no way any parent has anyone to blame but themselves if they purchase questionable content for their kids. I mean, the game is freaking called Grand Theft Auto! You know? As in, the crime of grand theft auto?!? What the hell did you think it was going to be about? Puppies and sunshine?! And then these people have the gall to bring the publishers to court over their stupid purchase?
I don't know what's worse: that parents expect someone else to do their job for them in this day and age, or that judges reward this behavior.
Another great thing I have found after my years of MUDing is an improvement in certain skills, I read faster, type faster, and can make things up on the spot that sound more reasonable.
All great skills for those who are thinking of entering the IT industry.
Don't even get her started on the thong-bikini babes that the male gunmen win as prizes in 'Grand Theft Auto,' which was sent to stores with hidden sex scenes left embedded on the discs by programmers. "
I wonder if there wouldn't have been such an uproar over this game if the media hadn't been reporting on it every 15 freaking minutes. The mention of this seemed suspiciously superfluous to the content of the article (i.e. a "woman's touch" in video games).
Today's cars use more gas at highway speeds if only one window is down compared to the air conditioning.
Didn't the Mythbusters prove this one false (albeit in a somewaht flawed test)? The car with the open window ran significantly longer on the same amount of fuel.
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"Somethings never change"? In a static sense, no, but in a cyclic sense, yes.
John who?
Fetus, embryo, pre-born child = innocent. Capital criminal = guilty.
The general line of thinking is that if you violate or nearly violate someelse's right to life your own life is forfeit as a penalty.
It's not exactly rocket science.
It would seem that the submitter's attempted jab at the Right has backfired and hit the Left.
Partisan politics is so stupid.
I assume you are talking about the soul. I offer your own post back to you as proof you (i.e. your soul) exists. Your post is a valid measurement of another conscious, thinking entity, or soul.
The soul is not some kind of mystical ghost. It's *you*.
Or don't you think you exist?
The clone would obviously be a different soul; he's a different person with his own thoughts and feelings. That's what a soul *is*: the person.
Clones happen all the time (identical twins), but they're not the same person/soul. Why should an artificial identical twin be different from a natural identical twin?
How the hell can a frog eat a hor-- oooooh....
Why is this amazing? Cool, 'yes', but not 'amazing'. Not everyone is a greedy, scum-sucking IP parasite.
Lots of authors of old games are totally fine with fans reviving their creations. Some of the original members of Binary Systems have worked as consultants for the fan-made Starflight III, for example (though the game may as well be called "Starflight Forever"). I've even received a personal email from one of the author's of the card game Rampage complimenting me on tribute to the game.
It seems to me that most game designers for old games are completely okay with this kind of thing. What would be amazing if you found some EA suit who was as supportive of a fan made version of a two year old game.
Ah. A great game ruined by excessive backtracking and poorly placed save points. You'd think people from R-and-frickin'-D would have learned by now that these are design flaws.
(Yes, I'm still bitter!)
What kind of killed it, in my opinion, was that you had to sit at the kitchen table and stick your head in a pair of goggles to play. That kind of sucked after a while.
Maybe it would have been more of a success had come out a few years later? Imagine a pair of lightweight goggles that you wear on your head and full color games!
I beg to differ. Mario/Zelda/Metroid on the the SNES were the pinnacle of Nintendo gaming. It all went downhill with the N64, and has only made a slight comback with the Gamecube, IMHO. I was a huge fan of these games, but the 3D versions just ruined it for me. I still think there's room for 2D games, but almost no one seems to want to try it.
I'll probably buy a DS just for New Super Mario Bros., though. It looks like a step in the right direction.
I hope you wore protection because I hear a lot of people get viruses from IE.
There is no way any parent has anyone to blame but themselves if they purchase questionable content for their kids. I mean, the game is freaking called Grand Theft Auto! You know? As in, the crime of grand theft auto?!? What the hell did you think it was going to be about? Puppies and sunshine?! And then these people have the gall to bring the publishers to court over their stupid purchase?
I don't know what's worse: that parents expect someone else to do their job for them in this day and age, or that judges reward this behavior.
We're still operating in the black. Maybe you should spend your time writing to companies who are actually losing money.
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Somehow I don't think the phrase "Chow Mein Fantasies" will ever catch on.
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Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. I'm sick of the unskippable video clips at the beginning of games, too.
A computer that fast could nearly think!
Yeah, but only a Jedi can copy those files. That's why they're asking for help. They need a quarter million to hire one.
All great skills for those who are thinking of entering the IT industry.
I wonder if there wouldn't have been such an uproar over this game if the media hadn't been reporting on it every 15 freaking minutes. The mention of this seemed suspiciously superfluous to the content of the article (i.e. a "woman's touch" in video games).
May I be the first to say "Welcome to the United States"! How long will you be staying?
You can get plugins for media players like WinAmp from the same site.
Here's a site that lists a bunch of torrents for the complete soundtracks to various console and PC games: http://www.emuparadise.org/soundtracks/
Who needs ray guns when you have idiotic partisan politics keeping the people under control?
Didn't the Mythbusters prove this one false (albeit in a somewaht flawed test)? The car with the open window ran significantly longer on the same amount of fuel.