I've already replaced the push-button once. At the rate I play (frequently and vigorously) it wears out after about a month. It only costs a few bucks from radioshack, so I don't mind too much, but I have been considering more durable options. Thanks a bunch- for the most part the guys at scorehero are just tinkering gamers, not actual electronics guys, so I really appreciate your post.
And I can tell you that magnetic switches don't work well. That's the type of switch that comes with the kit's pedal. It registers a hit too early (since it's magnetic), and takes too long after ahit to reset for another hit (again, since it's magnetic). Apparently some guys have been having a lot of success with reed switches like you said. So I think I'll try that out next.
Double bass pedals, yamaha midi kit mods, alternative bass pedals, analyzing how the piezos in the drum kid actually register hits and improving on them... List goes on.
I've modded my pedal after the cheap one that came with the kit inevitably broke after the third day of playing. Since the bass pedal connects to the rest of the kit using a mono audio plug, it's easy for someone with even the most rudimentary knowledge of electronics (me) to rig a real bass pedal to work with the kit. Documented here: http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2029
Well here's a hater. I thought it was established by now that these kinds of gripes against rhythm games were moot. It has nothing to do with playing the real instrument, it's about the feeling you get. And actually, for the record, practicing real guitar did make me a bit more comfortable on the guitar in Guitar Hero, and my pal Ray who actually is a drummer is clearly the best Rock Band drummer amongst me and my friends, since the drums come much closer to their simulated instrument than the guitars do. Not saying you could easily transition to real drums from the Rock Band drums, but knowing the real deal certainly helps you out in the game.
And you may not be a gamer, that might be why you're not that good. But trust me, you wouldn't break the drum set the first play. Well, maybe the pedal, that thing is a real piece of shit and everyone breaks it eventually. My "rock band" and I are always slamming the sticks onto the wrong parts of the set while waiting for more notes. It can take a lot of abuse.
And I'm told those actually are real sticks. A5 size sticks, to be exact. Real drum sticks, just a smaller size. If you wanna be the guy who tries out the drum controller with larger sticks... Be my guest.
To quite the contrary, in an era of online big-brother government snooping, I'd actually prefer that my social networking data be as un-portable as possible, thankyouverymuch.
*breaks out roll of tinfoil, begins folding*
Out of curiosity, why use a language like Perl to do something dynamic like this? I'm no code jockey, but I always thought that Perl was meant for run-it-once type applications that handle things like text processing and database searching. Wouldn't Java be better suited for this?
As goofy at this news is, I'm actually kind of excited. I was born in 1985, and my family's first computer was introduced to our home about the same time I was- an Amiga, the first color computer on our block! My uncle John videotaped my first birthday. Unfortunately there's probably more footage of the Amiga on it than there is of me. After hearing this news, perhaps there's hope that I'll finally be able to once again play Mindwalker, the trippiest game ever.
I don't know, I'd be willing to refute the article's claims. About a month after beating the first Guitar Hero I bought an (effin SWEET) Epiphone Flying-V, which I've been playing 1-2 hours a day since then, even after the release of Guitar Hero 2. I'm not ashamed to say that the inspiration for the purchase was mostly the game (Loading screen: "You may eventually want to consider buying a real guitar"). Not that I didn't have Guitar fantasies to begin with.
Maybe I'm just a toolshed.
A social networking website for a socially networked game? Isn't a large part of MMOs the fact that they can simulate social interaction online? Isn't this idea just redundant?
I have a feeling that in a few months I'll be eating my words, but it had to be said.
This bugs me too. I can understand how many games are released in one region and not another for fear or not selling successfully (which I think is silly in most cases anyway, it's what's kept most Americans from playing the other games in the Earthbound series and from enjoying a lot of the the Final Fantasy games upon their initial releases), but how does this apply to software? How much profit could the possibly be losing by just hosting the game files on a server? They already knew what sold successfully the first time, why increment virtual console releases? Wouldn't a full store of VC games upon the Wii's release be more impressive to the potential Wii purchaser?
Just like when buying any other product these days, my number one concern when buying a computer is "It won't explode, right?". Now I can be sure to not get shafted by craft sales representatives trying to sell me explosive goods.
It should be noted that "3D" video is quite different than "Holographic" video that the title of the article may bring to mind in some readers. Literally all this company has created is a way to play games and video in two different color fields on a monitor- the same way that 3D movies have stereo red and blue color fields. This means that you still have to wear the 3D glasses when you play. I hate misleading headlines.
Unfortunately, this won't let you play 3D Star Wars chess just yet... But you should still be advised to let the Wookie win.
I don't know about South Park specifically, but I work for an MTV show and I know that episodes not only regularly do, but are scheduled to be finished only several days before they go to air. Now and then episodes are finished the day before. I wouldn't expect the same from an animated series, but it certainly doesn't surprise me (especially because it's a pilot episode). I'd bet many of their episodes come down to the line like that.
If you're willing to invest in two guitar controllers and the game, Guitar Hero II's cooperative mode is an awesome multiplayer experience. You share a communal "rock meter" and "star power", so you have to work together to keep the song afloat. One player plays lead and the other plays either rhythm or bass.
This looks like another case of political spin attempting to fix the symptom and not the problem. If you're a politician and the internet reveals that the people you represent are angry at you, it's not your job to block that anger or try to make them express something else- it's your job to find the source of that anger and make it right again. The "Damn The Man" mentality doesn't arise spontaneously on it's own, there's always a reason fueling it- wether it be obscure or not. And hey, when you're in a position of power as great as Tony Blair's, this kind of thing should be expected. Complaining about it seems to be to be the equivalent of a construction worker complaining about all the noise or a pianist complaining about the number of notes on his piano.
So basically, he's saying that WoW is a deeply flawed game because it's not absolutely perfect? Can anyone think of a game that features all of the aspects he claims WoW lacks, plus the ones it already has? While we're at it, does anybody have the waaaaambulance on speed dail?
Let's face it, WoW is the best MMO out there right now. It's also *arguably* the best ever. If you can manage to complain about it, at the risk of being labeled a troll I'm gonna assume you're a wanker.
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Old news. The cut about 20 percent of employees two days ago. My girlfriend works there as said it was like a funeral.
Since when is involvement with the NOAA is "clandestine"?
Rest in peace, Arthur.
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You probably know all of the answers now, but the rest of us are sad that you're gone
Technically he's in there as well. He's given an honorable mention from within Kim Swift's section.
I've already replaced the push-button once. At the rate I play (frequently and vigorously) it wears out after about a month. It only costs a few bucks from radioshack, so I don't mind too much, but I have been considering more durable options. Thanks a bunch- for the most part the guys at scorehero are just tinkering gamers, not actual electronics guys, so I really appreciate your post.
And I can tell you that magnetic switches don't work well. That's the type of switch that comes with the kit's pedal. It registers a hit too early (since it's magnetic), and takes too long after ahit to reset for another hit (again, since it's magnetic). Apparently some guys have been having a lot of success with reed switches like you said. So I think I'll try that out next.
The crazy kids over at the rockband.scorehero.com forums have been modding the drum controller since like a week after the game came out: http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=1038&sid=d1748155f6f141a8f805db1bf5df84b3
Double bass pedals, yamaha midi kit mods, alternative bass pedals, analyzing how the piezos in the drum kid actually register hits and improving on them... List goes on.
I've modded my pedal after the cheap one that came with the kit inevitably broke after the third day of playing. Since the bass pedal connects to the rest of the kit using a mono audio plug, it's easy for someone with even the most rudimentary knowledge of electronics (me) to rig a real bass pedal to work with the kit. Documented here: http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2029
Well here's a hater. I thought it was established by now that these kinds of gripes against rhythm games were moot. It has nothing to do with playing the real instrument, it's about the feeling you get. And actually, for the record, practicing real guitar did make me a bit more comfortable on the guitar in Guitar Hero, and my pal Ray who actually is a drummer is clearly the best Rock Band drummer amongst me and my friends, since the drums come much closer to their simulated instrument than the guitars do. Not saying you could easily transition to real drums from the Rock Band drums, but knowing the real deal certainly helps you out in the game.
And you may not be a gamer, that might be why you're not that good. But trust me, you wouldn't break the drum set the first play. Well, maybe the pedal, that thing is a real piece of shit and everyone breaks it eventually. My "rock band" and I are always slamming the sticks onto the wrong parts of the set while waiting for more notes. It can take a lot of abuse.
And I'm told those actually are real sticks. A5 size sticks, to be exact. Real drum sticks, just a smaller size. If you wanna be the guy who tries out the drum controller with larger sticks... Be my guest.
Listen guys, we can deal with both of those problems after we deal with the real issue at hand:
YOU REQUIRE MORE VESPINE GAS
...Four horse-like aircraft seen flying across night sky.
Here's another article about the glove that actually features pictures of the gloves and contestants.
To quite the contrary, in an era of online big-brother government snooping, I'd actually prefer that my social networking data be as un-portable as possible, thankyouverymuch. *breaks out roll of tinfoil, begins folding*
Out of curiosity, why use a language like Perl to do something dynamic like this? I'm no code jockey, but I always thought that Perl was meant for run-it-once type applications that handle things like text processing and database searching. Wouldn't Java be better suited for this?
As goofy at this news is, I'm actually kind of excited. I was born in 1985, and my family's first computer was introduced to our home about the same time I was- an Amiga, the first color computer on our block! My uncle John videotaped my first birthday. Unfortunately there's probably more footage of the Amiga on it than there is of me. After hearing this news, perhaps there's hope that I'll finally be able to once again play Mindwalker, the trippiest game ever.
I don't know, I'd be willing to refute the article's claims. About a month after beating the first Guitar Hero I bought an (effin SWEET) Epiphone Flying-V, which I've been playing 1-2 hours a day since then, even after the release of Guitar Hero 2. I'm not ashamed to say that the inspiration for the purchase was mostly the game (Loading screen: "You may eventually want to consider buying a real guitar"). Not that I didn't have Guitar fantasies to begin with. Maybe I'm just a toolshed.
Dear lord, what if a blind person has one of those??
...After all, in the future outside of The Matrix, even blind people make good robot-batteries.
A social networking website for a socially networked game? Isn't a large part of MMOs the fact that they can simulate social interaction online? Isn't this idea just redundant?
I have a feeling that in a few months I'll be eating my words, but it had to be said.
This bugs me too. I can understand how many games are released in one region and not another for fear or not selling successfully (which I think is silly in most cases anyway, it's what's kept most Americans from playing the other games in the Earthbound series and from enjoying a lot of the the Final Fantasy games upon their initial releases), but how does this apply to software? How much profit could the possibly be losing by just hosting the game files on a server? They already knew what sold successfully the first time, why increment virtual console releases? Wouldn't a full store of VC games upon the Wii's release be more impressive to the potential Wii purchaser?
Apparently mankind still has lessons to learn from Futurama...
Just like when buying any other product these days, my number one concern when buying a computer is "It won't explode, right?". Now I can be sure to not get shafted by craft sales representatives trying to sell me explosive goods.
It should be noted that "3D" video is quite different than "Holographic" video that the title of the article may bring to mind in some readers. Literally all this company has created is a way to play games and video in two different color fields on a monitor- the same way that 3D movies have stereo red and blue color fields. This means that you still have to wear the 3D glasses when you play. I hate misleading headlines. Unfortunately, this won't let you play 3D Star Wars chess just yet... But you should still be advised to let the Wookie win.
I don't know about South Park specifically, but I work for an MTV show and I know that episodes not only regularly do, but are scheduled to be finished only several days before they go to air. Now and then episodes are finished the day before. I wouldn't expect the same from an animated series, but it certainly doesn't surprise me (especially because it's a pilot episode). I'd bet many of their episodes come down to the line like that.
If you're willing to invest in two guitar controllers and the game, Guitar Hero II's cooperative mode is an awesome multiplayer experience. You share a communal "rock meter" and "star power", so you have to work together to keep the song afloat. One player plays lead and the other plays either rhythm or bass.
This looks like another case of political spin attempting to fix the symptom and not the problem. If you're a politician and the internet reveals that the people you represent are angry at you, it's not your job to block that anger or try to make them express something else- it's your job to find the source of that anger and make it right again. The "Damn The Man" mentality doesn't arise spontaneously on it's own, there's always a reason fueling it- wether it be obscure or not. And hey, when you're in a position of power as great as Tony Blair's, this kind of thing should be expected. Complaining about it seems to be to be the equivalent of a construction worker complaining about all the noise or a pianist complaining about the number of notes on his piano.
Basically, deal with it.
So basically, he's saying that WoW is a deeply flawed game because it's not absolutely perfect? Can anyone think of a game that features all of the aspects he claims WoW lacks, plus the ones it already has? While we're at it, does anybody have the waaaaambulance on speed dail? Let's face it, WoW is the best MMO out there right now. It's also *arguably* the best ever. If you can manage to complain about it, at the risk of being labeled a troll I'm gonna assume you're a wanker.