Yes, Puzzle Quest is a fun game. I just find that the AI needs a bit of work - sometimes is far too easy, but it frequently seems to do the impossible. I am often about to win, until it performs insane combos solely from gems that drop in, leaving me defeated and very frustrated.
Correction: The console manufacturers, except for Nintendo, make all their money from licensing. Nintendo makes profit on the hardware, too. Of course, Nintendo also makes money on the licensing, but unlike the others, it is not their only source of profit.
What exactly are parents supposed to do? Anytime their kids go online, to sit there, right next to them, for the entire time, watching them?
No. It means have the computer in a common area of the house, preferably one where it is easy for a parent to wander by and see what's going on. Do not allow the kid to access the computer when you're not at home or asleep - can easily be done through router configuration or a password on the computer. Talk to the kid about what he/she does online. Discuss the dangers of the internet with them.
There are also some more technical things that can be done with some open source projects, but I would not expect most parents to be able to do these - for example, monitor computer activity remotely using VNC.
I'm currently enjoying this to a great extent with games I've bought through EA. After a format or whatever I just need to tell the EA downloader to download the game for me instead of me having to hunt down the bloody cd that is forgotten in some bookcase somewhere.
But what happens when EA decides that they no longer want to offer the EA downloader service? This is my primary concern with these kinds of services, and why I still purchase all of my software at retail outlets.
Hmm, that raises another question... if you purchase an EA game from a retail location to get your physical copy of the media that can't be taken away when the online download service ends, can you use the EA downloader when you don't want to hunt for your CDs in the future?
Want to know the best way to protect the children from pornographers and sexual predators? It's easy - stop paying for access to the Internet! This can even save you $500/year, or more!
Seriously, though. If a parent is unwilling to monitor their child's internet time themselves, they have no business even allowing that child access to the internet at home.
You consider satellite to be high speed? I used satellite internet at a friend's house last weekend. It was slow and unreliable. It took me five minutes to load the LOGIN page of my bank account, at which point I decided to give up on trying to find my balance online, and looked up the address of the nearest branch. Being unfamiliar with the area, I popped the address into a Google Maps query, and it wouldn't even load the map! This was on a mostly sunny day, too.
You are absolutely correct regarding character ownership. However, Marth and Roy still work somewhat as examples because they were relatively unknown in the US before the release of SSB:Melee. The first US release of Fire Emblem in the US was the GBA version, which occurred well after the release of Melee.
What about the inclusion of Marth and Roy from Fire Emblem as unlockables in SSB:Melee? I would expect other third-party characters to be used in a similar way.
I, for one, would certainly welcome the addition of Chrono to Smash Bros. However, I expect some Final Fantasy character from one of the earlier games is much more likely.
Okay, now that I'm done with that, why would the democrats even consider this? It may be just a primary... but it's usually the most dedicated voters who turn out for primaries. Alienating them would not be a good thing for their party.
Motion blur is purely an artifact of recording devices.
That is why recording devices can get away with recording at under 30 frames per second. For example, movie projectors display at a mere 24 frames per second, with no perceived problems! Good luck playing any 3D game at that frame rate without noticing. However, if the game had motion blur, it would look just fine at 24-30 FPS.
The big question is, is this even practical? To me, it seems that running at the higher frame rates is easier than correctly rendering motion blur.
I haven't RTFA yet, but I'm going to assume that they are talking about Western games in Japan. Western games are accepted and do well in the West (assuming they're actually decent games), but often struggle in Japan.
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Yes, Puzzle Quest is a fun game. I just find that the AI needs a bit of work - sometimes is far too easy, but it frequently seems to do the impossible. I am often about to win, until it performs insane combos solely from gems that drop in, leaving me defeated and very frustrated.
Correction: The console manufacturers, except for Nintendo, make all their money from licensing. Nintendo makes profit on the hardware, too. Of course, Nintendo also makes money on the licensing, but unlike the others, it is not their only source of profit.
Off original topic, but on the topic at hand...
Where is this plant? I would like to see if I can get some.
There are also some more technical things that can be done with some open source projects, but I would not expect most parents to be able to do these - for example, monitor computer activity remotely using VNC.
Hmm, that raises another question... if you purchase an EA game from a retail location to get your physical copy of the media that can't be taken away when the online download service ends, can you use the EA downloader when you don't want to hunt for your CDs in the future?
I believe you mean: ... an FBI agent or from Dateline.
3) Everyone claiming to be a small child is
I'm not sure which is more frightening.
Want to know the best way to protect the children from pornographers and sexual predators? It's easy - stop paying for access to the Internet! This can even save you $500/year, or more!
Seriously, though. If a parent is unwilling to monitor their child's internet time themselves, they have no business even allowing that child access to the internet at home.
Penny Arcade li... OH WAIT, it's already in the summary. Crap.
You consider satellite to be high speed? I used satellite internet at a friend's house last weekend. It was slow and unreliable. It took me five minutes to load the LOGIN page of my bank account, at which point I decided to give up on trying to find my balance online, and looked up the address of the nearest branch. Being unfamiliar with the area, I popped the address into a Google Maps query, and it wouldn't even load the map! This was on a mostly sunny day, too.
You are absolutely correct regarding character ownership. However, Marth and Roy still work somewhat as examples because they were relatively unknown in the US before the release of SSB:Melee. The first US release of Fire Emblem in the US was the GBA version, which occurred well after the release of Melee.
What about the inclusion of Marth and Roy from Fire Emblem as unlockables in SSB:Melee? I would expect other third-party characters to be used in a similar way.
Hahaha, I never saw that ad! You (or some other fine /.er) wouldn't happen to know of some copy online somewhere, would you?
Of all the FF characters, Mog probably would be one of the best to include.
Before some /. spelling nazi corrects me, allow me to correct myself: Crono. There. Happy?
I, for one, would certainly welcome the addition of Chrono to Smash Bros. However, I expect some Final Fantasy character from one of the earlier games is much more likely.
of these three options: Cheap, Fast, Secure.
It happened to Star Wars, so it can happen to anyone.
Okay, thank you for clearing that up for me.
I, for one, welcome our new democrat overlords.
Okay, now that I'm done with that, why would the democrats even consider this? It may be just a primary... but it's usually the most dedicated voters who turn out for primaries. Alienating them would not be a good thing for their party.
The big question is, is this even practical? To me, it seems that running at the higher frame rates is easier than correctly rendering motion blur.
In Soviet Russia, All us are belong to your Western games!
I haven't RTFA yet, but I'm going to assume that they are talking about Western games in Japan. Western games are accepted and do well in the West (assuming they're actually decent games), but often struggle in Japan.
It doesn't. It may matter in getting votes from the electorate, though.