There are few if any games today that you can't beat relatively easily, but I remember several NES and C-64 games that I couldn't beat (of course, I was also very young at the time). Last Ninja 2, for instance. As far as I remember, the most "recent" game I couldn't beat was Warhawk for the PSX. Got stuck in the last level. I'm sure I could easily do it today, though.
"Most likely" because by the time I've saved up enough money, there could be a better HDTV available for the same price, and "this year" because I don't know exactly when I'll have enough money. My income is very small.
You can save money, which is what I'm doing. I only get 650 euros a month ($840), and it'll take me about four or five months to save up. The TV I'm buying is in the lower end of the price spectrum, most people seem to go for at least 32".
Also, a $900 HDTV is no more expensive than a new display adapter or high-end CPU or some other expensive piece of computer equipment.
How many years have people been saying "I want better AI/gameplay, not fancy graphics?" We have good gameplay. We've had it for decades. We even have good AI; Unreal Tournament and Half-Life are good examples, and I hear that Gears of War and Rainbow Six Vegas have solid AI as well, in addition to the killer graphics that are supposedly stealing our gameplay and AI. Graphics and gameplay are not mutually exclusive, and graphical development is part of the evolution of games, and always has been. You are not hardcore just because you complain about the imaginary lack of gameplay in modern games.
What do you mean by HDTV? I'm buying a 23" Samsung this year (most likely), and it's certainly not in the "early adopter" price range (700 euros / 900 dollars). HDTVs are not expensive.
Like I said, it was a legitimate military operation conducted during wartime. It was not terrorism just because WMDs and Americans were involved. At any rate, Iran cannot be trusted with nukes, while the US can.
If they wanted to wipe them out, they would have already done so, and they wouldn't have given away land in the process.
Wow, I can't believe even this can get modded flamebait:
Israel hasn't attempted to wipe Palestine off the map. They even gave away some of their territory (which did nothing to improve the situation).
What the fuck is wrong with Slashdot users? Do you fucking assclowns even understand what flamebaiting is? You should stay the fuck away from the Internet until you're at least sixteen years old. Dumbasses.
The US used nuclear weapons as a legitimate military operation during wartime, in a war that was started by Japan. Also, this took place about 60 years ago.
And why the hell did some raving leftist lunatic mod me flamebait again?
It is alarming how many people object to diversity in thought. I do not understand where they think they have derived the right to force everyone to think the same way they do.
Many if not most Slashdot users strongly object to diversity in thought. They only accept preconceived, politically correct feel-good opinions. Then again, this applies to most people in general, not just on Slashdot.
This must be Ultra Strawman 2.0 Xtreme Edition or something. I have no idea what you're talking about because it doesn't seem to have anything to do with what I originally posted. Maybe you just replied to the wrong message.
True, but video game music is meant to accompany video games. Why go listen to it on its own, other than out of nostalgia? A lot of this discussion seems to be about trying to turn people onto game music for the music's sake. But why, when there is so much better music out there?
Why the fuck is it so difficult for some of you here to comprehend that others enjoy videogame music, even outside the game? Do you get out of bed every day and think "what the fuck man, how can some people listen to that shit?" And no, there is no "much better music out there" because you can't benchmark music and objectively determine that one is better than the other. I'm not going to compare a song from Megaman 3 with Tangerine Dream because that would be absolutely retarded, not to mention pointless.
As for nostalgia, I don't think it's really "nostalgia" when I listen to music from Guild Wars or World of Warcraft. You seem to have this notion that videogame music == "bleep bleep" from the year 1985. Your beliefs are so ridiculously outdated that you shouldn't even be commenting on the subject.
Gender != race. If you don't understand that there are vast differenecs between men and women that cannot be found between two different races, then I guess you're just beyond help.
There is no crisis, there is no emergency, there is no problem. I wish people would stop trying to force a non-issue onto the rest of us.
For feminists, there's always a crisis, emergency or problem that requires immediate intervention, and preferably on a government level, even though feminists are strong, independent women who surely don't need any help from anyone. While feminists are busy talking about "freedom" and "equality," they're also trying to force or manipulate other women to do things their way. The author of the article isn't necessarily a feminist on a conscious level, though.
Uh... I listen to videogame music all the time, even old stuff like C64 and NES tunes. I also own several CDs of VGM. In fact, I'm listening to a song from Final Fantasy VI right now. It seems that you either haven't heard a lot of VGM music (very likely) or you've created some bizarre, arbitrary rule for yourself which states that VGM music must suck when listened to outside the game.
Good music is good music. It doesn't matter if it's standalone or part of a videogame or movie.
Most game music that uses an orchestra is just nothing compared to "real" classical music. So why listen to that when you can have the real deal?
What the hell are you talking about? Videogame music and classical music are two entirely different things. Just because both use the same instruments doesn't mean that they're the same. You might as well say "why listen to Led Zeppelin when you can have the real deal by listening to Alice Cooper?"
Besides, all the classical music I've heard has been very boring, unlike videogame music.
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There are few if any games today that you can't beat relatively easily, but I remember several NES and C-64 games that I couldn't beat (of course, I was also very young at the time). Last Ninja 2, for instance. As far as I remember, the most "recent" game I couldn't beat was Warhawk for the PSX. Got stuck in the last level. I'm sure I could easily do it today, though.
This made me laugh quite a lot.
"Most likely" because by the time I've saved up enough money, there could be a better HDTV available for the same price, and "this year" because I don't know exactly when I'll have enough money. My income is very small.
You can save money, which is what I'm doing. I only get 650 euros a month ($840), and it'll take me about four or five months to save up. The TV I'm buying is in the lower end of the price spectrum, most people seem to go for at least 32".
Also, a $900 HDTV is no more expensive than a new display adapter or high-end CPU or some other expensive piece of computer equipment.
Same shit, different day.
How many years have people been saying "I want better AI/gameplay, not fancy graphics?" We have good gameplay. We've had it for decades. We even have good AI; Unreal Tournament and Half-Life are good examples, and I hear that Gears of War and Rainbow Six Vegas have solid AI as well, in addition to the killer graphics that are supposedly stealing our gameplay and AI. Graphics and gameplay are not mutually exclusive, and graphical development is part of the evolution of games, and always has been. You are not hardcore just because you complain about the imaginary lack of gameplay in modern games.
What do you mean by HDTV? I'm buying a 23" Samsung this year (most likely), and it's certainly not in the "early adopter" price range (700 euros / 900 dollars). HDTVs are not expensive.
I'm afraid you are suffering from delusions of grandeur. Perhaps your overestimate your ability to annoy people.
This "LOL GUYS I BLEW BEVERAGE OUT OF MY NOSE" shit got old a really long, long time ago. I don't welcome our new beverage spilling overlords.
This incoherent rant made no sense at all.
Yep. Support Israel and you're a flamebaiter. Welcome to the loony leftist world of Slashdot.
No, I'm modded that way because I'm in favor of Israel. There's nothing more to it.
Gaza.
Being a fucking coward and modding someone flamebait instead of confronting him is not a good way to advance anything either.
Like I said, it was a legitimate military operation conducted during wartime. It was not terrorism just because WMDs and Americans were involved. At any rate, Iran cannot be trusted with nukes, while the US can.
Wow, I can't believe even this can get modded flamebait:
What the fuck is wrong with Slashdot users? Do you fucking assclowns even understand what flamebaiting is? You should stay the fuck away from the Internet until you're at least sixteen years old. Dumbasses.
The US used nuclear weapons as a legitimate military operation during wartime, in a war that was started by Japan. Also, this took place about 60 years ago.
And why the hell did some raving leftist lunatic mod me flamebait again?
Israel hasn't attempted to wipe Palestine off the map. They even gave away some of their territory (which did nothing to improve the situation).
Iran is run by crackpots who want to wipe out Israel and share their technology with terrorists. They can't be trusted with nukes.
Many if not most Slashdot users strongly object to diversity in thought. They only accept preconceived, politically correct feel-good opinions. Then again, this applies to most people in general, not just on Slashdot.
This must be Ultra Strawman 2.0 Xtreme Edition or something. I have no idea what you're talking about because it doesn't seem to have anything to do with what I originally posted. Maybe you just replied to the wrong message.
Why the fuck is it so difficult for some of you here to comprehend that others enjoy videogame music, even outside the game? Do you get out of bed every day and think "what the fuck man, how can some people listen to that shit?" And no, there is no "much better music out there" because you can't benchmark music and objectively determine that one is better than the other. I'm not going to compare a song from Megaman 3 with Tangerine Dream because that would be absolutely retarded, not to mention pointless.
As for nostalgia, I don't think it's really "nostalgia" when I listen to music from Guild Wars or World of Warcraft. You seem to have this notion that videogame music == "bleep bleep" from the year 1985. Your beliefs are so ridiculously outdated that you shouldn't even be commenting on the subject.
Gender != race. If you don't understand that there are vast differenecs between men and women that cannot be found between two different races, then I guess you're just beyond help.
For feminists, there's always a crisis, emergency or problem that requires immediate intervention, and preferably on a government level, even though feminists are strong, independent women who surely don't need any help from anyone. While feminists are busy talking about "freedom" and "equality," they're also trying to force or manipulate other women to do things their way. The author of the article isn't necessarily a feminist on a conscious level, though.
They're not meant to do anything technically innovative (who even cares), and it's not a competition.
Uh... I listen to videogame music all the time, even old stuff like C64 and NES tunes. I also own several CDs of VGM. In fact, I'm listening to a song from Final Fantasy VI right now. It seems that you either haven't heard a lot of VGM music (very likely) or you've created some bizarre, arbitrary rule for yourself which states that VGM music must suck when listened to outside the game.
Good music is good music. It doesn't matter if it's standalone or part of a videogame or movie.
What the hell are you talking about? Videogame music and classical music are two entirely different things. Just because both use the same instruments doesn't mean that they're the same. You might as well say "why listen to Led Zeppelin when you can have the real deal by listening to Alice Cooper?"
Besides, all the classical music I've heard has been very boring, unlike videogame music.
What kind of a fucking assclown modded this shit +1 Insightful?