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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: vansmack on July 16, 2007, 02:42:00 pm
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CNET's Best from E3:
http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-28458.html (http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-28458.html)
Summary...
Microsoft:
HD movie downloads
Halo 3 Custom 360 Console
Sony:
New PSP (smaller version, video output)
Nintendo:
Wii Zapper
Wii Wheel for Mario Cart
Wii Fit video game
But my buddy says that Rock Band (http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9743471-1.html) ruled the roost.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
CNET's Best from E3:
http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-28458.html (http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-28458.html)
Summary...
Microsoft:
HD movie downloads
Halo 3 Custom 360 Console
Sony:
New PSP (smaller version, video output)
Nintendo:
Wii Zapper
Wii Wheel for Mario Cart
Wii Fit video game
But my buddy says that Rock Band (http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9743471-1.html) ruled the roost.
omg. at the wii wheel for mario kart. let the domination begin.
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
omg. at the wii wheel for mario kart. let the domination begin.
There is no way you are a chick.
Seriously, this is the best episode of e-Punk'd ever and is bound to be my biggest embarrassment of all time. You guys are all doing a wonderful job too.
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I'll admit to being a little behind in Mario Kart...I hated the GameCube version, and never got into the DS. But on Nintendo 64, I was unstoppable. God I loved that game.
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
omg. at the wii wheel for mario kart. let the domination begin.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
I'll admit to being a little behind in Mario Kart...I hated the GameCube version, and never got into the DS. But on Nintendo 64, I was unstoppable. God I loved that game.
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
omg. at the wii wheel for mario kart. let the domination begin.
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i actually bought a nintendo 64 like 6 months ago strictly for mario kart.... as a result, i now own (and have working verions of) an atari, nintendo, super nintendo, nintendo 64, gamecube and wii. i had an xbox and hated it. and never really got into ps2 or 3.
hi, i'm miss p - a nintendo addict and the nerdiest chick ever.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
omg. at the wii wheel for mario kart. let the domination begin.
There is no way you are a chick.
Seriously, this is the best episode of e-Punk'd ever and is bound to be my biggest embarrassment of all time. You guys are all doing a wonderful job too. [/b]
*sigh*
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Man, if you own Contra I'm inviting myself over to play. I'll never, ever, for as long as I live, forget the code to 30 extra man. It's ingrained in my head like the names of the aliens in the Mos Eisley cantina.
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
Originally posted by nkotb:
I'll admit to being a little behind in Mario Kart...I hated the GameCube version, and never got into the DS. But on Nintendo 64, I was unstoppable. God I loved that game.
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
omg. at the wii wheel for mario kart. let the domination begin.
[/b]
i actually bought a nintendo 64 like 6 months ago strictly for mario kart.... as a result, i now own (and have working verions of) an atari, nintendo, super nintendo, nintendo 64, gamecube and wii. i had an xbox and hated it. and never really got into ps2 or 3.
hi, i'm miss p - a nintendo addict and the nerdiest chick ever. [/b]
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any word on MS discounting the 360 to respond to the PS3 cuts?
i'm considering getting a 360, but i'm going to give this setup a shot:
i'm going to move my desktop PC into the living room, get a long DVI-->HDMI cable and wireless keyboard / mouse / game controllers ... i'd use it kind of as a mini-HTPC, but mostly just for playing PC games on the big-screen
does anyone have much experience doing this? any recommendations for hooking up my sound card to my stereo? i have a headphone-->RCA adapter that i use for my laptop/ipod, but i'd think there would be something a little more substantial for a good 7.1 soundcard to a decent receiver.
i like playing games on PC because I usually play sports games and there are some seriously devoted modder communities who update rosters and whatnot on a regular basis for the PC-versions of games I play, but not the console versions
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Man, if you own Contra I'm inviting myself over to play. I'll never, ever, for as long as I live, forget the code to 30 extra man. It's ingrained in my head like the names of the aliens in the Mos Eisley cantina.
ugh. like 10 years ago my dad gave away all my nintendo cartridges but like three to my little cousin. i was so pissed... all i have left is like tmnt 1/2, casino kid, mario and like sk8 or die.
slowly, ive been collecting them again over time. but since i moved up here and got a wii for christmas, i haven't really been actively searching for them as much. so no contra, sorry. but if i find it or you manage to... you are welcome to play.
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
but if i find it or you manage to...
it's not exactly the beatles butcher cover or something:
http://search.product.ebay.com/Contra_W0QQfromZR31QQfvcsZ1453QQsoprZ47830156QQupvrZ2 (http://search.product.ebay.com/Contra_W0QQfromZR31QQfvcsZ1453QQsoprZ47830156QQupvrZ2)
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Man, if you own Contra I'm inviting myself over to play. I'll never, ever, for as long as I live, forget the code to 30 extra man. It's ingrained in my head like the names of the aliens in the Mos Eisley cantina.
Since you're the only other guy in the world who will care about this story, I'll share it with you. I was doing some beta testing for DirecTV and one of the things they were beta testing is a GameLounge channel. Beta testers had to enter a special code to unlock the channel:
UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT RED GREEN RED GREEN
And then press enter.
Unfortunately, the GameLounge sucked, mostly because the games were as old as the code, but I still enjoyed the nostalgia. I can't remember what I had for breakfast this morning, but UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT A B A B START is a possibility for my born's middle name.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT A B A B START is a possibility for my born's middle name.
or a mediocre emo band
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Nice. I used to love 2-hour late days back in the public school days. I'd head to the bus stop (at my best friend's house) usually around 15 minutes before the bus came, we'd fire up Contra, enter the code, and blow through the entire game with usually about a minute or so to spare. Somehow, even after beating it upwards of 300 times (no joke), I could still play that game another 300.
Originally posted by vansmack:
Since you're the only other guy in the world who will care about this story, I'll share it with you. I was doing some beta testing for DirecTV and one of the things they were beta testing is a GameLounge channel. Beta testers had to enter a special code to unlock the channel:
UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT RED GREEN RED GREEN
And then press enter.
Unfortunately, the GameLounge sucked, mostly because the games were as old as the code, but I still enjoyed the nostalgia. I can't remember what I had for breakfast this morning, but UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT A B A B START is a possibility for my born's middle name.
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Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
i'm going to move my desktop PC into the living room, get a long DVI-->HDMI cable and wireless keyboard / mouse / game controllers ... i'd use it kind of as a mini-HTPC, but mostly just for playing PC games on the big-screen
does anyone have much experience doing this? any recommendations for hooking up my sound card to my stereo? i have a headphone-->RCA adapter that i use for my laptop/ipod, but i'd think there would be something a little more substantial for a good 7.1 soundcard to a decent receiver.
I use a 25 foot RGB cable with a stereo plug (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10201&cs_id=1020107&p_id=559&seq=1&format=2&style=) and a video switch (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10104&cs_id=1010401&p_id=964&seq=1&format=2&style=) in to the back of my plasma (which has a monitor input) with a wireless mouse and keyboard (though I don't play computer games).
The problem with sound cards is they are limited in their outputs. Whichever outputs they have are what you can input into your stereo or TV.
I'll be hooking up my first HD Wireless MediaLounge player in a couple weeks. I'll let you know how that goes.
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Which is further proof that any band named after something cool from our childhood but also retro/ironically popular now is shite.
Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
Originally posted by vansmack:
UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT A B A B START is a possibility for my born's middle name.
or a mediocre emo band [/b]
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Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
Originally posted by vansmack:
UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT A B A B START is a possibility for my born's middle name.
or a mediocre emo band [/b]
This is an Ataris song, actually. But they screwed up the code.
ATARIS LYRICS
"Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start"
today was a good day.
I didn't even have to use my a.k.
at least I didn't get my heart broken anyway
wasting time in east new jersey.
guess I could tell you 'bout
the snow covered rooftops,
sunsets, shooting stars and picturesque backdrops.
or how I went and hung out at quick-stop
and pretended that I was in clerks.
sometimes you gotta stop and remember
that your not gonna live forever.
be young, think smart, stay true
and just follow your heart.
remember the times we watched "karate kid"
and memorized every line
skipped school and went to the arcade
hung out and played galaga all day.
stole a car and we drove to michigan.
600 miles with no destination.
except to get in the car and drive
and see where we'll end up.
sometimes you gotta stop and remember.
that your not gonna be young forever.
think smart, have fun, stay true
and don't ever grow up.
out of all I've learned in life
you always keep your friends close to your heart.
'cause who will help you if you're falling down.
and everything is o.k.
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Originally posted by callat703:
This is an Ataris song, actually.
i'm pretty sure it's also a band, no?
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Nice. I used to love 2-hour late days back in the public school days. I'd head to the bus stop (at my best friend's house) usually around 15 minutes before the bus came, we'd fire up Contra, enter the code, and blow through the entire game with usually about a minute or so to spare. Somehow, even after beating it upwards of 300 times (no joke), I could still play that game another 300.
I will be FAR more impressed if you can tell me that you were able to beat Contra with just 3 men. I think that feat got me in the pages of Nintendo Power in my youth . . . . .
*pumps Tiger Woods victory fist*
YES! :D
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
I will be FAR more impressed if you can tell me that you were able to beat Contra with just 3 men. I think that feat got me in the pages of Nintendo Power in my youth . . . . .
i never made it into nintendo power, but i used to consistently be able to beat contra without dying.
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I used to be a Big Man on heat.net's Quake 2 deathmatch forums. It's shameful how proud I was every time I racked up 100 kills in maingate4. All I needed was a super shotgun and I could take down anyone, anytime. I got more props, respect and love from my Q2 brethren than I ever got from work or family.
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I was in Nintendo Power for not only beating The Legend of Zelda, but for using graph paper to cover the entire wall in my buddy's bed room to map the game, including the second quest.
[Hangs head in shame]
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Originally posted by thatguy:
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
I will be FAR more impressed if you can tell me that you were able to beat Contra with just 3 men. I think that feat got me in the pages of Nintendo Power in my youth . . . . .
i never made it into nintendo power, but i used to consistently be able to beat contra without dying. [/b]
Your coolness/"Q" rating is already certified, fam. This is merely icing on the cake . . .
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Originally posted by vansmack:
I was in Nintendo Power for not only beating The Legend of Zelda, but for using graph paper to cover the entire wall in my buddy's bed room to map the game, including the second quest.
[Hangs head in shame]
I got Nintendo Power at like 7. Some kid beat the original Zelda without ever getting the first sword. I tried to replicate this a trillion times (upper right hand corner of map, 150 rubies), then buy the candle and make your way to the bow in dungeon 1 and pray for bombs/boomerang to work, but it was freaking impossible. I still wonder how that guy did it.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
I was in Nintendo Power for not only beating The Legend of Zelda, but for using graph paper to cover the entire wall in my buddy's bed room to map the game, including the second quest.
[Hangs head in shame]
please tell me you have photos of this and /or links to this online somewhere.
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Did that once, maybe. We were more speed players though.
Although I did get into Nintendo Power one time...I was able to do that trick in Super Mario Brothers where you repeatedly jumped on a ricocheting turtle shell (worked best on the steps at the end of each board) until you get a bazillion lives. I think the picture I took of the screen (that's right...nerd alert!) showed my extra lives as something with a crown and letters. Must have gotten 40 or 50 extra lives. I was always so proud of that*.
*PS Still am :(
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
I will be FAR more impressed if you can tell me that you were able to beat Contra with just 3 men. I think that feat got me in the pages of Nintendo Power in my youth . . . . .
*pumps Tiger Woods victory fist*
YES! :D
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Your coolness/"Q" rating is already certified, fam. This is merely icing on the cake . . .
You've never seen him play Halo. Clearly, he peaked early....
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Your coolness/"Q" rating is already certified, fam. This is merely icing on the cake . . .
You've never seen him play Halo. Clearly, he peaked early.... [/b]
i'm still waiting for your reasoning as to why i can't really have a vag. how did i go from the reigning miss pink taco to not being able to be a chick? huh?
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I feel you. My 2 proudest accomplishment gamer wise to this day may have been:
1) Beating Rambo. That game was hard as fuck.
2) Beating Mike Tyson. Getting past Mr. Sandman was nothing short of a bitch . . . .
I will place all on notice, that even after a 15+ year hiatus I will SLAY anyone here in some Karate Kid. In those bonus rounds, I used to catch the fuck outta some flies with those chopsticks. :(
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
I will be FAR more impressed if you can tell me that you were able to beat Contra with just 3 men. I think that feat got me in the pages of Nintendo Power in my youth . . . . .
*pumps Tiger Woods victory fist*
YES! :D
[/b][/quote]
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seriously. i still have a working nintendo.
do we need to ebay these games and have a battle royale or something?
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Greatest/most ridiculous game ever: The Three Stooges game. I still LOL when I think about playing Curly trying to grab the beans from the oyster soup. Did anyone else play this?
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
please tell me you have photos of this and /or links to this online somewhere.
I know that my boy has the issue somewhere and that we took a ton of photos, but I've never seem them online. I'll see what I can find - maybe he'll post them on his myspace page or something.
I can tell you this, he swears that when he told the guys from South Park that this was one of his greatest accomplishments in life, they hired him on the spot. He ended up doing the animations for the mouths of the characters for nearly 7 years before starting his own company to do music videos.
And they say video games are a waste of time...
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Greatest/most ridiculous game ever: The Three Stooges game. I still LOL when I think about playing Curly trying to grab the beans from the oyster soup. Did anyone else play this?
I rented it once.
Most ridiculous game: Wayne's World.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Greatest/most ridiculous game ever:
This is going to seem blasphemous coming from me, but Journey Escape on Atari was pretty bad.
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speaking of uber-nerdy magazine submissions in high school:
one of my friends (ahem) was featured in 2600 (http://store.2600.com/spring1997.html) for creating a credit card number generator for the TI-82 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TI-82)
"these are the days, we'll remember ..."
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Originally posted by vansmack:
You've never seen him play Halo. Clearly, he peaked early....
until we get to backwash, where some people can't see anything and some people with nice big hd tvs dominate.
i'm so out of practice right now. i need to start a training regimen before halo3 comes out.
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Originally posted by thatguy:
until we get to backwash, where some people can't see anything and some people with nice big hd tvs dominate.
Ouch. But I deserved that. The worst part was that I got a nice big TV and still can't see anything on that f'in level.