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Postby Teenr0cker » Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:47 pm

Gee...Couldn't tell that when they released a Super Mario Port on the GBA.
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Postby Burning_Flame » Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:54 am

Super Mario Superstar baseball.......they dont give up.......
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Postby Belthazar » Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:16 am

newgrounds has a couple of movies called the decline of video games 1,2,and 3 the and the authors made some pretty funny games like Mario does the grocery shopping. Now when mario starts playing the way things might actually get interesting...
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Postby Gizmo » Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:18 am

Here's a more detailed list for you all:

Xbox 360 Core System - $299 (299 Euros, 209 GBP)
•Xbox 360 console
•Wired controller
•Detachable faceplate
•Xbox Live Silver membership
•Standard AV cables


Xbox 360 - $399 (399 Euros, 279 GBP)
•Xbox 360 console
•20GB detachable hard drive
•Wireless controller
•Wireless Xbox Live headset
•High-definition AV cables
•Ethernet cable
•Xbox 360 Media Remote Control (limited time)
•Detachable faceplate
•Xbox Live Silver membership


Peripherals:
• Faceplate ($19.99, 19.99 Euros, 14.99 GBP)
• Hard Drive (20 GB) ($99.99, 99.99 Euros, 69.99 GBP)
• Memory Unit (64 MB) ($39.99, 34.99 Euros, 22.99 GBP)
• Wireless Networking Adapter ($99.99, 79.99 Euros, 59.99 GBP)
• Wireless Controller ($49.99, 44.99 Euros, 32.99 GBP)
• Play and Charge Kit ($19.99, 19.99 Euros, 14.99 GBP)
• Rechargeable Battery Pack ($11.99, 14.99 Euros, 9.99 GBP)
• Controller ($39.99, 34.99 Euros, 24.99 GBP)
• Headset ($19.99, 19.99 Euros, 14.99 GBP)
• Universal Media Remote ($29.99, 29.99 Euros, 19.99 GBP)
• Component HD AV Cable ($39.99, 29.99 Euros, 19.99 GBP)
• S-Video AV Cable (US) ($29.99)
• SCART AV Cable (Europe) (24.99 Euros, 17.99 GBP)
• VGA HD AV Cable ($39.99, 29.99 Euros, 19.99 GBP)
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Postby RentACop » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:40 am

If you buy the core system, you will be criticized. Not by me for being a fool, but by other fools for being a super-fool.
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Postby Flibbo » Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:08 pm

i like Penny arcade's Tycho's idea that the core system doesn't actually exist, its just an illusion to give buyers the feeling that they have a choice.
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Postby Impossible » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:12 am

Tycho is right. If you buy the core system, you are a fucking tool. The 360 is $400, end of story.
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Postby Wellsy » Tue Aug 30, 2005 3:09 am

Christ, the "console wars" are already giving me a headache. Plus fucking diarrhea. Honestly all three current-gen consoles have pretty good things going for them, none are "shit". This anti-Microsoft crap doesn't sit well with me, 'cause when it comes to consoles, Sony IS the Microsoft. More people own them. More games exist for their systems. Period.

I'll be honest - I have an XBox. Didn't buy it, was a gift. I've been pretty satisfied with it. Do I envy the number of titles for PS? Sure. (Though the big ones usually end up as Xbox ports (see GTA) or PC to Xbox (see Halflife 2) Morrowind was awesome BTW, though Jera is right with the non-owned-by-me PC version being better. User mods? That would be nice.) Do I think the graphics are better than PS? Marginally, but that's probably just bias kicking in.

As far as the next-gen consoles - let's not get in a pissing contest over which is better . . . PLEASE! At least not at this point. There's nothing even out yet, which makes most of this topic fairly irrelevant. Both 360 and PS3 look fairly amazing, and I really wouldn't begrudge anyone for buying either. The one thing XBox has going for it is connectivity. Yeah, you might think Halo 3 sucks, but you'll be able to play it with 50 other people from across the world (this according to a GameInformer article, and perhaps Sony has a similar program in the works.) It already has a well-established network going for it . . . but that makes no difference to me since I'm still using DIAL-UP (curses the Internet gods, which I guess would be Al and Tipper Gore).

Basically, what this proclamation says . . . three major companies are pouring major $$ into developing gaming systems. This is a good thing. Punching yourself in the face deciding which is better is pointless at this stage in the game. At the very least, let's see which is better btw 360 and PS3 and let's not jump to any conclusions. At this point, I don't think the Xbox haters have a lot to argue with the new system, but let's wait and see.
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Postby Jabbo » Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:53 am

In reality, which console you buy depends on what type of games you like. Every type of game has a console that focuses on it (except maybe sports game, which generally come out on all three, and the core system actually matters a little bit).

What annoys me, though, is how everyone's like PS3 or Xbox 360? Which one I do not know!!!!! No one seems to even notice Nintendo. It's like pokemon is the only game Nintendo still makes, and all of their classic series were discontinued 5 years ago. I genuinely hope that with the Revolution, Nintendo can put its name back into the vocabulary of the average gamer.
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Postby EmperorJeramyu » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:56 am

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Postby Sage Of The Wise » Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:22 pm

As far as the next-gen consoles - let's not get in a pissing contest over which is better . . . PLEASE! At least not at this point. There's nothing even out yet, which makes most of this topic fairly irrelevant.


Whether intentional or not, the fact you dont even mention the Revolution or Nintendo in general makes it look like you already favor Sony and Microsoft, making all your talk about how we shouldn't be favoring one over the other very hypocritical.
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Postby Belthazar » Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:13 am

this is probably a stupid question but the xbox360 will be able to play old xbox games right?
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Postby Impossible » Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:28 am

Not if you buy the XBox Three-Shitty. The real 360 has the hard drive which I believe is required for backwards compatibility.
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Postby CJ » Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:39 am

I remember my dad telling me that Nintendo and Sony used to be making consoles together or something and that nintendo didn't like the fact that Sony wanted to let SNES play CDs so they split up.

It may sound whacked but I heard it from my dad.

but just imagine if Sony and Nintendo made consoles together it would be like Woah and Microsoft would be like OH NO THATS OUR SEXBOX DOWN THE SHITTER. :)
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Postby Gizmo » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:52 am

That's the most retarded cause for a split up i've ever heard of.
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