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General Gaming / RE:What if Final Fantasy 7 were on Nintendo 64?
« on: October 23, 2003, 03:08:39 PM »
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Erm... What about "Full 3d world"? Without prerendered backgrounds that's the way you have to take. Sometimes I wish they had done that, I HATE prerendered backgrounds.


Well I've played Xenogears (fully 3D world) and I don't like it much.  It's too bland (very blocky buildings that all look the same) and the camera is terrible.  Half the time you can't see where you're going!  I prefer the pre-drawn worlds of FF7 & 9 with lots of background details.

FF6 was a 4 megabyte cart. It's safe to assume FF7 would be an 8 megabyte cart and look very similar to FF6... but with polygon people instead of sprite people.

Also, the battle engines would not be hi-res (640x480) like the PS1 version was (just thought of this today).

IMHO.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:"I don't care how it looks...how does it play?"
« on: October 23, 2003, 04:58:24 AM »
Elite and Battlezone weren't 3D.  They used vectors to *simulate* 3D.  That's still considered 2D.

The first game to create a 3D world (using polygons) was an old arcade game around 1983.  It was comparable to a PS1 in graphics quality.  Sorry, don't remember the name of the arcade game, but I can look it up if you really want to know.


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General Gaming / RE:Official Nokia N-Gage Discussion
« on: October 23, 2003, 04:54:25 AM »
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On the N-Gage's lukewarm reception by gamers, Nada Usina, general manager of Nokia Entertainment & Media in North and South America, blamed the media. "The games press is a pretty cynical audience," she said. But Usina admitted some aspects of the console would take getting used to: "It is interesting to see the things that are difficult to get over, things like the removal of the battery."


Blame the media?  Why don't you try blaming *yourself* for making a poor design?!?!?  Man, it must suck to have to be a Nokia apologist.


Source: http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6077184.html

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General Gaming / What if Final Fantasy 7 were on Nintendo 64?
« on: October 23, 2003, 04:33:27 AM »
How would it be different from the FF7 we actually got?  I thought of a couple things that would be left out:

- full-motion videos/pre-recorded movies (not enough room on N64 cart)
- the backgrounds would probably be flat, dull polygons like Mario64 or RPG rather than the hand-drawn art backgrounds (again, not enough room on N64 cart)
- Anything else?

I wonder if Square would have used the N64's memory expansion for hi-res 640x480 mode?  Probably not.
 

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:"I don't care how it looks...how does it play?"
« on: October 22, 2003, 04:01:42 PM »
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Originally posted by: PaleZer0
I follow it to, but at the same time, while i'm thouroughly enjoying Skies of Arcadia....I keep thinking to myself..damn this would be sweet if the graphics were of this generations standards.


I don't understand why everyone keeps saying that.  I thought the Dreamcast's 128-bit graphics looked pretty darned good.  Certainly comparable to Final Fantasy 10 or Dark Cloud 2 on the PS2.  



And yeah it was Rebel Strike.  After I got home last night I started reading reviews at atariage.com, and I discovered that the game is not all that great.  At least not something I'd be interested in playing.  

(Please... no "you're an idiot, the game is great"-style replies.  I've already made up my mind to wait 'til the price hits $20.)

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Why no Mario RPG sequel?
« on: October 22, 2003, 03:51:38 PM »
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Originally posted by: Bill
The only thing that Mario RPG had that Paper Mario lacked in was comic relief...


True.

Also Paper Mario lacked "fun" music (both outside & inside battle), interesting characters, a unique story, and fun elements from the original Mario games (jumping and collecting).

That's why I quit playing PM around hour 20.... and played Mario RPG over and over and over and... well you get the point.  

Paper Mario is to Mario RPG
----------as-----------
Zelda's Quest is to Link to the Past



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Nintendo Gaming / RE:(Piracy) Gamecube
« on: October 21, 2003, 05:15:57 PM »
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Originally posted by: ExtremeGcube
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That statement is only true *if*you buy the songs.  Most of the songs on my hard drive are crap (think Britney Spears & other one-hit wonders) who I would not pay a single dime to own.  So the Music Industry loses nothing on those songs...


Then why have them on your computer at all?  



I have my own private radio station.  But would I buy the songs?  Absolutely not.  I'd rather erase every last song, and just tune in the FM radio.  I will not hand over money for casual listening.

Now "the Eagles' Greatest Hits" that's a different story.  I'll buy the Eagles.  I won't buy Britney.



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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Metroid Prime - any recomendations?
« on: October 21, 2003, 05:10:49 PM »
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Originally posted by: yellowfellow
i recommend delving into the game not as a 1st person shooter, but rather as an adventure/exploration game...



Exactly.  The Original Metroid, Super Metroid, and Metroid Fusion are all adventure/exploration games.  So is Metroid Prime.  All that's changed is the view (3rd-person to 1st-person).

Metroid Prime was a lot of fun during the first 20 hours, but then it started to get monotonous.  That doesn't mean it is a bad game... just too long IMHO.  I think the world was too big with too many rooms to explore.  They should have shrunk it a little bit, but still an awesome game for those first 20 hours!

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Why no Mario RPG sequel?
« on: October 21, 2003, 05:06:48 PM »

Paper Mario is to Mario RPG
-----------as---------------
Zelda's Quest is to Link to the Past

(In other words, CRAP to GENIUS.  Paper Mario/Zelda's Quest were crap and Mario RPG/Link to the Past were genius.)

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Nintendo Gaming / "I don't care how it looks...how does it play?"
« on: October 21, 2003, 05:01:33 PM »

That's what I told the sales guy at gamestop today.  He was telling me all about the latest and greatest Star Wars game, and after his soliloquy, I said point blank, "I don't care how it looks...how does it play?"  He just went "Duh...I haven't played it yet."

I'm so tired of games that look pretty but play like crap.

We need to get the emphasis (and sales critters) back on the actual gameplay.  i.e Is it fun?

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General Gaming / RE:Perfect Dark Zero to come out for XBox 2
« on: October 20, 2003, 04:22:26 PM »
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Originally posted by: Bill
Anyway, either this is ALL RARE'S FAULT, or MS wanted to do this. They knew that people bought an Xbox for PD so now they want people to buy an X2 for the same reason.............  And I'm doubting Banjo will even be released on the current system



Maybe Nintendo was smart to get rid of Rare.  There's no point in having Rare if they can't get the games released before 2005 (end of this generation).  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:(Piracy) Gamecube
« on: October 20, 2003, 04:14:04 PM »
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Originally posted by: ExtremeGcube
Yes, downloading music doesnt take away someone elses abilty to use the song but it does take away money that would go back into the industry


That statement is only true *if*you buy the songs.  Most of the songs on my hard drive are crap (think Britney Spears & other one-hit wonders) who I would not pay a single dime to own.  So the Music Industry loses nothing on those songs, because I will not buy them.  I refuse to pay for trash.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Piracy: a cancer on the Game Industry. Must-read!!
« on: October 19, 2003, 04:32:22 PM »
As I said before, previous systems like Commodore=64 and PS1 and PS2 have been heavily pirated, but they were not killed. On the contrary, they were wildly sucessful: #1 computer of all time, #1 console of all time, and #1 console of the 128-bit generation (respectively). This seems to suggest that piracy HELPS a machine to succeed, rather than hurt it.

So I return to my earlier position: This little bit of piracy will have virtually no impact on the Cube. It's not going to die.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:(Piracy) Gamecube
« on: October 19, 2003, 04:30:40 PM »
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Yuji: But you still haven't proven that piracy was the most important blow [to the Dreamcast].

Yes, that was my point exactly.  Most people say that the Dreamcast died because of poor timing/competition from the PS2.  *That* was the most imporant factor.

And as I said before, previous systems like Commodore=64 and PS1 and PS2 have been heavily pirated, but they were not killed.  On the contrary, they were wildly sucessful: #1 computer of all time, #1 console of all time, and #1 console of the 128-bit generation (respectively).  This seems to suggest that piracy HELPS a machine to succeed, rather than hurt it.

So I return to earlier position: This little bit of piracy will have virtually no impact on the Cube.  It's not going to die.


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Nintendo Gaming / RE:(Piracy) Gamecube
« on: October 19, 2003, 04:22:55 PM »
I have a whole hard drive filled with songs.  But would I buy all those songs?  *Absolutely positively not*.  Sure I enjoy listening to Britney Spears "Crazy but would I buy a whole album for just that song?  No way.  The RIAA has its head up its ass if it thinks every song downloaded = money lost.  It just doesn't work that way.

Same applies to videogames.  99% of the games I've downloaded (NES & Super NES) are trash that I would not buy.  Nintendo's claim of $1 billion lost is a wildly inflated figure.

There's a difference between free downloading and buying.  I'm the kind of person who, even if piracy did not exist, I would not buy.  I'm more careful with my money than that.  So are most persons.

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NWR Feedback / RE:Someone is changing my avatar...
« on: October 19, 2003, 04:48:28 AM »
Well, http://www.geocities.com/videonovels IS my website.  

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NWR Feedback / Someone is changing my avatar...
« on: October 18, 2003, 04:16:58 AM »
Someone (a moderator I assume) keeps changing my avatar to "Honda steals bandwidth from other people".  WHY?  My current avatar is only 64x59x1 kilobyte... it's perfectly legal.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:(Piracy) Gamecube
« on: October 18, 2003, 04:13:54 AM »
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Originally posted by: Uglydot
...no more than 64x64 pixels in physical size, and no more than 20KB in data size.  ...Hond, you agreed to this, just letting you know...


Sorry, I don't remember.  Where is this info posted?  In the sign-on agreement?

Anyway, my current avatar is only 64x59x1 kilobyte in size.  Sorry for my previous idiocy.


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General Gaming / Your *favorite* machine of each generation?
« on: October 18, 2003, 03:48:04 AM »
[Please stick to consoles *available in America*... no Famicoms or Wonderswans.]



What's your opinion?


For me:
CONSOLES
8-bit (pre-85) : Atari 2600
8-bit(post-85) : none of them (sorry)
16-bit : Super Nintendo
32/64-bit : Playstation 1

COMPUTERS:
8-bit : Commodore=64
16-bit : Commodore Amiga
32-bit : Macintosh PowerPC



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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Are Games Getting To Easy?
« on: October 17, 2003, 05:14:11 PM »
I like the hard mechanics of old games.  There's something extremely satisfying about dying on Screen 1 of Mario Brothers or Super Metroid, and then, over time, learning to improve yourself to beat the game.  It feels like you've accomplished greatness.

There's nothing satisfying about just "walking through" a game... you might as well just be watching a movie instead... because you have not improved yourself.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:(Piracy) Gamecube
« on: October 17, 2003, 05:05:47 PM »
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Originally posted by: Yuji Miyamoto
Honda, your'e not even worth arguing with.  Seriously.  Even ten year olds know piracy devestated the DC.  You are pro-piracy.....


Ahhhh... you can't win the argument, so you attack the person and make false accusations.  Very lame.  

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General Gaming / Which Art style do you prefer? Xenogears or FF 7/9
« on: October 17, 2003, 08:03:54 AM »
Xenogears = A polygonal world overlaid with pre-drawn sprite characters

Final Fantasy 7/9 = A pre-drawn world (background) overlaid with polygonal characters.




ME:
I prefer the FF7/9 look. It's more artistic with greater detailed environments to wander around in.  




FF7:
<a href=http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000DMAA.01.PT06.LZZZZZZZ.jpg target=_blank><img src=http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000DMAA.01.PT06.LZZZZZZZ.jpg height=120 width=150>[/url]  



XENOGEARS:
<a href=http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000038IFX.01.PT05.LZZZZZZZ.jpg target=_blank><img src=http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000038IFX.01.PT05.LZZZZZZZ.jpg height=120 width=150>[/url]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:(Piracy) Gamecube
« on: October 17, 2003, 06:51:01 AM »
64x64.... how was I supposed to know that?  It's not documented on the Avatar Select screen.

Also, my file was only 2K in size... hardly huge.

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General Gaming / RE:Is FF7 over-rated?
« on: October 17, 2003, 04:50:52 AM »
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Before FF7, RPGs were more reserved for hard core gamers and never peeked the interest of the majority of gamers. The release of FF7 was so different for many gamers, with its compelling story....


Disagree.  I think Final Fantasy 3 (alternate title: FF6) deserves that credit.  It was an extremely popular game and high in sales.

Remember... Final Fantasy 3 was *already* a system seller for the Nintendo 64... people bought N64's just so they could play the next installment.  When Square left the N64, it sent shockwaves through the gaming world.

Why?  Because people LOVED FF3, and they were looking forward to the sequel.  FF3 is the RPG that appealed to the majority of gamers.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:(Piracy) Gamecube
« on: October 17, 2003, 04:17:34 AM »
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Originally posted by: Yuji Miyamoto
Piracy raped the Dreamcast.  It's common fact.  Yes the DC was eventurally canned by Sega for other reasons.  However piracy delivered a MAJOR fatal blow to a system that was at equal to, if not better than the Ps2.



You're still offering opinion.  Give me some facts.  Show me numbers to prove that Dreamcast was hurt in sales by piracy.

Anyway, I've got some numbers for you from November 2000:
Millions
of
Units Generation Console
---- 128-bit GameCube (not released)
3.0 128-bit Playstation 2
5.0 128-bit Dreamcast

As you can see, the Dreamcast was doing quite well... piracy was having no effect on sales.    DC was killed by PS2... pure and simple.  Piracy had NOTHING to do with it.



The most pirated machines in the world, Commodore=64 and PlayStation 2, are also among the most successful.  "Piracy kills machines" is a myth along with unicorns.  It doesn't happen.


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