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  1. Posted

    The key was the word "softmod".

     

    A word meant to bend the concept of one idea to fit something that it doesn't apply to. :)

     

    It's fairly safe to assume when anyone says mod, that they are refering to a hardware level change or chip or something, not a "bootdisc." :P

  3. Posted

    By getting it, do you think that has more to do with the general hackerish joy of getting Linux running on every darn piece of hardware possible

     

    Hey, now... Wait a minute. As dumb as this all might be, there IS something to be said for that.

     

    Name any other universal cross-platform OS that can run on anything. Practical or not, thats a pretty damn cool claim of fame. 8)

  5. Posted

    R-Type--this is a classic game that the SMS does not deliver on.  The gameplay is terrible and choppy.

     

    Well, in responce to this one.

     

    Pretty much all home ports of R-Type suck except one; TurboGrafix 16. :wink:

     

     

    I don't have a SMS myself, but I have used the emulators, and I too was underwhelmed. SMS Sonic was pathetic. Been a few years since I last played with it. Just goes to show you how much I enjoyed it. :|

  6. Posted

    I'd like to see something simpler.

     

    Like an electronic slut barbie doll. Just a 3d rendered nude doll with dirty clothing and sex toy accessories. And the ability to click and drag various, um, special bits, to stretch/enlarge/thicken them to your likeing.

     

    And for the women there is the Ken add-on. :)

     

    Maybe add a game to it. (First mission: Make Ken scream your name by working him over with a strap-on.) :D

  7. Posted

    Damn, you must be fun to drive with, what with constantly looking only out the windshield, physically incapable of looking in a rear-view or side mirror and unable to assimilate the information if you could.

     

    ;)

     

     

    Oooooo. Never joke about a woman's driving. . Bad Rhindle Bad boy. :D

  8. Posted

    But, really, that's the key.  The VB was so expensive to produce that there was no way to make money at it.  At a "profitable" price, it wouldn't sell.  At a price where it would sell it lost *tons* of money.

     

    That concept seems to be working well enough for Microsoft. :P

     

    Then again, Nintendo isn't worth 50 billion dollars either. :ponder:

  9. Posted

    I don't want to sound like some elite Linux snob, but if you don't "get it", then you're not the kind of person they're making it for.

     

    And for those of you saying it's useless because the machine has no hard drive... might I point out that Linux and NetBSD ports have been around for the Dreamcast for quite some time. Although both machines lack a hard drive, you can make up for the deficiency with the trifecta of a BBA, a PC, and NFS.

     

    --Zero

     

    The difference I think is that atleast on the Dreamcast, you can burn a CD and boot up with that. In essence, Linux is running totaly self contained on the machine. Only needing outside access for storage.

     

    This is not the case on the cube. You'de have to be streaming linux off the PC to the cube from the get go, along with streaming back again for storage. The cube would be acting more like a remote terminal console then anything else. :ponder:

  10. Posted

    I dunno.

     

    You can do bi-directional streaming, so long as you use your own propriatory apps (AKA: Memory card backup utilities and the like).

     

    My question is, can they get it to to see your internet connection AND can they break the 10m/bit limit of PSO that all current loaders are subject to.

  11. Posted

    I also have not pre-ordered anything. Almost with Zelda:Windwaker, but didn't at the last second. My experience has been that I've been able to find stuff localy on release day, and days after, and this was when I lived in Miami, FL.

     

    Here in OKC, OK (Yeehaw, weesin hicksville), it's even less of an issue, and I never even think twice about if I can find what I want or not.

     

    Within 5 miles we have 3 Walmarts, Target, CompUSA, BestBuy, Circuit City, GameStop, 2 GameXchange's and 4 malls (with Sears, toys'r'us, electronics boutique, etc. in all of them). Then there are about 30 pawnshops, and atleast a dozen odd electronics stores that carry this stuff. Think I'll beable to find a copy of Halo 2 on release day? I think so. :)

  12. Posted

    Will lightguns work with HDTVs?

    Yes. Or possibly no. It depends on the TV.  If your HDTV accepts either a 480i or a 480p signal without line-doubling, then a lightgun should work fine. Most HDTVs that accept a 480p signal do so without line-doubling so you should be OK if your TV accepts 480p. Most HDTVs will line-double a 480i singal to produce a 480p picture, however, so in 480i mode most HDTVs will not work with a lightgun.  

     

    Basically, you will have to experiment with your HDTV to see if it will work, and 480p will probably be your best bet.  

     

    Guns also don't work with LCD/TFT, Plasma, and Projection tvs/monitors either.

  14. Posted

    Keep in mind that the offer isn't just "buy two Nintendo games"... it's buy two of: Mario Kart Double Dash, 1080 Avalanche, Mario Party 5, or Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Other games are NOT eligible for this offer.

     

    There are other ways to get the disc as well, such as subscribing to Nintendo Power, or getting it as a pack-in with a new system.

     

    --Zero

     

    And you also have to register your Gamecube system online in addition to buying the 2 games, so you are screwed if your Cube is already registered.

     

    I just signed up for the offer earlier this week and got an email a couple days ago saying that the Zelda disc has been shipped, so the offer is still available (for now). I even had to buy my PIN numbers from someone for $10, but I'd rather do that than pay $20 to subscribe to that shitty Nintendo Power magazine or pay $40 for a Zelda disc on ebay.

     

    Dont forget your local game reseller. I bought the Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Master's Quest for $14.95 (GameXchange), and the Zelda collection for $19.95 (GameStop).

  15. Posted

    If it sells at it's current $200 mark, then it's a fair price.

     

    The eraser and each of those 3 modules are $40 a piece. So that would make the EMP-20 programmer only $80 in the end.

     

    The EMP-20 is a discontinued product, but there does still appear to be module support for it.

     

    If the price goes much higher tho, then I'd say pass.

  17. Posted

    I've had Halo, GTA 3, and Dr.Muto lock up mid-play. I've had Cel Damage give a dirty disc error while loading in a new level.

     

     

    As far as Thomson DVD drives. They are such utter crap. High failure rate. Not to mention when they start to fail, they can get destructive. I've actually had a disc get burned by one of my thomson drives before it failed. Then after it failed, the laser controller chip smoked & burned. Litterly. Never seen a silicon chip melt & bubble before. It was pretty neat to watch.

     

    Now it's got an old Toshiba DVD drive from my computer in it. It might not play original discs anymore, but atleast I can still use the damn thing. It's my "research & development" unit, used for testing anything before doing it on my good 'boxes. :wink:

  18. Posted

    FYI: PSO has a paragraph in the manual about not using Wavebird controllers with that game because of the remote chance that another nearby Wavebird receiver may pick up your signal, which would be bad if you were at the setup screen and entering a credit card number & stuff.

     

    I could see some college kid who hacked one up to his PC, and has it running 24/7 in his dorm room, dumping anything interesting to a file. Just waiting for a new enroll who's a GC PSO junkie to move in next door. Then it's shopping time (tho the ironic thing will be that the CC will be max'ed out any ways from playing PSO).

  19. Posted

    Does the setup actually work?  I love home made hacks. :)

     

    I was under the impression that germicidal UV bulbs were the wrong wavelength to erase a EPROM in any reasonable time.

     

    Otherway around. Germicidal UV (253.7nm) is the correct wavelength (and are the same bulbs used by commerical erasers). Other UV light, particulary those in the A & B ranges (Longwave 400-315 & Midwave 315-280) will have no "usable" effect.

     

    Germicidal bulbs fall into range C, shortwave 280-200nm. One of the more dangerous ranges of UV light.

     

    There is also range VUV (200-50nm) which is the last UV range before you hit X-rays. Mostly used for spectrgraphic analasis equipment AFAIK.

  23. Posted

    Oh goodie, another "I can list my stuff" thread. :)

     

    -EDIT: I assumed this was consoles only, not computers too, so added them.-

     

    Apple Macintosh (Classic)

    Apple Macintosh SE/30

    Apple Macintosh Performa 6116CD (PowerPC 601)

    Apple Power Macintosh 5260/100 (PowerPC 603)

    Apple IIe

    Apple IIc+ w/3.5" floppy & external 5.25" floppy

    Atari 2600

    Atari 5200

    Atari 7800

    Atari 800

    Atari 800XL (with Pokey/Gumby, UltraSpeed OS & 512k upgrade)

    Atari Jaguar

    Coleco Telstar Alpha

    Coleco Telstar Ranger

    Colecovision

    Commodore 16 (3)

    Commodore 64 (3)

    Commodore 64 mainboards (6 or 7)

    Commodore 128 (4, one with StereoSID and 64k VDC)

    Commodore 128 mainboard

    Commodore 128D

    Commodore Amiga 500 (w/ internal 512k ram/clock card)

    IBM Thinkpad 760XL & Docking station

    Intellivision

    Nintendo NES

    Nintendo SNES

    Nintendo N64

    Nintendo Gamecube

    PC P1-166 w/128megs of ram & 28gigs HD space & 8x CDRW

    PC P2-233 w/128megs of ram & 200gigs HD space

    PC P3-650 w/640megs of ram & 620gigs HD space, 52x CDRW & 4x DVD Burner (OC'ed to 780mhz)

    Playstation

    Sega Dreamcast

    Sega Genesis w/Sega CD

    Sega Saturn

    Xbox

  25. Posted

    just freeking great!!! thats all we need now. a stupid PC with really crappy componets. there is just too much wrong with a system like that! i'm not saying it wont work, but it's not the brightest idea!

     

    Ditto. This is, without a doubt, one of the lamest thing I've ever seen.

     

    The cost of an entry-level DISCover® console is projected to be between $299-$399.

     

    Ouch. You can buy a REAL PC or 3 used Xbox's for that!

     

    Considering the numerous amounts of capabilities DISCover® has over a typical console, we are positive that it will outperform all "next-gen" video game consoles. High-end units, that manufacturers will load up with greater options such as CD Burners and PVRs, and will be offered at a wide range of price point.

     

    Hmmm. It's already a sub-par PC as it stands now. First, it's only a 1.4ghz VIA chip. Honestly, I didn't know VIA made anything other then motherboard chipsets till just recently. Not that there is neccessarly anything wrong with VIA, but I personaly have no experience with using them. At best, can't be any better then an AMD. No limit on how crappy it can be (shudders to think of a CPU crappier then a Cyrix).

     

    Options? Great. Which means: A slew of different consoles with different hardware, running different drivers. Can you say "compatabilty issues"? Thats what makes gaming such a f--king joy on PC's, now ain't it? And a problem that Consoles DON'T have. Besides, who wants to burn cd's on their console?

     

    I hope they fail misserably. :twisted:

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