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  1. Posted

    . Thou any old eide DVD drive will work (some will even retain original disc compatabilty). Same with the HD, any old eide HD will work, thou you will need one that supports ATA Security

     

     

    Your message severely confused me. I kept wondering, "Why is this guy saying 'thou' instead of you? Is he a Shakespeare major?"

     

    And then I realized, you were saying THOUGH (note the correct spelling).

     

    I leave thou to thine conversation. ;-)

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    So we PS2 owners gets lots of stuff that other Cube & Box owners can only wish they had.

    That's a myth that only PS2 fans believe

    Like Dance Dance Revolution MAX 2, Gran Turismo 4, Final Fantasies 10, 10-2, 11, 12, Kingdom Hearts, and on and on.

     

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    HAS THE PS2 GRAPHICS IMPROVED?

     

    Watch Final Fantasy 10 (1st generation game).

     

    Watch Kingdom Hearts (2nd generation game).

     

    There is *definitely* an improvment. In KH, the characters move smoothly and realistically (including hair and facial expressions). The voice acting is much, much better. Even the backgrounds and camera movement is more vibrant and dynamic.

     

    So yes, there has been improvement in the PS2 graphics department..... at least in the Squaresoft library.

  9. Posted

    That many people simply can NOT be wrong. And if they are, well, there's enough of them to MAKE it be right.

     

     

    It's about FOUR PS2s to one Cube or Box.

     

    And simply because a lot of people own PS2 does not mean it was the best. What it DOES mean is that game companies are scrambling to put their stuff on the console with the biggest audience... the PS2. So we PS2 owners gets lots of stuff that other Cube & Box owners can only wish they had.

     

    The same was true in the Atari and NES eras. Both consoles were inferior in technology, but superior in game selection.

  10. Posted

    Wow! I'm sure ElectricToy a.k.a. RCmodeler expected a lot more people to jump in and say how great the PS2 is and of course they wanted one. i am all aquiver waiting for his preditable response on how you should all own a PS2 as it is the greatest system ever made.  :)

     

     

    Nice troll Cleopatra. However unlike you, I respect other people's opinions. If they don't like PS2, then they don't like it.

     

    (shrug)

     

    Anyway, I notice a lot of you DID own a PS2, but then SOLD it. I'm trying to imagine selling my PS2, and just can not imagine doing it. I could not live without my repeated plays of FF10, Gran Turismo, Xenosaga, DDRmax 1, Rez, NASCAR Heat: Dirt to Daytona. (Plus all the PS1 classics.)

     

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    The Cube on the other hand.... well I owned it for about 6 months, played every Nintendo/exclusive title, and sold it after I beat Wind Waker. I used the money to buy a N64 which had much better games in my humble opinion. I did enjoy Eternal Darkness and Metroid Prime, but to me the rest was just boring. I feel that the N64 games were much stronger titles.

     

    Xbox... well, I've never played it, so can not comment. What I've seen (Halo) does not interest me. I don't like shooting games.

     

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    Best console of all time? I pick the Commodore=64. No, it's not a console, but it had awesome games, graphics, and sound... and a long, long lifespan (10 years).

     

    Best actual console is the Atari 2600. Primitive and yet absolutely great to play.

  11. Posted

    The PS2 is the most popular console of this generation, with backward-compatibility to the most popular console of the last generation (PS1), and has the widest variety of games, and SOME of the best/most unique games like Final Fantasy, Grand Theft, RC Copter, Gran Turismo, Rez, Ico, Dance Dance Revolution, and so on.

     

    Seems to me that an avid gamer NOT owning a PS2 is like someone shooting themselves in the foot.

     

    So how come you don't own one?

    (Just curious.)

  12. Posted

    and the idea putting the cart into my GC GBA player rocks...

     

     

    Wouldn't it be easier (and better) to just play the PS2 version? The PS2 version has more processor power, double the resolution, and is virtually flawless in emulation. Why waste time with an inferior Cube GBA Player version?

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    have you played DK Jr? The answer to your question can be found there. :P ;) :D

     

     

     

    I like DK Junior. And Donkey Kong, like the original poster said, was very good graphically for a 2600 cart. I think you guys are just expecting too much from your old primitive Atari. I doubt a modern homebrewer coul do any better.

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    Note "providin that fee is disclosed up front in the listing." Only shipping for single items is listed. Nothing is listed regarding the fees for multiple items -- he states he will combine shipping but does not disclose that he has a flat fee for such things.

     

     

     

    According to ebay rules, the seller can charge $6 per cart * 70 carts = $420. That's the amount the seller disclosed. That's the amount the buyer agree to. Therefore no rule was broken.

     

    And I agree with the earlier poster who said, "The bidder made an assumption and now he got screwed. It's the bidder's fault for not emailing and asking." I agree 100%. You shouldn't make assumptions. I often receive complaints, "This video is not wrapped in plastic," to which I reply, "No. I did not say it was. I said it was LIKE new... not sealed new. Don't make assumptions. Send an email and ask."

     

    Buyers/customers often make stupid assumptions. I have to deal with them at JCPenney every day, and they always jump to wrong conclusions. "You'll charge me for shipping!" "Uh, no, I did not say that. Stop putting words in my mouth lady." (That's what I think... I don't say it.)

     

    In *this* instance, the buyer made the stupid conclusion that the seller would give away his carts for almost no charge. Bad Conclusion.

  17. Posted

    Honestly' date=' sorry to hear this happened to you, but to buy from someone who charges $6 bucks to ship one cart is asking for trouble imho. [/quote']

     

    Sounds reasonable to me. I'd charge $5 myself to cover these costs:

    $2 for box/envelope

    $2 for postage

    $1 for miscellaneous (tape, peanuts, gas, etc).

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    $5 total.

     

     

    As for the $70 for 70 carts, that does sound excessive. He could probably ship the entire lot for only $30.

  21. Posted

    Oh' date=' I'm not denying there's a lot. I just get sick of people going "Dude, the GBA has no games, it's all just SNES ports. Just get an SNES." At best ports make about a third of the library.[/quote']

     

     

    OK. Name the two-thirds of games that are not SNES ports AND worth playing.

  22. Posted

    I think the majority of them are ports of SNES games. That seems to be everybodies biggest complaint with Nintendo and the GBA.

     

     

    Well, since most Gamboy players are kids/teens who have never seen A Link to the Past or Yoshi's Island, Nintendo could care less. These "old games" are brand-new to most of the GBA owners. Think of these old games like Gilligan's Island or Star Trek reruns... old to us, but constantly bringing in new fans among the <20 crowd.

  23. Posted

    I found this article, "Nintendo unveils GameCube. Can it face the competition?" in Newsweek, September 2000. Anyway, it included these stats:

     

    Millions

    of

    Units Generation Console

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    30.0 8-bit Atari 2600 (source: Digital Press)

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    ??? 8-bit Nintendo ES

    ??? 8-bit Sega MS

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    24.0 16-bit Super Nintendo

    14.2 16-bit Sega Genesis

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    15.0 32/64 Nintendo 64

    27.1 32/64 Sony PlayStation

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    ??? 128-bit GameCube

    3.0 128-bit Playstation 2

    5.0 128-bit Dreamcast

     

    U.S. & Canada statistics; Sources: Nintendo, Sony, Sega

     

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    If anyone has updated info, please share! ;-)

  24. Posted

    A few shoot-em-ups here and there are pretty harmless' date=' but if your main hobby is wasting virtual people, isn't that cause to be asking a few questions about your moral stance?[/quote']

     

     

    The first realistic game I played was "Hostages" on the 16-bit Amiga (around 1989). I felt no qualms about shooting those terrorists, because they *were* the bad guys and deserved to die before they hurt any innocent people.

     

    In contrast, a game like Vice City where you go around AS a terrorist killing innocents is just plain wrong.

     

    So as usual, it's not a simple black-n-white issue. You have to look at WHY the killing happens and whether or not it's for a good cause.

     

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    Like the guns used by farmer during the Revolutionary War. It's easy to say, "Guns are bad," but it all depends upon WHY the guns are used. Our ancestors were simple farmers fighting against the tyranny of the British Isles. As Thomas Jefferson said, "The Tree of Liberty is watered with the blood of patriots and tyrants," and George Washington emphasized, "Guns are the safest security against a tyrannical government."

     

    Guns, like cars, are merely tools. Both cars & guns sometimes kill innocent people, but both cars & guns are necessary tools to ensure (a) the protection of your home from criminals and (b) the liberty of your freedoms against power-hungry politicians.

     

    I definitely do NOT support outlawing either gun-based games or guns themselves. Regulated? Yes. But outlawed? Definitely not.

  25. Posted

    I believe that it is against the law in most states to charge a surcharge for credit cards.

     

     

    OK.

     

    Then why does paypal do it? When people pay me with a cash transfer, it costs nothing. If they use a credit card, paypal charges a transaction fee. How can paypal violate the law?

     

    I suspect no such laws exist. Else, why would some gas stations have different prices for Cash & Credit transactions? I don't think any such law exists.

     

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    Anyway, I see nothing wrong with asking the bidder to pay paypal's credit card fee. Or like I do, simply forbid credit transactions.

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