Romero's New game

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  from what I've seen and heard, the iPAQ is the de facto standard for Pocket PC PDAs. I don't know if HP... : teh archvile
  • The Journada 568 is definately on par with the iPaqs. : {Venger}
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  I've used all of the above, and I highly reccomend the iPAQ. I've got the Jornada 568 right now, and I s... : KillCreek
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    My sentiments exactly. The iPaq has downsides too, but overall I prefer it. It should be possible to fin... : {Venger}
    • Thanks {Venger}! Glad you are liking it. :) : KillCreek
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  IPAQ doesn't support multiple button presses, which makes the Jordana a little better for gaming. That ... : Dimmona
  • Yep. But since the iPaq is the most common PDA on the PocketPC market right now, almost all games develo... : {Venger}
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    Yep -- that's a major problem. Last time I talked to someone at Compaq, they claimed that problem was fi... : KillCreek
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      It's been fixed in the 38xx series. I think you have to test the game on those machines, since the 1... : {Venger}
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        Oh yeah .. there are some major problems for developers on the 3800s! John coded a workaround for the sp... : KillCreek
        • Glad to hear that it's being tested a lot. Really sucks sometimes to go buy a game and note something ve... : {Venger}
• I've been using a Handspring Visor Prism (colour Palm OS device) for the past month or so, and while it'... : Vantage

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• a stereotype four years in the making. : the archvile
• Maybe because no one has a pocket PC... : hangingChad

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• what about mikiko? : elosorojo
• lmao... man, you made me spill my godamn coffee. : mb2007

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  It's a shame. He's like Ringo Starr. : Phil
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    No, he's the David Lee Roth of game designers. Next we'll hear that he's been arrested trying to buy $1... : glshemp
    • LOL, this has to be the best analogy of him I've ever heard. Were the hair color correct, the parody pi : jimmy-buffett
    • 'd have to agree... the scary part is I just went to www.rome.ro and there's a picture with the subtitle... : CrimsonHandHiro
    • That's Beautiful. : That Bastard!
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  I believe he was already gone by the time they started Quake 2. : drazz
  • Yeah, I think he left the day Q1 hit the shelves. Back then I didn't even know who he was, but I though... : Dynotaku
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  To bad he didn't make the decision to "leave" id. He was asked to leave ie: fired. -The SAMe : SERIOUSly the SAMe
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    are j00 sure about that? i thought he just up and left to start his own stuff (tho im not 100% sure, tha... : sexninja!!!!
    • yeah, he and Mike Wilson left on their own volition; it was Paul Steed who was fired. : teh archvile
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      Romero was fired from id. Go back and check the news on it. I believe even Carmack mentioned they had to... : terracon
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        well when a guy who works 15 hours a day 7 days a week says you arn't puling your weight that doesn't me... : smdever
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          id = sweatshop, but he was still fired. Look how long it took to make Daikatana and how long it took to ... : belzebutt
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            sweatshop isnt exactly precise. Sweatshop usually implies inhumane hours of work without relatively lit... : johnny rotten
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              * N I T P I C K E D * : belzebutt
              • * I W A S B O R E D A T W O R K ' D * : johnny rotten
    • Positive. They had to buy him out but he was fired. Carmack even used the word fired before at quake... : SERIOUSly the SAMe
    • Yeah, he was shitcanned. I remember Carmack saying something about him being on IRC all the time, and ne... : x-eyd|mary
• At least he seems to be enjoying himself. : jvox

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  "Controls - Feel very tight." Why is this cracking me up? Stylus=tight? :) : Dread Pirate Roberts
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    Well I like the controls. You can use the D-pad to walk around too. I'm starting to feel the slight d... : {Venger}
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      its prolly a "feature", they have momentum it a lot of the new games like madden 2002 : ~mongoloid~
      • Heh, momentum should not be a factor in a game where physics don't matter :) / [V] : {Venger}
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    I've played through the demo... I concur with swedish boy here... The iPaq (Except the newer models) ... : Zoesch
    • Though I don't know about the second level :/ : {Venger}
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      i'm planning on buying an ipaq 3765..good deal for them at best buy here ($399 with $50 rebate instead o... : b00t
      • That model doesn't have the problem (It's one of the fixed models) AFAIK : Zoesch
• Thanks Venger, nice "review" : -TKF-
• OMG PUT IT ON SHACKREVIEWS!!! : elosorojo
• skeptics, suck it down!! :D : dodob

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  2 - I bet they don't. : Carnivac
  • Why not? If they release an SH3 version it may not be too hard to go, PocketPC is a subset of WinCE, i... : bostrov

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  Does Quake2 have better graphics than Zelda? : {Venger}
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    q2 has better graphics than daikatana... : hal9000
    • I think GL Quake has better graphics than Daikatana : jednet
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      I can't agree. www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/zones/reviews/pc/jun00/dk_09.jpg www.gamesdomain.com/g... : {Venger}
      • yeah, the graphics in DK was not the real problem.. although ther was room for improvement : ease_one
    • so did Zelda : x-eyd|mary
• So does the rash on my butt. : RatBastard

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• You misspelled kicks, it's actually spelled s-u-cks. : Fred Garvin
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  Don't you mean Sucks ass? : Spunky
  • Oh, that was REAL WITTY. SMOOOOOTH. : rubicant

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• well at least this time you can see them. : teh archvile
• What is his thing with frogs? F R O G F E T I S H ' D : jjlaw
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  It does not look bad. Why are people expecting to see a PC game on thier palm devices? Looks like a go... : digitaljihad
  • picture == not about graphic quality =) : DinK
• ZELDA/DAIKATANA-FROG'd!! : Brandino

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  Who cracked up killcreek in the 1st place? I can't imagine anyone doin somethin that stupid (other t... : SERIOUSly the SAMe
  • playboy cracked her up pretty good... remember the hemroid picture? Now that was funny. : piser
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  Whoa, he looks cross-eyed in the pic on the right. : Fred Garvin
  • Better to be crosseyed than unemployed... : CrimsonHandHiro

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• LOL. : horizon
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  http://www.shacknews.com/funk.y?id=2538058 : DinK
  • ahahahahh can't stop laughing.... : Utopia

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  Why? The game is good. I'm playing away. Reminds me of Zelda for the gameboy somewhat. / [V] : {Venger}
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    You're a rube! : c0bra
    • "An unsophisticated country person." Uhm.. okay. Thanks? / [V] : {Venger}

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  /desperately tries to hold back the urge to Photoshop : teh archvile
  • http://firstclass.wit.edu/~gurney1/stweak.gif Seeing how a lot worse has been posted here already, I ... : teh archvile

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• Heh I discovered one benefit of making games for the PPC. FlashGet states that the download too 8 second... : {Venger}