Metroid Prime Time

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  No info on that. I'd call the one at the Arboretum though - they seem to be the coolest. Fry's might be... : Jack Mathews
  • the retro guys aren't having a big kickoff bash somewhere? Those are always cool. : fluze
• I can tell you we aren't doing any midnight launch at our Gamestop location. : brewsterdog
• Will try Jack, and thanks everybody else. Damn, I wish they would do a midnight launch. Bastards! :P : AndyRichter
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  Andy, I think the Gamestop (that used to be a Funcoland) over by the Circuit City on the 183/Mopac inters... : Zoid
  • Sweet, I'll give them a call. Thanks Zoid. : AndyRichter
• Hey all, Just got done talking to the Gamestop over by 183 and Mopac in Austin. That's the store a bunch ... : digital leaf

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• metroid wasn't ever a really big hit over in japan.. the japanese didn't like the series so much - which ... : jaga

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  Not all HDTVs have a VGA input. : Stormrider
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    sheep! i meant to say for those WITHOUT an HDTV ;) use it with your monitor heh. what i did. : pyide
    • Doesn't this use 60hz refresh rates on your monitor? That's how the Dreamcast VGA adaptor worked. It was ... : diehlr
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  The Game Gube Component Video Cable is only $30! This is freaking $60!!!! and it's for VGA monitors not H... : MarksmanX
  • yea, i'm a little bit tired still. its for people withOUT tvs or hdtvs that want 480p : pyide
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  im tempted to order this.. but ordering from places overseas scares me. : Shadowdane
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    store in NC http://www.buyritegames.com/product_information.asp?number=GC-VGACABL&back=yes&dept=1003&l... : ghost in my shell
    • yea i saw that one too. but 64$ was better than 85$ heh :) i was a little nervous ordering from goldensh... : pyide
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    just order the component video cable from nintendo directly, its much much cheaper. : grendel
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      this is for people without component tvs or hookups.. for peoiple who use their cubes with their monitor. : pyide
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        ...or plasma TVs ;-) : ghost in my shell
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          do you have one of those? : pyide
          • no... : ghost in my shell
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  So I can hook a VGA monitor strait into this cord? : burrito
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    yup. but like the page says, it only works with progressive scan games. so let that be known. : pyide
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      yeah.. if it worked on all games that would be worth it. but $80 is a lot to pay just for a cable. : Shadowdane
      • There's adapters for that too here's the one im looking at http://shop.store.yahoo.com/joyluckshop/noname... : Blackdawgg
    • in the future all restaraunts are Taco Bell. I WOULD LIKE ALL GAMES TO BE PROGRESSIVE SCAN. KTHXBYE. : burrito
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  Note to shackers: I actually ordered this cable from Goldenshop and let me tell you, it works extremel... : sludge vohaul
  • The jaggies are probably there since your monitor is designed for higher resolution, so it can draw sharp... : DinK
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  anyone have instructions for modding the component cable yourself? roommate wants to try it! : Kiwi Man
  • look around. thats what i tried first, and i fucked it up while soldering. 35$ down the drain :/ : pyide

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• im naked for SAMUS :-D : the_doctor
• Samus should get nekkid in the game for sales! : Vorlonesque

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• http://www.levelsix.com/products/gamecube/GCadapter_psx.shtml : pyide
• Nintendos controllers are one of the best! It feels like a SNES controller with trigger and some extra no... : MarksmanX
• the controls are actually decent, i was impressed : ctlaltl33t
• Controls are great, I was very impressed with the instore demo, I picked it up and went with it, got used... : lance22

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  were you on drugs? : ansuble
  • no...that was back before i had drugs. "when you're a kid and you wanna go Wheeee, but you don't have... : veggie
• Emu + rom will show you the way...I don't think Nintendo cares about their legacy NES stuff anymore. T... : EvilDolemite

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  This joke will never die. : johnny rotten
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    link to pic plz : johnny rotten
    • http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/iotd//15/thumbs/jacktaco.jpg : Old_Fart

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• That's certainly open-minded of you. : EvilDolemite

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  fucknuts thank you. : bRAINsick
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    my eyes! i cannot tolerate such offensive language! : systatic
    • the goggles! : ansuble

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  That's my understanding : Dingbat
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    thank god. i hate halo's control. : Clay
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      Yeah, I can't STAND the dual analog style movement. : boughton supreme
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        I think that the dual analog scheme the best for FPS on consoles. I like to be able to move while aiming... : Kiriakos
        • I speak english good. : Kiriakos
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  From what I hear you lock-on, and it aims for you while you move around. : Stormrider
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    i think my local ebgames has a demo of it... i may have to go try it out haven't bought a GC game sinc... : Clay
    • Eternal Darkness, Madden 2003 if you like NFL, NCAA 2003 if you like college, Super Monkey Ball 2 for you... : sludge vohaul
  • Makes it easier for the young'ins. : jake
  • i hope it has a much better 'lock on' type of system than Dead to Rights did dead to rights was just p... : -=kodiak=-
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  I played it at frys yesterday. The controls are weird... but I think will end up good, making it more of... : batkiwi
  • I just played the demo @ an EB Games... I liked it, caught on to the controls really neat. the HUD is ... : Clay
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    You can walk around while looking up... it's just not obvious how. Use the freelook button to look up, th... : Essobie
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      So you can waste time replying to random comments, but you're too busy to ever use irc anymore? :) ... : Toxy
      • I'm on now. So FO. =P : Essobie

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• broken! where is new? : ansuble

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  Adjectives are usually the best way to describe something. Adverbs can really spice it up too. : Jack Mathews
  • response of the century. : cot*
  • roofles for some reason that really made me laugh. : Snifter_42
  • speaking with emeril, kick it up a notch BAM : Turd Ferguson
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    hahahaha that was a good reply : samhain78
    • thanks ;), first post i've made that hasn't been nuked heh : aliengrey

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  Dude, Metroid Fusion. If you want a Metroid side scroller made by the team who did Super Metroid, you wa... : sevogajre
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    Bring Metroid Fusion to the Gamecube. Remember Strider? I want Strider back on the Gamecube. : burrito
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      Uh, Strider was on the Genesis, and they brought it to the playstation... The original NES Metroid is ... : sevogajre
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        Uh, no. Strider was originally on the NES, bud. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=139... : burrito
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          Meh. It was originally an arcade game, and the genesis got the arcade perfect port (close enough to it).... : sevogajre
          • Strider on NES wasn't Strider. : diehlr
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      oh so you just want shitty ass graphics on a huge tv? : ansuble
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        Oh no you just didnt.... : ghost in my shell
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          yes. fusion has shit for graphics compared to prime. the gameplay may still be kick ass. : ansuble
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            Never post again! : ghost in my shell
            • no u : ansuble
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            I played that demo of Fusion dude, the graphics on the GBA are sweet. You know not what you speak of. : Kayn
            • alright lets do this once again, prime graphics > fusion graphics : ansuble
    • strider was the reason why i bought a genesis and i had strider on the nes as well : -=kodiak=-
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  Metroid Fusion? : Lawgiver
  • its for GBA.. http://www.planetgamecube.com/reviews.cfm?action=profile&id=223 : Shadowdane
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    They have the demo at the EB here........it=sweet. We have it preordered. : Squirrely
    • gonna go play it as soon as the panthers game ends ;p : Clay

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• You can strafe if you hold the L trigger. Of course, if there's an enemy onscreen, pressing L will lock ... : sevogajre
• WooHoo...got me a lightning bolt now...fileshack rules! : habanos

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• agreed. (10 char thingy!!!) : r4wk
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  damn you ign insider :( : hohoh0
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    You dont have to be. Go to the media page. I was suprised, too! : {Venger}
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      that one is beautiful : Clay
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        the bird/flare one : Clay
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          phhtt..just a gimmick. Not like we've never seen flares before. : vassili_zaitsev
          • Yes, because the only impressive thing he was pointing out from those videos was the flare, and not the w... : jake2000

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• I thinkso because American's love to kill in FPS. While Japs like to kill with Lightning 3 and cast Heal ... : MarksmanX
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  Yes. Developed here in Austin, TX. Though the music was done by Mr. Yamamoto in Japan. : Jack Mathews
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    how did that work out? did retro send the game every so often as it was being made so he could see the ga... : pyide
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      I can't really get into our development process - sorry. : Jack Mathews
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        Did he do the music for the previous Metroid games, though? : indosauros
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          Dunno, but I'm pretty sure he did the score for Super Metroid. : sevogajre
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            This game looks like a must-have for GCN owners, but it's not worth $190. Maybe I'll rent a system & the ... : BulletPro
            • mis-replied. :( : BulletPro
      • 8( okay : pyide
• Yep, retro is about 1/2 a mile from my apartment. If only they needed playtesters... :P : batkiwi

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  "Taco Eater" : ansuble
  • HAHA, Jack, come here and defend your soul...heh : cadbury
• at the 'Water boy' line : Tabouh
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  No need to beat the game to see it, credits should be in the back of the manual. Look under "Best Boy Gr... : Jack Mathews
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    what does that mean you did? : ansuble
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      http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/19990920.html : Jack Mathews
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        I'm just kidding. Just wait and see. : Jack Mathews
        • you = mean man : ansuble
    • For a man who has a boyish grip when it comes to handshaking superior memembers of the staff. : MarksmanX

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• ...as many games Gamecube games... : My Documents
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  Yes to progressive, no to 16:9. Sorry :-( : Jack Mathews
  • what a complete failure you are !!!!!! : qatsi
  • Is there ever going to be a Post Mortem for Metroid Prime on Gamespot or anything? I'd love to hear about... : Nullzero
  • Damn you! I'd rather have the opposite :( Played vice city this weekend on a 34" widescreen sony in wi... : batkiwi
  • N!OO!!## ::slits wrists w/butterknife:: Delay the game an add 16:9 support!! : My Documents

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• yep. same with the component cables. http://store.nintendo.com/html/Nintendostore/prodlink.html?part=6359... : pyide

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  Why do I feel like I've read this comment before. : Lawgiver
  • *NERDINESS OVERLOAD* : My Documents
• You're not a nerd. Just a huge fanboy of the series. I am getting all giggly thinking about playing on m... : MarksmanX
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  I've been looking for a place that'll give me a special for doing that. Otherwise... I don't know. Pre-or... : geedeck
  • EBGames (at least the one near me) will give you any game for like $10 + 2 games (w/ manual) : Clay
• Nothing wrong with that. I've already done the same thing. :) : sevogajre
• Welcome to the fold, nerdiness is encouraged here! : amankhan

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• same here! im gonna fail big time : ctlaltl33t

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  Get back to... oh wait. :) : Jack Mathews
  • ...working on a patch? : TERATOGEN
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  ... and thanks for getting me the job :) : Jack Mathews
  • speaking of jobs, my favorite jack moment was going into a chilis/ruby tuesday/tgi fridays type place wit... : Clay
• /me waits to play game : r4wk
• you guys cost me some ~200 dollars, and i thank you for it : pyide
• Jack, Zoid, damn right it is! : spacemen3

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• Better yet, Jack eating an easter egg taco! congrats jack and zoid. : quietb0y