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  unless you want an SP so you can play old gb/gbc games, just wait for the eventual DS price drop. : Omning
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    yeah. i've never had a portable. it just seems to me that there aren't a huge amount of interesting origi... : mindmann
    • GC or wait and get a DS. I can't pimp the DS enough : Omning
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      I can definitely advocate the Gamecube route. However, Gamecube + GBA SP + Pacman vs for the win. I still... : ieGod
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        $68 x 4 (Black Friday SPs) $69 x 1 (Refurb Cube) $20 x 1 (Game) -------------- $361 Still less tha... : Ebu
        • Like I said, pretty ridiculous just to play two or three games :/ : ieGod
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  Either is able to provide some great gaming. Isn't Target selling GBA SPs for 50 bucks? Or is it Wal-Ma... : SiW73
  • Yep Wal-mart has em for $48. No way you'd catch me there though. : o0JediBeavis0o

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  not that it's needed to verify this statement... but... details? : SilverSnake
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    The other day there was a thread about cooking etc. I did a vanity search and my name came up in that th... : Matto357
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      I swear I'm the only person who doesnt do that : Degenerate
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        Invite people to texas? : rosewood
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          lol, vanity search : Degenerate
          • Ahh, I see. Much abuse shall come from this knowledge. Much abuse. 3 days until y'all know pain FYI. : rosewood
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            I don't think rosewood does either because he seems to have totally missed this one: http://www.shacknew... : SilverSnake
            • SilverSnake I did totally miss tha tone : rosewood
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            I do it at least daily. : thekidd
            • oh reeeeally? : Degenerate
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            hell even i dont do that : Maarten Goldstein
            • if you searched for maarten it would return one billion results : Degenerate
          • I've only done a vanity search once. : TheTick
    • heh, nice. :) And I agree with the Steve being lucky statement. : SilverSnake
• She has indeed attained "perfect human" status. : dognose
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  sHugamom could beat both chuck norris and chris remo AT THE SAME TIME : CoRDS
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    i think you have severly underestimated chuck norris' round house kicks to the face, : oldschoolbob-o
    • his foot would stop before it touched her face, he would then explode into a million small tiny bits (non... : CoRDS
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  OMG, I opened up Shack this morning, saw my name at the top post and thought ... Oh sh..t, sTeve did it a... : sHugamom
  • I have no idea what you just posted, but i'm sure it's very nice. Thanks. : [7]kami

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• Wow. That looks bad. But still looks better than DOA. Which isn't really saying much. : CA Flynn
• Burt....? Ray...? Why? WHY? : [7]kami
• that was painful to watch :( : Sabaki
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  Ray Liotta? The same Ray Liotta that was in Goodfellas? You've got to be kidddding me. : dante2010
  • It's not like hes a top notch actor or anything. : tension
• UGH. That looked absolutely horrible. The way the monsters move, the lighting, the way that guy couldn'... : hadokennn
• that poster is ridiculous.. wtf... you associate actors w/ very particular movies... so that poster is... : DooBall

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  ddr2 has a higher latency doesn't it? Or maybe it has lass cache : chazums
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    1MB L2 per core according to the roadmap, so that's the same it's gotta be the higher latencies :( : Toraz Chryx
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      well that sucks. Why bother to move to ddr2 i wonder, does it have more head-room? : chazums
      • DDR2 can clock much higher, and it's also getting cheaper than DDR1 due to economies of scale. : Toraz Chryx
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  i haven't paid attention to those AMD ratings for quite a while now. : qwpeoriu
  • Hopefully you aren't still going by clock speed then..... : killboy

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• Nintendo Revolution, the next set of Nintendo portables. That's all. : MrLonghair
• Sammy will probably release another Guilty Gear game. Street Fighter 4 is long overdue and Capcom will pr... : genjuro
• And why are there so few 1D games? : bostrov
• Depends on whether or not you count the stuff being released in the Xbox Live Arcade. There's lots of 2D... : sinistarfith
• 3D on a TV is 2D, I need that slap : killboy

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• I just need ONE blank CD-R, but you think I'm going to get it today? I was gonna stop at Frys on my way ... : dognose
• Looking at what people are saying online, a good number of them waited in line just to sell the thing on ... : TwiLyght
• I've been in lines for midnight/morning sales a total of four times. Twice for Lord of the Rings ticke... : SilverSnake
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  The real insanity seems to be the fact that THERE ARE NO 360S TO BE SOLD TO THESE PEOPLE WAITING IN LINES... : Endymion_
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    They are not there for 360's, this is normal day-after-thanksgiving sale crap, they are buying all sorts ... : asylumn
    • Tell that to these people--evidently there was a rumour that 360 stocks would be replenished at some stor... : Endymion_
  • I believe it's mob mentality. Is there any freakin' reason to have everyone shop on the same day for x-ma... : Hello Kitty
  • It is ridiculous, the only games that are good are pgr3 and perfect dark.... but even perfect dark looks ... : Rageaholic
• this happens every year, my mom is one of those crazy nutjobs. sale zombies. : laurgasms
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  um, why were you driving past 1/2 hour before they opened? to get in line at a different store? : cap n KRUNCH
  • No, I was taking my GF home. We roll pretty late. : Ratsofatsorat

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  http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/extender/setup/firewall/config.mspx once I set my route... : Ctrl-Phreak
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    awesome, I'll check it out now -- thanks : MikkleThePickle
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      did you have to open all of these ports? : MikkleThePickle
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        yeah... well, I don't know if I had to open ALL of them, but I did. : Ctrl-Phreak
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          I opened all the ports, and no luck :( any other ideas? : MikkleThePickle
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            You try it with firewall disabled? : dognose
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              yeah I just did, and no luck. It's the firewall in my router. I just added an "Allow everything from ever... : MikkleThePickle
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                And no software firewall at all? I am sad to say I think your xbox is broked :( : dognose
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                  no software firewall either :( : MikkleThePickle
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                    Reboot and recable everything, then take it back to the store :( : dognose
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                      I can connect to xbox live just fine... it's only a problem when trying to set up windows media connect : MikkleThePickle
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                        OK, I misunderstood... if it's any consolation, it is my opinion that Microsoft blowz the big one : dognose
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                          do you know of any way I can check if the ports are really open? : MikkleThePickle
                          • http://www.vidarholen.net/cgi-bin/pscan There are lots of sites where you can do it, this is just a ra... : nomaad
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  I think I am getting closer... I checked the Event Log and the following error shows up when I try to con... : MikkleThePickle
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    It is a service that can be enabled and disabled. Check the services MMC to make sure its enabled. I disa... : unknown_fiend
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      For some strange reason, it's not in my services list... and when I go into the control panel to add it, ... : MikkleThePickle
      • Im running win2k pro sp 2 check the following: Go into control panel > add or remove programs > Add or... : unknown_fiend
• I couldn't connect for the longest time, but then I figured out that I had the forceware firewall install... : cookblaze

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  and which is better for xbox 360 gaming? 2001 or 2005? : Degenerate
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    2005fpw for gaming in widescreen goodness. : mojoald
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      second'd : wildminus
      • What doth my ears detect screaming at speed towards us? Why it is rosewood! : SpaecKow
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  I hated making that decision too...I went with the 2005. Can't compare it to the 2001, but I'm way more ... : Rasnowl
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    backlight bleeding means you can see some light on the edges when the screen is displaying black, rite? : Matto357
    • Correct. If the XP screensaver goes on, it's not pitch black, but a a gradient of whitish-black to black... : Rasnowl
  • My 7800GT runs it very, very well. : Magus
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  I personally love widescreen :) WoW and HL2 excel in it. Plus the 2405FPW can be had for $400 if you w... : Magus
  • correction: 2005FPW : Magus
• hard decision, I made that earlier and went with the 2001FP : qwpeoriu
• I have a 2005fpw, it's a nice screen, but it's not so good for first person shooters. For CS:S I still go... : gibolas1234
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  Whats that I hear? Rosewood is here! Go for the 2001FP. Trust me my cooking friend. Widescreen is ... : rosewood
  • I like my plasma! : TastyWheat
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  One last question, since I think I'm going to do this today. Has anyone ever called Dell and tried to ta... : Matto357
  • just wait for deals on gotapex or passwird.com or some such. You can haggle with dell small business, but... : qwpeoriu
  • I hate haggling :( : Degenerate
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    anybody got some dell coupons? : Matto357
    • They come around like monthly. If you're patient, you can save $300. : Magus
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  Last question, is $494 shipped for the 2001FP a good price? : Matto357
  • they get down to ~400 sometimes : Degenerate
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    Pretty good. My 2001fp was like 470 with tax & shipping. : Code RedBeard
    • I thought I got a good deal when it dipped to 700 :-/ I think ~450 is about the lowest it goes though,... : qwpeoriu
  • I bought my 2005FPW for $416 shipped. : Magus
• I had to make the same decision a few days ago. I came the conclusion that like tvs, monitors will be mak... : tension
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  bah! : polansk
  • hi polansk : drucifer

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  http://www.unc.edu/~dmchild/images/sa/laffo.gif : mr.sleepy
  • i'm scared... : RikiTiki2
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  Better than HL2? You're seriously on crack dude. Drop the pipe, go outside, walk around the block. Get s... : Cygnus X-1
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    The stupid ghost fights I could do without but besides that I feel F.E.A.R. is way better than HL2. Feels... : mr.sleepy
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      You and your mind still don't correlate on a spatial level. : bargeld
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        what does that even mean???????? : mr.sleepy
        • i think it means 'you are out of your mind' hey don't shoot the messenger oh and hl2 rocks ;D : skitfish
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      OK granted the combat in FEAR was better. The AI was better and the enemies were cooler all around. I thi... : Cygnus X-1
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        I agree. The combat in FEAR is superior (slowmo shotgun never gets old) and the AI seemed a lot better as : armybob
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          what does "fleshed out" mean? : maru mari
          • lots of monologues : vigilante
    • u kiddin. FEAR was a cinch on hard. just finished it myself. the ghost chasin you stuff was fuckin retard : doghell
  • I got so bored of hl2 very fast. I was a huge hl1 fan so i got the special edition of hl2, what a waste. ... : Rageaholic
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  I have to agree with you. Before the flamers start, HL2 was awesome, but it wasn't the best thing ever. ... : Tripps
  • HL2 is fucking bad ass. But, FEAR is more badder-asser! I mean I can't count the times I fucking softened... : mr.sleepy
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  FEAR is a first person Max Payne. LITERALLY, plus this time around your bullet time meter is not filled u... : SpaecKow
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    FEAR is not a first person max payne. In max payne there aren't melee attacks, timed grenades. The exista... : mr.sleepy
    • Guys! Guys! Let's not weaken Australia and America's already strained relations :( : dognose
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      If you didn't feel any empathy towards Alyx then you're just broken. : SpaecKow
      • Oh, and neither of those weapons make a big difference, that's just ridiculous, that one weapon or two ma... : SpaecKow
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    Also FEAR has an ending that the developers didn't completely pull out of their ass : mr.sleepy
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      That ending did kick so much ass : armybob
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        They left a major thing out of the nuke portion though. Heat effect coming off of the ground. You know wh... : mr.sleepy
        • oh ya that could look pretty damn cool if done properly : armybob
        • yeah actually that simmering effect is used in several call of duty 2 desert levels, its pretty cool : Maarten Goldstein
  • oh no you didn't sleepy! lolz : eskimo spy
• (DNF is gonna own F.E.A.R.) : mr.sleepy
• mr.sleepy, always with the controversy. : lightly inclined
• God damn trolls... : SlamDunk
• Mr. Sleepy finally says the fucking truth. Srsly you should take over the rein over teh shack. : xphil
• spoiler warning ending of f.e.a.r http://cords.shackspace.com/f.e.a.r%20boom.wmv : CoRDS
• F.E.A.R. kicks the shit out of half life 2 :) whowhoa.. you just made a very very controversy statement.... : lonestar3
• bah!.. I stopped 3/4 through.. and got sucked into Q4 and back into WoW... now that I fixed the patch me... : ShadowRam

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• I've got it and Condemed up next in my GameFly cue. Figure I can beat both in a weekend. : mojoald
• I'll look out for it when I finally pick up a 360. Hadn't really considered even renting it before your p... : Leonard Ghostal
• it's on its way here from my MS friend along with PGR3, so you're not alone. for 26 bucks, woohoo! : draconic
• Split screen co-op is fun. The different abilities really enable some fun combos. : jake
• Oh I'm looking forward to it - for precisely the Zelda-like reasons you mention. Just have to wait until... : alnya
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  It's my favorite 360 game that I own. I mean it could DEFINITELY be improved greatly in my opinion in va... : Chris Remo
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    I think the biggest short-coming to the game is it's length. Because the game is so short the pacing just... : NoCopy
    • The length is something I'm concerned about but then again when i think back on it, I could beat Zelda ea... : smacknca
• I got a copy for my wife and she loves it, I liked the demo but I haven't played the full game yet. Look... : freshview

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• not-ASUS'd : tacocat
• Did you reformat the drive & install a fresh copy of windows? : mojoald
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  have you checked to see if there was a bios update for the board? : rsustudent
  • i guess there is nothing left to really try. only thing is, i didnt put in a floppy drive to flash the bi... : jcutner
• i had a similar prob with booting with this combo. Can you get into safe mode fine? IF so, check your... : SirX
• i had no probs with the same combo. i have two ide's on the same cable. try using cable select on the... : fotografico
• that sucks. i hope i dont have problems with my mobo when it arrives : shacktool
• thanks for the heads up, I was eyeing that combo. : tension
• UPDATE more bad news, i noticed this morning it was seeing my ram as DDR333 and the timings were complete... : jcutner

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  so you've won the game finally? : RikiTiki2
  • looks like he's still 1 quest away from beating it. : shacktool
• Wow! You look like Death Incarnate! : CRasterImage
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  hows the shardbag? : radula
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    I didnt even know about that. I thought it would be in 1.9 patch? : Phil
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      Ya last I heard it was a 28 slot shard bag? Grats on the steed, I got mine like a month ago and it w... : atom519
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        Verarius was kind enough to let me use his. Bli, Snuff & a guy from another clan helped out. It was kic... : Phil
        • s/b Velarius : Phil
    • yeah it's not in the game yet : eskimo spy
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  Less Sarah Jessica Parker porn plz. : Rauol Duke
  • zing! : Maarten Goldstein
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  How much did it cost you, and how many tries at the quests? : MrLonghair
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    Seems like I dropped about 300-350 gold on the materials. http://www.wowmb.net/content/Dreadsteed.ht... : Phil
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      i have no idea about what you just said : CoRDS
      • * F L I M M Y F L A M ' D * : Phil
    • i have a video of just warlocks and preists doing this quest. Basically they just enslaved the doomguards... : tension
  • The final quest is easy. : Topaz
• congrats :) needs more kodo : fluke
• good job! : Clay
• and i thought my felsteed looked evil :( : tension

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  I played the first one and it seemed arcadey so I never bothered trying another. Wasn't that fun, but fro... : Hello Kitty
  • it was insanely unforgiving hard you had to drive like a frigging Raikkonen to beat some challenges, and ... : BigT
• PGR2 was an arcade-ish racing sim. Not about blowing up your buddy like Mario Kart, but not hardcore spin... : yoonix
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  Its halfway between a sim and arcade. PGR was hard as shit. Not really because of the driving but be... : Degenerate
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    I found it to be the opposite myself. I managed about half way thru the first before giving up in anger, ... : BaBOon
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      yeah I got about halfway through the first one as well. Once it got up into the super cars I just couldnt... : Degenerate
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        I'm not a huge sim fan, but I could see myself playing over Live knowing I'm playing against real people.... : BaBOon
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          I fucking hate that, cheating AI. Full physics on AI is what I want, with the AI only giving input stimil... : BigT
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            I remember someone posting about how if you watched the AI (ie were right behind them while playing) they... : BaBOon
            • PGR was so lame in this respect, if you had the AI out of view they would lap 5-10 seconds faster then wh... : BigT
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  is PGR3 new for the 360 or is it just a port? : Clay
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    New. : yoonix
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      port. ooh, i wanna go smoke a cigarette now. : qwpeoriu
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        You and physio both! : yoonix
        • :( : qwpeoriu
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    It's new, and based on the movies I've seen If GT4 and Forza are X and Burnout / Mario kart are Y ...... : abrasion
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      Anyone, is my theory correct? : abrasion
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        I've no idea with regards to PGR3, but I sure like the way you presented it. Could've used some colors th... : yoonix
        • u both sucks : abrasion
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        hell yeah, fuck PRL in the cock ! : BigT
        • prl is so tight there : moe6
• PGR2 is the perfect inbetween. : abrasion
• The PGR games are about arcade-fun like racing, but they have great control and a lot of little features ... : Magus
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  So is PGR3 getting the ShackHype seal of approval? : Clay
  • From what I've seen it's a well put together racing game. The issue should be whether the gameplay will m... : genjuro
• I'm not a fan of technical like racing games, but pgr2 was fun. But on the other hand, once a put it down... : tension

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  wtf? you KNOW FP is up. silly person. : thekidd
  • wrong winda : gegtik

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• no FP on account of AIDS >:( : thekidd
• 30 seconds! : Maarten Goldstein
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  dude fuck the man you can't hold back cuz you know the law of the land is about to be thrown down : qwpeoriu
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    don't listen to me, FP just went up right now : qwpeoriu
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      bitch, i aint playing : Maarten Goldstein
      • :( i thought you were the nice one !! i am so disillusioned now : qwpeoriu

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  I should get mine when I get home from work. May pick up Sonic Rush too and check up on my 360 preorder o... : bargeld
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    I asked the largest local store for gaming. They're not taking in any Xbox 360, and they haven't ever sto... : MrLonghair
    • Xbox killed his family. : timaste
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  I'm still bitter the only two new MK platforms are a handheld I have no other interest in, and an arcade ... : BaBOon
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    I think it's a good thing. Quality > Quantity. Better to save the next game for a new console. I wish ... : genjuro
    • no doubt. I have a ton of nitpicks about MKDS but i'm 95% satisfied with the game. it's one of the best p... : gegtik
    • With a game like Mariokart, I'd rather they milked the shit out've it instead of making you buy a new sys... : BaBOon

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• :( I had a fish named Mr. Miyagi and he died, too, only he was bulemic. : laurgasms
• oh nos, wax on, wax off : redfive
• That was one hilarious ass motherfucker : qwpeoriu
• oh noes :( He was awesome, he'll be missed : losimagic
• Ronnie Barker, Mr Miyugi - I grew up with these people :( This is gay :( : abrasion
• Mr Miyagi, RIP. I didn't know that he had an Oscar nomination. : Kolzig73
• Thanks for the movies. Will be missed. : hube
• RIP indeed. He will be missed. :( : [7]kami
• That really sucks... : kramweil

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  wow, that blows. : riptyde
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    What's worse, is that I tried to buy one of these same panels about 3 weeks ago but every salesman I talk... : festivalman
    • Yep, sounds like MicroCenter. Great deals, useless employees. : riptyde
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  Bestbuy has an everyday price on the Westinghouse 32" LCD for $899. My parents picked it up and it's a w... : marblehead
  • great, thanks. I actually drove by the Best Buy after the microcenter debacle just to play my luck there... : festivalman
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  You should have killed them. You should have run up and sucker-punched the skinniest one on the face, th... : dognose
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    haha after reading this post, suddenly everything looks A-OK. :) : festivalman
    • Those fuckers need to learn a lesson >:( : dognose
  • Ommission: There was no napalm in this post. : freqq28
  • Also scream out "that one was for duke!" so jack thompson has more ammo. : TheTick
  • needs more disembowling. : riptyde

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• supposedly the 28th is when they start selling them : Degenerate

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  dyndns.org? and use direct update to update your ip to the host name : speedycerviche
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    No a FREE client - directupdate sucks >:( - and I'm already signed up with zoneedit :( : abrasion
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      Mmmm is directupdate free? I swear I saw it asking me to register after 60 days but I can't find it now : abrasion
      • Nope found it - 19$ US for it - meh :( : abrasion
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      can't your router just update dyndns? : flibble2k
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        Sure it can, but dad's 56k modem can't :( - it's for support purposes. : abrasion
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          oy, so you wanna do remote desktoping through a [56k] line ?? : rookieone
          • ouch : Degenerate
          • VPN, RDP and VNC - it'll only be very occassionally and the RDP protocol is surprisingly good over 56k. ... : abrasion
• cool I got it working - does anyone know about remote assistance? does it have to be through ummm MSN? : abrasion
• VPN's are fucking sex - the guy who invented them should've patented them - he'd be stupidly rich. I c... : abrasion

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  bwahahahaha http://www.bikeforest.com/tread/treadmill_sweet_jumps.wmv : gegtik
  • haha that's awesome : fugu124
  • good lord that was good. : nomaad
  • hahaha brilliant : Degenerate
  • Sssweet! : d fluke
• LOL.. that so doesn't make any mechanical sense... the only think I could possible see actually useful f : ShadowRam

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  i've asked alot of ppl what they were doing on black friday and all of them (including middle aged women)... : shacktool
  • The only thing I'd go out for is a 360, and I know noone has them, so why bother. : jonin

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  Isn't it out of production though? The rarity might account for the price : d fluke
  • It might be. Seems to be selling for slightly less on eBay, but still pricy. : yoonix
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  What exactly is the Panasonic Q? I know it plays gamecube games but what makes it so special? : cookblaze
  • AFAIK it has a standard DVD drive, and plays burnt DVDs out've the box. : BaBOon
  • It also plays DVDs. And it's quite shiny. Not much else then that I believe. : SilverSnake
  • Region-free GC that can also play DVDs and it looks cool. : yoonix

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• lol that's awesome, good for him! : losimagic
• I recommend this clip. : SlamDunk
• bookmarking : fishbone
• awesome : fluke
• RAWK! : Matto357
• haha awesome, that guy rocks :) : r3ckless
• "I have a wife and kids ya know.. so I'm gonna go ram the car with the guy with the gun who's gonna shoot... : festivalman
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  tagged for later viewing : ece_ssg
  • ditto : [7]kami

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• Request seconded. : Endymion_
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  None was crazy enough to buy a core... : jonin
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    Uh, just pull the HD off your Pro system. : Endymion_
    • Balderdash! : jonin
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      HE'S A WITCH!! : Dan 101
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        BURN HIM!!! : creep
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          BURRRRRRRRRRN 'IM : CoRDS
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            . . . you can pop it back on. : Endymion_
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              LIES! : supermonkeyballz
              • BURRRN him anyway : CoRDS
    • it's so crazy it just might work : ventro
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    there are a few people on here that got stuck with it. but you can just remove the HD unit : jedi_27
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      in fact those people can't help me because they can't do the "with HDD" part of the test. : flibble2k
      • i like this thread : tigeN
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        Unless they, you know, bought the HDD add-on. : jake
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          mind = blown : bargeld
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            this thread is filled with stupid : OrkO
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              Only when you came in--it's a good experiment, he wants to find out what games are using the HD for faste... : Endymion_
              • I was not talking about the original post, but all the replys : OrkO
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          I thought the HDD addon wasn't released yet? : SilverSnake
          • It is but still no one has benched anything for the original poster :( I'm curious too. : abrasion
      • The initial load might be longer if the 360 caches stuff, because it will load a ton of stuff onto the HD... : Judecca
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  so how about it fellas? Where's your scientific curiosity? : flibble2k
  • I'm sticking with balderdash : jonin
• what happened in this thread :( : nomaad

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  But did you like it? : Bull
  • Yeah, to poop on it. >:( : mofo
• I think we played a different game. I'll send you my disk. : freqq28
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  agreed. I think it made the doom3 engine look bad. From a long time id software and doom/quake fan...i am... : flasher 907
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    except it's not an id game. : xphil
    • Yes you are right, sort of. id software did go along for the ride and sounded like they were making comme... : flasher 907
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  i'd agree that the start of the game feels rushed. it looks cool, especially the space scenes, but the wh... : grimiv
  • Agreed. In Halo I actually felt empathy for the soldiers that I saved from the Pillar of Autumn only to s... : bargeld
• A bad demo perhaps. I thought about giving up on it after the first few levels when I played the full gam... : gl2 drivers
• I don't know, I thought it was cool. It's been a while since I played an FPS game though (I guess Doom3 w... : skizl
• Yep. So mediocre it hurts. : SlamDunk

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  take consolation in the fact that even if you want one and have the money you probably can't get one righ... : HeXoN
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    shit happens to me where I always find the tech stuff I don't need at a store. I'll go to compusa/best b... : sKetchflow
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      Im in the same place as you are. I wasnt planning on buying an Xbox360, but now I want one. : suicidemachine
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        monday morning I didn't plan on getting one. monday afternoon i'm looking at my bank account online and d... : Ctrl-Phreak
        • Feel the Shackhype. : TastyWheat
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  Boy, now you know how I feel about the DS... : Tripps
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    okay, i have both the 360 and the DS, and i can tell you that if you don't have a DS, get one. out of.. a : draconic
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      I have a PSP and I don't even hardly use that very often, I just wouldn't use the DS enough to warrant it... : Tripps
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        the exact same reason I have mine. GTA made my last couple of flights enjoyable! believe it or not, also ... : moshman
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          Exactly the same here. Played GTA a couple of weeks ago on the plane, good stuffs. : Tripps
          • the woman next to me kept giving me funny looks when I started giggling at the radio. Some of the stuff o... : moshman
  • apart from that you could go out and buy a DS right now, but you have virtually no chance of getting a 36... : moshman
• The power of your wallet is insignificant next to the power of the shack hype! : jonin
• It isn't about the games. The games suck. Its about the DASHBOARD. : Judecca

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  No, it's a new game, similar to the original Bubble Bobble. Of course if you want the original, get the ... : SiW73
  • http://www.ferrago.com/story/6364 : SiW73
  • I have that already (how dare you suggest I don't), but this apparently has new maps and shit, which I'd ... : paganritual
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  Hey, I'm stupid, don't mind me. Yeah, that description does sound like Puzzle Bobble, doesn't it? : SiW73
  • Now I'm even more confused. This page http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=275&products_id=5457& ... : paganritual
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  the one in the description is this one http://www.taito.co.jp/d3/cp/spba/ so if he says to just bas... : davislovestacobell
  • i'm guessing it's gonna look something like this, which is a cross between the two http://www.taito.co... : davislovestacobell
  • yeah this is it. but then that lik-sang page i linked to still describes it as bust-a-move. i think you'r : paganritual
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  If this is bubble bobble it needs wifi co-op, which is probably doesn't have. What a waste :~(. : Boxelder
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    agreed. although the struggle is always finding someone that doesn't suck so much that you end up spendin... : paganritual
    • http://play.com/play247.asp?pa=srmr&page=title&r=DS&title=702406 It should be coming out in Europe nex... : Kolzig73
• Oh god, cutest coverart EVAR. It turns me into a giggling little girl : MrLonghair

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  beat the best apple computers? have you looked at the top spec PowerMac right now? three 3.2ghz 2-i... : Toraz Chryx
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    Hmm, would it beat an Athlon 64 3000? : Barbarian
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      all of the tri-core going full blast?, best case?.. sure. worst case, it'll SUCK DONKEY DROPPINGS, lik... : Toraz Chryx
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        Like Enymion said, its a CPU that good for games and thats about it. : mojoald
        • well, no, it's good for anything that's not branchheavy.... : Toraz Chryx
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          Well it sounds pretty perfect then for what the average person needs a computer for. Internet Email ... : Barbarian
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            Yeah, sorta better than my $629 (CDN) Mac Mini. Or, you know, a lot better. Ridiculously so. Even ... : Barnahog
            • Apple aren't taking a loss on each Mini they sell, I'm sure if they could work a lossy business model the... : Toraz Chryx
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  Apple knew about this CPU while it was in development and refused it--a wise decision. It sounds like a d... : Endymion_
  • I was kinda hopeful for Cell, but the in-order PPE kinda kills it... a 970MP with some SPEs strapped... : Toraz Chryx
• If Microsoft for whatever reason wants to release a version of Linux for it, it'll probably run. I doubt ... : bostrov

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• depending on if you plan on using emulators / mp3s / vids Id get a 2 gig. : IgnoramusSA

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  King Kong. Amazing game. : GeorgeB3DR
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    does the king kong kombat (lol) get any more in depth than 'smash the button until the bad dinosaur thing... : paganritual
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      If by basic you mean, holy crap awesome sounds, visuals, and beating the crap out of every lliving thing ... : GeorgeB3DR
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        okay ill rephrase the question. does 'beating the crap out of every living thing' mean repeatedly pressin... : paganritual
        • It's button mashing, but most games like this are. You can punch, grab, and some a couple of moves. Per... : GeorgeB3DR
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  Reserve for Oblivion or Gears of War. Or PGR3. : EvilDolemite
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    yeah, I already have Oblivion paid for, and a pre0order for Gears of War. I think I'll get PGR3. : Dan 101
    • You're a worthy 360 owner :) : EvilDolemite
• COD2 if you haven't played it on the PC. The other games I would recommend that are out have already been... : Serpico74
• Condemned. It's quite an experience smashing a hobo's skull in with a clothes rack and he's wearing a San... : Rauol Duke
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  i never understood the pdz hype :-\ : moe6
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    Goldeneye and Perfect Dark were good games. : EvilDolemite
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      Goldeneye was like THE mother fucking game of that generation for me. Between Goldeneye, MarioKart, and 1... : mojoald
      • yup, same. : Dan 101
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        1080i snowboarding? : abrasion
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          1080 degree.... http://www.rfgeneration.com/images/games/U-064/bf/U-064-S-00010-A.jpg : mojoald
          • he was wondering how N64 supported 1080i : phobium
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      Yeah but these days they suck balls. I don't know about you, but going back and trying to play Goldeneye : floated
      • P.S. I loved Goldeneye back in the day, I'm not some hatorade chucking moron who hated Goldeneye and didn... : floated
      • 3DR made Duke3D and Shaddow Warrior. I haven't played PDZ yet, so I won't pass judgement there, nor... : mojoald
      • (insert exact opposite opinion on Quake1/2 and Goldeneye here) : sanchez
      • I can still play GoldenEye today with 3 buddies and have quite a bit of fun doing so. Also, Rare sucks... : SilverSnake
      • Epic made Unreal and UT 1 : dognose
• CONDEMNED!!!! : genjuro