Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Nov 20, 2006 6:47pm PSTDrink more water! Also someone send me a Wii.
- Robots! - Internet is popular - The life of lonelygirl - All aboard the kidney train - Nerd giftsLastly, the OJ special got canned. Now we'll never know who did it :(
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Demon's Souls servers extended again
What is the best component switch under $100?
Now that I plan on using my DVI port for an HTPC instead of my cable box I'll need atleast 4 component ports (wii, xbox, xbox360, cable box) and only have 2 on my television..
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Part of me likes to use one on more linear games, like say FFX, just so I do everything there is to do and get all the items. I hate using them on something more open ended like Oblivion though. Come to think of it, 'jRPGs' are the only games I actually consider using a walk through for and I've only done it once so far, second pass of FFX.
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The Shack's group is kicking butt, but we need some fresh recruits to help take on our next big target, which is defended by an Asian BBS group (they have lots of people!). I know you lurkers and chatty bastards can help us. It's a browser-based game which takes about 10 minutes a day to play. It's addictingly fun.
http://www.urbandead.com -- if you want to play, create a level 1 zombie and just spend all your AP for movement until you meet up with the group. You'll probably have to run across half the city, and it will take a couple nights. We're in the suburb of Yagoton. Once you get in the same suburb as us, just spot our thread in latest chatty, say you're new, and ask for instructions.
This game has an excellent wiki which makes it tons of fun to play:
http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Suburb
Check your filters if you can't see our discussion threads. go horde!
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BEST WEEK EVER! A special Podcast dedicated entirely to talk about our experiences with the Sony PS3 and the Nintendo Wii. Networking, load times, aesthetic appeal and, of course, the games. Very informative! Check it out!
http://www.playedpodcast.com/2006-11-20/played-episode-13/
Subscribe: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=189332948
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Having trouble getting him to sleep... at all :(
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Favorite team ever? The clowns from several years ago. Was it TAR5 or 6 maybe? Those guys ruled.
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"Oh my god, the Wii is the most amazing thing _EVER_, Zelda is the best game I've ever played- this control system wins, PERIOD"
Like the dude who tried the Wii about a week ago then came home and said he was selling his X360 immediately.
Don't get me wrong, the Wii could be awesome - not saying it's not. I'm just saying for some reason I really expected (hoped?) that the shack hype would hit new levels of ulta ultra "holy shit MUST BUY!" which would put us all in a frenzy - only I'm not sensing the frenzy.
Anyone else feel the same?
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Lots of interesting stuff tonight....
Let's hear some THEORIES!
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THE WHITE ELEPHANT HAS LANDED
In reply, of course.
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Has anyone put up tutorials for how to make celebrity look a likes with the Mii editor?
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Why to not buy the Nintendo Wii:
http://www.slate.com/id/2154157/
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/11/16/mwonders.bionicarm/index.html
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http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12100647
That's a work of art, if you've ever read a kuntz, you will enjoy it.
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Yesterday I went and picked up an additional controller, nunchuck and Zelda for the Wii at the Nintendo World Store. They were only selling Wii's to people with preorders and it looks like they're almost out. I also got the Wii component cables in the mail finally. It makes a huge difference on my HDTV and honestly 480P doesn't look bad. It's not as crisp as my 360 but it still looks pretty damn good. One gripe I have though is that I can't plug my Wii into my surround sound since the fucking component cables and audio cables are too close together. I'm sure I can fanagle it somehow if I pick up some extenders from Radio Shack.
Anyway, Zelda is pretty fucking cool. I like the way the movement is, although I don't get the point of the little wisp thing. It just seems like its on my screen for no reason except to somehow make use of the Wiimote. Maybe it will come into play eventually but it does sort of feel tacked on. I only played about an hour or so. Is it just me or does the game not start off in typical Zelda fashion? What i mean is they kind of just throw you into the mix without much of a tutorial on how to use the controller or give you an inclination of where to head. Something about the first hour here just doesn't seem polished. For instance right at the beginning I found a little whole in the wall that i could crawl through. Normally in Zelda games stuff like that comes a bit later and it felt a bit out of place seeing that right in the beginning. I ended the night unsure of where the hell I'm supposed to be going. I can tell the game is going to be awesome like every other Zelda, I just have to get the weapons and progress further. Epona is awesome too.
All in all, I'm glad I got my Wii now and I'm looking forward to playing Zelda over the holiday break hopefully mixed with drunken Wii Sports.
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My dad is starting to look for one probably 37 or 42" and he wanted some suggestions.
Thanks...
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What should I get, an xbox 360 or a Wii?
and why!
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http://www.steampowered.com/status/survey.html
76,663 people (62.27% of those surveyed) run their monitor at 60Hz.
:(
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I've finally, after 7 hours, managed to get my MatLab code to mimic that of a built in function. Stupid negative values, and un-used first elements.
Now. Sleep for an hour? Or finish the lab? Uhg. At least I get off school at 12:30pm today.
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Court rules you can slander whoever you want on the net. SWEET!!
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http://img167.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oldandbustedvi2.jpg
New hotness TV:
http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newhotnessaq2.jpg
Yeah, not that hot, but CRTs are getting pretty damn cheap. And it's a pretty damn good improvement over the old one, with it's greenish blacks and annoying beeping noise.
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Excellent video proving that the Wii's sensor bar isn't really a sensor bar at all!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTGSkYRDpWY
Wireless sensor bar incoming.
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How many people with one have an OLD crt tv? Aka pre HD anything? Does it look alright? I really don't want to shell out the $$$ for a widescreen right now.
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http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/gamespot/gamespot-respond-to-zelda-review-backlash-215922.php
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Can anyone tell me where things stand on their stuck pixel policy? Do I need to sort this out with them asap or will it even change anything if it's done within 30 days? Help!
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why are you homos not playing this game
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rmQK7rLOg8
Awesome. haha
The PS3 doesn't have any grand ideas; Sony wanted something high-tech, so they started from scratch with the processor and GPU, but what does it get them? Very little so far. The controller is a mash-up of ideas from their old systems, the 360's triggers, and the Wii's motion-sensing capabilities, but once it has that tech it doesn't really know what to do with it. The Blu-ray adds cost, but adds very little to the gaming experience for the user. It's great as a media player, but for those of us who love games first and foremost, we have to look at it skeptically. The PS3 is a system with no core message, and that is what keeps it from being elegant. Will it do great things in the future? I hope so, the possibility and potential are certainly there. For now, it's power looking for a mission statement.
I think that Sony blindly rushed into making "Bigger and Better" and really didn't stop to think about what exactly they wanted out of the system they were creating and concentrated on making that thing great. Fortunately they can patch it a whole bunch and after they fix all the bugs MGS4 will come out and I will buy it!
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