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  tie fighter OH WAIT THEY WON'T MAKE US ANY SEQUELS :( : FrayLo
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    they need to make a 360 version : Degenerate
    • mmmmm. That would be tasty. : eXcess
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    A Tie Fighter sequel would be soooo awesome :( : carnivore
    • There is no doubt about that. : Totenjaeger
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      It's been posted here so many times, that exact line, you have to wonder what the fuck is up with Lucasar... : abrasion
      • but the original sin was poorly received by pretty much everyone but a small fan base. : spdon
• I was going to mention the nr 1 spot :/ : OrkO
• This is too easy. : MatthewPhillips
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  Any of the "next-gen" EA Sports titles? Have they redeemed themselves yet? : burningtrees
  • I think NHL 07 is pretty good. : bcyde
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  Ultima Series. : Jonathan
  • Almost any Star Wars game is suspect. : Jonathan
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    Ultima III 4 LYFE, yo! : Salad Sammich
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      Yeah but who liked 8 or 9? : Jonathan
      • Ok this might get a little ugly. : MatthewPhillips
  • Ultima WAS in the ground but it's been in there so long it's starting to sprout little flowers and saplin... : abrasion
• They mention Mega Man which has at least changed over the years, but what about Street Fighter II? That g... : Totenjaeger
• Mega Man has been run dry, but this: And the Mega Man X games - which were truly awful for awhile I... : avatar_58
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  Killer Instinct, Mortal Kombat, Twisted Metal, Toshinden, and Ridge Racer should be there. >:( : Super Sparker
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    Killer Instinct? They only made two KI games. : pyrogen
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      KI: Gold. :( : Super Sparker
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        What was wrong with KI:Gold? I thought it was better than the first personally. Jago and Kim Wu were my f... : avatar_58
        • KI 1 was awesome. KI 2 and basing a game on KI 2 simplified the combo system and just wasted the same ... : Super Sparker
      • Isn't that just a renamed port of KI2, though? : pyrogen
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    Mortal Kombat peaked at 2. I just don't find 3 fun, and all the 3D ones have had floaty, clumsy fighting ... : node
    • I can agree with this statement : Degenerate
  • lies. twisted metal black kicked ass : mista mista
  • Man, the 360 Ridge Racer is such utter shit. Zero physics. And not in a fun way like OutRun 2 either. : node
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  Onimusha, Tony Hawk, Madden : EvilDolemite
  • No way man. American Waste-of-time-land, sure, but they have nailed the new THP8 so much. I realise I'm a... : node
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  Splinter Cell? or any EA sports game. : chazums
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    I dont think the Splinter Cells games have reached the "run into the ground" status just yet. : Degenerate
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      I dunno, four games in five years? That's pretty terminal velocity. : EvilDolemite
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        Let's let the true fans of the games decide. I think the "Quake" and "Doom" games are so diluted right... : MatthewPhillips
        • Yeah Splinter Cell is still great. I am playing through Double Agent now and I like it. I personally didn... : lplasmatron
        • Splinter Cell has gotten better and better with each entry (Double Agent PC's bugs notwithstanding). So I... : avatar_58
        • Sorry to clarify what I mean: When the actual fans of the game start saying "ok this set of games is get... : MatthewPhillips
      • They are also good games, which is the yardstick to go by here. : nomaad
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        yeah but theyve all been good games. its not theyre just throwing shit games out every year. : Degenerate
        • Right, and they've been making gameplay changes to each one as well. : Arcanum
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      No, every odd number Splinter Cell is worth playing IMO, the evens are mostly done by Ubi Shanghai or som... : node
      • Please don't listen to this man :/ : MatthewPhillips
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      I just got Double Agent from Gamefly, is this any good ? I've only played the first Splinter Cell game bu : qwpeoriu
      • Yes it is, but you really should play SC 2 (Paqndora Tomorrow) and SC 3 (Chaos Theory) first before you p... : MatthewPhillips
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  Carmageddon : tacocat
  • I dunno. 2 sucked because cars were tinfoil but TDR 2000 was quite good IMO, if a bit hard towards the en... : node
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  Mario and Zelda. ok they haven't stopped making good games but why do they use the sam : spdon
  • All publishers do this. Nintendo has just been around longer and has more consistently successful game c... : Chris Remo
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  I'd say many of those franchises are recoverable with a good game on a new system. But Tomb Raider and S... : alexthegreat2
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    Didn't Tomb Raider recently have a good game on a new system? : Chris Remo
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      Yes the latest tomb raider seems quite good. : abrasion
      • and yet the franchise is still dead, hence, my point. : alexthegreat2
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  I've never played one, but what about the 'Metal Gear Solid' franchise? What do the fans think of thes... : MatthewPhillips
  • All great games. Even MGS2, which some didn't like 'as much', is still amazing when compared to other gam... : avatar_58
  • If the series was run into the ground, fans wouldn't be salivating over the next game. I think that's th... : SiW73
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  Catz and Dogz. Although they are branching out with Horsez. : helvetica
  • Why not another Oddballz? WHY? : BlackCat9
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  Subthread! What game franchises would you put on a list as getting better over their lifetime? Maybe no : action roommate
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    Metroid. You might argue it peaked at Super Metroid, and that was certainly a remarkable atmospheric 2D m... : node
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      Oh and dude, Jedi Knight peaked with the first one. The Raven ones had great multiplayer but the single p... : node
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        Academy was utter shite but JK2 was one of my fave fps games of all time. : spdon
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          I liked Academy. The new saber styles were awesome. And the multiplayer was tons of fun. : action roommate
          • Agreed, I enjoyed it as well. I think JK and JK2 were better, but Jedi Academy was still a lot of fun. : Bold
      • This reminds me again, Dark Forces 1, with a mouse - is it possible? I installed it AGES back and I fo... : abrasion
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    Half Life. GTA. : edgewise
    • most excellent choices sir. : Degenerate
    • go do some dentistrification you : buzzbat
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    Final Fantasy, although I know plenty disagree with me. : Vincent Grayson
    • I already did, earlier in the thread ;) : avatar_58
  • TrackMania : SlamDunk
  • Prince Of Persia : MatthewPhillips
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    Duke Nukem : mikecyb
    • hey Thom I am posting from THE FUTURE : mikecyb
  • Civilization. The game is getting slightly better every iteration, but the engine is a massive impro... : alexthegreat2
  • do you mean Dark Forces? : DonkeyPopsicle
  • Resident Evil : Boxelder
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  Mega Man should be #1 followed by Street Fighter. : Dynotaku
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    There are some really good gems in the SF series though. Alpha3 and SF3:3d Strike are fantastic. : ieGod
    • eh my faves are SFA2, followed by SF2:T. The rest I can take or leave : boring gegtik
    • No doubt some of the games were great, but the fact is there's been literally over 30 street fighter game... : Dynotaku
    • Alpha 3 is just the fucking bomb diggits, I love that game to no end. Alpha 2 is pretty awesome also, it ... : qwpeoriu
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    You just don't like Capcom. :( : Super Sparker
    • Half of my PS1 collection is SF games. :( : Dynotaku
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  Fallout. X-COM. Master of Orion. Deus Ex. Thief. : YamatoTwinkie
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    I disagree on Thief. : SlamDunk
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      I agree with this disagree. It was originally thought of as a three part series, and while the third one... : Rag and Bone Man
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        I loved Thief 3. The only bad thing was the split up levels, and that was entirely bearable. Add on the h... : node
        • A Thief 4 was in the works before Ion Storm got shut down, but it wasn't going to continue to storyline o... : Krypt_
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    Fallout? What? They made two, both awesome (many will even say 2 was better). Wouldn't a franchine "be... : action roommate
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      I'm assuming he means Fallout Tactics and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel. Tactics has its fans (I never pl... : jason bergman
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        o, right. forgot about those. : action roommate
        • We all try to. : ChibiJosh
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  Syphon Filter!!!!! First two rocked, the rest sucked. I bought every single game (except the PSP one) o... : rotten element
  • The PSP one is actually really good. : Yanks
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    No, just 989 Studios started to really suck towards the end and kept producing shovelware : melkore
    • I, at a very young age learned to avoid any game that had "989 Studios" written on it. I think it was a s... : Yanks
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  Wizardry : romulan
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    at least it ended with a bang : skruff
    • ahh wait, they're still pumping out console titles under that name I think : skruff
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  DoThe Chicago Bears count? : Kaiser
  • I'll kill you : Degenerate
• is "world war ii" a series? : skryte
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  I agree with Sonic. Latest one is crap. : Fred Garvin
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    They're all crap apart from like the first GBA one. Even the 2D ones have these utterly frustrating pitfa... : node
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      The Ice Zone in Sonic 3 has some of my favorite side-scrolling levels. That entire game was good stuff, e... : helvetica
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        Oh all the mega drive ones were fantastic, especially 2, should have clarified. Sonic Adventure 2 re-capt... : node
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          I haven't played any of the Sonics since the Genesis, although since you mentioned there's a good GBA one... : helvetica
          • 1 was pretty good darn, liked 2 at first but the aforementioned pitfall level killed it (especially since... : node
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  Might and Magic, Wing Commander, Ultima, Sierra Quest games and XCom are on my list. : grandmasterlee
  • it's funny, because those old franchises at least tried to improve between versions. it seems the modern ... : thebigbeefsandwich
• Medal of Honor, Splinter Cell : oatmela
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  Quake : kgargonmagrix79
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    Quake 4 was kinda promising - loved the Marine chatter and explosive feel at first, but then it went nowh... : node
    • I enjoyed Quake4 singleplayer and think it was worth playing once, but I guess it was ultimately fairly f... : Krypt_
• battlefield : feek
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  James Bond should be in this list. I definitely agree with Sonic being #1 though. : K1Bond007
  • jigga---WHA??? : MatthewPhillips
  • EON was actually pretty good IMO (though never finished it), but other than that, ya, since GoldenEye it ... : node
• Hi, is this the where I list a popular franchise to piss people of and be that guy? : Boxelder
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  Nobody said Star Control III - how god awful that was. I agree with the above though: Sierra adventure... : sergeon
  • I liked Star Control 3. It wasn't a great game, but the story was still pretty good. : SenorSpine
• Deer Hunter, Solitare, Mahjong. : baronzemo78
• Battlefield. : EvilDolemite
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  What a horrible list. I've never heard of, or have only briefly heard of half of those games : shred.
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    Mind: Boggled : SiW73
    • I had only heard of Viewtiful Joe, tenchu, and spy hunter but never played it. Never even heard of dynast... : shred.
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    http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/403/imnewue9.jpg : contentious roy
    • yes : tacocat
  • really? i'm not too keen on a lot of old games and i knew all of them, and was only ill-informed about 2 ... : dahanese
  • Either you only started playing games last year or I've played too many games. : Edges
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  need for speed medal of honor ico : sexninja!!!!
  • haha Ico : veras

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  LADDER MAP INFORMATION Download them both here: http://tomservo.shackspace.com/ladder_stuff/laddernom : tomservo
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    2 Questions: What did you have these set at: g_saberRealisticCombat cg_dismember And ... d... : hatelull
    • I'm *PRETTY* sure cheats have to be enabled for those, yes. As far as the settings, dismember I usuall... : tomservo
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  We seriously need to have a shackbattle for this game. : sammyl
  • seriously, mp duels are fucking awesome. : Nali4Freedom
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    Also, waaaay too many cuts. Some of the clips were < 3 seconds long : sammyl
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      Some of them were less than a second! : tomservo
      • p.s. you got shackmessaged. : hatelull
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        That's dumb servo. It's just dumb :( : sammyl
        • haha. oh, sammyl. : tomservo
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  rofl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1O3HkI3Wrg : sexninja!!!!
  • the sound is waaay too low, I can't hear shit. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Yeah I never played this game. That definitely made me want to pick it up? I'll have to go hunting for th... : h o s t i l e
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    also, how good is the singleplayer? I remember hearing it was awesome, does it still hold up? : h o s t i l e
    • Singleplay had some awesome moments (fighting along side Skywalker), but I didn't finish it. It was eithe... : tomservo
    • The first two levels (straight forward run and gun) are incredibly boring. The latter levels though,... : hatelull
    • also, it should be mentioned that OOTB the combat physics don't behave like that (i.e., beheading and suc... : hatelull
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    Make sure you get Jedi Outcast and not Jedi Academy, it's bad : melt_core
    • What? Lightsaber fights were much, MUCH better in Academy. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• diggin the music, not digging the very long fadeouts to black screens every couple seconds..less fading, ... : headless
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  I'll check this out after work today. Also, I've been trying to figure out what I want to do for my ne... : dionex
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    What are you playing lately? I'm thinking I might try to do a HL2 video next... use some Philip Glass ... : tomservo
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      Let's see, I'm playing Oblivion, Company of Heroes, and I started Neverwinter Nights 2, but that started ... : dionex
      • I've always wanted to do a Deus Ex video, but am not sure it would work too well :( : tomservo
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  pretty nice music video, totally made me miss playing that game. Ok some critique: keeping what you sa... : lowpoly
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    Hey thanks for this well thought out critique. I'm not sure if the engine will allow it either, but no... : tomservo
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      You could probably record a demo of your in game gameplay, then play the demo and record it from any pers... : sammyl
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        That's dumb sammyl. : tomservo
        • Your hair is dumb! : sammyl
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      what music is this? : mp7rox
      • Moby "Everloving" It says in the version that isn't Youtube, which is the one you SHOULD be watching. ... : tomservo
• Awesome video, I'll show it to my exroomates, we used to play lightsaber-only deathmatch for hours everyd... : Izakhar
• still lot of servers around? might have to reinstall this. : IcomeINpeace
• Whats the timestamp of where the funny starts? I keed! : Beady
• ah, kyle katarn and his crooked teeth. I spent so much time on that game. : aaarrrgh
• Very nice, name of Moby song? : jojomcbobo
• nice job Servo! : Cygnus X-1
• I love playing that ladder map - endless lightsaber combat (until you die, that is). : trOmblyj
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  The second last shot: "YOU CAN'T WIN, ANAKIN. I'VE GOT THE HIGH GROUND." : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Hahaha oh man it totally is! : tomservo
• VERY AWESOME, and make me want to reinstall the game which I don't do for fear of addiction :( : xphil
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  Pretty awesome. Good work. But on another note, tomservo why are you so anal about small things - a cl... : kahuuna
  • wha? : tomservo

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  Are you sure it's not the source that you see at most crappy electronics stores? : Prozium
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    I really want it to be better than high-end LCD monitors. : tacocat
    • a good 1080p LCD HDTV should look just as good as a PC LCD with a 1920x1080 resolution. A lot of the pro... : Prozium
• You must be looking at an SD image on an HDTV if it "looks like crap" because none of the technologies wi... : snowwolf
• I respectfully disagree. : soggybagel
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  HDTV look like crap compared to what ? I mean, I have my preferences with regard to each HDTV technology,... : qwpeoriu
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    Compared to my high expectations which don't presently exist in a physical form that I know about. I'm w... : tacocat
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      UHDV is probably the next contender but it'll be a long long time before we see that. Just look at how l... : Prozium
      • Excellent lead - thanks! : tacocat
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      ^IAWTP I'm not saying HDTVs are worse by any means, but I just don't see enough to motivate me. Alot of t... : drekstar
      • if you don't see VHS->DVD type jumps or better in the difference between sports on standard TV->HDTV then... : derelict515
      • I honestly don't know how people can't see the difference. I see it on a 720P and a 1080i television ver... : snowwolf
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    Every HDTV I've seen looks like crap compared to the image I get on my Dell 2405. Unfortunately, I wa... : Dynotaku
    • I guess you haven't seen a good one, or a properly calibrated one, or the same content on one. : EvilDolemite
• WHAAAAAAAAA!! (done in exagerrrated anime style!) I just got an HD Tuner for my argublly cheap crap CR : donlo
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  care to elaborate or you just trolling? awesome profile pic btw! : BobBarker
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    I'm really not trolling - I'm always surprised when my threads get popular actually. I want flex-paper t... : tacocat
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      you seem to have a trend of wanting things that do not exist. : byorn
      • It's a theme tonight. I also discovered that electronic-ink isn't quite where I want it yet no matter ho... : tacocat
• HDTV is a resolution. OLED and SED are screen technologies, much like CRT, LCD, LCOS, plasma, DLP, etc... : EvilDolemite
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  I kinda' feel the same way, when compared to CRT image quality. Lemme 'splain. If I'm going to watch a : Bold
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    They make CRT HDTVs, you know. I have one. : EvilDolemite
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      Right, but I'd like to avoid buying a forklift to go along with my TV. : Bold
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        lol, good point, mine weighs a crisp 165. : EvilDolemite
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          Since you have a HDTV CRT, can you confirm that the problem is with the DLP/plasma/LCD technology? Does y... : Bold
          • My HD CRT looks like a high quality 22" CRT monitor on my PC desk, only 36" and wider :/ : abrasion
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            No artifacts. The only issues with CRT are weight, geometry (tilt/pincushion), and sometimes glare. V... : EvilDolemite
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              I'm waiting till I can get 46 -> 55" under 5000$ US for something as good as a CRT and lighter. I need... : abrasion
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                You'd get over it. You can adjust to almost any minor imperfection after a few weeks of ownership. It... : EvilDolemite
                • Hahaah you know exactly how it is, the mental thing would always grind me inside - and watching dark scen... : abrasion
            • watch for SED to be comparable at that same time too. : p4ck3tloss
• Get a CRT dude or get SED / OLED (in 3 years) :( I'm in the same boat, although the Sony SXRD's are wel... : abrasion
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  okay, i'll just keep enjoying my amazing HDTV picture. enjoy SD : FrayLo
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    HD isn't as good as in my imagination so I'll stick to 480i. : EvilDolemite
    • B&W is where its at : FrayLo
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    oh fraylo, what's the point of this post? : abrasion
    • [lol] : FrayLo
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  just worry about black bars, that's the real fight!!!! hehehe : Downforce
  • ladies and gentlemen, downforce : EvilDolemite
  • No I pay for my goddam movies >:( : dognose
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  My complaint is contrast and blacks. I'm waiting for SED. : p4ck3tloss
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    I may get a 37" Wide HD CRT shortly even though their price is barely less (if at all) than LCD and the f... : p4ck3tloss
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      it's the laser disc vs dvd argument (ok, maybe not that great of a difference) between CRT and Flatscreen... : p4ck3tloss
      • I've got a 36" CRT and I love the picture quality but IT'S SO FUCKING SMALL I WANT TO KILL MYSELF (tv is ... : abrasion
  • it's all about size for immersion. black levels in most theaters suck balls (unless you live in LA a... : hamachi
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  abrasion, is that you? : maulla
  • No, this is me. : abrasion

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  What is your new rig? : baronzemo78
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    core2duo @ 3.4ghz, 8800GTX, 2gb of pc8000 and an sb X-FI...not the fastest, but it's fucking obscene how ... : headless
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      Awesome, E6600? What heatsink and mobo? What ram? How is your X-fi? I just got one cause of a $100 MIR an... : baronzemo78
      • i'm using zalman 7000CU and i don't like it. The fucker is quiet, but my temps are considerably higher u... : headless
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  Flight Simulator X. Weep like a little girl! : silent prophet
  • yeah, I hear that one is BRUTAL : byorn
  • ooooo good one. : headless
• HL2:EP1, and Lost Coast! >:[ : not work safe
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  Err...you had dual 7800gts and upgraded? I have a single 6800GT and I still don't see a good reason to up... : avatar_58
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    shit dawg, maybe j00 just playing shit at low res's :-P It bothers me when i drop under 45fps now. I'm n... : headless
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      I play at 1280x1024 for lower requirement games, and 1024x768 for higher ones. Honestly it doesn't bother... : avatar_58
      • idunno...15-1800 a year maybe. it fluctuates..last year i did a small incremental upgrade, but bought 80... : headless
• CoH for live CHECK YOSELF! : SYN5280
• oblivion, prey, company of heroes, hitman : feek
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  Yes, you should play Far Cry. Install it and track down the tweak guide online for extra shinyness++. : Arcanum
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    shinyness ehhhh...someone link me to the best far cry tweak guide...there r fuckin billions of them : headless
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      I think this is the one I've used in the past: http://www.tweakguides.com/Farcry_1.html Far Cry has o... : Arcanum
      • awesome, thanks : headless
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  You couldn't enjoy games with dual 7800's?? : EvilDolemite
  • not to the XTREEEEME. : sigpro
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    most of them were fine...but...need for speed most wanted...medeivel 2...world war 2 online...painkiller.... : headless
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      christ, how ur moneyhats. Also, invest in commas and single periods instead of ellipsis : derelict515
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        but... i like my elipsis... it makes me sound... like i'm thinking... carefully... about... things..... a... : headless
        • Okay, Shatner. : ChibiJosh
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          actually it just sounds like a giant stream of consciousness blabbering ;p : derelict515
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            too much... fucking... lsd... : headless
            • You're not supposed to fuck LSD.... : Arcanum
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    dude i ran painkiller with everything maxed out at 1600x1200 on a single 6800GT. : FiReaNG3L
    • cool dude...my sli rig wasn't so happy with painkiller, had some nasty mouse lag...though after playing 3... : headless
• Day of Defeat: Source : tunis5000
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  Ive got the 6600 running at 2.4ghz... Should I try to overlock? I've got the stock heatsink and fan on it... : bozer
  • you won't get much out of the stock heatsink. I could only do like 1-200mhz on my E6600 w/ the stock Inte... : pancake humper
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    it depends..if you know what you're doing and you didn't get a shitty heatsink (some of the stock intel h... : headless
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      where do u get the knowledge on how to OC? I got a 6300 and a zalman, looking to overclock a little. : sesmaster
      • HardOCP's forums (forums.hardocp.com) is a good place to start; they have an intel cpu and intel mobo for... : headless
• R6:V It's fun but poorly optimized. : thejm4n
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  I just priced out a similar rig, $3400 bucks. :( All because bf2142 slows down too much at high resoluti... : festivalman
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    wtf dude, 3400$ lol someone's ripping you off : headless
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      not really: https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.asp?ID=4214132 : festivalman
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        blank screen : headless
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          ah here we go: https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=4214132... : festivalman
          • LOL, that machine isn't very similar to mine...your cpu is 3 times as much and is a quad core, not a c2du... : headless
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            Who the hell pays $400 for a freaking mobo?! : Blackdawgg
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              crazy people with 30 inch lcd's that wanna play their shit @ 2560x1500 or some shit :D My monitor won't ... : headless
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                hah, well like you, i upgraded other stuff and now the old 3.4ghz p4 with agp is really lagging, particul... : festivalman
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                  I've done the SLI thing, and i am unimpressed...unless you intend to repeatedly buy 2 of the very newest ... : headless
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                    oh, and consider that unless your monitor can do 2560xwhatever, those 2 8800gtx's really will be overkill... : headless
                    • good advice. I'm going to drop back to winXP to see if the performance problems I've been having in Vist... : festivalman
              • hehehe that's me I guess. :) : timaste
          • Holy shit man. : thejm4n
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  I will never understand what is so great about having components that are obscenely expensive just to hav... : h o s t i l e
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    different people have different ideas of what is 'running fine' - if you don't mind the performance your ... : headless
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      I dunno, I'm pretty serious with FPS games especially cs and as long as I'm getting over 60-70 fps with g... : h o s t i l e
      • too much is relative; if you were making 200k a year, would it still be too much? Priorities change from ... : headless
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  Supreme Commander. Fucking rapes just about everything its played on. : d0gbert
  • SupCom will bend any system over and fuck it from behind, and you'll still want more. : Arcanum
• the most demanding game I've played recently is Rainbow Six Vegas. : oatmela
• EverQuest 2 will rape your hardware : cam3lt0sis
• COMPANY OF HEROES PLAY THIS GAME NOW OK : aeg1x
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  why do some people grossly misuse ellipses as common punctuation? i see it infrequently, but when i do i... : biskits
  • I used periods...i used dashes...and i used...uh...periods and dashes. Cry me a river. : headless

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• Installing now. I'm playing no matter what. : feek
• I'm pretty sure it's already installed. : Jonathan
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  Umm, hell yeah: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13730738 : carnivore
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    Oh fuck, I just realized I can't play this Sunday :( : carnivore
    • Its okay. We'll figure out how many people want to play and schedule around that. Sunday is definitely be... : silent prophet
• I'd be down for that. : ChibiJosh
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  anyone know what happened to Umax? he hasn't posted in 2 months... : alexthegreat2
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13524247 : Maddog_Delphi97
• Definitely interested in playing - ever since that Wake Island demo that type of gameplay is still enormo... : sergeon
• still installed/patched/map-packed. will play. : Downforce
• \m/ BF1942 \m/ I'll be there to blow dudes up with high explosive tank shells and shoot down planes with ... : Krypt_
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  Next Sunday is bad (Super Bowl) but either before or after that is probably feasible : Clay
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    ^^^ good call, perhaps after super bowl 1942 blitz!!!! : Downforce
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      that'd be tight. if it's not too late? : feek
      • game is 6:30 *eastern time* on Feb 4th. we know we'd have a captive audience after the game since most du... : Downforce
    • We should probably do it the week after then. I think Umax was able to get a good turnout by planning it... : Krypt_
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      I'd be down with this. This sunday might be too soon for everyone (including myself) to get prepared. I ... : silent prophet
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        Sooo sunday feb 11th it is? valentines bash : feek
        • Umax will grace us and deliver us to the promised land : Downforce
        • That sounds good to me! We can pencil in a little face time. :D : silent prophet
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  A BF1942 shackbattle is scheduled for Sunday, Feb 11th! Please reply to this thread if you would like ... : silent prophet
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    is teamspeak required? please say no, please say no, please say no, please say no, please say no, pl : burning eye
    • Not required but it certainly helps if you use it since there is no built in voice comm. : themelon
    • I won't come to your house and make you install it, if that's what you mean. :) I'm okay with people ... : silent prophet
    • you can install it and not have a mic setup. that way you can listen if somebody warns you, just not nece... : carnivore
  • i would. you rule : feek
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    My birthday is on Feb. 8th!! :D I'll have no problem remembering this!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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      what's up birthday buddy? mine is the 9th :D : feek
      • Not much, just my age! :D Happy birthday to you as well!!! : Maddog_Delphi97
  • Best battlefield game, I'm down for this. : Damodred
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    Here is the past list of 1942 shackmessage-receivers. I strongly suggest using this list as the starting... : Zero|DPX
    • awesome, thank you. : silent prophet
  • Reporting for duty sir!! : Izakhar
  • Oh fucking a right doggie. Ill have to see how cheap I can go buy that game for the THIRD fucking time... : Squirrely
  • i'm down. check my style. 2002 in the house! : hirez
  • sure thing Captain : kbnerd
  • I'm in.... : Jonathan
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  4:20 bump. Time to roll up this thread and smoke it. : silent prophet
  • hey hey hey, smoke germans every day : Krypt_
• oh god yes! : Jayx77
• Sure, why not!! :) : Maddog_Delphi97
• absolutely. I shall be there. : beastrabban
• Hells yes. : Phil
• I'm all ready to go atm! Haven't played in a couple months though. : romulan
• Sounds great! :) : BanjoBoy
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  BTW, does anyone know if UtilityMaximizer is going to come? It'd be like old times if he did show up. :) : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Who? : omnova
    • :( : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Where did he go? : sammyl
      • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13732847 Also: bump for any other shackers who want to play Battlefi... : Maddog_Delphi97
      • His profile says his IM is mham458408 So I searched for mham458408... hmm.. oh dear. http://www.go... : Maddog_Delphi97

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  funny but the style was straight ripped from Vice : boring gegtik
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    thanks for your worthwhile comment, you single-handedly increased the value of this thread x100 : judge
    • what, i said it was funny. whats with the sand 'tang : boring gegtik
• top 20 are spot on. : sKetchflow
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  Dude, they are wrong on #28. I believe they are referring to 87 octane. And F them anyway since my car ... : i am the baker
  • No way, a real man with a high compression engine loves detonation and loves shortening his engine life! : skunk_ape
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  Totally agree with #1. : Edges
  • Very popular for my state... which is #42 lol : dumb_acid
• I think denim shorts should be on this list, as well as pink polo shirts and the word "chill" : JINKY
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  51) Maxim lists. I read through about 20 before I got bored and quit because I hadn't laughed once. : knitemare
  • you said what i was thinking : aurealis
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  death to popped collars : maulla
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    I was about to say this too. You have no idea of the overwhelming urge I have to punch popped collared ki... : mavmavv
    • You sir are correct. It takes everything I've got to stop myself from grabbing someone with a popped coll... : basketofkittens
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  8, 27, 32, 33, 48 are decidedly WRONG : jessipoo
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    i tried vegan pepperoni one time. it was pretty lame : wtf242
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      veggie bacon is the bomb. several of my meat eating friends made the switch. : jessipoo
      • they must not have been serious about their meat. : edgewise
      • What brand? I've had some before and it sucked. Nothing beats butcher pepper bacon. : soggybagel
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      I had some non-meat sausage that made me throw up. : justsayno
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        oh geez, now I gotta go make some real bacon. : justsayno
        • you do that :D : jessipoo
        • Turkey bacon and pepperoni are awesome : wtf242
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    Nope, all of those are pretty lame. Remember this is Maxim and you are not the target demo. : skunk_ape
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      the target demo must be mouth breathing retards. : jessipoo
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        yes only the world's intellectual elite can appreciate veggie bacon : veras
        • It's not for you. : mmogger
        • lol : boring gegtik
      • For MAXIM? yah..pretty much. : skunk_ape
  • Take it from someone who is forced to eat this crap regularly. It all sucks bigtime. I've only encountere... : Pettytheft
• They lost me at Gnarls Barkley : unlurker
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  24. Turf toe You can miss a game with a broken pelvis, but any self-respecting linebacker who misses gam : Solstice
  • Or by someone who watches South Park? : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • LOL, take that Darrel Jackson! : Subarushian
• 41, poor little ranger. : dahanese
• re:#20. It did happen. It's called WOW. : lapskaus
• #28 is wrong : Blackdawgg
• Lots I agree with, cell phone holsters, minivans (A-team sad lol), mandals, crooks finding jesus, etc. B... : paravis
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  doesn't work ? : GloriousCow
  • well they're off to a good start! : get_navi
• "Top/Flop 50 things of all time lists" isn't on it. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Popped collars... right on maxim. : Subarushian
  • don't be hatin' : buzzbat
• RE: #43 God I saw Dane Cook for the first time the other day. It was a Comedy Central Special, one of tho... : Dynotaku