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  how the fuck did you -hit 50,000 ft on the home run stuff ? : thekidd
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    Err, well combined with all characters... you can easily hit ~1500 ft with every character... Basicall... : TheNiXXeD
    • oh okay, I was thinking it was with one character : thekidd
  • i think gannon can hit it really far. : Iwannaacura
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    In Melee it was pretty easy to get crazy distance. You got someone who had a rapid-fire attack with littl... : ConfusedUs
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      It's easier in brawl because there's a shield protecting the platform prior to launch time, so any charac... : TheNiXXeD
      • There's the shield, but you also have more time, if the clock hits zero during your swing, the swing stil... : slax0r
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  you seriously haven't seen the forty threads with this website in them? gamewith.us. ADD YOUR FRIEND ... : Galadriel07
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    ^^ speaks the truth. Add yourself to gamewith.us : Iwannaacura
    • omg everyone was playing the game yesterday so i STILL havent added anyone else to my list. I have to go... : Galadriel07
  • I haven't played any online Wii games with shack people before... I do remember someone linking this n... : TheNiXXeD
• friend codes: http://shackers.gamewith.us/wii/super-smash-bros-brawl : TroZ
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  wifi play won't work for me :( Don't know what's up, even tried putting it in the DMZ and forwarding all ... : cdbeckman
  • I was getting some funky problems too, but I'm going to be trying DMZ myself later... I did play 1 match ... : TheNiXXeD
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  Did you get Star Wolf, Jigglypuff and Toon Link? They are optional in the subspace or show up dependin : avatar_58
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    Yes, all 3 are just secret doors in subspace, and since I'm a completionist nazi, I found the doors. : TheNiXXeD
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      i've missed all 3. i'm on the maze righ tnow : dantastic
      • You don't get them until after you finish it once. : avatar_58
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        Damn I loved that part... Being able to choose your characters really sold that section for me. I didn't... : TheNiXXeD
        • i just like how i can regain lives with it. i use the same characters. DK, Bowser, Fox and Metaknight i... : dantastic
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  how many hours did you play soo far? This game will take me like all year to unlock some/all of the stuf... : grabbie
  • Probably 20-30 hours in, but we did a lot of 4 player smashing too... I had like 10~ people over at my ho... : TheNiXXeD
  • All the stuff... yeah, maybe years. The essentials (characters and stages)... maybe a week if you're rea... : slax0r
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  whats the max number of players in a single game? I am thinking about getting this for "my boys"... : .frame
  • 4 players on the screen hitting each other at once. The brawl mode also has a pretty cool "rotation" sys... : Finestaut
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  I really want to get all those unlocks in subspace emissary, but about 6 hours into it, I discovered that... : Finestaut
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    follow the gamefaqs way for the quickest unlocks. 400 matches that last about 2seconds each and then y... : Iwannaacura
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      I don't understand how this is supposed to be more fun. I personally love the subspace mode, and it's the... : avatar_58
      • For me, all of the regular enemies fall into one of two categories: Boring and Frustrating. The only par... : Finestaut
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        most people just want the unlocks as fast as possible to play with friends/online. Then i will finish ... : Iwannaacura
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          You guys do know subspace is co-op right? Thats how I finished it. : avatar_58
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            Almost everything is co-op... save for classic mode... I think everything else is co-op anyway... : TheNiXXeD
            • I know, but it seems to me alot of the complaints go away if you have two people playing. Enemies aren't ... : avatar_58
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          Of the people at my house, we had 1 person who stayed up all night sunday and just played 1 stock matches... : TheNiXXeD
          • Agreed. All of our character unlocking so far has been through: -Vs. Matches -Classic Mode -Subspac... : sevogajre
    • I wish Wifi matches counted towards unlocking characters, I'd easily just keep playing that if I knew it ... : aethyr
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    Online play doesn't count for anything. No unlocks, no match records, nada. : slax0r
    • Shit. : Finestaut
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      yea, I think they really dropped the ball on that (even moreso than the voice chat stuff). : aethyr
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        Eh, but on the flipside, it's really abusable. : geedeck
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          more abusable than setting 1HP matches vs. the computer? : aethyr
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            the best way I found to do it, btw, was setting up a 1HP stamina match (with yourself at a higher HP), ma... : aethyr
            • That's so boring =( Why not play subspace? : TheNiXXeD
            • yep thats the best way i unlocked rob last night and tonight i should get gannon,and sonic and link. then... : Iwannaacura
          • touche : geedeck
  • It's alright. You can really buff yourself with stickers, makes it more fun. : Boxelder
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  50,000 ft!?!? I think the most I got was 1,400 :( : aethyr
  • nevermind, I saw your post above. : aethyr
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  So wait, completing Subspace Emissary unlocks all characters? That would make my life so much easier. W... : David Craddock
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    Not quite. In the process of completing Subspace Emissary, you unlock MOST characters. 3 require you to... : Finestaut
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      Will I know which 3 characters require me to backtrack? I don't want to miss anything because I'm not ex... : David Craddock
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        You can't "miss" anything really since you can just select levels at will. : avatar_58
        • This is true. : David Craddock
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      this is true for Toon Link and Jigglypuff, are there any others? : grendel
      • Wolf : Finestaut
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    Yes, a normal run through unlocks everything but jigglypuff, toon link, and wolf. Once you've beaten it,... : TheNiXXeD
    • Oh cool, thanks. Whenever I play a game with unlockables, I'm anal about making sure to explore EVERYWHE... : David Craddock
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  http://mikecyb.shackspace.com/smashbrosbrawl_secretchars.html table of how you can unlock each charact... : mikecyb
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    I beat event 20 and did not unlock Jigglypuff. Does it have to be on hard? : OverloadUT
    • apparently you need to beat 20 events AFTER completing subspace emissary, which is silly because you can ... : mikecyb
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    For Lucario, did it say 'all 3 difficulties' or *all* difficulties? Because there are 5 difficulties... : TheNiXXeD
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      yeah it's ALL... I thought there were only 3 :( : mikecyb
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        You can unlock 4 and 5 by playing classic on very hard once. : TheNiXXeD
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          Please tell me level 5 is a unique level for each character? The target smash is my biggest disappointmen... : OverloadUT
          • It's not... but fortunately for me I play as Pit, so I can basically use my cheater arrows to beat all th... : TheNiXXeD
  • alright updated a bit, thanks guys :D : mikecyb
  • how do you know what level number it is in S.E. theyre just dots on the map : dantastic
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  I have completed most of the events 1-20 on hard which I am proud of. Last night I also got the "500 tota... : OverloadUT
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    Most of the events on hard aren't too bad but fuck if I didn't almost pitch my controller a few times. T : TheNiXXeD
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      Did you beat Shadow Link on hard? DID YOU? FUCK THAT GUY : OverloadUT
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        I beat all events on hard, yes. : TheNiXXeD
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          I was about ready to snap the controller in half trying to do that one on Normal! I eventually got it but... : OverloadUT
          • Fuck, the worst for me was probably zelda's waterfall climb shit... that is so buggy... : TheNiXXeD
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  I beat all the events on hard and got nothing, wtf? :( : Begawkiness
  • Hahaha yes, "=(" is the only description that can be had. Not even a fucking trophy! : TheNiXXeD
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    Or I only beat 1-20 nevermind. : Begawkiness
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      Well get ready for more =( because aside from a few level unlocks on the way, once you beat 41, you get a... : TheNiXXeD
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        What gets the rest of the events? I beat 1-20 on hard and expected more but nothing happened. : Begawkiness
        • You have to have unlocked all the characters... I could probably tell you exactly if I was at home =( : TheNiXXeD
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  When i'm playing with randoms, why is it that I can only play 2minute matches? whats the deal? I want the... : shackwack
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    on the top of the character select screen you can set the match time : mikecyb
    • That's only w/ friends : Boxelder
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    "Stock" is for camping wimps. Real men play time mode! : OverloadUT
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      Thems fighting words. Stock with no items is for tournaments! : TheNiXXeD
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        I think no items is for elitists who can't just enjoy a game with a little randomness in it ;) To each... : OverloadUT
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          We play with items on when we're messing around, but honestly, with stuff like the dragoon and final smas... : TheNiXXeD
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            If setting up a tournament I could see turning off certain items like the invulnerability star and hammer... : OverloadUT
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              But that's the thing - not all final smashes net a kill, so sometimes it's just wasted and pointless... ... : TheNiXXeD
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                But if items are in the game, why are they not considered part of the "playing skill"? To me it sounds th... : OverloadUT
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                  There's skill in playing with items, and there's skill in playing without them. I like both, depending o... : slax0r
                  • I definitely agree. I do play without items sometimes; it's a lot of fun. I just don't think any more is ... : OverloadUT
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  I got the Wii lan adapter today just for this game. Every townhouse in my neighborhood has wireless so I... : Boxelder
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    Really? I played a lot of Melee and they play basically identical to me. They removed moving air dodge ... : Begawkiness
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      Nah, the jump speed is much slower and very few of the old combos work. Also the hit stun on moves is mu... : Boxelder
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        I guess I noticed some of this but it's very subtle. I definitely have a harder time with some of the co... : Begawkiness
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          It probably depends on what characters you're used too as well. I mostly played Peach and they changed h... : Boxelder
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            In some cases, Peach did get a big nerf. Like her down-b (I think) no longer will do up to 60% damage if... : slax0r
            • Link got nerfed as well with his up+b attack. It's harder to hit in mid-air with that now. Pikachu's do... : DHAvatar
    • They also made it so air dodging doesn't fuck you permanently, and they slowed down the overall feel. ... : TheNiXXeD
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      Air dodging is still there, only now it's better. : slax0r
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        Yeah I know, but what I mean is you can't do a side air dodge, if that makes sense. : Begawkiness
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          Yeah, you can't control your momentum anymore, but that's not a big deal to me. Not being completely hel... : slax0r
          • Yeah I never liked wave dashing : Begawkiness
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    I'm curious to know how the LAN adapter works, have you tried it yet? : aethyr
    • I used it before I bought a router that didn't suck. It was quite easy. 1. Plug it in 2. Create a "w... : digital_d
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  Question - In some trailer I saw clips from SMB and Zelda (the first ones), what's that all about? Are th... : SilverSnake
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    There are demos of all the games included on the disk. : Begawkiness
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      Cool. :) : SilverSnake
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        No, it's not. You get from 30 seconds to 2 minutes depending on the game. To make it worse you unlock mor... : OverloadUT
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          I mean really Animal Crossing had FULL NES games in it that you could collect! : OverloadUT
          • Animal Crossing was insane. Golf Tennis Pinball Donkey Kong DK Jr. Math Clu Clu Land Excite... : MoreVespeneGas
        • HAHAHA i thought 2:00 was 2 hours of play time what a fucking joke. : barichnikov
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    There's a "Masterpieces" menu where you can play a dozen or so old games, but you're time-limited and the... : ConfusedUs
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      I played through the 1 minute and 30 seconds of Kid Icarus. That should be about enough of that game for... : slax0r
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        It gets better! : Serpico74
        • Last level = angel of death awesome ownage : MoreVespeneGas
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  If anyone is up for a game tonight once I get back from work, I want to try out the online play with some... : DHAvatar
  • I'll be updating my wii friend code stuff on the gamewith.us page as soon as I get home, and playing prob... : TheNiXXeD
  • I'll probably be up for a game, and I added you on gamewith. I warn you though, I'm still learning the g... : Head Rush
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    just add yourself to gamewith.us when people get home from work/school/or not already will add you. : Iwannaacura
    • I already did that (and tacked on everyone else). Just curious about who's free. :) : DHAvatar
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  Wow, the Wii LAN ADAPTER made a huge difference. it updated all my red dots to yellow dots, and I have a... : Boxelder
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    Hmmm... stop tempting me =( How much are these devices.. I'll be playing much smash, and it might be wor... : TheNiXXeD
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      they are discontinued product. And not worth the 30.00 : Iwannaacura
      • I got a third party one, and it totally was in my case. : Boxelder
• SSBB? What is this poppycock? Super Spunky Bed Buddies? : PlanetPerfecto

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• Well the 360 version of GTAIV will have some substantial DLC down the road that won't be available on the... : Prozium
• Not so far it doesn't. Uncharted is good. Motorstorm is fun. I wouldn't consider either of them syste... : SinistarX
• 360 360 360 360 360 : PapaBoo
• The 360 should be a better system for GTA IV, given that it will have additional missions as DLC. : navelskrutt
• The x360 is getting more GTA content. : chazums
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  having owned a 360 for over a year now, i would say go with the PS3 for sure. 360 has very few exclusive... : kill9
  • I think you are the first person I've seen who actually has a 360 recommend a PS3 over it. Very odd. : FormerHPB
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    Wow, really? You really think the PS3 is doing better in that respect? I'm thinking things like Halo 3, ... : navelskrutt
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      GoW and Mass Effect aren't exclusives : kill9
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        assuming you have a PC that is : kill9
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          Well we were talking about Xbox 360 vs PS3 here... If your PC sucks, or if you just prefer to play on you... : navelskrutt
          • *head explode* : bundy
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    MGS4 is the only reason to get a PS3. : dilutedq
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      And nobody has even played it yet.. What if it flops? : navelskrutt
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        Nobody will even play it when it's out, it's just a BD full of cutscenes. : mancide
        • 4D gaming!!!! : navelskrutt
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          25 or 50GB full of cut scenes. I've never understood the allure of those games. : trevis
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            It was cool when in-game engines were shit, now it's only cool if done by Blizzard. : razorblade79
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              The MGS series has always used REAL TIME CUTSCENES. JERK. : Frank_Mackey
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                Nope. Get your head out of your arse and go watch the intro video to MGS2 and the beginning of the game ... : sukabljat
                • W. T. F. ?. The intro movie (that plays before the main menu) is FMV, but the rest is all r : Frank_Mackey
                • you are wrong man . cutscenes in msg1/2/3 are realtime. what did you smoke today ? : duka
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                Never touched MGS, from his comment I assumed MGS4 will have lots of prerendered stuff. Anyway, GET OFF M... : razorblade79
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                  Do yourself a favor: http://www.amazon.com/Metal-Gear-Solid-Essential-Collection/dp/B001383L36/ref=pd_... : Frank_Mackey
                  • We sold our PS2 recently :( : razorblade79
          • They're fun hide-n-seek games with guns & gadgets that lets you approach situations using different tacti... : sevogajre
        • Nice troll. MGS 3 is one of the best games of the last console generation. : Frank_Mackey
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          It's going to sell like a million instantly : EvilDolemite
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            If you add worldwide yes. In the US MGS3 took 2 months to hit 1 million in sales. : sigpro
            • Yeah. But I think MGS4 is way more anticipated than mgs3 ever was. : razlebol
      • it wont. : Iwannaacura
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      and God of War 3. And Silent Hill 5. : grendel
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        Silent hill 5 is going to 360 too. It doesn't look very good though. : razlebol
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          the first Silent Hill game didn't have the best graphics either and it was horrifying. : grendel
          • I think he means game wise. The series has kind of been going downhill. : Fred Garvin
          • I have no problems with the graphics. In fact, I played 1,2 and 3 last year for the first time. I enjoyed... : razlebol
    • little big fucking planet,bitch : Boxelder
  • You have to turn in your gamercard and surrender your 360. : mancide
  • This is post is so wrong. If you're going to recommend a PS3 you sure as hell better have a better reason... : K1Bond007
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    Gears of War, Crackdown, BioShock... yeah, none of those games are worth having. get a PS3 so you can ha... : Korban
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      Two of those three titles are available on PC. So if he has a decent gaming rig I would recommend a PS3 ... : Frank_Mackey
      • IAWTP. : Autocrawler
      • ^^^^ If you have a good computer, and can choose only one, you'll have a larger variety available to yo... : SenorSpine
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      the point is that most of them aren't exclusive. if they come out on the PC too, they aren't exclusive. ... : grendel
      • and with the exception of orange box, PS3/360 crossplatform stuff runs just as well on the PS3 as it does... : grendel
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      These types of posts are so ignorant to reality. And the reality is that the PS3 has more "true" exclusi... : AndyGoin
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        Can people please stop bringing up the "but it's free!!" for the online component of the PS3? Free doesn'... : ColoradoCNC
        • Just because it doesn't have every bell and whistle (yet) that Live has doesn't mean it sucks. It's actu... : AndyGoin
        • its funny when people say how great Live is considering most games do not have any dedicated servers. ho... : kill9
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          It's less laggy than live because you don't need random people to host everything. : Boxelder
          • only for some first party games like warhawk and resistance, third party stuff like cod4 use the same sys... : armybob
    • New games come out all the time. whose going to waste time going back to crackdown, or Gears where every... : Boxelder
  • The only thing making me want a PS3 is God of War 3, but many games made got a 360, like for example: ... : ErneX
• thanks guys, he definitely respects the shack opinion! : cygnus
• I'd say 360 if he likes FPS games and playing online over platformers/action, PS3 otherwise, PS3 doubly s... : Dave-A
• For a bigger game library 360 hands down. For a better piece of hardware that is also a great Blu Ray Pla... : baronzemo78
• Until God of War 3 is released or I want a BlueRay player I don't see any reason to get a PS3 over a 360.... : razorblade79
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  If he has a good computer, I think the ps3 is a better choice. : razlebol
  • ^^^^^, If not 360 hands down. : baronzemo78
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    Very very few people have a highend gaming PC and a console. In relation to total number of "video gam... : EvilDolemite
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      True, but if you do they are a great combo. : baronzemo78
      • Oh I love the combo, but a lot of times when people ask what console to get it's assumed they also have a... : EvilDolemite
    • That's why I said if. : razlebol
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      that describes me exactly. i have a feeling its not as tiny as you think, at least around here : kill9
      • Even here not a ton of us buy highend graphics cards, large monitors, and HDTVs and $400 consoles. Som... : EvilDolemite
    • Good thing he qualified it with "if he has a good computer" then eh? :P : SenorSpine
    • It's true I have no console. : DrillBit
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    i have a good pc and i think i would still go 360. xbox live is amazing. : blarrr
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      (and gaming on an office chair sucks compared to sitting on the sofa) : navelskrutt
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        That's an opinion. I don't think sitting on my chair sucks at all. : razlebol
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          Fair enough. I prefer the sofa, and the big TV. I have a good PC but I can't ever see myself buying a gam... : navelskrutt
          • Valve says hi. : razlebol
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            the amount of neutering that happens to games to fit the controllers really sucks. the inventory UI for ... : grendel
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              That's not the consoles fault. That's shitty game design. And for CoD4, I'll take the matchmaking and voi... : Fred Garvin
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                Um, CoD4 has voice chat on the PC, just like about every other game to come out. : Autocrawler
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                  And how many people use it? I am talking consistent voice chat. Pretty well everyone except DonateBlood o... : Fred Garvin
                  • Personally, I'd rather not see people use it when they have nothing to say, which is a really big issue o... : Autocrawler
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                    Almost everyone use voice chat on PC games nowadays. I have yet to go in a game where nobody talks and th... : razlebol
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                      Really? I don't find that at all. The last few times I played on Shack TF2 servers there were like 3 peop... : Fred Garvin
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                        People use it a lot now. It's probably not everyone but it's enough to get good tactics going. : razlebol
                        • I am willing to bet the ratio is still significantly lower than voice chat on Live. : Fred Garvin
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          This and I kinda play PC games on the sofa as well, one of the perks of using a PC as a HTPC there. Well,... : Autocrawler
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            Steam is about the only think that comes close to Live and it's still not universal. As for horrid commun... : Fred Garvin
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              Yes, gamers tend to suck whatever you play on(present company excluded obviously), the experience may var... : Autocrawler
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                How often have you used Live? : Fred Garvin
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                  Well, a couple matches every few days, mostly Gears of War, then I just took a break from the $5 a month ... : Autocrawler
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                    See the difference? I play almost exclusively with friends and it's a huge difference. The advantage to L... : Fred Garvin
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                      As long as you play with just your friends it's not really hard with Steam either since all it takes is a... : Autocrawler
                      • Okay, whatever. I disagree and you obviously don't like Live so we'll leave it at that. : Fred Garvin
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        I'm sitting on my couch right now... Just haul your PC out to your HDTV. Not hard. PC's are not intrinsic... : blarrr
        • I tried using a wireless KB on the couch once. Never again. : Fred Garvin
  • I do have a gaming pc. :) : bokbok
  • Only if the PS3 has the games he wants. That's the real question. : Fred Garvin
• He'd be stupid not to buy a 360. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Well the PS3 has shit for games now. There's what, maybe 2-3 good exclusive titles?? And the rest are p... : nukewinter
  • There are more than 2 or 3 good exclusives. But if GTA is his #1 priority it really does make the most se... : qwpeoriu
• Just get a 360, blue-ray still might come out on the 360 too! : chilln
• I would say a ps3, I think your going to get more exclusives down the road. Of course you may also want t... : tension
• PS3 by a long shot. Blu ray, Free on-line, some good back ctalog and their 2008 lineup is way better. And... : Boxelder
• he'd be a fool not to buy a dreamcast : buzzbat
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  the display 360 at the wal*mart I went to today was red ringed ... here is a picture proof: http://img404... : Nation
  • Truth in advertising at the Wal-Mart. : AndyGoin
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    There is something about kiosks that bring out the worst in any machine. The Futureshop down the street h... : Fred Garvin
    • Enclosed spaces with not much ventilation about sums it up. : Autocrawler
  • That's what happens when you put any high tech device in a place with no ventilation. : ColoradoCNC

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  So you reformatted? : trOmblyj
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    Well, I'm manually cleaning it right now. It seems to be going well so far. SpywareDoctor helped a lot to... : m0nkz
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      Anything other than formatting is fail@cleanup. : sreyes22
      • no you're wrong. : boomstickah
      • hahah more like ufail@techsupport : redfive
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        I'll back you up, especially with respect to TIME. why throw hours at some shitted up machine.... get th : Downforce
        • If it is that far gone my time is more valuable then all the time necessary to make it clean. Backup dat... : trOmblyj
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          I can clean a spyware machine in a half hour. You can backup and reformat and put all of their programs ... : redfive
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            Not if they charge by the hour. :P : ChibiJosh
            • true but then they won't be seeing that customer again. : redfive
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              which I do, BUT, as we all know this shit can come BACK. and if your customer has paid you and you say 'w : Downforce
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                I guess you can subscribe to that philosophy but people love their machines the way they have them setup.... : redfive
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                  well admittedly it is harbored from the war zone in Win98 against loveletter.vbs and the like. and I was ... : Downforce
                  • well in a corporate environment you always image since everyone should be storing crap on the server and ... : redfive
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            But how you can you ever be sure it's really clean? Especially if it's a mix of virus and spyware. You ... : mrwolf710
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              what? I can easily make sure it's clean. I know every single spot in Windows where they hijack it. The... : redfive
              • Whatever. Just because it's not obvious and in your face doesn't mean it isn't sending out stuff through... : mrwolf710
      • bzzzt wrong. Now, that said, if data isn't a concern, there is a point beyond which reformatting is the ... : SolrFlare
• Vundo fucking sucks, also check for Smitfraud (removal tool here: http://siri.geekstogo.com/SmitfraudFix.... : g0nk
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  Are you using the vundo removal tools? You also need to disable system restore while cleaning it out. : Prozium
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    Thanks for the tip, I was using the vundo removal tool that comes with bootzilla , but i didn't know abo... : m0nkz
    • yeah, it likes to hide in system restore and then come back after a couple reboots. : Prozium
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  Guy at work got infected with that. Either it brings friends to the party, or he got something else that... : genom
  • lol @ Norton trying to remove Vundo : redfive
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  Dear Mr. Smith, Unfortunately, we were unable completely clean your machine without formatting it. W... : capt tripps
  • this post needs more love : AMikaboshi
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  One of the comps at work has Vundo + Virtumonde on it. Running Win2K. I've been poking at it off and on o... : xsoulbrothax
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    Oh yeah, and the Vundo and Virtumonde fixes both failed at even seeing the problem. Symantec was what was... : xsoulbrothax
    • Killbox is ineffective at doing anything anymore. The only reason I use it is that it's quick at deletin... : redfive
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    Answer: pull the drive or boot into a PE environment and kill it before booting into windows. It's hones... : SolrFlare
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      it is a very good way. My problem is that I do this over the phone most of the time so I don't get that ... : redfive
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        holy shit, you walk people through this on the phone? yeah, i have the PE ace in the hole if it comes : xsoulbrothax
        • yeah, however I don't walk them through anything outside of getting me connected remotely. Then I go to ... : redfive
  • Get unlocker, find the dll and right click -> Unlocker, it probably won't be able to unlock it but it sho... : bipolar
• Let me guess, he's got limewire on that computer too. 90% of the time vundo infection = limewire or equi... : SolrFlare
• Redfive's Guide To Removing Spyware Post of Doom http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16333569#itemanchor... : Psigun
• i have 0 infected files, how you like that? : jono181

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• Wow fuck that. : D45hiz
• lol : jonin
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  Hey look, another example of why we need to change patent law to require due diligence and prompt notific... : Arcanum
  • agreed. especially since gibson has partnered up for this game. it's kind of strange. : dahanese
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    So, when we reward your invention with a patent, we also reward you with being responsible for monitoring... : ra1n
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      "you have to make a reasonable effort to identify potential infringement as soon as possible" I don't ... : MagicWishMonkey
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        You understand a "reasonable time" in the legal world is an eternity. This is a really bad idea, and doe... : ra1n
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          i'm pretty sure the purpose of patent law isn't to allow for booby trap type litigation. : MagicWishMonkey
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            It's to promote the progress of science and the useful arts. Making inventors police their own invention... : ra1n
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              Are you serious? You keep saying this as if patent enforcement isn't something that patentholders alread... : electroly
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                Yeah, I'm serious. And you shoud read closer - I said on a specific timetable. I'm going to leave th... : ra1n
                • Ah, I see. Cheers. : electroly
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                  This is from the table, let's hope the other people don't notice my iPhone use. Here is the real probl... : ra1n
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                    Except that it's not more efficient, it's just more profitable for patent attorneys and companies that ho... : Arcanum
                    • Well, I respect your point. Almost every patent law scholar in the US disagrees with you. : ra1n
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                    How the fuck is having every inventor keep an eye on thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of patents in... : Vincent Grayson
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                      Getting professional patent searchers to go through all existing patents to see if their is any chance of... : shavenewok
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                        That's certainly intelligent, but saying it's not the patent holder's problem to police their own patents... : Arcanum
                        • most patent attorneys do have 'watch' services to look out for a new infringing patents. By using boot... : shavenewok
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                Your arguing with a guy in law school who is specializing in patent law if i am not mistaken. : sigpro
                • you're and all that stuff. : sigpro
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                  yep. rain's right on this one. fighting with him because you think it's wrong is... well, fun i suppose. ... : dahanese
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                    technically no one was right because ra1n was arguing a completely different point than electroly (and my... : MagicWishMonkey
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                      nothing. they are stupid and the fact you are arguing with me makes no sense at all. just saying this is ... : dahanese
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                        no one was saying anything about a timetable :) : MagicWishMonkey
                        • RIght. My original point was mainly that if a patent holder hasn't been policing his patents, or deliber... : Arcanum
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                  I argue with all kinds of people and am wrong all the time, so this doesn't really phase me. : electroly
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                    Yes, but if you are charismatic enough, maybe the jury will believe you! : pigvomit
                    • Exactly. Just be really, really confident about it. :) : electroly
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  Oh that's the same guy from the pic earlier.. it just hit me who that is. It's that Freddy guy http://yo... : snuff
  • lol - nice Ritchie Blackmore ending :o : humbleone
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  Where were they when Guitar Hero 1 and 2 came out? If they're serious about their patent, they're not do... : electroly
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    They were right there, licensing their guitar design for the game. : Arcanum
    • The guitar design is separate from this patent claim. Where was their legal department with their patent... : electroly
  • well if they sued right away they wouldn't get as much money. booby trap lawsuits FTL :( : MagicWishMonkey
• Hahahaha nice try Gibson. : pigvomit
• Anyone have a link to the patent? : pigvomit
• way to drag yourselves through the mud Gibson : vynn
• Gibson is retarded apparently : ColoradoCNC
• are they mad because activision has produced a better quality guitar i keed, i love my gibson : qwpeoriu
• as an owner of GH3 for PS3 simply because I wanted a bass for Rock Band I am happy to see Karma in play h... : flagg209
• This is especially stupid because IIRC Activision actually licensed the rights to the likeness of Gibson ... : sexninja!!!!
• Steve I would like to know what your take on your family's guitar business's shenanigans is : sexninja!!!!
• With Gibson even in on the fucking guitar, just another case of companies submitting shots in the dark fo... : phobium

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• The Mega Man series had some catchy tunes. Capcom in general. : pigvomit
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  Willow Final Fantasy Legacy of the Wizard Bionic Commando Many games had good music, I loved hearin... : avatar_58
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    hehehe, willow was the first game i played. Not the first NES game, but the first game. And it was awes... : sch44cker
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      It needs more lovin from people who still play old games. People probably ignored it then due to it's nam... : avatar_58
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        Yea!! That game has aged very well. I would even say it hasnt aged at all. It has awesome design, it h... : sch44cker
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          You know what - had it NOT been called Willow it would have overshadowed games like Zelda. I'm betting yo... : avatar_58
          • yea probably. i didnt like zelda. the nes obes, or the latter ones. : sch44cker
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          Willow was great. That and Crystalis were my favorite Zelda like games. : pigvomit
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            I'm gonna have to give Willow a try now after all this shackhype. : slax0r
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              Just remember it's NES and doesn't give a shit if mazes are confusing and goals aren't laid out. Theres a... : avatar_58
              • they werent that maze like. my fav level was the death valley one. : sch44cker
• Maniac Mansion The Goonies II Crystalis : speon
• Metroid. A moody opening theme, and world exploration music that I still remember to this day. : Dynotaku
• Spy Hunter : PapaBoo
• Metroid, but I think Mega Man 2 was most memorable. : MoreVespeneGas
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  Final Fantasy 1 : FushigiDenki
  • or Mega Man 2 : FushigiDenki
• Zelda. : sticman77
• Balloon Fight... Pro Wrestling : Wolfanoz
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  Guardian Legend : Matt Burris
  • http://youtube.com/watch?v=KA00N6r2Tt8 : Matt Burris
• smb 3, the mega man series : FrayLo
• the music in bubble bobble will always stand out for me but Megan Man 2 is prob the top. : grabbie
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  Mike Tysons punch out still sticks with me to this very day. I used to be able to rattle off the code at... : sinner0423
  • I remember arguing whether the ref. says "Total Knock-out" or "Technical knock-out". : speon
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  Journey to Silius. eot : xsii
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    Oh my yes! : d fluke
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GG7fcVD18I&feature=related : d fluke
      • :D i never finished it. enjoyed the music alot more than the gameplay heh : xsii
      • i never played this but i swear half of those sound effects were reused for ninja turtles arcade on nes : das_runt
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  a lot of what I would have said was said already - but check out wizards and warriors and also if you are... : flagg209
  • Wizards and Warriors had awesome music but I never heard much of it because that fucking YOU'RE DYING mus... : slax0r
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  castlevania 2 : mista mista
  • ^^^ : c0bra
  • Ah yes, Simon knows how to rock. : DinK
  • game wasn't the best but the music owned : Demius
• Contra : d fluke
• Duck Tales : My Documents
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  Mega Man 2 : smax
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    Metal Mans stage is awesome. I have several remixes of MM2 music from OCRemix that I regularly listen to.... : paroxym
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      My favorite music from that game is the first level of Dr. Wiley's castle. : slax0r
      • Flashman \m/ : smax
      • FUCK YEAH I once got detention in high school because me and a friend were reproducing the song... in ... : zerog83
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      I don't know why everyone spooges on Metal Man's music. It always struck me as rather blaise. Now Fla... : Omaha
      • I mentioned it mainly due to this http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR00364/ remix. The original tune is inje... : paroxym
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    Not as good as Mega Man 3's : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • So true. : Omaha
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  Solstice and Silver Surfer, holy shit. : eldersveld
  • another vote for Solstice http://youtube.com/watch?v=MNnHoPn1Vic : dnuts
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  We need some links in this thread. : Omaha
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    To what, the music? I imagine most of it is still copyrighted. : eldersveld
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      Remixes and stuff : Omaha
      • http://www.ocremix.org for all the remixes you could ever want. : slax0r
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  Mega Man 2, Metroid, Zelda, Super Mario Bros, Bionic Commando, Rygar : Serpico74
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    I agree. I'd also say kid Icarus and duck tales : Lawgiver
    • Don't forget Castlevania III as well : SolrFlare
    • Duck Tales had great music. That and Rescue Rangers were really good games! : Serpico74
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  Ninja Gaiden series : someWayne
  • (hums the "you just died" tune) : Omaha
• Zelda 2 adventures of link. : Iwannaacura
• the mega man games : sexninja!!!!
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    Didn't Rygar only have 1or 2 good songs? I think the rest were forgettable :( : Omaha
    • you're forgettable :( : onji
• Castlevania 3 : tedv

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• Regardless of the answer to that question she's damn hot. : Yanks
• Not worth $80,000.... but hot. : zerog83
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  nope, not to mean. What does dr. dre say? : boomstickah
  • "Don't be a stupid slut. Try new Hozac. And quit that fucking crying." : pointyelbows
• Her face is a bit too "weird" for me :x N : nukewinter
• She is pretty hot. : pigvomit
• thats a big ring : egg5hen
• myspace does it again! and yeah, she's pretty fucking hot. : xsoulbrothax
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  Nope that is not $80,000 hot. I doubt there is any woman that is $80,000 hot. : bRAINsick
  • scarlet jo is going for 40k on ebay! : Iwannaacura
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    fuck that, women pay to have sex with me! : burning eye
    • Wait for it .... : Matt Burris
• Yes, next question. : trOmblyj
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  If i were a millionaire i could see myself spending 80k on her, like getting her a car or some stupid shi... : qwpeoriu
  • but got damnit i would be fucking her fine ass and all maybe her friends : qwpeoriu
• "The 22 year-old who brought down the governor" haha yeah, with her feminine wiles right? : alarm cock
• Career-wise, not really a smart move. As for the 80 grand... 80 grand to him might be different from 80 g... : yoonix
• I'd split up the $80k into $300 chunks and get 267 similarly hot hookers. : Edges
• Whoops, sorry, he only spent $15,000 on her, but $80,000 total on prostitutes. http://en.wikipedia.org/w... : aethyr
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  I thought it was $8000? I keep hearing different numbers. : Fred Garvin
  • Yeah, I don't know where the 80k number comes from either. I think there were some initial rumors that h... : Caboose
• ... and her vageen hang like sleeve of wizard. : pointyelbows
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  Not just the governorship, any future public office. : algernoN8
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    Marion Barry got re-elected : drucifer
    • Yeah but Spitzer isn't a likeable guy in the first place. : prince cinnamon boots
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  how much does she charge for 2 minutes? : drucifer
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    haha, only $33.33! That's a pretty good deal. : aethyr
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      that's all I'm sayin' : drucifer
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        sold, but ill take 3 minutes instead of 2. <-- look how awesome at sex i am guyz : sexninja!!!!
        • hopefully better than cooking beans OH SICK BURN : AlexXdude
      • I think I'd need a running start. : losder5000
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    yeah what the hell is this two hours crap, if I am paying that much I can be done in like five minutes or... : mikecyb
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      Well you're just thinking about the humping. There's the foreplay, the toys, snorting blow off her ass, a... : snuff
      • foreplay? with a hooker?! I am not very well versed in the ways of professional whores but that seems l... : mikecyb
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  He should have just stood up at the press conference, said "yep, I hired a hooker. I like sex. Impeach ... : walker270
  • The face on his wife at the conference would have been priceless. : Skoal^Fyfan
• Hellooooo nurse. : genjuro
• Man, I don't know if its just the 2 hours of sleep I got or if I'm just a bastard in general, but it make... : Q-ball
• Less hot Sandra Bullock. 80 grand? That's a very nice car right there. People are morons. : Albemuth
• yes, AND he sucks at money laundering : Downforce
• Nope, not 80k worthy at all. : ColoradoCNC
• HOOKCERS!!!!!!1 : FS|Archangel
• i'd fuck it. : NeoMoose
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  $80,000? Depends on what she does and how much money I have lying around. She sure is hot. Worth a goo... : Rotten Deadite
  • she lets you do anal w/o a condom : multisync
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  what? even if it was only $15K! the FUCK! how can you spend that much on one girl for sex??? : vassili_zaitsev
  • because to him 15k is like 100 to you or i, it's just not that much money. especially when its most like... : multisync
  • he's a millionaire. : skinlab133
• So where are the nws pics of her? : TwiLyght
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  I'll continue banging my GF for free and keep the 80k kthxbye : Utopia
  • Keep telling yourself it is free. : Awun
• $80k doesn't surprise me. Theoretically, he was paying for secrecy. lol : smax

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• Ayayay : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  So they already redid the hulk movie? im really confused. : chilln
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    It's a sequel that ignores that everyone was played by someone else; and the shitty origin. : algernoN8
    • that doesn't make sense at all to me still Oo : humbleone
    • It's not a sequel at all. It's just a revision of the franchise because the first attempt at a Hulk movie... : Psigun
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    you and me both. Can't even remember much from the first movie now... - but: If this is not a sequel, an : humbleone
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      It's my understanding that it's really just another version, some might call it a "reboot". : action wombmate
      • grr :D : humbleone
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        Kinda like Batman Begins and the Dark knight. : razlebol
        • Not sure what you mean; Dark Knight is a direct continuation of Batman Begins. : Conan
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  No jennifer connelly :( : Prototype
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    It was a post-reduction Connelly anyways. :( : Psigun
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      she gotta boob reduction?! I feel dizzy : Prototype
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        isnt this like welcome to 2003 news? : sexninja!!!!
        • That's what I thought, heh. :) : Psigun
        • I skipped that year >:[ NWS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFaXT6RYT2w&feature=related never forge... : Prototype
    • That has to be a lie. : treefingers1
    • Poooooooooooorqueeeeeeeeeee : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • WOAH WHAT : thewriter
    • I should have noted it was just a rumor. Her publicist said they were reduced due to weight loss. It's sa... : Psigun
  • She looked really good in Blood Diamond. I think it was because she was wearing less makeup. : Reavers!
• There's apparently a huge feud going on over this movie because of Edward Norton's involvement in the pro... : K1Bond007
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  Liv Tyler? sigh.. : g0nk
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    Liv Tyler. Moo... : pigvomit
    • Your standards are bizarre. : Lone Swordsman
  • Completely ruins the movie for me, fuck this flaming piece of shit. Ed Norton is still a god, but Liv Ty... : sinner0423
• also: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1583143&vid=215625 : buzzbat
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  Why Norton? Why!? : D45hiz
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    what's wrong with ed norton? I've always thought he was a good actor : captfarrell
    • I was more refering to the idea he is a good actor and should be good movies.. : D45hiz
• This looks surprisingly good. : ColoradoCNC
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  HOMBRE SMASH! : hardfl1p
  • hahahaha, winner! : losder5000
• Am i alone in liking "El hombre incredible" as a better title? : krym3
• Also, did they use the same 3d rendering as before? : krym3
• Really, this is the best they could come up with? It looks worse than the original. : mechanicalgrape
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  Looks like the movie is in trouble: http://wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=3662 : pun][sher
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    Hm. That sounds really bizarre. But really, between the animation and that scene with the psychiatrist ha... : thewriter
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      yeah that scene and the rest of the trailer makes me think it's going to be exactly like the first movie ... : mikecyb
      • I'm pretty sure that's supposed to be Abomination http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abomination_%28comics%29 : action wombmate
      • I am pretty sure I liked the Ang Lee Hulk, though I only saw it once. I remember the end with the electri... : thewriter
  • * A M E R I C A N H I S T O R Y X ' D * : Vincent Grayson
  • I say they let Norton do whatever the fuck he wants with it. : snowwolf
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  Dear every CG company in Hollywood, STOP MAKING SKIN LOOK LIKE PLASTIC BY HAVING IT REFLECT EVERY FUCK... : gmd
  • Real skin actually does have a fair amount of specularity though, particularly under conventional movie l... : action wombmate
• i think you guys are out of your gourd. This movie looks bad ass. : mrsparil
• I thought this movie came out a few years ago? : Lord Grey

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• So what's good on this... too much to look at. : TShandy
• they have the entire first season of buffy, also firefly. all free. :) : das_runt
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  US only of course. : Fred Garvin
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    We can't entertain commies willingly. : Matt Burris
    • Sitcoms spread freedom. : Fred Garvin
• ps. for the shackers who have yet to watch Arrested Development, here is your chance. : great-white
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  It's nice but I'd rather have them on iTunes :( : Jonathan
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    isn't itunes for $? : jaga
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      It's also offline and portable. : Jonathan
      • I like watching TV on my Touch : Slowtreme
      • and less free?? : sexninja!!!!
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  Can I watch COPS on this? It's blocked at work :( : dognose
  • they have 6 episodes from season 20 it looks like : MagicWishMonkey
  • They've got a grand total of 5 cops episodes! : Jonathan
• Whoa. I'll definitely have to check this out. : David Craddock
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  Only for americans of course >:( : nomaad
  • yeah, that sucked : ErneX
  • Can you fake the origin? :) : MrGrindy
  • Yeah americans are big fans of internet apartheid : gakera
  • USA USA USA : liqker
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    http://mashable.com/2008/01/04/pandora-and-hulu-hack-for-non-us-citizens/ : datoo
    • cool, thanks! : naabster
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      Didn't work for me :( : Sgt_Boomstick
      • It didn't work for me at first, even after the shield thingy turned green, but I tried again afew minutes... : gigaduck
  • I'm an American since I live in North America but it still don't work!!! Do you need be a united stadian? : sjpeters79
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  what's the logistics of this thing? how are all the studios agreeing to put out their shit for free with... : vassili_zaitsev
  • There are commercials, even with the movies. Awesome service though. : Serpico74
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    I watched the new Knight Rider movie on it the other day and it had about 7 30 second commercials in it a... : sigpro
    • Damn i was hoping that movie was brought to you buy Chevrolet like some of the other stuff on there. : DarkWolf5
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  hulu is only free if your time is worthless. : vigilante
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    How come? : crummynz
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      commercials : vigilante
      • Oh. Like TV. : crummynz
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        The commercials are like 15 secs every 10 minutes. it's not going to kill you. : yoonix
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          They're really strange too. Like you'll see someone pour chocolate syrup over a bowl of ice cream for 10... : slax0r
          • man, trucks are delicious! : c0bra
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          Yeah, but even though they won't cause my death I'd rather not see them. : vigilante
          • that's what the mute button and tabs are for. Just shack in the commercials. : Nali4Freedom
      • Dude, they're nothing. 15 seconds once, maybe twice every 30 minutes. Its a good deal. : Serpico74
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    It has all of Firefly, most of Arrested Development, some House, all of Sarah Connor Chronicles, A-Team, ... : paravis
    • I love it, but they don't have all of season 3 of BSG. I missed just about all of it so I have to wait fo... : festivalman
    • i found Heroes also, since I'm a full season behind on that : Slowtreme
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    Yes, because watching TV is such an awesome use of your precious seconds. : aethyr
    • i like to use my precious seconds reading threads about vacuum cleaners : MagicWishMonkey
• Looks like they've added more content in the last couple months.. yay! its great for seeing old episod... : jaga
• Started watching "Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia" a few days ago. Thanks to the many shackers who spok... : Rich McNinch
• w00t! watching firefly at work is 6 kinds of awesome! : Ormsbee
• thanks man, watching the last three episdoes of prison break i missed :D : buzzbat
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  I need to fake a US IP .... fuck you. : ghost hacker
  • cant you guys use proxy? : Iwannaacura
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  hows the video quality ? : doomed
  • It's fine if you don't full screen it. Full screen for me on a 22" widescreen was very pixelated for me a... : sigpro
• Is there a way to download any of these shows on my zune player? I don't know if that's legal or not. So ... : Koral06
• :O They have seasons 1 and 2 of Airwolf! : SolrFlare
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  they've got a few movies too but they are edited, Sideways & Master and Commander. Not sure if cable tv ... : dignan
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    then screw them. No editing plz. : sch44cker
    • i've watched Plenty of TV shows on Hulu, its actually quite an awesome service/site. Too many positives ... : dignan
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    Yeah, that's a shame. They have Breakfast Club, but it's the same crappy edit that gets played on Oxygen... : slax0r
    • Im watching the National Lampoons movie... no edits here... big boobs ahoy : historyinthemaking
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  Commercials. : mr.sleepy
  • better than a monthly / yearly subscription. yo, how'd you do at AMODA? : dignan
  • you are really complaining about 3 30 second commercials during the WHOLE show.? That is about 9 less... : historyinthemaking
• Murder One is a phenomenal show, I can't recommend season 1 enough, if you've got nothing else going on j... : bipolar
• Do you have to sign up to watch full movies. All I'm seeing are small clips (i'm using hotspot in uk) : niceguynick