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Morning Discussion: Revenge of the TGS
by Alice O'Connor, Sep 25, 2009 5:00am PDTCan't talk--Tokyo Game Show. Shackmod scribe supreme thekidd saves us all again.
When one considers the masterminds of the evil scientific world, one has to wonder where the blame lies. Why haven't evil genius's ruled the world yet? They have the knowledge, or else they wouldn't be geniuses. They have the discipline, or else they wouldn't be evil (because let's think on that: an undisciplined evil do-er is really just a lazy pacifist). The fault, then sirs, doesn't lie with their ability, but with their technique.
Doomsday devices, mass hostage-takings, gigantic lasers, Roseanne Barr. These were all capable outlets, but they lacked true vision. Their complexity, it seems, remains always their downfall. The future evil genius's need to learn from past mistakes and forge a new path for world domination. A combination of tools so powerful that the world could only tremble before their might: Koalas in Kangaroo pouches. The world would die of cuteness overload, and it would be ours for the taking.
http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2851
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What's that, you say? It's a 46" FullHD TV hooked up to my gaming PC, a wireless xbox controller receiver for Windows so I can use the 360 pad and it's the latest addition, Asus Xonar Essence STX sound card, which can take any sound generated on the PC and encode it to Dolby Digital in real time for my amplifier.
So basically, the only think I get in comparison to my 360 is the 1080p/full detail graphics... And call me a graphics whore if you will, but it's awesome! Batman looks glorious. The only reason my 360 is going to be starting up any time soon will be for non-PC titles or if I have friends over.
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I think I'll pull the trigger on that, along with a case of ammo for ~$250
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Should I try Opeth? I've always avoided Opeth because their name sounds like it has a lisp. "Hey fella-th, lithen to my latetht opeth!!" What are some good songs to listen to?
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Usually these dudes like a lot of awful shit, but i'm glad I gave this show a shot.
It's funny as fuck, I love it.
I started out thinking it was another typical cheesy, tacky US comedy show destined for 1am slots on Paramount....but holy fuck it is awesome!
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I was just running through some retrojunk videos and got thinking about favorite cartoon / show themes from my childhood.
For 'coolness' Swat Kats S1 is still a favorite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_AdxJWFUh4 as is the original Gargoyles (orchestral) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBf3L4rSS9M
Musically, my favorite theme is still Oo-delay-o from PB&J, which makes me a pedo :(, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KBFO-ZacRM
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http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/09/flooding_in_the_southeast.html
Sheesh, women drivers
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Alright, I was totally being serious about this yesterday when I mentioned upgrading to the HD5870's. I didn't realize how many people would be interested, believe it or not. I'm a total tech-whore and proud to admit it. I usually try and pass off old hardware to friends but nobody ever wants it because most of my friends are also tech-whores.
Problem is ... how to go about gifting these to you lovely people on the Shack fairly? I'd like to give them (individually) to people who'd most benefit from an upgrade. But then someone mentioned in reply that they'd pass their old hardware on if they were chosen. This sounds like an ideal solution because more people would benefit from this gifting. A real warm-fuzzy-cozy community thing. So that's what I'd like to do.
Problems remain.
1. Still how to choose the winners.
2. How to handle the trickle down effect.
3. How to ensure that someone isn't a fuck and holds up the line.
And lastly, how the hell to manage the whole affair in the first place. Here's where we turn it back to the community, and ... hopefully have a little logistical assistance from ShackNews (of a non-legally endangering kind).
Thoughts? I will post my initial idea in reply.
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Not to harass ThomW for something I'm sure is a lot of manual work to keep the site up to date, but we need Halo ODST on gamewith.us! I wanna play firefight with ya'll!
Also, every one of you whiners is wrong, it's to me the best halo made. I love the slower pace, thick atmosphere and more tactical combat. Firefight is a blast and ya'll need to play it with us.
My gamertag is cdbeckman if anyone wants to play it this weekend!
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I need to get a gift for my sisters baby shower this Sunday. I looked at her registry and the only thing I think would be useful/cool is this.
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3531151
Any of you shack parents have one of these? Do/did you get much use out of it?
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I purchased The Office season 4 through my iPhone, but it didn't download the first episode, only the other 13...how do I re-download it? The iTunes store gives me no option to do so. :(
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Has anyone played The Pit? Successfully? I spent a good twenty minutes following a clueless leader up and down giant spiraling walkways before he finally got everyone killed in an avalanche of oozes.
Everyone but Wozzeck, that is. My level 4 greatsword-slinging fighter ran like hell. He didn't sign up for that shit.
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The iphone however is like a terminator, it.will.not.stop until I'm dead - it just chimes away on and on and on and on. I've sat at the computer on a weekend before and the alarm goes off, if I'm feeling lazy, I can ignore the Sony or Nokia for 5 minutes and it goes away, not so with apple - it's unstoppable, it destroys my soul, even if it does have the nicest wake up noises you can get (the harp one)
Does anyone else resent the sound of their alarm? If you hear the same noise during the day at any time it pierces your soul.
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Looks like Sears has a bundle offer on a Panasonic Viera 50" S1 Plasma + Xbox 360 Pro 60 GB for a grand total for $999. Pretty ridiculous offer seeing that the TV alone is $998 from Amazon.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_05775559000P?keyword=panasonic+plasma
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Why on earth would they put a limit on production for that version? O_O
I was in Liverpool at the day of launch even, but as I had to try and limit the things I'd carry home I didn't get it back then. I really should have bought it there :/
Any of you heard the remastered albums in stereo? Are they good?
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http://cs5.org/?p=147
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I just talked to a guy who had his Nice silver Z06 stolen last weekend, too. That sucks.
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Well, my acoustic set anyways. I have an electronic, and since I don't really do performance drumming at this point, it's just taking up space. It's in great condition, a bit of wear here and there.
Pics!
http://www.monstunes.com/misc/powerv1-s.jpg
http://www.monstunes.com/misc/powerv2-s.jpg
http://www.monstunes.com/misc/powerv3-s.jpg
My question is, How much should I ask?
This would be for a local buyer of course. If there's a Winnipeg Shacker who wants it, let me know (there's what, 3 of us?)
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I beat* another one, Contra: Shattered Soldier, leaving me with only 19 games left in my backlog.
* - I used the 30 man code to beat it. I consider this absolutely fair, and will also cheat when I play Neo-Contra.
My thoughts on the game and a polite request for help deciding my next game in replies:
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Does the game have none flat road textures? I finally get the answers to all my questions, for the demo has been launched, yes. Well I am all in all very pleased with Forza 3 demo it is everything that the Forza 2 didn’t have that made me get rid of it.
There are however a few things that made me go wtf? I had tested the game from the external view for I never play racers from the inside. Also I compared the game to all the other racers I own on the PC, PS3, 360.
Bottom line if you like Forza 2, NF Shift, Grid, PG3, GT Prologue and racers in general go pre order the game. Just do NOT expect some amazing handling that they claimed to a real car counter part.
Good:
- The roads are not flat ya! They have nice textures and are normal mapped. If I could I would normal map the world.
- The environments are finally very detailed and have a none flat look to them and have some nice shadder effects and lighting.
- Ncie grass and flowers bushes etc.
- Uses HDR lighting, great shadow and lighting effects
- At first I thought I was playing GT Prologue on the PS3 kinda a weird moment
- The sound effects are nice
- The car models are insane very hot, best I have seen out of all my car games
- The sense of speed may be the most realist thing done that can be sort of equal to a real car
- Damage models are great
- I manage to totally reck the car and break the bumper and side door off, excellent good job.
- you can spin out you car
- Nice 60 fps
Bad:
*Before I start I want to make it clear I am buying this game no matter what and I would recommend everyone else too (or you could just try the demo). *
- Ok those semi stupid promo videos say that the cars handle like their counter part and you would swear you are driving the real car. Wtf bull shit if you do not turn of all the driving aids the cars feel like stiff pieces of shit, no matter what you do they feel like stiff un responsive pieces of shit.
- I have the Mitsubishi that is in the demo as my real car, I did not feel like I was driving my car at all. F#$%ing marketing liars *Note I am not sure if buying a steering wheel will make a difference? *
- My biggest problem is I cannot turn enough there is sooooo much freeking resistance I feel like there is major gravity forcing me not to turn
- I personally feel like the controls are not realistic what so ever, I never thought I would be so concerned about the steering, its very close to NF Shift when you get your very first car but stiffer or maybe PG3
- Suspension and handling feels stiff sort of like PGR3 I do not like that style (again you must turn off the driving aids it make the game horrible)
- How can the pimped Porsche handle the worst?
So my dream came true the graphics are awesome, the track and road detail are top notch finally. But of all things that I thought would not bother or would be important has come up, the handling.
I cannot seem to shake that video saying you will feel like you are driving the real car counterpart. As I drove to work today in the same Mitsubishi in the demo I tried some aggressive turns and steering and accelerating (if your gona try this do not so it in a busy road ïŠ ). My car could turn on a dime and I could do some awesome maneuvers (my car is not pimped its stock, that is the real car). I am very disappointed that the handling in the game is nothing like they claimed; maybe I took it too literally.
All well the game is overall very good just do NOT expect that the car will handle like real life like so many video have said. If anyone knows how to make the handling better in the settings so you can turn better and not feel like gravity and glue is holding your car let me know.
I still will buy this game on day one but I was sort weirded out. Any one feel the same way on handling?
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