Evening Reading

by Garnett Lee, Jan 17, 2011 5:00pm PST

Despite a pretty exhausting travel itinerary, I'm pretty excited for the quick trip to New York to finally get a chance to really play with a 3DS. On Wednesday, Nintendo promises to reveal its plans for unleashing the new handheld outside Japan at press events in New York and Amsterdam. From what I've heard so far there's not going to be an embargo so I'll be writing impressions from the event as quickly as possible. I'm very curious to see how the hardware holds up to closer inspection, with games to play, and whether it measures up to the to be announced (we hope) price.

Here's the video game news of the day from the Shack to tide you over while you wait:

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Has there been a better FPS gun than the Hyper Blaster in Quake II? If so, name it. I'm replaying QII after a Steam X-Mas pickup and I forgot just how sweet that gun feels. Just enough strategy required to plan for the spin up and cool down to manage ammo and when you dial it in, it hits like hot piano wire through jello.

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Has there been a better FPS gun than the Hyper Blaster in Quake II? If so, name it. I'm replaying QII a... : loc nar
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  the only time the hyperblaster ever got used in deathmatch is if the only other weapons available to you ... : zerog83
  - if you hit a guy with a rail and he's still alive, the hyperblaster and chaingun were great for finishing... : mad hatter
  - it wasnt bad on maps where the enemy had the RL and Rail. you could just suppress a hallway till you cou... : radula
  - I prefered the GL actually...it was very useful at semi-close range and you could bounce it into the grou... : Vorlonesque
  - Hand grenades >>> hyperblaster : gokart.
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  The M392 Designated Marksman Rifle is hard to beat. Stopping power, mounted optics, single shot, precise ... : Dave-A
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    If it fired just a little faster, I would love it, but instead, I feel the Needle rifle tops it, plus it ... : Fenring42
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      Do you ever use that thing full-auto? I usually just take single shots. : Dave-A
      
      When I play mp, I just wish the DMR would fire a little faster, I think the needle rifle does. I was unaw... : Fenring42
- AK from Counter-Strike? Inb4theh8 : Navy Spitfire
- I guess I should clarify that I have been playing the campaign game as opposed to multiplayer. In the ca... : loc nar
- That's one of my least favorite weapons, so yes. Many. : pyide
- The Lagblaster? It was always fun trying to finish people off with a single shot. Pew. Pew. Pew. lol : DooBall
- Q2's super shotgun was better for me, but yes the hyperblaster was fun to use : Rasnowl
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  Yes: the flak cannon in UT. : Happy Doodle Muffin
  - Yes. : BoKnows
  - Such a satisfying weapon : supaLink
  - yes ! : shirif
  - +Inf : uglysad
  - Best fps gun ever : SuperKoopa
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    That gun sucked so badly. : Godhatesfatpeople
    - You're right, what was I thinking. : Happy Doodle Muffin
  - Ding. : disposition
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  To me the legendary FPS guns are: - the AWP from CounterStrike - AK-47 from CounterStrike - UT2004 Sho... : Dr_Cube
  - Ooo, yes! Loved the AK-47! That first shot was a like a sniper rifle: dead accurate, but so cheap. And in : Bold
  - As much as I hate CS, I liked the AK (but I like AKs in general). I liked the AKs in CoD4, Farcry 2, a... : Vorlonesque
- The laser gun you get on the space station in No One Lives Forever. : deject
- wtf? the hyper blaster was the worst gun in QII. Laggy as shit. : swoopx
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  The rail gun from Q2 : bombay
  - Ofcourse. Instagib ftw : Flinz
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  Hyperblaster was a wasted inventory slot to me. Railgun, rocket launcher, and shotgun were all I needed.... : Thresher
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    I'm with this guy. I rarely used it. : rick
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      I actively avoided it, didn't even map a key to it for multiplayer. : Thresher
      
      I would have rather mapped a key to the hand grenade before that crap gun. : u sir name
  - There wasn't a spool up time for the hyperblaster. There was, however, a cool down period where you coul... : timmie
- double barrel shotgun from doom 2. : wetard
- i saved those cells for BFG10k time : RikiTiki2
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  I really like the Spike Gun from FEAR and any M-60. : AxeMan808
  - Ah, hell yeah, the 10mm Penetrator, that gun rocked. That and the G2A2 : xhk PJX
- shock rifle combo was pretty cool : gyokuro
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  DOOM2 SG, SSG and Plasma, Q1 RL. Those are the perfect weapons. But I do love the HB as well. : Vorlonesque
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    Also, you might like Generations Arena...they've got a nice Q2 class hyperblaster in that. : Vorlonesque
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      Even after all these years you're still plugging GenArena. :) : ConfusedUs
      
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      I love it...I'm a huge rediculous fanboy...so much so that I'm helping out with the dynamic lighting stuf... : Vorlonesque
      
      Erm, I mean ridiculous. : Vorlonesque
  - Oh and, its hard to pick really. Too many amazing weapons in FPS games! : Vorlonesque
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  It's amazing how often this question pops up. This time, I'll respond with the Tau Cannon in Half-Life D... : Grumbeld
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB9BJU5bxZs : Grumbeld
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      \m/ The Trooper \m/ : Odoyle
      
      You'll fire your musket but I'll run you throooough! : Dave-A
      
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7bAuzNTIBs : Marrbe
    - That dude is a fucking beast. Amazing how he mastered the timings for those. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    I miss snarks. :) : Arcanum
    - That and the HL2 Spores were great. : Godhatesfatpeople
  - I should really reinstall HL or even Opposing Force and see if anyone's playing. I was playing somewhat r... : Happy Doodle Muffin
  - That was def one of those guns that wielded right was just crazy. : zakazi
  - Quite possibly the best multiplayer game ever. : shirif
  - Shooting through walls and bouncing off stuff, with the next shot aimed downward, shooting you across the... : TrptJim
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  Disc gun in Tribes 2; took skills baby! : devpaul
  - I prefer the Tribes 1 incarnation myself, but yes, disc launchers in general rule. : jeffcox111
- Yeah, the railgun in Quake II. Remember that map that was just a small room with a bunch of railguns and ... : ZombieAcademy
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  CEREBRAL BORE : Crabs Jarrard
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    CEREBRAL BORE : Crabs Jarrard
  - They were all good. You could blow holes in chests with the shock dart gun. And the Automag in RageWars..... : greasyjohn
  - CEREBRAL BORE!!! : patters666
  - Turok 2 was good fun! Turok 1 too. Tough games! : packav
- As a hpb the hyperblaster sucked. I only used it as a last resort. : Omning
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  Gravity Gun - HL2 Rocket Launcher - TF2 : Wisp!
  - If I have to choose one weapon over all. It would easily be the Gravity Gun. Coolest gun in an FPS game e... : Godhatesfatpeople
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfjqNPaLlXw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvW3lMpPedY the sound it ma... : ballystix
- The rocket launcher from quake 2 was awesome. It was so fucking slow, but if you played enough you got so... : rick
- As far as skill and complete domination the rail gun is hard to beat. Getting railed 3 times in a row mid... : zakazi
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  This will not be a popular opinion: I really liked the M1 Garand in BF1942. : UtilityMaximizer
  - That's my favorite gun in BFBC2, too. : pyide
- The Python in Half-Life, and the AMT Hardballers in Hitman. : greasyjohn
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  um yes.....every other gun. : Boxelder
  - Over a 56k modem yes it was!! : Shadowdane
  - haha : Godhatesfatpeople
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    the q2 pistol is way more terrible : boring gegtik
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      Oh jesus I forgot about that one. That gun fucking sucked. : Godhatesfatpeople
      
      I honestly think it was made that way just to show off the colored lighting. Toward this theory, in the Q... : sasoi
- Yes, the Scout Scattergun or the Demoman pill gun :) : Godhatesfatpeople
- Q1 rocket launcher. Spnkr from marathon. Shotgun from halo in cqb. Ut flak cannon. : AssGoblin
- The MP5 in CoD4. : stophelping37
- the shrink ray : retardhumper
- MG42 from RO, pure fucking death. : shortbuscaptain
- Super Nail Gun sounded satisfying in Quake. Plasma Cannon in Doom & Doom II. : kramweil
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  UT99 shock rifle. I was so good with it back in the day. : cetra00
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    the ut99 sniper rifle would like a word with you : shakybonez31
    - Too easy, you could headshot everything while moving. : guigr
- Quad nail gun in Q1 > * : chiisu81
- Crossbow in Half Life 1 : grandmasterlee
- i used to love the penetrator in fear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Savb3GbVbQ : EvilDolemite
- Fatman and MIRV in Fallout :D : ichfan
- I really enjoyed the Bullgut from Shogo. : lyme
- Damn you, now I wanna play Q2 (and Q2CTF) again. THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR MY PRODUCTIVITY. : johnsto
- The magnum or shotgun in half life, they were both to fire. Anything in killing floor too, every gun in t... : Durajim
- The assault rifle from Halo 1 was a great weapon to use I thought. I mean it was pretty terrible and unde... : peanut-
- The bow in Thief 2. One shot kills to a guard that doesn't know you're there are just so satisfying. : Conan
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  Sending a volley ahead of time, to the crate across from MH on Edge and scoring a kill. Bliss.
  
  Jan 18, 2011 2:33am PST
  
  Sending a volley ahead of time, to the crate across from MH on Edge and scoring a kill. Bliss. : dael
- Rail Driver in Red Faction. : Marrbe
- The Disk Launcher in Tribes. God that gun felt so perfect. : HL3dsx
- Kar in the original dod : cdrd
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  The Cannon from Serious Sam. : barichnikov
  - There are a lot of good choices here, but the Cannon would destroy packs of enemies in huge areas. It's a... : Cateroth
- Math Blaster : mobab
- Mini-crossbow from DX. I prefer waiting 15 seconds for my crosshair to settle, then another 15 for the tr... : Loxodrome
- I got to use a version of the hyper blaster that none of you have ever seen. I play tested Quake2 at id b... : kraemer
- Quake 1 rocket launcher, ut shock rifle, ut flak cannon, quake 2 shotgun, quake 2 minigun, quake 3 rail, ... : Warmaker
- The hyper blaster is a good one, but the original rocket launcher from Quake might be my favorite of all ... : hypn0t1c

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