Thad

"It can also output a high quality video signal directly to TVs."

Define "high quality". Composite, S-video, component?

If you have a popular website, you don't need to use Google, you can just wait for commenters to answer your questions!

"If you don't remember this one, think of it as a combination of Road Blasters and Hang-On"

...and if I don't remember Road Blasters or Hang-On...?

"Fatal Inertia delayed indefinitely."

I'm pretty sure there are some Phantom and Duke Nukem Forever jokes I could make.

Re: Farseer @ #9:

"I was criticizing most of Europe's decision to ban the game outright on a different thread.

I should have been praising it. At least they had the balls to come right out and do it. This de facto censorship is some sneaky shit."

So what you're saying is that it's better for a government body to censor content than for a business to decide not to make it available?

I don't see it that way at all. One's a free speech issue involving government suppression; the other is a financial decision made by a business not to release a product that it believes will damage its reputation and hurt its bottom line.

I may not AGREE with the ESRB's decision, but it's an industry group and well within its rights to make that decision. Ditto Nintendo and Sony. Nobody's saying the game can't be released, they're just saying it won't be licensed for those consoles.

"He sees three options for Take-Two at this point:

* Ship the game the way it is.
* Edit the game, bringing it in line with UK morals and the ESRB's M rating criteria.
* Cancel the game."

Er, he SEES three options? Like this is subjective? And what, praytell, would be the additional options besides "leave it as it is", "change it", and "give up"?

I see there being two numbers in binary:

* Zero
* One

"the man who created The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the X-Men"

Oh, for God's sake. Yeah, let's completely disregard Ditko and Kirby, THEY never did anything important.

Guys, the term people typically apply to Stan Lee's contribution is "CO-created". And even THAT is a pretty big stretch for somebody who pretty much just wrote dialogue.

Let me start by saying that I own a Wii. I'm a Nintendo fan. Let me add that I really, truly despise Microsoft as only someone in an IT department can; I'm a Linux user who recommends Macs to most folks.

There. Now that my credentials are laid-out and it's abundantly clear which way my biases lie...

What the hell is wrong with Nintendo? They don't seem to have a CLUE how to handle online play, nor any interest in learning. What the hell is a Friend Code, and why do I need one? Better question: when somebody adds me, why don't I get a note saying so and providing the option to add them?

Sony's playing catchup, but at least they're trying. Nintendo...what does the Wii have other than Web browsing, downloadable games (with no enhancements and, occasionally, crippled features), really limited E-Mail, and Mii trading?

I can't see me ever buying an MS console, but even I have to admit that MS is kicking ass all over Nintendo and Sony when it comes to online play. MS is a company that understands the Internet and the importance of its role in gaming.

(Of course, when it comes to PC's, the Live service is an incredibly stupid idea, and by all accounts Vista is currently a WORSE gaming platform than XP. But when it comes to consoles, MS is YEARS ahead of the competition.)

Anyway. As a Nintendo owner, I sure hope they catch up to MS. But I don't see it happening in the near future. Online play in SSBM is still a far cry from competing with Live.

"It's a rather obvious list that omits innovation in favor of time-tested design."

I do not think that means what you think it means.

It looks pretty and all, but...good Lord, guys, it's been a year and a half since the LAST rerererelease. (Or was it a rererererelease?)