Brian

In a 1 vs. 1 match between Samus Aran and Lara Croft, even if Samus was wearing her bikini (which, btw, would make an EXCELLENT DoA character...), Samus would still kick ass. :-P

I think M rated games should all have in big, friendly, yellow letters akin to the "DON'T PANIC" on the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, "FUCKING M-RATED."

A parent would never think of buying a product that says "FUCKING M-RATED" on the front for their children, and likewise, it wouldn't bother those of us 17 and older a bit, either.

NO. MORE. JACK THOMPSON. STORIES. DAMNIT.

It's clear that this man has a mental disorder. I actually found one of which he fits EVERY diagnostic criteria, but I forget the name. I'll see if I can find it later.


Basically, it's one of the attention-whoring ones. Stop giving this man attention, and it'll progressively get worse and worse, until it eventually just disappears.


If everyone in the world gave him the silent treatment, the insanity would eventually stop.

"They(Giant Bite founders) made some interesting comments about the revolution controller recently. Seems like their interest is piqued."

Could someone please post an URL for me Read About It Before You Criticize It topic on NSider and GameFAQs?

Gavin: Xbox 360's name can imply that, but you're mixing up your homophones.

Nintendo Revolution = "a sudden, radical, or complete change", or more degree-ey... 110 degrees?

Primary - Revolution
Secondary - Xbox 360

I may eventually get a PS3, but more-than-likely not. It depends if it gets Dragon Quest IX or not.

...Of course, I don't have an X360 yet, and I don't plan to purchase any console but the Revolution until they're down by $200. I bought a PS2 last year -- I can wait. :-)


Anyhow, I'm getting an Xbox 360 for the following more-than-godly reasons.

Blue Dragon
Lost Odyssey
Cry On


...And after those are out of the way, I'll probably get Fable 2, and maybe Ninja Gaiden 2, depending on whether or not they actually put you in ASIA next time (as opposed to a boring, zombie-movie-esque arabia...)

Everyone once in awhile I get a strategy guide, but they're never for getting me through challenges. I get them for information. For instance, I own the Super Smash Bros. Melee strategy guide -- it tells me how to get all of the trophies. I own the Animal Crossing strategy guide -- it goes into depth about Feng Shui, and talks about all the impossible-to-find-out-on-your-own things.

There is always GameFAQs, but I prefer the satisfaction of a physical medium. Sort of like Steam -- I could download Half-Life 2 on Steam for cheap, or pay like $10 more for a physical, retail box. I much prefer the retail box.

I think calling games "addictive" is like calling a playground "addictive". Any of you who have children, or else remember when you were a child, remember back when you would go to a playground, or such, and your parents would be like, "It's time to gooooo..."

Of course, you liked the playground, so in that nasally voice, "NooOOOOoooo!!!"

And then your parents had to pry you off the slide.


I think videogames are addictive like playgrounds. They're addicting because they're -fun-. The difference between games and playgrounds, is that you can't go to playgrounds all the time, and when you do, you have to leave sometime. Games are all around you, all the time. It's like a child's fantasy.


The problem is that people categorize this "addiction" in the same category as being addicted to alcohol. It's not an addiction in the modern sense of the word, but the fact that humans, ALL humans, love to do what is fun, and if they can, they will continue to do what is fun as long as they possibly can. Who doesn't want to have fun all the time? Exactly. That's the kind of addiction videogames are, and that is not a -real- addiction -- it's simply a natural pattern in our behaviour that we like fun.

Downloadingdata: Go to that craigslist site, and click on the link. You can't tell me that Japan Times is non-mainstream. :-)

Here's the link if you're too lazy to click on the other link:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?ek20060110ks.htm

and use bugmenot, the first login works. :-)

Perhaps you'll like the

ULTIMATE CREME EGG
http://eggy.ukgeeks.co.uk/c151421_1.html


Now, don't get me wrong. I like Cadbury Creme Eggs as much as the next guy, but you have to wonder how many pounds of sugar are in that thing?!?!