Random Thoughts & Topics

[Just Call Me Dan]

Anyone stoked for Metroid at the end of the month?

 

[Mattdotcom]

Kinda. I picked up a used Metroid Fusion and have been enjoying that.

 

[Black Lushus]

I recently started up my annual Super Metroid playthrough...however it's just coincidence that it's around the time the new game is coming out as I haven't been paying close attention.

 

[Kageho]

I don't have a PSP, but if I did, I'd be all over Ys. A friend of mine has been on the verge of orgasm everyday since he got it. Its all he's talked about.

Apparently its a really fucking awesome game and I still don't have my copy which is upsetting me to no end. Why can't I get it?

Also, starting playing Tactics Ogre for the SNES again. I forgot how difficult that game is.

Hey, would anyone be up for a thread in which I play a game but the community gives inputs into the way the game is played? Like say I play Tactics Ogre and we decide on the the Chaos route or something and then I go through with it and post write ups of my thoughts on the game (and also the stupidity depending on the game), as well as you guys get the enjoyment of watching me probably die lots.

 

[oldskool]

TSM Let's Play, I'd be up for it.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

I was watching the clips of all the Simpsons video games that's on the S13 DVD, and at the end there was a clip of "Simpsons Arcade 2009" - basically looking like the original arcade game with updated graphics. This was total news to me. It appears to be news to wikipedia as well.

Edit: I see, there's a quick mention of the game being an iPhone app.

 

[Smues]

Yeah it's for the iphone/ipod touch line. I bought it when it was on sale for .99, but it's not very good.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

I've been doing the Zangief "sideways thumbs up" to people over the past week. Not sure why but it's stuck with me.

 

[sbofn]

What's the name of the site that everyone uses to trade games?

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

Goozex, maybe?

http://www.goozex.com/referral.asp?idr=596781291360

(Yes, that's a referral link, and I'd get a trade credit if you sign up and make a trade. If you like someone better, maybe ask for their referral link. )

GameTZ.com also comes to mind. I haven't signed up, but I think it's a little more freeform about its trading. No points system, or paying anything to the site. Just negotiating with other users, best I can tell.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

I figured this would be the best place to post this...

Anybody still e-fed, or has the majority of the board who ever has given it up due to lack of time/interest/"Laz, I'm not a virgin anymore"?

 

[Thoth]

Speaking for the SWF, we shut down many months ago due to lack of interest, plus a lack of new participants. Our match-writing style was a great way to burn out a lot of people, yet I couldn't envision myself doing it any other way.

Barring a general commitment from a number of people who would want to do it again, the IGNWF/SWF remains at rest.

 

[Master Thrasher]

http://kotaku.com/5628894/its-official-duke-nukem-forever-coming-from-gearbox-software

Hell froze over.

 

[Smues]

I'll believe it when I'm actually playing it.

Maybe not even then.

 

[Baby Shoes]

At this point, even if it does get released, isn't pretty much anything going to be considered a disappointment that it took so long for it to come out?

 

[fazzle]

It'll be a 2 hour XBLA side scroller.

 

[bps21]

I'm going to listen to Chinese Democracy while playing Duke Nukem Forever.

 

[Broward83]

Pfft..."Mind is Playin Tricks on Me" will be my soundtrack for this game.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

Probably the biggest joke in the video game industry. I'll check it out just because.

 

[treble]

Just bought a new TV and have been testing it out with different systems. Some Dreamcast games through the VGA box look amazing.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

I've always heard the Dreamcast VGA box made their games look sick. We're approaching the 11 year anniversary of the DC's launch too.

 

[treble]

I wish I could get the Wii to look this clear.

 

[luke-o]

I've always heard the Dreamcast VGA box made their games look sick. We're approaching the 11 year anniversary of the DC's launch too.

Zero Punctuation already playtested it. He had nothing but glowing things to say about it:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1968-Viewers-Choice-Duke-Nukem-Forever

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

The King of Fighters Stupidity

 

[Mattdotcom]

Doesn't look as good as the movie Dead or Alive The Movie

 

[luke-o]

From Yahoo:

Xbox LIVE locks out ‘Fort Gay’ gamer [X360]
Thursday September 9, 11:18 AM

Political correctness takes a step closer to complete insanity, as Microsoft bans a gamer from Xbox LIVE just because of where he lives.

You see, Josh Moore, a 26 year-old unemployed factory worker with a penchant for first-person shooters, is a resident of “Fort Gay”. This diminutive West Virginian ‘burg dates back to 1789 and is thought to be named after an American Civil War nurse. Sadly, Xbox LIVE staff knew nothing of this and didn’t even bother to check the town’s existence. Instead they suspended Moore’s Xbox LIVE account when they saw what was considered to be an offensive term in his gamer profile.

Needless to say, Moore was somewhat dumbfounded, complaining: "At first I thought, 'Wow, somebody's thinking I live in the gayest town in West Virginia or something. I was mad. ... It makes me feel like they hate gay people."

You might think that such a simple mistake would be easy to fix with a quick phone call to Xbox Customer services. Alas, this only seemed to make matters worse: "I figured, I'll explain to them, 'Look in my account. Fort Gay is a real place. I told him, Google it - 25514!" said Moore, identifying the town's ZIP code.

However the Xbox LIVE employee responded with a stern warning that if Moore put Fort Gay back in his profile, they’d cancel his account and keep the two years’ subscription fee he’d already paid in advance.

Even Fort Gay’s Mayor, David Thompson, was unable to help, and was summarily informed that “Gay” was deemed an insulting term when used in any context. Which, of course, is complete nonsense – quite apart from its ‘Happy’ meaning, Microsoft itself has recently changed its policy, allowing Xbox gamers to express their sexuality in their profiles and gamer tags.

But it took Xbox LIVE’s director of policy and enforcement, Stephen Toulouse, to finally break the unfortunate impasse.

“Someone took the phrase 'Fort Gay WV' and believed that the individual who had that was trying to offend, or trying to use it in a pejorative manner. Unfortunately, one of my people agreed with that. When it was brought to my attention, we did revoke the suspension."

"In this very, very specific case, a mistake was made and we're going to make it right."

To which end, staff training has since been improved and senses of humour have been reset. At least until the next moronic misunderstanding hoves into view...

http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/cd/news/xbox-live-locks-out--fort-gay--gamer-eaffcd.html

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

From Yahoo:

Xbox LIVE locks out ‘Fort Gay’ gamer [X360]
Thursday September 9, 11:18 AM

Political correctness takes a step closer to complete insanity, as Microsoft bans a gamer from Xbox LIVE just because of where he lives.

You see, Josh Moore, a 26 year-old unemployed factory worker with a penchant for first-person shooters, is a resident of “Fort Gay”. This diminutive West Virginian ‘burg dates back to 1789 and is thought to be named after an American Civil War nurse. Sadly, Xbox LIVE staff knew nothing of this and didn’t even bother to check the town’s existence. Instead they suspended Moore’s Xbox LIVE account when they saw what was considered to be an offensive term in his gamer profile.

Needless to say, Moore was somewhat dumbfounded, complaining: "At first I thought, 'Wow, somebody's thinking I live in the gayest town in West Virginia or something. I was mad. ... It makes me feel like they hate gay people."

You might think that such a simple mistake would be easy to fix with a quick phone call to Xbox Customer services. Alas, this only seemed to make matters worse: "I figured, I'll explain to them, 'Look in my account. Fort Gay is a real place. I told him, Google it - 25514!" said Moore, identifying the town's ZIP code.

However the Xbox LIVE employee responded with a stern warning that if Moore put Fort Gay back in his profile, they’d cancel his account and keep the two years’ subscription fee he’d already paid in advance.

Even Fort Gay’s Mayor, David Thompson, was unable to help, and was summarily informed that “Gay” was deemed an insulting term when used in any context. Which, of course, is complete nonsense – quite apart from its ‘Happy’ meaning, Microsoft itself has recently changed its policy, allowing Xbox gamers to express their sexuality in their profiles and gamer tags.

But it took Xbox LIVE’s director of policy and enforcement, Stephen Toulouse, to finally break the unfortunate impasse.

“Someone took the phrase 'Fort Gay WV' and believed that the individual who had that was trying to offend, or trying to use it in a pejorative manner. Unfortunately, one of my people agreed with that. When it was brought to my attention, we did revoke the suspension."

"In this very, very specific case, a mistake was made and we're going to make it right."

To which end, staff training has since been improved and senses of humour have been reset. At least until the next moronic misunderstanding hoves into view...

http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/cd/news/xbox-live-locks-out--fort-gay--gamer-eaffcd.html

Good Christ, that's ridiculous on Microsoft's part. We're getting a little TOO worried about offending people, if we're banning them based on their hometown having the word "gay" in it. Wonder if people from Fort Dix have to deal with the same problem?

Oh, and Happy 11th Birthday to Sega's Dreamcast!

 

[luke-o]

Best. Console. Ever.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

If that's not sarcasm, I'm inclined to agree with you.

 

[KingPK]

The original Playstation is also 15 years old this month. THAT shit makes me feel old.