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Originally posted by: ricarleite
Originally posted by: Krycek87
Lol, Nintendo bomb? I highly doubt that.
But learning a new language is way better though!


Wii won't bomb. The pre order numbers already make it a success.

And learning a new language is waaay better than spending time playing videogames. I can say that from my own experience, being able to fluently speak in english (and I speak better than I write) has opened several doors for me professionally speaking. Jedisage, may I ask what language are your kids going to learn?


Spanish and French at minimum, and hopefully Mandarin and Cantonese eventually. I see French and Spanish as a necessity given the way immigration is in the U.S. - a North American Union in the next 15 years. The Chinese because they are the up and coming super power and I want them to be able to work with the Chinese if needs be.

I'm also planning to take some Spanish. I speak some, probably enough to get me by in an emergency, but not fluently and I REALLY have to go slowly.
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Luckily for me I can import games from Japan and and actually understand them.
Tri-Lingual (I think thats right) right here! Spanish,English and Japanese, w00t!
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aa, anata mo nihongon wo hanasu kotogadekimasu ne? omedetou gozaimasu...

Jay, something for the new software: kana support!
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Well, I got the first part, I think, assuming it's, "You speak Japanese, too?" After that, I'm lost...

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Originally posted by: Number20
Originally posted by: JediSage
I thought about ordering the Wii, but I'm thinking my kids will benefit more from language lessons if I can afford them. They can go another year with their GC and DS.


Learning before video games? Why?

LOL
Just kidding. Its always important for anyone to learn something, and a new language is great. Another benifit of waiting is that you can wait and see if the Wii bombs or is a big success. It stinks being the person who has the system that failed.


Get them a Japanese Wii and teach them Japanese while you're at it!
MTFBWY. Always.

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No use, it'll be all in kana english, like "nintendo bideo geemu consore", "suupa mario garakisu", "suupa meturoido"
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Exactly how pathetic is it when we make video games of Customizable Card Games???!!
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So has anybody gotten Final Fantasy XII yet? And, if so, would they like to talk about it?

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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I got it.
Sadly the only thing I did was opened it and went back to playing UMK3 on Live. LOL!
From what my friends have said is the game is fun. Better than 11, big shocker there!
The collectors package is so sweet as is the guide!
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I guess I missed my chance for that collector's package, huh?

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Nope, still lots left at Gamestop.
I saw a huge stack when I reserved Halo 3 today. Which by the way was the most expensive reserved game ever! 25 down for the legendary edition!
Yeah I'm a loser who would wear the master chief helmet replica.
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The bonus disc is not all that good.
Collectors just buy it for the Tin Case.
Just some weak docs, the trailers. The only thing worth it is the art.
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Anyone playing Guild Wars? I think it's pretty slick...
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Just quickly changing subjects, did you guys know you can use a pair of candles as a sensor bar for the Wii? Candle light emits the same amount of infrared light as the sensor, so... Here's a video from a friend of a friend of mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEhdu4ndVDw
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Hmm, interesting, although I'll probably just stick with the sensor bars if and when I get a Wii, but if I ever lose them, that'll be good to know.

By the way, what game is that?

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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That was just the Mii channel.

Hey Ric.... Wait, how does that work? I thought the sensor bar had to be plugged into the Wii to work.

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By the way my Wii arrived Pre-orders are getting the consoles before the official december 12th release here.

It does, but it merely emits two pulses of infrared lights at each end of the bar. The wiimote reads those infrared pulses and thus calculate it's position on the X-Y-Z axis. It then sends that information back to the console. So the candles, that emit an invisible infrared light pretty much like remote controllers, can be used if placed on a correct distance from one another. You could also use two remote controllers, but you gotta make sure some button from both controllers is being kept pressed, so infrared light is emitted from it.
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Why would you want to use candles in the place of a remote? I don't see a candle making a reliable, high-quality remote. But I guess its cool that it works.
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
By the way my Wii arrived


What games did you get Ric? Zelda? For some reason I don't picture you as a Red Steel fan...
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The only reason I'm even slightly interested in the Wii is because of Zelda. From what I've heard, the Wii controls add nothing to the gameplay.... so I'll just stick with the GC version and wait a year or so for the Wii to have a decent backlog.

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I was reading that the Wii version of Zelda is completely fliped. So it is a mirror reflection of the Gamecube version. That would be really weird. From what I read they did this to make Link right handed for the sake of the majority of players being right handed and having difficulty using the wii remote in their right hands to control Link's left hand. I wonder if this is true. Either way, I am thinking the Gamecube version would be the way to go. It was origianlly designed for the GC and all I see that is different is the control system. I am pretty old fasion, so I think I would rather use a traditional controller rather than wave my arms around like an idiot. Also what's Link if he is right handed? He has always been a leftly.

So, anybody know where I can pick up a decent Gamecube dirt cheap?

"Every time Warb sighs, an angel falls into a vat of mapel syrup." - Gaffer Tape

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Originally posted by: JediSage
Originally posted by: ricarleite
By the way my Wii arrived


What games did you get Ric? Zelda? For some reason I don't picture you as a Red Steel fan...


Only Zelda for now, but I can't wait for WarioWare and Mario Galaxy.
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Originally posted by: C3PX
I was reading that the Wii version of Zelda is completely fliped. So it is a mirror reflection of the Gamecube version. That would be really weird. From what I read they did this to make Link right handed for the sake of the majority of players being right handed and having difficulty using the wii remote in their right hands to control Link's left hand. I wonder if this is true. Either way, I am thinking the Gamecube version would be the way to go. It was origianlly designed for the GC and all I see that is different is the control system. I am pretty old fasion, so I think I would rather use a traditional controller rather than wave my arms around like an idiot. Also what's Link if he is right handed? He has always been a leftly.

So, anybody know where I can pick up a decent Gamecube dirt cheap?


Yeah, that pissed me off when I heard it. It's going to make me think I'm reading a flipped manga while I'm playing. Oh, yeah, and I'm left-handed.

And you can probably find a used Gamecube at any video game store.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.