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#273417
Topic
Video Games - a general discussion thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273417/action/topic#273417
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Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Originally posted by: JediSage
The Game Cube was officially tombstoned yesterday. Another great Nintendo console rides off into the sunset...


It never got the recognition it deserved. It was a great console, and the controller was the most comfortable one I've ever held.

Good news is that the games will start being cleared out now and could be bought on the cheap - I saw Viewtiful Joe the other day for $15, brand new.

What GC titles dod you guys miss out on that you would pick up if you saw cheap?

For me, it'd be Animal Crossing.


I was thinking about Super Mario Bros Strikers (my kids both play soccer and LOVE Mario) which has consistently been $49 where I live since it came out for some reason. I've also seen and want to get Resident Evil 4 and perhaps some of the other Mario titles like Paper Mario, etc. I was also thinking about Harvest Moon as it looks like it might be a good game for my kids as well.

I'm thinking I might get another GC in the next couple of months and leave it in the box. I tend to get nostalgic for retired consoles for some reason. I actually thought of getting a PS2 also.
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#273279
Topic
Video Games - a general discussion thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273279/action/topic#273279
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OK...here's an obscure pc game reference. I believe the name was Crusader. It was a 3rd person "birds-eye" type game which was a shooter. It was quite innovative for the time in that you could assume control of robots and weapons located in other rooms on your current level. You could also use security cameras to monitor enemies. The main character wore red armor and had an interesting array of weaps. Anyone heard of it? Probably around 95.
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#273235
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Windows Vista
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273235/action/topic#273235
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Originally posted by: C3PX
Virtual PC was originally designed to run Windows on Mac, but no, it does not work the other way around. I used basilisk and Window 2k (I think), as soon as Win2k loaded the first thing it did was run basilisk with the desired OS. I had Win2k running bare bones so as many resources as possible could be used on the emulation. Not as good as a Mac, but it was the best I could do. And it allowed me to spend precious hours playing Escape Velocity: Override, oh what wonders Windows users missed out on with that game... *day dreams of joining the E.U. and becoming a fighter pilot and defending the galaxy.. or maybe becoming a pirate...*


Checked out the Wiki on that. Actually it does look cool. Here's on for you...I played this for WEEKS on my old DOS machine. I actually kept a DOS machine well after Win95 came out just to play this:

Master of Orion
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#273226
Topic
Windows Vista
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273226/action/topic#273226
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Originally posted by: C3PX
That sounds interesting...

I once collected OSs, it was an odd hobby, I even had a computer with a boot menu and as many OSs as I could get on it. I had windows 98, 2000, ME, XP, OS 7, OS 8, and OS 9 all on the same system. The computer was just a tinkering machine and was pretty much rendered useless for any serious work, one change of something in one OS would often totally screw up another. Later I discovered Virtual PC for Windows, which was great because then I could add Windows 3.1 (a personal favorite, since it was on my first PC), ultimately Virtual PC ruined this pastime of mine because you could load as many OSs into it you as you wanted and it was no longer a challenge. I still have my OS collection though.


Does Virtual PC work with Mac OS?
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#273116
Topic
Video Games - a general discussion thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273116/action/topic#273116
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Finally got $$ permission from the ball-and-chain to get my Wii. Looking for info on what games people are playing (Twilight Princess a given). Is anyone playing Red Steel or Madden Football? Does Splinter Cell make use of the Wii-Mote? What do you folks recommend? Still have to wait a couple of weeks, but right around the corner and I'm starting to find it more and more (it was in my local Walmart the other day but didn't have the $$ at the time).
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#273071
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Heroes
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273071/action/topic#273071
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Originally posted by: BrikHaus81
I get the impression that the show didn't originally have the Ali Larter character when it was created. Her story seems to have no connection with the rest, and sort of meanders around aimlessly. I have a feeling that the NBC network execs thought they needed a sexy female lead on the show, so the writer's just sort of threw her character together.


That would certainly explain her presence...God knows nothing else does. She is easy on the eyes.
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#272895
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Forgotten Films
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/272895/action/topic#272895
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Cloak and Dagger. That's one that cuts both ways for me. Classic movie, but at the time it came out it was very...topical for me. Meaning that the main story

*spoiler*



about the kid finally needing to grow up and leave the trappings of childhood (imaginary friends/adventures, etc) behind saddened me very much because I was RIGHT at that age when I knew it was true.
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#272883
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Grindhouse
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/272883/action/topic#272883
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Originally posted by: generalfrevious
Didn't Rodriguez and Tarantino work together on Sin City? And wasn't that film obscenely violent, or does Frank Miller have a very warped mind?


It was all written/drawn originally by Miller, who co-directed. Rodriguez basically used the original graphic novel panels as story boards, that's why he put "shot and cut by Robert Rodriguez" in the credits. Every scene in the movie can be found as a panel in the books. So I guess, yeah, Miller's twisted.
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#272073
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The A-Team
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/272073/action/topic#272073
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
Originally posted by: JediSage
The Brady Bunch movie was good, however it set a bad precedent of turning remakes into comedies, with the exception of Miami Vice. I realize the show was very light to begin with, but the last thing we need is Ben Stiller as Face or Will Farell as Murdoch.


What remake of a non-comedy has been turned into a comedy?


Starsky and Hutch
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#272045
Topic
The A-Team
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/272045/action/topic#272045
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Originally posted by: Number20
Originally posted by: JediSage
The Brady Bunch movie was good, however it set a bad precedent of turning remakes into comedies, with the exception of Miami Vice. I realize the show was very light to begin with, but the last thing we need is Ben Stiller as Face or Will Farell as Murdoch.


I have to agree with this. It seems like TV show based movies have to be parodies of the TV show and make fun of it. I could see them casting Leslie Neilsen as Hannibal and turn it into a slapstick comedy, making sure to make fun of the fact that everyone is blasting away with a machine gun, but noone ever gets shot. One of the few remakes they did that was done seriously was the Mission Impossible series. If they insist on doing this, please don't make it a cheesy parody.


Actually, I think Neilsen would have been ideal for Hannibal about 10 years ago, played straight (well, with a little comedy).
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#271540
Topic
MAC Question
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/271540/action/topic#271540
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I'm considering...CONSIDERING getting an iMac for my kids, though I'm doing some fairly extensive research on them first.

Question:

Does anyone know what type of DRM is being included on the MACs? I heard about what Jobs said last week so I'm wondering how intrusive it is on their systems. Will the thing melt if I try to burn a copyrighted dvd for personal non-commercial backup use?