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#226528
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The Non-Biased PS3 Thread
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Actually the short history of the playstation is this. Nintendo was working with Sony to create a CD-based add-on for the Super Nintendo. Near the finalization of the add-on, which was called PSX for Play Station Experimental (hence the abbreviation for anybody who was wondering), Nintendo realized that Sony would gain a large degree of control despite their leading position in the video game market. Nintendo then went to Phillips and that's when the CD-i thing came out. The basically betrayed Sony in a business sense and Sony was thinking of halting their research but decided to make it a complete, stand alone console.

You can read the development of it here: PS Development but it doesn't mention anything about it being called PSX. I'm pretty sure that it was though, cause I read about that a while ago on a completely different site, and wikipedia doesn't necessarily have all the information proper.

-Shark2k
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#226446
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The Non-Biased PS3 Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226446/action/topic#226446
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
PC games provide an easier input for shooter games, easier internet multiplayer, and are perfect for some games such as adventures. Consoles provide almost no compatibility issues, but are very strict and get obsolete faster - you can't upgrade it easily.



If we are lucky the Wii will fix that first part hopefully. It will be great for shooters and stuff, if done properly by the developer. True you can't upgrade as easily, but with consoles upgrading isn't really neccesary, especially with the way new systems come out every 10ish years. We shall see though.

Oh yeah, about Jaster Mareel's comment about the price and all on the first page, PS2, GC & Xbox games were all $49.99 when they came out. Games on CD were able to be a steady price, unlike the cartridge games on the Nintendo consoles (I usAe Nintendo cause they had the most cartridged based consoles). If you remember the games varied from like 40 bucks from anywhere to like 60 maybe even 70 bucks (Hey You Pikachu! was expensive) The Xbox 360 games are only $59.99, they only went up 10 bucks. PS3 games are going up 20 bucks, that's the main reason people are complaining.

They have to realize though that the reason for the expense is the fact that they are on bluRay discs. Games don't start off high, they normally start off at the price they are gonna be for the rest of the consoles life span. As for Jasters comment about the console wars, it's really kind of a stupid comment. I mean that, not in an asshole way, but it's just that the same thing happens in sports and in peoples taste for cars. There are people that despise Fords or Chevrelots, yet there are people that love those two also. It's just the way it is. I happen to be one that, while not crazy for Microsoft, accept all 3 systems. I probably won't get all three, definitely getting the Wii, because I can't afford $600 for the PS3, cause face it the $500 version sucks and is more of a waste of money than the more expensive version cause it lacks some almost basic stuff. I have no interest in the games for 360 so I won't get that. I personally hope 360 fails only cause I mainly really don't like Microsoft, as mentioned before, and am more of a Nintendo fan than anything. I also think the PS3 is gonna have a hard battle with the price.

Last comment. The price does seem high, but if you think about it, there is a bluRay player, which alone would sell for a lot more, and it is using a lot of technology. Luke Skywalker makes a post on the first page about how it has more hardware than 360 & Wii. All I have to say is that it's stupid to compare PS3 & Xbox 360 to Wii because Nintendo has already said it's not competing with them. In a sense it's obivously competing with them, but it's going a different direction: innovation, they are going with more power & better graphics. And to his comment about bashing the system, people can do what they want and if they want to bash the system let them. If it annoys you, ignore them. And I don't think PS3 is gonna outsell the competition without a doubt. Anyone that followed E3 knows that the Wii had the longest lines in the history of E3. If Nintendo can keep that hype and deliver on what they are doing, they are gonna do really well.

Just my two cents, sorry for the long post, really just wanted to say that first thing I said.

-Shark2k
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#226131
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SUPERMAN RETURNS REVIEW
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226131/action/topic#226131
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I watched Braniac Attacks, I actually have the DVD, and I honestly didn't think it was that bad. When I read a lot of customer reviews on like Amazon.com the biggest complaint was mainly that the voices of Lex Luthor & Braniac were different from The Animated Series. I thought that the storyline was good and all. The way Lex Luthor acted though was kind of like, I don't see Luthor actually acting like that. Just my two cents, I know there are people that don't like it for better reasons then two voices being changed.

-Shark2k
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#225224
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HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225224/action/topic#225224
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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Hmm. Notice how they wait until the movie's coming out instead of attacking the book that came out 5 years before the movie! Greedy much?

Yeah, they should have taken the $50,000, but I don't think they should have taken it that far in the first place. So a real band and a fictional band have the same name? Big freaking deal! Feel flattered. Or at the very least just shrug it off.

I hate how creativity is limited because of fear of lawsuits.


I agree with you. It's like how Nintendo isn't mad about Sony putting the six degress of motion sensing thingy in the PS3 controller. Miyamoto even said: "It's kind of what always seems to happen. But the fact that they looked at what we were doing and decided it was a good path is kind of flattering; it kind of reinforces in our minds that we're doing the right thing."

So I totally agree with what you said, especially the part about waiting for the movie to come out. Some people

-Shark2k
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#225220
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Spider-Man 3
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225220/action/topic#225220
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Originally posted by: ChainsawAsh
From what I understand, it's just a black Spidey outfit when Spidey wears it because the symbiote is binding to the traditional costume. When it binds with Brock, it'll look more like the comic-book version.


If you go to this site: SpiderFan.org, I sent you to the page I'm talking about, you will see that the black costume is supposed to be solid black with a big ass spider logo on it.

-Shark2k
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#225048
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Spider-Man 3
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225048/action/topic#225048
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I don't know, I'm kinda worried that they are trying to do to much in this movie. I mean they are gonna have the symbiot and the sandman. To me it just seems like to much for the movie. I really hope that it's good though.

I also think they should've made the black Spidey costume more like the comics, solid black with the white spider logo. Oh well, just have to wait and see how it turns out.

-Shark2k
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#225047
Topic
SUPERMAN RETURNS REVIEW
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225047/action/topic#225047
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Originally posted by: Invader Jenny
Originally posted by: greencapt
Second if the 'fanboy' crowd has complaints about this movie it is that Bryan Singer made a COPY of one director's interpretation of a character and INGNORED years and years of history of that character. Whether people like 'Superman' the comic or character or not I feel there was very little to be gained by 'modernizing' him in the way that Singer did and more importantly THROWING out the fundamental nature of the character, the very things that make the character who he is, for the sake of 'emotionalizing' him in a way that the director could better relate to.

...Saving people in and of itself is not heroic. There has to be heart and morals behind it. And the SR version of Superman, IMHO, has no heroic heart behind it. He's mopey, mostly self-serving and obsessive- but that is not Superman. At least not the Superman I've read in comics, seen in TV shows or even seen in the original 'Superman' films.



But see, that's my point. I'm not knocking you, but people are having problems simply enjoying this movie for what it is. Superman has gone through countless changes this is just another chapter in his saga. Hell, they even killed him in the comics. But because this movie it isn't what the comics are, people hate it. I have never touched a comic in my life, nor seen any TV show. And I saw the first movie when I was about 14 and wasn't all that impressed. (Maybe that is why I love SR so much. I have nothing to "compare" it to. I'm an unfettered mind. I like the direction they are taking the character because I don't know where he has been.)

But my complant is that these are the same people who bitched about the X-Men movies too. "The X-Men movie was essentially the Wolverine Show." "Juggernaut was not a mutant!" "Gene Grey did not become the Pheniox in that way! It was the alien that did it!"

I believe that the MOVIES and the COMICS are 2 separate worlds. In the movies, they are allowed to take creative liberties, just like they did with X-Men. People get set in their ways about how the super heroes are supposed to be, what they say, what they think, what they wear, and what they eat. When someone comes along and alters their mind set the fans wig out and say it was a horrible movie.

Granted SR has it's flaws but they seem small to me compared to the great stuff found in the film. The graphics were amazing, the dialogue was fine, the story line and plot were engrossing, and the characters were emotional and believeable. This isn't TPM we are talking about now. There weren't fart jokes and Jar Jar antics and forced wooden dialogue. People didn't like SR because the slap stick comic book hero they read about in the comics wasn't up on screen.

And I think that is a horrible way to judge a movie. Even Kevin Spacey said that this movie should be judged on its own merrit and not in comparison to the old films. As goofy as the old film was, it seem to be enjoyable. But me personally? 70's graphics aside, I found the Superman the movie to be...tedious. There were just too many antics for me to enjoy the film. But I guess that is what Superman really is. He's not a "dark" and emotional comic. So when SR took that route, people got upset. And that makes me sad.


First I want to say that I saw the 8 o'clock showing today 07/07. I thought the movie was alright. I honestly started to get bored during some parts.

I have a problem with what Jenny said. The problem I'm having is what she is saying about the fan boys, but they aren't the fan boys, the people that want the explosions and crap that is. The fan boys are the ones that want it to follow the comic and criticize it for not following the storyline set by the comic or more so the background set by the comic.

I pretty much agree with what GreenCapt said. But what Jenny said about movies being allowed to have creative liberties, I slightly disagree. Yes movies are allowed to have creative liberties, but they can't forget the foundation and background created in the comic. If they ignore that, then the movie isn't gonna be a Superman movie or an X-Men movie. A liberity that was taken for example in Spider-Man was making the web come out of Peter Parker instead of him creating the web shooters. That's doable because he still shoots web, but it would've been better if he created the web shooters. There were things in SR that I don't think they should've done. To me, the way the movie started, the part with Luthor, shouldn't have happened. I don't want to say why, because I don't want to put a spoiler in here.

Since it has already been mentioned, I don't think they should have had his son in this movie either. The way I see it, for the guy Lois is going out with to not know the kid is Superman's, she would have had to have met him and slept with him pretty quickly cause I'm assuming Superman left pretty quickly after he slept with her. That really shouldn't have been thrown into SR, it should have been in the sequel maybe.

Back to my point about the movies and the creative liberties thing. I have to disagree with you on your last sentence in that paragraph. Throughout the comic books and the GOOD tv shows, Superman has changed. But when they changed him they kept the background story and didn't throw that out of wack(sp?) For instance in the 96 cartoon series, they gave him a space suit for when he went into space, cause even though he is an alien, he can't breathe in space. So I have to disagree that fans wig out and stuff. If they do wig out though, it's because the backstory and background of Superman is just getting tossed out the window.

One thing I have to say about Spider-Man 3 since it's been mentioned, I really don't think that ones gonna be that good. I think they are having to much go into it. Two bad guys and the whole side story. I just don't see it working out well....hopefully I'm wrong though.

Back to Superman. To anyone who hasn't seen it, go and see it. It was a decent movie. Just because there are people that despise(sp?) it and some people that thing it's average doesn't mean you won't like it.

-Shark2k

Oh yeah, not trying to start arguments with anybody I addressed in my reply, just stating my opinions and what was on my mind. On top of that I'm tired so if some stuff doesn't make sense, my bad.
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#220345
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Nintendo Wii
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/220345/action/topic#220345
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Originally posted by: starkiller
Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
Originally posted by: ricarleite
And Mega Drive / Genesis as well.
You are f**king kdding me!!

Can somebody please list all the different systems I can play on a Wii. And please explain: Can I plug my old cartridges in, or do I need to download ROMs or what?
The Wii will be able to play its own games as well as Gamecube games straight up.

Wii will also connect to a special Nintendo online service known as the Virtual Console. For a cost between $4.50 and $8.99 per title (article specifically quotes Japanese prices of 500-1000 yen) you will be able to download NES, SNES, N64, Genesis and Turbografx 16 games.

Nintendo negotiated straight with the the TG16 manufacturer, so they have the rights to every game.
Getting all the Genesis titles is more difficult because they can't negotiate with only Sega, they'd have to talk all the developers.

I haven't seen any information about how the games are stored or anything like that. It may be that the games sit on the Wii's flash memory, or it could be that once you pay, you have the ability to download the game whenever you need to.

No definitive titles have been announced, but at E3, Super Mario Bros., Mario 64 and Sonic the Hedgehog were previewed.


The thing about that article is they didn't specify that price to the actual classic games. I'm not sure how many of you know this, but Nintendo is hoping that smaller developers, as well as the large one, make games for the Virtual Console. These games could be to test out a new idea, or just little games that would only take a couple of months to create.

Now actually talking about the classic games, I know that IGN had an article that was saying how HudsonSoft is trying to get the rights to as many games as they can where the developers no longer exist. As for how they are stored, it's gonna be on the flash memory or you are most likely going to have the ability to save it to an SD Card or external hard drive, the Wii has two USB ports. I know I would find it a pain in the ass to have to redownload a game everytime I wanted to play it.

Of course, all I can really say is wait till September because that is when Nintendo said they are gonna announce the release date and price of the Wii. So they will more than likely release the other information or start releasing it before September.

-Shark2k

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#220014
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Nintendo Wii
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/220014/action/topic#220014
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Yoda, the way it's always been was every 5 years about a new system would come out, that even happened with NES to SNES. The problem is the more companies there are that makes systems, the more choices and in a way, the quicker they get released. What I mean by that last part is that one of the companies is always gonna try and get their system out earlier.

As to what Skipper said, you are mostly right, but got one thing wrong. I'm not exactly clear on this because I've heard two different things, but the Wii will definitely be able to play DVDs. The part I'm not clear on is I've read that you are gonna need a small add-on attachment and I've also heard that it will be able to play DVDs right out of the box. I'm pretty sure I heard the former from Nintendo but can't remember. The rest of what you said those is all correct. Miyamoto said that the next Nintendo console after Wii will have HD graphics, because by then a lot more people will have the HDTVs. Of course, I think Nintendo might have something up their sleeve so it's not just an upgraded Wii. I think they might try and come up with another innovation, if they can make it affordable for the users. If not, I agree with what you said.

All I knw though, is that I can't wait until the Wii is released.

-Shark2k
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#218551
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Nintendo Wii
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/218551/action/topic#218551
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Originally posted by: Skipper
Toy's R Us is taking pre-orders. 50$ to PRE-ORDER(not buy) the system, two controllers and two games. I wanted to pick one up but I might be working elsewhere novemberish.


I don't know where you live that they are taking pre-orders, but I just went to Toys"R"Us today, 6/14/06, and asked people there that I know if they are taking pre-orders. They told me no and they don't know when they will because they still don't have a release date and they don't know the number of units they are going to get. I live in NJ, but I doubt that another Toys"R"Us would be pre-ordering the system. I would presume they would all do the pre-ordering around the same time. The person I know also told me that he hasn't heard of any store pre-ordering the Wii yet.

-Shark2k
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#217181
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Nintendo Wii
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217181/action/topic#217181
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Thanks RedBaron...That must have been posted late last night cause I was looking for it. Anyway, I agree with what you said about them not shipping within the same month they announce. However, I don't agree with late November. I can't remember where, might have been IGN, but I read that Nintendo wants to get Wii out before the PS3. So I would say late October early November.

-Shark2k
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#217036
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Nintendo Wii
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217036/action/topic#217036
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From what I know, talking with someone that works at Toys"R"Us, he told me that if a systems release date is said to be, say, July 15, that they will most likely get it July 17. They tend to get it a day later then, depending on when the company ships it. Of course the company could ship it so they will be able to launch the console on the day the company said the release date is.

Does that make any sense to you?

-Shark2k
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#217018
Topic
Nintendo Wii
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217018/action/topic#217018
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I just went back and clicked the link that had famitsu by it in brackets. The reason I didn't "trust" this article was because the writer didn't mention anything about Famitsu. If IGN reports something they got from Famitsu they usually say, "In the recent edition of Famitsu...." or something along those lines. They normally credit it in the article. Anyway, I clicked the link and Famitsu had that picture on it's site, so I believe.

Now we just need to get the official release date and price.

-Shark2k
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#216964
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Nintendo Wii
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216964/action/topic#216964
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Originally posted by: Skipper
This just in: Wii will ship in september.

From the article: Pokemon diamond/pearl will be released at christmas along with pokemon revolution. Players will be able to hook their ds up to the wii to transfer pokemon between the two.

On that note, the Ds will be fully iintegrated with the Wii. 24Connect will be able to download demos to your DS while you sleep. The Wii will be touchscreen capable. Ie plug in your DS and you can use it as an additional touch-screen controller.

Virtual console games will be between 4 and 8 dollars US. (5-10 Canadian).

The consoles WILL BE SOLD AT A LOSS!!!!!!

Nintendo has never sold a console at a loss before. This means that they purposely went out of their way to hit a certain price point even at their own cost. This is standard but nintendo has never done it. Does that mean they are going to release at 199$ or could we be seeing some price nobody even dreamed of!!!


You misread that: President Satoru Iwata stated that the ship date announcement would be this September. It doesn't say anything about it actually being released in September. And, not trying to be an ass, but until a site like IGN or GameSpot comes out with something about that speech, I'm gonna be skeptical. If that is true though, I think the Virtual Console games are a tad pricey, at least for NES & SNES games.

-Shark2k
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#214079
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X-MEN 3 PSYCHO REVIEW
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/214079/action/topic#214079
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I would have to say that I pretty much agree with DAYV's review. I saw the 10pm showing on 05/26 cause the 8:15 showing I was gonna go to was sold out Anyway, while watching the movie, I'll be completely honest and say I didn't really listen to the music, like I didn't even notice it. I honestly can't remember if I heard it, yes I know sad. Now I don't know if that was because, like DAYV said, the music never hit you on an emotional level or I was just to caught up in the movie.

Going to the movie, I thought it was a really good movie. Like DAYV said, forget the comics & I guess forget everything you know about the dark phoenix saga, although I don't really remember anything about it myself . But there are definitely some shockers that will catch you extremely off guard and by surprise. And as DAVY said, IMPORTANT: Stay till after the credits.

On another note, they had a trailer for Ghost Rider which looked pretty good to me. Hope you all enjoy the movie and hope you don't have a group of immature teens and kids sit next to you that talk throughout the whole film like I did

-Shark2k
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#214076
Topic
I just compared my 'Hoosiers' Anamorphic & Non-Anamorphic DVD's
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/214076/action/topic#214076
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Originally posted by: THX
Originally posted by: Shark2k
THX mentioned that letterbox is better for people with SD televisions. Actually, I said it was better for people with 4:3 TVs, which is not the same thing as SD. In your above post, you are generally confusing SD with 4:3 and HD with 16:9. You are right that eventually HD will become standard, but at that point neither a letterboxed nor an anamorphic SD DVD will exploit the potential of the TV. Which is why I said:
Originally posted by: THX
The anamorphic transfer will only appear sharper to those with 16:9 displays. The saturation and black level have nothing to do with anamorphic vs letterbox, they are to do with the quality of the transfer itself. The fact is that for the vast majority of people (those who have 4:3 TVs), a letterboxed transfer is actually better. For the majority of the rest (those who have sub 50" 16:9 displays) a letterbox transfer is perfectly acceptable (see CO's statements above). For the tiny minority (those who have projectors or huge 16:9 sets), there will be a noticeable difference. Now, any kind of SD DVD (anamorphic or letterbox) isn't going to look good on HD gear. By the time most people switch to 16:9, HD will be in full force, so for an SD release, letterbox seems like an acceptable choice for now.

But should the OUT be fully restored and newly transferred to HD? Yes.


I'm not confusing SD with 4:3 & HD with 16:9, I actually know the difference. The reason I refer to 16:9 as HD is because, first off, any TV that you get that is 16:9 is a HDTV. I searched and couldn't find any SDTV that was a 16:9 display. I know that at one point you could buy HDTVs that were 4:3, but I can't seem to find those online anymore. Also, the aspect ratio that is used by High Definition video is 1.78:1 (16:9). Now, even though I said all that, I know that SD tv can be display in widescreen, which would have to be letterboxed, but SDTVs are for the most part, if not always, 4:3 aspect ratio.

So, the only reason I replied is just to let you know that I do understand the difference, I was just be lazy and saying it in a way I understand, albeit not entirely correct on the SDTV part. I should have used 4:3 & 16:9 instead of SD & HD, respectively, but I didn't. Hopefully people that read that post will read the posts after and read what you said and what I said so that they understand. Sorry for being lazy. Sorry for also going off the topic.

-Shark2k
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#213864
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Nintendo Wii
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/213864/action/topic#213864
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Originally posted by: theredbaron
What you're saying about company divisions and departments was correct, but it wasn't really what I was getting at. I was speaking more about the financial focii of the respective companies. I probably should have worded my post a bit better, but what I meant is that Sony is using the PS3 to push the Blu-Ray format, and if neither do well, they could be screwed overall, whereas if Sony only had to handle the PS3, I'm sure they would have designed it differently yada yada yada. Nintendo is like a streamlined gaming company. Their only concern/focus is to ensure the success of their gaming machines.


Ok, now that you cleared that up, I understand what you are saying. And Sony is taking a big risk using the blu-ray format in the PS3. So I would definitely agree with you that the could, possibly would, be screwed overall.

I'm looking at your post about how you want Sony out of the race and in it you mention about faulty hardware and stuff. I def agree with you. I have heard a lot of people say that they needed to replace their PS2 and stuff, and as we all know 360 had problems, but if you think back to Nintendo's consoles I know I've never had to replace one and I'm pretty sure that there were never any hardware malfunctions. Nintendo always makes a reliable system. I still have my SNES and it works fine. I got the new NES that came out that was redesigned cause we sold our original NES, but the redesigned one still works as does my Genesis.

-Shark2k
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#213735
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Nintendo Wii
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/213735/action/topic#213735
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Originally posted by: Stinky-Dinkins
Originally posted by: theredbaron
Originally posted by: Stinky-Dinkins
It's going to be a great generation for games.

You've got Microsoft and Sony competing on the horsepower front.... having two commercial Frankensteins forcing each other to throw their entire weights behind their products is a good thing (expensive, but good.) Gone are the days when companies that wanted to compete visually could manage to turn profit on their hardware.... having to keep up with the Jonses is forcing both of them to cram unbelievable amounts of power into small packages and sell each individual unit at a large loss. They both have interesting, beautiful games on the horizon (and the 360 already has a classic in Oblivion as well as a couple other genuinely great games.) Having just bought a new car my checkbook is spread a little thin at the moment so the 600 dollar price tag is a little daunting.... but I'll find a way to scrape it up.

Nintendo, not having the same amount of financial stability (being a bottomless pit of funds and the ability to take a loss on each hardware unit without batting an eye) as the other two, has taken a completely different route. Given the fact that the console will be a completely different experience and will most likely be dirt cheap I'll definitely pick one up
Fanboys and nostalgia whores aside, the industry hasn't been this appealing in ages.


I suppose Nintendo does have a fair amount of financial stability. At one point they could have simply lived off Game Boy and Pokémon,and they probably still could. I'm just glad that they still feel compelled to innovate.



Not nearly as much as either Sony or Microsoft. Nintendo has nothing to fall back on (if their games fail, they fail. Nintendo is their games.)


Nintendo still makes enormous amounts of profit (for a company that only makes video games).... especially off of their handhelds... they have to or they wouldn't stay afloat.

If Nintendo sustained the sorts of losses Microsoft incurred during the original XBox's days (and with the 360) Nintendo would no longer exist. Microsoft can afford to take such a hit - they don't just make games, they have other things to fall back on. After seeing how much revenue the industry generates Gates was willing to shove his foot in the door and get his toes stubbed - anything to get Microsoft into the party. Nintendo isn't able to compete graphically anymore given what sort of hardware is in the 360 and what will be in the PS3, they can't afford to overextend themselves.

Microsoft and Sony are so busy competing with one another, hoping to gain exclusive control over their competitor's share of the market, and in doing so they have made super fucking expensive machines they have no choice but to sell to us at huge losses. Nintendo can't do this, they may be seen as the "innovators" this round but in reality they have no other choice.... they've been forced into a corner (Keep in mind that Nintendo has always been on the cutting edge of graphics. Also, historically, it didn't cost so much to remain cutting edge graphically. They can't afford it anymore.) And when Nintendo is forced into a corner it sometimes acts like a wild animal or a confused old person, it just does crazy things. They don't know karate, man, but they know crazy - and they will use it. And BAM! The new Wii remote. Luckily for them sometimes crazy desperation pays off.... but sometimes it doesn't.


Nintendo can make a system right now that is powerful enough to do the HD graphics. Nintendo, I think it was Iwata, said that their next console will have HD graphics. The reason that they didn't go with HD graphics with the Wii is because the majority of people still have SDTVs (standard definition). Think about this, in order to get the best gameplay experience out of the Xbox360, you need to spend a couple of thousand dollars on a HDTV. So that'll bring the cost of Xbox360 to, let's just say, $3,400 (assuming the tv was $3,000 and you got the $399 system and no games). Now with the Wii you can get the system and let's just say two games for $300-$350 (that's with Wii costing $199 or $249 respectively) You need to remember that Nintendo is, and always has, gone for the mainstream. They wanted and still want their console to be affordable. This generation they are trying to bring in non-gamers to the scene.

TheRedBaron mentions that Microsoft has to make Vista and the new Office and what not and Sony has to desing sound systems and electronics and such. The thing that you need to releaize is that the development groups creating Vista and Office are not the groups creating the games or making the hardware. The same goes for Sony. They are gonna have a department that deals with just the consoles. It would be pretty stupid of Microsoft to have the team that creates video games have to stopped what they are doing so that they can work on Vista. If they did that then Microsoft wouldn't come out with any new games, I'm talking about stuff like Midtown Madness 3 and such. The same goes with Sony, except I don't think that they really develop games, but I'm not positive.

Stinky also says that if Nintendo's game's fail then they fail. But you need to remember, and it is mentioned, that Nintendo is in both the Console and Handheld market. Right now they are dominating the handheld market. If Wii were to fail, they could most likely easily stay in the video game market through the handheld market. They might even be able to try again in the console market one more time if they were to fail, but I'm not to sure about that. I've tried to find financial statments pertaining to Nintendo, but I'm not sure if they are a publicly trade company.

One more thing I want to mention. For Super Mario Galaxy, Miyamoto said that if it misses launch then it will come out withing 6 months after launch: http://revolution.ign.com/articles/707/707709p1.html

Anyway, that's my thoughts on some of the stuff, and some fact. I'm sorry I couldn't link to the article where I read the thing about HD next generation, but I searched. I know it's harder to believe something that isn't linked but I can't remember what the article was about. On top of that it's now 2:41am so I really should be sleeping

-Shark2k
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#213720
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I just compared my 'Hoosiers' Anamorphic & Non-Anamorphic DVD's
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Invader Jenny, have you seen the quality of the X0 Project quality? http://www.x0project.com/media.php They are doing an awesome job.

But to the topic, THX mentioned that letterbox is better for people with SD televisions. I'm not disagreeing with this, but there will eventually be a point where SDTVs are not being made and all that is out there are HDTVs. So if you think of it from that perspective, everything should be done in anamorphic because eventually everyone is going to have a HDTV. Before people say that's wrong, let me explain why I believe this to be true. There is going to be a point where they stop manufacturing SDTVs and just manufacture HDTVs. Now there are still gonna be the people that have SDTVs that are still working, but those are going to eventually stop working. So when they go out and buy a new TV they are gonna have to get an HDTV. Also, I remember reading somewhere that everything is going to be going to a digital signal eventually, the government wants it to be by like 2008 or something. People are gonna need to get a converter if they have SDTVs, but with HDTVs they will be fine, or should be fine.

Another thing that is really nice with anamorphic is when watching it on a HDTV you lose the "black bars" for pictures filmed in certain ARs. Now a lot of people complain about the "black bars" when they watch widescreen movies and how they hate them. My parents have a HDTV and I know when I watch my movies on it I prefer to watch the anamorphic movies. I don't mind the "black bars" but with anamorphic on HDTVs you get 33% more detail, or something like that. You also have a bigger viewing area with anamorphic on HDTVs. Since it's inevitable that HDTVs are gonna be in all households at some point in the future, DVD makers should make all the films anamorphic.

I don't think there is any reason for Lucas to not make these films anamorphic. Of course, I also think it's a real shame that he's putting the OOT movies as bonus features and re-releasing the SEs. This was more or less just a rant, cause it's 1:18am now and I was just catching up on some of the posts in the forum.

-Shark2k
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#209969
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Nintendo Wii
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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Originally posted by: theredbaron
Asking about lefties and the wiimote is no different than asking about lefties and a normal videogame controller. I myself am a leftie, and I know that I'll be wanting to hold the nunchaku attachment in my left with the wiimote in my right.


Yeah, that's the way I will want to do it, too, but when we get into things like sword slashing and gun shooting, I'll want to use the Wiimote with my left, but I've never had any experience using an analog stick in my right hand. You get where I'm going?


That'll be funny. The righties will have an advantage over you until you get used to using the analog stick with your right hand.

As to the person who asked about what came people will get when the Wii is launched, well I'll get Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Twilight Princess (Wii version of course) and Red Steel if they fix the controls, which I think they will. Other than that, I need to wait till I get more info on the launch titles before deciding if I will get any other games.

-Shark2k

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#209603
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Nintendo Wii
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So to answer the person who asked about lefties, Miyamoto is a leftie and he is able to use the controller with no problem. The controller is symmetrical so it can be used in either hand. As for Twilight Princess, both versions are being released when the Wii comes out. Only difference is gonna be that the Wii version uses the Wii-mote. You can't use the Wii-mote to slash the sword, that is gonna be done with the B button. You will use the Wii-mote like a bow and arrow to shoot Links bow. When using it to fish, you can use the d-pad on the Wii-mote to reel in the line or you can use the Nunchucku attachment and spin it like you are reeling in a real line. Any other questions you have about the system I might be able to answer just post. I followed all the news with E3 and I'm an IGN Insider so I can get the info from there that you won't be able to get if you're not a member.

-Shar2k