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#217805
Topic
Nintendo Wii
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217805/action/topic#217805
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The difference is that the kids will damn you until you get them a wii.

The wife will keep damning you forever. "Honey remember that time 30 years ago when I told you not to get that new Wii? That just goes to show how irresponsible you are."

Tread veerrrrrrryyyy carefully... Make absolute sure you get it with 4 controllers and wii sports or something. So that you can say "see its something for all of us to use, I got it so we can all have fun on riany days." Get elebits and mario. Get wii orchestra (if its not included with sports) so you can say. "Im helping to foster their musical talent."

Little things like that y'know. Goodness knows it works on mothers
Post
#216961
Topic
Nintendo Wii
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216961/action/topic#216961
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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!!!
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#216839
Topic
The Things We Hate And Love Thread .
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216839/action/topic#216839
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srry, double post.

Warbler, conspiracy theory is not limited to the US. The problem is that the US is the ONLY subject that any number of people have any vague amount of information on. I could go into muslim conspiracy theory, israeli theory, church theory, etc etc. But it wouldn't have much of a point since nobody really knows anything.

Why do we discuss it? Because it's fun. Nuff zaid. It comes close enough to chaos theory that I can thoroughly enjoy it. Heck, it IS chaos theory, and I love working on that good 'ol bruhaha. The problem is when people become too emotional and turn it into a muckfest.

We don't hate the states, I lived in the states for 4 years and it was some of the best times I've ever had. The media is totally unfair to the US since they concentrate on the negativity (bad news is good news). Heck, my GF was from florida.

If people truly believe the US went and killed their own people they should maybe look around and realize that governments across the world have been doing FAR WORSE for FAR LONGER. On the grand scheme of things, 9/11 being done by the gov. wouldn't be such a big thing is the US wasn't considered the most open, free country in the world. In actuallity its a backhanded compliment. And seriously, if any american's truly think their goverment capable of that? Get the hell out, give your house and home to a family from the middle east or south africa, move into their home and then bitch about your government being out to get you. You have no friggin clue.
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#215974
Topic
Announcing: OT.Com Online Chess Tournament
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/215974/action/topic#215974
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In case anyone was wondering, here is the current rankings.

oojason
8/10

whitehaven
7/7

Shimy
3/8

KingsClash
2/7

Warbler
1/2

DirtyWookie
0/6

ricardo
0/0

ricarleite
0/2

My opinions so far:
Best game: 50 round game against oojason (thats 100 moves in total). He only made 1 mid-game mistake in the entire game, and it was damn small. If you guys want I can post the history. And that is 50 moves with him still having 2 knights, 2 rooks, 3 pawns and a queen. I had 2 rooks, a queen, 4 pawns and a bishop. His only end-game mistake was when I forked his queen It was a nerve racking game because both of us consistently went *worst case scenario*. How the heck do you play someone who consistently plays your worst case predicition. It doesn't help to predict your opponents next 20 moves if all those moves are bad for you. Jason took *1* risk mid-game, and that lost it (he let my knight get into his back). I had no clue until the VERY end who was going to win that one. Jason plays about identically to how i used to (dependant on queen), which is how I was able to manipulate him in the end-game. Sorry Jason, if you had taken that queen trade you would have won (would have taken forever though). I've taken a couple queen trades in the tourney when they suited me. Thats actually a note for everyone. do not be afraid to take a queen trade. If you threaten someone's queen and they threaten yours in turn (ie, if you kill theirs, they kill yours). Let them take your queen. That gives you a free move, cause you can let them take YOUR queen first. Make a move assuming that they are going to kill your queen next turn, and then you can kill theirs. Most people WONT want to make the trade, and if you threaten their queen, they will run, often giving you a chance to escape. Furthermore, this tactic is often a *last gasp* because players do it assuming that you are going to run with your queen. If you allow yourself to be taken you can often REALLY hurt them. Think of sacking queen's as chess ascension. If you can do it, you have risen above the intermmediate level. (although now I can't do this move anymore, dang)

Funniest game: Gainst shim. I killed all his pieces before he gave up. He ended after killing a bishop in a fork with his king (after i killed his last royal piece). Wasn't a bad game either. And shim says i've never beaten him at chess. HA!

Most screwed up game: gainst warbler. This game isn't finished yet, but I REALLY screwed up my start. I only had 1 pawn out of the second row all the way into the 6th round. By round 12 I still only have 2 forward.... I HATE playing turtle games, which is what I need to play now. Dammit.

Best Stalemate: Wookie. Trapped his queen in my back row for what, 7 rounds now? I couldn't get at him because moveing a piece to get at it would either let it get free or open my king to check. He couldn't get out cause all his moves were blocked.

Most persistent: KingsClash (hotrod?) DAMN YOU!! WHY WON'T YOU DIE!!!!!!!!

Quickest game: Ricareleite. hahahahahahahahahahahaaaaa. *sniff* you made this tournament perfect, 'least our second game was good.
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#215491
Topic
Movies that might have been better without a happily ever after ending - so says MSN
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/215491/action/topic#215491
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"We have a theory why: The filmmakers were smart enough to skip the happily-ever-after part. Instead, Ilsa gets on the plane and escapes Nazi-controlled Casablanca. Rick starts a "beautiful" friendship with the police chief, in the pre-"Brokeback Mountain" era, when men could walk off into the sunset together without ever having to worry about quitting each other."

WTF? WHy is it nowadays that male friendships are always translated into, oh, they're gay.
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#214807
Topic
hot like fire thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/214807/action/topic#214807
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I agree, places where it is overcaste are horrible. I feel especially bad for people at the bottom of the caste. I couldn't imagine being considered lower than dirt. I would never have access to things like computers, sports, or a decent education. I'd never even be able to spell or read. What a shame that there are people that will never be able to write properly eh?
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#214250
Topic
Nintendo Wii
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/214250/action/topic#214250
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The reason that the gc controllers are more likely to break is what is known as 'paddle' engineering.

I.e. the more moving parts you put in a machine, the more there is that can break. Therefore the most efficient engine is a paddle, because it only has 1 part.

Gamecube controllers are more likely to break because theres more stuff in a smaller package.

whats the nice thing about the wii controller? A. it has a wrist strap so that you won't accidently chuck it when swinging at baseball or a sword. Therefore, it makes it MUCH more difficult to toss in a rage. B. There are less MOVING parts in it. Therefore there is less to break. I predict that people will be replacing the nunchucks the most because it has a joystick. There is also the fact that people are more likely to abuse a nintendo product because they 'know' it can take it.

People can die by tripping. Same philosophy. Just because you smash a controller 100 times and nothing happens doesnt mean that another one wont break on the first go. Nintendo just happens to have an higher median on console and controller life.
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#212555
Topic
The Da Vinci Code Movie
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/212555/action/topic#212555
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Given that said 'mockeries' are released just about once a week, I have to disagree.

A couple of british newspapers did comics remarking on that after the whole uproar. They did one where mohammed is in heaven with Jesus, God, and someone else, i forget who, and they say, welcome to the club.

If a movie came out, saying mohammed was just some guy who was a trickster, a manipulator, who didn't actually communicate with heaven, and was just spewing bile out for money and fame, you don't think the muslims would be upset? The comic contreversy would look like nothing in compare.