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Post: #77029
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/77029/action/topic#77029
Time: 10-Nov-2004 3:59 PM

I would say some of those old NES games are the hardest? I think the original Mega Man, Ninja Gaiden, and Castlevania were the hardest for me to beat.

Post: #76930
Topic: Halo 2
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76930/action/topic#76930
Time: 9-Nov-2004 5:56 PM

I'm playing it. I'm somewhat underwhelmed.

Post: #76782
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76782/action/topic#76782
Time: 9-Nov-2004 1:41 PM

Yeah, that's him!

Post: #76797
Topic: ROTJ is worse than I remember.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76797/action/topic#76797
Time: 9-Nov-2004 8:22 AM

Interesting, and understandable. I agree that once you watch it objectively, it sort of loses a bit of its luster. While I really like ROTJ, the problem for me is that it hits a brick wall about an hour into the movie. They wander the forest, then they get captured, then they almost get roasted, then they befriend the ewoks, then they tell stories, blah blah blah. I usually find myself fast forwarding from Luke leaving Degobah until where Luke and Vader hook up on Endor. I wouldn't dream of fast forwarding through ANH or ESB.

On a side note, I always found the scene where the Executor slams into the death star to be the worst effect in the entire trilogy. I can't for the life of me understand how GL can decide other effects are antiquated while that one gets to stay.

Post: #76742
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76742/action/topic#76742
Time: 9-Nov-2004 1:19 AM

Is "Fernando Martinez" in San Andreas?

Post: #76546
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76546/action/topic#76546
Time: 7-Nov-2004 10:56 PM

I agree. I actually enjoyed killing the "slash all my prices!" guy, especially since you'd get his parts.

Post: #76393
Topic: Episode III Teaser Trailer
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76393/action/topic#76393
Time: 6-Nov-2004 3:12 PM

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You could've just said, "Hey Darth Justin, don't post pics from the video game trailer that can potentially spoil the film's climactic scenes."

I didn't even know there was a video game trailer. Sorry, I'm just trying not to be spoiled, that's all.

Post: #76217
Topic: Episode III Teaser Trailer
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76217/action/topic#76217
Time: 6-Nov-2004 1:16 PM

Sorry to be a whiner, but can we watch it on the spoilers a little bit?

Post: #76020
Topic: Halo 2
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76020/action/topic#76020
Time: 6-Nov-2004 7:15 AM

I somewhat disagree (not saying you're wrong). See, I don't think Halo was groundbreaking at all. I just think it was incredibly refined. Everything it did, it did well. The gameplay, while some may have not cared for it, was flawlessly executed. The graphics were top-notch, the settings, levels, and story were all great. The music was fantastic (probably the best I've ever heard in a game) and set the tone perfectly. Also, no bugs/glitches/collision problems whatsover. I just see it as the template for what a good game should be.

Post: #75988
Topic: Episode III Teaser Trailer
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75988/action/topic#75988
Time: 5-Nov-2004 5:50 PM

Dooku looks like he's 6'10"

Post: #75877
Topic: Episode III Teaser Trailer
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75877/action/topic#75877
Time: 5-Nov-2004 8:22 AM

Same old same old. A cool trailer with a few cool moments, which isn't representative of the picture as a whole. I see Ep III being slightly better than AOTC (which isn't saying much). The Anakin stuff did look pretty sweet though.

I was caugt a little off-guard by the Vader dialect, but then it dawned on me that perhaps he says "Mast-ER" because it's his first words he's not going to go from Hayden's Anakin' accent to JEJ's 'Vader' accent overnight. Maybe he developes his speach pattern over the next 20 years? Or is it just a GL inconsistency?

Post: #75708
Topic: Halo 2
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75708/action/topic#75708
Time: 4-Nov-2004 10:47 AM

Halo 2? I'm ready, baby!

Oh man I'm excited. I'm gonna either get it monday night or tuesday morning.

Post: #75500
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75500/action/topic#75500
Time: 3-Nov-2004 10:40 PM

Geez!! I don't know about you guys, but I think I can wait 5 more days.

Post: #74770
Topic: EpIII Teaser Poster
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/74770/action/topic#74770
Time: 1-Nov-2004 4:15 AM

Ha! That's awesome!

Post: #74604
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/74604/action/topic#74604
Time: 30-Oct-2004 8:12 PM

I was the same way. I'm a loyal Nintendo person, and initially, I perceived the Xbox as all hype with little substance (and no good games besides Halo). But (for me) while the GameCube had some great games up front (Mario Sunshine, Metroid, Rogue Leader, ect) it hit a huge drought after the Wind Waker was released, So I went ahead and got an Xbox and ended up really liking it because of the features I mentioned above, and I haven't looked back since. Although I am looking forward to the new Metroid and Resident Evil 4.

Post: #74596
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/74596/action/topic#74596
Time: 30-Oct-2004 5:11 PM

My favorite would have to be the Xbox. The reason is not so much the games but rather the 'options' it comes with. I like that it supports widescreen and 720p, and I absolutely LOVE the hard drive. It beats memory cards, and the ability to listen to your own music while playing can make an ordinary game much better.

Post: #74357
Topic: EpIII Teaser Poster
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/74357/action/topic#74357
Time: 28-Oct-2004 7:51 PM

Oh man. That poster looks....really bad.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the first two teaser posters looked relatively photorealistic, didn't they? Although the screen grab may be poor, the Ep III poster looks like something someone doodled on a notebook. And I agree it resembles Dark Helmet.

Say, can't we get some guy to make a quality poster-sized image of the fake one?

Post: #74354
Topic: THE PSYCHO REVIEW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/74354/action/topic#74354
Time: 28-Oct-2004 7:36 PM

Slappy and the Stinkers. It's a movie starring Bronson Pinchot and a seal. A seal, man! Actually, I was somewhat joking, but I saw that it's getting its first ever release on dvd and was wondering if Dayv was going to hit us up with a review.

Post: #74175
Topic: THE PSYCHO REVIEW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/74175/action/topic#74175
Time: 27-Oct-2004 7:34 PM

DAYV, are you going to be reviewing the upcoming dvd release of Slappy and the Stinkers??

Post: #73854
Topic: Yoda cuts one - in the PT.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/73854/action/topic#73854
Time: 26-Oct-2004 11:18 AM

Well if it is a joke, it's a rather pathetic one. Considering the past idiocy in the prequels, most people wouldn't put it past Lucas and Co. to throw a farting Yoda into the mix.

Post: #73176
Topic: Fix up original Terminator effects?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/73176/action/topic#73176
Time: 23-Oct-2004 1:04 PM

I might be in favor of it as long as the original is still available <cough>. Also, if he actually were to spruce up the effects, I think that he should use traditional animatronics/props and not just lazily cgi the endoskeleton scenes. Just my two cents.

Post: #72941
Topic: Lucas to Receive AFI Lifetime Award
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/72941/action/topic#72941
Time: 21-Oct-2004 5:12 PM

I wish more big-name Hollywood people would stand up to GL. It seems like they all give him a free pass, or kind of look the other way out of professional courtesy when he makes his decisions . But you know they think the same thing we do. Sure there are spoofs and grumblings, but the only time I've ever heard of someone directly approaching GL was in an interview with Trey Parker, where he said he saw GL at an event and made it a point to go up to GL and tell him how pathetic TPM was (which probably wasn't too persuasive).

Post: #72925
Topic: Deals to take advantage of...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/72925/action/topic#72925
Time: 21-Oct-2004 4:04 PM

I'm with both of you guys. If it's a hard-to-find item, I check amazon sellers first. And if I have to do ebay, I can usually get a money order for $2 max, and that beats the crap out of screwing around with paypal.

Post: #72741
Topic: Are we wasting our lives?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/72741/action/topic#72741
Time: 20-Oct-2004 7:55 PM

While in college, I dabbled a fair amount in philosophy. I did your requisite Plato, Sarte, Camus (a personal fave) ect. I even ended up writing a paper refuting St. Anselm's ontological argument, which...didn't go over well at all with the professor. Anyway, I would say that, while I liked philosophy, I had trouble focusing on specifics. But then I came upon a book. Not just a book but the literary holy grail of all things philosphical. It was such a powerful cocktail of logic and wisdom that I felt humbled just reading it and haven't looked back since. What book, you ask? Why that book is Crazy From the Heat by David Lee Roth.

Post: #72508
Topic: Episode Three Spoiler or No Spoilers?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/72508/action/topic#72508
Time: 20-Oct-2004 5:41 AM

I'm not interested in spoilers since I'm not interested in the movie itself.