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#589127
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Dark Knight Rises - Now that we know the cast
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I've been told the DCAU team was actually asked about the movie at a panel they did with Kevin Conroy. Must've been awkward when he shot them that look of "what?" haha.

Also, it's not computer-generated as much as inked. With animation these days, that's how it works. The animation itself is still hand-drawn, but the coloring/inking/finessing is done on computers. Except for with vehicles etc. (which often end up complete CG, and this is one of my ONLY complaints with the direction animation is headed in.)

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#589073
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James Bond 007 Thread
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captainsolo said:


that awful artificial blue tint on the opening of OHMSS.

When the movie aired on usa in HD, this tint wasn't there (or was at least much, much more subdued). The blus have fixed at least a few issues that the DVDs had such as the ridiculous oversaturation on L&LD.

Warb, I'd recommend at the very least you pick up your favorite movies. Captainsolo has said 99.9% will be thrilled with them and he's right; the man is notoriously picky about these things :P

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#588633
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Dark Knight Rises - Now that we know the cast
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Warbler said:



bkev said:

Warb, what do you think of the Animated Series then where Bruce is shown to take an active interest in business - and be competent at it to boot? Sounds to me that would be unfaithful by your definition. Only curious is all.


was he depicted in the comics as being incompetent in his business and not giving a damn about the business the funds all his Batman stuff(not to mention that Wayne foundation is supposed to be a a charitable organization and it is hard to do that without funds)? 


This is true; however, I specifically recall the creators of the animated series claiming they "toned down" the playboy disguise aspect in order to portray Bruce as a competent businessman.

Return of the Joker
Return of the Jedi
RotJ

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#587858
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guess which one's mine.

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#587649
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London 2012, Olympics
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Warbler said:

whatever,


really? 


whatever. 


really? 


whatever


whatever. 

Your blind patriotism usually maddens me but these kinds of responses are just totally and utterly immature. At least in the politics thread you give it more of a fight before you get sardonic or dismissive.

Just had to comment on how fucking ridiculous this place gets sometimes.

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#587519
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Retro Gaming - a general discussion thread
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zombie84 said:


The Sega Saturn controller was phenomenal. It fit solidly in your hands, had a 6-button fighter configuration plus additional bumpers for games that needed them.

You really need to use one to experience the difference. I didn't really pay much attention to it until my friend mentioned how much better it was, but once I did - man did I adore it! Unfortunately the 3D pad didn't fare as well; it's awkward as heck. The DreamCast is okay, but I tend to go crooked with the analog stick when holding forward so I tend to prefer situations like with the Gamecube where the edges are solid instead of rounded and there are 9 or so points I can easily stop at without it sliding over.

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#587498
Topic
Retro Gaming - a general discussion thread
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I think I might own more consoles than I don't! Haha. I'm a bit of a collector. Here's my list:

-Atari 2600, recently acquired at a great price. It's great owning it as a novelty, and sometimes when I have friends who might actually be interested in it like myself it's a real blast. Combat especially. But I don't think it's much on single player action. I can't beat ET... =(

-NES (toploader). I'm probably going to get it modded so it can use AV ports, because the RF adapters - all three I have of them (long story) - get really snowy to a distracting level. With the Atari, I don't mind it; but with this baby, it's a little annoying. I still love her though, she got me started on classic gaming. She's great, but we don't have a TV old enough for Duck Hunt currently hooked up in the house. So she's lost a bit of her spark.

-Genesis (model 3) It does what Nintendon't... sometimes. I own Ecco, 6-pack (Streets of Rage [best]), Shinobi Revenge, Sonic, Columns, Super Hang-On and apparently a game I can't remember), Vectorman, and Comix Zone. Due to the smallness of this collection I don't normally touch it - and the fact that the Model 3 supports no add-ons is a real bummer. I'd want a SEGA CD even for a novelty. To be honest, if I wanna play the Genesis I just pop in "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection" on the PS3 due to its highly comprehensive library. The controllers come in handy for the Atari though.

-Super Nintendo. I mostly use it for Super Mario World or Chrono Trigger, both of which have been on my to-beat list for years. I have all three Super Star Wars games, but - let's face it - I can't beat the first level in 2/3rds of them. Probably not going to try again anytime soon.

-SEGA Saturn. Yup, someone has a Saturn! Virtua Fighter 2, NiGHTs (fantastic), Sonic 3D Blast. That's about the extent of my collection. There's not much to say about it because I haven't spent too much time on it (I can't beat the second NiGHTS boss, and really, who would play 3D Blast?) but it's great to have for one reason: that d-pad. is. PERFECT. You have to use it to experience it yourself, but I've never used a smoother or more responsive one. Shame, too.

-Nintendo 64. My first. Somehow have six controllers in the house. That speaks as to how much I play it. It's still my go-to for local multiplayer fun, and that's unlikely to change.

-A topless Dreamcast. I tried to clean the laser once, and... the top won't screw back on properly! When it's in, the discs just don't spin. So it sits in the corner. It works with a little bit of tape, but makes it harder to use boot discs for burned games. I'll come back to Soul Calibur every so often. Very glad I have this.


So, yes, I enjoy my classics.