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#477475
Topic
Video Games - a general discussion thread
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I bought Rogue Squadron 2&3 for my Wii since I never owned a GC.  They're pretty much unplayable with my GC controllers since the thumbsticks have such massive dead-zones.  You can't fine-tune anything, so you either turn 10 degrees or none.  I thought I should just pop them in my laptop and boot up dolphin and play them with a real joystick.  But then I found out that you can't play from the disc and you have to go snag a ROM.  I owned the games, so I thought- why not?  THEN it turns out that they are un-emulatable.

Darn.

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#477465
Topic
General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
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fishmanlee said:

EDIT:

you have a problem with the way he pronounces especially?

Original version so I dont seem like George Lucas:

You don't like the way he says especially?

PK: When you say "orfen", do you mean, "Orphan: a person who has lost his parents?" or "Often: frequently".

MG: Frequently.

PK: Ah, you said "often: frequently".

MG: I didn't say orphan frequently, I said it only once!

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#477458
Topic
Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
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  • Yes, I'm in for the full six-film set. (43%, 258 Votes)
  • Not until Lucasfilm restores the original, unaltered versions of the first trilogy. (29%, 171 Votes)
  • I'll buy them, but I won't be happy about it. (11%, 63 Votes)
  • Only the original trilogy (Episodes IV - VI) for me. (9%, 52 Votes)
  • I won't buy any of them. (8%, 45 Votes)
  • Only the prequel trilogy (Episodes I - III) for me. (1%, 4 Votes)
  • I'm waiting for the 3D conversions. (0%, 4 Votes)
  •  

    Almost there... [/red leader]

    Post
    #477452
    Topic
    Video Games - a general discussion thread
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    doubleofive said:

    xhonzi said:


    But you plan to add OoT when you get it for the 3DS?

    Yes, though I'm fairly certain I beat it, though if I did, there are several dungeons I don't remember at all. I did beat Majora's Mask, or at least helped some kids I was babysitting beat it. Can't recall. Never had an N64 of my own.

     But... they're not on your above list?

    Somehow once my wife has beaten it, I will wrestle the 3DS away from her

    Read as:

    Somehow once my wife has been beaten, I will wrestle the 3DS away from her

     

     http://www.zeldauniverse.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/oot-compare.jpg

     That's more or less how it looks on the gamecube.  I have that collection with the 2 NES ones and the 2 N64 ones, with the extra dungeons.

    EDIT: Wait... which pic is which?  The top looks like a low render resolution- but the bottom looks like a low texture resolution.  I'm not sure which one looks better.

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    #477435
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    Last movie seen
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    Although it does have a couple of goofs.  Only see it if you can handle such blatant (and I believe willful) anachronisms as the following:

    When his parents are to the rehearsal dinner, Walter and his babysitter Dana are in the kitchen. Walter is playing with his Lego bricks. One of the towers he has built has a yellow 2x6 brick on top. These type of bricks were introduced by The Lego Company in 1981. The film is set in 1976.

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    #477432
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    Last movie seen
    Time

    The Box.

    I had no interest (or very little, at least) until I saw that it was Screenwritten/Directed/Produced by Donnie Darko's Richard Kelly and a favourite author of mine- Richard Matheson.

    I really enjoyed it.  It's hard to say much without ruining it...  but this movie was well marketed to keep its secrets intact, I think.  Think the Trailer/Ending of Star Trek III, but the reverse where it's not in the trailer.  Due to this fact, and the twisty-turny nature of the story, it's sure to keep you guessing until the end.

    I would say that if you're interested in the body of work by either or both of the two previously mentioned people- then definitely check this one out.  If you like suspense thrillers, check it out.  If you want to see Jimmy Marsden in a movie where he isn't killed, kidnapped and brainwashed, or otherwise sidelined in the first 10 minutes...  or plays "the other guy" in the love triangle... then check it out.  It has a 5.8 on imdb.com, so be warned.  But I found it very enjoyable right up until the end.  Which we can talk about if someone else sees it.

    THE END.

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    #477380
    Topic
    Video Games - a general discussion thread
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    I really need to start Windwaker.  I bought it when we got the Wii 3 or 4 years ago, and I haven't even started it.  I need to start it, THEN I need to finish it, THEN I will go buy a copy of Twilight Princess (and not start that for a couple of years).  Which reminds me... I need to get my son to play Ocarina of Time.  He's almost 8 which I think is probably close enough.

    My wife and I are this close to finishing Mass Effect, then maybe we'll start WW.  But I really want to play Monkey Island 2 with her, so that we can also play 3 and 4 SO THAT I can finally play Tales of.

    Decisions, decisions...

    Also:

    1. Back to the Future The Game is pretty fun.  I got the first episode free by responding to some solicitation before Christmas.  I'm not sure how hard it is to get it free now... but the game is also coming to PS3 and there's a "demo" on that which might be the whole first episode as well.
    2. The wife was sick on Saturday so we logged a professional's day (about 6 hours) in World of Keflings.  That was a good time.
    3. Looks like I missed the OT.com L4D-athon.  :(
    4. Deadly Premonition is still bizarre and hilarious.
    5. I finished the story on Fable 2, and there are a few sidequests I want to mop up.  But, as always, once the "story" is over, I seem to lose most of my interest in the sidequests... even though my thought just prior to ending the story is: Let's put the story to bed so I can get back to these sidequests!
    Post
    #475633
    Topic
    Borders bookseller faces bankruptcy
    Time

    Gaffer Tape said:

    To clarify a little, there's a quotation-mark-looking button on the toolbar in the reply text field that allows you to create a quote block at any time in any place.  And from there you can just paste test into it.  Viola.

     Fixed?

     

    Which reminds me...

    Q: What's the difference between a viola and a trampoline?

    A: You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline.