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Who do you align yourself with? Why?
after the tangent the GTA thread went on, I figured why not dedicate a thread to all of us fanboys who want to say "your system sucks! Mine is better!"
Al I ask is that you intelligently back up your thoughts.
Me? I'm a Nintendo Fanboy. Yes. "fanboy". Love it or hate it but I ain't gonna front.
Microsoft worries me...Sony, I hate.
I worry about Microsoft because their moderate success in this industry thus far seems to prove that if you have enough money (and advertising...), you can be a contender in the industry...that producing great systems and games (ie. Sega - R.I.P. Dreamcast) isn't enough to survive or truely needed. You just gotta get the name out there. Over adn over and over again. You know, commit over $500 million to advertising alone...the great games will come eventually. (only system seller for the Box, Halo)
I hate Sony because they convinced 50+ million users that a game system doesn't have to have the fastest load times or produce the smoothest graphics and first party developed games just aren't needed (which is truely BS.)...just find ONE great 3rd party game and make sure your system can also play DVDs and CDs and VIOLA! You have a #1 selling game system.
Nintendo I adore for the simple fact that it is the worlds last true gaming company that still manufacturers its own hardware as well as EXCELLENT 1st party games. They insist on making games EVERYONE can play...not just for adults and that I can dig.
Nintendo strives to make great games and nothing else. If the PS brand failed, back to CD & DVD players and other home electronics they go. Microsoft? Need I really explain what THEY would do if the XBOX failed?
Meanwhile - Nintendo solely thrives on providing people of all ages with quality & unique gaming experiences.
So...I ask again:
Who do you align yourself with? Why?
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I was always into Nintendo as a kid. Even today, the only next-gen system I have, is GameCube.
BUT.... Sega.
Even with my GameCube, I think I get more fun out of my Dreamcast, and even my Saturn. Saturn is still great for me, because I have the Japanese versions of X-Men vs. SF and Marvel vs. SF - and unlike X-Men vs. SF for PS1 ( :barf: ), the Japanese Saturn version is arcade-perfect.
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the Dreamcast is the greatest machine that never had a fair chance. Great system indeed. Controller felt a lil shoddy compared to the PS (a top notch controller I must say, seriously) but yeah, its a shame Sega was so deep in debt by the time they released the 'Cast...such low margin of error for them at the time. no choice but to punch out when the system undersold.
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I never dug the PS controller. Partially because of the double shoulder buttons, but more because they had to be GAY with Circle, Triange, Square, and X. I understand how you want to be different, but fuck that, LETTERS are easy.
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Quote:Originally posted by FollowThisLogic
I never dug the PS controller. Partially because of the double shoulder buttons, but more because they had to be GAY with Circle, Triange, Square, and X. I understand how you want to be different, but fuck that, LETTERS are easy.
actually, I meant the PS2 controller...yeah - the symbols were kinda...EH. but I must admit, the rumble feature is the best in the biz currently and as much as the double shoulder buttons bother me, when a game designer implements them in a smart fashion, they feel more intuitive than that blasted "Z" button on the Cube controller.
(ie. EA sport games...)
But honestly, my biggst complaint about the Cube controller is that Z button; it stinks. Too stiff, not very responsive IMO.
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I'm Nintendo born and Nintendo bred.
My first system was a SNES when I was 7. I had been using my friends SNES and older NES throughout my younger life. We beat the first 3 Mario games before I was 8 years old(it was mostly him doing the playing since he was 2 years older then me.)
When I was 11 years old I dedicated a whole summer to beating Zelda: A Link to the Past, the absolute greatest game ever made. People have to argue pretty hard to even get me to start to think another game comes close to A Link to the Past.
I got an old Playstation a couple years ago and didnt see anything that made it better then N64. Sure they had games like the Final Fantasy Series, Chrono Trigger/Cross, Crash Bandicoot, and Tomb Raider but Nintendo always had Zelda, Star Fox and Mario and Donkey Kong to battle those. Other then that both systems usually had the same sports games (Madden football and other EA games.) And sometimes Playstation came out with games that were original but so did Nintendo64, so I dont see how Playstation was better then N64.
Now I have Gamecube and no PS2. Personally, from playing games at my various friends houses, I dont see what makes PS2 SO MUCH better then Gamecube(like so many people say.) I'll give it to you "PS2ers" that PS2 has tons of more games then Gamecube and with all those amounts of games, obviously some are gonna be better then Gamecubes lesser amount of games. And other then a few truly great games like GTA and again, the FF series PS2 doesnt have much to contend with Gamecube's Resident Evils, Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and Starfox. And from what one of my friends said, Gamecube is getting some rights or something to put out FF games on Gamecube. Now what will there be to challenge Gamecubes premiere games?
And Im not gonna go into XBox/Dreamcast but honestly and simply put, they both suck.
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Quote:I never dug the PS controller. Partially because of the double shoulder buttons, but more because they had to be GAY with Circle, Triange, Square, and X. I understand how you want to be different, but fuck that, LETTERS are easy.
Yeah ill have to agree. Playstations controllers were never that great and i always hated the four L/R buttons on the top. They confused the fuck out of me, as did the shape buttons.
Gamecube has definetly got the best controller, it just molds into your hand and everything is right there in your hand. Plus the 'Z' button isnt all the way in the middle of the back of the controller, which pissed me off about the N64 controller.
As for other controllers, I dont remeber the Dreamcast controller but I have used the Xbox one. I hate that big ass controller. The buttons are all smushed together and my stupid fingers always hit the wrong button.
Regular Nintendo's controller was cool because it was basic and had like 4 buttons on it. But the rectangle shape pissed me off, the edges annoyed the crap out of me.
SNES's controller wasnt bad when I was a kid but when I try to use it now it's just too tiny.
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The Cube controller has to be one of the worst designs ever. Huge A button in the middle, and 3 buttons around it.... horrible. And yeah, Z is annoying too.
And I must agree, Link To The Past.... nothing can EVER beat that game.
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Quote:.... Sega.
Even with my GameCube, I think I get more fun out of my Dreamcast, and even my Saturn. Saturn is still great for me, because I have the Japanese versions of X-Men vs. SF and Marvel vs. SF - and unlike X-Men vs. SF for PS1 ( ), the Japanese Saturn version is arcade-perfect.
Same here, SEGA was always my cup o' tea.
It started with the Master System, and finished with the Genesis/Sega CD.
And when they came out with the 6-button controller, forget it. I played Super Street Fighter II for weeks on end.
The only trouble SEGA had (and which Nintendo still faces and Sony and Microsoft will learn soon) is that the hardware aspect costs money, far more than selling one's own software can compensate. That's why SEGA had to abandon the hardware biz and concentrate solely on games.
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For me it went Atari, Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Turbo Grafix 16, PS1, Dreamcast, the PS2. Youll never get me away from Sony again I fear, since Sega is gone. Like I said, Nintendo, too cartoony. You kids keep your 'tendo, the adults will play with the Sonys.
Calm down, calm down, Im only kidding, dont get is a hissy about your precious cubes.
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<marquee><font size=1 color=blue><b>Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs. </b></font></marquee><marquee><font size=1 color=green><b> Yo I can't sing it I feel like singin I wanna fucking sing Cos i'm happy Yeh, i'm happy HaHa I got my baby back Yo, check it out Some days i sit, staring out the window Watchin' this world pass me by Sometimes i think theres nothing to live for I almost break down and cry Somtimes i think i'm crazy I'm crazy, oh so crazy Why am i here, am i just wasting my time? But then i see my baby Suddenly i'm not crazy It all makes sense when i look into her eyes Somtimes it feels like the world's on my shoulders Everyone's leaning on me Cos sometimes it feels like the world's almost over But then she come back to me My baby girl [hailey laughs] keeps gettin' older I watch her grow up with pride People make jokes, cos they don't understand me They just dont see my real side I act like shit, dont phase me, Inside it drives me crazy My insecurities could eat me alive But then i see my baby Suddenly i'm not crazy It all makes sense when i look into her eyes Yeh and if i could sing, i'd keep singing this song to my daughter If i could hit the notes, i'd blow something as long as my father To show her how i feel about her, how proud i am that i got 'er God, im a daddy, im so glad that her mum didn't (abort her) Now you prob'ly get this picture from my public persona That i'm a pistol-packing drug-addict who bags on his momma, But i wanna just take this time out to be perfectly honest Cos there's a lot of shit i keep bottled that hurts deep inside o' ma soul, And just know that i grow colder the older i grow This boulder on my shoulder that gets heavy and harder to hold And this load is like the weight of the world And i think my neck is breaking should i just give up Or try to live up to these expectations? now look, I love my daughter more than life in itself, But i got a wife who's determined to make my life living hell But i handle it well, given the circumstances i'm dealt So many chances, man, it's too bad, coulda had someone else But the years that i've wasted are nothing to the tears that ive tasted So here's what im facin: 3 felonies, 6 years of probation I've went to jail for this woman, i've been to bat for this woman I've taken bats to people' backs, bent over backwards for this woman Man, i shoulda seen it comin, what i stick my penis uppin? Woulda ripped the pre-nup if i'd seen what she was fuckin But fuck it, it's over, there's no more reason to cry no more I got my baby, maybe the only lady that i adore, haley So sayonara, try tomorra, nice to know ya My baby's travelled back to the arms of her rightful owner And suddenly it seems that my shoulder blades have just shifted Its like the greatest gift you can get The weight has been lifted Woow! I told you, i can't sing. Oh well, i tried Haley, remember when i said If you ever need anything, daddy will be right there? Well guess what, daddy's here. And i ain't goin nowhere baby I love you (kiss)</b></font></marquee><marquee><font size=1 color=yellow><b>We’ve been waitin’ for a long time Yes, we’ve been waitin’ for a long, long time We’ve been waitin’ for a long time But we ain’t gonna wait no more We’re getting’ ready to rock & roll We’re gonna - 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3! Well, there’s a reason everybody should be shakin’ in the house tonight And you should grab your favorite lady and promise her you’ll do it right. Tell Fat Jack to jump back and give you a shot of some booze So you can party to some stomp-down, butt-bumpin’, rock & roll, rhythm & blues. ‘Cause the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town. I know that everybody when they hear the music will be doin’ it on the floor Jump up and down they turn around and tell the band to play some more ‘Cause tonight you can dance and romance and do anything you feel like doin’ But don’t look surprised ‘cause you know what I like and tonight we ought to do it ‘Cause the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town. Oh, yeah. Well, there’s a reason everybody should be shakin’ in the house tonight And you should grab your favorite lady and promise her you’ll do it right Tell Fat Jack to jump back and give you a shot of some booze So you can party to some stomp-down, butt-bumpin’, rock & roll, rhythm & blues. ‘Cause the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The boys are back in town. And when the boys are back, There ain’t no foolin’ around!
</b></font></marquee><marquee><font size=1 color=orange><b>Please allow me to introduce myself I’m a man of wealth and taste I’ve been around for a long, long year Stole many a man’s soul and faith And I was ’round when jesus christ Had his moment of doubt and pain Made damn sure that pilate Washed his hands and sealed his fate Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my name But what’s puzzling you Is the nature of my game I stuck around st. petersburg When I saw it was a time for a change Killed the czar and his ministers Anastasia screamed in vain I rode a tank Held a general’s rank When the blitzkrieg raged And the bodies stank Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my name, oh yeah Ah, what’s puzzling you Is the nature of my game, oh yeah I watched with glee While your kings and queens Fought for ten decades For the gods they made I shouted out, Who killed the kennedys? When after all It was you and me Let me please introduce myself I’m a man of wealth and taste And I laid traps for troubadours Who get killed before they reached bombay Pleased to meet you Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah But what’s puzzling you Is the nature of my game, oh yeah, get down, baby Pleased to meet you Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah But what’s confusing you Is just the nature of my game Just as every cop is a criminal And all the sinners saints As heads is tails Just call me lucifer ’cause I’m in need of some restraint So if you meet me Have some courtesy Have some sympathy, and some taste Use all your well-learned politesse Or I’ll lay your soul to waste, um yeah Pleased to meet you Hope you guessed my name, um yeah But what’s puzzling you Is the nature of my game, um mean it, get down Woo, who Oh yeah, get on down Oh yeah Oh yeah! Tell me baby, what’s my name Tell me honey, can ya guess my name Tell me baby, what’s my name I tell you one time, you’re to blame Ooo, who Ooo, who Ooo, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Oh, yeah What’s me name Tell me, baby, what’s my name Tell me, sweetie, what’s my name Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Oh, yeah</b></font></marquee><marquee><font size=1 color=red><b>Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys They'll never stay home and they're always alone Even with someone they love Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold And they'd rather give you a song then diamonds or gold Lonestar belt buckles and old faded Levi's each night begins a new day And if you don't understand him and he don't die young He'll probly just ride away Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys They'll never stay home and they're always alone Even with someone they love Cowboys like smokey old pool rooms and clear mountian moringin's Little warm puppies and children and girls of the night And them that don't know him won't like him And them that do sometimes won't know how to take him He ain't wrong he's just different but his pride won't let him do things to make you think he's right Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys They'll never stay home and they're always alone Even with someone they love Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such</b></font></marquee><marquee><font size=1 color=grey><b>What dey gives you blood? Three months man Whatchu doin in here anyway? You oughta be home with your momma How old are you boy? Thirteen Thirteen? Damn, the bastards must be runnin outta niggaz to arrest Yeah, ohh yeah, this goes out to all the families that went through the struggle Yeah, from the heart It was from the heart, everything was real All that I got is you And I'm so thankful I made it through Yo, dwellin in the past, flashbacks when I was young Whoever thought that I'd have a baby girl and three sons I'm goin through this difficult stage I find it hard to believe Why my old Earth had so many seeds But she's an old woman, and due to me I respect that I saw life for what it's really worth and took a step back Family ain't family no more, we used to play ball Eggs after school, eat grits cause we was poor Grab the pliers for the channel, fix the hanger on the TV Rockin each others pants to school wasn't easy We survived winters, snotty nosed with no coats We kept it real, but the older brother still had jokes Sadly, daddy left me at the age of six I didn't know nuttin but mommy neatly packed his shit She cried, and grandma held the family down I guess mommy wasn't strong enough, she just went down Check it, fifteen of us in a three bedroom apartment Roaches everywhere, cousins and aunts was there Four in the bed, two at the foot, two at the head I didn't like to sleep with Jon-Jon he peed the bed Seven o'clock, pluckin roaches out the cereal box Some shared the same spoon, watchin saturday cartoons Sugar water was our thing, every meal was no thrill In the summer, free lunch held us down like steel And there was days I had to go to Tex house with a note Stating "Gloria can I borrow some food I'm dead broke" So embarrasin I couldn't stand to knock on they door My friends might be laughin, I spent stamps in stores Mommy where's the toilet paper, use the newspaper Look Ms. Rose gave us a couch, she's the neighbor Things was deep, my whole youth was sharper than cleats Two brothers with muscular dystrophy, it killed me But I remember this, mom's would lick her finger tips To wipe the cold out my eye before school wit her spit Case worker had her runnin back to face to face I caught a case, housin tried to throw us out of our place Sometimes I look up at the stars and analyze the sky And ask myself was I meant to be here... why? Yeah, yo All that I got is you And I'm so thankful I made it through Word up mommy, I love you Word up It was all you, word, you brought me in like this I sit and think about All the times we did without, yeah I always said I woudn't cry When I saw tears in your eyes I understand that daddy's not here now But some way or somehow, I will always be around, yeah All things that I did from this to them Oh from drugs to being there Being down and out and I love you always Yeah, you say You see the universe, which consists of the sun moon and star And them planets, that exist in my space Like man woman and child You understand? We got to keep it real, and what reality and reality will keep it real with us I remember them good ol days Because see, that's the child I was What made me the man I am today See cause if you forget where you come from, heheh You're never gonna make it where you're goin, aheh Because you lost the reality of yourself So take one stroll through your mind And see what you will find And you'll see a whole universe all over again and again and again and again and again Heheheh, yeah heheheheh ahaheheheh
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<marquee><font size=1 color=blue><b>The old Cherokee chief sat in his reservation hut, smoking the ceremonial pipe, eyeing the two US government officials sent to interview him. "Chief Two Eagles," one official began, "you have observed the white man for many generations, you have seen his wars and his products, you have seen all his progress, and all his problems." The chief nodded. The official continued, "Considering recent events,in your opinion,where has the white man gone wrong? " The chief stared at the government officials for over a minute, and then calmly replied. "When white man found the land, Indians were running it. No taxes. No debt. Plenty buffalo, Plenty beaver. Women did most of the work. Medicine man free. Indian men hunted and fished all the time" . The chief smiled, and added quietly, "White man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that."</b></font></marquee>
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