Post by: Zach on April 30, 2006, 02:52:15 PM
btw, when you click on the link for sadness it asks you "Are you at least 21 years old and dont suffer from a heart condition, or nervous disposition?" Dont worry about it, there isnt anything to worry about, maybe they are planning on putting some more shocking footage up later, but right now it is just type.
Post by: Hostile Creation on April 30, 2006, 03:07:31 PM
Post by: mantidor on April 30, 2006, 03:14:56 PM
Post by: eljefe on April 30, 2006, 05:17:51 PM
mantidor
Post by: The Omen on April 30, 2006, 05:31:51 PM
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I really like their direction and background, but they shouldnt have said that Nintendo brought games to life, because thats not true.
That all depends...ask anyone in 1984-85, and that statement is quite correct.
Post by: Hostile Creation on April 30, 2006, 05:34:34 PM
Post by: Dasmos on April 30, 2006, 05:36:57 PM
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Post by: KDR_11k on April 30, 2006, 07:59:52 PM
Post by: mantidor on April 30, 2006, 08:12:31 PM
"They did for video games what the printing press did for writing."
Making them more mainstream? well, that wasnt Nintendo, it was Sony.
Post by: IceCold on April 30, 2006, 08:31:10 PM
QuoteNo, in the 1980s Nintendo singlehandedly expanded the videogame market, and made it mainstream. Sony did this again with the PlayStation, but it was not nearly as drastic.. And if Nintendo hadn't done what they did Sony wouldn't be able to do what they did.
Making them more mainstream? well, that wasnt Nintendo, it was Sony.
The fact remains that Super Mario Bros is the most popular game of all time (although it was packed in), and Super Mario Bros 3 is the best-selling game ever that was not packed in with the system. Needless to say, Nintendo made gaming mainstream well before Sony expanded the market further..
Post by: Hostile Creation on April 30, 2006, 08:32:25 PM
"Making them more mainstream? well, that wasnt Nintendo, it was Sony."
Hahaha, you obviously have no idea how profoundly the printing press affected the world.
KDR: I dunno. I never recall computer games being any good (oh!).
Post by: Bill Aurion on April 30, 2006, 08:54:41 PM
Post by: Spak-Spang on May 01, 2006, 10:45:28 AM
By the way I must admit you have a talent for finding and creating simple, but eye catching anime Icons.
Post by: vudu on May 01, 2006, 11:31:02 AM
Post by: Spak-Spang on May 03, 2006, 01:11:49 PM
Ha.
Post by: mantidor on May 03, 2006, 01:14:27 PM
Post by: The Omen on May 03, 2006, 01:21:56 PM
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No, in the 1980s Nintendo singlehandedly expanded the videogame market, and made it mainstream. Sony did this again with the PlayStation, but it was not nearly as drastic.. And if Nintendo hadn't done what they did Sony wouldn't be able to do what they did.
Sony did not. They stole an existing market, but they did not create a huge phenomenon. Nintendo saved the entire market singlehandedly.
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Hostile: Really? I seem to recall the computer game market being unaffected by that.
PC gaming got much much bigger in the late 80's/early 90's (probably because of Doom and Wolfenstien)than in the market crash years, and the NES years that followed. It was pretty much nonexistant. Nonexistant in terms of households with PCs, and those that played games on those PCs.
Post by: bustin98 on May 03, 2006, 08:16:15 PM
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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
There were computer games back in the 80s? I don't recall PCs being all that popular until the 90s...
Back in the day, you could play games stored on cassettes, as well as 5 1/2" disks. The cassettes looked like regular music tapes, and the computer controlled the playing of the tape. Not sure of the systems available then, Commadore, Amiga maybe.
Post by: The Omen on May 03, 2006, 08:18:11 PM
Post by: Bill Aurion on May 03, 2006, 08:28:26 PM
"Is that a wang?"
Stoooop, there's nothing suggestive about my avatars! ;_; LOOK!
"By the way I must admit you have a talent for finding and creating simple, but eye catching anime Icons."
Thanks! But apparently this has its downsides!
Post by: mantidor on May 03, 2006, 08:53:01 PM
But if Im not mistaken those are the Tsukihime maids, and knowing where they came from, an erotic game from Japan, and also the "shiki chan, lets have fun together" text, does make your avatar indeed dirty mister!
but yeah... nibris... they look very promising.
Post by: Kairon on May 03, 2006, 11:35:57 PM
Anyways, yeah, Nibris... I really hope they get a publisher because I'm curious as to what exactly a small studio can accomplish...
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: KDR_11k on May 04, 2006, 05:05:24 AM
If you define PC as IBM 8086 compatible, yes, those weren't a factor in gaming before the 90s but there were systems like the C64 and the ever popular Amiga out there. Elite originates from that period, as does Turrican. Oh and all those Infocom games. People like Jeff Minter and Rob Hubbard started their carreer on them. A big name at the time was Rainbow Arts.
Post by: Bill Aurion on May 04, 2006, 06:22:43 AM
Yeah, it seems the artist goofed up on the eye color of the two...
Post by: KDR_11k on May 04, 2006, 08:55:31 AM
Post by: Bill Aurion on May 04, 2006, 12:41:53 PM
And whooooops, I totally ruined this topic, sorry!
(Supposedly a Sadness trailer is coming out soon!)
Post by: The Omen on May 04, 2006, 06:03:58 PM
Post by: Dirk Temporo on May 04, 2006, 06:23:19 PM
Post by: mantidor on May 04, 2006, 06:30:33 PM
Post by: The Omen on May 04, 2006, 06:31:27 PM
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But there is no Sadness trailer yet...
Of course there is ...ign has the pics from what they said was the trailer, which is soon to be released.
Post by: Athrun Zala on May 04, 2006, 08:09:55 PM
is there a date for the trailer? or we have to wait to E3?
Quotedon't forget the Shingetsutan Tsukihime anime (haven't seen it yet, have to finish Soukyuu no Fanfer first >_>)
Originally posted by: mantidor
I knew it was her hand.
But if Im not mistaken those are the Tsukihime maids, and knowing where they came from, an erotic game from Japan, and also the "shiki chan, lets have fun together" text, does make your avatar indeed dirty mister!
Post by: KDR_11k on May 04, 2006, 08:53:26 PM
Post by: Athrun Zala on May 05, 2006, 08:17:10 AM
Quoteyep, I know, but most aren't aware of the existence of the game
Originally posted by: KDR_11kYes but the anime was made later. The game is the original source material.
(I wasn't until a few months ago <_<
Post by: Cap on May 05, 2006, 03:15:01 PM
Post by: eljefe on May 05, 2006, 03:50:53 PM
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Ok LAST time I mention the stupid name, seriously... but Im reading the description of Sadness which gots me really excited about what they are cooking up, and the whole damn thing falls apart the moment I see "Wii controller", the nice little music of the site, the presentation, everything just becames some sort of a joke, the name is such huge contrast with what they are trying to do.
How?
I understand it might be strange to read, because its so new...But, to say its a contrast?
Would you rather that developers avoid the system because of its comical name? Then people would complain that its only a "children's" console.
If the developers don't mind it (I haven't heard of anyone cancelling a planned game because of the name change, have you?) we shouldn't mind it.
Seriously, who am I to tell you to like it? I will say this, though, NiBris are apparently accepting of the name because they've played the system. That's promising..
Post by: mantidor on May 05, 2006, 05:11:00 PM
The trailer is also showing people playing the game. I really would prefer if it wasnt like that, its kind of corny, but I understand the need to show the remote functionality, and at least here is a decent model, what the hell were ubisoft thinking when they released that Rayman screenshot with the dumb kids? jesus...
Post by: mantidor on May 11, 2006, 12:24:27 PM
Post by: OverHeat on May 11, 2006, 12:34:27 PM
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Originally posted by: mantidor
The trailer is also showing people playing the game. I really would prefer if it wasnt like that, its kind of corny, but I understand the need to show the remote functionality, and at least here is a decent model, what the hell were ubisoft thinking when they released that Rayman screenshot with the dumb kids? jesus...
Ummm...that they were marketing it towards dumb kids? and....Jesus?
Oh! Someone asked about CPU's in the 80's. It wasnt really so much PC's back then, it was Apples. Back then, Apple was a computer, not a "PC" per say. Not like the way we have them now. This is from a consumer perspective, of course. Apple was the first company to have a real computer available for the masses.
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Post by: broodwars on February 03, 2010, 01:32:40 PM
"Our site eez no longer REAL!"
And so ends a long running gag. R.I.P.
Post by: EasyCure on February 03, 2010, 01:37:52 PM
Damn, I was hoping it'd go as long as DNF
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on February 03, 2010, 01:45:42 PM
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on February 03, 2010, 02:03:26 PM
Looks kinda like they skipped depression and went straight to Suicide though.
Post by: EasyCure on February 03, 2010, 02:24:30 PM
