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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Who's Imported Tales of Symphonia?

« on: September 11, 2003, 08:16:17 AM »

Thanks Bill,

  I don't think I'd import considering that I don't know any Japanese.  I'm really interested in seeing how the final product of the game shapes up.  I've heard some mixed reviews.

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Nintendo Gaming / Who's Imported Tales of Symphonia?

« on: September 11, 2003, 07:49:49 AM »

Hey All,

    Just read the impressions of Tales of Symphonia imported on the main page.  Has anyone else in the forums here imported it yet?  How does it live up to the hype?

[Ian Sane]

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Nintendo Gaming / Gamecube Gameboy Player

« on: June 18, 2003, 08:13:21 AM »

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
Typically there are resolutions issues depending on the size of your TV.  On my friends 20" TV the games looked like SNES titles.  On my 27" TV there's some pixelation even with the borders on.  If you're really worried about how good the games look only play them on a smaller TV.

Thanks for the info.  I'm not sure if I'm getting one yet.

[manunited4eva22]

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General Gaming / S-Video vs Component With a Non-480p TV

« on: June 18, 2003, 08:11:10 AM »

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Originally posted by: manunited4eva22
Component from RCA will be a nice jump for you. I say go for the component.

Thank you for the reply, btw

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General Gaming / RE: S-Video vs Component With a Non-480p TV

« on: June 18, 2003, 08:09:34 AM »

Is Component actually better than S-Video on this type of TV?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Gamecube Gameboy Player

« on: June 18, 2003, 06:56:26 AM »

I've read about some resolution problems in previews for the Gameboy Player when you take away the borders.  Anyone else here or experience this?

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General Gaming / S-Video vs Component With a Non-480p TV

« on: June 18, 2003, 05:49:40 AM »

Hi Everyone,

    I'm getting married in the fall, and my fiancee and I will be using her TV in our new apartment.  Right now, I have my Gamecube hooked up with regular RCA connectors.  Her TV is a 27" Panasonic that's a standard TV, but has inputs for both S-Video and Component.  I am almost positive that it does NOT support 480p for Progressive Scan games and movies.

    I've heard that S-Video compared to a Component Video input doesn't really matter on a TV without 480p, but I was wondering what you all think I should get in order to hook up my Gamecube with better picture quality this fall.

    Some Questions:

    1. Should I go with S-Video or Component for best picture quality?
    2. Does upgrading to these types of video inputs really make a difference on a non 480p TV?
    3. Is it worth the money to upgrade?


   Thanks for your thoughts, guys.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Important ? On Demo Disc

« on: June 16, 2003, 07:03:38 AM »

Hey Kennb27,

  I saw that the other day too.  Pretty stupid how they're selling it for 40 bucks these days.  I think they may have put it out as a result of my call into Best Buy, but I'm not sure.  The day I got the demo disc, I called the morning it was supposed to be out, and the guy on the phone was like, "It's not supposed to be on the shelves until Thursday."  And I was like, "Well, it is Thursday."  And he said, "Ohh, then we do have it."  The whole thing was hilarious, but at least I got my demo disc.

   I think Best Buy sometimes fails to follow the rules on promotional deals.  I remember seeing the Ocarina of Time/Master Quest disc out in Best Buy for $14.99 even before the date is was supposed to be released to only those who had pre-ordered!  I hope Nintendo doesn't catch onto these kinds of mishaps by Best Buy.  It's nice to get things at a better deal than you should, especially when Nintendo's going to jack up the price of the demo disc to $40.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Is dragon roost island....

« on: June 03, 2003, 05:23:30 AM »

I just find this whole Zora/Rito thing very interesting.  Think about it, in OoT, it's Princess RUTO and now the new race are the RITO, seems more than coincidental.

Also, consider this:  Go back to OoT and look at the other Zora's besides the King and Ruto.  They all have a crested head and large fin-type arms.  In WW, the Rito adults have somewhat of a crested head and large wing-type arms.

The connections are there, but the whole idea that Dragon Roost Island is Death Mountain throws me.  Where did the Gorons go, and how did the Zoras get there and evolve.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Backwards compatible you say but...

« on: June 02, 2003, 09:21:03 AM »

I think backwards compatibility is really the only way to go if Nintendo wants to beat out Sony in the next round.  For the PS2, it was a no-brainer for all of the PSOne owners to stick with Sony for their next-gen console: it came out early and had amazing graphics that no other console had, AND you could keep all of your old games!  What a good idea.

I really don't think I'd hesistate to buy the next-gen Nintendo if I could bring my Gamecube games with me.  That would just be way too awesome, and apparently not all that hard to do (see PS2).  That little extra effort by the Big-N would help their sales A LOT, and would keep Nintendo/Gamecube fans loyal.

In terms of the controller issue, I just don't see it as that big of a problem.  I think the GC controller is one of the best ever, save the Z button, in terms of look, feel, and playability.  The only changes I'd make are with the Z button (a Q button would be nice, that's funny btw) and the size of the D-Pad.  Otherwise, I'd keep it the same, even the shape.  When Nintendo first launched their GC site, the designer of the controller said that he wanted to create something that felt so good in your hands, that you don't even notice it's there.  I would say that this is true for the GC controller.  It's awesome, and they should keep it for the next system, with only slight modifications if needed.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Is dragon roost island....

« on: June 02, 2003, 08:59:28 AM »

I agree that Dragon Roost Island may be Death Mountain, but I've also heard a lot of people talk about how the Rito's maybe the decendants of the Zora's just as the Koroks are decendants of the Kokiri's.  This seems true, especially when we consider the sages later in the game.  

However, this kind of throws off the Death Mountain theory.  The parallels don't match up:

Kokiri Forest:Kokiri's::Forest Haven:Koroks (This works)

Death Mountain:Goron's:ragon Roost Island:Rito's (Where do the Zora's fit in)?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Final Battle: BAD A$$ MO FO (SPOILERS WITHIN)

« on: June 02, 2003, 07:51:36 AM »

I thought the Final Battle and ending was brilliant.

It intentionally brings up a lot of open-ended questions (personally, I agree with the 2 Dimension Adult and Child Link OoT theory).

That's what great about Zelda games, the whole Legend aspect.  This can go on forever and they can continue to tell the great story of the Triforce in many, many differnt ways.  The components of Wisdom, Power, and Courage are things that will always be at odds with each other, and therefore, there hopefully will always be new Zelda games!

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Nintendo Gaming / Splinter Cell Control Troubleshooting?

« on: May 04, 2003, 05:41:51 AM »

Hey  Guys,

  I'm new to the forums, but I have a question.


  I rented Splinter Cell for Gamecube yesterday, and when I put the game in, everything works fine until you get to the actual game.  The controls work in the menus, start-up screen, etc., but when I get to the game, I can't move Sam around or anything!

  Do I simply have a defective copy?  Is this a prob. anyone else has experienced?  



   Let me know