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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Dead Space Extraction
« on: January 19, 2010, 10:55:34 PM »
Umbrella Chronicles is the better game, just sayin'.
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General Chat / Re: General Purpose Star Wars discussion thread
« on: January 19, 2010, 10:54:24 PM »
"No, I'm not Yoda. Okay, I'm Yoda."
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Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last movie you've seen
« on: January 19, 2010, 10:53:35 PM »
The squid didn't ever make any goddamn sense anyway.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Dead Space Extraction
« on: January 19, 2010, 07:25:34 PM »
I think the games are totally different. HoTD:Overkill is a pick-up-and-play game, something to play with your friends. It's very short, and the campiness is what makes it work. Extraction works on a whole different level. I like the cutscenes, as they remind you that you're a character in the story, not just a disembodied target. Besides, later in the game, you start seeing the game from different viewpoints, which is great.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
« on: January 19, 2010, 07:22:38 PM »
I'm gonna have to tackle 9-3 with friends. You know, the forced scrolling stage with all the fire-spitting Piranna Plants and Bob-Ombs. I can get the first two coins just fine, but by the time I get to the plant you're supposed to freeze to walk on and get through the red pipe (for the last coin) I've always taken a hit and lose the Ice Flower. Generally, the World 9 stages are either surprisingly easy or stupidly hard.
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TalkBack / Re: Enticing Pre-Order Bonuses for the Upcoming Pokémon Titles
« on: January 19, 2010, 07:20:12 PM »
Dang, those are some nice figures. The Square tax is for the pedometer things that come with the game. I'm just gonna say it--I really hope the review copy comes with these bad boys.
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TalkBack / Re: Ubisoft Announces Raving Rabbids 4
« on: January 18, 2010, 04:09:12 PM »
Missing games of note:
A sequel to the new Prince series, which is a real shame, since the Epilogue ended on a massive cliffhanger;
Still no BG&E2, though Kotaku (or some other news site, I forget which) said recently that it is still in development.
A sequel to the new Prince series, which is a real shame, since the Epilogue ended on a massive cliffhanger;
Still no BG&E2, though Kotaku (or some other news site, I forget which) said recently that it is still in development.
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Podcast Discussion / Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 179
« on: January 17, 2010, 10:30:31 PM »
Did you, you know, PLAY BG&E? :-)
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Megaman Zero Collection for DS
« on: January 16, 2010, 10:59:39 PM »
Ack, I hate multiple life bars. Such a cheap trick.
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Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last movie you've seen
« on: January 16, 2010, 09:50:13 PM »
Indeed.
I just watched "9." Like most of you, I didn't get it either. Where was THE MACHINE getting all it's scrap parts to build robots? What the eff was it going to do with all those souls (actually, parts of one soul)? Why was the cat-bot even still around? What powers the machines? What's with the alchemical circles of power? A visual treat, but I totally didn't care about the plot.
I just watched "9." Like most of you, I didn't get it either. Where was THE MACHINE getting all it's scrap parts to build robots? What the eff was it going to do with all those souls (actually, parts of one soul)? Why was the cat-bot even still around? What powers the machines? What's with the alchemical circles of power? A visual treat, but I totally didn't care about the plot.
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Podcast Discussion / Re: RetroActive #11 Poll -- Second Chance Edition
« on: January 16, 2010, 08:58:11 PM »
Hell yes it does. Paper Mario is...Fisher Price's My First RPG. Aside from Superstar Saga, SMRPG is my favorite Mario-themed RPG (because there's been so many).
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Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last TV show you've seen
« on: January 16, 2010, 04:10:40 PM »You know it's not that good when a hot girl isn't enough to sway Halbred.LOL. I was just thinking the same thing.
It's true! I just don't find her that attractive! Now, Sofia Vergara on Modern Family...hubba hubba!
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Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last movie you've seen
« on: January 16, 2010, 04:09:31 PM »
Rachel McAdams. I've never seen what the big deal is. She was good in Mean Girls, that's about it.
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Podcast Discussion / Re: RetroActive #11 Poll -- Second Chance Edition
« on: January 16, 2010, 04:06:21 PM »
Totally going with Super Mario RPG. I've been looking for an excuse to play that again.
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General Chat / Re: Halbred's Paleo-News Thread
« on: January 16, 2010, 02:01:02 AM »
I know, I know, it's been slow. But I have good reason! Being unemployed does wonders for one's ability to print out the latest technical papers.
Having said that, there's just not a lot of exciting paleo-news right now. The two biggest stories are:
1) Shaochilong maortuensis just got its own monograph (Brusatte 2010). It's the only known Asian representative of the Gondwana-based Carcharodontosauridae, a subgroup of Allosauroidea. It has a shorter snout compared to its larger cousins like Mapusaurus and Giganatosaurus. The remains are not very complete, but the braincase is incredibly well-preserved, probably the best preserved in all known non-maniraptoran tetanurines. Aside from that, Shaochilong demonstrates that carcharodontids (and thus allosauroids) had a global distribution before the breakup of Pangea (Acrocathosaurus is a North American carcharodontosaur).
2) Crocodilians, despite not having avian lungs or pneumatic bones, have a unidirectional respiratory system. Previously, it was thought that crocs have a basically mammalian gas exchange system. Both are powered by diaphrams, of course. However, a new study by Farmer & Sanders shows that, in fact, crocs have a basically avian ventilation system, though exactly how it works is still a bit mysterious. The importance of this finding is vast, suggesting that unidirectional air flow is basal to Archosauria, and the transition from diaphram-powered lungs to skeletal and soft-tissue pneumaticity is clearer. It's entirely possible that non-crocodilian crurotarsians experimented with pneumaticity to some degree, but living crocodilians are a bit of an exception anyway* so that's not a huge surprise.
*Modern crocs 'n' 'gators have a four-chambered heart, and their ancestors were erect-limbed, fast-moving critters that were probably endothermic. Modern crocs are distinct in that they developed semi-aquatic adaptations. Crurotarsians are generally terrestrial, with some exceptions. However, endothermy would not be advantageous for a water-dwelling ambush predator, so crocs reverse-engineered an ectothermic metabolism and improved their circulation to stay active and functional in cool water.
Many people note that crocs sun themselves just like lizards and snakes, which are truly ectothermic. Well sure, but birds do too, and so do small mammals. There is not such a clear-cut dichotemy between cold and warm-blooded as is usually thought.
Having said that, there's just not a lot of exciting paleo-news right now. The two biggest stories are:
1) Shaochilong maortuensis just got its own monograph (Brusatte 2010). It's the only known Asian representative of the Gondwana-based Carcharodontosauridae, a subgroup of Allosauroidea. It has a shorter snout compared to its larger cousins like Mapusaurus and Giganatosaurus. The remains are not very complete, but the braincase is incredibly well-preserved, probably the best preserved in all known non-maniraptoran tetanurines. Aside from that, Shaochilong demonstrates that carcharodontids (and thus allosauroids) had a global distribution before the breakup of Pangea (Acrocathosaurus is a North American carcharodontosaur).
2) Crocodilians, despite not having avian lungs or pneumatic bones, have a unidirectional respiratory system. Previously, it was thought that crocs have a basically mammalian gas exchange system. Both are powered by diaphrams, of course. However, a new study by Farmer & Sanders shows that, in fact, crocs have a basically avian ventilation system, though exactly how it works is still a bit mysterious. The importance of this finding is vast, suggesting that unidirectional air flow is basal to Archosauria, and the transition from diaphram-powered lungs to skeletal and soft-tissue pneumaticity is clearer. It's entirely possible that non-crocodilian crurotarsians experimented with pneumaticity to some degree, but living crocodilians are a bit of an exception anyway* so that's not a huge surprise.
*Modern crocs 'n' 'gators have a four-chambered heart, and their ancestors were erect-limbed, fast-moving critters that were probably endothermic. Modern crocs are distinct in that they developed semi-aquatic adaptations. Crurotarsians are generally terrestrial, with some exceptions. However, endothermy would not be advantageous for a water-dwelling ambush predator, so crocs reverse-engineered an ectothermic metabolism and improved their circulation to stay active and functional in cool water.
Many people note that crocs sun themselves just like lizards and snakes, which are truly ectothermic. Well sure, but birds do too, and so do small mammals. There is not such a clear-cut dichotemy between cold and warm-blooded as is usually thought.
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Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last TV show you've seen
« on: January 16, 2010, 12:34:13 AM »
I tried that show for a few weeks but always came away underwhelmed. I know people think the girl is super hot, but I don't see the big deal. The tall geek is mean-spirited, too. I would argue that Better Off Ted is just as geeky but much funnier and more likable.
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General Gaming / Re: I Know the Game is Garbage but I'm Buying It Anway
« on: January 16, 2010, 12:32:59 AM »
D_Average, DO NOT BUY THAT GAME unless it costs like $5. I have not a single fond memory of my time with it.
To the topic at hand, I currently have an uncontrollable urge to buy both Madworld and Let's Tap. Madworld is exactly the kind of game I don't really like--style over substance and very repetitive. Let's Tap sounds unbelievably easy and prone to sensitivity issues. And yet I am compelled to purchase both.
To the topic at hand, I currently have an uncontrollable urge to buy both Madworld and Let's Tap. Madworld is exactly the kind of game I don't really like--style over substance and very repetitive. Let's Tap sounds unbelievably easy and prone to sensitivity issues. And yet I am compelled to purchase both.
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TalkBack / Re: Netflix Streaming Coming to the Wii This Spring
« on: January 15, 2010, 08:14:09 PM »
I'm curious to see how the Wii will stream a longer movie. The system has less than a gig of RAM, and a lot of that space is being taken up by VC games or channels. Will I have to "clean the fridge" every time I want to stream a movie, or do I just not understand how streaming works?
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TalkBack / Re: Metroid Prime Trilogy No Longer Being Distributed
« on: January 15, 2010, 08:11:39 PM »
Agreed--that and Chibi Robo are strange exclusions. I saw DK Jungle Beat the other day and wanted to buy it, but being jobless means I can't blow my money as easily. Never played the GC version, either.
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General Gaming / Re: Bayonetta
« on: January 15, 2010, 08:09:45 PM »
Oh, the Japanese loves their androgynous main characters. That was actually the subplot of a "Bones" I watched yesterday.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Megaman Zero Collection for DS
« on: January 15, 2010, 07:44:21 PM »
I keep hearing how the Zero series is like the hardest MM series ever. As somebody who's beaten all the MM and MMX games, how do the Zero games stack up?
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TalkBack / Re: Metroid Prime Trilogy No Longer Being Distributed
« on: January 15, 2010, 06:09:09 PM »
Odd request: could SOMEBODY send me some green tokens? I need like 17. I will happily reciprocate. I beat Corruption last night (and, thus, the Trilogy) and just noticed the veritable mountain of green tokens I need to unlock anything worthwhile. My Wii code is in my sig. Please add me, then send me tokens. I'm begging you!
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TalkBack / Re: REVIEWS: Castlevania the Adventure ReBirth
« on: January 14, 2010, 04:08:06 PM »
It had passwords.
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Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last movie you've seen
« on: January 13, 2010, 10:11:48 PM »
The show's problem (now) is that it's become far too self-referencial. I mean, the same thing happened with Simpsons but it was never as blatant.
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TalkBack / Re: Tatsunoko VS Capcom Features All New Shooter Mini-Game
« on: January 13, 2010, 08:41:35 PM »
White hot.
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