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General Gaming / Re: Anyone familar with playing Wii games on the PC?

« on: August 17, 2013, 12:18:07 PM »

See that sucks I had an i7 with 8GB ram and I couldn't even get Melee to play worth a damn unless I disabled all the effects. It played great but looked like ****.

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General Chat / Re: oh for @&/? sake

« on: August 16, 2013, 06:20:23 PM »

There is a clear cut definition of what is infringement, it is ALL infringement, but courts can decide on a case by case basis what is fair infringement. The law states that, I am summing up here, the copyright owner has exclusive rights to their works, exclusive being a key word though. This notion of Fair Use is very commonly misunderstood. It is NOT a part of the law the LAW is clear if you created it YOU own exclusive rights to it period. You do not even have to register with the government. Also remember that just because someone does something that is illegal does NOT magically make it legal and sometimes copyright owners either don't know about the infringement or they don't see it as a threat. Not taking action does not make it okay though and just because someone breaks the law does not make it legal all of a sudden.

The fair use doctrine is NOT law it is just a guide line the courts use when deciding a case, they can at ANY POINT choose to ignore the fair use doctrine and side with the copyright holder because that is what the law states. The courts often interpret laws in funny and contradictory ways.

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Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last TV show you've seen

« on: August 16, 2013, 06:14:23 PM »

I really hate what has become of HIMYM, it was such a great show at first, then it tried to be a Friends knock off and that is when it started to slip I think. I also grew to hate Ted.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What would you call the best story Nintendo's ever told?

« on: August 16, 2013, 02:13:39 PM »

I never played Earthbound, is it really good or just good because of nostalgia? If I played it now having never played it before will it still be good?

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General Chat / Re: oh for @&/? sake

« on: August 16, 2013, 01:51:01 PM »

Most people misunderstand "fair use" anyways fair use is NOT the law it is a doctrine for interpreting the law. It is always illegal period but it is a burden on the copyright holder to prove a violation has occurred not the other way around, all fair use does is makes it hard to sue someone unless their is a real reason to, nobody is going to sue over fan mixes period they would not risk upsetting their fans, tributes are and always will be acceptable as long as they do not cross that line of devaluing the original work.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What would you call the best story Nintendo's ever told?

« on: August 16, 2013, 01:46:30 PM »

For most games yes but there are exceptions. I guess I come from a time when you had to read the manuals to get the story and even simple games like Centipede still had characters in them with a story. But it is different lately were it becomes so important in some games that the gameplay can get lost.

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General Gaming / Re: XboxOne ~News/Rumor/Speculation~ Check-In atleast once every 24hrs!

« on: August 16, 2013, 01:42:14 PM »

Um okay, so neither can be trusted that doesn't change their plans. And I never heard anyone defend Microsoft for privacy before so...

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What would you call the best story Nintendo's ever told?

« on: August 16, 2013, 01:39:06 PM »

I didn't see the in general part so oops.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Is the lack of Wii U sales exactly what Nintendo fans need?

« on: August 16, 2013, 01:37:02 PM »

I am not sure if Nintendo fans benefit from lack of sales, I mean low sales means fewer games. I also don't think it benefits Nintendo because then they get desperate and when they get desperate they get weird and turn more people off then they attract. I don't think Nintendo can ever win no matter how hard they try, if winning means selling the most hardware then okay yeah sure but if winning means getting every game on their console they deserve not ever gonna happen, 3rd party companies still dislike Nintendo for various reasons and nothing is going to change that, Wii was a massive success and nothing changed there. You basically have to really like Nintendo games at this point to keep buying their systems because if you also really like 3rd party games you will always get disappointed.


It is different with Wii U than 3DS because it doesn't have as much competition is a joke, besides Vita there is also all the Smartphones and Tablets they need to compete with. They might not be dedicated gaming platforms yet but they are certainly viable and growing. Give them a couple more years and they might get up to PC gaming levels. I got Sonic 4 on my phone and so far it's good enough for me. I wish I had a real gamepad sure but for quick sessions it's not too bad.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What would you call the best story Nintendo's ever told?

« on: August 16, 2013, 01:30:07 PM »

but I also agree Super Metroid is up there but I did actually read the instruction books and novels based on these games back in the day and those two I mentioned above really had great novelizations. Their cartoons sucked though.

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General Gaming / Re: XboxOne ~News/Rumor/Speculation~ Check-In atleast once every 24hrs!

« on: August 16, 2013, 01:22:01 PM »

PS4's goal is to be the king of your living room, one device to do everything. Microsoft's goal is as it has always been, to spy on you by any means available to them and sell it to the highest bidder. MS just screwed up and made their intentions too obvious this time.

Neither are in the video game business to "make money" off their gaming machines, they have always had secondary goals attached to that, they use gaming as a gateway to their secondary goals. MS wants Windows on every device in your house, Sony wants to make every device in your house.

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General Gaming / Re: Anyone familar with playing Wii games on the PC?

« on: August 16, 2013, 01:18:19 PM »

I never considered Wii emulation but I have played with Dolphin for GameCube emulation off and on quite a bit. I notice that reports and results are mixed, supposedly people with machines inferior to mine claim to get full speed and perfect emulation yet I never get either. Then people with machines more powerful than mine claim they can't get it to do crap. Emulation is such a mess anyways but I think that Dolphin especially is just trying to be more than it should, they should have split it into two different projects and left it alone.


As for what works and doesn't work I can say that my results are mixed but for the most part apparently CPU speed matters most as does what instructions said CPU can handle. I understand video cards have little to do with it.


As for the legality of ripping vs downloaded, screw it you bought the game do what must be done.

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General Gaming / Re: XboxOne ~News/Rumor/Speculation~ Check-In atleast once every 24hrs!

« on: August 16, 2013, 01:14:02 PM »

Price, that is all for me, the reason I never got a PS3 was it was too expensive, even now what six years in it still isn't down to where it should have launched at. At least with PS4 it is launching at a fair price for what it is, but this last generation really was just too much money at first.

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General Gaming / Re: Ouya

« on: August 16, 2013, 01:10:44 PM »

I really want to get an Ouya just for development is it worth it as an indie dev? I am making my first game next summer so far I am looking at hopefully Nintendo e Shop and Steam if at all possible but for sure a normal PC release.


BUT before I commit to anything new I want to make sure it is viable as a product. I dove into Google TV and have been nothing but burned on that POS.

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General Gaming / Re: XboxOne ~News/Rumor/Speculation~ Check-In atleast once every 24hrs!

« on: August 16, 2013, 01:08:09 PM »

I want Microsoft to success only because I don't want Windows to go away, but I was turned off from the Xbox One from day one. All this turning around and changing their minds is confusing but I doubt any of it is enough to undo the damage. I think they need to just leave things as is for now and see how the market reacts, changing things based on pre-order numbers is absurd, didn't Wii U have healthy pre-order numbers also?

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wonderful 101 matters in America

« on: August 16, 2013, 12:59:39 PM »

I think this game matters because it is one that is on my radar.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: WiiU external hard drive

« on: August 16, 2013, 12:56:51 PM »

thanks for the reply. all of mine are below 2TB so I will be fine.

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General Chat / I need an avatar...

« on: August 16, 2013, 12:54:08 PM »

I think I might be hanging around more often now that I am planning on Getting a 3DS and maybe a Wii U soon. So I think it is time I get an avatar. if anyone who is good at art wants to help a fellow gamer out I would gladly accept user submitted works at this time till I find something more suitable for me.


It is only temporary but it will do for now.

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General Chat / Re: Um, Apple thread

« on: August 16, 2013, 12:51:23 PM »

I disagree slightly, I hate Android as much, but that could be because my experience is limited to the failed GoogleTV which I regret daily for purchasing.


The school forces, *forces* me to use Mac OS and if not for that I would never touch anything Mac related ever again except to light it on fire.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Xenoblade for 400 dollars?! WHY is Nintendo allowing this to happen?!

« on: August 16, 2013, 12:45:51 PM »

I got out of Wii in '08 or so, did the drought really get so severe by the end that it was this bad or is this just a case of one game going unnoticed? One thing that has kept me from getting into Wii U is the shortage of games and not wanting to go through such long dry spells again. 

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: WiiU external hard drive

« on: August 16, 2013, 12:42:23 PM »

I have a question, what is the theoretical largest drive a Wii U could read? I have several different drives and one I will be allocating to PS4 when I get it and one to the Wii U when/if I get it. I just want to make sure I don't give the Wii U something larger than it can handle.

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General Chat / Re: Um, Apple thread

« on: August 16, 2013, 12:34:28 PM »

I know I said I was all anti Apple before but pro Ipod, well the school loaned me an iPad to use while I am enrolled and I am not anti iOS period. My iPhone has gotten to the point where I just want to throw it in the trash and get a *gasp* Windows Phone. but Apple did this to themselves they just are too gimmicky for their own good.

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Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last TV show you've seen

« on: August 16, 2013, 12:32:26 PM »

Oh man I hated Lost, I got into it for a couple episodes then bam my mom and sisters became obsessed with it so no matter whose house I went to it was always on. They have watched the show five times through each and it just boggles my mind. It must have some appeal to women or something that I don't see.


The only TV show I am into right now is the Big Bang Theory, which I am barely staying into since this last season really was a dull one. I was into How I Met Your Mother but that show has become a chore to watch so I gave up on it.


I would rate lost a sucky 2 out of 5, nothing really worth mentioning that isn't well known.

Big Bang seasons 1-3 I rate a 5/5 4-6 I rate 3.5/5, last season, I think it was 6 or 7, a 2.5/5 at this point if I keep watching it will because there is nothing else on.

I stopped watching HIMYM and I won't go back till the finale.


I did get into this show called Lost Girl on Netflix but it was only good for three episodes then it suddenly dropped in quality and I stopped watching. I am waiting for the last seas of Doctor Who to come to Netflix to get caught up on that but I am losing interest in that show since Amy left as I don't care for this new doctor as much.

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General Gaming / Re: What is the last game you beat? Thoughts/impressions?

« on: August 16, 2013, 12:26:39 PM »

last game I beat was Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance on PS2, even when I had it come Gamecube I could never finish it because the button layout made some of the more useful combos difficult for me. But I found the PS2 style controller more fitting for that game and it was easier. The most "current" game I have played is Fall Out new Vegas but I have not come close to beating that somebitch.

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General Gaming / Re: What is your most recent gaming purchase?

« on: August 16, 2013, 12:24:44 PM »

I know I am out of the loop, been real busy with school and life but things have finally slowed down to a point where I can get back into gaming so here goes. Recently I stumbled upon a box at a thrift store that contained a working CD-i with DVC and normal pads and a ton of games, for the whopping price of $2 plus tax. I posted that sucker on craigslist and within a couple of hours I had traded it for a PS2 Slim and fifteen games, not a bad deal considering I missed out on PS2 because I was totally into the Gamecube only back then. Can you blame me the GC was so awesome. Anyways I am realizing now that I didn't miss as much as I thought I did, there are a few games that I like right now I am getting into FF12 but it's not living up to my expectations so far. I tried to get into Jak 2 but I am not really sure if that is going to work out.

I have God of War and Maximo that both look interesting but haven't tried them yet. Other than that I am saving up to get either a Wii U this holiday or a PS4 depending on a few factors. I am still wanting a Wii U but I am on the fence till more games come out. Oh by the way Cd-i is suckage all around, not worth the $2 bucks I gave for is so I am surprised someone traded me for it.