Post by: Majexto on January 26, 2004, 03:48:43 PM
Post by: Bill Aurion on January 26, 2004, 04:22:38 PM
2) I can't stand having to take out the battery to change games
Those two, plus a little thing I call NO FREAKING GOOD GAMES make it that I won't even touch the system anymore(yeah, I played it once...I feel so ashamed)
Post by: Majexto on January 26, 2004, 05:19:37 PM
Post by: Retroyoshi on January 27, 2004, 03:56:18 AM
Any of the 2D games are hideous (Sonic chops almost too badly to play), and the horizontal layout of the screen doesn't work for most games (especially ports).
It's really not a horrible little 3D system, and it's honestly the best "phone-that-plays-games" out there... but really, as a gaming system it just isn't worth it and as a phone it really isn't worth it.
No flames. Everyone has their own tastes, but to me it seems like a poorly thought out design on all fronts.
Post by: Majexto on January 27, 2004, 09:30:14 AM
Post by: Termin8Anakin on January 27, 2004, 05:05:44 PM
I have played it.
I played Pandemonium and Tomb Raider (both shameless money-making games with unnecessary sequels), and even though the graphics were good (after squinting my eyes with the screen two inches from my face as trying to see the detail is all but impossible from a normal position), the gameplay as worse. There is apparently some recording feature in TR that allows you to record while you play, which I kept pressing to often, and didn't know how to turn off.
To be honest, fully 3D graphics aren't too good on small screens unless the graphics are super-clear, and not jaggy and blocky like the PSOne games they choose to port. And of course, 3D graphics are better on big screens
Post by: Infernal Monkey on January 30, 2004, 06:00:27 PM
Post by: Uncle Rich AiAi on January 30, 2004, 07:21:29 PM
ie: lack of innovative games!
Post by: KnowsNothing on January 31, 2004, 02:40:26 PM
(i bet there'e a big honkin' button on the front with huge bold letters saying "PUSH ME" that i missed, but still.......to complicated for KnowsNothing......)
Post by: ib2kool4u912 on January 31, 2004, 04:23:02 PM
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Originally posted by: KnowsNothing
Heh....I went to gamestop about a month ago to look at SNES games and I saw an N-Gage out there for people to try out. So I go over out tof curiosity and i see that it's been turned off. I go to turn the thing on and.........wait.........where's the power button? I couldn't even figure out how to turn the thing on! That warrents a "CRAP THANG" on the KnowsNothing's Crap-o-Meter. -_________-
(i bet there'e a big honkin' button on the front with huge bold letters saying "PUSH ME" that i missed, but still.......to complicated for KnowsNothing......)
That exact same thing happened to me. Except it was an EB. And i wasnt looking for SNES games. So at least if there was a big button on the front, that makes 2 very slow people.
Post by: Majexto on January 31, 2004, 06:56:05 PM
Post by: Renny on January 31, 2004, 10:28:23 PM
Post by: Draygaia on February 09, 2004, 01:57:03 PM
Post by: The Doc on February 09, 2004, 07:02:12 PM
You have no clue what you are talking about do you? How can you say Sega is giving up on N-Gage when Sega has released some of their most popular franchises on the game deck? Ashen, Operation Shadow and Pathway to Glory are all fresh new innovative games so you cannot use that as an arguement anymore. In addition, Nokia is unveiling many first party titles at E3 along with an updated handset. I will agree that the current N-Gage has some flaws and those will be addressed at E3. N-Gage is struggling, however the handheld will not be canned and if anything third party support will continue to improve.
Bill,
If you hate N-Gage then that is your right as a gamer. I happen to dislike the GBA SP as I feel the unit is too "Square" and gamers with bigger hands will find it uncomfortable to use. I also happen to think that the buttons are too cramped and that the display is very poor as well. It is my right as a gamer to dislike the GBA SP just as much as it is your right to dislike the N-Gage.
Post by: KDR_11k on February 10, 2004, 07:27:26 AM
Post by: Deguello on February 13, 2004, 11:53:33 PM
Am I within my rights to question your mental state? The Ngage is the most unappealing thing, like, EVER.
Post by: manunited4eva22 on February 14, 2004, 01:19:19 PM
Heh, mario was for cd-i and we all know how much nintendo supported it. My point on this is n-gage has so far left a very sour taste on almost every person's tongue. It's going to take more than your opinion to change that.
Off topic, but did anyone see in pcworld that the zodiac somehow beat out the gameboy. The name of the thing was best handheld game player, and the zodiac won, because "it has the functions of a pda." Yet, at the same time they downplay the gameboy's emence library, but I forgot, this was only a handheld GAME player review, games are irrelevant.
Post by: ThePerm on February 15, 2004, 09:53:43 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on February 15, 2004, 10:28:26 PM
Post by: mouse_clicker on February 15, 2004, 10:45:15 PM
Still, though, the N-Gage has got to be designed 100 times worse than the SP could ever have been. Honestly, it's as if Nokia tried to piss of their customers.
Post by: KDR_11k on February 16, 2004, 07:51:48 AM
