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General Gaming / RE:FF Advent Children the look of SE on next gen?

« on: October 12, 2004, 02:19:52 PM »

Advent Children is a straight-to-DVD film coming out in Japan. It's a sequel to Final Fantasy VII, and features all of the characters from the game who are still living (and via flashback, some who aren't...). The film looks much better than The Spirits Within, and since it's a direct sequel to an existing game, at least we know that the 'Final Fantasy' elements we love will be present there. That doesn't mean it will be a great film or anything but I give it a better chance of success than 'Spirits'. What I have read of the story so far seems to be on-par with the game; it's a logical extension. I haven't heard anything about a US release, but some feel it's inevitable given the success of FFVII over here. Then again I haven't looked at an update for it in some time, so that might have changed.

As for whether or not cut-scenes will be on-par with this...I guess the only answer is yeah, eventually. And eventually the in-game graphics will look that good. And eventually they'll look even better. I hope the next generation is a marked improvment in game quality, though there are a ton of great games out there right now that would be hard to top.

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General Gaming / RE:please insert coin...

« on: October 11, 2004, 07:21:15 AM »

Perfect - thanks!

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General Gaming / RE:please insert coin...

« on: October 10, 2004, 05:02:06 PM »

Thanks for the feedback. I've tried tilting it, yes - no luck.

I've been wondering how to take the thing apart. Not sure I have a bit like that, but I'll check. What a hassle, though.

Thanks for the input!

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General Gaming / please insert coin...

« on: October 08, 2004, 08:17:18 PM »

Remember the days of old, where you'd pop a quarter into your favorite arcade to keep on playing? Well...my oldest son (2 years) did that to my trusty GameCube. Specifically, he put a quarter into the second memory card slot, and he pushed it in far enough that I can't retrieve it. My efforts to open the flap are futile, since it keeps hitting the quarter.

I'm not real big on ripping open game systems if I can avoid it, but I'm at a loss as to what to do. I wonder if it would be safe to play the system with the quarter being in contact with the memory card port's connectors. I'd like to try and safely get it out, but I've yet to find any coherent instructions on how to gain access to the card slot. Granted this is an absurd problem, though. I've tried everything to get it out by hand and it's just not working out. I don't want to end up damaging the system.

Anyone know how to get at the memory card ports safely, so I can get this thing out of there...?

Thanks in advance. I've not played the system since the mishap, for fear of...well, I dunno...frying it or something. So a quick, merciful end to my GC withdrawal would be greatly appreciated!

- Grimm