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Sensrule
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 18
Location: Toronto, ON
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 Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:12 pm Post subject: All-encompassing 2008 Video Games Thread |
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Anyone have any consoles? I have a Nintendo Gamecube, but sadly since the Wii has come out. They've stopped making games for it. I have a lot of games for it, NHL 2005, NHL 06, Madden 2005, Madden 07 and 08, Zelda Windwaker, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, WWE Day of Reckoning 1 and 2.
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the New Cunning Linguist
Failed Bandwagon Opportunist
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Xbox 360
Nintendo Gamecube (given to my sons by their older cousins)
Playstation2
EDIT: Oh, and a DS that replaced a Gameboy that finally melted two weeks ago.
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E.L.3000
Big in Japan
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 1352
Location: Finger?
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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360
PS3
Wii (two weeks out of the month)
PSP
DS
1.5 year old PC that's going to explode when I install Crysis. I have Quake Wars ready to install this weekend and I'm a little scared.
Annnnnnnndddddd, I still have my beloved, fully functional Dreamcast. Any up for some Street Fighter Alpha 3? Soul Calibur? Power Stone 2? Rival Schools? Sega Marine Fishing? I have a fishing controller.
My Xbox reg and PS2 are for sale. My PS2 is in pretty shitty shape so I'm not keen on selling it if you aren't nearby. The Xbox is in great shape, despite the PBR stains on the top. The Xbox and 10 games of your choice (from about 50) can be yours for under 100, if I like you.
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harmfuljays
King of Men
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 1077
Location: Djibouti
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:14 am Post subject: |
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EL I've got an Xbox with the dreaded Thompson drive. I'd be interested in taking yours off your hands if you don't mind. I'll send you a PM.
2 PS2s
WII
DS
Nin 64
Xbox...on the fritz
Been putting off getting the PS3 until I upgrade to a high def TV.
Unfortunately I am done dealing with the first gen consoles. I had nothing but problems with both my PS2s and my Xbox. From now on I wait until they iron out the bugs.....its too much money for me to spend on a piece of plastic.
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Bosc Ulrich II
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All PC for me. The last system I had was a Genesis. PC could probably use a RAM and Vid card upgrade, but it still handles pretty sweet.
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Grgecko
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Joined: 19 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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I am a PC man too, though I do have an X-box with 4 controllers for when company is over.
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razzmatazz
Go Habs Go! Vive le CH!
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 1487
Location: Burnaby, B.C.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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So I go to ship my 360 back to Microsoft to be fixed, and another guy walks up to the door with me. He's carrying a VERY similar box. "360? 360.". We both roll our eyes.
Apparently they've given up using air mail, and now ship their stuff ground, because of the frequency of the breakdowns. So, what was supposed to come to me in 2 days came in 12.
Assholes...
My PS2 was played throughout my seven years of post secondary as any post secondary student / slacker would play it - OFTEN. Still runs like a charm. Why I didn't go PS3 is beyond me...
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harmfuljays
King of Men
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Location: Djibouti
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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ah yes....the reason i haven't gone nextgen yet....except for the Wii which I have absolutely no problems with.
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E.L.3000
Big in Japan
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Location: Finger?
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| Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| harmfuljays wrote: |
| except for the Wii which I have absolutely no problems with. |
Except for finding decent games. Ba-zing.
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razzmatazz
Go Habs Go! Vive le CH!
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Location: Burnaby, B.C.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:11 am Post subject: |
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| Exactly, which, ironically enough, was part of what led me to choose xbox over sony... |
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harmfuljays
King of Men
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Location: Djibouti
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Metroid Prime is pretty good. So is Zelda.....unfortunately these games aren't up my alley. As I am predominately an RPG/Sports guy.
I'd much rather prefer to grab my beer and play WII sports bowling.
GH3 will also be available for the WII but I have informed my son that we will not be purchasing additional periphreals for the Wii when we have the PS2 controllers.
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the New Cunning Linguist
Failed Bandwagon Opportunist
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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| razzmatazz wrote: |
My PS2 was played throughout my seven years of post secondary as any post secondary student / slacker would play it - OFTEN. Still runs like a charm. Why I didn't go PS3 is beyond me...
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Well, I had a PS2 and still do... But all it does is gather dust. I was thinking of unhooking it from the big screen and install it on the minivan for those long road trips. The resoultion quality blows on a 92" but would be plenty on an 8" screen.
I was debating PS3 vs. '360 and was disappointed when all these RROD problems came about, but since MS replaces them free-of-charge, it made me feel a little better. For me, the biggest difference at the time was the quality of the games being produced; '360 has and IMO, still has, a superior range of games that I want to play / purchase. But now, I think that the Live content and capability is what makes this platform soar; Sony is still playing catch-up (and giving it away for free), and I'm not sure what Nintendo is doing... I now realize that the '360 probably isn't the best platform for kid-friendly games; Nintendo wins that hands-down. And I think PS2 is so stable b/c the processing power is several notches below the current generation. I just bot the HD DVD player and it's still in the box...
As for replacement, I brought my box into BestBuy, showed them my receipt and they literally took an unopened box and swapped out the CPU with mine; I took it home, plugged in my HD and all, and I was away. If I had bot it at Walmart (open 24 hours), I might not have lost even one night. 
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Bosc Ulrich II
OTP Resident Historian
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 2907
Location: Your own blue line!
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Gears of War to be out in stores for PC on November 6.
http://gamespot.com/news/6181417.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=multimodule&tag=multimodule;picks;title;4
Includes 5 levels not on the Xbox version, three new multiplayer maps, the seven multiplayer maps and annex mode from the Xbox downloadable content. Also includes a game editor for user-generated maps for good measure. 50 bucks, support for Vista and XP. I can't wait.
I've said it before: the last half of 07 is crazy for fps. I haven't tried Medal of Honour Airborne, but there's been Bioshock and Orange Box already, CoD4 to come and GOW to come. Guitar Hero III out on PC in November as well. Awesome.
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the New Cunning Linguist
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I'm looking forward to COD4... MoHA didn't get very good reviews from what I recall. Halo3 and Gears is about as far as I'll go for sci-fi fps... Been hooked on R6V...
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Bosc Ulrich II
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| the New Cunning Linguist wrote: |
| I'm looking forward to COD4... MoHA didn't get very good reviews from what I recall. Halo3 and Gears is about as far as I'll go for sci-fi fps... Been hooked on R6V... |
I highly recommend picking up Orange Box. Ridiculous bundle for the price.
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E.L.3000
Big in Japan
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I'm hooked on Skate. Reminds me of when I became completely obsessed with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for the Dreamcast.
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Cannots Luvah
Mike Weaver jersey on order
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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I dove into the crazy world of Team Fortress on saturday.. thats good old fashioned geek fun.
Played again last night.. addicting as hell. Im still a noob with the entire online multiplayer universe but it wasnt as off putting as I thought it might be. Good times.
Im looking forward to COD4 , Crysis , GoW , .. there's a couple others that I cant remember.
So far so good for the games I was looking forward too. Bioshock and HL2 epII.. thumbs up. |
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Grgecko
Drunken Lout
Joined: 19 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Cannots Luvah wrote: |
I dove into the crazy world of Team Fortress on saturday.. thats good old fashioned geek fun.
Played again last night.. addicting as hell. Im still a noob with the entire online multiplayer universe but it wasnt as off putting as I thought it might be. Good times.
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One of the main goals of TF2 was to make it easy to learn and easy to play for newer players, and they did an awesome job of it, too. It takes practice to be a dominate player, but just about anyone can step in and feel like they are making a positive difference for their team.
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Bosc Ulrich II
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That could be fun, but for kids who don't know any better because their parents haven't done their freakin parenting, this could dangerously glorify violence and give kids a terrible view of what kind of damage weapons can really cause.
I'm not blaming the manufacturer here, but the parents who don't fucking parent their kids.
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