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" My friend has an X-Box,and thinks it's the greatest thing in the world. What a fool he is. PS2 kicks much more ass! And guaranteed we'll get DOA3,too.
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" quote:" My friend has an X-Box,and thinks it's the greatest thing in the world. What a fool he is. PS2 kicks much more ass! And guaranteed we'll get DOA3,too.
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People tend to think that something they paid over $200 of their own hard-earned money for is the greatest thing in the world. If they didn't, they may as well have flushed that money down the toilet. (That's why I only paid $100 for my DC... heh)

As for DoA3, it *is* going to be ported over to Gamecube in a few more months. I'm almost positive of this, because I have friends that work at the N and there's talk going around. I'm a little surprised actually... GC wouldn't be my first choice for fighters because of that damned controller but it seems it'll be getting quite a few of them anyway. I guess ASCII gets to make more money off joystick sales now.
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I think it's harder to be a gamecube fan than an X-box fan right now. Dude the last game that was good came out was Smash Bros. The next good game is in late summer. For X-box umm... tomarrow is the next good game. Then Gunvalk. Then some other shit then Tekki(Want the to buy). Ps2 still doesen't look as good as even a dreamcast. keep in mind other than my hate towards sony I have the most unbaised opinan. I own all the the current systems. So far ps2 is my fave but X-box is getting better. But GC is kinda sucking. All the new games they're getting are ports or crappy games.
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I think it's harder to be a gamecube fan than an X-box fan right now. Dude the last game that was good came out was Smash Bros. The next good game is in late summer. For X-box umm... tomarrow is the next good game. Then Gunvalk. Then some other shit then Tekki(Want the to buy). Ps2 still doesen't look as good as even a dreamcast. keep in mind other than my hate towards sony I have the most unbaised opinan. I own all the the current systems. So far ps2 is my fave but X-box is getting better. But GC is kinda sucking. All the new games they're getting are ports or crappy games.
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X-Box only has good games if you like English PC games. It's definitely different from the rest of the console world, and that's why it has a niche. Unfortunately, I'll never buy one because of that, and neither will most anyone in Japan. The proof is right up there.
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" http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2001-02-12
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This sums it all up, really.



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I think it's harder to be a gamecube fan than an X-box fan right now. Dude the last game that was good came out was Smash Bros. The next good game is in late summer. For X-box umm... tomarrow is the next good game. Then Gunvalk. Then some other shit then Tekki(Want the to buy). Ps2 still doesen't look as good as even a dreamcast. keep in mind other than my hate towards sony I have the most unbaised opinan. I own all the the current systems. So far ps2 is my fave but X-box is getting better. But GC is kinda sucking. All the new games they're getting are ports or crappy games.
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X-Box only has good games if you like English PC games. It's definitely different from the rest of the console world, and that's why it has a niche. Unfortunately, I'll never buy one because of that, and neither will most anyone in Japan. The proof is right up there.
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" I really shouldn't be writing this since I'm actually in a tight schedule, but I think I'll forget unless I note it while it's still in my mind, so here it goes.

As I was out around the city to buy ink cartridges for my printer, I saw the Xbox in display in a few shops. I swear that Microsoft must be paying those shops some heavy amount of money, because they all changed the look of their shop to green & black, with the X logo all over the place.

Anyway, a few first points.

1- The machine
The machine is big. really, really big. Outbeats my 3DO. And It eats up a whopping 200 WATTS.

The LE edition is nice. However, it's not really skeleton- it's smoke black with semi-transparency, kind of hard to actually see the inside. Same with the controllers (the JP version is much better than the US, but it can still perfect a bit more in size).



2- The Games
Only 2 games were really on display- DOA3 and JSRF. JSRF looks really nice and smooth- think DC version with more details, special effects, and higher res. DOA3 seems pretty much the same as the US version, except I think the opening is different. Christie comes out in her red suit, goes into her car and takes out a wire with blood dripping down as she gets surrounded by enemies.





3- Bug reports
Lots of Really weird bug reports coming out for the Xbox right now.

I- Stripes
People are saying that they get stripes on their screen when they use the machine. Even some machines on store display seem to have them. Possibly a protection scheme like in DVD, but for a videogame? Sounds silly.

II- Battery life
Users are complaining that the battery life (ie: the internal clock) is extremely short lasting. Apparently, it doesn't even last for a full day after about an hour of the machine being on.

III- CD-R
CDR apparently can't be recognized by the machine. Can ba a killer of playing BGM for Project Gotham.

IV- Games Get scratches
Game disks gain scratches outside of the read area while playing.

V- Game either has, or gets Rings
Either they're there before the purchase or they accumulate during use, games played in the Xbox get/have "rings" on them. They look like rings in a typical "ring protection" for PC games, exept everyone who owns the Xbox seems to find them in different numbers in different areas of their disks. Especially with JSRF.

VI- Games won't work
Like a machine that's been used too much, Xbox seems to sometimes not recognize the game/disk when it's put in. Only thing is, this machine's only been out in apan for about 2 days. (eek)
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" XBox is shit. And this is the proof. It's a glitchy "console" that has to rely in a HEAVY marketting campaing to do something.
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The X-Box will destroy the NGC, mark my holy words...
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" I personally hope the X-box is crushed, and the Game Cube makes it as the next " niche " system. X-box is a demon of a system; it lacks the " heart " of the Game Cube. The X-box is a massive fiend created by a company already corpulent with wealth. They're just so greedy that the feel they have to stick their tentacles in everything, and ruin it for everybody else involved.
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" I really shouldn't be writing this since I'm actually in a tight schedule, but I think I'll forget unless I note it while it's still in my mind, so here it goes.

As I was out around the city to buy ink cartridges for my printer, I saw the Xbox in display in a few shops. I swear that Microsoft must be paying those shops some heavy amount of money, because they all changed the look of their shop to green & black, with the X logo all over the place.

Anyway, a few first points.

1- The machine
The machine is big. really, really big. Outbeats my 3DO. And It eats up a whopping 200 WATTS.

The LE edition is nice. However, it's not really skeleton- it's smoke black with semi-transparency, kind of hard to actually see the inside. Same with the controllers (the JP version is much better than the US, but it can still perfect a bit more in size).



2- The Games
Only 2 games were really on display- DOA3 and JSRF. JSRF looks really nice and smooth- think DC version with more details, special effects, and higher res. DOA3 seems pretty much the same as the US version, except I think the opening is different. Christie comes out in her red suit, goes into her car and takes out a wire with blood dripping down as she gets surrounded by enemies.





3- Bug reports
Lots of Really weird bug reports coming out for the Xbox right now.

I- Stripes
People are saying that they get stripes on their screen when they use the machine. Even some machines on store display seem to have them. Possibly a protection scheme like in DVD, but for a videogame? Sounds silly.

II- Battery life
Users are complaining that the battery life (ie: the internal clock) is extremely short lasting. Apparently, it doesn't even last for a full day after about an hour of the machine being on.

III- CD-R
CDR apparently can't be recognized by the machine. Can ba a killer of playing BGM for Project Gotham.

IV- Games Get scratches
Game disks gain scratches outside of the read area while playing.

V- Game either has, or gets Rings
Either they're there before the purchase or they accumulate during use, games played in the Xbox get/have "rings" on them. They look like rings in a typical "ring protection" for PC games, exept everyone who owns the Xbox seems to find them in different numbers in different areas of their disks. Especially with JSRF.

VI- Games won't work
Like a machine that's been used too much, Xbox seems to sometimes not recognize the game/disk when it's put in. Only thing is, this machine's only been out in apan for about 2 days. (eek)
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[this message was edited by deoch on Tue 26 Feb 23:18]