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i'm dreaming of a white christmas
LETTERS WITH AEGIS
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Monday, October 15, 2001
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"i forgot to close the door. you forgot to close the door."
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TWENTY OR SINGLE MAN'S BREAD:
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Before moving straight on to the letters, I'll cover the titles of the column. Title 1: I turned twenty on Saturday, the 13th. Title 2: I went out to buy bread today, but all I wanted was bread for two sandwiches. They need to make smaller loaves, as all I could find were the full-size, which was quite a bit more bread than I needed.
Now that I've frightened some of you with my odd logic, we can move on.
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quote
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The quote "just feel the pace. come on now race" is from the song "Super Sonic Racing" from SonicR for the Sega Saturn/PC. I have both.
I'd like to promote my site www.protmovement.com (Mr. T!!!) and www.geocities.com/shinjibeast
- dstln
Aegis:
Indeed. I have nothing more to say here but "congrats."
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bye, bye love
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Howdy, Aegis
I know it's late for this subject, but I just saw in the archives the
suggestion of things we've done to get a game. I have a very sad story about
not what I, but what someone else did to me to get some.
Late June, I went on a bus trip to visit my older brother in Florida. Being
that we've both avid games, comic and music fans, I was told to bring my
stuff. Can you see where this is going? Long story short, they wouldn't let
me take my bag on the bus as a carry-on, and in Atlanta, I took my eyes off
it for a minute ( Yes, literally, a minute. ), and it was stolen. It
contained all my games, a large collection of comics, and CDs. As well as
some important personal items. The "retail" value was about $2,500.00. That's
not counting resale value going up. I don't know if anyone follows comics
here, but the Ultimate Spider-Man books go for a pretty penny now. I was
quite saddened. I lost a collection I was very proud of... all original
cases, no Greatest Hits... mint condition... the Final Fantasy set, Resident
Evil set...
Anyway, I do have a few questions,. as well...
1. Am I weak and less of a man for crying like a baby because of this?
Aegis:
No. You'd be less of a man if you didn't cry.
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2. I've recently acquired a Dreamcast. If you were me, would you buy the
original PSX versions of RE2 and 3 to reform your collection, or would you
buy the enhanced DC versions? Or maybe both because you have a complex?
Aegis:
I've not played them, but from what I've heard I'd say to get the Dreamcast versions. Don't bother getting the PSX versions as well, because you've got too much else to replace to be buying duplicates.
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3. That story reminds me... in my view, RPGs, anime, and comics have always
gone hand in hand... in hand. Yet here at the Q&A column, everyone seems to
be into the RPGs and anime, yet no comics. Am I alone in this?
Aegis:
No, you're not alone, though I'd imagine you're in a smaller group. I'd think you see more of an anime influence in the readership here because Google watches anime and prints such letters. If he read comics instead, you'd probably see a difference in the letters printed.
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4. Don't you think it would have been nice of him/her to send me back my
personal items? I mean, there was an address in there, after all...
Aegis:
Nice, yes. But it would have been nicer for him (I doubt it was a girl, just a hunch) to have not taken your stuff to begin with. My heart goes out to you.
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Well, thanks for listening to my whine session and helping with the
questions. Keep up the good work, and "have a nice day!"
Josh, who has no ending quote...
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chi-, chi-, chi-, chip 'n' dale's... mmorpg
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Heya O'Shielded Q&A host,
A lot of things have been happening for RPGs
recently. One thing I've wanted to ask...is everyone
and their mother making a MMORPG? You've got EverQuest,
which is good by itself, Ultima Online, good as well,
and Asheron's Call, Microsoft's venture after they
smelled money. Not only that, but you've got:
Arcanum
World of Warcraft
Final Fantasy XI (which I still think they should call
FFOnline)
Dark Age of Camelot
World War II Online (Not exactly an RPG, but close
enough)
Anarchy Online
Star Wars: Galaxies
Black Moon Chronicles
Atriarch
City of Heroes
Redmoon - Circle of Love and Destiny
Project Entropia
BigWorld: Citizen Zero
Horizons: Empires of Istaria
Jumpgate: The Reconstruction Initiative
Midgard
Multiplayer BattleTech: 3025
PlanetSide
Ultima Worlds Online: Origin
Shadowbane
That's the list from IGN of all the MMORPGs I could
find. There might be more, but I think also some of
these might not apply to MMORPG, so it balances out.
This is a scary list, since it shows that close to 23
different MMORPGs will be coming out in the next couple
of years...do you think that these companies might be
trying to milk the genre a little too much?
-Daniel
Aegis:
In a word, yes. These aren't just games, but second lives coming out, and I really don't believe there are enough players to adequately fill even half of those. It's not like a single, sane person could play (and afford; remember, pay by month, folks) more than two... possibly three at once. I expect a lot of these games to just flounder, but then again, what do I know?
You'll remember that RPGs in general saw such a flux after FF7 hit, bringing the genre into the mainstream. Every developer and his uncle tried his hand at an RPG, and as a result, we've since seen upwards of 60 RPGs in a year.
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nature's rage
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Hola Andrew,
You know, I couldn't think if any actual video game
questions...again, so I thought I'd ask you to
describe the adventures of a pizza delivery boy in the
recent tornado. Any tales of bravery and heroism in
delivering that pepperoni with cheese, or where you in
class at the time? I hear the campus looks like a war
zone.
Peace out, yo,
Barry
Aegis:
Hello Barry. Yes, to fill the rest of you in, the very edge of my university was hit by an f-zero class tornado (which is as small as they come). It tore down scores of trees, toppled several light and telephone poles, and ripped much of the siding off a Conoco gas station, not to mention shutting down a section of a major street for half the day.
The tornado came by about a half-block away from my apartment complex. I was at home, programming, when the power went out. My roommate yells at me and tells me that a tree limb almost fell on my car, and I looked out the window to see leaves and debris swirling around my apartment's courtyard. It was a little unnerving, but cool nonetheless. Needless to say, I'm fine. And as far as I know, noone was killed, which is surprising considering the fact that, as you said, the edge of campus looked like a war zone.
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tokyo game show
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Hey (Mr. T pities) Aegis foo'
I was wondering what you were most interested in at the Tokyo Game Show?
Imperial Mog
Aegis:
I was most interested in something that was supposed to have been announced but sadly wasn't. What I'm referring to is the inevitable announcement of another Capcom series (the first being Resident Evil/Biohazard) that's going to the GameCube. Capcom's made mention of it, but we just don't know which one it is. Here's hoping for Mega Man.
Of what was shown, though, I'd say I was most interested in Space Channel 5 Part 2. What can I say, I'm a sucker for music games.
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End of the Road:
I'm tired; it's late; this is all the column I'm able to write, sorry. Mail Google tomorrow. He'll appreciate it.
Andrew P. Bilyk is the walrus. Koo koo kachoo.
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