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Googleshng - March 22 '02- 2:00 Eastern Standard Time
Ever get into a sudden, highly intellectual, ideological debate with
a group of total strangers for a few hours? I do it way too often...
Kamikaze: Well I'm sure you're all dying to know about me, so here it goes. I am Kamikaze, the divine wind, and I'm not someone you wanna mess with, capish? Yea, I've been playing
RPGs since I was about 7. Dragon Warrior was my first, and to a 7 year old that game is impossible, heh. Recently I've been having on and off spells playing games, as
much of my time is revolving around working and preparing for the University of Illinois at Chicago next fall. If you enjoy football then you must know now that the Miami
Dolphins will be rockin' next season and if you enjoy LAN parties go to www.lanaholics.com for the best LAN party in the Chicagoland area! Enough babling now, on with my
world guest hosting debut!
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3D? Or not 3D?
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The GBA is perfectly capable of 3D backgrounds. The ones in FFT are not so sophisticated that they couldn't be ported over, just look at THPS2. They may have to be toned down a bit, but I think they could still be 3D.
-Bal
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Kamikaze:
I happen to own THPS2 on GBA and I am very confident that 3D backgrounds could be acheived. We've only begun to see the potential of the system and future titles will
only look better. =)
Googleshng:
I've never seen THPS2... and it took me a while to figure out that stood for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2,
but while there's 4-BIT games out there with polygonal graphics, that doesn't mean Square will want to
go through the hastle of coding a poly engine on the GBA.
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Mini-games
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Goog & Kamikaze,
Yo. Goog mentioned something about Symphony of the Night... You guys know of a good place to buy it? Best price and all that...
I've sort of got a bone to pick with some of the newer FF games. What's with the mini games? Does a good solid RPG need to have a bunch of little crappy games in it to make it good? If not, why have they been a staple? It's not like I hate them, cuz some of them have been really fun. (The motorbike game in FF7, man I must have logged thousands of hours on that one...) But the minigames were such a big part of FF7 and 8. Why? That's one of the great things about FF10. Blitz Ball is almost totally optional. Which is a good thing, cuz it sucks. FF10 is a really good game, and it didn't need to make you play little games just to lengthen it to a decent size. What's your thoughts on this?
-Umbrella Junky
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Kamikaze:
SotN is one of the games I would like to get for my comfy chair, but since you have to purchase it I would suggest eBay or Funcoland. As for minigames so long as they
are optional and not required to complete the game I say throw as much in there as possible! If they can also improve the replay value or reward us hardcore gamers then
I have no beef with 'em. I haven't had a chance to play FFX (part of the reason why I want a PS2) so I can't help you on that game...
Googleshng:
Mini-games I say are OK in moderation, and when they're well integrated. Like, say, having a casino somewhere,
or Lufia 2's Ancient Cave. When you get so plentiful as FF7's mini-games (Give a kid CPR! Have a girly
slap fight! March in formation! Play an RTS!), or as pervasive as the card game in FF8 (and when you finally
mean the evil witch, you can challenge her at Triple Triad!), that's not so good.
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Leeloo Dallas Mooltee-parter
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Hi goog and guest. I've got 4 questions, the first 3 are for goog and the
last is for kamikaze.
1. What ever happened to Thor?
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Googleshng:
At last check, he's still looking for a place willing to rent to families of long haired freaks.
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2. What ever happened to those scary pics, were they put up and I missed
them?
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Googleshng:
I haven't had the stable connection needed to hunt for the materials, but I haven't forgotten! Really!
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3. What ever happened to Pogs?
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Googleshng:
People realized what a lame and stupid fad they were?
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4. I lied.
-Vic
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Kamikaze:
4.) I am the divine wind you fool; it's not wise to get on my bad side.
Googleshng:
I am the wind Maza! WHOOOOOOOOOSH!
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Long question, short answer
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Hi there, I was having a discussion with my friend recently about Seiken Densetsu 3 (AKA Secret of Mana 2), a game which he has played and I desparately want to play. He keeps needling me to play the MOD version I downloaded; I replied that I couldn't do so until I at least got a passable PC controller. Besides, I said, chances are it might come out on the Game Boy Advance sometime.
My friend then surprised me by questioning whether the GBA could handle it. The original game, he said, was actually out of the SNES' capabilities, and they had to add some special chip to the cartridge in order to make it playable. He doubted that they could do the same thing for the GBA. I countered with mentioning that the GBA has some extra funky effects that the SNES can't do, but he wasn't convinced.
My question is, which of us is right? Could the GBA handle Seiken Densetsu 3 and, more importantly, render a perfect translation of the graphics (which I hear are amazing) and gameplay? Or is my friend right and Seiken Densetsu 3 will only remain on the SNES (or, theoretically, a port to PSX/PS2... did they plan to do that at some point?)?
Bear in mind, I'm not asking whether Seiken Densetsu 3 is planned or is likely to come out (although feel free to drop in your two cents), just whether it could work on the GBA.
Thanks,
Usagi Vindaloo
P.S. Where do you see the future of handheld gaming going? Obviously back-lit screens will be nice, but I mean more of the hardware and format itself. Do you think we'll ever see a switch to CDs or Mini-Discs for handheld systems?
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Kamikaze:
From what I've heard the GBA is exceedingly more powerful than the SNES. Every sprite and animation would be retained in such a port. The only question is if the sound
can be emulated correctly, as the GBA's sound chip is not up to par with the SNES's SPC700. Backlit screens would be nice, but head over to
www.portablemonopoly.com and you can install your own front light into your GBA. Be aware it will void your warranty though. ;) As for disc-based handhelds, moving
parts would definitely make them a lot less durable, but the extra storage would be nice.
Googleshng:
Didn't I just answer this last week? Any 16-bit game or lower, the GBA can handle more than fine. A good
number of 32-bit games it can handle just fine. Even a few 64 bit games, and heck, I know of at least
one instance of even higher. So not only could the GBA handle SD3 no problem, it wouldn't have any problem
handling SD4... if you ditched the intro. In any case, just buy Magical Vacation.
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Darn funny, part 1.
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Here you go: I hope Axem 5 is happy. Any inaccuracies will be met with pleas of "I wrote it at 1:00 AM for chrissakes"
->I<-
Garland: I, Garland, will knock you all down!
Guy in Red Armor: No you won't.
*He doesn't*
Garland: How about if I went back in time?
Guy withÊBig Hat: Yeah, that'd work.
*Chaos kills everyone*
->II<-
Frionel: I'm Frionel, from the Kingdom of Fun!
Player: I spent eighty bucks importing this?
->III<-
Onion Kid: I'm an onion kid!
Player: Screw this, I'm gonna go play Grand Theft Auto.
->IV<-
Cecil: I'm a dark knight with a heart of gold.
*Kain betrays Cecil*
*A Party Member Dies, and then quickly returns*
Cecil: Now I'm a paladin with a stained soul.
*Kain betrays Cecil*
*A Party Member Dies, and then quickly returns*
Cecil: Now I'm anÊlunarian with a legacy of sorrow.
*Kain betrays Cecil*
*A Party Member Dies, and then quickly returns*
->V<-
Lenna: I'm a princess!
Faris: I'm a princess! Y'arr!
Galuf: I'm not a princess, but I-
*Galuf Dies*
Cara: I'm a princess from another dimension!
Bartz: Better. Come, let us beat up a large tree!
L/F/C: Huzzah!
->VI<-
Terra: I'm a mysterious yet lovable anime-styled character with a sorrowful past, raging against an evil empire.
L/E/S/C/S/C/S/S/R/M/G/U: Why, what a coincidence! So are we!
Terra: Let us create the archetype for every RPG for the next eight years!
*They do. It totally rules.*
->VII<-
Cloud: Bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch.
Aeris: Alas, I am dead!
Cloud: Aw, man.
Sephiroth: Nyah nyah, you can't kill me.
*He does*
*Holy kills everyone*
->VIII<-
Quistis: I love you, Squall!
Squall: Whatever.
*Bizarre and ultimately pointless flashback*
Rinoa: Me too! I love you, Squall!
Squall: Whatever.
*Faye Wong product placement*
Seifer: You are kind of cute, you know.
->IX<-
Zidane: Why do I have a tail again?
Kuja: BECAUSE YOU ARE... A PUPPET.
Zidane: Oh. Cool.
*Steiner jumps up and down amusingly*
->X<-
*Nothing happens of any great consequence. For 50 goddamned hours.*
There. That was quick, wasn't it?
-Simon Wright
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Kamikaze:
Honestly, I don't think there is any possible way to sum it up in fewer words than that. :P I'll let Darth Vader speak for me on this one: "Impressive, most impressive."
Googleshng:
I laughed like crazy when I read that, but got severe hand cramps from HTMLizing it, so I'm not going
back for the spoiler warning.
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Darn funny, part 2.
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->FFXI<-
*Player1 has logged on to the server*
SEPHIROT69: SOL ME PLEASE!!!!!!!1111
sxxxymaj: will gmb 2 fhw for 66 fdga+5
SEPHIROT69: SOL ME PLEASE!!!!!!!1111
Patsfan: wheres the nude code
SEPHIROT69: SOL ME PLEASE!!!!!!!1111
SEPHIROT69: SOL ME PLEASE!!!!!!!1111
*Player1 has logged off server*
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Kamikaze:
Holy crap it looks like a chatroom for those AOL l33t h4x0rs! Holy crap I don't even know what game that is for anyway! EsperNet is a much more civilized place, most of
the time.
Googleshng:
Truly a chilling vision of the future.
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