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Why is the DS the first handheld they have used a 3D chip in?
Come on it's not like 3D chips are new
Come on it's not like 3D chips are new
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T score 04 wrote:
> I am so funny and mis informed.
> Cartridge has only one advantage over cd and that was load times.
As well as durability and longetivity as it's practically impossible to break them. Oh, and the lack of pirated N-64 games being sold for 2 quid each.
> Disadvantages:
>
> Cost of games £70.
That's the fault of retailers rather than developers.
Cartridges are more expensive, but not that expensive, in the same way, CDs only cost pennies, but are overpriced, hence why retailers can now charge a fiver forthem and still make money.
> Limited to 128 to 256mb.
More than what was needed for excellent games.
> Lack of space meant hardly any N64 games had fmv.
FMVs break up the flow of actual gaming in a game anyway, and so the lack of them meant you could get on with actually playing them.
> Dreadful sound.
Not dreadful, but not high quality.
The Playstation suffered the same dreadful sounds though.
> Expansion pack that was an upgrade to the system allowing for more
> detailed
> graphic because they were so blurred and rubish in the first place.
Why is having an expansion pack a disadvantage?
> Games that had fmv were washed out and blurry compared to their PS
> counterparts.
Only crappy games had FMVs anyway.
> All the games had this blur affect on them.
affect?
> All the games seemed to use the same graphic engine. That's because
> it was so good (laughs out loud).
So did the majority of PS1 games.
> Controllers had to have batteries in them.
What controllers did you use?
> Controllers that weighed more than an Xbox.
Dunno about weight.
BUT THEY WERE DEFINITELY THE WORSE CONTROLLERS OF ALL TIME.
After the PS1 controllers.
> I could go on and on, but what is the point N64 will go down in
> history as the beginning of the end for Nintendo home consoles.
Go for it then.
> I am so funny and mis informed.
> Cartridge has only one advantage over cd and that was load times.
As well as durability and longetivity as it's practically impossible to break them. Oh, and the lack of pirated N-64 games being sold for 2 quid each.
> Disadvantages:
>
> Cost of games £70.
That's the fault of retailers rather than developers.
Cartridges are more expensive, but not that expensive, in the same way, CDs only cost pennies, but are overpriced, hence why retailers can now charge a fiver forthem and still make money.
> Limited to 128 to 256mb.
More than what was needed for excellent games.
> Lack of space meant hardly any N64 games had fmv.
FMVs break up the flow of actual gaming in a game anyway, and so the lack of them meant you could get on with actually playing them.
> Dreadful sound.
Not dreadful, but not high quality.
The Playstation suffered the same dreadful sounds though.
> Expansion pack that was an upgrade to the system allowing for more
> detailed
> graphic because they were so blurred and rubish in the first place.
Why is having an expansion pack a disadvantage?
> Games that had fmv were washed out and blurry compared to their PS
> counterparts.
Only crappy games had FMVs anyway.
> All the games had this blur affect on them.
affect?
> All the games seemed to use the same graphic engine. That's because
> it was so good (laughs out loud).
So did the majority of PS1 games.
> Controllers had to have batteries in them.
What controllers did you use?
> Controllers that weighed more than an Xbox.
Dunno about weight.
BUT THEY WERE DEFINITELY THE WORSE CONTROLLERS OF ALL TIME.
After the PS1 controllers.
> I could go on and on, but what is the point N64 will go down in
> history as the beginning of the end for Nintendo home consoles.
Go for it then.
You are so funny and mis informed.
Cartridge has only one advantage over cd and that was load times.
Disadvantages:
Cost of games £70.
Limited to 128 to 256mb.
Lack of space meant hardly any N64 games had fmv.
Dreadful sound.
Expansion pack that was an upgrade to the system allowing for more detailed
graphic because they were so blurred and rubish in the first place.
Games that had fmv were washed out and blurry compared to their PS counterparts.
All the games had this blur affect on them.
All the games seemed to use the same graphic engine. That's because it was so good (laughs out loud).
Controllers had to have batteries in them.
Controllers that weighed more than an Xbox.
I could go on and on, but what is the point N64 will go down in history as the beginning of the end for Nintendo home consoles.
Cartridge has only one advantage over cd and that was load times.
Disadvantages:
Cost of games £70.
Limited to 128 to 256mb.
Lack of space meant hardly any N64 games had fmv.
Dreadful sound.
Expansion pack that was an upgrade to the system allowing for more detailed
graphic because they were so blurred and rubish in the first place.
Games that had fmv were washed out and blurry compared to their PS counterparts.
All the games had this blur affect on them.
All the games seemed to use the same graphic engine. That's because it was so good (laughs out loud).
Controllers had to have batteries in them.
Controllers that weighed more than an Xbox.
I could go on and on, but what is the point N64 will go down in history as the beginning of the end for Nintendo home consoles.
T score 04 wrote:
> I told Ninty fanboys that not using DVD was a mistake, then again
> Nintendo have a history of making school boy mistakes Cartridge N64
> should have been cd and DS still using cartridge.
It was cartridge though and is widely reguarded by many gamers as being the greatest console ever. I shudder to think what would have happened to many of the N64 classics if they had been shoved on some dodgy ass CD.
> I told Ninty fanboys that not using DVD was a mistake, then again
> Nintendo have a history of making school boy mistakes Cartridge N64
> should have been cd and DS still using cartridge.
It was cartridge though and is widely reguarded by many gamers as being the greatest console ever. I shudder to think what would have happened to many of the N64 classics if they had been shoved on some dodgy ass CD.
Aye, because in this century we've only got 90 minutes to play games.
DiscoDexy wrote:
> I'm sure if Sony used cartridges, you'd be licking their ass.
Sony design technology for this Century not the last
> I'm sure if Sony used cartridges, you'd be licking their ass.
Sony design technology for this Century not the last
I'm sure if Sony used cartridges, you'd be licking their ass.
Domaye wrote:
> yeh i wanted one but decided not tog et one for some reason....
Was it because the Q panasonic machine was an overpriced pile of rubbish and a product that shouted "Sorry Nintendo fanboys perhaps we should have used DVD instead of a customised disc".
I told Ninty fanboys that not using DVD was a mistake, then again Nintendo have a history of making school boy mistakes Cartridge N64 should have been cd and DS still using cartridge.
> yeh i wanted one but decided not tog et one for some reason....
Was it because the Q panasonic machine was an overpriced pile of rubbish and a product that shouted "Sorry Nintendo fanboys perhaps we should have used DVD instead of a customised disc".
I told Ninty fanboys that not using DVD was a mistake, then again Nintendo have a history of making school boy mistakes Cartridge N64 should have been cd and DS still using cartridge.
Macintosh wrote:
> I was so popular I have forgot what it
> was called! I have never even seen one for real. Cost a lot of money,
> didn't it? Made by Panasonic?
You know full well what it was called, you are just trying to entice an arguement.
Troll.
> I was so popular I have forgot what it
> was called! I have never even seen one for real. Cost a lot of money,
> didn't it? Made by Panasonic?
You know full well what it was called, you are just trying to entice an arguement.
Troll.
Dringo wrote:
> Digital sound is hardly a major factor for gaming Macintosh.
>
> And using DVD's doesn't change how we play games either, other than
> we can play movies on it too.
>
> Do you forget there was a Gamecube-DVD hybrid made.
Thats right, DVD is only on PS2 so it can play movies.
WRONG!
"Do you forget there was a Gamecube-DVD hybrid made" - what the heck was it called again? I was so popular I have forgot what it was called! I have never even seen one for real. Cost a lot of money, didn't it? Made by Panasonic?
> Digital sound is hardly a major factor for gaming Macintosh.
>
> And using DVD's doesn't change how we play games either, other than
> we can play movies on it too.
>
> Do you forget there was a Gamecube-DVD hybrid made.
Thats right, DVD is only on PS2 so it can play movies.
WRONG!
"Do you forget there was a Gamecube-DVD hybrid made" - what the heck was it called again? I was so popular I have forgot what it was called! I have never even seen one for real. Cost a lot of money, didn't it? Made by Panasonic?
Gollum wrote:
> Macintosh wrote:
>
>
> As for audio, the Sony PlayStation moved things a lot from N64 and
> previous systems.
>
> The N64 was NOT a "Previous" system to the PS!! The N64
> came out AFTER the PS.
>
> And the PS would not exist only for Nintendo and it's expertise.
Note I said, ....from N64 AND previous systems.
That doesnt state N64 was the prevous system. I know N64 launched after PS, I thought about holding back from buying the Sony as "I thought" the N64 was going to be like the Sony but even better (much was made of the 64bit). But once I saw the N64 was going to run on cartridges, I knew PS was the right way to go. By that time, everthing was going CD-ROM.
> Macintosh wrote:
>
>
> As for audio, the Sony PlayStation moved things a lot from N64 and
> previous systems.
>
> The N64 was NOT a "Previous" system to the PS!! The N64
> came out AFTER the PS.
>
> And the PS would not exist only for Nintendo and it's expertise.
Note I said, ....from N64 AND previous systems.
That doesnt state N64 was the prevous system. I know N64 launched after PS, I thought about holding back from buying the Sony as "I thought" the N64 was going to be like the Sony but even better (much was made of the 64bit). But once I saw the N64 was going to run on cartridges, I knew PS was the right way to go. By that time, everthing was going CD-ROM.
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