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Way back when, in the mists of time, when the world was young, the air was fresh, asnd the idea of a hole in the sky was held to be a philisophical argument (about 1992 I think?) CD-ROMS started to a become popular medium on PC's
With their ludicrously large storage capacity, their robust structure, and their lovey shiny bits. Many a computer mag lusted after their reflective bits and urged their readers to buy.
In fact, it is said, that legendary capacity was so large, that many of the acients, (Those who still thought that this whole PC thing was a flash in the pan and that the sooner they return to their mainframes the better) wondered at the actual validity of the new storage system, stroaking their beard, squinting their eyes, and muttering under their breath, these wise men wisely stating in their wise way, with their wise minds and with their wise breath, (often lacking in the wisdom of brushing or mints, but then we cant have everything) that games, which quite happily fit onto a single floppy... (although sometimes using as many as 4-5 for extravagant, bloated titles), would never need the silly amount of space offered by the shiny non-square. That it was all right for use by businesses and those with a need for such mass storage, and that games players should stick to their flexible riends and be happy.
With such wise words and comment, and such wise agreements of each others technical skill and prowese, they went off to the local tuck shop, only to discover that the Strawberries and creams had run out, and they were theirfore forced to purchase with rubarb and custard. A loss so lametable to their heart that they did cry forcably and with gushing tears did their UFO's melt. The rice paper gone and the sherbert fizzing upon the ground
A lo, for many years their wisdom held true, as many-a-CD game was released, containing much of the FMV, but very little required gameplay. It seemed that CD's did indeed contain within each groove a tiny amount, the smallest puff of that legendary stuff known as guff. And whilst all the other games, those of decent, well rounded upbringings, still managed to while away their time unabashed by their floppy proportions...
Over time however, did the adventures with the pointing and the clicking and the crazy dog and rabbit action, did the beginnings of the cracks of the dawn of the new age begin to appear, that of the legendary 'Talkie'. A those that gazed upon the all talking all freak circus action smiled, and were mightily impressed, saying as they watched that the sun certainly did shine out of the CD-ROMs back side.
And all the time this occured, the wise men of old were no where to be seen, for they were disputing the validity of dry slope ASCIIing.
the years past, in the style of a old man chasing a scanitly clad nymphet, (such was the dark era of 'Whose Line Is It Anyway') and the floppy-diskette speedily vanished into the world of the early morning radio show and was mainly used to shift Word docs from place to place. CD titles, though still often plagued by the dredd FMV become the benevolent media format. Its shiny, glittery surface attracting most to its cause (Its secretive nudy pictures temping the rest)
The CD bringing with it greater content to games than could ever have been imagined, larger games, larger games, more complex titles, full speech, full musical accompanyment, fantastic graphics, demos on disk, free extras. All was good in the world.
Until one day, not so long ago, came a knock knock knocking at the door. Fortunatly it was just a raven, so I told it to push off and thought nothing of it.
About the same time, in a pub not so far from here, there was a new boy in town. And he was paying for the drinks, ALL the drinks. On first inspection he looked excatly like CD-ROM... He called himself DVD, which, he explained ment Digital Versitle Disk. I told him that was a crap name. Wherein, he clinked my drink with his, gave me a nudge, a wink and said, 'you should have heard the first one.
And so the years past from that night to this. passing as it does like a dierretic Tiger with a carrot firmly corking its bum. DVD bought a great many people a great many drinks, pleasing a great many people (however, legend has it, he never managed to please Bob Stergis, whos girlfriend DVD was seem to stumble home with one drunken nioght). And CD became concerned. Though his kingdom of HearSay, Steps and A1 delights, was quite safe, news was that DVD had been quite doggedly kicking VHS in the magnetic strip. Also attempting, repeatedly to encroach on C&C territories...
And lo, did the wise one gather together, the acients, the thinkers and they met together, in a pub, with the guy who used to be in the SAS, drinking a pit, bought for them, free of charge by DVD To discuss the aforementioned mass storage system.
After much deliberation (read pints) did they come to the conclusion that the storage capacity was much to large to be of any use, that games would never use such a sapce, and that all right thinking resepecatle games would stick to CD.
And lo, for thus many years they were right, despite the headway DVD is making into VHS's neither reigons, its not making that much of an impression into the world of PC's...
The moral or my ramblings? ... What does DVD offer computer users? ... What should DVD's offer computer users? ... Why dont peoiple release games on DVD with 'Extras' like they do for movies, twith interviews, design sketches, demos, ad scans, etc... Why has noone created a title that really makes use of the DVD's mass storage potential?
Where is the DVD's 7th Guest? the DVD's Sam and Max? ... ???
With their ludicrously large storage capacity, their robust structure, and their lovey shiny bits. Many a computer mag lusted after their reflective bits and urged their readers to buy.
In fact, it is said, that legendary capacity was so large, that many of the acients, (Those who still thought that this whole PC thing was a flash in the pan and that the sooner they return to their mainframes the better) wondered at the actual validity of the new storage system, stroaking their beard, squinting their eyes, and muttering under their breath, these wise men wisely stating in their wise way, with their wise minds and with their wise breath, (often lacking in the wisdom of brushing or mints, but then we cant have everything) that games, which quite happily fit onto a single floppy... (although sometimes using as many as 4-5 for extravagant, bloated titles), would never need the silly amount of space offered by the shiny non-square. That it was all right for use by businesses and those with a need for such mass storage, and that games players should stick to their flexible riends and be happy.
With such wise words and comment, and such wise agreements of each others technical skill and prowese, they went off to the local tuck shop, only to discover that the Strawberries and creams had run out, and they were theirfore forced to purchase with rubarb and custard. A loss so lametable to their heart that they did cry forcably and with gushing tears did their UFO's melt. The rice paper gone and the sherbert fizzing upon the ground
A lo, for many years their wisdom held true, as many-a-CD game was released, containing much of the FMV, but very little required gameplay. It seemed that CD's did indeed contain within each groove a tiny amount, the smallest puff of that legendary stuff known as guff. And whilst all the other games, those of decent, well rounded upbringings, still managed to while away their time unabashed by their floppy proportions...
Over time however, did the adventures with the pointing and the clicking and the crazy dog and rabbit action, did the beginnings of the cracks of the dawn of the new age begin to appear, that of the legendary 'Talkie'. A those that gazed upon the all talking all freak circus action smiled, and were mightily impressed, saying as they watched that the sun certainly did shine out of the CD-ROMs back side.
And all the time this occured, the wise men of old were no where to be seen, for they were disputing the validity of dry slope ASCIIing.
the years past, in the style of a old man chasing a scanitly clad nymphet, (such was the dark era of 'Whose Line Is It Anyway') and the floppy-diskette speedily vanished into the world of the early morning radio show and was mainly used to shift Word docs from place to place. CD titles, though still often plagued by the dredd FMV become the benevolent media format. Its shiny, glittery surface attracting most to its cause (Its secretive nudy pictures temping the rest)
The CD bringing with it greater content to games than could ever have been imagined, larger games, larger games, more complex titles, full speech, full musical accompanyment, fantastic graphics, demos on disk, free extras. All was good in the world.
Until one day, not so long ago, came a knock knock knocking at the door. Fortunatly it was just a raven, so I told it to push off and thought nothing of it.
About the same time, in a pub not so far from here, there was a new boy in town. And he was paying for the drinks, ALL the drinks. On first inspection he looked excatly like CD-ROM... He called himself DVD, which, he explained ment Digital Versitle Disk. I told him that was a crap name. Wherein, he clinked my drink with his, gave me a nudge, a wink and said, 'you should have heard the first one.
And so the years past from that night to this. passing as it does like a dierretic Tiger with a carrot firmly corking its bum. DVD bought a great many people a great many drinks, pleasing a great many people (however, legend has it, he never managed to please Bob Stergis, whos girlfriend DVD was seem to stumble home with one drunken nioght). And CD became concerned. Though his kingdom of HearSay, Steps and A1 delights, was quite safe, news was that DVD had been quite doggedly kicking VHS in the magnetic strip. Also attempting, repeatedly to encroach on C&C territories...
And lo, did the wise one gather together, the acients, the thinkers and they met together, in a pub, with the guy who used to be in the SAS, drinking a pit, bought for them, free of charge by DVD To discuss the aforementioned mass storage system.
After much deliberation (read pints) did they come to the conclusion that the storage capacity was much to large to be of any use, that games would never use such a sapce, and that all right thinking resepecatle games would stick to CD.
And lo, for thus many years they were right, despite the headway DVD is making into VHS's neither reigons, its not making that much of an impression into the world of PC's...
The moral or my ramblings? ... What does DVD offer computer users? ... What should DVD's offer computer users? ... Why dont peoiple release games on DVD with 'Extras' like they do for movies, twith interviews, design sketches, demos, ad scans, etc... Why has noone created a title that really makes use of the DVD's mass storage potential?
Where is the DVD's 7th Guest? the DVD's Sam and Max? ... ???
Mewtwo wrote:
> DVD really offfers no real benifit to PC users and never will untill
> there Is a standardised DVD RW option and then BOOM the DVD RW or
> whatever it will be called will cause a revolution in the computr
> industry.
CD-ROM managed to cause quite a stirr a long time before CD-RW formats became within a pricable range of the consumer..
(about 5 years before)
> DVD really offfers no real benifit to PC users and never will untill
> there Is a standardised DVD RW option and then BOOM the DVD RW or
> whatever it will be called will cause a revolution in the computr
> industry.
CD-ROM managed to cause quite a stirr a long time before CD-RW formats became within a pricable range of the consumer..
(about 5 years before)
Bewarethetoadsoffate wrote:
> There are DVD games on the PS2-Fur Fighters is an example.
I love
> the images in the post-"A tiger with a carrot corking its
> bum". CLASSIQUE!
Thats my point though...
Although they are 'on' a DVD-ROM they arnt yet taking advantage of the bonuses provided by the format...
Just like when CD-ROM started becoming popular in the early ninties...
Originally CD_Roms just had copies of floppys games on
Whereas now DVD-ROMs have copies of CD games (or at least games that would fit onto CD)
Then CD-ROM titles used large amounts of FMV and 'effects' to advertise the format, not appying any of the potential of the CD-ROM
Pretty much excatly the same thing is happening to DVD... lots of extra FMV... no extra gameplay...
Then CD-ROM titles stared using features we now dont give a second thought... 'talkies' whree characters 'speak' consistantly, constantly and with very little repition throughout the game...
Larger games, using more varied and complex graphics... allowed through the increasing speed of CD-ROM drives to acess data faster...
None of these bonuses have yet really been added to any DVD titles...
> There are DVD games on the PS2-Fur Fighters is an example.
I love
> the images in the post-"A tiger with a carrot corking its
> bum". CLASSIQUE!
Thats my point though...
Although they are 'on' a DVD-ROM they arnt yet taking advantage of the bonuses provided by the format...
Just like when CD-ROM started becoming popular in the early ninties...
Originally CD_Roms just had copies of floppys games on
Whereas now DVD-ROMs have copies of CD games (or at least games that would fit onto CD)
Then CD-ROM titles used large amounts of FMV and 'effects' to advertise the format, not appying any of the potential of the CD-ROM
Pretty much excatly the same thing is happening to DVD... lots of extra FMV... no extra gameplay...
Then CD-ROM titles stared using features we now dont give a second thought... 'talkies' whree characters 'speak' consistantly, constantly and with very little repition throughout the game...
Larger games, using more varied and complex graphics... allowed through the increasing speed of CD-ROM drives to acess data faster...
None of these bonuses have yet really been added to any DVD titles...
Bingo laddy.
Anyone comin' down't pub like?
Anyone comin' down't pub like?
GOOD cus it'll stop piracy on new consoles!
zone of the enders is also on dvd
Way back when, in the mists of time, when the world was young, the air was fresh, asnd the idea of a hole in the sky was held to be a philisophical argument (about 1992 I think?) CD-ROMS started to a become popular medium on PC's
With their ludicrously large storage capacity, their robust structure, and their lovey shiny bits. Many a computer mag lusted after their reflective bits and urged their readers to buy.
In fact, it is said, that legendary capacity was so large, that many of the acients, (Those who still thought that this whole PC thing was a flash in the pan and that the sooner they return to their mainframes the better) wondered at the actual validity of the new storage system, stroaking their beard, squinting their eyes, and muttering under their breath, these wise men wisely stating in their wise way, with their wise minds and with their wise breath, (often lacking in the wisdom of brushing or mints, but then we cant have everything) that games, which quite happily fit onto a single floppy... (although sometimes using as many as 4-5 for extravagant, bloated titles), would never need the silly amount of space offered by the shiny non-square. That it was all right for use by businesses and those with a need for such mass storage, and that games players should stick to their flexible riends and be happy.
With such wise words and comment, and such wise agreements of each others technical skill and prowese, they went off to the local tuck shop, only to discover that the Strawberries and creams had run out, and they were theirfore forced to purchase with rubarb and custard. A loss so lametable to their heart that they did cry forcably and with gushing tears did their UFO's melt. The rice paper gone and the sherbert fizzing upon the ground
A lo, for many years their wisdom held true, as many-a-CD game was released, containing much of the FMV, but very little required gameplay. It seemed that CD's did indeed contain within each groove a tiny amount, the smallest puff of that legendary stuff known as guff. And whilst all the other games, those of decent, well rounded upbringings, still managed to while away their time unabashed by their floppy proportions...
Over time however, did the adventures with the pointing and the clicking and the crazy dog and rabbit action, did the beginnings of the cracks of the dawn of the new age begin to appear, that of the legendary 'Talkie'. A those that gazed upon the all talking all freak circus action smiled, and were mightily impressed, saying as they watched that the sun certainly did shine out of the CD-ROMs back side.
And all the time this occured, the wise men of old were no where to be seen, for they were disputing the validity of dry slope ASCIIing.
the years past, in the style of a old man chasing a scanitly clad nymphet, (such was the dark era of 'Whose Line Is It Anyway') and the floppy-diskette speedily vanished into the world of the early morning radio show and was mainly used to shift Word docs from place to place. CD titles, though still often plagued by the dredd FMV become the benevolent media format. Its shiny, glittery surface attracting most to its cause (Its secretive nudy pictures temping the rest)
The CD bringing with it greater content to games than could ever have been imagined, larger games, larger games, more complex titles, full speech, full musical accompanyment, fantastic graphics, demos on disk, free extras. All was good in the world.
Until one day, not so long ago, came a knock knock knocking at the door. Fortunatly it was just a raven, so I told it to push off and thought nothing of it.
About the same time, in a pub not so far from here, there was a new boy in town. And he was paying for the drinks, ALL the drinks. On first inspection he looked excatly like CD-ROM... He called himself DVD, which, he explained ment Digital Versitle Disk. I told him that was a crap name. Wherein, he clinked my drink with his, gave me a nudge, a wink and said, 'you should have heard the first one.
And so the years past from that night to this. passing as it does like a dierretic Tiger with a carrot firmly corking its bum. DVD bought a great many people a great many drinks, pleasing a great many people (however, legend has it, he never managed to please Bob Stergis, whos girlfriend DVD was seem to stumble home with one drunken nioght). And CD became concerned. Though his kingdom of HearSay, Steps and A1 delights, was quite safe, news was that DVD had been quite doggedly kicking VHS in the magnetic strip. Also attempting, repeatedly to encroach on C&C territories...
And lo, did the wise one gather together, the acients, the thinkers and they met together, in a pub, with the guy who used to be in the SAS, drinking a pit, bought for them, free of charge by DVD To discuss the aforementioned mass storage system.
After much deliberation (read pints) did they come to the conclusion that the storage capacity was much to large to be of any use, that games would never use such a sapce, and that all right thinking resepecatle games would stick to CD.
And lo, for thus many years they were right, despite the headway DVD is making into VHS's neither reigons, its not making that much of an impression into the world of PC's...
The moral or my ramblings? ... What does DVD offer computer users? ... What should DVD's offer computer users? ... Why dont peoiple release games on DVD with 'Extras' like they do for movies, twith interviews, design sketches, demos, ad scans, etc... Why has noone created a title that really makes use of the DVD's mass storage potential?
Where is the DVD's 7th Guest? the DVD's Sam and Max? ... ???
With their ludicrously large storage capacity, their robust structure, and their lovey shiny bits. Many a computer mag lusted after their reflective bits and urged their readers to buy.
In fact, it is said, that legendary capacity was so large, that many of the acients, (Those who still thought that this whole PC thing was a flash in the pan and that the sooner they return to their mainframes the better) wondered at the actual validity of the new storage system, stroaking their beard, squinting their eyes, and muttering under their breath, these wise men wisely stating in their wise way, with their wise minds and with their wise breath, (often lacking in the wisdom of brushing or mints, but then we cant have everything) that games, which quite happily fit onto a single floppy... (although sometimes using as many as 4-5 for extravagant, bloated titles), would never need the silly amount of space offered by the shiny non-square. That it was all right for use by businesses and those with a need for such mass storage, and that games players should stick to their flexible riends and be happy.
With such wise words and comment, and such wise agreements of each others technical skill and prowese, they went off to the local tuck shop, only to discover that the Strawberries and creams had run out, and they were theirfore forced to purchase with rubarb and custard. A loss so lametable to their heart that they did cry forcably and with gushing tears did their UFO's melt. The rice paper gone and the sherbert fizzing upon the ground
A lo, for many years their wisdom held true, as many-a-CD game was released, containing much of the FMV, but very little required gameplay. It seemed that CD's did indeed contain within each groove a tiny amount, the smallest puff of that legendary stuff known as guff. And whilst all the other games, those of decent, well rounded upbringings, still managed to while away their time unabashed by their floppy proportions...
Over time however, did the adventures with the pointing and the clicking and the crazy dog and rabbit action, did the beginnings of the cracks of the dawn of the new age begin to appear, that of the legendary 'Talkie'. A those that gazed upon the all talking all freak circus action smiled, and were mightily impressed, saying as they watched that the sun certainly did shine out of the CD-ROMs back side.
And all the time this occured, the wise men of old were no where to be seen, for they were disputing the validity of dry slope ASCIIing.
the years past, in the style of a old man chasing a scanitly clad nymphet, (such was the dark era of 'Whose Line Is It Anyway') and the floppy-diskette speedily vanished into the world of the early morning radio show and was mainly used to shift Word docs from place to place. CD titles, though still often plagued by the dredd FMV become the benevolent media format. Its shiny, glittery surface attracting most to its cause (Its secretive nudy pictures temping the rest)
The CD bringing with it greater content to games than could ever have been imagined, larger games, larger games, more complex titles, full speech, full musical accompanyment, fantastic graphics, demos on disk, free extras. All was good in the world.
Until one day, not so long ago, came a knock knock knocking at the door. Fortunatly it was just a raven, so I told it to push off and thought nothing of it.
About the same time, in a pub not so far from here, there was a new boy in town. And he was paying for the drinks, ALL the drinks. On first inspection he looked excatly like CD-ROM... He called himself DVD, which, he explained ment Digital Versitle Disk. I told him that was a crap name. Wherein, he clinked my drink with his, gave me a nudge, a wink and said, 'you should have heard the first one.
And so the years past from that night to this. passing as it does like a dierretic Tiger with a carrot firmly corking its bum. DVD bought a great many people a great many drinks, pleasing a great many people (however, legend has it, he never managed to please Bob Stergis, whos girlfriend DVD was seem to stumble home with one drunken nioght). And CD became concerned. Though his kingdom of HearSay, Steps and A1 delights, was quite safe, news was that DVD had been quite doggedly kicking VHS in the magnetic strip. Also attempting, repeatedly to encroach on C&C territories...
And lo, did the wise one gather together, the acients, the thinkers and they met together, in a pub, with the guy who used to be in the SAS, drinking a pit, bought for them, free of charge by DVD To discuss the aforementioned mass storage system.
After much deliberation (read pints) did they come to the conclusion that the storage capacity was much to large to be of any use, that games would never use such a sapce, and that all right thinking resepecatle games would stick to CD.
And lo, for thus many years they were right, despite the headway DVD is making into VHS's neither reigons, its not making that much of an impression into the world of PC's...
The moral or my ramblings? ... What does DVD offer computer users? ... What should DVD's offer computer users? ... Why dont peoiple release games on DVD with 'Extras' like they do for movies, twith interviews, design sketches, demos, ad scans, etc... Why has noone created a title that really makes use of the DVD's mass storage potential?
Where is the DVD's 7th Guest? the DVD's Sam and Max? ... ???