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Read my 3388 character long write up on the Hype behind Warp-pipe.
I Bought a Broadband adapter from [Insert a Well know rival here] the other day to Test out my copy of PSO I & II - after playing it for 5 minutes I realized what a pile of rubbish it really was. 4 out of 10 people were cheaters and the other 6 were either unwelcoming to the so called community or bust plain ignorant. But I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t the odd good senior citizen playing, which was kind and helpful – to an extent.
So after wasted the 30 day PSO virginity I decided to try Warp-pipe. At this stage I wanted to take the modem back, for a full 30 pound refund, but if warp-pipe was good then that would warrant me keeping it. After going on the official website, registering twice, and downloading the Latest software I clicked on the find Players button. Checked the filter box to Mario Kart – and hey presto – 1 player online. I’ve know graveyard’s more popular on Friday the 13th at midnight when the clock strikes twelve.
Taking the blow on the chin I decided to click on his name, to find that I had to add him to MSN to contact him. After adding the Yankee, we talked. He gave me his IP address, I pasted it into the un-user friendly Warp-pipe and we both clicked LAN. Honestly nothing happened except the Mario kart LAN clock ticked down from Sixty to Naught.
Couple of attempts and I decide that either There’s something wrong at my end, or this Yankee couldn’t find his ass with both hands – so I decided to Try and look for some more players. Fortunately one other member had just signed in, and after speaking to him he pointed out the fact that a new Warp-pipe had been released. I told him that I just downloaded the latest version off the website, but he persisted to tell me that I was outdated. He sent me his version and to my surprise it was a new, friendlier Warp-Pipe with a great AIM Buddy-List type interface and a simple button to start a game with any selected player or talk to anybody prior to a game. This really did look promising.
I added the New and Improved Friendly Yank to the Warp-Pipe buddy list and pushed begin game button. A Message told me to begin LAN and after 10 seconds I was on the LAN screen customizing the game options for me and this Yank to play!
Only one Tiny problem though, just one minor set back – it was the slowest thing I’ve ever seen, and for a fast paced 150cc race it was ridiculous – the Lag factor was against me like the wind blowing against you on your way home from school / town / work if you walk that is …
I knew there would be some type of Lag, but not this much. I asked what ‘k’ his connection was. 1024k cable he replied – and my connection is 512k so I would have thought everything would have been hunky dory.
This bad experience urged me to return the Modem in near perfect condition to the shop. Mario Kart would have been a timeless classic if the online gaming had of worked via Warp-pipe. In my eyes Warp-Pipe seemed unfinished, unorganized and unpopular as I could only find one person online at American Peak Times. I guess the moral of the story is that Game cube online isn’t really meant to be – That’s why this Unofficial Game-cube online venture has made me look at Xbox Live; with plenty of people on, little lag, and a Voice Communicator that Phantasy star for the cube cries out for. I’d advise you to stay away from Warp-Pipe and stick to Offline Mario Kart goodness.
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I Bought a Broadband adapter from [Insert a Well know rival here] the other day to Test out my copy of PSO I & II - after playing it for 5 minutes I realized what a pile of rubbish it really was. 4 out of 10 people were cheaters and the other 6 were either unwelcoming to the so called community or bust plain ignorant. But I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t the odd good senior citizen playing, which was kind and helpful – to an extent.
So after wasted the 30 day PSO virginity I decided to try Warp-pipe. At this stage I wanted to take the modem back, for a full 30 pound refund, but if warp-pipe was good then that would warrant me keeping it. After going on the official website, registering twice, and downloading the Latest software I clicked on the find Players button. Checked the filter box to Mario Kart – and hey presto – 1 player online. I’ve know graveyard’s more popular on Friday the 13th at midnight when the clock strikes twelve.
Taking the blow on the chin I decided to click on his name, to find that I had to add him to MSN to contact him. After adding the Yankee, we talked. He gave me his IP address, I pasted it into the un-user friendly Warp-pipe and we both clicked LAN. Honestly nothing happened except the Mario kart LAN clock ticked down from Sixty to Naught.
Couple of attempts and I decide that either There’s something wrong at my end, or this Yankee couldn’t find his ass with both hands – so I decided to Try and look for some more players. Fortunately one other member had just signed in, and after speaking to him he pointed out the fact that a new Warp-pipe had been released. I told him that I just downloaded the latest version off the website, but he persisted to tell me that I was outdated. He sent me his version and to my surprise it was a new, friendlier Warp-Pipe with a great AIM Buddy-List type interface and a simple button to start a game with any selected player or talk to anybody prior to a game. This really did look promising.
I added the New and Improved Friendly Yank to the Warp-Pipe buddy list and pushed begin game button. A Message told me to begin LAN and after 10 seconds I was on the LAN screen customizing the game options for me and this Yank to play!
Only one Tiny problem though, just one minor set back – it was the slowest thing I’ve ever seen, and for a fast paced 150cc race it was ridiculous – the Lag factor was against me like the wind blowing against you on your way home from school / town / work if you walk that is …
I knew there would be some type of Lag, but not this much. I asked what ‘k’ his connection was. 1024k cable he replied – and my connection is 512k so I would have thought everything would have been hunky dory.
This bad experience urged me to return the Modem in near perfect condition to the shop. Mario Kart would have been a timeless classic if the online gaming had of worked via Warp-pipe. In my eyes Warp-Pipe seemed unfinished, unorganized and unpopular as I could only find one person online at American Peak Times. I guess the moral of the story is that Game cube online isn’t really meant to be – That’s why this Unofficial Game-cube online venture has made me look at Xbox Live; with plenty of people on, little lag, and a Voice Communicator that Phantasy star for the cube cries out for. I’d advise you to stay away from Warp-Pipe and stick to Offline Mario Kart goodness.
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mmmmm ChuChu rocket.
And I told you that PSO wouldn't be that good online on GC. If only you'd sampled its delights back on DC, you would have some great memories instead.
And I told you that PSO wouldn't be that good online on GC. If only you'd sampled its delights back on DC, you would have some great memories instead.
Hehe, even Dreamcast is counted in the rankings, its no suprise that its higer than the gamecube though :)
Yes the online capabilities rankings go as follows:
1. Microsoft/Xbox
2. Sony/PS2
3. Sega/Dreamcast
4. Nintendo/Gamecube
1. Microsoft/Xbox
2. Sony/PS2
3. Sega/Dreamcast
4. Nintendo/Gamecube
Read my 3388 character long write up on the Hype behind Warp-pipe.
I Bought a Broadband adapter from [Insert a Well know rival here] the other day to Test out my copy of PSO I & II - after playing it for 5 minutes I realized what a pile of rubbish it really was. 4 out of 10 people were cheaters and the other 6 were either unwelcoming to the so called community or bust plain ignorant. But I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t the odd good senior citizen playing, which was kind and helpful – to an extent.
So after wasted the 30 day PSO virginity I decided to try Warp-pipe. At this stage I wanted to take the modem back, for a full 30 pound refund, but if warp-pipe was good then that would warrant me keeping it. After going on the official website, registering twice, and downloading the Latest software I clicked on the find Players button. Checked the filter box to Mario Kart – and hey presto – 1 player online. I’ve know graveyard’s more popular on Friday the 13th at midnight when the clock strikes twelve.
Taking the blow on the chin I decided to click on his name, to find that I had to add him to MSN to contact him. After adding the Yankee, we talked. He gave me his IP address, I pasted it into the un-user friendly Warp-pipe and we both clicked LAN. Honestly nothing happened except the Mario kart LAN clock ticked down from Sixty to Naught.
Couple of attempts and I decide that either There’s something wrong at my end, or this Yankee couldn’t find his ass with both hands – so I decided to Try and look for some more players. Fortunately one other member had just signed in, and after speaking to him he pointed out the fact that a new Warp-pipe had been released. I told him that I just downloaded the latest version off the website, but he persisted to tell me that I was outdated. He sent me his version and to my surprise it was a new, friendlier Warp-Pipe with a great AIM Buddy-List type interface and a simple button to start a game with any selected player or talk to anybody prior to a game. This really did look promising.
I added the New and Improved Friendly Yank to the Warp-Pipe buddy list and pushed begin game button. A Message told me to begin LAN and after 10 seconds I was on the LAN screen customizing the game options for me and this Yank to play!
Only one Tiny problem though, just one minor set back – it was the slowest thing I’ve ever seen, and for a fast paced 150cc race it was ridiculous – the Lag factor was against me like the wind blowing against you on your way home from school / town / work if you walk that is …
I knew there would be some type of Lag, but not this much. I asked what ‘k’ his connection was. 1024k cable he replied – and my connection is 512k so I would have thought everything would have been hunky dory.
This bad experience urged me to return the Modem in near perfect condition to the shop. Mario Kart would have been a timeless classic if the online gaming had of worked via Warp-pipe. In my eyes Warp-Pipe seemed unfinished, unorganized and unpopular as I could only find one person online at American Peak Times. I guess the moral of the story is that Game cube online isn’t really meant to be – That’s why this Unofficial Game-cube online venture has made me look at Xbox Live; with plenty of people on, little lag, and a Voice Communicator that Phantasy star for the cube cries out for. I’d advise you to stay away from Warp-Pipe and stick to Offline Mario Kart goodness.
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I Bought a Broadband adapter from [Insert a Well know rival here] the other day to Test out my copy of PSO I & II - after playing it for 5 minutes I realized what a pile of rubbish it really was. 4 out of 10 people were cheaters and the other 6 were either unwelcoming to the so called community or bust plain ignorant. But I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t the odd good senior citizen playing, which was kind and helpful – to an extent.
So after wasted the 30 day PSO virginity I decided to try Warp-pipe. At this stage I wanted to take the modem back, for a full 30 pound refund, but if warp-pipe was good then that would warrant me keeping it. After going on the official website, registering twice, and downloading the Latest software I clicked on the find Players button. Checked the filter box to Mario Kart – and hey presto – 1 player online. I’ve know graveyard’s more popular on Friday the 13th at midnight when the clock strikes twelve.
Taking the blow on the chin I decided to click on his name, to find that I had to add him to MSN to contact him. After adding the Yankee, we talked. He gave me his IP address, I pasted it into the un-user friendly Warp-pipe and we both clicked LAN. Honestly nothing happened except the Mario kart LAN clock ticked down from Sixty to Naught.
Couple of attempts and I decide that either There’s something wrong at my end, or this Yankee couldn’t find his ass with both hands – so I decided to Try and look for some more players. Fortunately one other member had just signed in, and after speaking to him he pointed out the fact that a new Warp-pipe had been released. I told him that I just downloaded the latest version off the website, but he persisted to tell me that I was outdated. He sent me his version and to my surprise it was a new, friendlier Warp-Pipe with a great AIM Buddy-List type interface and a simple button to start a game with any selected player or talk to anybody prior to a game. This really did look promising.
I added the New and Improved Friendly Yank to the Warp-Pipe buddy list and pushed begin game button. A Message told me to begin LAN and after 10 seconds I was on the LAN screen customizing the game options for me and this Yank to play!
Only one Tiny problem though, just one minor set back – it was the slowest thing I’ve ever seen, and for a fast paced 150cc race it was ridiculous – the Lag factor was against me like the wind blowing against you on your way home from school / town / work if you walk that is …
I knew there would be some type of Lag, but not this much. I asked what ‘k’ his connection was. 1024k cable he replied – and my connection is 512k so I would have thought everything would have been hunky dory.
This bad experience urged me to return the Modem in near perfect condition to the shop. Mario Kart would have been a timeless classic if the online gaming had of worked via Warp-pipe. In my eyes Warp-Pipe seemed unfinished, unorganized and unpopular as I could only find one person online at American Peak Times. I guess the moral of the story is that Game cube online isn’t really meant to be – That’s why this Unofficial Game-cube online venture has made me look at Xbox Live; with plenty of people on, little lag, and a Voice Communicator that Phantasy star for the cube cries out for. I’d advise you to stay away from Warp-Pipe and stick to Offline Mario Kart goodness.
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