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I've just been looking at SR's PS2 peripherals and there's some amazing stuff! Apart from region x and dvd remotes, there's a gameboy emulator and software that lets you make your own GB games and put them on reprogrammable cartridges and something that links your PS2 to your PC so you can store saved games there, and even download saved games from a website! If all this is possible now think what it will be like with the next-gen consoles!
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To be Frank, which i'm not, because my name isn't Frank, but if it was, my opinion would be this:
We don't really need fancy peripherals, we managed in the 16-Bit days of old, and although technology is moving forward, the periherals nowadays are stupid.
Fishing Reels: Used for 2 games at most... and not very good ones at that.
Driving Wheels: Not brilliant and to flimsy
Glove: Virtua Snowball Fight anyone?
All we need nowadays is a decent console that sports good games from the majority of developers that can accommodate 4 players and on-line play.
The DC wasn't there because of lack of support, the N64 was the same with the additional deficit (set-back) or no-online play.
The PS2 isn't THAT bad but more ports are needed and if they don't get on-line soon they'll mess everything up!
Peripherals aren't nearly as effective as we think. There wasn't a 'spinner' for Mario Party to protect our palms and a Tennis Racket for Mario Tennis to make the game more than a bright colour palette. There was not Body Suit for Shenmue so you could have a good excuse to practise air-karate!
Peripherals aren't a bad thing, but they're way overated... control-pads, as long as their well structured with a good layout, can meet the demands of all genres in my book.
Where the peripheral companies fall short a good controller can make up, but it doens't work the other way around, no decent controller?... sorry mate, you're screwed!
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We don't really need fancy peripherals, we managed in the 16-Bit days of old, and although technology is moving forward, the periherals nowadays are stupid.
Fishing Reels: Used for 2 games at most... and not very good ones at that.
Driving Wheels: Not brilliant and to flimsy
Glove: Virtua Snowball Fight anyone?
All we need nowadays is a decent console that sports good games from the majority of developers that can accommodate 4 players and on-line play.
The DC wasn't there because of lack of support, the N64 was the same with the additional deficit (set-back) or no-online play.
The PS2 isn't THAT bad but more ports are needed and if they don't get on-line soon they'll mess everything up!
Peripherals aren't nearly as effective as we think. There wasn't a 'spinner' for Mario Party to protect our palms and a Tennis Racket for Mario Tennis to make the game more than a bright colour palette. There was not Body Suit for Shenmue so you could have a good excuse to practise air-karate!
Peripherals aren't a bad thing, but they're way overated... control-pads, as long as their well structured with a good layout, can meet the demands of all genres in my book.
Where the peripheral companies fall short a good controller can make up, but it doens't work the other way around, no decent controller?... sorry mate, you're screwed!
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