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"Resistance is Futile"

Anyone here think that Star Trek is good? No, didn't think so. Anyways onto my topic. Before I start I wish to say that in no way is this topic meant to start a console wars arguement and if it does I accept no responsability for it. Okay, now all thats out of the way I will begin.

In the gaming world I would say there is 3 or 4 sets of different gamers. Set one, the "Nintys". Nintys are people who are loyal to Nintendo. Constantly arguing why Niuntendo don't mae childish games they worship Shigeru Miyamoto. Set 2, the Sonyphiles. To these people number of sequels is irrelevant. Sonyphiles tend to know what they are talking about and rarely back down from an arguement. Set 3 is a breed of gamer that is struggling to survive, the Sega gamers. With their console not being made anymore they arwe in hard times. To these people quality games and this alone is everything. Now we have set 4, the PC gamers. A USB keyboard and mouse means the worl to these people as they tend to be FPS fanatics. Mention the words Counter Strike and c@*p in the same sentence and you had better write your will.

Of course there is one more set of gamer. These people are known as "non-biased gamers". Rarely seen in the wild they are very rare and practically impossible to find. To these people, wo made a console means nothing, quality games are what they seek and they will buy whatever console they think they will find them on. These are the people who won't know what next gen console to buy, unlike their other gaming counter parts.

I am sure what I have said so far hasn't came as a surprise to anyone. So far you are probably don't rerally know what the point of this topic is. Not making sense is something I seem to have mastered since I came to these forums so I guess I had better explain.

Out of the groups I have mentioned I am sure you know which category you fall under. Myself? I am a "Ninty" *God I hate that name*. BUt the question I ask you is have you/will you always be seen like this. Nintys won't always be Nintys and it is the same for everyone else. People tastes change and as a result the consoles people choose to buy change as well.

When I was five i got my first console, it was a Super Nintendo. I was very happy with it and enjoyed playing the games. After a few years you will all know that the Playstation came along. To be honest back then I didn't notice the difference in the styles of games the Snes and the PSX had. After being thoroughly impressed by the Snes all I wanted was the N64.

When it was finally released I wasn't too happy when the price tag read "£250". I knew my wallet wasn't going to stretch that far, but totally out of the blue it was cut again to £150. Now I was getting excited, I realised that 64 bit power was within my reach. "Oh my giddy aunt!" *MJ wets himself with excitement* "I can get it for £150 with Mario 64!" The next thing you see is an MJ shaped cloud of dust left by me rushing off to buy the console of my dreams.

Once again Nintendo had served me well, a machine capable of matching and then surpassing the brilliance that was the Snes. After a few years of owning this great machine I couldn't help but notice some of the games onn the other side of the fence. I began to get wind of Metal Ger Solid and Final Fantasy 8 and I couldn't help but feel interested. Eventually I just cut the mustard and went to my mates house to play on them. FF8 blew me away, MGS blew me away and brought me back again. I was beginning to feel the strain of my loyalty to Nintendo.

Well here I am, another Playstation has been released, I din't break under the strain, I held strong. I sit here staring at my dusty N64 and wonder if it was worth it, right now with new releases thyin on the ground I am not sure, but when that brand spanking new GAMECUBE is under my TV it will be a different story.

(;o|

If your looking for an unbiased gamer, you have found one. ME! I will play anything once.

And Star Trek isn't really that bad.

Grandprix wrote:
> If your looking for an unbiased gamer, you have found one. ME! I
> will play anything once.


but never twice eh GP?

Oh and I do like Star Trek, but each series for different reasons. First series is funny in how ridiculous it can be and who wouldn't laugh at Spock and Scotty and the fatman Kirk beating up fitter looking aliens. The Next Generation has some comedy in it, the best captain (not that that's saying anything, they are the worst member of every crew), interesting stories that occasionally tackle real world issues or are just for fun even if they are unlikely (within the next 500 years at least, well 300 maybe). Deep Space Nine has many redeeming qualities, more comedy than TNG, better stories around a more centralised area, allowing you to learn more about the characters and see how they develop in a home setting. DS9 does have the disadvantage of the single worst captain, he is overly obsessed with rascism and how "his people" were mistreated some 300 or so years ago (he's black by the way), he's almost rascist himself sometimes, but manages to avoid the line (so far anyway, the last series is still being shown on terrestrial TV). Voyager is similar to DS9, it lacks any character opposition like Quark and Odo in DS9 but it does have several good well developed characters in it. It probably has the best jokes in it thanks mostly to a new Vulcan named Tuvok (who was in one of the films actually, as the same character I think, but still), an ex borg named Seven of Nine (That's the shortened version too, mostly people shorten it even more to Seven) and a holographic doctor. Voyager really takes advantage of the different cultures, Seven's lack of experience in a society, the doctor's learning to become more than just a hologram to both make good storylines and good jokes. Voyager has had a couple of dodgy characters, the captain is a bit too moral and has a very "holier than thou" attitude and there was Kes who was barely a character at all (luckilly she's gone now, and apparently the captain might be gone in the future). Let's hope the next Star Trek continues the tradition of good all round entertainment. You should give Star Trek a try, watch more than one episode of each series and you should take a liking to one. Maybe waiting for the next series so that you can understand everything from the start would be a good idea. Make sure you watch more than one episode as there are occasional ones that just don't deserve to be shown. Anyway, I hope that one day the false stereotype of Star Trek viewers goes away and allows people to enjoy Star Trek for what it is without having to worry about being insulted for being a geek or somesuch. Star Wars doesn't suffer this after all, and neither it should. Live Long and Prosper. Just kidding.

I will play anything once as well, but I will not buy anything unless I am sure of it being top quality, unless it is dirt cheap of course.

Yes, it's always a good idea to investigate games in a magazine or on the internet before buying them. Dirt cheap eh? Is that free only then? Or do you mean low priced, like £10. I can sell you some dirt for less than that. Or more if you'd prefer in which case dirt aint cheap.

Hmmm not too sure about what you said but yes on the cheap thing. If I am not sure about a game I won't buy it if it is expensive as I don't want to waste too much money on something that is more than likely rubbish.

hey ,,,star trek is good !

Until you discover mates, people of the oppposite (or same) sex to play with and beer.

POP because I am bored.

(;o|

Goatboy wrote:
> Until you discover mates, people of the oppposite (or same) sex to
> play with and beer.


BURN....hey!