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It's true, I don't. To be brutally honest, out of all the different aspects of gaming, I only know about a couple of them. I'm sure many people are the same, but there are others (especially on the forums,) who know much more than me about the term 'gaming.'
So, what don't I know, and why don't I care? Well, I'm certainly not a technical person. Some people post a lot about how the console works, what's inside it, how they actually play the games etc. One example is in the HDD (I've only just learnt this abbreviation, I always called it a hard drive.) A topic was made about this lately, basically dissing it. I tried to reply, but failed miserably. Why? Because I don't a thing about it! What is it supposed to do? All I know is that it supposedly lets you save more without a memory card, and...well, I guess I have a hard drive in my PC which stores space, so...
See what I mean? I don't know what I'm talking about. Why don't I care? Well, I'll explain that to you later.
What else don't I know much about? Specs. People go on and on and on about the 'graphic memory,' and how the GameCube has 'however many polygons," and the thing is, I don't know what they are! I can make a stab in the dark at them, such as taking the phrase 'graphic memory' and turning it into, 'graphics,' but that's about it. I mean, graphic memory could be something I've just though up of! I think I've heard something like it, but it's probably two different parts of the console that I've mixed up.
I know basically what polygons are, but I don't know how you make it harder to recognise them or anything.
If someone says to me, "Well, the GameCube has a 128ZX-bit memory graphics responder,) I'm not able to reply, as I won't know what that is, and won't know what the PS2 'version,' is.
I don't know how this new Wavebird controller works. In fact, I don't really know how any game controller works! Humm...I'm typing at the moment, and I've just realised that I'm not sure as to how a keyboard works! How does a memory card save data? errr....hmmm...well...
As I've showed, I don't know a lot about gaming, and there's much more than that, I promise you. BUT, the good thing is, that I don't care.
Why don't I care? Because to be honest, I don't NEED to know these things. If I want to play on a games console, I don't HAVE to know how the buttons I'm pressing on the controller are sent to the console, or wherever it's sent, (for all I know, it could be sent to a small man inside the black box that is my PS2.) I don't NEED to know why Gran Turismo 3 appear on my screen. As long as it works, and all I have to do is press a few buttons, I don't care.
Do I need to know what Graphics Proccessor my GameBoy Advance has to be able to enjoy it? Nope, I just push the switch and up comes F-Zero:Maximum Velocity.
I don't care about any of these things. What I DO know however, is what games I like to play. I know that I LOVED Metal Gear Solid and the whole Gran Turismo series, and I also know why. I know that I like many games, including Red Faction, Zone Of The Enders, Perfect Dark, Virtua Tennis and Deus Ex, and I know why I like them.
I KNOW whether a game has great graphics, okay graphics or poor graphics. I KNOW whether a game has amazing gameplay, good gameplay or poor gameplay. I also KNOW whether a game has a worthy soundtrack or not. These are all probably the most important aspects of gaming. These are all in the context of actually 'playing a game'.
Why do I visit these forums? Not to argue about specs (although I have done many a time {:)) and not to talk about the technical stuff. I am okay at talking about the actual consoles and accessories, but not the way they work. But I AM here to talk about why I like/dislike some games, and why I like the consoles I own, namely the PS2 and GBA.
I don't know much about gaming. But I don't care.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
*Ant waits for people who have only read the topic to make sarcastic replies about the PS2*
So, what don't I know, and why don't I care? Well, I'm certainly not a technical person. Some people post a lot about how the console works, what's inside it, how they actually play the games etc. One example is in the HDD (I've only just learnt this abbreviation, I always called it a hard drive.) A topic was made about this lately, basically dissing it. I tried to reply, but failed miserably. Why? Because I don't a thing about it! What is it supposed to do? All I know is that it supposedly lets you save more without a memory card, and...well, I guess I have a hard drive in my PC which stores space, so...
See what I mean? I don't know what I'm talking about. Why don't I care? Well, I'll explain that to you later.
What else don't I know much about? Specs. People go on and on and on about the 'graphic memory,' and how the GameCube has 'however many polygons," and the thing is, I don't know what they are! I can make a stab in the dark at them, such as taking the phrase 'graphic memory' and turning it into, 'graphics,' but that's about it. I mean, graphic memory could be something I've just though up of! I think I've heard something like it, but it's probably two different parts of the console that I've mixed up.
I know basically what polygons are, but I don't know how you make it harder to recognise them or anything.
If someone says to me, "Well, the GameCube has a 128ZX-bit memory graphics responder,) I'm not able to reply, as I won't know what that is, and won't know what the PS2 'version,' is.
I don't know how this new Wavebird controller works. In fact, I don't really know how any game controller works! Humm...I'm typing at the moment, and I've just realised that I'm not sure as to how a keyboard works! How does a memory card save data? errr....hmmm...well...
As I've showed, I don't know a lot about gaming, and there's much more than that, I promise you. BUT, the good thing is, that I don't care.
Why don't I care? Because to be honest, I don't NEED to know these things. If I want to play on a games console, I don't HAVE to know how the buttons I'm pressing on the controller are sent to the console, or wherever it's sent, (for all I know, it could be sent to a small man inside the black box that is my PS2.) I don't NEED to know why Gran Turismo 3 appear on my screen. As long as it works, and all I have to do is press a few buttons, I don't care.
Do I need to know what Graphics Proccessor my GameBoy Advance has to be able to enjoy it? Nope, I just push the switch and up comes F-Zero:Maximum Velocity.
I don't care about any of these things. What I DO know however, is what games I like to play. I know that I LOVED Metal Gear Solid and the whole Gran Turismo series, and I also know why. I know that I like many games, including Red Faction, Zone Of The Enders, Perfect Dark, Virtua Tennis and Deus Ex, and I know why I like them.
I KNOW whether a game has great graphics, okay graphics or poor graphics. I KNOW whether a game has amazing gameplay, good gameplay or poor gameplay. I also KNOW whether a game has a worthy soundtrack or not. These are all probably the most important aspects of gaming. These are all in the context of actually 'playing a game'.
Why do I visit these forums? Not to argue about specs (although I have done many a time {:)) and not to talk about the technical stuff. I am okay at talking about the actual consoles and accessories, but not the way they work. But I AM here to talk about why I like/dislike some games, and why I like the consoles I own, namely the PS2 and GBA.
I don't know much about gaming. But I don't care.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
*Ant waits for people who have only read the topic to make sarcastic replies about the PS2*
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Strafex wrote:
> If Nintendo are going for a more grown up look then they'd better hand the official rights to another magazine.
Like a Playstation one...
:D
> If Nintendo are going for a more grown up look then they'd better hand the official rights to another magazine.
Like a Playstation one...
:D
Turbonutter wrote:
What really annoys me, though, is people who blatently
> don't understand specs just repeating stuff they've heard in a magazine. Nintys
> are especially good at this, and lead to some most spectacular cockups.
I remember when NOM said that the GBA was more powerful than the PSOne because it had a 32bit processor.
Stupid Magazine!
If Nintendo are going for a more grown up look then they'd better hand the official rights to another magazine.
What really annoys me, though, is people who blatently
> don't understand specs just repeating stuff they've heard in a magazine. Nintys
> are especially good at this, and lead to some most spectacular cockups.
I remember when NOM said that the GBA was more powerful than the PSOne because it had a 32bit processor.
Stupid Magazine!
If Nintendo are going for a more grown up look then they'd better hand the official rights to another magazine.
Turbonutter wrote:
> Heh, that's fine Ant.
What really annoys me, though, is people who blatently
> don't understand specs just repeating stuff they've heard in a magazine. Nintys
> are especially good at this, and lead to some most spectacular cockups. Pity
> them.
Yes, they are rather amusing, aren't they? ;)
> Heh, that's fine Ant.
What really annoys me, though, is people who blatently
> don't understand specs just repeating stuff they've heard in a magazine. Nintys
> are especially good at this, and lead to some most spectacular cockups. Pity
> them.
Yes, they are rather amusing, aren't they? ;)
Check topic I'm about to make in chat.
Five letters in the last name wasn't it?
I can't remember the rest of the clues.
I can't remember the rest of the clues.
Ant wrote:
"But that was one of the most funniest nights ever. I spent the whole evening listening to Grix telling people that he'd sent an e-mail to them saying he fancied them. :D"
I sent one to my best friends girlfriend in the panic. The next day, then, explaining...
("I thought she sent one to me!")
Well, it was your idea.
(I know, but I wouldn't be the one that got smacked in the face.)
And I STILL have no idea what it is. I think there were some clues to who it was... I might just post them.
"But that was one of the most funniest nights ever. I spent the whole evening listening to Grix telling people that he'd sent an e-mail to them saying he fancied them. :D"
I sent one to my best friends girlfriend in the panic. The next day, then, explaining...
("I thought she sent one to me!")
Well, it was your idea.
(I know, but I wouldn't be the one that got smacked in the face.)
And I STILL have no idea what it is. I think there were some clues to who it was... I might just post them.
Heh, that's fine Ant.
What really annoys me, though, is people who blatently don't understand specs just repeating stuff they've heard in a magazine. Nintys are especially good at this, and lead to some most spectacular cockups. Pity them.
What really annoys me, though, is people who blatently don't understand specs just repeating stuff they've heard in a magazine. Nintys are especially good at this, and lead to some most spectacular cockups. Pity them.
Strafex wrote:
> Ant wrote:
I know a bit more about
> PC's than Consoles (how they work, I
> mean,) but it's still not enough. Just ask
> Grix, he'll tell you a funny
> story about me, my PC and my microphone. :D
I remember you not beng able to
> use a microphone.
But what's even funnier...
Did Grix ever find who his
> secret admirer was? :-D
No, I don't think so.
But that was one of the most funniest nights ever. I spent the whole evening listening to Grix telling people that he'd sent an e-mail to them saying he fancied them. :D
> Ant wrote:
I know a bit more about
> PC's than Consoles (how they work, I
> mean,) but it's still not enough. Just ask
> Grix, he'll tell you a funny
> story about me, my PC and my microphone. :D
I remember you not beng able to
> use a microphone.
But what's even funnier...
Did Grix ever find who his
> secret admirer was? :-D
No, I don't think so.
But that was one of the most funniest nights ever. I spent the whole evening listening to Grix telling people that he'd sent an e-mail to them saying he fancied them. :D
Ant wrote:
I know a bit more about
> PC's than Consoles (how they work, I mean,) but it's still not enough. Just ask
> Grix, he'll tell you a funny story about me, my PC and my microphone. :D
I remember you not beng able to use a microphone.
But what's even funnier...
Did Grix ever find who his secret admirer was? :-D
I know a bit more about
> PC's than Consoles (how they work, I mean,) but it's still not enough. Just ask
> Grix, he'll tell you a funny story about me, my PC and my microphone. :D
I remember you not beng able to use a microphone.
But what's even funnier...
Did Grix ever find who his secret admirer was? :-D
Same with me.
I stick disc in PS2 and it works. Other than that? Might as well be talking Chinese to me.
I do know stuff about PCs, but that's only because I had to to improve my one. It does make me laugh to see companies that charge to "fit your RAM for you", because my cat can do that by falling on it.
I taught myself html to make my web-page, and then realised you could use things like Dreamweaver and that made me sulk because I went through books and books learning meta tags, AHREF commands and the like, only to see my mum creating a nicer page than I.
(this is a woman that wont watch DVDs because she cant figure out how to make the PS2 work).
So, techno-heads have their place, but so do those folk that just want to play games and enjoy them.
Or my name isn't
I stick disc in PS2 and it works. Other than that? Might as well be talking Chinese to me.
I do know stuff about PCs, but that's only because I had to to improve my one. It does make me laugh to see companies that charge to "fit your RAM for you", because my cat can do that by falling on it.
I taught myself html to make my web-page, and then realised you could use things like Dreamweaver and that made me sulk because I went through books and books learning meta tags, AHREF commands and the like, only to see my mum creating a nicer page than I.
(this is a woman that wont watch DVDs because she cant figure out how to make the PS2 work).
So, techno-heads have their place, but so do those folk that just want to play games and enjoy them.
Or my name isn't
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