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Being in the studio all of last week gave us downtime whilst Pete (studio owner/engineer/producer) changed drum mics and all manner of stuff.
Which meant time either spent smoking outside and ogling the fit accountant girl in the Mews opposite (I think she wanted me) or sitting around upstairs watching Sky Digital.
Except our singer/guitarist bought a Gameboy Advance and let us have a go.
And it’s…well…alright.
Imagine an N64 in a handheld and that’s pretty much it. Played Mario Racer or something (don’t worry about correcting me, I don’t care) and it was the same as Mario Kart on the N64.
With a really badly lit screen you had to either have this lighting rig attached to or tilt it towards a window to watch cartoony things race around with irritating elevator music in the background.
Looks alright and for about £60, might be worth getting one if you’re bored and of below-average intelligence
And then Pete’s girlfriend came back from NY (she’s an American) and had an Xbox with her.
The others all shrugged and carried on reading mags, whilst me and Pete clapped like happy children and set it up.
1st thing that struck me was “Jesus this is massive”.
I know we’ve all been saying this, but you can’t imagine just how bloody enormous this thing is.
The best description I’ve heard is “Stick 2 video recorders on top of each other”, and you might being to approximate the size of this monster.
But for the money you pay, you expect something that looks impressive.
And it certainly does.
Played a snowboarding game, and it rocks. Photo-realistic graphics, nice handling and the sound is cool.
Didn’t take that long to load and, well, a massive black and green thing just looks cool.
That was the only game she bought back with here, and we hammered that for a couple of hours.
And we then discovered Pete’s old N64 and tried that.
Ah the memories of washy colours, muddy graphics and fumbling, unwieldy controls on International Soccer.
To pass using the A/B buttons and the yellow ones requires the dexterity of a yoga guru, and the staggeringly ordinary graphics and crackling commentary took me back to a simpler age where people happily paid £50 for a cartridge game.
Goldeneye next, and I remember that being the best thing about the N64.
And it’s really, really bad now.
I’m used to PC FPS, and this looks like someone forced my grand-dad to create a Bond game at gunpoint, but he got bored and fell asleep half-way through.
It’s pants.
I’m not even going to go into Diddy Kong Racing, except to say that being in a plane negates every single power-up attack the other player can utilise in the hover-craft/car.
Nice game planning there Nintendo.
So, in summary:
Gameboy Advance – Alright, quite surprised really. Still for kids and ‘tards but not that bad
N64 – I remember every reason why I sold mine and 15 games for £80 to someone stupid.
Xbox – Absolutely huge. I mean massive, and the snowboard game rules.
I’m back at work now, so expect the usual quota of inflammatory posts making fun of Nintardo and Gaystation and Role-Playing Games.
Which meant time either spent smoking outside and ogling the fit accountant girl in the Mews opposite (I think she wanted me) or sitting around upstairs watching Sky Digital.
Except our singer/guitarist bought a Gameboy Advance and let us have a go.
And it’s…well…alright.
Imagine an N64 in a handheld and that’s pretty much it. Played Mario Racer or something (don’t worry about correcting me, I don’t care) and it was the same as Mario Kart on the N64.
With a really badly lit screen you had to either have this lighting rig attached to or tilt it towards a window to watch cartoony things race around with irritating elevator music in the background.
Looks alright and for about £60, might be worth getting one if you’re bored and of below-average intelligence
And then Pete’s girlfriend came back from NY (she’s an American) and had an Xbox with her.
The others all shrugged and carried on reading mags, whilst me and Pete clapped like happy children and set it up.
1st thing that struck me was “Jesus this is massive”.
I know we’ve all been saying this, but you can’t imagine just how bloody enormous this thing is.
The best description I’ve heard is “Stick 2 video recorders on top of each other”, and you might being to approximate the size of this monster.
But for the money you pay, you expect something that looks impressive.
And it certainly does.
Played a snowboarding game, and it rocks. Photo-realistic graphics, nice handling and the sound is cool.
Didn’t take that long to load and, well, a massive black and green thing just looks cool.
That was the only game she bought back with here, and we hammered that for a couple of hours.
And we then discovered Pete’s old N64 and tried that.
Ah the memories of washy colours, muddy graphics and fumbling, unwieldy controls on International Soccer.
To pass using the A/B buttons and the yellow ones requires the dexterity of a yoga guru, and the staggeringly ordinary graphics and crackling commentary took me back to a simpler age where people happily paid £50 for a cartridge game.
Goldeneye next, and I remember that being the best thing about the N64.
And it’s really, really bad now.
I’m used to PC FPS, and this looks like someone forced my grand-dad to create a Bond game at gunpoint, but he got bored and fell asleep half-way through.
It’s pants.
I’m not even going to go into Diddy Kong Racing, except to say that being in a plane negates every single power-up attack the other player can utilise in the hover-craft/car.
Nice game planning there Nintendo.
So, in summary:
Gameboy Advance – Alright, quite surprised really. Still for kids and ‘tards but not that bad
N64 – I remember every reason why I sold mine and 15 games for £80 to someone stupid.
Xbox – Absolutely huge. I mean massive, and the snowboard game rules.
I’m back at work now, so expect the usual quota of inflammatory posts making fun of Nintardo and Gaystation and Role-Playing Games.
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I have a GBA and it's brilliant!! I admit that the screen lacks light, but the magnifiers do work, and batteries would be gone in an instant if it had a back-lit screen.
Mario Kart is by far the best game out, and you should really try a mulitplayer battle mode - brilliant on the N64!!
I still have my N64, and i'm still playing and enjoying the likes of Zelda, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark and ISS 2000. The N64 games are even better in multiplayer modes, but I agree that the prices were and are still too high!
I wanna see how big the X-box actually is, and I may son go out and try and play one. How big's the controller?? Is it the size of 2 video tapes??
Mario Kart is by far the best game out, and you should really try a mulitplayer battle mode - brilliant on the N64!!
I still have my N64, and i'm still playing and enjoying the likes of Zelda, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark and ISS 2000. The N64 games are even better in multiplayer modes, but I agree that the prices were and are still too high!
I wanna see how big the X-box actually is, and I may son go out and try and play one. How big's the controller?? Is it the size of 2 video tapes??
Meka Dragon wrote:
Work sucks today.
Goatboy wrote:
Work does suck today.
FantasyMeister says:
If you're going to be working for 2/3rds of your life, why not work at something you enjoy doing. For me, that's playing and writing about games, and I've yet to have a day in the last 7 years where I've said 'Playing games sucks today'.
State subsidised gaming...rocks.
Work sucks today.
Goatboy wrote:
Work does suck today.
FantasyMeister says:
If you're going to be working for 2/3rds of your life, why not work at something you enjoy doing. For me, that's playing and writing about games, and I've yet to have a day in the last 7 years where I've said 'Playing games sucks today'.
State subsidised gaming...rocks.
Work does suck today.
Especially if you've spent the previous 9 days making music and living your ideal life.
Mind you, it does put into perspective just how little the "real" world matters.
I'm 28 and I have a designated time for lunch?
Fun that.
And yes, the Xbox is massive. I cannot understate just how immense it is.
But I like that.
I have a backlog of posts to make to whittle away the hours in this (admittedly nice) building.
Especially if you've spent the previous 9 days making music and living your ideal life.
Mind you, it does put into perspective just how little the "real" world matters.
I'm 28 and I have a designated time for lunch?
Fun that.
And yes, the Xbox is massive. I cannot understate just how immense it is.
But I like that.
I have a backlog of posts to make to whittle away the hours in this (admittedly nice) building.
Hoorah, Goatboy returns.
GBA is cool, because you don't need a TV to play, and children can watch dinosaurs sing whilst I still play.
Multiplayer on DKR was very poor. But the single player game was a laugh, especially the bosses.
Just looking at the size of the Xbox box shocks me. Is there really any need for it to be that big?
Not that it's an issue, as all the games suck anyway ;-)
Kidding, just not enough games that appeal.
Work sucks today.
GBA is cool, because you don't need a TV to play, and children can watch dinosaurs sing whilst I still play.
Multiplayer on DKR was very poor. But the single player game was a laugh, especially the bosses.
Just looking at the size of the Xbox box shocks me. Is there really any need for it to be that big?
Not that it's an issue, as all the games suck anyway ;-)
Kidding, just not enough games that appeal.
Work sucks today.
Being in the studio all of last week gave us downtime whilst Pete (studio owner/engineer/producer) changed drum mics and all manner of stuff.
Which meant time either spent smoking outside and ogling the fit accountant girl in the Mews opposite (I think she wanted me) or sitting around upstairs watching Sky Digital.
Except our singer/guitarist bought a Gameboy Advance and let us have a go.
And it’s…well…alright.
Imagine an N64 in a handheld and that’s pretty much it. Played Mario Racer or something (don’t worry about correcting me, I don’t care) and it was the same as Mario Kart on the N64.
With a really badly lit screen you had to either have this lighting rig attached to or tilt it towards a window to watch cartoony things race around with irritating elevator music in the background.
Looks alright and for about £60, might be worth getting one if you’re bored and of below-average intelligence
And then Pete’s girlfriend came back from NY (she’s an American) and had an Xbox with her.
The others all shrugged and carried on reading mags, whilst me and Pete clapped like happy children and set it up.
1st thing that struck me was “Jesus this is massive”.
I know we’ve all been saying this, but you can’t imagine just how bloody enormous this thing is.
The best description I’ve heard is “Stick 2 video recorders on top of each other”, and you might being to approximate the size of this monster.
But for the money you pay, you expect something that looks impressive.
And it certainly does.
Played a snowboarding game, and it rocks. Photo-realistic graphics, nice handling and the sound is cool.
Didn’t take that long to load and, well, a massive black and green thing just looks cool.
That was the only game she bought back with here, and we hammered that for a couple of hours.
And we then discovered Pete’s old N64 and tried that.
Ah the memories of washy colours, muddy graphics and fumbling, unwieldy controls on International Soccer.
To pass using the A/B buttons and the yellow ones requires the dexterity of a yoga guru, and the staggeringly ordinary graphics and crackling commentary took me back to a simpler age where people happily paid £50 for a cartridge game.
Goldeneye next, and I remember that being the best thing about the N64.
And it’s really, really bad now.
I’m used to PC FPS, and this looks like someone forced my grand-dad to create a Bond game at gunpoint, but he got bored and fell asleep half-way through.
It’s pants.
I’m not even going to go into Diddy Kong Racing, except to say that being in a plane negates every single power-up attack the other player can utilise in the hover-craft/car.
Nice game planning there Nintendo.
So, in summary:
Gameboy Advance – Alright, quite surprised really. Still for kids and ‘tards but not that bad
N64 – I remember every reason why I sold mine and 15 games for £80 to someone stupid.
Xbox – Absolutely huge. I mean massive, and the snowboard game rules.
I’m back at work now, so expect the usual quota of inflammatory posts making fun of Nintardo and Gaystation and Role-Playing Games.
Which meant time either spent smoking outside and ogling the fit accountant girl in the Mews opposite (I think she wanted me) or sitting around upstairs watching Sky Digital.
Except our singer/guitarist bought a Gameboy Advance and let us have a go.
And it’s…well…alright.
Imagine an N64 in a handheld and that’s pretty much it. Played Mario Racer or something (don’t worry about correcting me, I don’t care) and it was the same as Mario Kart on the N64.
With a really badly lit screen you had to either have this lighting rig attached to or tilt it towards a window to watch cartoony things race around with irritating elevator music in the background.
Looks alright and for about £60, might be worth getting one if you’re bored and of below-average intelligence
And then Pete’s girlfriend came back from NY (she’s an American) and had an Xbox with her.
The others all shrugged and carried on reading mags, whilst me and Pete clapped like happy children and set it up.
1st thing that struck me was “Jesus this is massive”.
I know we’ve all been saying this, but you can’t imagine just how bloody enormous this thing is.
The best description I’ve heard is “Stick 2 video recorders on top of each other”, and you might being to approximate the size of this monster.
But for the money you pay, you expect something that looks impressive.
And it certainly does.
Played a snowboarding game, and it rocks. Photo-realistic graphics, nice handling and the sound is cool.
Didn’t take that long to load and, well, a massive black and green thing just looks cool.
That was the only game she bought back with here, and we hammered that for a couple of hours.
And we then discovered Pete’s old N64 and tried that.
Ah the memories of washy colours, muddy graphics and fumbling, unwieldy controls on International Soccer.
To pass using the A/B buttons and the yellow ones requires the dexterity of a yoga guru, and the staggeringly ordinary graphics and crackling commentary took me back to a simpler age where people happily paid £50 for a cartridge game.
Goldeneye next, and I remember that being the best thing about the N64.
And it’s really, really bad now.
I’m used to PC FPS, and this looks like someone forced my grand-dad to create a Bond game at gunpoint, but he got bored and fell asleep half-way through.
It’s pants.
I’m not even going to go into Diddy Kong Racing, except to say that being in a plane negates every single power-up attack the other player can utilise in the hover-craft/car.
Nice game planning there Nintendo.
So, in summary:
Gameboy Advance – Alright, quite surprised really. Still for kids and ‘tards but not that bad
N64 – I remember every reason why I sold mine and 15 games for £80 to someone stupid.
Xbox – Absolutely huge. I mean massive, and the snowboard game rules.
I’m back at work now, so expect the usual quota of inflammatory posts making fun of Nintardo and Gaystation and Role-Playing Games.
Page: