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X-Box, why does everyone dislike it? Most people anyway.
Before it was even released, it had nicknames worse than the fat kid at school. It was already being called “Fat-Box” “Doorstop” and I hear sniggers when the joke is popped,
“I’d buy an X-Box, but I can’t afford the room extension”
Har har har. So funny.
Ok, so it’s a big machine, but there’s lots of goodies inside it, like the wonderful 733 Mhz Intel Processor. Intel are proven to make good CPU’s. Then you have the 300Mhz X-Chip. Which controls all the graphic malarky. This chip was made in conjunction with nVidia who make solid graphics cards.
The X-Box also supports DVD, ok you have to spend Ł30 on a remote but its really worth it. It’s a superb DVD. Plays the DVD’s better than my separate DVD player that I have in my lounge.
First for a console, the X-Box has a hard drive, 8 gig in fact. Its so clever that you can transfer your music onto it, then listen to it during the game. Clever? I think so!
People may class it as a smaller PC. Nah, your wrong mate. X-Box will play games. Yet it has added functions. Like a PC. But you won’t find anybody doing their homework in Word on it will you now? Making databases in Excel? No no sir. A games console it is.
Anyway, why would you want to do your homework anyway? When you have such good games as Project Gotham Racing? Halo? Unreal Championship? Timesplitters 2 and now that X-Box has RARE (!!) working for them as well, you’d be a fool to diss it.
The controller is another joke object.
“Well, I have an X-Box with my room extension, but I now need bigger hands for the silly controller!”
Obviously. It’s a bit on the large side. But hey, it’s the most comfortable pad I’ve used for ages.
All the great pc games will be lifted off onto a super-sexy X-Box disc. Now with prices dropping worse than Italian football players you’d be a total ape if you didn’t have one of these machines sitting in your house, doing your laundry for you, making your coffee and tea. Its that good.
Some may think it’s a waste of time with X-Box2 coming up, but you can be sure as the screen that your looking at that the X-Box2 will be able to play X-Box games. Its almost written in stone, so you may as well start early and build up your collection of amazing X-Box games before they all sell out!
The X-Box also supports 5.1 sound. So get yourself a 5.1 speaker system, get out the drill that you got given last Christmas and drill the satellite speakers into the corners, put the mahoosive Sub in front of you, and let the other speaker roam around your room like it just doesn’t care.
Then carefully place the game into your X-Box, trying not to get blinded by the gold lights coming from it (Its made out of Gold. Duh.) and enjoy the amazing sound experience.
Actually. Rather not. Get a GameCube instead because X-Box sucks.
X-Box is pants. Hahaha :o)
GasMask
;o)
Before it was even released, it had nicknames worse than the fat kid at school. It was already being called “Fat-Box” “Doorstop” and I hear sniggers when the joke is popped,
“I’d buy an X-Box, but I can’t afford the room extension”
Har har har. So funny.
Ok, so it’s a big machine, but there’s lots of goodies inside it, like the wonderful 733 Mhz Intel Processor. Intel are proven to make good CPU’s. Then you have the 300Mhz X-Chip. Which controls all the graphic malarky. This chip was made in conjunction with nVidia who make solid graphics cards.
The X-Box also supports DVD, ok you have to spend Ł30 on a remote but its really worth it. It’s a superb DVD. Plays the DVD’s better than my separate DVD player that I have in my lounge.
First for a console, the X-Box has a hard drive, 8 gig in fact. Its so clever that you can transfer your music onto it, then listen to it during the game. Clever? I think so!
People may class it as a smaller PC. Nah, your wrong mate. X-Box will play games. Yet it has added functions. Like a PC. But you won’t find anybody doing their homework in Word on it will you now? Making databases in Excel? No no sir. A games console it is.
Anyway, why would you want to do your homework anyway? When you have such good games as Project Gotham Racing? Halo? Unreal Championship? Timesplitters 2 and now that X-Box has RARE (!!) working for them as well, you’d be a fool to diss it.
The controller is another joke object.
“Well, I have an X-Box with my room extension, but I now need bigger hands for the silly controller!”
Obviously. It’s a bit on the large side. But hey, it’s the most comfortable pad I’ve used for ages.
All the great pc games will be lifted off onto a super-sexy X-Box disc. Now with prices dropping worse than Italian football players you’d be a total ape if you didn’t have one of these machines sitting in your house, doing your laundry for you, making your coffee and tea. Its that good.
Some may think it’s a waste of time with X-Box2 coming up, but you can be sure as the screen that your looking at that the X-Box2 will be able to play X-Box games. Its almost written in stone, so you may as well start early and build up your collection of amazing X-Box games before they all sell out!
The X-Box also supports 5.1 sound. So get yourself a 5.1 speaker system, get out the drill that you got given last Christmas and drill the satellite speakers into the corners, put the mahoosive Sub in front of you, and let the other speaker roam around your room like it just doesn’t care.
Then carefully place the game into your X-Box, trying not to get blinded by the gold lights coming from it (Its made out of Gold. Duh.) and enjoy the amazing sound experience.
Actually. Rather not. Get a GameCube instead because X-Box sucks.
X-Box is pants. Hahaha :o)
GasMask
;o)
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GasMask wrote:
> Ok, so it’s a big machine, but there’s lots of goodies inside it, like
> the wonderful 733 Mhz Intel Processor. Intel are proven to make good
> CPU’s.
Yes, processors that don't run as well as they say, are rather inefficent and over priced. Where as AMD make better processors, and they're cheaper too.
Then you have the 300Mhz X-Chip. Which controls all the graphic
> malarky. This chip was made in conjunction with nVidia who make solid
> graphics cards.
Yes but ATI, who made the Gamecube's card, have the best graphics card on the market, better than nVidia's best.
> Ok, so it’s a big machine, but there’s lots of goodies inside it, like
> the wonderful 733 Mhz Intel Processor. Intel are proven to make good
> CPU’s.
Yes, processors that don't run as well as they say, are rather inefficent and over priced. Where as AMD make better processors, and they're cheaper too.
Then you have the 300Mhz X-Chip. Which controls all the graphic
> malarky. This chip was made in conjunction with nVidia who make solid
> graphics cards.
Yes but ATI, who made the Gamecube's card, have the best graphics card on the market, better than nVidia's best.
That's very true. The offer is good though. Microsoft will have to start giving them away if it gets any cheaper!
As a console - it's the best.
But when you look at it's games... it doesn't neccesarily satisfy every gamer out-there.
But when you look at it's games... it doesn't neccesarily satisfy every gamer out-there.
Hmmm...serously though, i don't mind the X-BOX. I'm sure you know about the Toys R'Us offer of an X-BOX with Splinter Cell, Halo, Jet Set Radio and Sega Gt for Ł200? Well they've also chucked in Championship Manager!
Not a bad deal is it? I reckon to get the best of both worlds owning two consoles is a good idea. There are some PS2/X-BOX game I'd love to play but can't. With console bundles getting cheaper and cheaper (the 10 game GC bundle is an amazing deal - even if half the games are crap you can always exchange them for decent ones) the future is looking rosier than ever for people like us!
Not a bad deal is it? I reckon to get the best of both worlds owning two consoles is a good idea. There are some PS2/X-BOX game I'd love to play but can't. With console bundles getting cheaper and cheaper (the 10 game GC bundle is an amazing deal - even if half the games are crap you can always exchange them for decent ones) the future is looking rosier than ever for people like us!
GasMask wrote:
> Anyway, why would you want to do your homework anyway? When you have
> such good games as Project Gotham Racing? Halo? Unreal Championship?
> Timesplitters 2 and now that X-Box has RARE (!!) working for them as
> well, you’d be a fool to diss it.
Oh...cheap shot :P Well...GameCube has, erm, erm, 8cm discs!!! :P
*Moment of insanity over*
Anyways, good post. When i started reading it i was about ready to have a go, but the ending solved that problem nicely.
> Anyway, why would you want to do your homework anyway? When you have
> such good games as Project Gotham Racing? Halo? Unreal Championship?
> Timesplitters 2 and now that X-Box has RARE (!!) working for them as
> well, you’d be a fool to diss it.
Oh...cheap shot :P Well...GameCube has, erm, erm, 8cm discs!!! :P
*Moment of insanity over*
Anyways, good post. When i started reading it i was about ready to have a go, but the ending solved that problem nicely.
rabid wrote:
> lol nice post Gasmask, i actually think you're being highly sarcastic
> even if that hasnt come across to everyone yet :p
>
> I must admit it was the 'build up your collection of amazing X-box
> games before they all sell out' that made me laugh the most :)
Thank the lord. Sarcastic. That word that I needed to hear :o) Bah at least I got through to someone. Alco. Its a joke. Mate. Thats why I didnt post it anywhere else, I posted it in here because X-Box normally gets a bad reception. I dont dislike any console, I just like to make fun out of them. Gaaaaaawd sleep
> lol nice post Gasmask, i actually think you're being highly sarcastic
> even if that hasnt come across to everyone yet :p
>
> I must admit it was the 'build up your collection of amazing X-box
> games before they all sell out' that made me laugh the most :)
Thank the lord. Sarcastic. That word that I needed to hear :o) Bah at least I got through to someone. Alco. Its a joke. Mate. Thats why I didnt post it anywhere else, I posted it in here because X-Box normally gets a bad reception. I dont dislike any console, I just like to make fun out of them. Gaaaaaawd sleep
Xbox doesnt suck!!
it appears that no one, especially the topic started has read previous topics on this same subject.
its not the console that is bad or good, its the games!
I have siad it before, the machine could have the most amazing graphics and be the most powerful machine available, but if the games suck then whats the point?
all in all, i like Xbox, GC and PS2, each have games that i love!
Xbox is Splinter Cell, PS2 is obviously the GTA series and GC has lots! Monkeyball, Mario Sunshine, Animal Crossing, and many many more!
it appears that no one, especially the topic started has read previous topics on this same subject.
its not the console that is bad or good, its the games!
I have siad it before, the machine could have the most amazing graphics and be the most powerful machine available, but if the games suck then whats the point?
all in all, i like Xbox, GC and PS2, each have games that i love!
Xbox is Splinter Cell, PS2 is obviously the GTA series and GC has lots! Monkeyball, Mario Sunshine, Animal Crossing, and many many more!
lol nice post Gasmask, i actually think you're being highly sarcastic even if that hasnt come across to everyone yet :p
I must admit it was the 'build up your collection of amazing X-box games before they all sell out' that made me laugh the most :)
I must admit it was the 'build up your collection of amazing X-box games before they all sell out' that made me laugh the most :)
see what i mean.
not really its quie late.
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