#290171 - 08/01/2007 19:47
Re: Wii
[Re: drakino]
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And old games aren't grandfathered? I mean, some of the games being "released" are 20 or more years old. And really they're not so much being released as they are simply being made available for download - technically they were released when they hit the street on their original platforms.
Not to turn this into a political thread, but is Lieberman a Democrat or Republican?
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#290172 - 08/01/2007 19:53
Re: Wii
[Re: hybrid8]
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He's a Democrat, but he is, perhaps more often than any other one, labeled as a "DINO": Democrat In Name Only. He's so outside the party that he didn't get the Democratic nomination for his seat in November and started his own party just to run. And then the Republicans basically supported him for reelection rather than their own candidate. But after he was elected, he switched back to the Democrats from his vanity party. In name, anyway.
He's also an outspoken proponent of the Iraq war and Bush in general.
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#290174 - 09/01/2007 16:40
Re: Wii
[Re: wfaulk]
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Can't the Dem's just kick him out of the party?
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#290175 - 09/01/2007 18:10
Re: Wii
[Re: hybrid8]
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I don't think they can, but it would be stupid to do so. As it is, the Democrats have a 51-to-49 majority in the Senate. That means that they are in control of ... well, without getting too far into it, everything in the Senate. If they were to get rid of him, they would no longer have control. Also, on most issues that are more core but less glitzy, he does tend to vote with the party. It's just that he's in favor of the Iraq war and, in relation to this thread, video game censorship, although another big proponent of that is Hillary Clinton, and few would call her a DINO.
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#290176 - 10/01/2007 12:10
Re: Wii
[Re: Dignan]
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Still no Wii for me, but a friend got one and brought it over this weekend. We played Wii sports the whole time. Man this thing is cool and FUN. This would be the first time (other than my single DDR experience) I worked up a sweat playing a video game. My "tennis" shoulder is very sore though.
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#290177 - 10/01/2007 20:25
Re: Wii
[Re: JeffS]
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Lunchbox (my roommate) actually moved a tabletop and floor fan into the TV room for use while playing tennis or boxing. Still super fun ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif)
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#290178 - 10/01/2007 21:02
Re: Wii
[Re: Dignan]
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WARNING!!! Your Wii has porn!!!</hysteria> Real story: The Wii web browser doesn't have any CyberNanny-type software.
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#290179 - 10/01/2007 22:31
Re: Wii
[Re: wfaulk]
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I can't think of any other reason for having a web browser in the Wii if not for porn. In fact I'd like to have a Skin channel right on the main Wii menu.
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#290180 - 10/01/2007 22:38
Re: Wii
[Re: wfaulk]
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Wow, what a dumb article.
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#290182 - 12/01/2007 00:11
Re: Wii
[Re: wfaulk]
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Of course, the web browser might not be the biggest worry for parents- there's always Leisure Suit Larry. ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif)
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#290183 - 12/01/2007 13:16
Re: Wii
[Re: JeffS]
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The Wii browser isn't as well suited to Porn as it could be. The huge button bar at the bottom really blocks out a lot of the centerfold type layout. I'm sure a 16:9 spread would work very well though.
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#290184 - 14/01/2007 01:33
Re: Wii
[Re: hybrid8]
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Andybody try out Elebits yet?
Wow, VERY fun. Not sure how it's going to be over the long term, but there's nothing like completely trashing a room looking for these little guys. And the technology is pretty cool- nice way to show off what the Wii can do.
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#290185 - 14/01/2007 07:28
Re: Wii
[Re: JeffS]
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Haven't played it yet... but I think i'm going to trade in Farcry, which I haven't even cracked open yet, that someone gave me for xmas and buy elebits.
I'm finally on the last level of Zelda... 54 hours into it. It's getting to be a bit of a drag at this point honestly, but i'm going to finish it none the less. Oh, and those who hate jumping... learn to love it, quick.
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#290186 - 14/01/2007 13:32
Re: Wii
[Re: loren]
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The last level is pretty straight forward as far as the jumping goes. I found the most difficult jumping "level" to be the Goron mines.
The first half of the game was defnitely its strongest in my opinion. I won't give any spoilers, but I just found that the discovery/adventure aspects to be of higher quality. After the second half it just started to become more of a "get through this part quickly" thing.
I've been doing a lot of the side quests and hidden caves as well finding bugs, etc. The game keeps tracking time even when you pause it with the Home button, so I'm at over 90 hours after having completed the last dungeon, but before killing the last boss. I forgot that I had a certain item that I could use and just quit out to come back to it later. Probably for the best anyway because there were a couple of other hidden areas I wanted to fart around in first - just in case the game would come to an abrupt end after that battle. I also still have to get the final special ability - I was playing late one night and just couldn't nail the howl down.
The reviewers that mentioned the graphics were "lacking" in this game are off their rockers. There are many aspects that don't push the envelope, but there are some really great visuals in Twilight Princess. Nintendo put in a lot of attention to detail.
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#290187 - 14/01/2007 17:58
Re: Wii
[Re: hybrid8]
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Quote: The reviewers that mentioned the graphics were "lacking" in this game are off their rockers. There are many aspects that don't push the envelope, but there are some really great visuals in Twilight Princess. Nintendo put in a lot of attention to detail.
Agreed. I think the problem is that many of those reviewers don't realize that there's more to graphics than poly counts. The game still has to look good. Twilight Princess looks very, very good. The only problem I had with it is that overall it's a little too brown. It gets a little muddled at times. But it may just look that way because Wind Waker was so full of color.
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#290188 - 15/01/2007 12:05
Hold your wee for a Wii !
[Re: Dignan]
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#290189 - 15/01/2007 12:21
Re: Hold your wee for a Wii !
[Re: Schido]
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Hold your wee for a Wii !
See above regarding Wii porn compatibility. BTW, doesn't Apple have i copyrighted?
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#290190 - 15/01/2007 13:07
Re: Hold your wee for a Wii !
[Re: blitz]
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I don't think you've read the article.
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#290191 - 15/01/2007 13:23
Re: Hold your wee for a Wii !
[Re: blitz]
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Looks like Cisco may lose iPhone in Europe, but they did buy Linksys (if I remember correctly) who did do a VOIP device called the iPhone, so there will be a heap of legal fun and games ahead, I bet.
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#290192 - 15/01/2007 13:36
Re: Hold your wee for a Wii !
[Re: cushman]
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Quote: I don't think you've read the article.
I read it but when I first glanced at the Subject line I thought the reference was to the original topic. Oh well.
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#290193 - 15/01/2007 18:14
Re: Hold your wee for a Wii !
[Re: Schido]
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Quote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6261509.stm
Holy cow. When are US radio stations going to learn? I'm always hearing about some botched promotion or other, resulting in the radio station either hurting or killing someone, or getting sued for a huge amount of money. Anyone remember the "New Toyota/New Toy Yoda" thing?
Don't these stations' PR people watch old episodes of "WKRP" any more? ("As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly...")
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#290194 - 15/01/2007 18:19
Re: Hold your wee for a Wii !
[Re: tfabris]
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Its her own fault for being a dumb ass. Darwin Awards anyone?
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#290195 - 15/01/2007 18:34
Re: Hold your wee for a Wii !
[Re: CrackersMcCheese]
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Oh, that gets into the darwins for sure. However, since the contest and its parameters were organized by someone other than her, I'm wondering who gets the award: The station or the lady?
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#290196 - 15/01/2007 18:41
Re: Hold your wee for a Wii !
[Re: tfabris]
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And the Wikipedia entry on "Water Intoxication" already cites the Jan 12th case. Wow.
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#290197 - 15/01/2007 18:45
Re: Hold your wee for a Wii !
[Re: tfabris]
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The Darwin Award, as the name suggests, rewards people for being so stupid that they remove themselves from the gene pool. Since the station didn't die, it is not eligible.
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#290198 - 15/01/2007 18:55
Re: Hold your wee for a Wii !
[Re: wfaulk]
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The more I read about it, the more I think the organizers of the contest should be drawn and quartered. One of the articles I read said that the station spokesman said something like "we are awaiting information about how this tragedy could have happened" or some such.
Now, I admit, I didn't know about water intoxication before reading the news article. But you'd think the station would've had the good sense to ask a doctor what the possible risks were.
This is one of the situations where I think a big fat lawsuit is justified. I'm sure it's coming, I'm sure the station is going to settle out of court as soon as they realize how negligent they were, and I hope that poor sweet lady's family gets an obscenely gigantic sum.
To get back to the darwin question: I don't think the lady deserves the award. She stopped participating in the contest when she started feeling badly. She wasn't being stupid: Water intoxication isn't something that's widely known about. It was up to the radio station promoters to keep the contestants safe. They should have had a doctor present.
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#290199 - 15/01/2007 18:58
Re: Hold your wee for a Wii !
[Re: tfabris]
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Quote: When are US radio stations going to learn? I'm always hearing about some botched promotion or other, resulting in the radio station either hurting or killing someone, or getting sued for a huge amount of money.
Not just US stations. (That isn't Birmingham, Alabama. It's the real one.)
Peter
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#290200 - 15/01/2007 19:25
Re: Hold your wee for a Wii !
[Re: peter]
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I like the statement from the radio station in that article. Much better than the one I saw about the Sacramento station.
And you get points for knowing about the town in Alabama.
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