From: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com (n64-digest) To: n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: n64-digest V1 #1506 Reply-To: n64-digest Sender: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk n64-digest Tuesday, May 8 2001 Volume 01 : Number 1506 Re: [N64] E3 Badges on Ebay /// atE3.com Launches! Re: [N64] E3 Badges on Ebay /// atE3.com Launches! Re: [N64] Zelda GB commercials on-line Re: [N64] life advanced3 Re: [N64] life advanced3 Re: [N64] E3 Badges on Ebay /// atE3.com Launches! Re: [N64] E3 Badges on Ebay /// atE3.com Launches! Re: [N64] life advanced2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 18:55:34 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [N64] E3 Badges on Ebay /// atE3.com Launches! This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C0D7F0.763854E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Devil929@aol.com=20 To: n64@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 3:25 PM Subject: Re: [N64] E3 Badges on Ebay /// atE3.com Launches! In a message dated 5/8/2001 2:21:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time,=20 treytable@sega.net writes:=20 So does that mean that you're not going?=20 ~~ Dave ~~=20 =20 "Being poor really sucks arse."=20 Treytable@sega.net=20 AIM: Super Trey Bros=20 Does what mean I'm not going?=20 Aldo Merino=20 -----------------=20 Tendo Box=20 http://www.tendobox.com=20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- You said that E3 is for the real gaming press, so I thought you meant = the big league ones like Ziff Davis, Imagine, IGN, and those. Any yahoos = can make a hobbyist gaming site, so shouldn't they be in a separate = division than the big league ones? Not to belittle your hard work and = all, but what is really the difference between something like Nintendojo = and Gamers Arena? Sure there's the fancy-pants URL, but they're both = still just (oh, what's the word I'm looking for...maybe is it Minor = League?) fan made gaming websites, not industrial sized gaming media = powerhouses. Is this going anywhere? I don't know. But one question, = where were Tendo Box's photos from E3 last year? I don't think I ever = saw them, maybe it was because the editors were having too much fun = running around playing Conker and Mario's Tennis and staring at Ulala, = and then posting a few sentences about what they saw.=20 I hope that didn't make you too upset or ticked off, just trying to = create discussion. I'd also like to pint out I just slammed a whole = bottle of that red Mt Dew and the caffeine may be affecting my work.=20 I should start a gaming website, for Bastion Productions of course, I'll = do the Q&A section. yeah, after I win a million dollars from Coca~Cola. ~~ Dave ~~ =20 "I tried snorting coke once, damn near drowned." Treytable@sega.net AIM: Super Trey Bros - ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C0D7F0.763854E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Devil929@aol.com=20
To: n64@lists.xmission.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 = 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [N64] E3 Badges on = Ebay ///=20 atE3.com Launches!

In a = message dated=20 5/8/2001 2:21:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
treytable@sega.net writes: =


So does that mean that you're not going?

~~ Dave ~~
    =
"Being poor=20 really sucks arse."
Treytable@sega.net
AIM: = Super Trey=20 Bros=20


Does what mean I'm not going?

Aldo = Merino=20
-----------------
Tendo Box
http://www.tendobox.com =
 
You said that E3 is for the real gaming = press, so I=20 thought you meant the big league ones like Ziff Davis, Imagine, IGN, and = those.=20 Any yahoos can make a hobbyist gaming site, so shouldn't they be in a = separate=20 division than the big league ones? Not to belittle your hard work and = all, but=20 what is really the difference between something like Nintendojo and = Gamers=20 Arena? Sure there's the fancy-pants URL, but they're both still just = (oh, what's=20 the word I'm looking for...maybe is it Minor League?) fan made gaming = websites,=20 not industrial sized gaming media powerhouses. Is this going anywhere? I = don't=20 know. But one question, where were Tendo Box's photos from E3 last year? = I don't=20 think I ever saw them, maybe it was because the editors were having too = much fun=20 running around playing Conker and Mario's Tennis and staring at Ulala, = and then=20 posting a few sentences about what they saw.
 
I hope that didn't make you too upset = or ticked=20 off, just trying to create discussion. I'd also like to pint out I just = slammed=20 a whole bottle of that red Mt Dew and the caffeine may be affecting my = work.=20
 
I should start a gaming website, for = Bastion=20 Productions of course, I'll do the Q&A section. yeah, after I win a = million=20 dollars from Coca~Cola.
 
~~ Dave ~~
   
"I = tried=20 snorting coke once, damn near drowned."
 Treytable@sega.net
 AIM: = Super Trey=20 Bros
- ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C0D7F0.763854E0-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 18:54:40 EDT From: TheBump@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] E3 Badges on Ebay /// atE3.com Launches! - --part1_bc.1418b95d.2829d330_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A note on the E3 badges on Ebay: As I am reporting on atE3.com this afternoon, all three auctions have been removed. (http://www.ate3.com/news/019.htm) However, a new one has already sprung back up..heh. - -b - --Brian Stelter Editor in Chief atE3.com - --part1_bc.1418b95d.2829d330_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A note on the E3 badges on Ebay: As I am reporting on atE3.com this
afternoon, all three auctions have been removed.
(http://www.ate3.com/news/019.htm)

However, a new one has already sprung back up..heh.

-b

--Brian Stelter
Editor in Chief
       atE3.com - --part1_bc.1418b95d.2829d330_boundary-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 18:00:14 -0500 From: Thraxen Subject: Re: [N64] Zelda GB commercials on-line This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C0D7E8.BBC1D200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The games are entirely different and not like the Pok=E9mon Red/Blue = or=20 Gold/Silver games. Both games interact via special items, but neither = are=20 necessary to complete the other; they merely give you the "complete"=20 experience. Basically, you're getting two wholly different (well, = maybe not=20 gameplay wise per say) games. I'll try to get both, and get reviews up = so you=20 can get another opinion on the two games.=20 Aldo Merino >>> Good...I was wanting to buy both games, but I wanted to make sure it = wasn't, like you said, like the Pokemon Red/Blue thing. Stryder - ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C0D7E8.BBC1D200 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 

The games are entirely different and not like the Pok=E9mon = Red/Blue or=20
Gold/Silver games. Both games interact via special items, but = neither are=20
necessary to complete the other; they merely give you the = "complete"=20
experience. Basically, you're getting two wholly different (well, = maybe=20 not
gameplay wise per say) games. I'll try to get both, and get = reviews up=20 so you
can get another opinion on the two games.

Aldo = Merino=20 >>>
 
Good...I was wanting to buy both games, but I wanted to make sure = it=20 wasn't, like you said, like the Pokemon Red/Blue thing.
 
Stryder
- ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C0D7E8.BBC1D200-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 18:07:35 -0500 From: Thraxen Subject: Re: [N64] life advanced3 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C0D7E9.C2A4B5A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It's apitty so many people don't get it, it's the best commercial = nintendo ever made>>> I get what all the scenes are about...it's just wierd and the slogan = "Life Advance" just seems stupid, IMO...but what do I expect from the = company that came up with the brilliant "The Fun Machine". At least the = commercial catches your attention...it does have that going for it. Stryder - ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C0D7E9.C2A4B5A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
It's apitty so many people don't get = it, it's the=20 best commercial nintendo ever made>>>
 
I get what all the scenes are = about...it's just=20 wierd and the slogan "Life Advance" just seems stupid, IMO...but what do = I=20 expect from the company that came up with the brilliant "The Fun = Machine". =20 At least the commercial catches your attention...it does have that going = for=20 it.
 
Stryder
- ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C0D7E9.C2A4B5A0-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 19:23:37 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [N64] life advanced3 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C0D7F4.61CEAAA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Devil929@aol.com=20 To: n64@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 4:08 PM Subject: Re: [N64] life advanced3 In a message dated 5/8/2001 12:02:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time,=20 distorbanz@yucom.be writes:=20 It's apitty so many people don't get it, it's the best commercial = nintendo=20 ever made=20 Steve=20 I don't think so. It's far better than the PS9 ad (and here I agree = with=20 Dex's self-congratulory diagnosis) simply on the basis that it shows = some=20 gameplay, however minimal. That said, I don't think it's the best = Nintendo ad=20 ever -- I can't recall much of Nintendo's old ad television campaigns = (not=20 much of a television watcher, see), but in terms of the recent past, I = certainly think both the Mario Tennis GBC and Donkey Kong Country GBC = ads=20 were far better. They showed off plenty of gameplay, were simple, = pleasant,=20 and had plenty of charm.=20 Maybe that's just me, but I adhere strongly to showing off the game=20 sufficiently as most of you do (except whomever liked that PS9 = commercial). I=20 only wish Nintendo's excellent print ads of late carried over onto the = television, as well as Sega's (who have had some of the best game ads = in=20 print lately).=20 Aldo Merino=20 -----------------=20 Tendo Box=20 http://www.tendobox.com=20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- I still think Nintendo's best TV ad was the Super Smash Bros. = commercial. But I still like SEGA's Crazy Taxi (BD Joe and friends at = the DMV) commercial and the NFL2K commercial with the football player = complaining about 16-Bit football games. ~~ Dave ~~ =20 "Being poor really sucks arse." Treytable@sega.net AIM: Super Trey Bros - ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C0D7F4.61CEAAA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Devil929@aol.com=20
To: n64@lists.xmission.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 = 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: [N64] life = advanced3

In a = message dated=20 5/8/2001 12:02:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
distorbanz@yucom.be writes: =


It's apitty so many people don't get it, it's the best=20 commercial nintendo
ever made
Steve


I don't think so. It's far better than the PS9 ad (and = here I=20 agree with
Dex's self-congratulory diagnosis) simply on the basis = that it=20 shows some
gameplay, however minimal. That said, I don't think = it's the=20 best Nintendo ad
ever -- I can't recall much of Nintendo's old ad=20 television campaigns (not
much of a television watcher, see), but = in terms=20 of the recent past, I
certainly think both the Mario Tennis GBC = and Donkey=20 Kong Country GBC ads
were far better. They showed off plenty of = gameplay,=20 were simple, pleasant,
and had plenty of charm.

Maybe = that's just=20 me, but I adhere strongly to showing off the game
sufficiently as = most of=20 you do (except whomever liked that PS9 commercial). I
only wish = Nintendo's=20 excellent print ads of late carried over onto the
television, as = well as=20 Sega's (who have had some of the best game ads in
print lately).=20

Aldo Merino
-----------------
Tendo Box
http://www.tendobox.com =
 
I still think Nintendo's best TV ad was = the Super=20 Smash Bros. commercial. But I still like SEGA's Crazy Taxi (BD Joe and = friends=20 at the DMV) commercial and the NFL2K commercial with the football player = complaining about 16-Bit football games.
 
~~ Dave ~~
    =
"Being poor=20 really sucks arse."
 Treytable@sega.net
 AIM: = Super Trey=20 Bros
- ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C0D7F4.61CEAAA0-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 19:25:08 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [N64] E3 Badges on Ebay /// atE3.com Launches! This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C0D7F4.97B22340 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Devil929@aol.com=20 To: n64@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 3:40 PM Subject: Re: [N64] E3 Badges on Ebay /// atE3.com Launches! In a message dated 5/8/2001 2:14:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time,=20 treytable@sega.net writes:=20 I have to disagree. What wrong with non journalists going to E3? I = you can=20 get a badge, then why not? If I had the $$$ I'd be bidding on one of = those=20 auctions, or be working for Bastion Productions. Why should it be = for just=20 the press? I say of Jon Q. Public can get in then more power to him. = ~~ Dave ~~=20 =20 "Being poor really sucks arse."=20 Treytable@sega.net=20 AIM: Super Trey Bros=20 That's about the same as saying what's wrong with allowing the = protesters=20 into the World Trade Organization talks. The whole point of the show = is for=20 the media to be able to report on the games, consoles, developers, and = announcements to the public; just like how it's up to representatives = to=20 discuss the the economic circumstances and situations in the WTO = meetings.=20 While the public isn't out to sabotage the event, by opening the = floodgates=20 to the public the entire event is undermined. As a matter of fact, to = allow=20 the public in, you'd have to basically change the entire schematic of = E3 into=20 just being a showfloor of games with only a few company announcements. = It's just like trying to fit a circular piece into a square hole -- = the hole=20 will have to change to allow the piece to fit. Ultimately, something = will=20 have to give. Like I said, E3 isn't the show for the public and I = certainly=20 hope the IDSA certainly looks into establishing one in North America.=20 Aldo Merino=20 -----------------=20 Tendo Box=20 http://www.tendobox.com=20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- Then I guess us non-members will have to created a game site and maybe = update it every other week or so. ~~ Dave ~~ =20 "Being poor really sucks arse." Treytable@sega.net AIM: Super Trey Bros - ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C0D7F4.97B22340 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Devil929@aol.com=20
To: n64@lists.xmission.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 = 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [N64] E3 Badges on = Ebay ///=20 atE3.com Launches!

In a = message dated=20 5/8/2001 2:14:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
treytable@sega.net writes: =


I have to disagree. What wrong with non journalists = going to E3?=20 I you can
get a badge, then why not? If I had the $$$ I'd be = bidding on=20 one of those
auctions, or be working for Bastion Productions. = Why should=20 it be for just
the press? I say of Jon Q. Public can get in then = more=20 power to him.

~~ Dave ~~
   
"Being = poor=20 really sucks arse."
Treytable@sega.net
AIM: = Super Trey=20 Bros


That's about the same as saying what's wrong with = allowing the=20 protesters
into the World Trade Organization talks. The whole = point of the=20 show is for
the media to be able to report on the games, consoles, = developers, and
announcements to the public; just like how it's up = to=20 representatives to
discuss the the economic circumstances and = situations=20 in the WTO meetings.
While the public isn't out to sabotage the = event, by=20 opening the floodgates
to the public the entire event is = undermined. As a=20 matter of fact, to allow
the public in, you'd have to basically = change the=20 entire schematic of E3 into
just being a showfloor of games with = only a=20 few company announcements.

It's just like trying to fit a = circular=20 piece into a square hole -- the hole
will have to change to allow = the=20 piece to fit. Ultimately, something will
have to give. Like I = said, E3=20 isn't the show for the public and I certainly
hope the IDSA = certainly=20 looks into establishing one in North America.

Aldo Merino=20
-----------------
Tendo Box
http://www.tendobox.com =
 
Then I guess us non-members will have = to created a=20 game site and maybe update it every other week or so.
 
~~ Dave ~~
    =
"Being poor=20 really sucks arse."
 Treytable@sega.net
 AIM: = Super Trey=20 Bros
- ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C0D7F4.97B22340-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 19:30:55 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [N64] E3 Badges on Ebay /// atE3.com Launches! This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C0D7F5.66679E40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: TheBump@aol.com=20 To: n64@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 6:54 PM Subject: Re: [N64] E3 Badges on Ebay /// atE3.com Launches! A note on the E3 badges on Ebay: As I am reporting on atE3.com this=20 afternoon, all three auctions have been removed.=20 (http://www.ate3.com/news/019.htm)=20 However, a new one has already sprung back up..heh.=20 -b=20 --Brian Stelter=20 Editor in Chief=20 atE3.com=20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- You just want to give us a reason to loathe you more, correct? ~~ Dave ~~ =20 "Being poor really sucks arse." Treytable@sega.net AIM: Super Trey Bros - ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C0D7F5.66679E40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 TheBump@aol.com=20
To: n64@lists.xmission.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 = 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [N64] E3 Badges on = Ebay ///=20 atE3.com Launches!

A = note on the E3=20 badges on Ebay: As I am reporting on atE3.com this
afternoon, all = three=20 auctions have been removed.
(http://www.ate3.com/news/019.ht= m)=20

However, a new one has already sprung back up..heh.

-b =

--Brian Stelter
Editor in Chief=20
       atE3.com=20
You just want to give us a reason to = loathe you=20 more, correct?
 
~~ Dave ~~
    =
"Being poor=20 really sucks arse."
 Treytable@sega.net
 AIM: = Super Trey=20 Bros
 
- ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C0D7F5.66679E40-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 18:28:19 -0500 From: Thraxen Subject: Re: [N64] life advanced2 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_004A_01C0D7EC.A7AC1420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 And in the end, you want to have accepted technology. Without it, = you could have the most sophisticated handheld ever made, but you have = no games to run on it. Part of the reason why gamers want a GBA, aside = from the obligatory spiel on nostalgia, great graphics, 2-D gaming, is = the fact that that's the place where they will get the most bang for = their buck. >>>> God bless the GBA! I can't wait to dig into SMB2! I'm getting = excited about this next month! Two new Zelda GBC games due out in a = week, GBA due out next month, Twisted Metal Black due out next month as = well... I'm about to burst with anticipation...it's been very slow of = late in the gaming world, but things are about to change! Wooo Hooo! Stryder =20 =20 - ------=_NextPart_000_004A_01C0D7EC.A7AC1420 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 

And in the end, you want to have  accepted technology.  = Without=20 it, you could have the most sophisticated handheld ever made, but you = have no=20 games to run on it.   Part of the reason why gamers want a = GBA,=20 aside from the obligatory spiel on nostalgia, great graphics,  = 2-D=20 gaming,  is the fact that that's the place where they will get = the most=20 bang for their buck. >>>>

God bless the GBA!  I can't wait = to dig into=20 SMB2!  I'm getting excited about this next month!  Two new = Zelda GBC=20 games due out in a week, GBA due out next month,  Twisted Metal = Black due=20 out next month as well... I'm about to burst with anticipation...it's = been=20 very slow of late in the gaming world, but things are about to = change! =20 Wooo Hooo!

Stryder


  
 

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