From: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com (NGamers-digest) To: ngamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: NGamers-digest V1 #1546 Reply-To: NGamers-digest Sender: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk NGamers-digest Wednesday, May 23 2001 Volume 01 : Number 1546 Re: [NG] import gamecube Re: [NG] import gamecube Re: [NG] my guess is $250 for ps2 by end of year. Re: [NG] A Nintendo Fan Re: [NG] SEGA.net sign on bonus Re: [NG] A Nintendo Fan [NG] Surprisingly Nintendo might have online play right at launch Re: [NG] my guess is $250 for ps2 by end of year. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 08:47:48 +0200 From: "Steve" Subject: Re: [NG] import gamecube This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C0E365.0B22B580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable i might too but first i wanna know about it's weight and if it fits as = good. Steve ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Vi On=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [NG] import gamecube I'm gonna get the wireless gamecube controller. Looks cool, i always wanted wireless controllers. the past wireless ones are just crap. = The wireless FM technology has got alot better nowadays. you don't even = need to point the controller at the receiver. -Vi - ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C0E365.0B22B580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

i might too but first i wanna know = about it's=20 weight and if it fits as good.

Steve

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Vi On

To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 = 10:53=20 PM

Subject: Re: [NG] import = gamecube

I'm gonna get the wireless gamecube = controller. =20 Looks cool, i always
wanted wireless controllers. the past = wireless=20 ones are just crap. The
wireless FM technology has got alot = better=20 nowadays. you don't even need
to point the controller at the=20 receiver.

-Vi

- ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C0E365.0B22B580-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 09:01:35 +0200 From: "Steve" Subject: Re: [NG] import gamecube This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0084_01C0E366.F84DEE00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dave Rhodes=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 3:37 AM Subject: Re: [NG] import gamecube ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jedcross2@aol.com=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 4:49 PM Subject: Re: [NG] import gamecube In a message dated 5/22/01 10:52:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, = vi@cs.bu.edu=20 writes:=20 Anyone here gonna import a gamecube? You'll get it 2 months = earlier and=20 don't have to wait in long lines the first day.=20 -Vi No, I'm gonna wait a few months after the November 4/5 release. Or = I'll get=20 it November 19, my birthday;-)=20 you people with jobs, I envy you.=20 -Jed=20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - --- You people with birthdays, I envy you. All I get is cards without = money in them, and such. ~~ Dave ~~ =20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- I don't get cards with money... steve - ------=_NextPart_000_0084_01C0E366.F84DEE00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Dave = Rhodes=20

To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 = 3:37=20 AM

Subject: Re: [NG] import = gamecube

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Jedcross2@aol.com

To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 = 4:49=20 PM

Subject: Re: [NG] import = gamecube

In a = message dated=20 5/22/01 10:52:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, vi@cs.bu.edu
writes: =

Anyone here gonna import a gamecube? You'll get = it 2=20 months earlier and
don't have to wait in long lines the first = day.=20

-Vi

No, I'm gonna wait a = few months=20 after the November 4/5 release. Or I'll get
it November 19, my=20 birthday;-)
you people with jobs, I envy you. =

-Jed=20

You people with birthdays, I envy = you. All I get=20 is cards without money in them, and such.

~~ Dave ~~
=

I don't get cards with=20 money...

steve

- ------=_NextPart_000_0084_01C0E366.F84DEE00-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:30:13 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [NG] my guess is $250 for ps2 by end of year. This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C0E373.5A2CBF00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: DarkBastion@aol.com=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [NG] my guess is $250 for ps2 by end of year. In a message dated 5/22/01 9:18:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time,=20 Jedcross2@aol.com writes:=20 Speaking of gaming consoles after GCN, PS2 and XBOX, It's hard to = see gaming=20 being as exciting and E3 will just seem less interesting.=20 This has probably been the most exciting E3 that I WILL ever = see(from the=20 web=20 that is)=20 -Jed=20 It's wierd, you would think so. I remember when I first saw shots of = N64=20 ("Ultra" 64) and some odd thing called the "Play Station," and I = though, this=20 is it. Games have finally gotten as good looking as they can be. And = then=20 sure enough, I was proven wrong with each sucessive game that came = out. While=20 the visuals may be approaching a maximum level of detail, the main = attraction=20 to games is GAMEPLAY. And that is something that can constantly be = improved,=20 and tweaked, as technology grows.=20 ~Matt=20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- Hell, when I first played Bonk's Adventure (Turbo Grafx-16) I thought it = couldn't get any better than this. The, of course, I played Ys Book I & = II on the Turbo CD (not mine) and then later got as Super NES and when I = heard the beautiful orchestrated music on Act Raiser I thought that, = damn, game music could never sound better than this. Etc. ~~ Dave ~~ =20 "Being poor really sucks arse." Treytable@sega.net AIM: Trey Table - ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C0E373.5A2CBF00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 DarkBastion@aol.com

To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 = 10:13=20 PM

Subject: Re: [NG] my guess is = $250 for=20 ps2 by end of year.

In a = message dated=20 5/22/01 9:18:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Jedcross2@aol.com writes: =

Speaking of gaming consoles after GCN, PS2 and XBOX, = It's hard=20 to see gaming
being as exciting and E3 will just seem less = interesting.=20
This has probably been the most exciting E3 that I WILL ever = see(from=20 the
web
that is)

-Jed =

It's wierd, = you would think=20 so. I remember when I first saw shots of N64
("Ultra" 64) and some = odd=20 thing called the "Play Station," and I though, this
is it. Games = have=20 finally gotten as good looking as they can be. And then
sure = enough, I was=20 proven wrong with each sucessive game that came out. While
the = visuals may=20 be approaching a maximum level of detail, the main attraction
to = games is=20 GAMEPLAY. And that is something that can constantly be improved, =
and=20 tweaked, as technology grows.

~Matt=20

Hell, when I first played Bonk's = Adventure (Turbo=20 Grafx-16) I thought it couldn't get any better than this. The, of = course, I=20 played Ys Book I & II on the Turbo CD (not mine) and then later got = as Super=20 NES and when I heard the beautiful orchestrated music on Act Raiser I = thought=20 that, damn, game music could never sound better than this. = Etc.

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

- ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C0E373.5A2CBF00-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:38:56 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [NG] A Nintendo Fan This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C0E374.916B1740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steve=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 3:00 AM Subject: Re: [NG] A Nintendo Fan ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dave Rhodes=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 3:36 AM Subject: Re: [NG] A Nintendo Fan ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steve=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [NG] A Nintendo Fan the playstation is what, more than a year old now? who says there won't be anything like that on the gamecube after a = year? you can't know. Who is the publisher for GT3? Steve=20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - - Sony Computer Entertainment is the publisher of Gran Turismo 3 = A-Spec. The developer is a Sony second party, Polyphony Digital. ~~ Dave ~~ =20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - --- damn, sony publishes games themselves? and me thinking they only had third parties =20 Steve - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - --- Nope, you thought wrong. Sony makes a few games where and there, whether = its through Sony Computer Entertainment, usually the publisher of second = party games or third party games without a publisher (Sony Computer = Entertainment published Final Fantasy VII for Square in America, for = instance, or Sony's own brand, 989 Studios, which I think has merged = back into Sony Computer Entertainment, but all 989 Studios games are = game by Sony, like NFL Gameday **, Syphon Filter series, and even = Everquest (PC). Although the bulk of great games for the PSX have been = third party games and Sony's internal studios are no match for SEGA's or = Nintendo's, with the exception of Polyphony Digital. ~~ Dave ~~ =20 "Being poor really sucks arse." Treytable@sega.net AIM: Trey Table - ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C0E374.916B1740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Steve=20

To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 = 3:00=20 AM

Subject: Re: [NG] A Nintendo = Fan

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Dave Rhodes=20

To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 = 3:36=20 AM

Subject: Re: [NG] A Nintendo = Fan

----- Original Message ----- =

From:=20 Steve=20

To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 = 3:43=20 PM

Subject: Re: [NG] A = Nintendo=20 Fan

the playstation is what, more = than a year old=20 now?

who says there won't be anything = like that on=20 the gamecube after a year? you can't know.

Who is the publisher for = GT3?

Steve=20

Sony Computer Entertainment is the = publisher of=20 Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec. The developer is a Sony second party, = Polyphony=20 Digital.

~~ Dave ~~
=

damn, sony publishes games=20 themselves?

and me thinking they only had third = parties

Steve

Nope, you thought wrong. Sony makes a = few games=20 where and there, whether its through Sony Computer Entertainment,=20 usually the publisher of second party games or third party games = without a=20 publisher (Sony Computer Entertainment published Final Fantasy VII for = Square in=20 America, for instance, or Sony's own brand, 989 Studios, which I think = has=20 merged back into Sony Computer Entertainment, but all 989 Studios games = are game=20 by Sony, like NFL Gameday **, Syphon Filter series, and even Everquest = (PC).=20 Although the bulk of great games for the PSX have been third party games = and=20 Sony's internal studios are no match for SEGA's or Nintendo's, with the=20 exception of Polyphony Digital.

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

- ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C0E374.916B1740-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:43:43 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [NG] SEGA.net sign on bonus This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C0E375.3C605980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jedcross2@aol.com=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 9:50 PM Subject: Re: [NG] AOL es el diablo. In a message dated 5/22/01 9:26:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time,=20 treytable@sega.net writes:=20 I wonder, can you still get the $150 sign on bonus, or would it be = $100 now?=20 ~~ Dave ~~=20 What do you mean?=20 -Jed=20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- When I signed on with SEGA.net, back when the Dreamcast was $149.99 I = got a big fat check from SEGA for $150 and a free Dreamcast keyboard. = The deal was sign up with SEGA.net for 18 months and get a free = Dreamcast system and free keyboard. I used that $150 to buy new snow = tires and Jet Grind Radio. ~~ Dave ~~ =20 "Being poor really sucks arse." Treytable@sega.net AIM: Trey Table - ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C0E375.3C605980 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Jedcross2@aol.com

To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 = 9:50 PM

Subject: Re: [NG] AOL es el = diablo.

In a = message dated=20 5/22/01 9:26:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
treytable@sega.net writes: =

I wonder, can you still get the $150 sign on bonus, or = would it=20 be $100 now?

~~ Dave ~~

What do you mean?

-Jed

When I signed on with SEGA.net, back = when the=20 Dreamcast was $149.99 I got a big fat check from SEGA for $150 and a = free=20 Dreamcast keyboard. The deal was sign up with SEGA.net for 18 months and = get a=20 free Dreamcast system and free keyboard. I used that $150 to buy new = snow tires=20 and Jet Grind Radio.

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

- ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C0E375.3C605980-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:55:14 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [NG] A Nintendo Fan This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C0E376.D8ADF8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Don Fentie=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [NG] A Nintendo Fan Nope haven't played GT3 but I know the premise of the game. It's a sim. And although I may not have 150 dragsters, I find driving my = acura is more realistic/fun than playing a videogame... even if I can't race ALL the time ;) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- I do know what you mean, I find driving my POS Chevy more fun than = playing a GT game, but that's not the point. Killing somebody in real = life is much more satisfying than in Perfect Dark, but does that make PD = a bad game? ~~ Dave ~~ =20 "Being poor really sucks arse." Treytable@sega.net AIM: Trey Table - ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C0E376.D8ADF8A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Don = Fentie=20

To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 = 12:23=20 AM

Subject: Re: [NG] A Nintendo = Fan

Nope haven't played GT3 but I know the premise of the=20 game. It's a
sim. And although I may not have 150 = dragsters, I=20 find driving my acura
is more realistic/fun than playing a = videogame...=20 even if I can't race
ALL the time ;)

I do know what you mean, I find driving = my POS=20 Chevy more fun than playing a GT game, but that's not the point. Killing = somebody in real life is much more satisfying than in Perfect Dark, but = does=20 that make PD a bad game?

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

- ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C0E376.D8ADF8A0-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 12:12:27 -0400 (EDT) From: "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." Subject: [NG] Surprisingly Nintendo might have online play right at launch Nintendojo and a couple of other sites r claiming Nintendo will use Sega.net for PSO v2. PSO v2 is due in 2002 but Nintendo might have use of Sega.net in November for ChuChu Rocket, Tetris Online ..etc. That's IF they're coming to GCN. lloyd [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 16:13:04 EDT From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] my guess is $250 for ps2 by end of year. - --part1_fb.144d8acd.283d73d0_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 5/23/01 12:25:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Nutz4n64@aol.com writes: > e been considering this, but you can't say so for sure. Who knows what > the future could hold? > -Eric- Let's consult Dr Brown or maybe Marty Mcfly. - -Jed ~Mcfly, think Mcfly>Biff on Back to Future - --part1_fb.144d8acd.283d73d0_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 5/23/01 12:25:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Nutz4n64@aol.com writes:

e been considering this, but you can't say so for sure. Who knows what
the future could hold?
-Eric-

Let's consult Dr Brown or maybe Marty Mcfly.

-Jed
~Mcfly, think Mcfly>Biff on Back to Future - --part1_fb.144d8acd.283d73d0_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ End of NGamers-digest V1 #1546 ****************************** [ To quit the NGamers-digest mailing list (big mistake), send the message ] [ "unsubscribe NGamers-digest" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ]