From: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com (NGamers-digest) To: ngamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: NGamers-digest V1 #1607 Reply-To: NGamers-digest Sender: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk NGamers-digest Monday, July 9 2001 Volume 01 : Number 1607 Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger Re: Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger [NG] CT Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger RE: [NG] Chrono Trigger [NG] Mario Kart GBA review [NG] help me please, THPS2 Re: [NG] help me please, THPS2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2001 19:10:55 -0500 From: Thraxen Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger > > everything in that genre. God i hope there's gonne be some > > original RPG's in the future; there is still not any game > > that can tip the wonderfull feeling i got when i played my > > first RPG (secret of mana). > > > > steve Hmmm...Project Ego and Morrowmind both look like promising RPGs...but, they're both on XBOX :-) Stryder [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2001 17:44:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave Rhodes Subject: Re: Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger > > > everything in that genre. God i hope there's gonne be some > > > original RPG's in the future; there is still not any game > > > that can tip the wonderfull feeling i got when i played my > > > first RPG (secret of mana). > > > > > > steve > > Hmmm...Project Ego and Morrowmind both look like promising RPGs...but, > they're both on XBOX :-) > > Stryder > Could everybody type in short sentences so everything doesn't look so screwy when reading mail on the Dreamcast? Pretty Please? ~~Dave~~ "That new browser better have a an 800 x 600 kind of resoultion, or at least be in Hi-Res, and have Broadband Adapter support" -- Me [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 18:39:37 +0200 From: "Steve" Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C107DD.57482FC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable yep, same problem here steve ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Don Fentie=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger I HATE non-linear games!!!!!!!!!!! I always feel obligated to go and = do everything so it often takes me months and it's frustratingly tedious. - ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C107DD.57482FC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
yep, same problem here
 
steve
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Don = Fentie=20
To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 = 7:09=20 PM
Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono = Trigger

I HATE non-linear games!!!!!!!!!!!  I always feel=20 obligated to go and do
everything so it often takes me months and = it's=20 frustratingly tedious.

- ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C107DD.57482FC0-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 18:47:58 +0200 From: "Steve" Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C107DE.81EB4C20 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: Saturday, July 07, 2001 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steve=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 7:25 AM Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dave Rhodes=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 10:55 AM Subject: [NG] Chrono Trigger Can you believe it? Dex only gave Chrono Trigger (SNES) a 9.5 out = of 10 on his Tendo Box review. I'll pass on that the review is about 6 = years too late, but only 9.5? That game's a 10 if you ask me. There's = nothing bad about it. I'm sleepy, bed now.=20 ~~ Dave ~~ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - - i can't really find anything being wrong with it but for some = reason i never finished it. I played trough it untill where it got non = linear (where you choose to do more quests or to go straight for the end = boss). The game just lost my interest; all i could think was: 'all = there's gonna come now is just gonna be more of the same level building = and boss fighting, but without any purpose exept the level building.' that is also the point where i lost my interest for RPG's. they'd = just gotten too repetitive, i felt like i'd seen everything in that = genre. God i hope there's gonne be some original RPG's in the future; = there is still not any game that can tip the wonderfull feeling i got = when i played my first RPG (secret of mana). steve=20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - - Where it got non-linear? That's where you decide if you want to rescue = Chrono or not. There is much more story after that, it's not all level = building, and the ending (whichever one of the 13) is worth it.=20 Want something really non-linear, try SaGa Frontier or SaGa Frontier = 2. Want something really linear, try Parasite Eve. Want something = original? I'd say go for Dark Cloud. ~~ Dave ~~ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- I heard dark cloud wasn't so original and was in fact very familiar to = zelda? Steve - ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C107DE.81EB4C20 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: Saturday, July 07, 2001 = 10:23=20 PM
Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono = Trigger

 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Steve=20
To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 = 7:25=20 AM
Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono = Trigger

 
----- Original Message ----- =
From:=20 Dave=20 Rhodes
To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =
Sent: Saturday, July 07, = 2001 10:55=20 AM
Subject: [NG] Chrono = Trigger

Can you believe it? Dex only gave = Chrono=20 Trigger (SNES) a 9.5 out of 10 on his Tendo Box review. I'll pass = on that=20 the review is about 6 years too late, but only 9.5? That game's a = 10 if=20 you ask me. There's nothing bad about it. I'm sleepy, bed now.=20
 
~~ Dave ~~
i can't really find anything = being wrong with=20 it but for some reason i never finished it. I played trough it = untill=20 where it got non linear (where you choose to do more quests or to = go=20 straight for the end boss). The game just lost my interest; all i = could=20 think was: 'all there's gonna come now is just gonna be more of = the same=20 level building and boss fighting, but without any purpose exept = the level=20 building.'
that is also the point where i = lost my=20 interest for RPG's. they'd just gotten too repetitive, i felt like = i'd=20 seen everything in that genre. God i hope there's gonne be some = original=20 RPG's in the future; there is still not any game that can tip the=20 wonderfull feeling i got when i played my first RPG (secret of=20 mana).
 
steve=20
 
Where it got non-linear? That's where = you decide=20 if you want to rescue Chrono or not. There is much more story after = that, it's=20 not all level building, and the ending (whichever one of the 13) is = worth it.=20
 
Want something really non-linear, try = SaGa=20 Frontier or SaGa Frontier 2. Want something really linear, try = Parasite Eve.=20 Want something original? I'd say go for Dark Cloud.
 
~~ Dave ~~
I heard dark cloud wasn't so original = and was in=20 fact very familiar to zelda?
 
Steve
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that reviewed it?). It says it supports the multi-tap, but it's only 1
player...

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Co-Webmaster of GameQubed - --part1_4b.de1c916.287a1369_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 17:15:02 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C107D1.86371280 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: Sunday, July 08, 2001 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dave Rhodes=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steve=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 7:25 AM Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dave Rhodes=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 10:55 AM Subject: [NG] Chrono Trigger Can you believe it? Dex only gave Chrono Trigger (SNES) a 9.5 = out of 10 on his Tendo Box review. I'll pass on that the review is about = 6 years too late, but only 9.5? That game's a 10 if you ask me. There's = nothing bad about it. I'm sleepy, bed now.=20 ~~ Dave ~~ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ i can't really find anything being wrong with it but for some = reason i never finished it. I played trough it untill where it got non = linear (where you choose to do more quests or to go straight for the end = boss). The game just lost my interest; all i could think was: 'all = there's gonna come now is just gonna be more of the same level building = and boss fighting, but without any purpose exept the level building.' that is also the point where i lost my interest for RPG's. = they'd just gotten too repetitive, i felt like i'd seen everything in = that genre. God i hope there's gonne be some original RPG's in the = future; there is still not any game that can tip the wonderfull feeling = i got when i played my first RPG (secret of mana). steve=20 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Where it got non-linear? That's where you decide if you want to = rescue Chrono or not. There is much more story after that, it's not all = level building, and the ending (whichever one of the 13) is worth it.=20 Want something really non-linear, try SaGa Frontier or SaGa Frontier = 2. Want something really linear, try Parasite Eve. Want something = original? I'd say go for Dark Cloud. ~~ Dave ~~ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - --- I heard dark cloud wasn't so original and was in fact very familiar = to zelda? Steve - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - --- Maybe that's not the one I'm thinking of. It's a PS2 game (not sure if = it's out yet) where you have to rebuild your village from scratch. = Sounded interesting.... ~~ Dave ~~ "If mice could swim they would float with the tide and play with the fish down by the seaside." TreyTable@sega.net Drhodes_74@hotmail.com AIM: Trey Table - ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C107D1.86371280 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: Sunday, July 08, 2001 = 12:47=20 PM
Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono = Trigger

 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Dave Rhodes=20
To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 = 10:23=20 PM
Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono = Trigger

 
----- Original Message ----- =
From:=20 Steve=20
To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =
Sent: Saturday, July 07, = 2001 7:25=20 AM
Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono=20 Trigger

 
----- Original Message ----- =
From:=20 Dave=20 Rhodes
To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com
Sent: Saturday, July 07, = 2001 10:55=20 AM
Subject: [NG] Chrono = Trigger

Can you believe it? Dex only = gave Chrono=20 Trigger (SNES) a 9.5 out of 10 on his Tendo Box review. I'll = pass on=20 that the review is about 6 years too late, but only 9.5? That = game's a=20 10 if you ask me. There's nothing bad about it. I'm sleepy, bed = now.=20
 
~~ Dave ~~
i can't really find anything = being wrong=20 with it but for some reason i never finished it. I played trough = it=20 untill where it got non linear (where you choose to do more = quests or to=20 go straight for the end boss). The game just lost my interest; = all i=20 could think was: 'all there's gonna come now is just gonna be = more of=20 the same level building and boss fighting, but without any = purpose exept=20 the level building.'
that is also the point where i = lost my=20 interest for RPG's. they'd just gotten too repetitive, i felt = like i'd=20 seen everything in that genre. God i hope there's gonne be some = original=20 RPG's in the future; there is still not any game that can tip = the=20 wonderfull feeling i got when i played my first RPG (secret of=20 mana).
 
steve=20
 
Where it got non-linear? That's = where you=20 decide if you want to rescue Chrono or not. There is much more story = after=20 that, it's not all level building, and the ending (whichever one of = the 13)=20 is worth it.
 
Want something really non-linear, = try SaGa=20 Frontier or SaGa Frontier 2. Want something really linear, try = Parasite Eve.=20 Want something original? I'd say go for Dark Cloud.
 
~~ Dave ~~
I heard dark cloud wasn't so = original and was=20 in fact very familiar to zelda?
 
Steve
 
Maybe that's not the one I'm thinking = of. It's a=20 PS2 game (not sure if it's out yet) where you have to rebuild your = village from=20 scratch. Sounded interesting....
 
~~ Dave ~~
 
"If mice could swim
they would float = with the=20 tide
and play with the fish
down by the seaside."
TreyTable@sega.net
Drhodes_74@hotmail.com
AIM:= Trey=20 Table
- ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C107D1.86371280-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 08:26:02 +1000 From: "Moody, Luke" Subject: RE: [NG] Chrono Trigger Me too, I like starting and finishing a task and then moving on to the next. A better sense of achievement. Luke > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Fentie [SMTP:d.fentie@home.com] > Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 3:09 AM > To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [NG] Chrono Trigger > > I HATE non-linear games!!!!!!!!!!! I always feel obligated to go and do > everything so it often takes me months and it's frustratingly tedious. > > > Steve wrote: > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Dave Rhodes > > To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com > > Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 10:55 AM > > Subject: [NG] Chrono Trigger > > > > Can you believe it? Dex only gave Chrono Trigger (SNES) a > > 9.5 out of 10 on his Tendo Box review. I'll pass on that the > > review is about 6 years too late, but only 9.5? That game's > > a 10 if you ask me. There's nothing bad about it. I'm > > sleepy, bed now. > > > > ~~ Dave ~~ > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > i can't really find anything being wrong with it but for > > some reason i never finished it. I played trough it untill > > where it got non linear (where you choose to do more quests > > or to go straight for the end boss). The game just lost my > > interest; all i could think was: 'all there's gonna come now > > is just gonna be more of the same level building and boss > > fighting, but without any purpose exept the level building.' > > that is also the point where i lost my interest for RPG's. > > they'd just gotten too repetitive, i felt like i'd seen > > everything in that genre. God i hope there's gonne be some > > original RPG's in the future; there is still not any game > > that can tip the wonderfull feeling i got when i played my > > first RPG (secret of mana). > > > > steve > > [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] > [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ********************************************************************** Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ABN 48 123 123 124) ********************************************************************** [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 15:35:45 -0400 (EDT) From: Vi On Subject: [NG] Mario Kart GBA review Mario Kart Super Circuit gets a 9.5 overall review in IGN Insider. I'm definately getting this game now. Can't wait. - -Vi [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 22:00:08 +0200 From: "Steve" Subject: [NG] help me please, THPS2 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C108C2.84C27A60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable when you complete the game with any player you should get a new cheat, = but this doesn't always happen with me, like now i finished it with my = second character and i got perfect balance the first time but i didn't = get a new cheat now (the second time) and i know i should, i got 100% = everywhere. does anybody know what i could have done wrong? steve - ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C108C2.84C27A60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
when you complete the game with = any player you=20 should get a new cheat, but this doesn't always happen with me, like now = i=20 finished it with my second character and i got perfect balance the first = time=20 but i didn't get a new cheat now (the second time) and i know i should, = i got=20 100% everywhere. does anybody know what i could have done = wrong?
 
steve
- ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C108C2.84C27A60-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 19:15:32 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [NG] help me please, THPS2 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C108AB.85FC0340 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steve=20 To: JED ; Ngamers=20 Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 4:00 PM Subject: [NG] help me please, THPS2 when you complete the game with any player you should get a new cheat, = but this doesn't always happen with me, like now i finished it with my = second character and i got perfect balance the first time but i didn't = get a new cheat now (the second time) and i know i should, i got 100% = everywhere. does anybody know what i could have done wrong? steve - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- Doesn't the second time unlock Officer Dick as a playable character? ~~ Dave ~~ "If mice could swim they would float with the tide and play with the fish down by the seaside." TreyTable@sega.net Drhodes_74@hotmail.com AIM: Trey Table - ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C108AB.85FC0340 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Steve=20
To: JED=20 ; Ngamers
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 = 4:00 PM
Subject: [NG] help me please, = THPS2

when you complete the game with = any player=20 you should get a new cheat, but this doesn't always happen with me, = like now i=20 finished it with my second character and i got perfect balance the = first time=20 but i didn't get a new cheat now (the second time) and i know i = should, i got=20 100% everywhere. does anybody know what i could have done = wrong?
 
steve
 
Doesn't the second time unlock Officer = Dick as a=20 playable character?
 
~~ Dave ~~
 
"If mice could swim
they would float = with the=20 tide
and play with the fish
down by the seaside."
TreyTable@sega.net
Drhodes_74@hotmail.com
AIM:= Trey=20 Table
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