From: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com (NGamers-digest) To: ngamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: NGamers-digest V1 #1611 Reply-To: NGamers-digest Sender: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk NGamers-digest Friday, July 13 2001 Volume 01 : Number 1611 Re: [NG] My Review, Final Fantasy: TSW Re: [NG] My Review, Final Fantasy: TSW Re: [NG] My Review, Final Fantasy: TSW Re: [NG] Trey's Review, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Re: [NG] My Review, Final Fantasy: TSW [NG] Cube Prices Re: [NG] Cube Prices Re: [NG] Cube Prices Re: [NG] Cube Prices [NG] Cube prices ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:31:04 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [NG] My Review, Final Fantasy: TSW This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C10B76.27C8C4C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dexter Sy=20 To: NG=20 Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 2:24 AM Subject: [NG] My Review, Final Fantasy: TSW Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within It was with great apprehension, anticipation that I shelled out my thirteen bucks at my local mega theatre complex to see Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within with a couple of friends. After sitting through = the 108 minutes plus previews and various other annoying ads, I can = honestly say that the thirteen bucks wasn't a waste. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- Keep your fingers out of my eye. Heh. I'm going to see FF:TSW today for = a mere $3.75. Although after a small popcorn and a soda it will probably = be around $13. ;-) ~~ 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_0013_01C10B76.27C8C4C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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

From:=20 Dexter = Sy=20

To: NG

Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 = 2:24 AM

Subject: [NG] My Review, Final = Fantasy:=20 TSW

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

It was with = great=20 apprehension, anticipation that I shelled out my
thirteen bucks at = my local=20 mega theatre complex to see Final Fantasy:
The Spirits Within with = a couple=20 of friends. After sitting through the
108 minutes plus = previews=20 and various other annoying ads, I can honestly
say that the = thirteen bucks=20 wasn't a waste.

Keep your fingers out of my eye. Heh. = I'm going to=20 see FF:TSW today for a mere $3.75. Although after a small popcorn and a = soda it=20 will probably be around $13. ;-)

~~ 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_0013_01C10B76.27C8C4C0-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 09:52:03 EDT From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] My Review, Final Fantasy: TSW - --part1_10e.2700d63.28805703_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 07/13/2001 7:28:29 AM Central Daylight Time, TreyTable@sega.net writes: > Keep your fingers out of my eye. Heh. I'm going to see FF:TSW today for a > mere $3.75. Although after a small popcorn and a soda it will probably be > around $13. ;-) > > ~~ Dave ~~ > I think that'd be Canadian dollars, which is about $8.50 USD. - --part1_10e.2700d63.28805703_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 07/13/2001 7:28:29 AM Central Daylight Time,
TreyTable@sega.net writes:

Keep your fingers out of my eye. Heh. I'm going to see FF:TSW today for a
mere $3.75. Although after a small popcorn and a soda it will probably be
around $13. ;-)

~~ Dave ~~

I think that'd be Canadian dollars, which is about $8.50 USD. - --part1_10e.2700d63.28805703_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 10:15:51 -0600 From: Don Fentie Subject: Re: [NG] My Review, Final Fantasy: TSW We have an awesome theatre hear which charges 2.50 CD for movies. Not bad! I'll wait another week and then go to FFTSW. Nutz4n64@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 07/13/2001 7:28:29 AM Central Daylight Time, > TreyTable@sega.net writes: > > > Keep your fingers out of my eye. Heh. I'm going to see FF:TSW today > > for a > > mere $3.75. Although after a small popcorn and a soda it will > > probably be > > around $13. ;-) > > > > ~~ Dave ~~ > > > > I think that'd be Canadian dollars, which is about $8.50 USD. [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 14:48:05 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [NG] Trey's Review, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C10BAA.D2B1D460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Nutz4n64@aol.com=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 9:52 AM Subject: Re: [NG] My Review, Final Fantasy: TSW In a message dated 07/13/2001 7:28:29 AM Central Daylight Time,=20 TreyTable@sega.net writes:=20 Keep your fingers out of my eye. Heh. I'm going to see FF:TSW today = for a=20 mere $3.75. Although after a small popcorn and a soda it will = probably be=20 around $13. ;-)=20 ~~ Dave ~~=20 I think that'd be Canadian dollars, which is about $8.50 USD.=20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- Keep your fingers out of my eye. But still, I paid less than he did for = the same thing. By the way, I did go see Final Fantasy: The Spirits = Within this morning. Now let me say this first, I'm not a big fan of = movies to begin with. There are rally only certain movies I'd go to the = theater for; for the most part I don't care much for non-interactive = viewing, that's why I prefer videogames over any other form of media = entertainment. But since this being a movie by Square, I had to see it, = if only out of curiosity. (note: the last movie I saw in theaters was = The Phantom Menace) I must say that the visuals were outstanding, at = times I forgot it was CG, it just looked that good, light-years beyond = Shrek or the Toy Story fare. I thought the voice acting was superb, and = couldn't really find any real fault with the voice acting. As a bonus to = me was casting Peri Gilpin (on of my most favorite actresses) as Jane = Proudfoot was indeed a great choice. The story, well, it wasn't = extremely epic, but I did like it a lot, although not as good as say a = game like Final Fantasy 7 or Xenogears, but it's kinda hard to take a = story from a 50+ hour game and put it in a 110 minute feature. But I = must confess, it's not really Final Fantasy in my book, and I think that = Square decided to call it Final Fantasy only for brand name recognition. = I can accept that there were no chocobos or Mogs, but they could have at = least put in the Final Fantasy Prelude music in the beginning credits. = But overall, it's a good movie and I highly recommend it. I know I'll be = buying it on DVD this winter. ~~ 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_0012_01C10BAA.D2B1D460 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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

From:=20 Nutz4n64@aol.com=20

To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 = 9:52 AM

Subject: Re: [NG] My Review, = Final=20 Fantasy: TSW

In a = message dated=20 07/13/2001 7:28:29 AM Central Daylight Time,
TreyTable@sega.net writes: =

Keep your fingers out of my eye. Heh. I'm going to see = FF:TSW=20 today for a
mere $3.75. Although after a small popcorn and a = soda it=20 will probably be
around $13. ;-)

~~ Dave = ~~ =

I think that'd be Canadian dollars, which is = about=20 $8.50 USD.=20

Keep your fingers out of my eye. But = still, I paid=20 less than he did for the same thing. By the way, I did go see Final = Fantasy: The=20 Spirits Within this morning. Now let me say this first, I'm not a big = fan of=20 movies to begin with. There are rally only certain movies I'd go to the = theater=20 for; for the most part I don't care much for non-interactive viewing, = that's why=20 I prefer videogames over any other form of media entertainment. But = since this=20 being a movie by Square, I had to see it, if only out of curiosity. = (note: the=20 last movie I saw in theaters was The Phantom Menace) I must say that the = visuals=20 were outstanding, at times I forgot it was CG, it just looked that good, = light-years beyond Shrek or the Toy Story fare. I thought the voice = acting was=20 superb, and couldn't really find any real fault with the voice acting. = As a=20 bonus to me was casting Peri Gilpin (on of my most favorite actresses) = as Jane=20 Proudfoot was indeed a great choice. The story, well, it wasn't = extremely epic,=20 but I did like it a lot, although not as good as say a game like Final = Fantasy 7=20 or Xenogears, but it's kinda hard to take a story from a 50+ hour game = and put=20 it in a 110 minute feature. But I must confess, it's not really Final = Fantasy in=20 my book, and I think that Square decided to call it Final Fantasy only = for brand=20 name recognition. I can accept that there were no chocobos or Mogs, but = they=20 could have at least put in the Final Fantasy Prelude music in the = beginning=20 credits. But overall, it's a good movie and I highly recommend it. I = know I'll=20 be buying it on DVD this winter.

~~ 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_0012_01C10BAA.D2B1D460-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 14:59:59 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [NG] My Review, Final Fantasy: TSW This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C10BAC.7C629340 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: Friday, July 13, 2001 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [NG] My Review, Final Fantasy: TSW We have an awesome theatre hear which charges 2.50 CD for movies. Not bad! I'll wait another week and then go to FFTSW. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- We have those too. Dollar Theaters (50 cents on Tuesdays) we call them. = When a movie has made as much as it can at the big theaters they go to = the Dollar Theaters. But for the $1 movie you don't get the state of the = art surround sound stuff. Like I care though, I think theater surround = sound is overrated anyway. Now on a game, that's different. ~~ 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_001F_01C10BAC.7C629340 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: Friday, July 13, 2001 = 12:15=20 PM

Subject: Re: [NG] My Review, = Final=20 Fantasy: TSW

We have an awesome theatre hear which charges 2.50 CD = for=20 movies. Not
bad! I'll wait another week and then go to=20 FFTSW.

We have those too. Dollar Theaters (50 = cents on=20 Tuesdays) we call them. When a movie has made as much as it can at the = big=20 theaters they go to the Dollar Theaters. But for the $1 movie you don't = get the=20 state of the art surround sound stuff. Like I care though, I think = theater=20 surround sound is overrated anyway. Now on a game, that's=20 different.

~~ 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_001F_01C10BAC.7C629340-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 22:24:53 EDT From: DarkBastion@aol.com Subject: [NG] Cube Prices - --part1_65.172133b0.28810775_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Oh, I hope to God the peripherial prices translate into something similar for the US! $20 for a controller, and $11 for a memory card? Hot damn, I am THERE! ~Matt "Reality continues to ruin my life." - - Calvin and Hobbes - --part1_65.172133b0.28810775_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Oh, I hope to God the peripherial prices translate into something similar for
the US! $20 for a controller, and $11 for a memory card? Hot damn, I am THERE!

~Matt

"Reality continues to ruin my life."

- Calvin and Hobbes

- --part1_65.172133b0.28810775_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 23:02:12 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [NG] Cube Prices This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C10BEF.D9BB3AE0 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: Friday, July 13, 2001 10:24 PM Subject: [NG] Cube Prices Oh, I hope to God the peripherial prices translate into something = similar for=20 the US! $20 for a controller, and $11 for a memory card? Hot damn, I = am THERE!=20 ~Matt=20 "Reality continues to ruin my life."=20 =20 - Calvin and Hobbes=20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- Where are you getting this info? You really annoy me when you make = claims but offer no proof you tubby bitch. ~~ 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_0020_01C10BEF.D9BB3AE0 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: Friday, July 13, 2001 = 10:24=20 PM

Subject: [NG] Cube Prices

Oh, I hope to God the peripherial prices = translate into=20 something similar for
the US! $20 for a controller, and $11 for a = memory=20 card? Hot damn, I am THERE!

~Matt

"Reality = continues to=20 ruin my life."

- Calvin = and=20 Hobbes

Where are you getting this info? You = really annoy=20 me when you make claims but offer no proof you tubby bitch.

~~ 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_0020_01C10BEF.D9BB3AE0-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 23:00:43 EDT From: DarkBastion@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] Cube Prices - --part1_89.953f4c2.28810fdb_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/13/01 10:59:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, TreyTable@sega.net writes: > Where are you getting this info? You really annoy me when you make claims > but offer no proof you tubby bitch. > > ~~ 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 > Calm down, fat ass. Check out IGNCube. ~Matt "You guys have it real easy. I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because, the fact is, you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you, it doesn't matter. You were born rich, and your going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: take dead aim ... on the rich kids. Get them in the crosshairs ... and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything ... but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you." - - Herman Blume - --part1_89.953f4c2.28810fdb_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/13/01 10:59:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
TreyTable@sega.net writes:

Where are you getting this info? You really annoy me when you make claims
but offer no proof you tubby bitch.

~~ 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

Calm down, fat ass. Check out IGNCube.

~Matt

"You guys have it real easy. I never had it like this where I grew up. But I
send my kids here because, the fact is, you go to one of the best schools in
the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you, it doesn't matter. You were born
rich, and your going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you:
take dead aim ... on the rich kids. Get them in the crosshairs ... and take
them down. Just remember, they can buy anything ... but they can't buy
backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you."

- Herman Blume

- --part1_89.953f4c2.28810fdb_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 23:07:49 EDT From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] Cube Prices - --part1_112.19bc8c7.28811185_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/13/01 11:01:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, DarkBastion@aol.com writes: > Calm down, fat ass. Check out IGNCube. > > > ~Matt > Doesn't anyone ever check out GameQubed???? - -Jed - ----------------------------- Check out GameQubed's new forums Co-Webmaster of GameQubed - --part1_112.19bc8c7.28811185_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/13/01 11:01:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
DarkBastion@aol.com writes:

Calm down, fat ass. Check out IGNCube.

~Matt

Doesn't anyone ever check out GameQubed????

-Jed
-----------------------------
Check out GameQubed's new forums
Co-Webmaster of GameQubed - --part1_112.19bc8c7.28811185_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 23:12:12 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: [NG] Cube prices This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C10BF1.3FDA9CC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://cube.ign.com/news/36569.html $20 for a controller! $11 for a Memory Card 59! What are they thinking!? When a Dual Shock 2 and a PS2 Memory Card both cost $34, how could they = charge so much less? This isn't fair. Nintendo should charge more. ~~ 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_0005_01C10BF1.3FDA9CC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

http://cube.ign.com/news/365= 69.html

$20 for a controller!

$11 for a Memory Card 59!

What are they thinking!?

When a Dual Shock 2 and a PS2 Memory = Card both cost=20 $34, how could they charge so much less?

This isn't fair. Nintendo should charge = more.

~~ 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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