From: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com (NGamers-digest) To: ngamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: NGamers-digest V1 #1750 Reply-To: NGamers-digest Sender: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk NGamers-digest Saturday, November 24 2001 Volume 01 : Number 1750 Re: [NG] 200,000 more gamecubes in USA Re: [NG] 200,000 more gamecubes in USA Re: [NG] 200,000 more gamecubes in USA Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing Re: [NG] I'm the King of.... Fighters! Re: [NG] 200,000 more gamecubes in USA Re: [NG] fanboy bs [NG] Hotter than Potter Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing Re: [NG] system saves Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing [NG] The GameCube Sell Out Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing Re: [NG] 200,000 more gamecubes in USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 12:31:11 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] 200,000 more gamecubes in USA - --part1_156.48abc1f.2931335f_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 11:41:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, thraxen@ipa.net writes: > Man, you are so clueless. Spend some time on the boards and you will see > what I'm talking about. Even if I don't weed out the obvious fanboy posts > the reports of GC crashes still vastly outnumber the XBOX crash posts. Go > see for yourself. Or don't and continue to ignore the facts. Doesn't > matter to me. Stryder > > Ya Rick. You also said "So you decide who's lying on the message boards and who's not! What a great unbiased and objective way of determining the ratio of GC to XBOX crashes. ". So your saying that its hard to believe who on the internet? Well, why would we believe you then? - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_156.48abc1f.2931335f_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 11:41:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, thraxen@ipa.net writes:


Man, you are so clueless.  Spend some time on the boards and you will see what I'm talking about.  Even if I don't weed out the obvious fanboy posts the reports of GC crashes still vastly outnumber the XBOX crash posts. Go see for yourself.  Or don't and continue to ignore the facts.  Doesn't matter to me.
Stryder



Ya Rick. You also said "So you decide who's lying on the message boards and who's not!  What a great unbiased and objective way of determining the ratio of GC to XBOX crashes. ". So your saying that its hard to believe who on the internet? Well, why would we believe you then?

-Jed

______________________________________________________________
Q: Why are there bugs in most computers?

A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat.



- --part1_156.48abc1f.2931335f_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 12:31:19 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] 200,000 more gamecubes in USA - --part1_bc.1d641c21.29313367_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 12:25:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes: > > Spoken like a true fanboy. Congratulations. > > > > I know the Truth hurts, Stryder. You've been squealing for as long as I've > been preaching. :) > > RS > Mr.R, I have read all these little arguments that you and Stryder have(as well as Dex and Don and Eric) and you don't seem to understand anything. We just can't tell you, its funny. I wonder if Wez has anythign to saY? - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_bc.1d641c21.29313367_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 12:25:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes:


> Spoken like a true fanboy.  Congratulations.
>

I know the Truth hurts, Stryder.  You've been squealing for as long as I've
been preaching.  :)

RS



Mr.R, I have read all these little arguments that you and Stryder have(as well as Dex and Don and Eric) and you don't seem to understand anything. We just can't tell you, its funny. I wonder if Wez has anythign to saY?

-Jed
______________________________________________________________
Q: Why are there bugs in most computers?

A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat.


- --part1_bc.1d641c21.29313367_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 12:31:22 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] 200,000 more gamecubes in USA - --part1_9.1efa5f1e.2931336a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 2:00:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, thraxen@ipa.net writes: > BTW, I'm still waiting for you to point out these "thousands" of posts about > crashing XBOXs. > > For your pleasure, here is the link to a current thread about the GC crashes > (it's just one of many since launch): > > http://boards.ign.com/message.asp?topic=14576572&replies=69 > > Stryder And Rick, its not like Stryder is bashign GameCube, he's just pointing out facts. - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_9.1efa5f1e.2931336a_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 2:00:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, thraxen@ipa.net writes:


BTW, I'm still waiting for you to point out these "thousands" of posts about
crashing XBOXs.

For your pleasure, here is the link to a current thread about the GC crashes
(it's just one of many since launch):

http://boards.ign.com/message.asp?topic=14576572&replies=69

Stryder

And Rick, its not like Stryder is bashign GameCube, he's just pointing out facts.

-Jed
______________________________________________________________
Q: Why are there bugs in most computers?

A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat.


- --part1_9.1efa5f1e.2931336a_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 12:31:16 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing - --part1_22.1f58bd9f.29313364_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 12:23:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes: > No, Stryde, I was referring to the THOUSANDS of message board reports of > XBOX crashes of the retail units. Probably the ones you filtered out of > your little survey. :) > > RS From crappy little fansites? Message boards at IGN or Cloudchaser are very trustworthy. - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_22.1f58bd9f.29313364_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 12:23:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes:


No, Stryde, I was referring to the THOUSANDS of message board reports of
XBOX crashes of the retail units.  Probably the ones you filtered out of
your little survey.  :)

RS

From crappy little fansites? Message boards at IGN or Cloudchaser are very trustworthy.

-Jed
______________________________________________________________
Q: Why are there bugs in most computers?

A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat.


- --part1_22.1f58bd9f.29313364_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 12:31:43 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] I'm the King of.... Fighters! - --part1_170.47646a3.2931337f_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 4:16:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes: > Stryder ignored the XBOX CRASHES posts on the very thread he supplied as > his own proof! How can anyone think that his bias doesn't affect his > conclusion about the reporting of GC vs. XBOX crashes? > > RS XBOX sucks? - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_170.47646a3.2931337f_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 4:16:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes:


Stryder ignored the XBOX CRASHES posts on the very thread he supplied as
his own proof!  How can anyone think that his bias doesn't affect his
conclusion about the reporting of GC vs. XBOX crashes?

RS

XBOX sucks?

-Jed
______________________________________________________________
Q: Why are there bugs in most computers?

A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat.


- --part1_170.47646a3.2931337f_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 12:31:41 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] 200,000 more gamecubes in USA - --part1_125.7e89520.2931337d_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 2:46:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes: > Well, cool, I've been waiting for yours for days now. You can start on > Usenet in RGVN and check out threads : Willl Microsoft Advertise The XBox > On TV??? (sp) > CNN is really hyping the X-BOX > My XBox and GameCube review just to get you started. You can privately > email your apology to me if you want to save face publicly. :) RS > I'm pretty sure he wanted an "URL" you know, uniform resource locator... - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_125.7e89520.2931337d_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 2:46:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes:


Well, cool, I've been waiting for yours for days now.  You can start on Usenet in RGVN and check out threads : Willl Microsoft Advertise The XBox On TV???  (sp)
CNN is really hyping the X-BOX
My XBox and GameCube review just to get you started. You can privately email your apology to me if you want to save face publicly.  :) RS



I'm pretty sure he wanted an "URL"
you know, uniform resource locator...
-Jed
______________________________________________________________
Q: Why are there bugs in most computers?

A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat.


- --part1_125.7e89520.2931337d_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 13:01:46 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] fanboy bs - --part1_16c.4721d59.29313a8a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 5:50:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, sanrio@velocity.net writes: > Believe what you want you foolish fanboy, but the bottom line is that both > Microsoft and Nintendo are $$$-oriented. > > ** Sanrio ** > > Rick's gonna say "no, Nintendo cares about their buyers" - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_16c.4721d59.29313a8a_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 5:50:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, sanrio@velocity.net writes:


Believe what you want you foolish fanboy, but the bottom line is that both Microsoft and Nintendo are $$$-oriented.

** Sanrio **




Rick's gonna say "no, Nintendo cares about their buyers"

-Jed
______________________________________________________________
Q: Why are there bugs in most computers?

A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat.


- --part1_16c.4721d59.29313a8a_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 12:09:18 -0600 From: Rick Sharer Subject: [NG] Hotter than Potter REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 20, 2001 - Young wizard Harry Potter may have worked box office magic over the weekend, but his potion of profitability actually was trumped by the powerful new NINTENDO GAMECUBE video game system. Movie industry sources put ticket receipts for the three-day opening weekend of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone at $93.5 million. But combined U.S. retail revenues for NINTENDO GAMECUBE (including hardware systems, games and accessories) reached more than $98 million in just its first single day of availability on Sunday, More.... http://www.nintendo.com/news/news_articles.jsp?articleID=5454 RS _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 13:05:54 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing - --part1_84.1ef796da.29313b82_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 6:12:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes: > Well, yes, let's see. By that definition, there goes my fanboy status > as well, since I own a GC, PS2, and two PC's with MS Windows 2K. :) > > RS Why would you have a PC with Windows when you can just go and get Linux? Or get a MAC? - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_84.1ef796da.29313b82_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 6:12:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes:


Well, yes, let's see.  By that definition, there goes my fanboy status
as well, since I own a GC, PS2, and two PC's with MS Windows 2K.  :)

RS

Why would you have a PC with Windows when you can just go and get Linux? Or get a MAC?

-Jed
______________________________________________________________
Q: Why are there bugs in most computers?

A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat.


- --part1_84.1ef796da.29313b82_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 13:07:04 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] system saves - --part1_11e.7e9d6db.29313bc8_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 11/23/01 6:42:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, mfickert@web.d= e=20 writes: > The PSX had a memory card and the N64 had battery back up on each cartridg= e.=20 > The N64 also had memory cards.=20 >=20 > -Jed=20 >=20 >=20 =20 =20 =20 =C4hmmm, just read again and try to realize the topic. =20 _Mic_ Yes, I finally understood it after I sent the message... - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers?=20 A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat.=20 =20 =20 - --part1_11e.7e9d6db.29313bc8_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 11/23/01 6:42:23 PM Eastern Standar= d Time, mfickert@web.de writes:


The PSX had a memory card a= nd the N64 had battery back up on each cartridge. The N64 also had memory ca= rds.=20

-Jed=20


=20
=20
=20
=C4hmmm, just read again and try to realize the topic.
=20
_Mic_


Yes, I finally understood it after I sent the message...

-Jed
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Q: Why are there bugs in most computers?=20

A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat= .
=20
=20
- --part1_11e.7e9d6db.29313bc8_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 13:08:11 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing - --part1_99.1e2d545b.29313c0b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 11:25:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes: > Jedcross2@aol.com wrote: > > > Stryder isn't a fanboy, he buys all the gaming consoles. He just > > points out the facts. > > The facts he likes, sure. > > RS It's more like your creating facts that you like... - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_99.1e2d545b.29313c0b_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/01 11:25:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes:


Jedcross2@aol.com wrote:

> Stryder isn't a fanboy,  he buys all the gaming consoles. He just
> points out the facts.

The facts he likes, sure.

RS

It's more like your creating facts that you like...

-Jed
______________________________________________________________
Q: Why are there bugs in most computers?

A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat.


- --part1_99.1e2d545b.29313c0b_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 12:11:55 -0600 From: Rick Sharer Subject: [NG] The GameCube Sell Out  
                  Marking its biggest home console launch, Nintendo has sold all of
                  its initial 700,000 GameCubes.

see:

http://cube.ign.com/news/40030.html

RS
  _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 13:09:32 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing - --part1_68.17b0545a.29313c5c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/01 9:52:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes: > > Fine, then you're an XBOX basher instead of a Nintendo fanboy. Doesn't > > matter; both are equally bad. > > Hmmm....on the scale of Badness, where does that fit in with muggings, > rapes, > and/or stealing? > > :) > > RS Your stealing Microsoft's fans by telling em false rumors. - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_68.17b0545a.29313c5c_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/01 9:52:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes:


> Fine, then you're an XBOX basher instead of a Nintendo fanboy.  Doesn't
> matter; both are equally bad.

Hmmm....on the scale of Badness, where does that fit in with muggings, rapes,
and/or stealing?

:)

RS

Your stealing Microsoft's fans by telling em false rumors.

-Jed
______________________________________________________________
Q: Why are there bugs in most computers?

A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat.


- --part1_68.17b0545a.29313c5c_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 13:09:57 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] 200,000 more gamecubes in USA - --part1_a2.1cfe0ed8.29313c75_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/01 9:53:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes: > > >> Happily, I side with Stryder >> >> > Great! That makes us all happy. :) > Great, lets get some wine. - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_a2.1cfe0ed8.29313c75_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/01 9:53:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes:



 Happily, I side with Stryder


Great!  That makes us all happy.  :)
RS



Great, lets get some wine.
-Jed
______________________________________________________________
Q: Why are there bugs in most computers?

A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat.


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