From: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com (NGamers-digest) To: ngamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: NGamers-digest V1 #1830 Reply-To: NGamers-digest Sender: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk NGamers-digest Tuesday, April 9 2002 Volume 01 : Number 1830 Re: [NG] Extreme G 3 Re: [NG] Jet Set Radio Future Re: [NG] Gamecube racers [NG] Robotech Macross [NG] For hilarious Gaming fun, go to... [NG] Game and Watch on SSB melee Re: [NG] Jet Set Radio Future [NG] Star Fox Adventures Re: [NG] Star Fox Adventures [NG] Skies of Arcadia Re: [NG] Skies of Arcadia Re: [NG] Skies of Arcadia Re: [NG] Skies of Arcadia/ GC RPGs Re: [NG] Skies of Arcadia [NG] speaking of RPG's Re: [NG] speaking of RPG's [NG] Support Free Speech Re: [NG] speaking of RPG's Re: [NG] speaking of RPG's Re: [NG] speaking of RPG's Re: [NG] speaking of RPG's [NG] Analyst: Cut Japan Xbox Price Or Die [NG] Xbox Manufacturing Momentum Slowing, Analysts Say ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 08:52:21 +0200 From: "Michael" Subject: Re: [NG] Extreme G 3 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vi On" To: Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 6:13 AM Subject: Re: [NG] Extreme G 3 > > I also got EG3. It reminds me of F-zero and wipeout. Anyways, this is > the first racing game that gives me dizziness, the same feeling i get when > i play fps games. After about 5 races, I had to put down the controller > and stop playing. The game is fun, and I have been playing around 5 races > per day but maybe the speed and the twisting and turns causes motion > sickness. > > -Vi > I played the PS2 version for a short time,and from what I've seen so far, it's IMO not worth the money. Since they've changed the style of the motor bikes to more realistic in the second part I've lost interest in it. The music ain't better, too, the graphics look kinda boring, not even the speed feeling is mentionable and to summarize it Wipeout Fusion is a lot better. _Michael_ [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 18:21:47 +0200 From: "Michael" Subject: Re: [NG] Jet Set Radio Future - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trey Table" To: Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 2:49 PM Subject: [NG] Jet Set Radio Future > Jet Set Radio Future, GunValkyrie, Blood Omen 2, and > Daytona USA are coming to the Gamecube. =) > > ===== :) Already seen the new style of www.gamefaqs.com ? That poll is the best ;) _Michael_ [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2002 08:34:11 -0800 From: "Matt MA" Subject: Re: [NG] Gamecube racers >>> Trey Table 03/22/02 06:15PM >>> >I never played WDC. If I recall, that was that $65 >game with no real cars to speak of (I find no joy in All the cars are "real facsimiles," but without any licenses. They are = based on LeMans type cars, including GT production (Porsche 911, Dodge = Viper, TVR Speed 6/12) or GT prototype (Panoz, Lotus)... At the time, = there were not many games out where you could drive these kind of cars, = especially on N64. >tuning and tweaking fake cars) and the infamous >"automatic powersliding" sim racer?=20 You know how Gran Turismo and Ridge Racer have a "racing/drift" setting? = World Driver Championship is set on "drift" and there is no "racing" = setting. Nevertheless, it is a sim, with very accurate physics. The = driving is very entertaining, as it is a whole lot of fun to swing your = tail around on a hairpin turn. The racing is also very entertaining, with = good AI and plenty of jostling back and forth. I highly recommend this game to any racing fan, espeically if you can find = it in the bargain bin! matt ma [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2002 08:40:48 -0800 From: "Matt MA" Subject: [NG] Robotech Macross Anyone read the Robotech Preview in this months EGM? It's an X-Box preview = but the text mentions that the game will also come out on GC and PS2. Does = this game look hot or what?!? I cannot wait for it to come out! It looks = extremely promising - hopefully it will do justice to the Macross world. The cel-shaded graphics look really appropriate for this game. The = pictures they show look a little jagged, but I'll reserve judgement until = I see it in motion. They say it's like playing the cartoon. You can play = as different Valkyries (Veritech), and you can transform at will between = the 3 configurations, each having different characteristics that would = make it more suited for certain tasks or missions. Can't wait! matt ma [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 09:12:47 -0800 (PST) From: Rick Sharer Subject: [NG] For hilarious Gaming fun, go to... www.gamefaqs.com It'll only take a second and it will only be there today. ;) RS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover http://greetings.yahoo.com/ [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 12:52:36 -0500 (EST) From: "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." Subject: [NG] Game and Watch on SSB melee I completed all characters(sans G&W) on Adventure and Classic mode yet no sign of G&W. What am I missing? thanks God bless lloyd [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2002 14:02:13 -0600 From: "Eric C" Subject: Re: [NG] Jet Set Radio Future LOL!!! That's d*mn hilarious. - -Satoshi >From: "Michael" >Reply-To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >To: >Subject: Re: [NG] Jet Set Radio Future >Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 18:21:47 +0200 > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Trey Table" >To: >Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 2:49 PM >Subject: [NG] Jet Set Radio Future > > > > Jet Set Radio Future, GunValkyrie, Blood Omen 2, and > > Daytona USA are coming to the Gamecube. =) > > > > ===== >:) >Already seen the new style of >www.gamefaqs.com ? >That poll is the best ;) > >_Michael_ > > > >[ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] >[ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 15:22:32 -0800 (PST) From: Trey Table Subject: [NG] Star Fox Adventures I was at Media Play this afternoon to get Rallisport Challenge (XBOX) when I noticed the Gamecube display had a new Demo Disc in it (why doesn't Nintendo send these to customers or include them with NP?) with a bunch of new games. I tried the Bond game, but it just wasn't fun with the GC controller. Then I tried Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, and it looked just like the Dreamcast version. Then I watched the video for Star Fox Adventures. Sweet mother of mercy, SFA looks beautiful. I was really amazed, looks far better than anything on the Gamecube now. And it looked like it could be fun to play. Now I think I want to get it. ===== ** Dave ** super_trey_bros@yahoo.com AIM: Sanrio Velocity Felt like a bulldozer trying to catch a butterfly. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 18:46:04 -0600 From: "Eric C" Subject: Re: [NG] Star Fox Adventures >From: Trey Table >Reply-To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >To: Ngamers@lists.xmission.com >Subject: [NG] Star Fox Adventures >Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 15:22:32 -0800 (PST) > >I was at Media Play this afternoon to get Rallisport >Challenge (XBOX) when I noticed the Gamecube display >had a new Demo Disc in it (why doesn't Nintendo send >these to customers or include them with NP?) with a >bunch of new games. I tried the Bond game, but it just >wasn't fun with the GC controller. Then I tried Sonic >Adventure 2 Battle, and it looked just like the >Dreamcast version. Then I watched the video for Star >Fox Adventures. Sweet mother of mercy, SFA looks >beautiful. I was really amazed, looks far better than >anything on the Gamecube now. And it looked like it >could be fun to play. Now I think I want to get it. > >===== >** Dave ** Same for me at Target during Spring Break (except I actually think SA2:B looks better than the DC version). I especially love it when that tall dino dude walks up to Fox and casually punches one of the guys standing nearby. :D But, man, that video was sweet. - -Satoshi _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 22:47:48 -0600 From: "Eric C" Subject: [NG] Skies of Arcadia It seems that GC's ease of development is starting to show. SEGA announced that the port of Skies of Arcadia to PS2 will be delayed til next year, but the GC version will be available this year. If any of you missed out on the Dreamcast version, I definitely recommend you pick up the game for Gamecube (although I know Dave wouldn't agree ;-)). - -Satoshi _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 23:15:00 -0800 From: "Dexter S." Subject: Re: [NG] Skies of Arcadia Eric C wrote: > It seems that GC's ease of development is starting to show. SEGA announced > that the port of Skies of Arcadia to PS2 will be delayed til next year, but > the GC version will be available this year. If any of you missed out on the > Dreamcast version, I definitely recommend you pick up the game for Gamecube > (although I know Dave wouldn't agree ;-)). > -Satoshi Well, it's not exactly a coup for Nintendo, but I suppose it is good news. I more concerned about the quantity of quality of the RPGs for the console. I think Nintendo can carve quite an RPG empire for itself if it simply assembles new teams to make new games. They've proven they could coax high quality RPGs out of developers like Camelot and Brownie Brown. So why not do more of it? An orginal Rpg a year can't do them much good, especially if its on the GBA and not the GameCube. Dexter [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 06:14:39 -0800 (PST) From: Trey Table Subject: Re: [NG] Skies of Arcadia - --- Eric C wrote: > It seems that GC's ease of development is starting > to show. SEGA announced > that the port of Skies of Arcadia to PS2 will be > delayed til next year, but > the GC version will be available this year. If any > of you missed out on the > Dreamcast version, I definitely recommend you pick > up the game for Gamecube > (although I know Dave wouldn't agree ;-)). > -Satoshi > Well, if your're itching for an RPG and all you have is a Gamecube, then maybe it wouldn't be that bad. But if you have a PS2 then there are other good choices like FFX or Grandia 2 and the upcoming Grandia Extreme, and if you have an XBOX there's... umm, OK, but if you have a Dreamcast, well you probably already have SoA and Grandia 2, or myabe had both at one time. What I'm saying is, there's much better RPGs out there. Like Golden Sun (GBA), or pick up a used PSX and Grandia. ===== ** Dave ** super_trey_bros@yahoo.com AIM: Sanrio Velocity Felt like a bulldozer trying to catch a butterfly. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2002 09:39:35 -0600 From: "Eric C" Subject: Re: [NG] Skies of Arcadia/ GC RPGs >From: "Dexter S." >Reply-To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >Subject: Re: [NG] Skies of Arcadia >Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 23:15:00 -0800 > > > >Well, it's not exactly a coup for Nintendo, but I suppose it is good news. >I >more concerned about the quantity of quality of the RPGs for the console. >I >think Nintendo can carve quite an RPG empire for itself if it simply >assembles >new teams to make new games. They've proven they could coax high quality >RPGs >out of developers like Camelot and Brownie Brown. So why not do more of >it? >An orginal Rpg a year can't do them much good, especially if its on the GBA >and >not the GameCube. > >Dexter > Very true. I do, of course, think Skies is a step in the right direction. It may be just a port, but it is a very good game. We know they have Square working on at least one game and supposedly Camelot has one in the works as well. It should go rather well if they can keep em coming. Who knows? Perhaps they'll even make an Earthbound or Fire Emblem game. - -Satoshi _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2002 09:45:10 -0600 From: "Eric C" Subject: Re: [NG] Skies of Arcadia >From: Trey Table >Reply-To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >Subject: Re: [NG] Skies of Arcadia >Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 06:14:39 -0800 (PST) > > > >Well, if your're itching for an RPG and all you have >is a Gamecube, then maybe it wouldn't be that bad. But >if you have a PS2 then there are other good choices >like FFX or Grandia 2 and the upcoming Grandia >Extreme, and if you have an XBOX there's... umm, OK, >but if you have a Dreamcast, well you probably already >have SoA and Grandia 2, or myabe had both at one time. >What I'm saying is, there's much better RPGs out >there. Like Golden Sun (GBA), or pick up a used PSX >and Grandia. > >===== >** Dave ** Well, that's pretty much who I was talking to. The people that only own GC. Of course there are many other choices. Not saying that I'll get Skies either, since I do have it for Dreamcast. But, I definitely recommend the title to those that didn't play the DC version. - -Satoshi _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 17:37:14 -0500 (EST) From: "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." Subject: [NG] speaking of RPG's any new news on Pokemon? Is Pokemon one of the deepest rpg's ever made or no? lloyd [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2002 17:18:05 -0600 From: "Eric C" Subject: Re: [NG] speaking of RPG's >From: "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." >Reply-To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >Subject: [NG] speaking of RPG's >Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 17:37:14 -0500 (EST) > > >any new news on Pokemon? Is Pokemon one of the deepest rpg's ever made or >no? > > >lloyd > Well, you definitely found the right topic to get me talking. ;-) I don't think there's been any new announcements on Pokémon Advance. All we know is that there's going to be 350, and the game is probably going to be released in Japan this Christmas. Pokémon's story, as far as RPGs go, isn't deep. That's made up for in the teams. It's a strategy RPG, and, as that stands, it's one of the toughest ones ever. Now, with 350 pokémon, there's a possible 2,445,484,347,775 different teams of 6 pokémon one can choose. Try and tell me it's not going to be hard coming up with a team that no one can beat. It's very unlikely it could happen. As far as things go for Gamecube, I'm hoping at the very least for an online stadium. At best, I'm hoping for a fully 3D RPG with internet capabilities. Man, it will be sweet. Then again, if it's released sometime in the first half of next year, I might not be able to get it for a while. :-( Well, we'll see how it goes. Oh, and end note: the new legendary Pokémon birds are so freakin' cool! :-) Can't wait to see the fifth movie. - -Satoshi _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 05:25:26 -0700 From: "Dexter S." Subject: [NG] Support Free Speech Support free speech and censorship by visiting Fair.org Please surbscribe to their e-mail news letter as well if you can afford to receive 1 to 5 emails per week. Thank you Dexter [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 16:53:37 -0400 (EDT) From: "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." Subject: Re: [NG] speaking of RPG's Juding from Nintendo's ambiguous online strategy I doubt if a Pokemon game released even next year would be online but we'll see. :) It seems that a 350Pokemon game will have a lot of complexity and replay value. It's going to be huge. I have played SSBM and I was wondering who certain Pokemon were. There is this one Pokemon that turns everything black. There is a bird Pokemon that creates a tornado. Another that creates a wall of fire. What are they? Thanks Jesus saves Lloyd On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, Eric C wrote: > >From: "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." > >Reply-To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com > >To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com > >Subject: [NG] speaking of RPG's > >Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 17:37:14 -0500 (EST) > > > > > >any new news on Pokemon? Is Pokemon one of the deepest rpg's ever made = or > >no? > > > > > >lloyd > > > Well, you definitely found the right topic to get me talking. ;-) > I don't think there's been any new announcements on Pok=E9mon Advance. A= ll we=20 > know is that there's going to be 350, and the game is probably going to b= e=20 > released in Japan this Christmas. Pok=E9mon's story, as far as RPGs go, = isn't=20 > deep. That's made up for in the teams. It's a strategy RPG, and, as tha= t=20 > stands, it's one of the toughest ones ever. Now, with 350 pok=E9mon, the= re's=20 > a possible 2,445,484,347,775 different teams of 6 pok=E9mon one can choos= e. =20 > Try and tell me it's not going to be hard coming up with a team that no o= ne=20 > can beat. It's very unlikely it could happen. As far as things go for= =20 > Gamecube, I'm hoping at the very least for an online stadium. At best, I= 'm=20 > hoping for a fully 3D RPG with internet capabilities. Man, it will be=20 > sweet. Then again, if it's released sometime in the first half of next= =20 > year, I might not be able to get it for a while. :-( Well, we'll see how= it=20 > goes. >=20 > Oh, and end note: the new legendary Pok=E9mon birds are so freakin' cool!= :-) =20 > Can't wait to see the fifth movie. > -Satoshi >=20 > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com >=20 >=20 > [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] > [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] >=20 sx [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 14:03:39 -0700 From: "Dexter S." Subject: Re: [NG] speaking of RPG's "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." wrote: > Juding from Nintendo's ambiguous online strategy I doubt if a Pokemon game > released even next year would be online but we'll see. :) Depending on how well PSO Ep1 + 2 do in Japan, Nintendo may not face that problem as the game will apparently come backed in with a modem. And even if that doesn't work, Nintendo simply willing an on-line strategy by packing in a modem on a couple of high profile games will do the trick. The company knows it has the luxury of dictating its own terms on when to introduce on-line play. And given the expensive alternatives Sony is offering, and Xbox's non presence in Japan, they are in no hurry to rush it. > [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 17:49:12 -0500 From: "Eric C" Subject: Re: [NG] speaking of RPG's >From: "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." >Reply-To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >Subject: Re: [NG] speaking of RPG's >Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 16:53:37 -0400 (EDT) > >Juding from Nintendo's ambiguous online strategy I doubt if a Pokemon game >released even next year would be online but we'll see. :) > >It seems that a 350Pokemon game will have a lot of complexity and replay >value. It's going to be huge. I have played SSBM and I was wondering >who certain Pokemon were. > >There is this one Pokemon that turns everything black. > >There is a bird Pokemon that creates a tornado. Another that creates a >wall of fire. What are they? > > >Thanks > >Jesus saves > >Lloyd > The one that makes the wall of fire is Ho-oh. Interesting side note: ho-oh is Japanese for Phoenix. The one that makes the tornado is Lugia. I thought you saw the second movie!? Or did you walk out within about five minutes after discovering how unbearable it was? ;-) Not sure about one turning things black. I'll have to play SSBM again to find out. As for the online plans, I know Nintendo hasn't seemed too excited about getting it going, but some reports have said the modem is ready and supposed to come out with Phantasy Star Online. Not sure if all that's true, but it does seem likely that Pokémon will eventually be online. That game NEEDS an online battle mode. Well, my $.02 ;-) Oh, and side note: it seems that Miramax now has the rights to the fourth and fifth Pokémon movies. Not sure how that'll turn out, but the dubbed Celebi movie NOT being done by 4Kids Entertainment sounds like a plus already. I have seen Serebii Toki o Koeta Deai (fourth movie in Japanese), which is great (definitely a huge improvement over the somewhat disappointing third movie). I know I've sworn off seeing the dubbed Pokémon movies, but if Miramax can handle it better than 4Kids, who knows? - -Satoshi _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 22:26:27 EDT From: DarkBastion@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] speaking of RPG's - --part1_191.51fc512.29e3ab53_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 4/8/02 6:50:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,=20 satoshi_gc@hotmail.com writes: > The one that makes the wall of fire is Ho-oh. Interesting side note: ho-o= h=20 > is Japanese for Phoenix. The one that makes the tornado is Lugia. I=20 > thought you saw the second movie!? Or did you walk out within about five=20 > minutes after discovering how unbearable it was? ;-) Not sure about one=20 > turning things black. I'll have to play SSBM again to find out. That's Togepi, doing a move from the Pok=E9mon game called Daylight or Sunny= =20 Day or something. In the GB game, it strengthens all plant based moves (the=20 sun helps the plants grow, and makes the plant moves stronger). I think it=20 can backfire or something and make plant moves weaker some times. That's wha= t=20 the black screen is; a misfire, like the GB game. Other times it works fine=20 and flowers (Lip's Kiss) sprout on players' heads. ~Matt "Reality continues to ruin my life."=20 =20 - - Calvin, Calvin & Hobbes - --part1_191.51fc512.29e3ab53_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 4/8/02 6:50:08 PM Eastern Daylight= Time, satoshi_gc@hotmail.com writes:


The one that makes the wall of=20= fire is Ho-oh.  Interesting side note: ho-oh
is Japanese for Phoenix.  The one that makes the tornado is Lugia. = ; I
thought you saw the second movie!?  Or did you walk out within about fi= ve
minutes after discovering how unbearable it was? ;-)  Not sure about on= e
turning things black.  I'll have to play SSBM again to find out.

That's Togepi, doing a move from the Pok=E9mon game called Daylight or Sunny= Day or something. In the GB game, it strengthens all plant based moves (the= sun helps the plants grow, and makes the plant moves stronger). I think it=20= can backfire or something and make plant moves weaker some times. That's wha= t the black screen is; a misfire, like the GB game. Other times it works fin= e and flowers (Lip's Kiss) sprout on players' heads.

~Matt

"Reality continues to ruin my life."
      
- - Calvin, Calvin & Hobbes - --part1_191.51fc512.29e3ab53_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 11:51:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Sharer Subject: [NG] Analyst: Cut Japan Xbox Price Or Die Microsoft must cut Xbox prices in Japan now or else risk losing even more ground to Nintendo and Sony, according to analysts and investors in the region. According to Japanese research firm Media Create, the company sold a paltry 4,300 Xboxes in Japan last week, while PlayStation 2 sales exceeded 100,000 systems and Nintendo sold nearly 25,000 GameCube consoles. (More) http://www.gamepro.com/index.html?/microsoft/xbox/games/news/22309.shtml RS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 12:03:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Sharer Subject: [NG] Xbox Manufacturing Momentum Slowing, Analysts Say Xbox Manufacturing Momentum Slowing, Analysts Say Tue Apr 9, 1:16 PM ET By Ben Berkowitz LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. may be falling behind on its fiscal-year shipment targets for the Xbox (news - web sites), which could hurt the video game console's manufacturer, Flextronics International Ltd. , two Wall Street analysts said on Tuesday. One of the analysts, Chris Whitmore of Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, said part of the problem came from weaker than expected sales of the $299 console at the consumer level. The Xbox debuted in the U.S. last November, in Japan in February and in Europe in March. Flextronics manufactures it for all three regions under a contract analysts have said could be worth at least $1 billion a year. Analysts said on Tuesday that production has slowed, jeopardizing Microsoft's target of shipping 4.5 million to 6 million units worldwide by the end of June. The slowdown also hurts Flextronics, which Whitmore said books revenue as the video game players leave the production floor. "Xbox momentum is slowing from an easy start," Banc of America Securities analyst Paul Fox wrote in a note to clients. That factor, coupled with trouble with customers in the optical networking business, could make Flextronics' near-term revenue growth plans difficult to achieve, he added. In midday Nasdaq trade, Flextronics shares were off 69 cents, or 3.9 percent, at $16.86, while Microsoft fell $1.66, or 2.9 percent, to $55.56. A Microsoft spokeswoman could not immediately comment on the reports. While Microsoft has claimed strong sales for the Xbox in the United States, at least in its initial holiday season, the company has admitted it is not meeting expectations in Japan, a market where it was expected to have difficulty. "Japan is going well on the software side and probably is a little behind where we want to be on the hardware side," Xbox director Robbie Bach told Reuters in an interview last week. In its regular global video game survey last week, Goldman Sachs said U.S. retailers showed a "surprisingly clear" preference for Sony Corp (news - web sites).'s PlayStation 2 (news - web sites) over the Xbox. "Bearing in mind that the PS2 and Xbox are aimed at the same target demographic," the brokerage said, "we believe the PS2 wins the vast majority of head-to-head in-store comparisons." RS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ End of NGamers-digest V1 #1830 ****************************** [ To quit the NGamers-digest mailing list (big mistake), send the message ] [ "unsubscribe NGamers-digest" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ]