From: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com (n64-digest) To: n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: n64-digest V1 #1083 Reply-To: n64-digest Sender: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk n64-digest Saturday, January 15 2000 Volume 01 : Number 1083 Re: [N64] Resident Evil Zero Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA Re: [N64] Resident Evil Zero Re: [N64] DOLPHIN: "Details...In the next 10 to 15 days" Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA Re: [N64] Pokemon Rules (cos there's nothing else worth playing) Re: [N64] Pokemon Rules Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA Re: [N64] Spell Check Re: [N64] Pokemon Rules Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA [N64] Game Genie Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA Re: [N64] Game Genie Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA Re: [N64] Death of n64 [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! [N64] 1999 Charts Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 20:27:50 EST From: Damian9133@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Resident Evil Zero Uhm, that part wasn't meant for you. That was just speculation for those that are on this list that could have possibly done that. In a message dated 1/13/00 9:39:54 PM US Mountain Standard Time, TreyTable@aol.com writes: << DON'T YOU WISH YOU DIDN'T TRADE YOUR 64 FOR A DREAMCAST! << Um, I still have a Nintendo 64. >> [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 20:45:56 EST From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA In a message dated 1/14/00 7:11:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, clobiesn@yahoo.com writes: > One question about Game Boy advance: Why would someone buy it? What will be > the driving force? Pokemon red and blue were the driving forces for the > revival of GB, and the transition to GBC. If Pokemon silver and gold are > coming for GBC, can Nintendo successfully pull off another Trenton? A new Miyamoto 2-D Super Mario game would sell me. I'm getting tired of the Wario games, especially since the best one is still the Virtual Boy Wario Land. It seems that the Game Boy Advance would be a hard sell what with Pokemon Gold and Silver coming out at the same time. But I'm sure there will be hardcore gamers out to get a GBA. But I probably won't be one of them. What with the Dreamcast in full swing and the debut of the PlayStation 2, aside from Zelda: Mujula anything else Nintendo related (with the possible exception of RE Zero) will be out of sight and out of mind. Dave Your hands and feet are mangos You're gonna be a genius anyway - - Phish [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 20:48:48 EST From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Resident Evil Zero In a message dated 1/14/00 8:28:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, Damian9133@aol.com writes: > Uhm, that part wasn't meant for you. That was just speculation for those > that are on this list that could have possibly done that. > > In a message dated 1/13/00 9:39:54 PM US Mountain Standard Time, > TreyTable@aol.com writes: > > << DON'T YOU WISH YOU DIDN'T TRADE YOUR 64 FOR A DREAMCAST! Yeah, but even though, if I did trade in my N64 for a Dreamcast, when it comes to the two next Resident Evil games, if I had to choose I'd take Code Veronica anyday. Dave Tell me my life is about to begin Tell me that I'm a hero Promise me all of your violent dreams Light up your body with anger - -- Genesis [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 21:15:46 -0600 From: Thraxen Subject: Re: [N64] DOLPHIN: "Details...In the next 10 to 15 days" - -----Original Message----- =46rom: John Goelzer To: 'n64@lists.xmission.com' Date: Friday, January 14, 2000 2:50 PM Subject: RE: [N64] DOLPHIN: "Details...In the next 10 to 15 days" Wrong again. em=B7a=B7nate (=E8m=B9e-n=E2t=B4) verb, intransitive & transitive em=B7a=B7nat=B7ed, em=B7a=B7nat=B7ing, em=B7a=B7nates To come or send forth, as from a source: light that emanated from a l= amp; a stove that emanated a steady heat. >> Bah...it's the same thing....just a different perspective. Does a la= mp 'send forth' light or does light 'come from' the lamp? Both...it is = the same thing. Stryder [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 21:18:00 -0600 From: Thraxen Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA - -----Original Message----- From: Sanjay Nair To: N64 Date: Friday, January 14, 2000 6:12 PM Subject: [N64] Pokemon and GBA > >One question about gameboy advance: Why would someone buy it? What will be >the driving force? Pokemon red and blue were the driving forces for the >revival of GB, and the transition to GBC. If pokemon silver and gold are >coming for GBC, can Nintendo successfully pull off another tranition? > Pokeman had nothing to do with me buying the the GBC. It was the fact that it is color and the cool ports...like Super Mario Bros DX. Pokeman won't have aything to do with me buying the GBA either...I'll buy it because it is a new game system :) Stryder [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 22:48:21 EST From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon Rules (cos there's nothing else worth playing) In a message dated 01/13/2000 10:06:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, TreyTable@aol.com writes: << > Not really my point, man. Pokemon outsold every PSX game Yes, it did. But that's because it's the only thing that anybody wanted from Nintendo this past Christmas, that also says, in big letters, that there was nothing else worth getting. Dave >> Again not my point. The subject: "Pokemon Rules". It's not about Nintendo outdoing PSX, it's about Pokemon. - -Eric- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 22:50:45 EST From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon Rules In a message dated 01/13/2000 10:06:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, thraxen@ipa.net writes: << What a depressing list....so much crap (sorry guys, I am into Pokeman about as much as I was into cabbage patch kids and the Backstreet Boys). Will this Pokeman craze ever end?? stryder >> Pokemon has taken over Japan, America, and now Europe. Sorry, Stryder, but looks like Pokemon will be around for awhile (heheheh). - -Eric- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 22:56:27 EST From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA In a message dated 01/14/2000 4:11:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, clobiesn@yahoo.com writes: << One question about gameboy advance: Why would someone buy it? What will be the driving force? Pokemon red and blue were the driving forces for the revival of GB, and the transition to GBC. If pokemon silver and gold are coming for GBC, can Nintendo successfully pull off another transition? >> Aside from Pokemon, the GBA is supposed to be able to have ports of SNES games. Imagine A Link to the Past or Super Mario RPG on the road. Ahhhh, bliss. - -Eric [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 22:58:19 EST From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA In a message dated 01/14/2000 5:46:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, TreyTable@aol.com writes: << What with the Dreamcast in full swing and the debut of the PlayStation 2, aside from Zelda: Mujula anything else Nintendo related (with the possible exception of RE Zero) will be out of sight and out of mind. >> What, even Perfect Dark? [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 23:00:28 EST From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Spell Check In a message dated 01/14/2000 7:19:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, thraxen@ipa.net writes: << Bah...it's the same thing....just a different perspective. Does a lamp 'send forth' light or does light 'come from' the lamp? Both...it is the same thing. Stryder >> He meant the spelling should've been eminate and not iminate. - -Eric- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 22:02:34 -0600 From: Thraxen Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon Rules - -----Original Message----- From: Nutz4n64@aol.com To: n64@lists.xmission.com Date: Friday, January 14, 2000 9:52 PM Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon Rules >Pokemon has taken over Japan, America, and now Europe. Sorry, Stryder, but >looks like Pokemon will be around for awhile (heheheh). >-Eric- Yeah, I figure as much. Oh well...it doesn't really bother me that much...I just amuse myself with other games while trying to ignore the whole Pokeman craze. Stryder [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 23:20:26 EST From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA In a message dated 1/14/00 10:57:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, Nutz4n64@aol.com writes: > Aside from Pokemon, the GBA is supposed to be able to have ports of SNES > games. Imagine A Link to the Past or Super Mario RPG on the road. Ahhhh, > bliss. > -Eric Until it got dark. Backlighting would really be nice. And a RF switch, like the Nomad. Dave Your hands and feet are mangos You're gonna be a genius anyway - - Phish [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 23:21:09 EST From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA In a message dated 1/14/00 10:58:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, Nutz4n64@aol.com writes: > << What with the Dreamcast in full swing and the debut of the PlayStation 2, > aside from Zelda: Mujula anything else Nintendo related (with the possible > exception of RE Zero) will be out of sight and out of mind. >> > > What, even Perfect Dark? Perfect Dark is an April release, I'm talking about September and after. Dave Tell me my life is about to begin Tell me that I'm a hero Promise me all of your violent dreams Light up your body with anger - -- Genesis [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 23:29:49 EST From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA In a message dated 01/14/2000 8:21:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, TreyTable@aol.com writes: << Until it got dark. Backlighting would really be nice. And a RF switch, like the Nomad. Dave >> Heck, as long as it plays games, I'm sold. - -Eric- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 01:09:31 EST From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: [N64] Game Genie Hey, does anybody know if the Game Boy Game Genie can be used with the Game Boy Color and can it be used to cheat with Game Boy Color games? Dave Jiggelypuff, I choose you! [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 10:24:34 +0000 From: Garrett Winters Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA on 15/1/2000 0:12, Sanjay Nair at clobiesn@yahoo.com wrote: > One question about gameboy advance: Why would someone buy it? What will be > the driving force? Pokemon red and blue were the driving forces for the > revival of GB, and the transition to GBC. If pokemon silver and gold are > coming for GBC, can Nintendo su are you serious, for me pokemon will have nothing to do with a purchase of a GBA. how can I put this, playstation is pretty cool and now nintendo are coming with a handheld version of the playstation what could be better. I can also see how this will tie in with the dolphin, ( both sony and sega have tried this so far without much luck with the pocket station and VM) to allow for far greater interaction with a game. Garrett [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 06:35:47 EST From: LORDNOAR@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Game Genie In a message dated 1/15/2000 1:10:15 AM Eastern Standard Time,=20 TreyTable@aol.com writes: << Hey, does anybody know if the Game Boy Game Genie can be used with the=20 Game=20 Boy Color and can it be used to cheat with Game Boy Color games? >> no, it cant, and neither can the game shark, that's something that ticked me= =20 off, i had to go out and buy a new Game Shark Pro just for Prrrrrrok=E8mon=20 Yellow and my other GBC Games.=20 BTW, has anyone played Earthworm Jim for GBC yet?? it's hella cool Peace Out Superfly Pete Frye Jigglypuff?? where are you?? i feel like roasting marshmallows. MWAHAHAHAHA. [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 06:59:22 EST From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA In a message dated 1/15/00 5:24:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, gargoyle@iol.ie writes: > Are you serious, for me Pokemon will have nothing to do with a purchase of a > GBA. How can I put this, PlayStation is pretty cool and now Nintendo are > coming with a handheld version of the PlayStation what could be better? Just because it's 32-Bit doesn't mean it will be like a PlayStation, remember, the Virtual Boy was 32-Bit. The Jaguar was 64-Bit, but that didn't make it a Nintendo 64 quality machine. Get my drift? Dave Tell me my life is about to begin Tell me that I'm a hero Promise me all of your violent dreams Light up your body with anger - -- Genesis [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 07:00:32 EST From: TreyTable@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA In a message dated 1/15/00 5:24:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, gargoyle@iol.ie writes: > I > can also see how this will tie in with the dolphin, ( both Sony and SEGA > have tried this so far without much luck with the pocket station and VM) to > allow for far greater interaction with a game. > Garrett Don't forget about Neo-Geo Pocket Color (Dreamcast) and Wonder Swan (PlayStation 2). Dave Smegma, dogmatagram, fishmarket stew Police in a corner, gunnin' for you Appletoast, bedheated, furblanket rat Laugh when they shoot you, say "Please don't do that" - Phish [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 13:39:52 EST From: Bastion007@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA Zelda: Gaiden? ~Matt <> [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 15:52:48 EST From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Pokemon and GBA In a message dated 01/15/2000 10:40:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, Bastion007@aol.com writes: << Zelda: Gaiden? ~Matt <> I think I remember him saying something like "other than Zelda: Gaiden," but I don't see the sense in that comment. - -Eric- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 21:05:19 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Watson Subject: Re: [N64] Death of n64 On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 21:00:07 EST NATTOWSEN@aol.com wrote: > N64 is better than playstation! > True, But can't you come up a decent point? Chris [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 16:38:45 EST From: PrinceinOz@aol.com Subject: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! Nintendo's Pokemon is racist, see and read the proof right here! http://www.tbwt.com/views/specialrpt/special%20report-1_1-5-00.asp Out! [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 16:47:23 EST From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! In a message dated 01/15/2000 1:39:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, PrinceinOz@aol.com writes: << Nintendo's Pokemon is racist, see and read the proof right here! http://www.tbwt.com/views/specialrpt/special%20report-1_1-5-00.asp Out! >> Jynx is a made up character. Has human qualities, yes, but for God's sake, this is not making fun of African Americans. It's a pokemon! Something for the imagination. I'm sorry that some people see it this way, but I never once thought of it as a symbol of blacks. Pokemon is not racist. This looks like another attempt at demeaning a craze. - -Eric- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 17:03:58 EST From: PrinceinOz@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! << Nintendo's Pokemon is racist, see and read the proof right here! http://www.tbwt.com/views/specialrpt/special%20report-1_1-5-00.asp Out! >> <> JarJar Binks ( Star Wars ) is also a made up character but that did not stop people from making parallels between that character and other races and or people with same sex preferences. Moreover, I have been to Asia, and have seen with my own eyes the toothpaste that is mentioned in the article. Finally, my girlfriend who is 1/2 Black/Japanese has told me about the hard time that she had growing up in Japan because of her non-Asian features. If you ever get a chance to go to mainland Japan try to approach a female, even a club and SOME of them will look at you as if you are Frankenstein and all but run away. I live in Hawaii and see this ALL THE TIME with extremely shy Japanese females towards toursists of other nationalities/races. I have expierenced this is Japan,Korea and Okinawa, a prefecture of Japan. Bottom line, some Japanese are very racist. They have Japanese National only clubs, not even Japanese-Americans are allowed entry, the same goes for Korea, Korean Nationals only. Some Japanese are very racist and I think the racist features of the Pokemon are intentional. [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 17:10:38 EST From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! In a message dated 01/15/2000 2:04:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, PrinceinOz@aol.com writes: << Some Japanese are very racist and I think the racist features of the Pokemon are intentional. >> Well, I'm sorry you feel that way. But until I see people making jokes about black people in reference to Jynx, I'm just not taking that seriously. - -Eric- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 22:13:36 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Watson Subject: Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! On Sat, 15 Jan 2000 16:38:45 EST PrinceinOz@aol.com wrote: > Nintendo's Pokemon is racist, see and read the proof right here! > > http://www.tbwt.com/views/specialrpt/special%20report-1_1-5-00.asp > > Out! > This is crazy. Pokemon is a just a game with no racial intent what so ever, just because a fictional creature is black doesn't mean its racist, if we continue at this rate then soon people will be saying tha marshmallow man is stereotypical of fat white middleaged americans. Chris [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 22:17:46 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Watson Subject: Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! > > JarJar Binks ( Star Wars ) is also a made up character but that did not stop > people > from making parallels between that character and other races and or people > with same sex preferences. Moreover, I have been to Asia, and have seen with > my own > eyes the toothpaste that is mentioned in the article. Finally, my girlfriend > who is 1/2 > Black/Japanese has told me about the hard time that she had growing up in > Japan > because of her non-Asian features. If you ever get a chance to go to mainland > Japan > try to approach a female, even a club and SOME of them will look at you as if > you are Frankenstein and all but run away. I live in Hawaii and see this ALL > THE TIME with extremely shy Japanese females towards toursists of other > nationalities/races. I have expierenced this is Japan,Korea and Okinawa, a > prefecture of Japan. Bottom line, some Japanese are very racist. They have > Japanese National only clubs, not even > Japanese-Americans are allowed entry, the same goes for Korea, Korean > Nationals only. > > Some Japanese are very racist and I think the racist features of the Pokemon > are intentional. > While your other points may be valid I doubt any company wanting to make money would intensionly want to alienate a segment of the market. - ---------------------- Christopher Watson u03cdw@abdn.ac.uk [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 17:17:01 EST From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! In a message dated 01/15/2000 2:12:11 PM Pacific Standard Time, u03cdw@abdn.ac.uk writes: << This is crazy. Pokemon is a just a game with no racial intent what so ever, just because a fictional creature is black doesn't mean its racist, if we continue at this rate then soon people will be saying tha marshmallow man is stereotypical of fat white middleaged americans. Chris >> Thank you, Chris. Pokemon is not meant to offend anyone. Besides, I forgot to mention that the woman that wrote that article said that her kids found nothing offensive about it. I'm also sure that no white people would think of it that way either. The young white kids that play it will not start making fun of blacks because of Jynx, and did it not occur to you that if this article was not written, then no one would've thought this in the first place? I think it's doing more harm than help. - -Eric- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 22:36:22 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Watson Subject: [N64] 1999 Charts Have you seen the finnished all platform charts for 1999 showing Nintendo's dominance. Impressive that Goldeneye is in 18th place after all this time. http://ign64.ign.com/news/14017.html Chris [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 17:36:26 EST From: PrinceinOz@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! <> Do I have to remind you guys that it was only a few short years ago that some high-ranking Japanese official equated Blacks moving into white neighborhoods with prostitutes moving into Japanese 'hoods. It caused the 'good' people to move out. Moreover, I guess you have also forgotten about the boycott that some ppl wanted to start against buying foreign Japanese cars a few years ago when some other Japanese nitwit said that Japanese auto's are superior to American autos because Americans are lazy and the American educational system is inferior to that of the Asian educational system. How's that statement for 'intensionly...alienate a segment of the market' Also what do you call it, if you have to a member of Race X, to enter an establishment, if it is not racism? In Asia,its called OK! In America its called segregation/racism and was made illegal years ago. Sidenote - the boycott never really took off because many Japanese cars are produced right here in the good ol' US of A, and the end effect would have been putting Americans out of work. [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 17:42:29 EST From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! In a message dated 01/15/2000 2:37:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, PrinceinOz@aol.com writes: << Do I have to remind you guys that it was only a few short years ago that some high-ranking Japanese official equated Blacks moving into white neighborhoods with prostitutes moving into Japanese 'hoods. It caused the 'good' people to move out. Moreover, I guess you have also forgotten about the boycott that some ppl wanted to start against buying foreign Japanese cars a few years ago when some other Japanese nitwit said that Japanese auto's are superior to American autos because Americans are lazy and the American educational system is inferior to that of the Asian educational system. How's that statement for 'intensionly...alienate a segment of the market' Also what do you call it, if you have to a member of Race X, to enter an establishment, if it is not racism? In Asia,its called OK! In America its called segregation/racism and was made illegal years ago. Sidenote - the boycott never really took off because many Japanese cars are produced right here in the good ol' US of A, and the end effect would have been putting Americans out of work. >> I think that it's not right to associate the entire Japanese nation with Pokemon. These officials said this and that, but did they make the game? Are you against Pokemon, or Japan? - -Eric- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 14:49:39 -0800 From: "Geoff Taylor" Subject: Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [N64] Boycott Nintendo & Pokemon they're racist! > In a message dated 01/15/2000 2:12:11 PM Pacific Standard Time, > u03cdw@abdn.ac.uk writes: > > << This is crazy. Pokemon is a just a game with no racial > intent what so ever, just because a fictional creature is How many times have you offended someone without actually intending to do so? Whether or not Nintendo intended to offend someone isn't the point. Now I know that these days there's always someone somewhere offended by just about everything but come on, Jynx does look like an 'overweight drag queen incarnation of Little Black Sambo.' Ever been to Japan? Racism and a sense of superiority to the rest of the world is pretty widespread there. A Brazilian reporter stationed in Japan recently sued (and won) a jewelry store owner for refusing her business simply because she was from Brazil. It's a common belief in Japan that all Brazilians are thieves. Geoff Taylor [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ End of n64-digest V1 #1083 ************************** [ To quit the n64-digest mailing list (big mistake), send the message ] [ "unsubscribe n64-digest" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ]