From: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com (n64-digest) To: n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: n64-digest V1 #1332 Reply-To: n64-digest Sender: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk n64-digest Friday, August 25 2000 Volume 01 : Number 1332 Re: [N64] Gamecube Re: [N64] Notice that Gamecube is just(if not more) powerful than PS2 yet is ... Re: [N64] Gamecube Re: [N64] Gamecube Re: [N64] I <3 Nintendo Re: [N64] Notice that Gamecube is just(if not more) powerful than PS2 yet is ... Re: [N64] Gamecube Re: [N64] Notice that Gamecube is just(if not more) powerful than PS2 yet is ... Re: [N64] GameCube's Standard Ports Re: [N64] I <3 Nintendo Re: [N64] I <3 Nintendo Re: [N64] I <3 Nintendo [N64] NCUBE article in totally unrelated email mag. Re: [N64] Notice that Gamecube is just(if not more) powerful than PS2 yet is ... Re: [N64] I <3 Nintendo Re: [N64] I <3 Nintendo [N64] What the hell? Re: [N64] What the hell? Re: [N64] What the hell? Re: [N64] Looking Good! Re: [N64] Notice that Gamecube is just(if not more) powerful than PS2 yet is... Re: [N64] What the hell? Re: [N64] Gamecube ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 22:02:38 EST From: "The Nintendo Guru" Subject: Re: [N64] Gamecube how right r u?? >From: Alex >Reply-To: n64@lists.xmission.com >To: n64@lists.xmission.com >Subject: Re: [N64] Gamecube >Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 00:51:24 +1000 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from [198.60.22.7] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id >MHotMailBB6E7D29002AD820F3CEC63C1607F53F0; Thu Aug 24 07:33:24 2000 >Received: from domo by lists.xmission.com with local (Exim 2.12 #2)id >13Ry2L-0006vH-00for n64-gooutt@lists.xmission.com; Thu, 24 Aug 2000 >08:31:21 -0600 >Received: from [203.32.28.36] (helo=ivanhoe.hotkey.net.au)by >lists.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 2.12 #2)id 13Ry2I-0006v6-00for >n64@lists.xmission.com; Thu, 24 Aug 2000 08:31:19 -0600 >Received: from ivanhoe.hotkey.net.au.ivanhoe.hotkey.net.au >(ops.ivanhoe.starway.net.au [203.32.28.20]) by ivanhoe.hotkey.net.au >(8.8.8/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA21074 for ; Fri, 25 >Aug 2000 00:31:24 +1000 >From owner-n64@lists.xmission.com Thu Aug 24 07:35:40 2000 >Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20000824145124.00a452a4@ivanhoe.starway.net.au> >X-Sender: alexh@ivanhoe.starway.net.au >X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (32) >Sender: owner-n64@lists.xmission.com >Precedence: bulk > >At 10:27 24-08-00 -0400, you wrote: > > > >I think Nintendo is doing a good job. Sure we didn't get to see true > >footage of Dolphin...err Gamecube games but all in due time I guess. The > >controller is interesting to say the least I wonder if those two prongs > >are moveable. > > > > > >While I am very disappointed that I waited a year to see demos of >Gamecube > >I think Nintendo is on the right track. They're not on the best track > >console wise since X-Box will surely unveil more pics(rather than > >demos) of their games and Nintendo may suffer from a lack of awareness > >concerning it's console(again). All in all though Nintendo is taking a > >step in the right direction. > > > > > > >Have you seen the movie on gamespot? Waverace man. The water, the dolphin, >the rider, the backflip. Completely mindblowing. X-box is nothing. It'll >only have a bunch of lame First Person Shooters. It'll get absolutely no >Japanese support. Nintendo are now proving that they possess the ultimate >in >showmanship. > > >[ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 08:44:41 EDT From: SillyMrMan@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Notice that Gamecube is just(if not more) powerful than PS2 yet is ... In a message dated 8/24/00 4:43:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Nutz4n64@aol.com writes: > The > console is kinda plain, but it's cool that they're coming out with all those > > different colors right away. The controller reminds me a little too much of > > the PSX's, but I'm more used to that now, so I don't think it's that bad. > The N64 still has the best controller as far as I'm concerned, though. > -Eric- I agree with you Eric in that it reminds me also of the PSX controller. But what we all have to remember is that the original PSX controller was just a Super Nintendo controller with extra shoulder buttons and buttons with shapes instead of letters. I also agree with you on the N64 controller. It had options and worked perfectly with just about every game. A lot of people don't agree but I think it felt ergonomically great... my only gripe is the wear and tear it suffered after 60+ hours of gameplay ;-) * Eric * [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 09:23:38 -0400 (EDT) From: "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." Subject: Re: [N64] Gamecube Are the demos true manifestations of what the realtime graphics will be like? Usually demos end up looking better than actual games. The games of GC will look as good as these demos you think? On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Dexter Sy wrote: > > > > While I am very disappointed that I waited a year to see demos of Gamecube > > I think Nintendo is on the right track. They're not on the best track > > console wise since X-Box will surely unveil more pics(rather than > > demos) of their games and Nintendo may suffer from a lack of awareness > > concerning it's console(again). All in all though Nintendo is taking a > > step in the right direction. > > The thing is, they are not just Demos. Luigi's Haunted Mansion was playable and > was used to Demo the controller and its probably going to end up as a level in the > Mario Game. > > But I don't think Nintendo was obligated to show any more. The official > unveiling of the software will be at E3, which conviniently precedes the July > launch of the console (The N64 was also launched in July in Japan) and its october > released here. Besides, showing more than they need to right now may not be the > best idea as the competition may just swoop in an snatch up key ideas and > concepts. You'll notice the demo shows what all the games will look like running > in realtime on Game Cube hardware, so people like us, the fanatics, do get a good > idea of what the games will look like. None of the Rubber Ducky or the Ball Room > Dance sequence Sony pulled which was nothing close to what the games on the ps2 > looked like since the rubber ducky was an optimized demo that didn't take into > account of running a game in realtime. > > Check out Tendo Box. We've got pretty much the most complete coverage you can > find anywhere. Mikey and Co. and the people back home are working overtime. I > simply could not believe the amount of news we posted in a span of 4 hours last > night. increadible. > > -- > Dexter S. > Tendo Box - Nintendo e-zine > Http://www.tendobox.com > > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > sx [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 10:24:05 EDT From: SillyMrMan@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Gamecube In a message dated 8/25/00 9:24:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mccoyjr@Glue.umd.edu writes: > Are the demos true manifestations of what the realtime graphics will be > like? Usually demos end up looking better than actual games. The games > of GC will look as good as these demos you think? From a totally amateuristic point of view I would say those were actual games. The frame rates are what we would expect (around 60+) and the images were also Extremely good. But, they were not like regular tech demos. Sony's rubber ducky showed the lighting effects and the man's face showed.... well it showed a man's face. The X-Box demo's showed a garden with butterflies to prove it's polygon pushing power as well as the physics intensive mousetrap demo. The girl dancing with the robot was a simple demo designed to inspire awe in anyone viewing it (which worked) and remember... that was FMV originally. Nintendo's demo's were nothing like that... they were often simplistic... as is the case with Pokemon and Luigi, yet at the same time showed what the system was capable of (in my point of view) with Zelda (again not too intense) and Metroid... which was just cool. These demos were merely showing that the franchises would continue in the next generation and would be better than ever. There was one demo that showed real time gameplay (sort of) which was Mario 128 but from what that showed, I'm guessing that the others were of actual gameplay. I know one thing is for sure... those were not FMV. Comments? Does anyone agree... disagree? Thanks * Eric * [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 10:59:32 EDT From: "Jed Cross" Subject: Re: [N64] I <3 Nintendo They are all just demos. However Waverace, Mario, Zelda and Pokemon games are all certain. I can't wait for the next mario. - -Jed ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 13:23:29 CDT From: "E. Jefferson" Subject: Re: [N64] Notice that Gamecube is just(if not more) powerful than PS2 yet is ... Ok, Dex - What was the secret you couldn't reveal months ago about this thing? Elliot - ----Original Message Follows---- From: Dexter Sy Reply-To: n64@lists.xmission.com To: n64@lists.xmission.com Subject: Re: [N64] Notice that Gamecube is just(if not more) powerful than PS2 yet is ... Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:29:43 -0700 > > IGN, Nintendo.com, everywhere. They all have pics of it. The DVDs are > custom made for Nintendo's machine, making them smaller than regular DVDs. > They hold 1.5 GBs while PS2's DVDs hold 4.7. Take a look at the DVD caddy on the Game Cube http://www.tendobox.com/media/stock/spaceworld/disk.jpg the small 8cm 1.5 gig disk is used as a demo. but there certainly looks like there is enough room for future larger DVDs. The question is, will it read them, and i think Nintendo isn't narrow minded enough to shut off that possiblity. After all, it was Nintendo was likes to hype the size of their game's ROM sizes almost as much as they hype any other aspect of the game. - -- Dexter S. Tendo Box - Nintendo e-zine Http://www.tendobox.com [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 13:52:03 -0700 From: Dexter Sy Subject: Re: [N64] Gamecube "Lloyd Millard Mccoy Jr." wrote: > Are the demos true manifestations of what the realtime graphics will be > like? Usually demos end up looking better than actual games. The games > of GC will look as good as these demos you think? Yes. For one, Mario 128 demo and Luigi's Mansion were playable. Mario 128 i beleive was used to demostrate the system's power where miyamoto applied effects to 128 marios holding 128 cubes. Luigi's Mansion was to show off the controller and its functionality. So yes, I think they aren't doctored or anything. - -- Dexter S. Tendo Box - Nintendo e-zine Http://www.tendobox.com [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 13:53:02 -0700 From: Dexter Sy Subject: Re: [N64] Notice that Gamecube is just(if not more) powerful than PS2 yet is ... "E. Jefferson" wrote: > Ok, Dex - What was the secret you couldn't reveal months ago about this > thing? > LOL, the secret is that its a cube. - -- Dexter S. Tendo Box - Nintendo e-zine Http://www.tendobox.com [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 16:19:48 -0500 From: "Geoff Taylor" Subject: Re: [N64] GameCube's Standard Ports I dont think the ports are standard. I /could/ be wrong, but from what I've seen the ports don't /look/ to be standard. Just because a port is serial or parallel does not make it compatible with PC or Mac ports. It'd be nifty and smart though if Nintendo had made all the ports standard. That's one thing Sony definitely did right. Those USB ports on the PS2 will lead to all sorts of nifty things. Geoff Taylor Game Boy Station http://www.gbstation.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dexter Sy" To: "N64 Mailing List" Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 7:35 PM Subject: [N64] GameCube's Standard Ports > Check out Nintendo's specs page, and at the very bottom you'll see notes > on ports. > > > Controller Port x4 > Digicard Slot x2 > Analog AV Output x1 > Digital AV Output x1 > High-Speed Serial Port x2 > High-speed Parallel Port x1 > > Now, I was worried Ninteod might go off in their own tangent and design > ports only nintendo products can use. But with 2 serial ports, 1 > parallell port, not to mention the AV ports, that opens up the > possibilities to a lot of stuff, wouldn't you say? > > -- > Dexter S. > Tendo Box - Nintendo e-zine > Http://www.tendobox.com > > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 16:03:43 -0500 From: Thraxen Subject: Re: [N64] I <3 Nintendo Hmmm....well...just a few thoughts on the Gamecube here. First, I love the controllers...they look sweet. But they console otself looks pretty lame. A lot of people did not like PS2 and the way it looked (I remember toaster, VCR, etc comparisons)..but that Cube is far worse.I personally think the PS2 looks cool (to me it looks like a car audio amp...pretty obviously), but the cube...bleh! The Mac G4 cube looks bad-ass...that is the right way to make a cube. Anyway, I am so pumped about Metroid Cubed...my biggest disappointment with the N64 will soon (or not so soon :) be corrected. Stryder [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 17:28:35 EDT From: DarkBastion@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] I <3 Nintendo I think that the more we see the GameCube, especially it's "official" color (I'm getting black, personally), it'll grow on us. That controller, however ... I don't think that could EVER grow on me. <> ~Matt "It only makes sense that every facet of our daily lives should depend upon the position of celestial bodies hundreds of millions of miles away." - Calvin and Hobbes [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 17:00:02 CDT From: "E. Jefferson" Subject: Re: [N64] I <3 Nintendo It doesn't have the 'look' I was hoping for either, but the silver version doesn't look too bad IMO. If the faceplate for the memory cards and controller ports wasn't so big and was colored the same as the console, I'd like it more. Especially if it was chrome like the G4, then then again, you're paying much more for it. Elliot - ----Original Message Follows---- From: Thraxen Reply-To: n64@lists.xmission.com To: n64@lists.xmission.com Subject: Re: [N64] I <3 Nintendo Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 16:03:43 -0500 Hmmm....well...just a few thoughts on the Gamecube here. First, I love the controllers...they look sweet. But they console otself looks pretty lame. A lot of people did not like PS2 and the way it looked (I remember toaster, VCR, etc comparisons)..but that Cube is far worse.I personally think the PS2 looks cool (to me it looks like a car audio amp...pretty obviously), but the cube...bleh! The Mac G4 cube looks bad-ass...that is the right way to make a cube. Anyway, I am so pumped about Metroid Cubed...my biggest disappointment with the N64 will soon (or not so soon :) be corrected. Stryder [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 18:03:08 EDT From: LARGEEYES@aol.com Subject: [N64] NCUBE article in totally unrelated email mag. *** Nintendo unveils video game console CHIBA, Japan (AP) - Scurrying, squealing, bouncing, each of the more than 100 Marios does something different on the screen. One waves. Another yelps. A third Mario rolls a fourth one along the ground. Nintendo gave a preview Thursday of its new video game console, GameCube, equipped with the technological finesse, memory capacity and dazzling graphics to compete with Sony's PlayStation2 and the planned X-Box from Microsoft. GameCube is expected to reach U.S. stores in October 2001. In a clear stab at competitors, the Japanese manufacturer behind the Pokemon animated monster craze stuck to a single strong message: GameCube is for playing games. It's neither another living-room appliance nor a personal computer. Sony's PlayStation2, which went on sale in Japan in March and is slated for the U.S. market Oct. 26, also plays digital video disks and is expected to be Sony's flagship machine to access the Internet. Microsoft is expected to exploit its prowess in the computer business when it comes out with the X-Box next year. The still unpriced GameCube, which is about half the size of a shoe box, is expected to hit Japanese stores in July 2001 and U.S. shelves in October 2001. Besides the regular remote control, it comes with a wireless one that works from as far as 10 yards away. A modem that hooks up to a regular phone line as well as the faster broadband will be available. See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2569158462-411 [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 12:05:53 -0700 From: "Fastleaf" Subject: Re: [N64] Notice that Gamecube is just(if not more) powerful than PS2 yet is ... OMG, are you serious? Ah haha. > LOL, the secret is that its a cube. > > -- > Dexter S. > Tendo Box - Nintendo e-zine > Http://www.tendobox.com > > > > [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 20:16:54 EDT From: EYEMSEAN@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] I <3 Nintendo Has anyone noticed that since the topic of gamecube came up many new names are sending in stuff it's pretty cool.Woohoo 5 days until mario tennis and turok3 now I won't be bored anymore, for now. "It's all a bunch of tree huggin' hippie crap!" eric cartman eyemsean [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 20:46:01 EDT From: "Jed Cross" Subject: Re: [N64] I <3 Nintendo Has anyone noticed that since the topic of gamecube came up many new names are sending in stuff it's pretty cool.Woohoo 5 days until mario tennis and turok3 now I won't be bored anymore, for now. "It's all a bunch of tree huggin' hippie crap!" eric cartman eyemsean Isn't Mario tennis already released/ =Jed ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 22:56:14 EDT From: DarkBastion@aol.com Subject: [N64] What the hell? Okay, so let me get this straight. Nintendo is offering a 4 Mb memory card, ANOTHER memory card that can be upgraded to 64 MBs, and wireless controller (I doubt it'll be any good with all this analog stuff), a narrowband and broadband modem, and some slots in the back of the Cube? What the hell? This sounds like third party crap. What are these slots on the back gonna be used for (or, what COULD they be used for), and why so much crap on these possibly confusing memory cards? ~Matt "It only makes sense that every facet of our daily lives should depend upon the position of celestial bodies hundreds of millions of miles away." - Calvin and Hobbes [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 14:00:40 +1000 From: Alex Subject: Re: [N64] What the hell? At 22:56 25-08-00 EDT, you wrote: >Okay, so let me get this straight. Nintendo is offering a 4 Mb memory card, >ANOTHER memory card that can be upgraded to 64 MBs, and wireless controller >(I doubt it'll be any good with all this analog stuff), a narrowband and >broadband modem, and some slots in the back of the Cube? What the hell? This >sounds like third party crap. What are these slots on the back gonna be used >for (or, what COULD they be used for), and why so much crap on these possibly >confusing memory cards? > >~Matt The 64MB card is an adapter for a matushita smart card which could be used in other devices like digital cameras, mp3 players etc. Wireless controllers have been around for a long time, obviously this wireless controller is good if Nintendo has decided to put its name on it. The slots on the back are for the audio and video outs; there is analogue and digital. Underneath the console there is room for two serial port devices and one Hi speed port device. They could be used for anything, dail-up and broadband modems have already been announced. [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 00:20:37 EDT From: "Jed Cross" Subject: Re: [N64] What the hell? Okay, so let me get this straight. Nintendo is offering a 4 Mb memory card, ANOTHER memory card that can be upgraded to 64 MBs, and wireless controller (I doubt it'll be any good with all this analog stuff), a narrowband and broadband modem, and some slots in the back of the Cube? What the hell? This sounds like third party crap. What are these slots on the back gonna be used for (or, what COULD they be used for), and why so much crap on these possibly confusing memory cards? ~Matt Possible an add on that will never be released(or released in America) like the 64DD - -Jed ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 00:24:42 EDT From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Looking Good! In a message dated 08/25/2000 4:52:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time, uncle_jingle@hotmail.com writes: << A few point for discussion here.... >> I may have read this wrong, but how is this "Looking Good?" [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 00:42:59 EDT From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Notice that Gamecube is just(if not more) powerful than PS2 yet is... In a message dated 08/25/2000 1:44:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dextersy@home.com writes: << LOL, the secret is that its a cube. >> Ah hem, rectangular prism ;) [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 01:54:21 EDT From: EYEMSEAN@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] What the hell? That sucks hard that it will have all that memory card and slots and expansion crap Why not just have memory in the games. And anyways did anyone notice that most if not all the great N64 games didn't need the memory card :goldeneye,PD,mario,JFG,DK,BK the list goes on and on. "Dude, you gotta stop taking this kids underwear, look what you've done to him!." Kyle to the underwear gnomes via south park eyemsean [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 15:59:03 EST From: "The Nintendo Guru" Subject: Re: [N64] Gamecube i reckon you're totally right nintendo is actually being hones, if you will, about their games. they're actually showing what the games are capable of. if the games have great shots like that, imagine the FMV's..... >From: SillyMrMan@aol.com >Reply-To: n64@lists.xmission.com >To: n64@lists.xmission.com >Subject: Re: [N64] Gamecube >Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 10:24:05 EDT >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from [198.60.22.7] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id >MHotMailBB6FCCAC00C6D820F3E0C63C1607E7CE0; Fri Aug 25 07:24:52 2000 >Received: from domo by lists.xmission.com with local (Exim 2.12 #2)id >13SKPI-0002Bv-00for n64-gooutt@lists.xmission.com; Fri, 25 Aug 2000 >08:24:32 -0600 >Received: from [152.163.225.162] (helo=imo-r20.mx.aol.com)by >lists.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 2.12 #2)id 13SKPG-0002BG-00for >n64@lists.xmission.com; Fri, 25 Aug 2000 08:24:30 -0600 >Received: from SillyMrMan@aol.comby imo-r20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v28.15.) >id f.a4.8a99145 (3864) for ; Fri, 25 Aug 2000 >10:24:18 -0400 (EDT) >From owner-n64@lists.xmission.com Fri Aug 25 07:25:56 2000 >Message-ID: >X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 120 >Sender: owner-n64@lists.xmission.com >Precedence: bulk > >In a message dated 8/25/00 9:24:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >mccoyjr@Glue.umd.edu writes: > > > Are the demos true manifestations of what the realtime graphics will be > > like? Usually demos end up looking better than actual games. The >games > > of GC will look as good as these demos you think? > >From a totally amateuristic point of view I would say those were actual >games. The frame rates are what we would expect (around 60+) and the >images >were also Extremely good. But, they were not like regular tech demos. >Sony's rubber ducky showed the lighting effects and the man's face >showed.... >well it showed a man's face. The X-Box demo's showed a garden with >butterflies to prove it's polygon pushing power as well as the physics >intensive mousetrap demo. The girl dancing with the robot was a simple >demo >designed to inspire awe in anyone viewing it (which worked) and remember... >that was FMV originally. Nintendo's demo's were nothing like that... they >were often simplistic... as is the case with Pokemon and Luigi, yet at the >same time showed what the system was capable of (in my point of view) with >Zelda (again not too intense) and Metroid... which was just cool. These >demos were merely showing that the franchises would continue in the next >generation and would be better than ever. There was one demo that showed >real time gameplay (sort of) which was Mario 128 but from what that showed, >I'm guessing that the others were of actual gameplay. I know one thing is >for sure... those were not FMV. > >Comments? Does anyone agree... disagree? > >Thanks > >* Eric * > >[ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ End of n64-digest V1 #1332 ************************** [ To quit the n64-digest mailing list (big mistake), send the message ] [ "unsubscribe n64-digest" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ]