From: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com (n64-digest) To: n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: n64-digest V1 #1473 Reply-To: n64-digest Sender: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-n64-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk n64-digest Sunday, April 8 2001 Volume 01 : Number 1473 Re: [N64] forbes magazine don't know Nintendo Re: [N64] conker delayed, aidyn chronicles then? Re: [N64] Help Meeeeeeeeee! Re: [N64] forbes magazine don't know Nintendo Re: [N64] conker delayed, aidyn chronicles then? Re: [N64] conker vs tooie Re: [N64] conker vs tooie Re: [N64] conker vs tooie [N64] DC help Re: [N64] DC help [N64] The laydeez call me Jimbo... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 08:34:59 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [N64] forbes magazine don't know Nintendo This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C0BF3D.A1FE9420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steve=20 To: n64=20 Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 6:24 AM Subject: Re: [N64] forbes magazine don't know Nintendo I think all this crap nonsense will be over if nintendo states it's = qualities in a clear and undenyable way at E3 mainstream press just is like this: if they don't have facts they make = something up to have a 'whole' story commercials and press releases ar getting closer to eachother each day nintendo doesn't give facts, and have lost 'commercial' image the past = years, so they get slammed but after E3 the press won't have to make things up, they will have = clear facts right in front of them,=20 E3 will make or break nintendo Steve - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- Make or break Nintendo? I'm sorry, but Nintendo could show up at E3 with = nothing but porta potties and still come up with profit for the next few = years. As long as they have the Game Boy line, and Pokemon, Nintendo is = far from being broken. ~~ Dave ~~ =20 "All your base are belong to us."=20 Treytable@sega.net AIM: Super Trey Bros - ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C0BF3D.A1FE9420 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Steve=20
To: n64=20
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 = 6:24=20 AM
Subject: Re: [N64] forbes = magazine don't=20 know Nintendo

I think all this crap nonsense will = be over if=20 nintendo states it's qualities in a clear and undenyable way at=20 E3
mainstream press just is like this: = if they don't=20 have facts they make something up to have a 'whole' story
commercials and press=20 releases ar getting closer to eachother each day
nintendo doesn't give facts, and have = lost=20 'commercial' image the past years, so they get slammed
but after E3 the press won't have to = make things=20 up, they will have clear facts right in front of them,
E3 will make or break = nintendo
 
Steve
 
Make or break Nintendo? I'm sorry, but = Nintendo=20 could show up at E3 with nothing but porta potties and still come up = with profit=20 for the next few years. As long as they have the Game Boy line, and = Pokemon,=20 Nintendo is far from being broken.
 
~~ Dave ~~
    =
"All your base=20 are belong to us."
 Treytable@sega.net
 AIM: = Super Trey=20 Bros
- ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C0BF3D.A1FE9420-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 10:24:33 EDT From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] conker delayed, aidyn chronicles then? - --part1_68.d968085.28007d21_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 04/07/2001 5:24:13 AM Central Daylight Time, distorbanz@yucom.be writes: > according to my local dealer Conker won't see Belgium before may 4th > i hope he is wrong but if so, i might get aidyn chronicles (or tooie) > instead, the first real RPG > all i know is that it's an RPG, but is it good? it's been out in the states > for a week now but i can't find a review anywhere. > Anyone know details about this sucka? > You didn't check IGN? I'm sure that they reviewed it. I think they said Paper Mario was better (although the battle system is a bit different from the typical RPG). If PM is out over there, I'd definitely go with that one.... after Conker. - -Eric- - --part1_68.d968085.28007d21_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 04/07/2001 5:24:13 AM Central Daylight Time,
distorbanz@yucom.be writes:


according to my local dealer Conker won't see Belgium before may 4th
i hope he is wrong but if so, i might get aidyn chronicles (or tooie)
instead, the first real RPG
all i know is that it's an RPG, but is it good? it's been out in the states
for a week now but i can't find a review anywhere.
Anyone know details about this sucka?


You didn't check IGN?  I'm sure that they reviewed it.  I think they said
Paper Mario was better (although the battle system is a bit different from
the typical RPG).  If PM is out over there, I'd definitely go with that
one.... after Conker.
-Eric- - --part1_68.d968085.28007d21_boundary-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 10:31:16 EDT From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] Help Meeeeeeeeee! - --part1_90.12a5c031.28007eb4_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 04/07/2001 5:41:13 AM Central Daylight Time, surlybob_y2k@yahoo.com writes: > Go to http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/nemeburger/animutation/anim/pika.swf for > the funniest thing you'll ever see Well, my narrowband connection took this in bits and pieces, so I got through a pretty choppy first round of "151!" (the song that was sung; first ending song of Pocket Monsters). That was pretty funny, though. I'll have to watch the entire thing sometime. Don't have the patience with my crappy AOL right now. - -Eric- - --part1_90.12a5c031.28007eb4_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 04/07/2001 5:41:13 AM Central Daylight Time,
surlybob_y2k@yahoo.com writes:


Go to http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/nemeburger/animutation/anim/pika.swf for
the funniest thing you'll ever see
Well, my narrowband connection took this in bits and pieces, so I got through
a pretty choppy first round of "151!" (the song that was sung; first ending
song of Pocket Monsters).  That was pretty funny, though.  I'll have to watch
the entire thing sometime.  Don't have the patience with my crappy AOL right
now.
-Eric- - --part1_90.12a5c031.28007eb4_boundary-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 10:33:04 EDT From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] forbes magazine don't know Nintendo - --part1_89.4dde43f.28007f20_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 04/07/2001 7:32:50 AM Central Daylight Time, treytable@sega.net writes: > Make or break Nintendo? I'm sorry, but Nintendo could show up at E3 with > nothing but porta potties and still come up with profit for the next few > years. As long as they have the Game Boy line, and Pokemon, Nintendo is far > from being broken. Still, Bill Gates makes me nervous. - -Eric- - --part1_89.4dde43f.28007f20_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 04/07/2001 7:32:50 AM Central Daylight Time,
treytable@sega.net writes:


Make or break Nintendo? I'm sorry, but Nintendo could show up at E3 with
nothing but porta potties and still come up with profit for the next few
years. As long as they have the Game Boy line, and Pokemon, Nintendo is far
from being broken.
Still, Bill Gates makes me nervous.
-Eric- - --part1_89.4dde43f.28007f20_boundary-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 11:51:10 EDT From: DarkBastion@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] conker delayed, aidyn chronicles then? - --part1_c9.ec259d5.2800916e_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable according to my local dealer Conker won't see Belgium before may 4th i hope he is wrong but if so, i might get aidyn chronicles (or tooie)=20 instead, the first real RPG all i know is that it's an RPG, but is it good? it's been out in the states=20 for a week now but i can't find a review anywhere.=20 Anyone know details about this sucka? =A0 Steve >> Chronicals blows. Get Conker or PD. ~Matt "It's not true that life is one damn thing after another. It's the same damn= =20 thing over and over." - Edna St. Vincent Milay - --part1_c9.ec259d5.2800916e_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable according to my local dealer Conker won't see Belgium=20= before may 4th
i hope he is wrong but if so, i might get aidyn chronicles (= or tooie)=20
instead, the first real RPG
all i know is that it's an RPG, but is it good? it's been ou= t in the states=20
for a week now but i can't find a review anywhere.
Anyone know details about this sucka?
=A0
Steve
>>

Chronicals blows. Get Conker or PD.

~Matt

"It's not true that life is one damn thing after another. It's the same=20= damn=20
thing over and over." - Edna St. Vincent Milay - --part1_c9.ec259d5.2800916e_boundary-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 20:57:52 -0500 From: Thraxen Subject: Re: [N64] conker vs tooie This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C0BFA5.6921B660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tooie does progress pretty well. However, I do think Conker does too. = Stryder, did you mean the story or the way the levels progress?=20 - -Eric- >>> I just didn't think the different areas of the game fit well = together...especially early on. There is really not much guidance. You = just kind of wander from area to area and hope to trigger a cut scene so = you can know what to do next. It is pretty good game overall, but kind = of had a "patchwork" feel to it, IMO. I like to have a definite story = laid out at the start with a series of goals I know I must accomplish. Stryder - ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C0BFA5.6921B660 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tooie does progress = pretty well.=20  However, I do think Conker does too.  
Stryder, did you = mean the=20 story or the way the levels progress?
-Eric- >>>
 
I just didn't think the different areas = of the game=20 fit well together...especially early on.  There is really not much=20 guidance.  You just kind of wander from area to area and hope to = trigger a=20 cut scene so you can know what to do next.  It is pretty good game = overall,=20 but kind of had a "patchwork" feel to it, IMO.  I like to have a = definite=20 story laid out at the start with a series of goals I know I must=20 accomplish.
 
Stryder
- ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C0BFA5.6921B660-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 22:19:38 -0400 From: "Dave Rhodes" Subject: Re: [N64] conker vs tooie This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C0BFB0.D59169C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Thraxen=20 To: n64@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [N64] conker vs tooie Tooie does progress pretty well. However, I do think Conker does too. = =20 Stryder, did you mean the story or the way the levels progress?=20 -Eric- >>> =20 I just didn't think the different areas of the game fit well = together...especially early on. There is really not much guidance. You = just kind of wander from area to area and hope to trigger a cut scene so = you can know what to do next. It is pretty good game overall, but kind = of had a "patchwork" feel to it, IMO. I like to have a definite story = laid out at the start with a series of goals I know I must accomplish. =20 Stryder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- Then you really ought to play SaGa Frontier. (snicker) ~~ Dave ~~ =20 "Somebody set up us the bomb!!!."=20 Treytable@sega.net AIM: Super Trey Bros - ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C0BFB0.D59169C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Thraxen =
To: n64@lists.xmission.com
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 = 9:57=20 PM
Subject: Re: [N64] conker vs = tooie

Tooie does progress = pretty well.=20  However, I do think Conker does too.  
Stryder, did you = mean=20 the story or the way the levels progress?
-Eric- >>>
 
I just didn't think the different = areas of the=20 game fit well together...especially early on.  There is really = not much=20 guidance.  You just kind of wander from area to area and hope to = trigger=20 a cut scene so you can know what to do next.  It is pretty good = game=20 overall, but kind of had a "patchwork" feel to it, IMO.  I like = to have a=20 definite story laid out at the start with a series of goals I know I = must=20 accomplish.
 
Stryder
 
Then you really ought to play SaGa = Frontier.=20 (snicker)
 
~~ Dave ~~
    =
"Somebody set=20 up us the bomb!!!."
 Treytable@sega.net
 AIM: = Super Trey=20 Bros
- ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C0BFB0.D59169C0-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 23:20:32 EDT From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] conker vs tooie - --part1_25.13778c37.28013300_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 04/07/2001 9:01:11 PM Central Daylight Time, thraxen@ipa.net writes: > I just didn't think the different areas of the game fit well > together...especially early on. There is really not much guidance. You > just kind of wander from area to area and hope to trigger a cut scene so > you can know what to do next. It is pretty good game overall, but kind of > had a "patchwork" feel to it, IMO. I like to have a definite story laid > out at the start with a series of goals I know I must accomplish. > > Stryder > Ah, gotcha. Early on, it is a bit difficult to figure out what to do next. I remember, after beating Sloprano, I couldn't figure out where to go (only had $800 and didn't do Bat's Tower yet). That's the only time I looked at the IGN guide. After that, though, I found it progressed rather nicely. - -Eric- - --part1_25.13778c37.28013300_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 04/07/2001 9:01:11 PM Central Daylight Time,
thraxen@ipa.net writes:


I just didn't think the different areas of the game fit well
together...especially early on.  There is really not much guidance.  You
just kind of wander from area to area and hope to trigger a cut scene so
you can know what to do next.  It is pretty good game overall, but kind of
had a "patchwork" feel to it, IMO.  I like to have a definite story laid
out at the start with a series of goals I know I must accomplish.

Stryder


Ah, gotcha.  Early on, it is a bit difficult to figure out what to do next.  
I remember, after beating Sloprano, I couldn't figure out where to go (only
had $800 and didn't do Bat's Tower yet).  That's the only time I looked at
the IGN guide.  After that, though, I found it progressed rather nicely.
-Eric- - --part1_25.13778c37.28013300_boundary-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 00:49:22 EDT From: Nutz4n64@aol.com Subject: [N64] DC help - --part1_80.9596c25.280147d2_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit OK, it happened, I'm finally making plans to buy a Dreamcast. This won't be for a couple weeks, since, if I got one now with a VMU and a game, I'd be almost broke for til my next paycheck. Anyway, these are the games I already plan to get: Resident Evil 3 Resident Evil: CV Sonic Adventure Crazy Taxi Ok, I need recommendations. Small description would be helpful (at least genre). - -Eric- - --part1_80.9596c25.280147d2_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit OK, it happened, I'm finally making plans to buy a Dreamcast.  This won't be
for a couple weeks, since, if I got one now with a VMU and a game, I'd be
almost broke for til my next paycheck.  Anyway, these are the games I already
plan to get:
Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil: CV
Sonic Adventure
Crazy Taxi

Ok, I need recommendations.  Small description would be helpful (at least
genre).
-Eric- - --part1_80.9596c25.280147d2_boundary-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 02:21:15 EDT From: Devil929@aol.com Subject: Re: [N64] DC help - --part1_6c.955ca90.28015d5b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 4/7/2001 9:50:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Nutz4n64@aol.com writes: > OK, it happened, I'm finally making plans to buy a Dreamcast. This won't be > for a couple weeks, since, if I got one now with a VMU and a game, I'd be > almost broke for til my next paycheck. Anyway, these are the games I > already > plan to get: > Resident Evil 3 > Resident Evil: CV > Sonic Adventure > Crazy Taxi > > Ok, I need recommendations. Small description would be helpful (at least > genre). > Fighting; you can't go wrong. Or racing. Or... Well, let's put this way. If you were to randomly pick up a DC game off the shelves, and each time it were a different game, there's a 50% chance you'd get a good game. And just off the top of my head, the two games I'd recommend the most are DOA2 and PSO. Aldo Merino - -------------------- Tendo Box http://www.tendobox.com - --part1_6c.955ca90.28015d5b_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 4/7/2001 9:50:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
Nutz4n64@aol.com writes:


OK, it happened, I'm finally making plans to buy a Dreamcast.  This won't be
for a couple weeks, since, if I got one now with a VMU and a game, I'd be
almost broke for til my next paycheck.  Anyway, these are the games I
already
plan to get:
Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil: CV
Sonic Adventure
Crazy Taxi

Ok, I need recommendations.  Small description would be helpful (at least
genre).
-Eric-


Fighting; you can't go wrong. Or racing. Or...

Well, let's put this way. If you were to randomly pick up a DC game off the
shelves, and each time it were a different game, there's a 50% chance you'd
get a good game.

And just off the top of my head, the two games I'd recommend the most are
DOA2 and PSO.

Aldo Merino
--------------------
Tendo Box
http://www.tendobox.com

- --part1_6c.955ca90.28015d5b_boundary-- [ To quit the n64 mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe n64" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 15:34:52 +0100 From: "David Hastings" Subject: [N64] The laydeez call me Jimbo... This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C0BF78.4A5C0820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think you're right, Dave. I was reading an article in "N64 Magazine" = that stated that 67% of the games sold in Japan are for Nintendo = systems. Admittedly, around 50% was Game Boy, but the N64 was equal to = the PS1 in games sales at 17%. So Nintendo'll make loads of profit. The = GB Color is still selling very well, and with 2 new consoles coming out = and one of the world's biggest Franchises (Pok=E9mon), I think Nintendo = will do just fine. From David Hastings - surlybob_y2k@yahoo.com ICQ: 60473374 Check out my forum at www.gamingireland.net/forum.htm "Reality continues to ruin my life" - Calvin and Hobbes - ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C0BF78.4A5C0820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I think you're right, = Dave. I was=20 reading an article in "N64 Magazine" that stated that 67% of the games = sold in=20 Japan are for Nintendo systems. Admittedly, around 50% was Game Boy, but = the N64=20 was equal to the PS1 in games sales at 17%. So Nintendo'll make loads of = profit.=20 The GB Color is still selling very well, and with 2 new consoles coming = out and=20 one of the world's biggest Franchises (Pok=E9mon), I think Nintendo will = do just=20 fine.
 

From David Hastings = - - surlybob_y2k@yahoo.com
ICQ:=20 60473374
Check out my forum = at www.gamingireland.net/forum.htm
"Reality continues to = ruin my life" -=20 Calvin and Hobbes
 
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