From: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com (NGamers-digest) To: ngamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: NGamers-digest V1 #1756 Reply-To: NGamers-digest Sender: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-NGamers-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk NGamers-digest Saturday, November 24 2001 Volume 01 : Number 1756 Re: [NG] Especially for Thrax Re: [NG] The GameCube Sell Out Re: [NG] Especially for those who are full of **** Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing Re: [NG] The GameCube Sell Out Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing Re: [NG] DC & GC Re: [NG] I hope the 1.5 GB capacity doesn't hurt Nintendo in the future [NG] Gamecube packaging Re: [NG] I'm the King of.... Fighters! Re: [NG] Gamecube packaging ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 18:11:13 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] Especially for Thrax - --part1_12c.81b1a37.29318311_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/01 2:36:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, thraxen@ipa.net writes: > HAHAHAHA....this is EXACTLY the type of BS Dave, Satoshi, and myself are > talking about! Some guy playing an XBOX in a store, it crashes, and the > clerk says get a Cube or PS2? Please... Notice how the thread has now > been DELETED by the Gamefaq MODs??? Know why? Because it's an obvious BS > thread meant to stir up trouble amonst the fanboys of each system. I'm > sorry youhave some inability to distinguish fanboy rhetoric and and a > truthful report. I have a feeling it's because it's the same BS rhetoric > you spew forth...so it looks good to you. Again, find someone who actually > has an XBOX AT HOME and it crashed on them. BTW, feel free to check out > the "Rogue Leader Problems" thread in RGVN. Stryder > So I guess I was talking about anything then? I may as well as side with Rick then... - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_12c.81b1a37.29318311_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/01 2:36:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, thraxen@ipa.net writes:

HAHAHAHA....this is EXACTLY the type of BS Dave, Satoshi, and myself are talking about! Some guy playing an XBOX in a store, it crashes, and the clerk says get a Cube or PS2? Please... Notice how the thread has now been DELETED by the Gamefaq MODs??? Know why? Because it's an obvious BS thread meant to stir up trouble amonst the fanboys of each system. I'm sorry youhave some inability to distinguish fanboy rhetoric and and a truthful report. I have a feeling it's because it's the same BS rhetoric you spew forth...so it looks good to you. Again, find someone who actually has an XBOX AT HOME and it crashed on them. BTW, feel free to check out the "Rogue Leader Problems" thread in RGVN. Stryder

So I guess I was talking about anything then?
I may as well as side with Rick then...

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

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

- --part1_12c.81b1a37.29318311_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 18:15:04 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] The GameCube Sell Out - --part1_27.1e8e67ae.293183f8_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/01 3:03:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, thraxen@ipa.net writes: > I have no doubt they sold a lot of those...but there were seriously a lot > around here. They may well all be gone now after yesterday...but the day > that was posted, not even close. I was working in another town about 20 > miles away, so over lunch I was by myself and went to Wal-Mart to check out > the games. They had a case full of Cubes. I'd estimate 20 or more...but it > was hard to tell since they were in a locked glass case. Right across the > street from Wal-Mart is a Super K-Mart. I went in there and it was the > exact same situation. Later that day when i got home from work, I needed to > go buy another HD A/V pack for my XBOX (I have a wiring issue, so I need a > second one) so I went to Best Buy. They literally had 40+ Cubes just one > the floor. They had two large stacks divided by color (indigo and black). > I didn't think anything about this because I knew Nintendo had shipped a ton > of Cubes, but when I got home and saw they claimed to have sold all 700K I > was like, "WTF?". > > Stryder I don't know about Canada, but at compucentre, I'm sure they had 2 XBOXes left. Or maybe they were display boxes, as they were just sitting there for anyone to grab. - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_27.1e8e67ae.293183f8_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/01 3:03:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, thraxen@ipa.net writes:

I have no doubt they sold a lot of those...but there were seriously a lot
around here. They may well all be gone now after yesterday...but the day
that was posted, not even close. I was working in another town about 20
miles away, so over lunch I was by myself and went to Wal-Mart to check out
the games. They had a case full of Cubes. I'd estimate 20 or more...but it
was hard to tell since they were in a locked glass case. Right across the
street from Wal-Mart is a Super K-Mart. I went in there and it was the
exact same situation. Later that day when i got home from work, I needed to
go buy another HD A/V pack for my XBOX (I have a wiring issue, so I need a
second one) so I went to Best Buy. They literally had 40+ Cubes just one
the floor. They had two large stacks divided by color (indigo and black).
I didn't think anything about this because I knew Nintendo had shipped a ton
of Cubes, but when I got home and saw they claimed to have sold all 700K I
was like, "WTF?".

Stryder

I don't know about Canada, but at compucentre, I'm sure they had 2 XBOXes left.
Or maybe they were display boxes, as they were just sitting there for anyone to grab.

-Jed

______________________________________________________________
Q: Why are there bugs in most computers?

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

- --part1_27.1e8e67ae.293183f8_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 18:16:37 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] Especially for those who are full of **** - --part1_11e.7f265b4.29318455_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/01 3:16:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, sanrio@velocity.net writes: > Now I don't think anybody here would be foolish enough to put their PS2 , > XBOX, or 'Cube under such conditions, but that is just about the conditions > that consoles set up for store displays are under. Just think about it. > > ** Sanrio ** > What about Stryder, he'll get a new one possibly;-) - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_11e.7f265b4.29318455_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/01 3:16:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, sanrio@velocity.net writes:

Now I don't think anybody here would be foolish enough to put their PS2 , XBOX, or 'Cube under such conditions, but that is just about the conditions that consoles set up for store displays are under. Just think about it.

** Sanrio **

What about Stryder, he'll get a new one possibly;-)

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

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

- --part1_11e.7f265b4.29318455_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 18:17:35 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing - --part1_15f.46e99b5.2931848f_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/01 3:25:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes: > I love the thrill and experience I get from solving system crashes (and > that's a lot of experience...heh). Besides, most all my customers use > Win2K and I have to know how to solve their problems. > > That's a thrill I don't want from my gaming console. > > RS why dont' you tell em all to buy MAC instead? - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_15f.46e99b5.2931848f_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/01 3:25:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes:

I love the thrill and experience I get from solving system crashes (and
that's a lot of experience...heh). Besides, most all my customers use
Win2K and I have to know how to solve their problems.

That's a thrill I don't want from my gaming console.

RS

why dont' you tell em all to buy MAC instead?

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

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

- --part1_15f.46e99b5.2931848f_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 18:20:25 EST From: Jedcross2@aol.com Subject: Re: [NG] The GameCube Sell Out - --part1_166.470c832.29318539_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/01 3:43:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes: > > Speaking of which, BEST BUY was selling Dreamcasts for $49 this weekend, > and I didn't find out until late yesterday, so of course they were all > gone (all 50). Does anyone think the PSX and PS2 prices may be dropping > soon? > > RS Hmmm, Dave mentioned that $50.00 thing a while ago. And no, PSX wont' drop in price until after Christmas. - -Jed ______________________________________________________________ Q: Why are there bugs in most computers? A: They are attracted by the cookies and go in looking for a byte to eat. - --part1_166.470c832.29318539_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/01 3:43:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, rlsharer@yahoo.com writes:

Speaking of which, BEST BUY was selling Dreamcasts for $49 this weekend,
and I didn't find out until late yesterday, so of course they were all
gone (all 50). Does anyone think the PSX and PS2 prices may be dropping
soon?

RS

Hmmm, Dave mentioned that $50.00 thing a while ago. And no, PSX wont' drop in price until after Christmas.

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

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

- --part1_166.470c832.29318539_boundary-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 18:25:39 -0500 From: "Dave" Subject: Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C17515.6B25FFE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Thraxen=20 To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 3:56 PM Subject: Re: [NG] My Gamecube crashed...also one other thing > Yeah, I suppose I should take it easy on Stryder. He's got enough > problems as it is, owning an XBOX and all...heh. ;) > > RS Oh ya, I'm just dying over here playing Halo in widescreen, = progressive scan, and dolby digital 5.1 surround sound. Someone save me! Stryder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- I'd be happy to save you from that. I'm sure if I can get that TV away = from you, that you will be just fine. ;-) ** Sanrio ** "Excuse me please, one more drink Would you make it strong 'Cause I don't need to think She broke my heart My grace is gone Another drink and I'll move on" -- Dave Matthews Band Sanrio@velocity.net Drhodes_74@hotmail.com AIM: Midnight Sanrio - ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C17515.6B25FFE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Thraxen =

To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Saturday, November 24, = 2001 3:56=20 PM

Subject: Re: [NG] My Gamecube=20 crashed...also one other thing

> Yeah, I suppose I should take it easy on = Stryder. =20 He's got enough
> problems as it is, owning an XBOX and = all...heh. =20 ;)
>
> RS

Oh ya, I'm just dying over here playing = Halo in=20 widescreen, progressive
scan, and dolby digital 5.1 surround = sound. =20 Someone save me!

Stryder

I'd be happy to save you from = that. I'm=20 sure if I can get that TV away from you, that you will be just fine.=20 ;-)

** Sanrio **

"Excuse me please, one more=20 drink
Would you make it strong
'Cause I don't need to=20 think
She broke my heart
My grace is = gone
Another=20 drink and I'll move on" -- Dave Matthews Band
Sanrio@velocity.net
Drhodes_74@hotmail.com
&nbs= p;AIM:=20 Midnight Sanrio

- ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C17515.6B25FFE0-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 18:29:20 -0500 From: "Dave" Subject: Re: [NG] DC & GC This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C17515.EE983500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jedcross2@aol.com=20 To: ngamers@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 4:49 PM Subject: [NG] ricky sharey Does this prove to you Rick that Stryder is lying about Cube? He's = telling me to go buy one.=20 Jed says:=20 I'd like to get a Dreamcast=20 Thraxen says:=20 go buy one=20 Jed says:=20 I think I might=20 Jed says:=20 but the games are increasign in rarity=20 Thraxen says:=20 save up and get a Cube=20 Jed says:=20 ya=20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ----- I'd say to buy a Dreamcast. $10 games. Wheee! Too bad I already have all = the games that are $10 and paid full price for them, although in = retrospect, I don't think I wasted a penny on any of them. I paid $50 for Crazy Taxi, I got it the day it came out, February 2nd, = 2000 and I don't regret that purchase one bit. I hope that Hitmaker will release Emergency Call Ambulance on the = Gamecube. I mean geeze, it's a Naomi game, so why was there never a = Dreamcast version? ** Sanrio ** "I am the king of... no pants!." -- Penny Arcade http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20 Sanrio@velocity.net Drhodes_74@hotmail.com AIM: Midnight Sanrio - ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C17515.EE983500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Jedcross2@aol.com

To: ngamers@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Saturday, November 24, = 2001 4:49=20 PM

Subject: [NG] ricky = sharey

Does this prove to you Rick that Stryder is lying = about=20 Cube? He's telling me to go buy one.

Jed says:
I'd like to = get a=20 Dreamcast
Thraxen says:
go buy one
Jed says:
I think I = might=20
Jed says:
but the games are increasign in rarity
Thraxen = says:=20
save up and get a Cube
Jed says:
ya

I'd say to buy a Dreamcast. = $10 games.=20 Wheee! Too bad I already have all the games that are $10 and paid full = price for=20 them, although in retrospect, I don't think I wasted a penny on any of=20 them.

I paid $50 for Crazy Taxi, I = got it the=20 day it came out, February 2nd, 2000 and I don't regret that purchase one = bit.

I hope that Hitmaker will = release=20 Emergency Call Ambulance on the Gamecube. I mean geeze, it's a Naomi = game, so=20 why was there never a Dreamcast version?

** Sanrio **

"I am the king of... no pants!." -- Penny Arcade
http://w= ww.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20
Sanrio@velocity.net
Drhodes_74@hotmail.com
&nbs= p;AIM:=20 Midnight Sanrio

- ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C17515.EE983500-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 17:31:20 -0600 From: "Eric C" Subject: Re: [NG] I hope the 1.5 GB capacity doesn't hurt Nintendo in the future >From: Jedcross2@aol.com >Reply-To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >Subject: Re: [NG] I hope the 1.5 GB capacity doesn't hurt Nintendo in the >future >Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 17:48:48 EST > >So 64/512= 0.125 >1 MB is 12.5% of 1 Mb? >-Jed Other way around, Jed. ;-) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 18:31:01 -0500 From: "Dave" Subject: [NG] Gamecube packaging This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C17516.2ACD1C20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have to know, to all of you who bought the Gamecube, what kind of = packaging did it come in? Was it Styrofoam or Egg-Crate?=20 Same question for Stryder about the XBOX. ** Sanrio ** "I am the king of... no pants!." -- Penny Arcade http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20 Sanrio@velocity.net Drhodes_74@hotmail.com AIM: Midnight Sanrio - ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C17516.2ACD1C20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have to know, to all of you = who bought=20 the Gamecube, what kind of packaging did it come in? Was it Styrofoam or = Egg-Crate?

Same question for Stryder = about the=20 XBOX.

** Sanrio **

"I am the king of... no = pants!." -- Penny=20 Arcade
http://w= ww.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=3D2001-06-06=20
Sanrio@velocity.net
Drhodes_74@hotmail.com
&nbs= p;AIM:=20 Midnight Sanrio

- ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C17516.2ACD1C20-- [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 17:34:28 -0600 From: "Eric C" Subject: Re: [NG] I'm the King of.... Fighters! >From: Jedcross2@aol.com >Reply-To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >To: NGamers@lists.xmission.com >Subject: Re: [NG] I'm the King of.... Fighters! >Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 17:51:38 EST > >In a message dated 11/24/01 1:34:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, >rlsharer@yahoo.com writes: > > > > > > I'm not sure, but I'd say their history makes it a very high > > probability. :) > > > > RS > > >A console sucks if a userbase that has played it says it sucks. >Has Stryder said it sucked? No. > >-Jed Whether or not a console sucks is completely subjective, though I find it hard to believe one can form that kind of opinion about any console. Still, it's rather silly to say something like that about a console if you haven't played it. - -Satoshi _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp [ To quit the NGamers mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ NGamers" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 17:32:38 -0600 From: Thraxen Subject: Re: [NG] Gamecube packaging This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_00EC_01C1750E.0350BF60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have to know, to all of you who bought the Gamecube, what kind of = packaging did it come in? Was it Styrofoam or Egg-Crate?=20 Same question for Stryder about the XBOX. ** Sanrio **>>>>> Stryrofoam. Then, of course, it was in a static bag, but it also had = a layer of plastic directly stuck to the outside of the XBOX that you = had to peel off. Stryder - ------=_NextPart_000_00EC_01C1750E.0350BF60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have to know, to all of = you who=20 bought the Gamecube, what kind of packaging did it come in? Was it = Styrofoam=20 or Egg-Crate?

Same question for Stryder = about the=20 XBOX.

** Sanrio=20 **>>>>>

Stryrofoam. Then, of = course, it=20 was in a static bag, but it also had a layer of plastic directly stuck = to the=20 outside of the XBOX that you had to peel off.

Stryder

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